Beer & Nuts....

[Fred S]

Bartender, may I have another coffee, please ?

Max... .. .

I'll take one too...in the morning around 4 am ... that's when F1 is live here. Folks are pretty nutty in my neck of the woods, Max. My friend Russ is traveling 30 minutes to be at my house by 4 for the pre-race show    Hey, if you can't be a little silly now and then, things can get pretty dull in a hurry, right?  

[Laguna Rising]

Hey, if you can't be a little silly now and then, things can get pretty dull in a hurry, right?  

Oh yes indeed 
I'm getting a pot of coffee, since I've been late home tonight and I need a strong one as well

[folderol]

Well it certainly wasn't boring

I won't say anymore in case some of you haven't seen the highlights yet.

[Laguna Rising]

Well it certainly wasn't boring

Oh we enjoyed the race.... and food was fine.... and beers as well 
LOL

When I watch TV sports with my friends, we have a natural tendency to party... 

[kara]

Obviously 2 mistakes in the same race is fatal 

I enjoyed the race, I realy like the circuit of Barein

k
 

[folderol]

Bars must all be closed. No beer or nuts for a couple of weeks

[Fred S]

Yeah, somewhat surprising even with the bars closed, assuming all us nuts are still around  

[Laguna Rising]

We're getting ready for the next F1 event
(...or sports in general, just an excuse to get together  )

Cheers

[Fred S]

It'll be another early a.m. live start time in the States. Is 5 a.m. too early for Margaritas?  Ahh,...who cares 

[kara]

I'm off for a weekend trip with my camper 
Keep this place a live 

k

[Laguna Rising]

Is 5 a.m. too early for Margaritas?  Ahh,...who cares 

 

any breakfast ? 

[Laguna Rising]

Ferrari did an excellent qualifying (1, 3) with Alonso 2nd but I think Kubica is no more an outsider and he can do well tomorrow.

Cheers

[folderol]

It's a shame that the track is pole=win, but it was quite a goods race anyway. Some fine driving, but also a bit of nastiness playing bumper cars

That was one hell of a crash earlier for the guy to (almost) walk away from!

[Laguna Rising]

I heard next year there will be new rules and it'll be much different from the current season.

With slick tyres, significantly reduced downforce and energy recovery systems giving them temporary boosts of extra power, Formula 1 cars are going to be very different animals next year.

from :
http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=Mark_Hughes

 

[Fred S]

I heard next year there will be new rules and it'll be much different from the current season.

With slick tyres, significantly reduced downforce and energy recovery systems giving them temporary boosts of extra power, Formula 1 cars are going to be very different animals next year.

from :
http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=Mark_Hughes

 

The funny one is the FIA wanting to do away with the tire warmers!  The basis for most of these changes is to reduce costs. But, my guess is teams are just going to find another way to heat the tires...probably at more expense. And the slicks; didn't they just start requiring the grooves a couple years back? Opinions are that the FIA just doesn't get it, and the more changes they make to reduce costs, the more is necessarily spent on development. For example, take the change from 10 to 8 cylinder engines last year. And, any changes really won't keep costs low enough to keep undersponsored teams afloat...Super Aguri for example.