 TOYOTA F1 shines Downunder, Ralf climbs on podium |
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 Apr 3, 2006 - 6:54 AM
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sorry if this is OT not GD
Team TOYOTA F1 scores 3rd place at the Australian GP. http://www.toyota-f1.com  www.toyota-f1.com/public/images/gp/03_australia/race/l_22.jpg This post has been edited by axelrduvirage: Apr 3, 2006 - 6:55 AM --------------------  |
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Apr 3, 2006 - 7:28 AM
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i thought toyota dropped out of f-1 a while back?
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Apr 3, 2006 - 8:48 AM
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Im pretty sure they still in.
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Apr 3, 2006 - 9:23 AM
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Thanks to our driver Ralf Schumacher who is starting to catch up to his brother. Ralf is ranked 7th overall.
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Apr 4, 2006 - 10:51 AM
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Michael Schumacher won so many champions to a point I lost interest and stopped following up.... So what's new lately in F1? I heard the Mclaren Mercedes (or Mclaren Honda?!?!) has a new mirror paint technology thingy...
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Apr 7, 2006 - 1:50 AM
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the austrailian GP was sweet. Basically, the only group that isn't tech. there anymore is jaguar and somebody else. Red bull bought out jaguar team. The start kinda pissed me off because Button got in the way of Rikkoden, and Alonso just took off like a bat out of hell. Alonso picked up 7 seconds on the second place guy (Button) within the first two laps, that's a lot, and he just kept going.
oh yeah, and michael S. recked his ferrari, hahahahahhaha And we have an american in f1 now. Driving one of the RedBull's. He was driving like he has been doing it for a while, as in years and years. He just has a slow car. I bet he would do alright if he was put into a renault or mclaren mercedes. I also think that honda may have cheated during qualification some how. It doesn't make sense to beable to get pole position, then when it is ready to race, you are as slow as the 3rd pack of cars. He really screwed up a potentially great race of the season. This post has been edited by spunky393: Apr 7, 2006 - 1:59 AM --------------------  The most important lesson I learned from Karate-Dō Kyōshan – “You can not be what you do not believe you are” |
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Apr 7, 2006 - 3:38 AM
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As far as F1 is concerned i'm pretty sure that Renault is the team to beat.
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Apr 7, 2006 - 9:15 PM
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there was so many totalled cars that race.. it wasnt even funny
When Shummy cooked it.. some other guy cooked it on the next lap! I was pissed that Trulli was clipped tho. He was a quick driver last year. Good starting position but he loses it at the reces |
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Apr 7, 2006 - 11:18 PM
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Glad to see that there are some F1 fans on the board. Those cars are amazing, but it is too bad that the teams are not on equal ground (richer teams have faster cars obviously), but the governing body is constantly trying to change the rules to make the sport more competitive. I really like Kimi Raikkonen from Finland, b/c he is SO competitive - comes close to winning many times even when he has to start near the back of the pack due to rules violations before a race. Hope that he can take the championship from Alonso this year! I hope that Toyota continues to make progress, and 2005 was a turning point. And it is great to finally see an American racing again...too bad he is not in a great car.
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Apr 8, 2006 - 12:20 AM
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EVERYONE LIKES KIMI. Alonso and Kimi are doing very well though. Kimi is pretty much the new hotness.
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Apr 8, 2006 - 12:52 AM
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QUOTE(Akimbo @ Apr 8, 2006 - 1:20 AM) [snapback]419032[/snapback] EVERYONE LIKES KIMI. Alonso and Kimi are doing very well though. Kimi is pretty much the new hotness. Hate to say it but I don't think Toyota stands much of a chance in the F1 world. All Toyota needs is a good driver, Ralf is alright but hes no Alonso or Rikenen -------------------- |
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Apr 9, 2006 - 2:35 AM
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oh yeah, were you guys listening when the Renault manager chewed into alonso's partner. He's like "there is no excuse for you to be running two seconds slower than alonso, you have the same exact car." I started laughing, haha.
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Apr 11, 2006 - 11:19 AM
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Hi guys, i am like the biggest fan of Toyota F1 (at least in my country) I have following F! for like 15 years now and I was really excited when they got into this. Last year we showed a good effort and Trulli was excellent getting a few podioum positions. I was really disappointed this year though as the regulations changed and having the biggest budget in F1 , still toyota did not show anything really exciting so far.
I hope the next ones are better though. |
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Apr 11, 2006 - 2:55 PM
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oh ok... so Team Mclaren is Mercedes... What is Honda? Is Renalt still sponsored by United Colors of Benetton?
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Apr 11, 2006 - 4:02 PM
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Honda = BAR honda?
doesnt redbull also use Honda engines now? is Jordan still Toyota? |
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Apr 12, 2006 - 6:39 AM
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Honda comes with factory support this year (BAR last year)
Renault as well Jordan was sold to Midland (russinal billionair) Redbull bought the Jaguar if i am not mistaken |
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Apr 12, 2006 - 7:58 AM
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QUOTE(jdg371 @ Apr 11, 2006 - 6:02 PM) [snapback]420301[/snapback] Honda = BAR honda? doesnt redbull also use Honda engines now? is Jordan still Toyota? TEAM = ENGINE Renault = Renault McLaren = McLaren Ferrari = Ferrari Toyota = Toyota Williams = Cosworth Honda = Honda Red Bull = Ferrari Sauber = BMW Midland = Toyota Super Aguri F1 = Honda Torro Rosso = Cosworth source www.f1live.com 20060412 This post has been edited by axelrduvirage: Apr 12, 2006 - 7:59 AM -------------------- |
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