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dont worry Han ill be working during this weekend also, and its in China so roughly the same timezone as me so would have been perfect to watch during the day!
guess ill have to get the recorder out and not listen to anyone talk F1 until i get home to watch the replay
Okay so Chinese GP
( Hm I suppose I'll be watching this recorded, not live... f*** you work)
Want to see Williams challenging again in Qualifying, they just cant seem to get that pole, would be nice to see Nico up front.
Ferrari and Mclaren pace this weekend, lets see how much closer they are to the Brawns
you need one of those pocket tv's lol
when i was in spain on the stag i manged to drag myself badly hung over out of bed put £5 worth of Euro's into a 10" tv.
couldn't miss it live.
Was worth it.
Could you understand any of the commentating?
Okay so Chinese GP
( Hm I suppose I'll be watching this recorded, not live... f*** you work
Want to see Williams challenging again in Qualifying, they just cant seem to get that pole, would be nice to see Nico up front.
Ferrari and Mclaren pace this weekend, lets see how much closer they are to the Brawns
you need one of those pocket tv's lol
when i was in spain on the stag i manged to drag myself badly hung over out of bed put £5 worth of Euro's into a 10" tv.
couldn't miss it live.
Was worth it.
Could you understand any of the commentating?
Well it was the BBC feed but my ears were rining
Ferrari will not run KERS in China
By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer Thursday, April 16th 2009, 08:58 GMT
Ferrari will not use its kinetic energy recovery system in this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, team boss Stefano Domenicali has announced.
The reigning constructors' champion was one of only four teams ready to run KERS in time for the Melbourne season-opener, but has had a very poor start to the season and is currently at the foot of the points table having failed to score in the first two rounds.
Domenicali revealed that Ferrari would not be using KERS in a press briefing at the Shanghai circuit this afternoon.
The non-KERS cars have dominated the results so far this season, although Nick Heidfeld used the device on the way to second place for BMW Sauber at Sepang.
While Ferrari is putting its KERS on hold for China, BMW driver Robert Kubica is set to run the system for the first time in practice tomorrow, having previously felt that his height meant the weighty device was a disadvantage for him.
But Fernando Alonso, whose Renault team had KERS from the start of the year, said today that the squad is "open-minded" about whether to continue using the system.
Kubica to use KERS on Friday
By Jonathan Noble and Simon Strang Thursday, April 16th 2009, 06:42 GMT
Robert Kubica, BMW, Melbourne 2009Robert Kubica will run a Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) on his BMW for the first since the start of the season in tomorrow's free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.
While team-mate Nick Heidfeld, who is much lighter than the Pole, has been able to race with KERS in the first two races and scored a podium in Malaysia, Kubica has been unable to use the device because its added weight and the subsequent loss of ballast has a knock-on impact on his car's handling - especially when it comes to tyre degradation issues.
But with China's long straights, BMW is keen to see if the device will be an advantage for Kubica this weekend.
"We will have to test and see," said Kubica in Shanghai on Thursday. "For sure we have seen this from our view, especially in Malaysia but also in Australia, it was an advantage.
"Of course running on my car there are some disadvantages that are bigger than for the other [drivers], but I hope still the advantage will be bigger than the disadvantage, but we will see."
Kubica admitted that using KERS would compromise the balance of his car, but added that was why BMW was experimenting with the device on Friday.
"The balance of the car is the issue," said Kubica. "We will see - a lot will depend on that and the grip level."
Alonso slams 'ridiculous' tyre choice
By Jonathan Noble and Simon Strang Thursday, April 16th 2009, 08:46 GMT
Bridgestone tyreDouble world champion Fernando Alonso is 'very worried' about Bridgestone's decision to bring super-soft compounds as the option tyre for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, the Spaniard saying it is entirely unsuited to the abrasive nature of the Shanghai circuit.
The Renault driver claims that the use of the tyre makes the drivers 'look ridiculous' because of the time differential between the option and prime rubber - which was as much as six seconds when the super-soft and hard tyres were used in Australia.
"I think it is the worst decision they made in a long time, because it is a ridiculous tyre for here, for Shanghai," he said.
"I don't know if Bridgestone made the decision or the FIA, but they have to reconsider this type of decision because we look ridiculous on television and we look ridiculous for the spectators, and it is a joke to be in front of TV six seconds slower.
"We will need to change the tyres after five or six laps, is our calculation, because this track is harder than Melbourne and there we only did eight or nine laps.
"And if they want to be funny and mix the results and have overtaking, they can do a better job – a funny solution, maybe they can put us on the wet tyres or something. Like this it looks more spectacular – the difference in the speed. I don't know...
"I'm very worried about this and I'm very sad about this, because we look strange in front of people."
Alonso also revealed that the drivers have not been consulted on which tyres should be used, and added that the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) expressed their fears over safety on the issue following the Australian Grand Prix, when Robert Kubica and Sebastian Vettel collided while contesting second place.
"We expressed our concerns after Australia, after the accident of Robert Kubica and Sebastian Vettel – it was due to the difference of the speed," he said.
"He (Kubica) tried to overtake, Vettel was not in control of the car with that tyre, you cannot brake, you cannot turn-in, you cannot do anything. And then Robert had a big crash after that because he damaged the car.
"Then we expressed our concerns and now in the third race we have the same tyre at a worse circuit. This is something that we need to change immediately."
Alonso added that he considered both the super-soft and the hard tyres to be unsuited to Shanghai.
"I think the super-soft on this type of circuit with long, high-speed corners... in Turn 1 it will be destroyed and in Turn 10 there will be no more left tyre.
"One will be too hard and one will be too soft. The right tyre is at home! The soft tyre is at home, and this happened in Australia as well. And the understanding that this is for a better show, for overtaking...
"As I said, for a better show, maybe we can pick up our number and then whoever picks up number 15 can put on wet tyres, or whatever, and it is a better show and it's funny. Like this it is not funny."
For those of us in the UK, and if you need reminding:-
FRI Practice 1 - 03:00
FRI Practice 2 - 07:00
SAT Practice - 04:00
SAT Qualifying -07:00
SUN Race - 08:00
For those of us in the UK, and if you need reminding:-
FRI Practice 1 - 03:00
FRI Practice 2 - 07:00
SAT Practice - 04:00
SAT Qualifying -07:00
SUN Race - 08:00
This time, I hope to see 100% of all of them
pritty sure there screwed then 2008 
ferrari anit using kers this weekend
Think this will give them a pace advantage?
didnt Kimi not run KERS during the last race because of his fire in P session? i rekn they arent running it because of reliability issues not to increase performance
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