Thanks, GMail (F1 Spoiler Alert)

[Ginger]

[Apoc]

using the internet before seeing any race = rookie move

[stevegula]

using the internet before seeing any race = rookie move

+1

If you miss a race, you hide your phone and ignore the Internets until you see it.

[Evan]

DVRing a race means you give up the rights to whine about spoilers

[Ryan T]

DVRing a race means you give up the rights to whine about spoilers

:thumbup:

[Ginger]

FWIW, I was at work when it popped up, and I can't avoid the internets there. And I don't have a DVR - I was just counting on watching the non-1am Sunday showing of the race.

Oh well... it's not something I hugely care about, just a little frustrating.

[Evan]

go to settings>>web clips and disable the espn rss feed.

[G.Irish]

Did any of you see the race?

I mean damn, there was WAAAAAYYYYY more passing than I've ever seen in F1 outside of wet races. Even though the cars look somewhat dorky now, the action on track is infinitely better. I was all ready to tune out of F1 this year now that Honda is gone (hell, I was tuning out last year), but this looks like it's going to be worth watching this season.

It'll be interesting to see how things end up with the new regs. The Brawn GP car looks really good right now but I doubt they have the resources to stay ahead of the bigger teams for the whole season. Ferrari, BMW, and Red Bull will all get much better I think. Maybe even McLaren (whom have looked terribly disappointing thus far).

[DavidM]

Did any of you see the race?

I mean damn, there was WAAAAAYYYYY more passing than I've ever seen in F1 outside of wet races. Even though the cars look somewhat dorky now, the action on track is infinitely better. I was all ready to tune out of F1 this year now that Honda is gone (hell, I was tuning out last year), but this looks like it's going to be worth watching this season.

It'll be interesting to see how things end up with the new regs. The Brawn GP car looks really good right now but I doubt they have the resources to stay ahead of the bigger teams for the whole season. Ferrari, BMW, and Red Bull will all get much better I think. Maybe even McLaren (whom have looked terribly disappointing thus far).

I've been following Formula 1 for about 5 years and I have to say that outside the odd wet race this was by far the most entertaining race I've ever seen. It seems like basically every teams except Force India is competitive. I think you're right about the Brawn cars coming back to the field sooner or later, they've had a good deal more development time on this car since they canned last year so early. Also, if the rest of the teams put those diffusers on (or Brawn is forced to remove theirs) they will lose a significant performance advantage on the others.

The dark horse this year has to be Seb Vettel and Red Bull. He was pretty much keeping up with Button until he had to switch to the weak tire (IMO that large of a performance gap is dangerous and needs to go) and the Red Bull doesn't have that diffuser yet. When Newey gets that on the car you can bet it will be fast, and boy can Vettel drive. If Ferrari and McLaren don't get their acts together Vettel has to be considered one of the favorites for the title.

[ScottyB]

definitely an awesome race. feels weird to say i'm interested in F1 again :lol:

[G.Irish]

I think Vettel is already a contender for the title. Outside of Lewham he is definitely the best new talent in the championship.

As for the diffusers, I don't think that's the major reason the BGP01 is fast. It helps for sure, but Rubinho broke his in an early race incident and he still finished second (due to the Vettel/Kubica incident). But like I said, unless BGP gets a good chunk of funding they may not be able to keep pace. Then again, like they were saying on the Speed broadcast, every team that has opened the season with a 1-2 has won the title.

[DavidM]

I know Rubens messed up his front wing in the first corner but I was unaware of damage to the rear diffuser. If that is the case it explains why he wasn't up to speed with Button but either way the reactions/comments from the other teams and drivers lead me to believe it is a major advantage.

In terms of money Brawn could be in trouble for sure. The Virgin sponsorship is a fairly significant and I could see Branson pouring a ton of money into this season to make sure they stay competitive. Either way, the ruling on the 14th could be a major turning point in the season.

[Apoc]

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[Steve85]

WTOP...seriously, I didn't even think they knew what Formula 1 was. Oh well, I heard Sebastian and turned it off. When I saw the conditions though, it was OK, he could very weel have been reporting an off in the last lap or something...