[F1] Vettel Excels in Wet China

The young German Red Bull driver, Sebastian Vettel won Sunday's wet Chinese GP. The Red Bull cars were in a race of their own as they beat Britain's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello to the top two steps of the podium. Ferrari struggled once again, with a retirement for Felipe Massa, and a dissapointing result for Raikonnen. Ferrari are looking at their long-standing record of four straight races at the start of the season without a single point.

Results - Chinese GP 2009

1. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 56 laps 1hr 57m 43.485s
2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +00m 10.9s
3. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes +00m 44.9s
4. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes +00m 63.7s
5 Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes +00m 65.1s
6. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +00m 71.8s
7. Timo Glock Germany Toyota-Toyota +00m 74.4s
8. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari +00m 76.4s
9. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault +00m 84.3s
10. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari +00m 91.7s
11. Sebastien Bourdais France Toro Rosso-Ferrari +00m 94.1s
12. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber +00m 95.8s
13. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber +1 lap
14. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
15. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota +1 lap
16. Nelson Piquet Jr Brazil Renault-Renault +1 lap

Rtd Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 50 laps completed accident
Rtd Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota 43 laps completed
Rtd Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 20 laps completed mechanical
Rtd Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota-Toyota 18 laps completed acc damage

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[F1] Diffusers Get Green Light

At last we have a resolution on theses double diffuesrers that are being used by Brawn GP, Toyota, and Williams. The FIA court of appeal have ruled them legal! Which means that Button still has all his points on the board and there's no penalties for anyone. All the other teams are now attempting to catch up with top designer adrian newey one of the first to jump onto creating a design for the new diffuser for Red Bull, and the Ferrari guys are complaining as usual.

Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74475

[Op.](DW) He will knock four times...

So, Planet of the Dead has been and gone. I'd say it's my third favourite special, after Voyage of the Damned and The Christmas Invasion. I think that Christina wouldn't have worked as a mainstream companion. I didn't feel as connected to her than Rose, Martha or Donna. The Tritovores were actually surprising. I thought that they'd be a rubbish side-character, but they added a vital component to the episode. Lee Evans' character was fantastic. I loved the eccentricity about the character, and you could actually see the deep admiration Malcolm has for the Doctor.

"He will knock four times" is a pretty obvious hint to the Master returning, but interestingly in the commentary for the episode David Tennant said that it's not who you think it is, but that's probably just David trying to create some mystery. So, it's practically confirmed that the Master is back, and John Simm has been apparently seen filming anyway.

So, I can't wait for The Waters of Mars now. Bring on Autumn!

[Rev.](Games) Race Driver: GRID (DS)

Developer: Firebrand Games
Publisher: Codemasters
Year: 2008

So, this the sequel to one of the DS' finest handheld racing games, Race Driver: Create and Race, and in my opinion, it has sadly lost it's magic.

Create and Race was the DS reworking of the console and PC game Race Driver 3, and it was great; offering a selection of real-world racing championships, while catering to those who wanted their race sim on the more arcadey side. But, with GRID they have totally lost the true racing and gone done the Need for Speed route of arcade-style racing.

By doing the game this way, it has lost what the Race Driver and TOCA series was known for: pick up and play simulated racing using real-world championships. GRID turns this on it's head and focusses on sports cars and the like. Which, for me is disappointing, as I have always liked racing in the proper championships.

And where are the iconic British tracks?! They are sadly missing from GRID. I bought this excitedly thinking of racing cars round Brands Hatch in a better game, but it didn't happen. They even left out Silverstone!

One of the best things about Create and Race was the track designer. With no limits, I could create some crazy long tracks, but GRID imposes a limit on the number of track pieces you could put down; so no more five minute random drawing sessions to create mad tracks.

When I was told there was a Japan section in the game, I was expecting stuff like Formula Nippon and Japanese F3; but instead we get street racing??!! God, I have had enough of that to last a lifetime in NFS. The street racing genre has outstayed its welcome, and has become boring and clichéd, with every game being the similar sort of thing.

Ultimately, for myself as a dedicated motorsport fan, this was disappointing. I expected the thrilling real-world circuit racing from C&R, and we get clichéd arcade style racing instead. So, motorsport fans: put down the DS and boot up the PC, for when there are games like GTR Evolution and rFactor, there is no need to be buying games like this.

+ Simple arcade racing
+ Fun for short bouts
+ Uses Wi-Fi

- Loses the real championships
- Imposes limits on track design
- Includes clichéd street racing

Rating: 5/10

[F1] Button Takes Win In Stormy Malaysia

F1 - MALAYSIAN GP - RACE RESULTS

1. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 31 laps 1hr 91m 35.181s
2. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber +0m 22.7s
3. Timo Glock Germany Toyota-Toyota +0m 23.5s
4. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota-Toyota +0m 46.1s
5. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes +0m 47.3s
6. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +0m 52.3s
7. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +0m 60.7s
8. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota +0m 71.5s

9. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +0m 76.9s
10. Sebastien Bourdais France Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault
12. Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota
13. Nelson Piquet Jr Brazil Renault-Renault
14. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari
15. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault
16. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari
17. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes
18. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Force India-Mercedes

Rtd Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 1 lap completed
Rtd Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 0 laps completed

all results unofficial – subject to confirmation
Courtesy of Crash.net

So, Jenson secures the second race win of the season for Brawn GP in a race that only went just over half of the race distance.

[Op.] When the world needs saving.. Don't trust the people who have made this.

This is a very cheesy and pathetic trailer for an Australian TV company's interpretation of K9, the famous robot dog from Doctor Who and it's spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. As I have said on the comments for the video on YouTube :

"This looks, sounds, and feels absolutely terrible. The BBC should do something so this never gets shown on Australian TV, or anywhere else for that matter. Australia, you have tried to create something based on one of the greatest and most respected British TV shows of all time, and YOU HAVE FAILED!"

Also, if I lived in Australia, I would never watch that. It looks like some cheaply produced kid's show that the kids will watch just because it is on. The bits where K9 is flying have no attempt at making it look like it could be real. Even kids will see through the rubbish CG there.

Absolutely pathetic.

[DW] Planet of the Dead - First Trailer

This is the first trailer for Doctor Who : Planet of the Dead, as reported on the SFX website. It is unknown whether tonight's trailer will be different, but watch it anyway just in case.

Source : http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=planet_of_the_dead_trailer