Bahrain F1 GP - Qualifying, Result.. and F1 site

Update 19/4: Here's the result. Another good race, not too boring - great overtaking move by Heidfeld on Alonzo - probably the highlight. DC had a great race...well, until lap 36 - think he was up to 7th from 21st. Webber had a good race until 1st pit, and then until lap 41 when his car failed. Hopefully in the 4 week gap, the red-bull guys will get some reliability.

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Just "watched" F1 qualifying via the live timing feed on the official F1 site, Mark Webber qualified 8th, best effort this year. Click here for the detail - but here's how it went:

1. Massa
2. Hamilton (1st time front row - nice)
   
3. Raikkonen (yawn)
4. Alonso
5. Heidfeld
6. Kubica
7. Fisi
8. Webber
9. Trulli
10. Rosberg

If you get a chance, register and "watch" the GP Sunday night (1130GMT, 1430 Bahrain). The live timing is full of good info like lap and sector times, track conditions etc.

The F1 site has a handy time converter - so load it up, then click "Convert to My Local Time" and voila, you'll know when to watch. :)

Melbourne F1 Grand Prix

I had a great w/e (15-18/Mar) in Melbourne at the GP. Flew down with Jetstar, actually enjoyed the experience - no delays for a change :) Flying to Avalon proved to be hassle free and far less crowded than Tullermarine.

The GP was well organised as usual - I've been a few times before - this year there were no v8 supercars, so it seemed to be missing something. On the flipside, the 2 x 90min practice sessions on the Friday meant more airtime for the F1 cars. Seating was good, directly opposite pit lane exit and a superscreen - handy to watch the action.

Thanks to my friends Wendy & Martin who hosted my stay....

Australian International Airshow is on this week, so plenty of plane action at Avalon when I was leaving on Sunday evening. Heres a C17A and some F16/18's taken from the departure lounge.