Official 2008 Formula 1 Racing Thread

[Phistar]

hell yesss! the time has once again come upon us!

Friday March 14 2008 officially kicks off the 2008 season of Formula 1 Racing!!1!!!!1111!!!!!!!!11111!!!!!111111!

this year is gonna be insane! NEW RULES! NEW DRIVERS! NEW TEAMS!

man, i'm super excited!

so here is the official schedule for the entire season!

01	2008 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne)	14 - 16 Mar
02	2008 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur)	21 - 23 Mar
03	2008 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Bahrain)	04 - 06 Apr
04	FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2008 (Catalunya)	25 - 27 Apr
05	2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul)	09 - 11 May
06	FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2008 (Monte Carlo)	22 - 25 May
07	FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2008 (Montreal)	06 - 08 Jun
08	FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008 (Magny-Cours)	20 - 22 Jun
09	2008 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone)	04 - 06 Jul
10	FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2008 (Hockenheim)	18 - 20 Jul
11	FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008 (Budapest)	01 - 03 Aug
12	2008 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia)	22 - 24 Aug
13	2008 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps)	05 - 07 Sep
14	FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008 (Monza)	12 - 14 Sep
15	2008 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)	26 - 28 Sep
16	2008 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Fuji Speedway)	10 - 12 Oct
17	2008 FORMULA 1 SINOPEC CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai)	17 - 19 Oct
18	FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008 (Sao Paulo)	31 Oct - 02 Nov

[Phistar]

i'm hoping and praying that this year that the Super Aguri Honda team will do real good this year!

definitely gotta do better to bring it up a few ranks this year cause they've been slacking the past 2 seasons!

[Phistar]

the very 1st race of the F1 season starts tonight in melbourne, australia at 12am EST

[Phistar]

2008 FIA Formula One World Championship Standings

Grand Prix Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time

Australian 16/03/2008 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 1:34:50.616
Malaysian 23/03/2008
Bahrain 06/04/2008
Spanish 27/04/2008
Turkish 11/05/2008
Monaco 25/05/2008
Canadian 08/06/2008
French 22/06/2008
British 06/07/2008
German 20/07/2008
Hungarian 03/08/2008
European 24/08/2008
Belgian 07/09/2008
Italian 14/09/2008
Singapore 28/09/2008
Japanese 12/10/2008
Chinese 19/10/2008
Brazilian 02/11/2008

2008 FIA Formula One World Championship Team Standings

Pos Team Points

1 McLaren-Mercedes 14
2 Williams-Toyota 9
3 BMW 8
4 Renault 5
5 STR-Ferrari 2
6 Ferrari 1
7 Toyota 0
8 Super Aguri-Honda 0
9 Red Bull-Renault 0
10 Force India-Ferrari 0
11 Honda 0

2008 FIZ Formula One World Championship Driver Standings

Pos Driver Nationality Team Points

1 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 10
2 Nick Heidfeld German BMW 8
3 Nico Rosberg German Williams-Toyota 6
4 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 5
5 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 4
6 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams-Toyota 3
7 Sebastien Bourdais French STR-Ferrari 2
8 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 1
9 Robert Kubica Polish BMW 0
10 Timo Glock German Toyota 0
11 Takuma Sato Japanese Super Aguri-Honda 0
12 Nelsinho Piquet Brazilian Renault 0
13 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 0
14 David Coulthard British Red Bull-Renault 0
15 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 0
16 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Ferrari 0
17 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull-Renault 0
18 Jenson Button British Honda 0
19 Anthony Davidson British Super Aguri-Honda 0
20 Sebastian Vettel German STR-Ferrari 0
21 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India-Ferrari 0
22 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Honda 0


only the first race of the season and both Honda teams/drivers make me sick to my stomach

[nwdave]

Originally Posted by Phister

Honda

If it wasn't for Barrichello being a dumbass Honda would've gotten a point or two.

I'm hoping Honda does well too. Another race in a few days woot. I love being on the west coast, makes for a great Saturday night (yes watching F1 live at 11pm is my idea of a great night).

[Phistar]

Originally Posted by nwdave

If it wasn't for Barrichello being a dumbass Honda would've gotten a point or two.

I'm hoping Honda does well too. Another race in a few days woot. I love being on the west coast, makes for a great Saturday night (yes watching F1 live at 11pm is my idea of a great night).

man, 2 honda teams and 4 drivers... they need to do better this weekend... for sure or i'm blowing them up!

yO! i'm giving you some REPs for being a fellow F1 lover homie!

can't wait for the next race

i most of the time spend my saturdays watching the race as well

[Phistar]

currently watching the live practice for race #2 in Kuala Lumpur

qualifying tomorrow night and then race saturday night

[Phistar]

Grand Prix	Date	Winning Driver	Team	Laps	Time
Australian	16/03/2008	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	58	1:34:50.616
Malaysian	23/03/2008	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	56	1:31:18.555
Bahrain	06/04/2008
Spanish	27/04/2008
Turkish	11/05/2008
Monaco	25/05/2008
Canadian	08/06/2008
French	22/06/2008
British	06/07/2008
German	20/07/2008
Hungarian	03/08/2008
European	24/08/2008
Belgian	07/09/2008
Italian	14/09/2008
Singapore	28/09/2008
Japanese	12/10/2008
Chinese	19/10/2008
Brazilian	02/11/2008

Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren-Mercedes	24
2	BMW	19
3	Ferrari	11
4	Williams-Toyota	9
5	Renault	6
6	Toyota	5
7	Red Bull-Renault	2
8	STR-Ferrari	2
9	Honda	0
10	Force India-Ferrari	0
11	Super Aguri-Honda	0

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Team	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren-Mercedes	14
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	11
3	Nick Heidfeld	German	BMW	11
4	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	McLaren-Mercedes	10
5	Robert Kubica	Polish	BMW	8
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Williams-Toyota	6
7	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Renault	6
8	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Toyota	5
9	Kazuki Nakajima	Japanese	Williams-Toyota	3
10	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull-Renault	2
11	Sebastien Bourdais	French	STR-Ferrari	2
12	David Coulthard	British	Red Bull-Renault	0
13	Jenson Button	British	Honda	0
14	Nelsinho Piquet	Brazilian	Renault	0
15	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Force India-Ferrari	0
16	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Honda	0
17	Anthony Davidson	British	Super Aguri-Honda	0
18	Takuma Sato	Japanese	Super Aguri-Honda	0
19	Timo Glock	German	Toyota	0
20	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	0
21	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India-Ferrari	0
22	Sebastian Vettel	German	STR-Ferrari	0