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[midgrid]

Formula 1 will be streaming the 1999 Australian Grand Prix this evening, which I'm sure will be good news to the various users here who indicated that it was their preferred option in previous polls.

 

I'm assuming that these events will be discontinued soon, as the delayed 2020 season gets underway, so let's enjoy them!

[Risil]

I'm not sure I remember this one. Sounds good!

[TomNokoe]

 

Ludicrous margin from the McLarens

 

A tremendous leap up the grid from Stewart after a paltry 5 points last season

 

Jordan continue their good form from the end of 1998

 

An inauspicious start from both Williams and Zanardi

 

And somehow, I don't think BAR are going to win their first race

[PayasYouRace]

I made this one when it was one of the options a few races ago.

 

[Risil]

Some really big gaps between teammates up and down the field. Except for Arrows, where Takagi and De la Rosa have achieved virtually the same laptime. I like this Pedro Diniz turning up at Jean Alesi's team and putting half a second on him in the first qualifying session of the year.

 

Presumably Panis and Gene ran into problems on Saturday?

[ANF]

Olivier Panis reportedly had gearbox problems on his race car and made a late switch to the spare before running out of time.

[Spillage]

It must have been slightly depressing to see the Mclarens a second quicker than everyone else. Behind them it's really quite close.

Impressive quali from Barrichello and not a bad debut from BAR too.

[TomNokoe]

I don't think BAR are going to win their first race

not a bad debut from BAR too.

Time-jump!

Here's Andy Green speaking about Jacques' qualifying lap with a gearbox that almost broke in two.

[Francesc]

Benetton - Playlife

 

Ohh, good times.

[schubacca13]

If somebody told me after this qualifying that Eddie Irvine(!!!) will miss out the WDC against a McLaren by 3 points, well...

Edited by schubacca13, 03 June 2020 - 15:58.

[messy]

As a thirteen year old I remember being utterly dejected after qualifying here.

McLaren are actually somehow even further ahead than last year. How is that even possible for God’s sake? Ferrari almost got them last year, I was hoping for a continuation of Hakkinen vs Schumacher on level terms, not more dull silver and black demo runs.

Benetton, I had such hope in their Front Torque Transfer system, it was going to catapult my two favourite drivers Fisi and Wurz right up the grid and yet they’re not as fast as last year and miles off the front.

Williams haven’t found their frontrunning pace again either, and Damon is way further back than I’d hoped. Frentzen being up in fifth is a fluke as is Barrichello in fourth. We’re in for a dull season and I’m gonna go and sleep till midday because I’m annoyed I got up for that.

[PayasYouRace]

30 seconds to warm up lap.

 

[midgrid]

Difficult build-up for McLaren; both cars requiring last-minute attention.

[ANF]

Häkkinen in the T-car because of a misfire.

[ANF]

Let's see how Johnny Herbert will do after his big shunt at Barcelona.

[ANF]

Oh well.

[PayasYouRace]

Let's see how Johnny Herbert will do after his big shunt at Barcelona.

 

Doesn't look like we'll get a chance.

[TomNokoe]

I re-watched 1998 in full recently, and I'm vaguely familiar with 1999, and the amount of aborted starts was ridiculous.

[PayasYouRace]

Wow. Ford really dropped the ball on his one.

[PayasYouRace]

I re-watched 1998 in full recently, and I'm vaguely familiar with 1999, and the amount of aborted starts was ridiculous.

 

A hardly mentioned aspect of the hybrid cars is that they can self start, so stalled cars on the grid aren't a problem.

[pacificquay]

It must have been slightly depressing to see the Mclarens a second quicker than everyone else. 

Not depressing at all.

 

Glorious.

[PayasYouRace]

Schumacher will start at the back. Wow.

[Bleu]

A hardly mentioned aspect of the hybrid cars is that they can self start, so stalled cars on the grid aren't a problem.

It's also a better system that they go directly to the new warm-up lap instead of all mechanics coming back. 

[midgrid]

Häkkinen, Schumacher and Takagi with starting problems.

[TomNokoe]

I watched this race a few weeks ago, and I was screaming at my TV for Schumacher to rejoin in 3rd, because he wasn't passed by every single car, because of Takagi!!

Surprised me Murray and Brundle didn't notice.

Maybe the rules were different.

[ANF]

I watched this race on tape delay, I guess why I don't remember this debacle.

[PayasYouRace]

The TV graphics guys seem to have forgotten to remove the tyre make circle from the graphics.

[Bleu]

Arrows are announcing some new sponsor in 53 days which is Thursday before San Marino Grand Prix.

[Risil]

There is no way that this is a coincidence that F1 Rewind has picked another race with an interminable non-start.

[PayasYouRace]

I watched this race a few weeks ago, and I was screaming at my TV for Schumacher to rejoin in 3rd, because he wasn't passed by every single car, because of Takagi!!

Surprised me Murray and Brundle didn't notice.

Maybe the rules were different.

 

Takagi doesn't count because he also got stuck. Schumacher would not have been allowed to regain his position just because someone else got stuck. The rules are the same and have not changed.

[Risil]

Johnny Herbert on his personal non-start: "I could smell burning"

[azza200]

Formula 1 will be streaming the 1999 Australian Grand Prix this evening, which I'm sure will be good news to the various users here who indicated that it was their preferred option in previous polls.

 

I'm assuming that these events will be discontinued soon, as the delayed 2020 season gets underway, so let's enjoy them!

 

past rewind vids have been removed Monaco 82 Aus 86 

[midgrid]

The TV graphics guys seem to have forgotten to remove the tyre make circle from the graphics.

A black circle to confirm that the car is fitted with tyres.

[TomNokoe]

Takagi doesn't count because he also got stuck. Schumacher would not have been allowed to regain his position just because someone else got stuck. The rules are the same and have not changed.

The anti-loophole!

Go
Go
Go

[PayasYouRace]

A black circle to confirm that the car is fitted with tyres.

 

Ferrari could have used that at the Nurburgring.

[TomNokoe]

Oh Damon, a sign of things to come.

[messy]

God I love this era. It makes me feel so nostalgic. Seeing that bright red Ferrari squirming around ahead of the bright yellow Jordan, F1 in these days was so vivid and even the grass at Albert Park looks a special shade of green and the sky a particularly nice shade of blue.

[PayasYouRace]

Ferrari "not understanding" the rules.

[ANF]

Stop zooming in on the cars, please.

[PayasYouRace]

Stop zooming in on the cars, please.

 

Ah, so you're the reason we now get all these complaints about the wide shots on TV.

[Spillage]

What do Ferrari even expect if such a protest were upheld? There ain't going to be a restart now.

[ANF]

Ah, so you're the reason we now get all these complaints about the wide shots on TV.

I prefer normal, medium shots.

[PayasYouRace]

I like how for Murray it isn't a BAR but a B A R.

[fridge46]

What do Ferrari even expect if such a protest were upheld? There ain't going to be a restart now.

I'm wondering that too

Edited by fridge46, 03 June 2020 - 18:30.

[Bleu]

"This is the only car we have onboard camera"

[midgrid]

I watched this race a few weeks ago, and I was screaming at my TV for Schumacher to rejoin in 3rd, because he wasn't passed by every single car, because of Takagi!!

Surprised me Murray and Brundle didn't notice.

Maybe the rules were different.

Schumacher struggled to start again at the race start, so it wouldn't have made much difference in his resulting position (and would have been more dangerous).

[ANF]

Only one onboard camera? Bernievision was aggressive back then...

[TomNokoe]

Just brilliant how pointy and unstable that Williams is.

[midgrid]

"This is the only car we have onboard camera"

This was the period when the world feed onboard coverage was limited to encourage people to subscribe to F1 Digital Plus.

[Spillage]

I love the noise the mighty Supertec engine makes.