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Post by Hoovie on Feb 20, 2018 16:50:25 GMT
FORMULA 1 2018 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
MelbourneFirst Grand Prix 1996 Number of Laps 58 Circuit Length 5.303KM Race Distance 307.574KM Lap Record 1:24.125 by Michael Schumacher (2004) Thu 22 Mar – Sun 25 Mar 2018 Practice 1 Fri 12:00 – 13:30 Practice 2 Fri 16:00 – 17:30 Practice 3 Sat 14:00 – 15:00 Qualifying Sat 17:00 – 18:00 Race Sun 16:10 – 18:10 
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 25, 2018 5:39:24 GMT
Sorry, forgot to unlock the thread  Open for comments on the season opener :TU: |
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Post by widge on Mar 25, 2018 6:27:30 GMT
The worst spoiler I ever had for the Australian GP was many years ago, my clock radio always went off at 06:00 with the radio 4 news, the GP was run at about 04:00 (UK time) with a repeat at 09:00 on BBC1.
Six o'clock arrived the radio came on and immediately said "This is the six o'clock news on the BBC, Michael Schumacher has won the Australian GP"
Aaaaahhhh
I have an even worse problem now, as I don't have UK TV I usually end up waiting a couple of days until I can get a replay on the internet, usually I can avoid seeing the result but it can be difficult if it was an eventful race.
I do sometimes watch the french broadcast but as most F1 commentary tends to quick fire padding with facts and figures laptimes etc, my French just isn't up to the task.
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Post by unclebob on Mar 25, 2018 7:46:28 GMT
Just looked on the bbc news and have read the outcome of the race ....not brillent news but very pleased to see Alonso came in 5th and has 10 points under his belt 😎 |
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Post by phaeton on Mar 25, 2018 8:15:27 GMT
Not opening unclebob spoiler, but I was very disappointed with Mclaren's performance in qualifying, slowest of the 3 Renault teams & not even mixing it with the others. The other ones that struck me were FI & Williams, they have what is perceived to be the best engine out there, yet they were so far behind
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Post by philip42h on Mar 25, 2018 9:35:56 GMT
The worst spoiler I ever had for the Australian GP was many years ago, my clock radio always went off at 06:00 with the radio 4 news, the GP was run at about 04:00 (UK time) with a repeat at 09:00 on BBC1. Six o'clock arrived the radio came on and immediately said "This is the six o'clock news on the BBC, Michael Schumacher has won the Australian GP" Aaaaahhhh I have an even worse problem now, as I don't have UK TV I usually end up waiting a couple of days until I can get a replay on the internet, usually I can avoid seeing the result but it can be difficult if it was an eventful race. I do sometimes watch the french broadcast but as most F1 commentary tends to quick fire padding with facts and figures laptimes etc, my French just isn't up to the task. The result was 'spoiled' for me twice this morning before 9:00 am (8:00 GMT). First by the BBC who announce that they are going to 'spoil' it, just to make sure that you are paying attention, and then do so before you've had any chance to do something about it - perhaps I should have known better and not watched the TV ... The second was by Google - they had noted that I sometimes look-up F1 stuff so displayed the result on the lock-screen of my 'phone ...  |
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Post by phaeton on Mar 25, 2018 9:50:30 GMT
Oh No if it was mentioned on the BBC then there is only 2 scenerios Hamilton won, Hamilton crashed
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 25, 2018 10:52:06 GMT
Not seen any info but for some reason clicked on Bobs hidden comment. Doh!
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Post by jasehutch on Mar 25, 2018 12:22:31 GMT
No idea.... :walklikeanegyptian:
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Post by unclebob on Mar 25, 2018 13:00:47 GMT
Not seen any info but for some reason clicked on Bobs hidden comment. Doh! 😁😁😉 |
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Post by philip42h on Mar 25, 2018 13:51:33 GMT
I just went onto the Channel 4 F1 website to check the times of their highlights show - it gives the time of highlights show immediately above the current driver standings (i.e. the result)!  |
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 25, 2018 17:16:50 GMT
I just went onto the Channel 4 F1 website to check the times of their highlights show - it gives the time of highlights show immediately above the current driver standings (i.e. the result)! Now that is just daft! {CLICK HERE FOR SPOILER}Just seen the end of the race. Bit boring really Going by the commentary on C4, it sounds to me like the virtual safety car process is a bit flawed if you can go off-track and run at top-speed but not do that on-track? The whole point of the VSC was to avoid artificial track position changes was it not? But it meant both Lewis and Kimi lost out a bit unfairly. |
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 25, 2018 18:05:11 GMT
I have seen the race now but will keep mum!
I did have a bit of a spoiler by reading a tweet - I must remember not to look on twitter next time!
The other disappointment is that Ch4 HD is only on Freeview and no longer on Freesat which is what I record!
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 25, 2018 18:49:39 GMT
Something I noticed which is handy .... If you register and log on to the BBC Website you can customise the main page to your own interests. I turned off Sport headlines and F1 news - so now can go to BBC.COM in safety on race weekends  |
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Post by jasehutch on Mar 25, 2018 18:52:25 GMT
{CLICK HERE FOR SPOILER}
Boring. How many actual overtakes ? I agree with Hoovie, ref the pit lane advantage , ridiculous.. |
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