Gibson handles just this one F1 race now. He handled the early races for Malaysia and Shanghai, so as to train the local companies on the fine art of moving
F1, but that's been accomplished. In Australia Gibson also handles the V8 Supercars going to New Zealand in two 747's and the World Super Bikes, which recently ran at Philip Island.
Each F1 team has its own octagonal team hospitality building on the lawns behind the garages, complete with conical roof and canopy over the table and chairs. The area is spacious, with a wide path. It's all quite civilized.
In pit lane most of the team's engineering stands were in place, full of more technology than one could imagine. Each team had a different setup, but all had flag screen TV's above the desk area, which housed the laptops and other data equipment. The number of screens and computers varied, but in all of the stands there was wall to wall equipment and permanent stools of one kind or another, usually seven or eight across. Spyker had very hip sleep metal ergonomic looking minimalist metal swivel stools.
I didn't check all stands, but
Red Bull appeared to have the most TV's - 20 in all, with eight computers, each with its own recessed keyboard. Spyker only had eight TV's but each had its own viewer's name on it, including MIKE GASCOYNE; above the 12 laptops.
Thursday F1 activity includes Scrutineering from 10 am - 4 pm. A full slate of support race track sessions run Thursday from 9:30 am to 6 pm. This year the very popular V8 Supercars aren't on the schedule, much to the dismay of many Aussies. The V8's are Australia's most popular form of motorsport with a following comparable to that of NASCAR in the US. The 2007 support groups include V8 Utes, Aussie Racing Cars, Carrera Cup, Formula 3, Historic Racing Cars, and the Speed Comparison Exhibition.
