F1 Melbourne P1 Fri 14 March 2014 11:00 AEDT ONE HD

gary · #1 13-03-2014, 06:36 PM

ONE HD begins coverage of Practice Session 1 (P1) starting at 11:00 AEDT on Friday 14 March 2014.

Coverage of P2 begins at 16:00.

It promises to be one of the more telling practice sessions in many years.

Exfso (Peter) · #2 13-03-2014, 07:47 PM

Yep, methinks it is going to be one very interesting season. Poor Renault seem to have fallen well behind. Don't know why, they had all the specifications at the same time the other Engine manufacturers were advised. Unless of course there is a degree of "sandbaging" going on. Time will tell for sure. Apparently Red Bull would be happy just with a finish on Sunday, been a long time since their predictions have been that dire.

JB80 (Jarrod) · #3 13-03-2014, 08:49 PM

Looking forward to this season quite a bit.

I'll probably be following 3 drivers mostly, young Danny of course, Kimi has me following a Ferrari for the first time in a long time and Groesjean at Lotus. In fact I hope Lotus do a bit better this year.

goober (Doug) · #4 14-03-2014, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gary

ONE HD begins coverage of Practice Session 1 (P1) starting at 11:00 AEDT on Friday 14 March 2014.

Coverage of P2 begins at 16:00.

It promises to be one of the more telling practice sessions in many years.

I may take an early lunch and wander down to hear the new power units.

gary · #5 14-03-2014, 12:30 PM

A link to the "Transforming Formula One: 2014 Rules Explained" video that
featured on ONE this morning and produced by Red Bull.

Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel explain the changes between the
2013 and 2014 cars.

3 minutes 27 seconds. Fabulous computer graphics -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFHmYFlbFn8

gary · #6 14-03-2014, 12:40 PM

Hamilton stopped on track in the Mercedes doing the very first installation lap
within the first 7 minutes of P1! Smoke coming from the car.

Perhaps the complexity of the new power units and the rules on limited testing
are plaguing even the favorites.

AndrewJ · #7 14-03-2014, 01:52 PM

Anyone know if there is a CD or dvd with real engine sounds on it.
I can play it in parallel with the TV, as the current engine noise just doesnt give the right "feeling" anymore.

Andrew

CapturingTheNight (Greg) · #8 14-03-2014, 04:37 PM

I have heard better engine noises coming from tractors. Hope the racing is at least exciting.

AstroJunk (Jonathan) · #9 14-03-2014, 05:38 PM

I've been to a couple of European GP's and have to say that much of the drama of the race weekend was provided by the monumental sound of the cars. The whole thing now looks more like F3 to me.

The racing better be VERY good to make up for the dull cars!

The Mekon (John Briggs) · #10 14-03-2014, 06:51 PM

Yes, F1 appear to have nobbled themselves a bit here. In the past I used to attend Top Fuel drag racing. I always said that it was "a total assault on the senses" - you could see the speed and flames, hear the incredible sound, smell the fumes and even feel the ground shake as they took off. F1 now only has the first of these left - will not be too much of a spectacle soon.

astroron (Ron) · #11 14-03-2014, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Mekon

Yes, F1 appear to have nobbled themselves a bit here. In the past I used to attend Top Fuel drag racing. I always said that it was "a total assault on the senses" - you could see the speed and flames, hear the incredible sound, smell the fumes and even feel the ground shake as they took off. F1 now only has the first of these left - will not be too much of a spectacle soon.

Maybe as Alan Jones said,now that you can hear the tyres sqeall and see the brakes smoking etc, in the next few months we may forget all about the engine noise, just like we have in the past when they changed engines.
If the races are close we will care less about the engine noise and be happy to see the cars race a lot closer.
One thing that will be of interest is the fuel load,only 100 kg of fuel allowed.

Should make for an interesting start to the season.

Cheers

gary · #12 15-03-2014, 06:03 PM

Fantastic result by Daniel Ricciardo!!!

Great qualifying session.

Astro_Bot · #13 15-03-2014, 06:11 PM

That was interesting! Great to see Danny do well, but I'm glad Mercedes is in P1.

As mentioned above, the sounds are so different, it doesn't sound like F1 anymore. The rear area is aptly dubbed "the paddock" because there are an awful lot of tractors.

Oh, and Vettel's gesture after his last qualifying lap may well indicate he's in "dummy spitting" mode already, and it's only the first race of the season!

Barrykgerdes · #14 15-03-2014, 06:21 PM

Australia has a new hero! Can he drive wet or dry!
Go Daniel

Barry

Astro_Bot · #15 15-03-2014, 06:29 PM

Listening to Mark Webber in the wrap-up, he seems happier than at anytime in his F1 career. His new role(s) is/are obviously agreeing with him.

astroron (Ron) · #16 15-03-2014, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Astro_Bot

That was interesting! Great to see Danny do well, but I'm glad Mercedes is in P1.

As mentioned above, the sounds are so different, it doesn't sound like F1 anymore. The rear area is aptly dubbed "the paddock" because there are an awful lot of tractors.

The dinosaurs are gone, so now we have to get with the new tecnology,like everything new, we will get used to the sound.

If the qualifying is as exciting as this all year round I won't complain about the engine noise.
One concern to me is the fuel
I love the twichy cars and the off course driving.
I look forward to an amazing race tomorrow.
Cheers

gary · #17 15-03-2014, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astro_Bot

Listening to Mark Webber in the wrap-up, he seems happier than at anytime in his F1 career. His new role(s) is/are obviously agreeing with him.

He was really relaxed and enjoying himself in the wrap-up and the
commentary and insight he provided was fun to listen to.

MrB (Simon) · #18 16-03-2014, 05:33 PM

First chance I've had to watch the F1, have to say I love the new sound.
They sound like real engines now with a note rather than a bunch of mosquitos.
I'm also a huge fan of turbo whine

But hey, each to their own. I look forward to the day they are 100% electric. OH boy will there be some whining then, literally and figuratively!

gregbradley · #19 16-03-2014, 06:07 PM

Different views. I was surprised by the engine sound. The cars look noticeably slower and sound like hotted up Mini Minors.

Greg.

AstroJunk (Jonathan) · #20 16-03-2014, 06:23 PM

The cars are so slow and quiet, the pit crews are ###chatting### to the drivers!

They might as well Bluetooth their mobiles so they can catch up with their mates whilst they coast around saving fuel...