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[EwanM]

I think Renault's diffuser is still interim, they will have the full version in Barcelona.

[adhoc1979]

One thing you have to bear in mind is that Brawn have had no upgrades this year. Some are due in Spain i think so hopefully this will help them a lot. I reckon Hamilton will get in front of Button at hte start and hold him up.

[Hanwombat]

J-J-J-JARNO!!
T-T-T-TIMO!!




TOYOTA FOR WIN TOMORROW

1st Ferrari and Now Toyota!?

Disgracefull.

GO FERRARI

[scotty]

TRULLI! Excellent lap my son - fuel corrected he's still the fastest out there, no? My money would still go on Vettel for tomorrow though, unfortunately...

Good laps by Hamilton and Alonso too, especially Hamilton; although i think the Brawns will beat him in the race once their superior tyre treatment comes into play, hopefully it's gonna be a great battle on the track with KERS helping Hamilton out.

[Gaz]

TRULLI! Excellent lap my son - fuel corrected he's still the fastest out there, no? My money would still go on Vettel for tomorrow though, unfortunately...

Good laps by Hamilton and Alonso too, especially Hamilton; although i think the Brawns will beat him in the race once their superior tyre treatment comes into play, hopefully it's gonna be a great battle on the track with KERS helping Hamilton out.

I'm not sure re tires i think with the hard compound he might be ok if he does the 1st stint on softs then switches to hard since its pretty resliant.

[Frosty]

My calculations/predictions

1. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 648.5 kg 14 laps
2. Timo Glock, Toyota, 643 kg 12 laps
3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 659 17/18 laps
4. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 652.5 15 laps
5. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 652.5 15 laps
6. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 649 14 laps
7. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 650.5 14 laps
8. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 664.5 19/20 laps
9. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 670.5 21/22 laps
10. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 671.5 22 laps
11. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 678.5 24 laps
12. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 680.9 25 laps
13. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 698.6 31 laps
14. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 696.3 30 laps
15. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 677.6 24 laps
16. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 678.5 24 laps
17. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 652 15 laps
18. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 656 16/17 laps
19. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 679 24 laps
20. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 667.5 20 laps

[scotty]

TRULLI! Excellent lap my son - fuel corrected he's still the fastest out there, no? My money would still go on Vettel for tomorrow though, unfortunately...

Good laps by Hamilton and Alonso too, especially Hamilton; although i think the Brawns will beat him in the race once their superior tyre treatment comes into play, hopefully it's gonna be a great battle on the track with KERS helping Hamilton out.

I'm not sure re tires i think with the hard compound he might be ok if he does the 1st stint on softs then switches to hard since its pretty resliant.

I actually take that back about the tyres - looks like some people think the softs are the tyre of choice, which changes everything...

[EwanM]

Virgin in talks over bigger Brawn deal
Team and sponsor seek the right price, exposure
25/04/09 19:54

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/n ... 5437.shtml

Richard Branson is in Bahrain for negotiations about ramping up his sponsorship of the Brawn team.

The head of the Virgin brand said in Australia last month that he intended to rev-up his backing, but admitted on Saturday that he is now in competition with other companies interested in sponsoring the former Honda team.

"At the moment we are negotiating, as are other people, and we may or may not end up doing a full branding exercise," said the British billionaire.

Branson claims he is committed minimally to the current deal for the rest of 2009, but on the other hand hopes to up the stakes immediately – perhaps with full title sponsorship.

"But someone could come in and pay a silly price," he acknowledged. "If that happens, we will bow out gracefully. At the moment we've made an offer we feel we can afford.

"

Team boss Ross Brawn said his main hopes are for a multiple year deal and in Bahrain some of the Virgin branding on the car has been replaced with Virgin 'Galactic' logos.

No doubt to ensure headlines, Branson said Rubens Barrichello has paid $200,000 for a suborbital space flight, while triple world champion Niki Lauda wants to train to be a space astronaut. "When I saw this project I was the first knocking on the door."

E.A. © CAPSIS International
Source: GMM

[FerrariFan63]

Surely the BMWs are one stopping. And most likely no-one else is.

[cap-dude]

TRULLI! Excellent lap my son - fuel corrected he's still the fastest out there, no? My money would still go on Vettel for tomorrow though, unfortunately...

Good laps by Hamilton and Alonso too, especially Hamilton; although i think the Brawns will beat him in the race once their superior tyre treatment comes into play, hopefully it's gonna be a great battle on the track with KERS helping Hamilton out.

I'm not sure re tires i think with the hard compound he might be ok if he does the 1st stint on softs then switches to hard since its pretty resliant.

I actually take that back about the tyres - looks like some people think the softs are the tyre of choice, which changes everything...

This is the thing. The tyre's are head wrecking this weekend. But this is basically how it will work out. It depends on the temperature. If it's cooler like on friday, the softs will work well whilst the hard will take longer to heat up. However, if it's as warm as Saturday, the soft will wear out very quickly. But either way, Brawn have the advantage. Brawn are slow over a single run. Their pace will show during the race. Whether it's enough is another thing.

[Frosty]

Surely the BMWs are one stopping. And most likely no-one else is.

[ivey]

Surely the BMWs are one stopping. And most likely no-one else is.

will their tires survive the whole race?

[Frosty]

Surely the BMWs are one stopping. And most likely no-one else is.

will their tires survive the whole race?

From what I've seen I think they will

[MAD MAX]

Anything to knock Brawn off the podium, I'd rather see a one legged arse kicker win than Brawn GP

[Frosty]

Anything to knock Brawn off the podium, I'd rather see a one legged arse kicker win than Brawn GP

Why do you hate brawn so much?