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[Rivelution]

I like big butts

me too.

[darwin dali]

Juan and freinds Yesterday....

(hes the one int he middle.)

You like living on the edge, eh? Racechick, where art thou?

[darwin dali]

I like big butts

me too.

Yes, we know

[f1ea]

Seems like Mclaren has no secret or hidden agenda / tactic for the season... they are themselves predicting to be in the last 3rd of the field, with not much hope until the euro season. Which is pretty scary and not what I was expecting.


From F1-Live:

World champion Lewis Hamilton, and his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen, are likely to qualify 'in the last third' of the Melbourne grid next weekend.
That is the frank admission of Norbert Haug, who has spoken candidly about McLaren's winter problems with the new MP4-24 car.
In an official race preview on Friday, team figures admitted outright victory at Albert Park is unlikely.
World champion Hamilton, who won the event in 2008 after securing pole, said he doesn't have 'the same prospects' for success this year as in the past, while Kovalainen admitted the Woking-based team 'probably won't start the season as favourites'.
Team boss Martin Whitmarsh said McLaren is 'fully aware' fighting at the front is not a prospect for Australia, while Mercedes chief Haug said winning 'may not be possible'.
In an interview with the German news agency SID, however, Haug was more candid about the car's competitiveness, and also the time it may take for its problems to be resolved.
"After our test results, we must get used to the fact that in Melbourne we will be in the last third of the starting order," the German is quoted as saying.
"Clearly we have to improve our technical package," Haug continued. "This process needs time and it could be the start of the European season (before McLaren is competitive), perhaps even longer."

[FerrariFan63]

I expected McLaren to respond well to the technical changes. And so did a lot of others before testing began. I wonder if we will ever find out what the problem is.

[McLaren Fan]

McLaren definitely improved the car this week by a good .5 of a second. If they are predicting being two-thirds of the way down the grid, imagine how they slow the car was a week ago.

[Gilles 27]

He probably means they will start the weekend in the last 3rd of the field but I imagine he expects at least one car to make Q3 after having a couple more sessions to fettle the car