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[Denthúl]

Mine:-

Ferrari
Brawn GP
Toyota
Red Bull/Renault (Piquet letting them down)
Williams
McLaren
Toro Rosso
Force India

I preditct Piquet will come out at the start of P1 and put it straight into the gravel at the first corner and get stuck.

I disagree. He'll qualify last.

However, everyone in front of him will lose their front wings in the first few corners and have to pit, subsequently allowing Nelson to take the victory.

[Gaz]

Reckon the pole will between Ferrari and Brawn then toyota, bwm, williams, mclaren then renault/red bull then torro roso FI

[EwanM]

Diffuser row grows ahead of Melbourne

By Jonathan Noble Saturday, March 21st 2009, 10:31 GMT


The growing row over diffuser designs in Formula 1 appears to be heading for a showdown protest at the Australian Grand Prix, with the FIA saying it is now too late to resolve the matter before the start of the season.

The designs of the diffusers on the Brawn, Toyota and Williams have led to questions from rival teams, who think the trio are unfairly using a bigger diffuser than was originally intended by the regulations.

So far the FIA has said that it believes the designs are within the wording of the regulations, but the matter has moved up a gear with at least one team believed to have written to the governing body to state its belief that the design is illegal.

Now, FIA president Max Mosley has said that he thinks the matter can only be sorted out in Australia - because it is too late to organise a formal hearing before the first race.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph on Saturday, Mosley said: "It's a very clever device and you can make a very good case for saying that it's legal and a very good case for saying that it's illegal. It's going to be difficult.

"What's actually happened is that teams are saying 'We think it's illegal for this and this reason.'

"If there had been more time before the detailed objections to the system were sent in, I would probably have sent it to the FIA Court of Appeal before Australia. And actually I have given thought to that this week. But there isn't time. It wouldn't be fair. I think the thing will probably come to some sort of a head in Australia."

The most likely outcome from the current situation is that one or more teams may choose to lodge a protest at the first race of the season - either once scrutineering has taken place on Thursday or after the finish of the race.

Mosley added: "One possibility is that all the teams agree that it is illegal, and therefore all the teams shouldn't have it from Barcelona. But then those teams who say it is legal will say 'Why should we do that?' And those that say it's illegal will say 'Why should we lose an advantage for four races?'

"And so probably what will happen is it will end up going to the stewards, who will make a decision. That will almost certainly be appealed by whichever side is disadvantaged. And then that will go to our Court of Appeal and be hammered out.

"It's not straightforward. I have an open mind on it at the moment - I can see it going either way. I really can. But somebody has to make their mind up and fortunately it's not my job."

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Ferrari to race KERS in Melbourne

By Jonathan Noble Saturday, March 21st 2009, 11:43 GMT


Ferrari has given its Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) the sign-off for use from next weekend's Australian Grand Prix, AUTOSPORT can reveal.

Following successful tests of the system during its pre-season development programme, Ferrari is heading to the race in Melbourne intending for both Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen to have KERS fitted to their cars.

Ferrari is the second team to confirm its KERS will be used in Melbourne, with Renault having announced earlier this week that it would use it in Australia.

BMW Sauber has also said that its system is race-ready, but the team is not yet decided about whether it will be used.

Although Ferrari admitted at the start of the development of the F60 that its KERS system was late, the team has made good progress since then - despite a few issues in testing.

Technical director Aldo Costa said the team's plan from the start was always to have KERS ready for Australia, although a contingency plan had been put in place.

"The objective is to arrive at the first race with a functioning and competitive KERS, but we also have a B plan: not a different car but a version without KERS," he said in January.

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[racechick]

["And so probably what will happen is it will end up going to the stewards, who will make a decision."

Oh well thats great! Teams spend months and millions developing a car with unclear regulations to work with and its legality will ultimately be decided by the stewards.
The same stewards who screwed up policing last season so magnificently.

Stewards who now have to attend 3GP's before they can become stewards. Well thank goodness for that. 3 GP's! We can all rest easy then, they'll be experts after that extensive training.

[EwanM]

["And so probably what will happen is it will end up going to the stewards, who will make a decision."

Oh well thats great! Teams spend months and millions developing a car with unclear regulations to work with and its legality will ultimately be decided by the stewards.
The same stewards who screwed up policing last season so magnificently.

Stewards who now have to attend 3GP's before they can become stewards. Well thank goodness for that. 3 GP's! We can all rest easy then, they'll be experts after that extensive training.

Anything the stewards decide won't stop the racing. The likes of Brawn will race under appeal i'd suspect.
All decisions made during the GP weekend would be open to the teams appealing. Whether they would or not, is another question.

[Hamilton]

1.Mclaren
2.Brawn GP
3.BMW

Ferrari Engine failure

[Denthúl]

1.Mclaren
2.Brawn GP
3.BMW

Ferrari Engine failure

Not gonna happen. BMW Sauber, Brawn and Williams will be up on the podium

[EwanM]

1.Mclaren
2.Brawn GP
3.BMW

Ferrari Engine failure

Not gonna happen. BMW Sauber, Brawn and Williams will be up on the podium

If Brawn and Williams aren't thrown out of the race on the diffuser issue

[Denthúl]

1.Mclaren
2.Brawn GP
3.BMW

Ferrari Engine failure

Not gonna happen. BMW Sauber, Brawn and Williams will be up on the podium

If Brawn and Williams aren't thrown out of the race on the diffuser issue

BMW, BMW, Renault, if that's the case >.<

[Griff]

1.Mclaren
2.Brawn GP
3.BMW

Ferrari Engine failure

Not gonna happen. BMW Sauber, Brawn and Williams will be up on the podium

Nico will repeat his Aus preformance last year

[McLaren Fan]

The only reason the diffusers can't be looked at before Australia is because of pedantic, red tape and because the FIA aren't interested in sorting the problem out. The WMSC could have dealt with this matter a fortnight ago.

[Acenyc]

Even though McLaren have been having problems, next Sunday Lewis Hamilton is going to shock the world with a victory.

[Rivelution]

Even though McLaren have been having problems, next Sunday Lewis Hamilton is going to shock the world with a victory.

[EwanM]

Even though McLaren have been having problems, next Sunday Lewis Hamilton is going to shock the world with a victory.

Good luck with that pal.

[Jensonb]

Even though McLaren have been having problems, next Sunday Lewis Hamilton is going to shock the world with a victory.

Hey, look everyone, Anthony Hamilton's back!

Wait, don't you have Porsches to crash?