2012 F1 in HDTV - Page 8  

Nice call! Alonso first. Perez second.

To be honest...yeah, that would have been cool.

Considering Perez came up with Ferrari backing, you have to wonder how long Massa can hold onto his seat.
More results like today and he's gone.
Alonso, by comparison, makes his teammate look like a piker.

The HD is fantastic as it was last year! I have the paid subscription from MotoGP.com to compare with the SpeedTV broadcasts.

The alternative would be NYC (or technically New Jersey), but that doesn't start until 2013. The NYC metropolitan area is large enough that there should be plenty of hotel space available. I really want to go!

True, which is why I am now starting to think of by-passing Austin this year for NY next year.

Maybe I'll try Montreal this year....

Well, the interesting thing so far about this year is it's wide wide open. McLaren, Red Bull, and Mercedes have all had great quali. Did anyone think that Alonzo would be at the top of the podium for this race? Massa is the weakest link, and he might be replaced by Perez soon (may have already happened, I haven't checked links lately ). And the Kimster is right there too. If Grosjean can keep the car on the track he should also be able to score some points. And even Williams has already scored points this year.

Like I said, wide wide open.

I think both the drivers and the constructors championships will still be in play in Austin this year.

Absolutely agree...this may be the hardest fought and surprising season in a long while.

I am a huge a Massa fan and even I know it's time for him to go.

Kubica is my second favorite. Hopefully he can get back into F1 soon.

I'm still unhappy with the HD. Most of the race is viewed through on board cameras. Alas maybe next year...

Given the extent of Kubica's injuries -- and some [believable] reports he can't even grasp a glass to drink from -- I'll will be shocked to see him return to F1 successfully, if at all. I'm a big fan of his, but not confident in his return.

Definately try Montreal. Been going for several years. Aside from the race, there are great car shows throughout the city, great food and lots of partying.

Vettel called Karthikeyan a cucumber and an idiot. Not cool. But I have never rooted for Vettel anyway.

I also heard the other day he is now able to drive a car.

Anyway, I hope he makes it back....he is a terrific driver.
Since his injury, there has been some rumors about him teaming up with Alonso (once he recovers).



Thanx for the info...will check my calendar and see if I can make it.

Thanx for the info...will check my calendar and see if I can make it.[/quote]

Keep in touch. Maybe we can have a gathering of AVSForum members, F-1 fans, in Montreal. See the race in true HD live.

I have wanted to attend Montreal for awhile! I have heard from others how much fun they had there attending the race.

A great race. When changing conditions caused by rain come into play, it really throws a wrench into the strategy. Alonso ran a great race, but I think Mclaren lost it as much as anything. With a three week gap to the next race, I think we will get a better feel of how the season is going to play out.

As for Massa, I doubt he is going anywhere this year. Of course if Alonso keeps scoring and Massa keeps landing in the teens then he could be racing Indycars by the end of the season.

Heck...why not?
I would be happy to meet up with fellow AVS members for a Night of Brews and Lies at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.



From what I can read at Speed, nearly every team (at this time) seems unsure where the season will end up.
For most of the teams, there are big updates coming...



If he can put some "decent" results, he will probably stay...BUT, if he doesn't...

SHOULD he be cut loose, I doubt he will land at another team this year...
Nonetheless, there is a good possibility he will be on the grid next year.

Alonso is a guy who must feel he is #1 (sorry, I just got done watching the excellent new movie: Senna).
Considering he and Kubica are close friends, it could be a good fit.

As for Perez, I am not entirely sure he could live with being the #2 (again, sorry, I just got done watching that movie)...

Montreal is fantastic, the last time I was there was back when Kubica won. Incredible city, great track, an absolutely amazing time.



-JR

Nico Rosberg wins China? Holy cats, this season just might be interesting after all!

Yep, it's gonna be a heckuva season.

I watched the whole race and was hugely entertained, despite Rosberg's dominance. There was so much passing in today's race, I often wondered if I had stumbled on to a NASCAR event. I was pleased to see Rosberg win. He has shown so much promise for so long, it was nice to see him finally win one. I was interested to learn that today's win was the first for Mercedes as a constructor since Juan Manuel Fangio won the Grand Prix of Monaco in 1955. Yikes! This was some fun stuff.

Correction: Fangio won the Grand Prix of Italy in 1955, not the Grand Prix of Monaco.

This year has been very topsy-turvy...and ain't it grand?

Team Mercedes couldn't have timed this victory better (last week a BIG shareholder started grumbling about the cost of their F1 program).

This was a good race. Vettel walked away, but there was some good mid-pack racing behind him. Lotus Renault are really starting to come on. What would be really fun is if Kimi replaced the anchor Webber at Red Bull.

Did anyone else notice the semi empty grandstands? Where the protests that bad that it kept the spectators away?



If I were a shareholder, then I would be asking a lot of questions as well. The biggest cost in F1 is the aero crap, which adds nothing to the racing.

I agree that this week's race was another good one. Have to give F1 credit, those fragile Pirelli tires introduce an additional level of uncertainty to the cars' performance that has been great fun. I kept waiting for Vettel's tire performance to drop off a cliff but it didn't happen. The kid is amazing!

I noticed the nearly empty grandstands, too. Looked like nobody was there but the royal family and their closest friends.

Rosberg has been teased for long time as being "the prettiest girl in the paddock." Glad to see he won one finally, and at the same time sad to see Schumi's promising race screwed in the pits. Haven't watched the Bahrain race yet, but accidentally stumbled on the results while browsing BBC's news feed.

Wouldn't be too surprising...He and Vettel are pals.



Also not too surprising.



Having learned the hard way, that's why I never turn my computer on in the morning until after I have viewed the race.

BTW, I think Ferrari has finally decided to dump Massa:
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...no-domenicali/

It's now a question of "when," not if.

Massa put in a decent drive today. I think Ferrari will stand pat for the year and then Massa will be looking for a drive. Could be Indycar time!

He was never the same after he took that bolt to his head.

Probably right...there are alot of Brazilians there.



No, he really hasn't got the magic back.
Thank God he wasn't killed outright.

Good race in Bahrain. I barely managed to finish watching Speed's qualifying, at least one third of it was lost because of stupid commercials. I don't get how people pay for cable subscription buying a top package that has Speed in it only to watch so much advertising. So, for a change a watched Swiss broadcast of the race, 720p50 so no need to deinterlace. It is unusual to hear German, French and English speech in the same video without translation or subtitles. Finally some good progress from Lotus. I feel sorry for Hamilton, he lost at least 6 + 8 = 14 seconds in the pits.