[Zoot]

So it's nearly that time again...

Here are the confirmed line ups -

Ferrari -
Felipe Massa (Brazil)
Kimi Raikkonen (Finland)

BMW Sauber F1
Nick Heidfeld (Germany)
Robert Kubica (Poland)

ING Renault F1
Fernando Alonso (Spain)
Nelson Piquet Jr. (Brazil)

Williams F1
Nico Rosberg (Germany)
Kazuki Nakajima (Japan)

Red Bull Racing
David Coulthard (UK)
Mark Webber (Australia)

Panasonic Toyota Racing
Jarno Trulli (Italy)
Timo Glock (Germany)

Scuderia Toro Rosso
Sebastien Vettel (Germany)
Sebastian Bourdais (France)

Honda F1
Jenson Button (UK)
Rubens Barrichello (Brazil)

Super Aguri Formula One
Takuma Sato (Japan)
Anthony Davidson (UK)

Force India
Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy)
Adrian Sutil (Germany)

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton (UK)
Heikki Kovalainen (Finland)

[Bruvva]

I'm sure I'm in a minority here but F1 leaves me absolutely cold. I just don't see the attraction of it at all, it's dull, dominated by stupid internal politics ("ooh, that nasty team saw a photocopy of my car's suspension" or something equally tedious) and unless you're in the top 2/3 teams, you've no hope of achieving anything.

So there.

[MK Chris]

When will Coulthard realise it's time to retire? He's a useless square-faced steaming pile of inconsistent Scottish shite.

Patrick Head's comments were interesting the other day, about reversing the grid.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 282861.stm

[Zoot]

I've just noticed - no Ralf Shumacher...

[MK Chris]

Yeah, I think he's in the German Touring Cars this season. Quite a step down for someone with all the ego and a fraction of the talent of his brother.

[wurzel]

Cant wait for the first race. Anyone either staying up/getting up for it? Or are people going to watch the re-run?

I think Raikkonen will win the title again, with Hamilton coming 3rd behind Massa. Of course I hope Hamilton wins it but i dont think he will this year.

[MK Chris]

I very much doubt I will watch it live.. I used to watch every race live, but I'm just not as interested as I was.

I do think Hamilton will win it this year; he has the advantage this season of having raced on all the circuits before, unlike last season and having had a full season's experience in an F1 car.. which wouldn't normally be enough, but last season zero experience was very nearly enough.

[wurzel]

I very much doubt I will watch it live.. I used to watch every race live, but I'm just not as interested as I was.

I do think Hamilton will win it this year; he has the advantage this season of having raced on all the circuits before, unlike last season and having had a full season's experience in an F1 car.. which wouldn't normally be enough, but last season zero experience was very nearly enough.

Not every track. There's the 2 new street races in Valencia and Singapore isnt there. It should be a great season and one of the best and most intersting in years

[MK Chris]

Yes, but everyone else is in the same boat for them as well, they won't have raced there before either.

[Ickle Angel]

Cant wait for the first race. Anyone either staying up/getting up for it? Or are people going to watch the re-run?

I think Raikkonen will win the title again, with Hamilton coming 3rd behind Massa. Of course I hope Hamilton wins it but i dont think he will this year.

My alarm is set. Cant wait!

[wurzel]

Cant wait for the first race. Anyone either staying up/getting up for it? Or are people going to watch the re-run?

I think Raikkonen will win the title again, with Hamilton coming 3rd behind Massa. Of course I hope Hamilton wins it but i dont think he will this year.

My alarm is set. Cant wait!

I got up at 4:25 for the race, after only going to bed at 3:15 due to falling asleep downstairs! What a great race! Hamilton drove beautiful race which saw him lead from lights to flag. 3 safety cars in a race that only had 7 finishers, and one of them, Barrichello, was disqualified, meaning that, despite retiring, Bourdais and Raikkonen both scored points!

Bring on Malaysia this weekend!

[pjordan2000]

When will Coulthard realise it's time to retire? He's a useless square-faced steaming pile of inconsistent Scottish shite.

Patrick Head's comments were interesting the other day, about reversing the grid.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 282861.stm

I saw this too, I think it'll be a good idea although I can't see it going ahead as they'll lose money on the tickets sold for Qualifying. A great idea nonetheless.