IB Adrian

A day late and a dollar short, but I think Webber can finally crack it

skl

OK, I'll pick Fisi- somebody has to, and I'm sure he was running really heavy in the second practice session...

A.Wayne

LMAO .......................................... going out on a limb there fella


Weekend Forecast

Friday is currently forecast to be mainly dry at the circuit. Sunny spells and cloud cover are expected during the practice sessions, but there remains just a slight risk of a rogue shower affecting proceedings. The cool breeze from the north-west, allied to the altitude, will keep the temperatures down - perhaps only reaching 15 degrees Celsius. Generating tyre temperature is going to be critical on the first day of the event.

Saturday looks set to be split into two, as the "Latvia" low moves away for a time, meaning some lengthy sunny spells in the morning. But, as the next weather system moves in to the west, the clouds will build and there is a risk of rain for Saturday afternoon and especially the evening. Temperatures will rise slightly as the wind direction swings round slightly to a westerly, taking the cold northerly element out of the equation. A maximum of around 18 degrees is expected.

On Saturday night and into Sunday the threat of rain increases as the next batch of rain moves in from France, across Belgium and into Germany. Showers and some prolonged spells of rain are anticipated as conditions deteriorate. Mist and fog could also be a factor, depending on how this band of rain moves on the day.

To summarise, the weekend should be mainly dry between Friday morning and Saturday lunchtime - albeit cool - with the possibility of conditions going downhill from there.


Did golden Spoon get his flippers yet ?

ew928

At least it's not a 'late' race so any rain delays will not cut the race short.

I can imagine a few who are going to practice their on track 360 mad skillz.
But can't really blame them if the car is oversteer/understeer/oversteer in the same corner.

Ray S

And your prediction is.....??? Oh, that's right you make no calls ahead of the races this season....

Carry on.......

ltc

Sir A.Wayne,
Care to explain exactly what happened to Alonso in Q2?
You may need to set your Alonso Excuse Generator to 'Eleven' for this one.
He was not the only person on track on slicks, yet he appeared to be the only one who...how shall I put this....."screwed the pooch".....at exactly the right time.

I'm sure Luca was watching and perhaps had a 'moment of pause'

A.Wayne

Let me know when you are ready to bet little one ......................

How is Silver Spoon doing ? . Barrichello a little harder to beat without team orders, huh !

If it rains , I expect a full moon walk from Silver spoon .................

ITC:
I'm sure you saw what happened to FA , the answer is academic, no need for your usual pandemic, the Spaniard like's his cart , now watch his art , even you know he is still the best, Ask Stoolmacher , ask Luca , ask the rest , I'm sure they will attest ..Now watch the start , as Ray's Faux Champion falls apart , sprinkles he does not like , is that Barrichello in his sight .

Webbo -
Hammy -
Rubins -
Gents:
Wet race , watch the pace , the ones with Galoches go in haste , they appear to walk on water as Larry and Ray's UB40 Champion falter ...

That's all for now my likkle ones ..............................

rusnak

Qualifying was exciting, but seeing the rise of Red Bull is simply awesome. Of course, I would love to see Vettel upset the apple cart, but on the other hand Ross Brawn is a guy you have to cheer for. If only he could get Button to a barbershop.

P.S.: if it rains tomorrow, all bets are off. Hamilton may finish P3 behind Vettel and Weber. Those Red Bulls have always done well in the rain.

ew928

Wooohoooo. Pole position.


Alonso must be fuming. Going to be real light to make up grid positions tomorrow's start?

Ray S

Qualy results

Alonso, chokes with a spin on his final lap

Saturday Qualifying Session
POS DRIVER NATIONALITY ENTRANT TIME
1. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1:32.230
2. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes 1:32.357
3. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 1:32.473
4. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1:32.480
5. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.616
6. Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.859
7. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 1:34.316
8. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari 1:34.574
9. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari 1:34.710
10. Nelson Piquet Brazil Renault 1:34.803
11. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 1:42.310
12. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault 1:42.318
13. Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota 1:42.500
14. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota 1:42.771
15. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota 1:42.859
16. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 1:32.190
17. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:32.251
18. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Force India-Mercedes 1:32.402
19. Timo Glock Germany Toyota 1:32.423
20. Sebastien Bourdais France Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:33.559

jenk12m

congrats to webber for his 1st pole...

Chads996

+1 Nicely done. Webber seems to be a pretty good dude. Has had his share of heart-ache through the years.

Jenk, what's the word on the car? It is totaled?

C.

ltc

Webber is often described as 'difficult to pass'.
Starting from pole should be interesting if he keeps the lead thru the first turn.

ltc

He didn't choke.
Clearly the team, chassis and tires let him down.
Everyone else who was on slicks who didn't spin at the end of Q2 were all just lucky, cheating and didn't deserve to be on the same track as the sport's first 2X female WDC.

ltc

Surprised to hear that a 19 year old Spaniard will likely be replacing Bourdais at Toro Rosso for the next race?