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[Gaz]

well they make it well over 100km before braking for 1 corner so KERS is able to be engaged. even though there isnt heaps of room KERS still could give just enough boost to put you ahead for turn one.

Yeh then he can just make that Mclaren nice and Fat so no one can pass and hes laughin.

Sounds like a plan bud i'll mail Mclaren the idea, just don't tell the Ferrari fans

even tho their KERs would prob explode anyway.

[Gilles 27]

I think to be in the lead by the first corner, they are still going to need to qualify on the front two rows. Even then, i think while it is possible to KERS from 4th to 1st, i don't think it likely

[bud]

well they make it well over 100km before braking for 1 corner so KERS is able to be engaged. even though there isnt heaps of room KERS still could give just enough boost to put you ahead for turn one.

Yeh then he can just make that Mclaren nice and Fat so no one can pass and hes laughin.

Sounds like a plan bud i'll mail Mclaren the idea, just don't tell the Ferrari fans

even tho their KERs would prob explode anyway.

they still need to have the pace to have more fuel than the cars on the front row but beable to Q on the 2nd or 3rd row. so Ferrari is the most likely KERS team to fuel up, get the lead in turn 1 then control the pace and watch Brawn pit before you

[Gaz]

well they make it well over 100km before braking for 1 corner so KERS is able to be engaged. even though there isnt heaps of room KERS still could give just enough boost to put you ahead for turn one.

Yeh then he can just make that Mclaren nice and Fat so no one can pass and hes laughin.

Sounds like a plan bud i'll mail Mclaren the idea, just don't tell the Ferrari fans

even tho their KERs would prob explode anyway.

they still need to have the pace to have more fuel than the cars on the front row but beable to Q on the 2nd or 3rd row. so Ferrari is the most likely KERS team to fuel up, get the lead in turn 1 then control the pace and watch Brawn pit before you

I think our Mechancial Grip and the Fact Lewis is petty good around Monaco will show tho.

and Hekki wasn't too bad last year in Qualy.

Think a Podium is a Possibilty, I would take 3rd to a Ferrari 1-2 if it ment points being taken away from Brawn.


Edit: More Updates "Huge Chunk of Downforce" sound promising.

Hope he's right about a "small issue causing a bigger problem"

Q & A with Lewis Hamilton
Conducted and provided by Lewis Hamilton's official website

Q. A tough race and no points in Barcelona - were you satisfied with your drive?

Lewis HamiltonLewis Hamilton: "We're unfortunate that our car is not quick enough at the moment, but that hasn't stopped me from pushing hard in all the races. Even though I didn't finish in the points in Spain, I pushed like crazy throughout the whole race, didn't make any mistakes and got the maximum from the car. As a racing driver, you have to be satisfied with that, and I was pleased with my performance. To finish ninth at a circuit we knew wouldn't suit us wasn't the end of the world.

"Most importantly, it's a big improvement for the guys in the team. I just want to say that the whole team has done a fantastic job - they really have, since I've been in this team I've maybe had one or two reliability issues with the car in 40 races. And touch wood that will stay the same."

Q. You finished in the points in Bahrain but struggled to get into the top-eight in Barcelona - which result do you feel is more representative of the car's performance?

LH: "We knew the Spanish Grand Prix was going to be tough for our car given the results of the test a couple of months ago. We're hoping that things improve greatly from this point onwards as Barcelona is one of the toughest circuits on the calendar for our car. Bahrain was always going to be one of our better races because we could exploit KERS and the car's handling through the slower corners. I think we can finish in the points regularly but we'll continue to struggle at some of the faster circuits. But hopefully we can introduce the necessary performance upgrades to make us competitive everywhere."

Q. Given the pace of the front-runners, what are your thoughts on retaining the title?

LH: "I'm pushing as hard as ever when I drive the car, the are working like crazy to develop the car but the car is just not where it needs to be for me to defend the title. But that won't stop us all from fighting hard and pushing to the absolute maximum at every race - because that's got to be our motivation now."

Q. Is the team confident about improving MP4-24?

LH: "The whole team is working as hard as it can to improve the car and we have some more upgrades coming for Monaco next week. I definitely think we can turn the corner with this car - I don't think the whole car is wrong, I think perhaps a small issue is triggering a bigger problem somewhere else. And that's encouraging because it means we could hit a breakthrough at any stage. We've definitely taken some big steps forward and we've learnt from some of our mistakes too - we're all optimistic for the next few races."

Q. So what about Monaco next weekend?

LH: "I hope our new modifications give us a huge chunk of downforce. I know the guys will keep pushing, I'm pushing like crazy, we're all pushing like crazy: when we start winning again, we'll deserve it more than anything because we'll have been through so much to get back there. There is a great feeling of solidarity and optimism in the team at the moment, we'll never give up."

[scotty]

I think to be in the lead by the first corner, they are still going to need to qualify on the front two rows. Even then, i think while it is possible to KERS from 4th to 1st, i don't think it likely

Definitely not at Monaco, unless whoever it is gets an incredible start in the first place... there isn't enough distance from the start line to the first corner.

I don't get the deal with Hamilton at the moment, the stuff he is saying to the press goes from complete pessimism to optimism in the space of what, 2 days?

[Gilles 27]

That's entirely my thinking. Going on GP4, a start line advantage at Monaco is almost irrelevant compared with pretty much every other track. I don't really understand where this assumption that the McLaren has good mechanical grip has come from either. Is the thinking:

'the Mclaren must have mechanical grip because it certainly doesn't have good aero grip and if it had no mechanical grip either, that would leave it with no grip whatsoever and it would simply fall off the track...'?

[bud]

That's entirely my thinking. Going on GP4, a start line advantage at Monaco is almost irrelevant compared with pretty much every other track. I don't really understand where this assumption that the McLaren has good mechanical grip has come from either. Is the thinking:

'the Mclaren must have mechanical grip because it certainly doesn't have good aero grip and if it had no mechanical grip either, that would leave it with no grip whatsoever and it would simply fall off the track...'?

its come from basing it on sectors on tracks where good mech grip is required and their pace through such sectors.

and do you guys forget Lewis got P2 from the second row last year, now put KERS on that and he could have squeezed out first!

[scotty]

That's entirely my thinking. Going on GP4, a start line advantage at Monaco is almost irrelevant compared with pretty much every other track. I don't really understand where this assumption that the McLaren has good mechanical grip has come from either. Is the thinking:

'the Mclaren must have mechanical grip because it certainly doesn't have good aero grip and if it had no mechanical grip either, that would leave it with no grip whatsoever and it would simply fall off the track...'?

Cause they were good in Bahrain with all the slow corners probably... I just think it's because the McLaren's inability to generate as much downforce as the other cars doesn't hinder it as much in a slow corners, rather than an outright mechanical grip advantage.

its come from basing it on sectors on tracks where good mech grip is required and their pace through such sectors.

and do you guys forget Lewis got P2 from the second row last year, now put KERS on that and he could have squeezed out first!

Yep, has to do a good start like last year then...

[Arsenal 1-nil]

Wadda I know? I thought Hamilton would work his way to the podium late in Spain. I thought Vettel would blow by Massa after a lap or two. I thought Ferrari would go backward and duke it out with Force India.

I do think a Kers-less Ferrari might have a chance at Monaco. The in-car shots of Kimi and Massa looked like a car that was balanced better than I ever expected. How can Lewis not win pretty soon? I think law of averages says he sneaks in somehow--doesn't it?. RBR keep disappointing me because I'm still waiting for them to make a dent in Brawn's side.

And maybe, just maybe Alonso can channel the spirit of Nuvolari and pull off an upset. But that's how unpredictable things seem right now, I'm down to divine answers as to the outcome...geez.

So, I'll say Brawn goes light, builds a lead, long second stint comes up on the tail of the one and two stoppers, and comes close to lapping the field as they win taking on a 3rd splash and dash. How's that for total drivel!

Rubens
Jenson
Alonso

[darwin dali]

Wadda I know? I thought Hamilton would work his way to the podium late in Spain. I thought Vettel would blow by Massa after a lap or two. I thought Ferrari would go backward and duke it out with Force India.

I do think a Kers-less Ferrari might have a chance at Monaco. The in-car shots of Kimi and Massa looked like a car that was balanced better than I ever expected. How can Lewis not win pretty soon? I think law of averages says he sneaks in somehow--doesn't it?. RBR keep disappointing me because I'm still waiting for them to make a dent in Brawn's side.

And maybe, just maybe Alonso can channel the spirit of Nuvolari and pull off an upset. But that's how unpredictable things seem right now, I'm down to divine answers as to the outcome...geez.

So, I'll say Brawn goes light, builds a lead, long second stint comes up on the tail of the one and two stoppers, and comes close to lapping the field as they win taking on a 3rd splash and dash. How's that for total drivel!

Rubens
Jenson
Alonso

Phenomenally total

[Jensonb]

Phenomenally total

There's that word again.

Seriously, Barr need to get some Irn-Bru signage into F1.

[Gilles 27]

Once again scotty, I think you're on the money. The McLaren looked far from good through the hairpin down the hill at Bahrain. I don't see any advantage there whatsoever, it's more that the disadvantage of poor aero performance doesn't show up as badly.

Last year was wet and that could make anything happen off the line. All it takes is someone to get too much wheelspin and hold up that entire side of the grid while others sneak past.

[Hanwombat]

Mclaren wont be on podium, I want them to be but no I dont see it happening.

Belive Hannah!

Martin Whitmarsh - Lewis is mega there."

The proof is on the podium...we shall see. It's easy to be mega when your car is dominant.

Im Believing!! Dunno about Beliving though

[Gaz]

Mclaren wont be on podium, I want them to be but no I dont see it happening.

Belive Hannah!

Martin Whitmarsh - Lewis is mega there."

The proof is on the podium...we shall see. It's easy to be mega when your car is dominant.

Im Believing!! Dunno about Beliving though

[Hanwombat]

Mclaren wont be on podium, I want them to be but no I dont see it happening.

Belive Hannah!

Martin Whitmarsh - Lewis is mega there."

The proof is on the podium...we shall see. It's easy to be mega when your car is dominant.

Im Believing!! Dunno about Beliving though

Thats it study on up