I love it, not sure about throwing out the cautions though. Reminds me of heat racing.
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I'm all in for the stages, it's working so.

And as much as I love some pit strategy, all too often it's just luck. But I'd be fine if they dropped the yellows.
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Jimmy Spencer would have kicked both of their asses.
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Yup...
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NBCSN Formula 1 Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix - How exciting -

Three tenths of a second separate the top three and there was practically nothing between Sebastian Vettel (1:22.796) and Valtteri Bottas (1:22.798).

Ham takes the first pole position for the Australian GP. 1:22.188.

P2 for Vettel two tenths of a second behind Hamilton - 0.268s

Ham's teammate Valtteri Bottas was fastest of all through the middle sector but lost time in the final sector - He just went wide.


Ricciardo on his Q3 crash said he lost it going into turn 14...'as the result of more downforce and more grip.' The tires are wider than last year's tires.

The true pace of the new cars are fast. I think Ham broke a speed record... Vettel said that he lost a bit of time, but had enough to beat Ham for pole.

Silver, Red, Silver, Red - Finally!




Awesome Video: F1 2017 Regulations: All The Key Changes on the New Cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1DGhiYX_4g



Is there a workaround to embed a video? Did YouTube change the code?

Who should I ask for help?
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Qualifying


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Melbourne Grand Prix
NBCSN
1:00 a.m. ET
200 mph

Pre-race show now on NBCSN

Ricciardo hit with a grid penalty when he crashed out yesterday and change of the gearbox in his Red Bull. Too bad, Ricciardo is Australian. He will now start P15.

Max Verstappen has had trouble all week. He said the car is lacking grip and power and he is having trouble to find a balance...He also said the car does not have the pace on the straight; therefore they will not be competitive at the beginning of the year...

Ham says the cars are 'crazy fast.' The Mercedes performed well during testing. The cars are more physical...

Pre-race Summary:
One thing to look forward to is the new aerodynamics - The cars look a bit different. The wings are different. The second thing, the cars are much wider now probably more proportion. In addition, the third thing is the size of the tires. The tires are sufficiently different in size. Much wider rear tires, much more aggressive looking, wider front tire and the cars proportionately look much stronger.

They say you can expect a much quicker average lap time this year probably at some circuits 4 to 5 seconds lap quicker. The car has more aerodynamic influence and that is going to work the drivers a lot harder.

More accidents????

Race starts in 30 minutes

Max is 19 years old...Ugh the growing pains going with a new driver - He can be reckless at times and his style of driving has pissed off just about every F1 champion driver... Last year he took out Vettel and Kimi at the same time...
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Wow, good on you for staying up for it.

Sent from my phone using Tapatalk (so spelling be damned!!!)
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Why are you going to bed? No...

No one knows what to expect from the new cars...Some are saying the new cars could be very dangerous

Don't go to bed... You can't go to sleep now ... :-)
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Well, this race could come down to Hamilton and Vettel...Then my money is on Ham - he is the better driver. j/m/o

Although the the German is like a bull in a china shop.

Ham wants to win his fourth championship - Vettel has four.

They say overtaking is going to be more challenging this season. It is going to make the drivers work that much harder for that overtake. Arguably, overtaking at some venues has been too easy in the past.

Oh no..Ricciardo retired his car...

Top three teams should be Merc, Ferrari and Red Bull - not a good start for the Red Bulls.

Edit: Wow, they are hyping the Ferrari - kind of like the Cowboys.

One thing about the Ferraris, they are more reliable than the Mercedes...so they have that going for them.
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What channel is it on?
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NBCSN HD

Channel 590 Verizon in NYC
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There is Nico...Why did you have to retire...Ham and Nico Rosberg are 32 years old.

Bottas is Ham's new teammate - poor Bottas - good driver. His car was fast - Ham has the experience in the Merc.

I hope Haas' cars can keep up the pace...We'll see if his cars are reliable.
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I like the Toro Rosso cars - They painted the Red Bull Silver instead of their signature red - car is blue, red and silver - it looks good.

Al, did you find the channel on your TV?

GloryDayz: If you are still here - throw some water on your face. :-)
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They are starting on a brand new Pirelli tire this year: Ultrasoft Purple.

Looks like all the cars are starting on Ultrasoft Purple - suppose to be used on tight circuits... I think that is what I read - Australia is a twisting circuit.
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