Everyone else gets an official thread, so I want one too.
I've seen several people make mentions of F1 on here. So, I'm giving us a thread. No more Speed bs coverage. NBC looks like they are taking it serious and will have some good coverage.
With DVRs now, it's no longer a pain in the ass to watch the races. So watch them and discuss
And if you don't watch F1. You suck. Best racing on the planet.
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Following is this week’s coverage schedule for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix on NBC Sports Network:
Date Program Time Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #1 12:00 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #2 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying 2 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying Re-Air 1:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Australian Grand Prix 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 F1 Extra 4 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Race Re-Air 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
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More practice times for the entire season can be found here.
2013 FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (Subject to change, all times ET):
Date Grand Prix Time Re-Air (NBCSN) Network
Sun., March 17 Australia 1:30 a.m. 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., March 24 Malaysia 3:30 a.m. 3 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., April 14 China 2:30 a.m. 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., April 21 Bahrain 7:30 a.m. Noon NBC Sports Network
Sun., May 12 Spain 7:30 a.m. 2 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., May 26 Monaco 7:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. NBC
Sun., June 9 Canada 2 p.m. 7 p.m. NBC
Sun., June 30 United Kingdom 7:30 a.m. Noon CNBC
Sun., July 7 Germany 7:30 a.m. Noon CNBC
Sun., July 28 Hungary 7:30 a.m. 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., Aug. 25 Belgium 7:30 a.m. Midnight NBC Sports Network
Sun., Sept. 8 Italy 7:30 a.m. 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., Sept. 22 Singapore 7:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., Oct. 6 Korea 1:30 a.m. 4 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., Oct. 13 Japan 1:30 a.m. 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., Oct. 27 India 5:00 a.m. 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., Nov. 3 Abu Dhabi 7:30 a.m. 6 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sun., Nov. 17 USA (Austin) 1 p.m. 6 p.m. NBC
Sun., Nov. 24 Brazil 11 a.m. 4:30 p.m. NBC
If any of you have the chance to attend the US race this year, do it. I went to the innuagral race last year and it was a blast. They had everything really well organized. Should only get better. [Reply]
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nfiniti Red Bull Racings Sebastian Vettel topped the time sheets in the second Friday practice session for the Australian Grand Prix.
Vettel, who was also quickest in first practice, set the pace with an afternoon lap time of 1m25.908s, 0.264 seconds ahead of the team mate Mark Webber.
Mercedes Nico Rosberg finished third despite hitting problems in the final minutes of the session, which resulted in both Rosberg and Hamilton stopping on track with a suspected gearbox failure.
As expected, tyre degradation played a factor in the afternoon practice session, causing a late-session spin for Webber who slid sideways and backwards down the track after losing grip on the exit of Turn 13. Lap times on the short runs also dropped off dramatically after the first flying laps.
Results for the Friday practice sessions are as follows:
Pos. No. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Renault 125.908 33
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Renault 126.172 0.264 31
3 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 126.322 0.414 26
4 7 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus Renault 126.361 0.453 38
5 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus Renault 126.680 0.772 32
6 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 126.748 0.840 35
7 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 126.772 0.864 28
8 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 126.855 0.947 32
9 15 Adrian Sutil Force India Mercedes 127.435 1.527 35
10 11 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber Ferrari 128.187 2.279 34
11 5 Jenson Button McLaren 128.294 2.386 30
12 14 Paul di Resta Force India Mercedes 128.311 2.403 37
13 6 Sergio Perez McLaren 128.566 2.658 33
14 19 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso Ferrari 128.627 2.719 31
15 12 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber Ferrari 128.772 2.864 33
16 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams Renault 128.852 2.944 36
17 18 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso Ferrari 128.968 3.060 36
18 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams Renault 129.386 3.478 39
19 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia Cosworth 129.696 3.788 32
20 20 Charles Pic Caterham Renault 130.165 4.257 37
21 23 Max Chilton Marussia Cosworth 130.600 4.692 36
22 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham Renault 132.450 6.542 11
Wow. Kimi might have advantage unless his car fails.
I like Kimi - He is the epitome of awesome. The guy is simply a massive driving talent. He gets into any car, is instinctive and gets up to speed with everything quicker than anyone else. Kimi was on his way to NASCAR last year.
Kimi Raikkonen wins season-opening Australian Grand Prix
Raikkonen held off Ferrari's Fernando Alonso of Spain and German Red Bull
world champion Sebastian Vettel at the chequered flag. Raikkonen coasted
to the finish line and beat Alonso by 12.4secs with Vettel a further 9.8secs
away in third.