The Official 2008 F1 Series Thread

[ldsbeaker]

Yes. after Friday practice we can start predicting.

Only 42 days left. (sigh)

[E-Thirty]

"BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen is certain that the BMW Sauber F1.08 will challenge expected frontrunners Ferrari and McLaren during the 2008 season, even though the new car has so far struggled to make much of an impression in testing.

“We are convinced that the BMW Sauber F1.08 represents another significant step forward,” Theissen told the team's official website. “We are very confident that we have got what it takes to turn the duel involving the two teams ahead of us into a three-way battle.”

(Well, at least their confident....)

[Jparkr]

hmm, I hear results but I no see results...

Kinda sounds like he is keeping share holders at ease...

[E-Thirty]

Have a little more faith! BMW were the closest ones to the top runners last season.

[Jparkr]

Fingers are always crossed... I just would love to see results to feel more at ease.

[Hick]

Closest last year, but with Alonso back in Renault i figure they will be the best of the rest.

1/2: Ferrari, Mclaren
3rd: Renault
4th: BMW

After that its anyones guess

[E-Thirty]

Meh, Alonso is good, don't get me wrong, but he ain't no miracle worker. The results last year from Renault's car were.....not that impressive. BMW still has a chance and the fact that they never even mentioned Renault(Alonso) as a probable threat makes me feel good inside. It's still to soon to say anything though.:p

[E-Thirty]

Quoted from Autosport.com.

"Renault has a steep hill to climb if it is to challenge Ferrari and McLaren for wins and the 2008 Formula 1 championship, new team leader Fernando Alonso admitted at the launch of the new R28.

"At the moment, we need to close the gap to the top teams because we are a little bit too far behind them," he said. "At the moment, there is not any possibility to fight for podiums or wins, or things like that, so that is the first priority of this winter tests and the first race.”

According to Alonso, the gap could be of as much as a full second per lap.

"To close the gap, and to be behind them two or three tenths is not such a big problem. But to be one second or eight tenths, like we are at the moment, is a little bit too much. Renault last year was not competitive enough and that is the thing that we must change for this year."

[skota]

slightly off topic, any of you guys play F1 on PS3? online is pretty fun.

[E-Thirty]

I'm very picky when it comes to a simulation type car game and it just didn't cut it for me.

[skota]

I know what you mean, I been playing GT5 prologue too but I figured on an f1 post I'd keep it related.

[E-Thirty]

The new Gran Turismo disappoints me as well. What the hell happen to the massive amount of cars you could choose? From concept, to stock, to full out le mans prototypes... There better be a good reason behind it.

[sennafan]

I think:
1. Mclaren (my Lewis Man crush knows no bounds :D)
2. Ferrari
3. Team Willi, only becasue Nico
4. BMW
5. Alonso against Button

I want Force India to beat Toyota, because I like Mike Gascoyne.

[Hick]

Ferrari anything 2008.

Testing times from Barcelona (February 1)

1. HAMILTON McLaren 1m22.263s
2. ALONSO Renault 1h22.889s
3. KUBICA BMW 1m22.983s
4. FISICHELLA Force India 1m23.015s
5. HEIDFELD BMW 1m23.270s
6. PAFFETT McLaren 1m23.349s
7. PIQUET Renault 1h23.367s
8. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m23.387s
9. ROSBERG Williams 1m23.453s
10. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m23.491s
11. WEBBER Red Bull 1m23.547s
12. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m23.836s
13. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m23.955s
14. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m24.125s
15. WURZ Honda 1m26.975s


Testing times from Barcelona (February 2)
1. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m21.679s
2. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m21.782s
3. HAMILTON McLaren 1m22.135s
4. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m22.511s
5. KUBICA BMW 1m22.833s
6. ALONSO Renault 1m22.938s
7. PIQUET Renault 1m23.002s
8. HEIDFELD BMW 1m23.014s
9. WEBBER Red Bull 1m23.020s
10. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m23.322s
11. ROSBERG Williams 1m23.347s
12. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m23.948s
13. BUTTON Honda 1m23.959s
14. LIUZZI Force India 1m24.263s


BOLD = WTF?

[skota]

Thought I'd share a cool pic,