PPo

...because the decision has already been made, and he has already been prompted. It is team orders in essence, but because it is premeditated, it will not result in an uproar or fine...

...or will it?

PPo

Hmmm.... Interesting. You make a statment that a driver has already won. But you are one person on the board, and I believe that among a population we should consider a democratic process.

So since you declared a winner, perhaps we should all participate in a poll to declare the winner of the 2010 season. Majority wins.

The result will be the official winner of the Rennlist F1 2010 season. Since your bet is placed on the Rennlist, then the result should be determined by the Rennlist selection of world champion for the 2010 season.

Who else agrees that based on this logic, A. Wayne's bet result should be decided by popular vote instead of actual outcome??

... or should A. Wayne detract his statement and show some respect?

I know one choice is impossible.

ltc

I am confident that Sato would win that poll

A.Wayne

So my statement is disrespectful , to whom ? .......


Hey Walmart is having a special on pacifiers, go for the pink ones, fantastic match with your outfit...

A.Wayne

By Steven English Friday, November 12th 2010, 10:36 GMT



Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time of Friday's first practice session in Abu Dhabi.

The Yas Marina track was damp at the beginning, following a surprise downpour this morning.

Friday's first practice is usually an exercise in circuit cleaning and that was the case even more today thanks to the patches of damp, particulary in the shade of the unique circuit's bridges and trackside buildings.

Both McLaren and Red Bull spent time early on testing parts on their cars, with both having brought upgraded rear wings to the season finale. Mark Webber particularly spent laps early on assessing the wing with flow-vis paint on his RB6.

Everyone posted at least installation laps but few returned for much meaningful running until the last half hour - Lewis Hamilton, for example did not complete a timed lap until there were just 18 minutes left on the clock.

When the times did fall into the 1m43s, it was the Red Bulls of Webber and Vettel, and Hamilton's McLaren that set the pace.

All 24 cars were on the circuit at the end of the 90-minute session, by which time the circuit was in good enough condition for Vettel to break into the 1m42s.

That left him six tenths clear of Hamilton, with Jenson Button jumping up to third late on in the second McLaren. Webber finished up fourth, ahead of Robert Kubica's Renault and Fernando Alonso's Ferrari.

Michael Schumacher, Kamui Kobayashi, Nico Rosberg and Nick Heidfeld completed the top 10.

The session passed without any major incidents. Several cars had trips off the damp track early on, but Fairuz Fauzy (Lotus) was the only one to spin. Rubens Barrichello's Williams stopped on his way back to the pits after the chequered flag.

Pos Driver Car Time Gap Laps

1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m42.760s 18
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m43.369s + 0.609s 16
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m43.785s + 1.025s 19
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m43.840s + 1.080s 19
5. Robert Kubica Renault 1m44.080s + 1.320s 19
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m44.121s + 1.361s 17
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m44.199s + 1.439s 19
8. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m44.604s + 1.844s 18
9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m44.718s + 1.958s 19
10. Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Ferrari 1m44.737s + 1.977s 19
11. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m45.160s + 2.400s 18
12. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m45.445s + 2.685s 21
13. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m45.474s + 2.714s 15
14. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m45.552s + 2.792s 20
15. Tonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1m45.585s + 2.825s 14
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m46.003s + 3.243s 20
17. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1m46.644s + 3.884s 19
18. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m47.105s + 4.345s 22
19. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m48.450s + 5.690s 19
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1m48.472s + 5.712s 17
21. Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1m49.375s + 6.615s 13
22. Bruno Senna Hispania-Cosworth 1m49.590s + 6.830s 18
23. Christian Klien Hispania-Cosworth 1m50.274s + 7.514s 17
24. Fairuz Fauzy Lotus-Cosworth 1m51.705s + 8.945s 18

ltc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairuz_Fauzy

Fauzy replaced Heikki Kovalainen in the first free practice session at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix,[5] as Jarno Trulli won a coin toss against Kovalainen.[6] He drove a total of nineteen laps during the session, setting the 22nd fastest time...

Coin toss?

A.Wayne

Yes Bernie felt anyone with a name like Fairuz Fauzy deserved an F1 ride, not by speed mind you, but by the luck of the coin .....



Welcome to WWF1 ................................

A.Wayne

By Steven English Friday, November 12th 2010, 14:38 GMT


Lewis Hamilton set the quickest time of the second free practice session in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

The McLaren driver raised hopes that he might be able to compete for victory on Sunday by outpacing both Red Bulls and Fernando Alonso's Ferrari.

The Yas Marina circuit was two seconds faster than in the day's earlier session, with the times coming down as more rubber was laid on the track.

Alonso's Ferrari had been quickest after most of the runners had completed their first long runs on the harder tyre, but Hamilton took the top spot as all the frontrunners improved on the softer compound.

Sebastian Vettel was second behind Alonso early on and improved on the soft tyre to finish second to Hamilton. Alonso ended the 90-minute session third, with Mark Webber fourth.

There were few changes in the final minutes as both Red Bull and Ferrari were lapping on heavy fuel loads at the end.

Robert Kubica was best of the non-title contenders in fifth for Renault, ahead of Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Vitaly Petrov (Renault), Jenson Button (McLaren) and Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India).

Massa's session ended early though, when his Ferrari stopped out on track with 22 minutes remaining, due to a reported fuel problem.

Aside from a few more cars sliding off the slippery surface, the only other incident of note was Jaime Alguersuari spinning, but coming to no harm, at Turn 19 with half an hour to run.

Pos Driver Car Time Gap
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.888s
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m41.145s + 0.257s
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m41.314s + 0.426s
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m41.315s + 0.427s
5. Robert Kubica Renault 1m41.576s + 0.688s
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m41.583s + 0.695s
7. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m42.096s + 1.208s
8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m42.132s + 1.244s
9. Tonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1m42.203s + 1.315s
10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m42.222s + 1.334s
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m42.246s + 1.358s
12. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1m42.449s + 1.561s
13. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m42.535s + 1.647s
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m42.768s + 1.880s
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m42.914s + 2.026s
16. Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Ferrari 1m42.950s + 2.062s
17. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m43.128s + 2.240s
18. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m43.584s + 2.696s
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1m45.180s + 4.292s
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m45.259s + 4.371s
21. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1m45.612s + 4.724s
22. Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1m46.053s + 5.165s
23. Christian Klien Hispania-Cosworth 1m47.210s + 6.322s
24. Bruno Senna Hispania-Cosworth 1m47.434s + 6.546s

All timing unofficial:


An Hamilton Victory would work for me ... Go Hammy ........

stuttgart46

Let's hope this is a good race and not some run away bs like we've seen already.
It would be great if the championship was decided on the last lap and not by some pit strategy.

ltc

Timo Glock is in the race....

boxsey911

Nice to see Hammy winning the Friday DE for a change

...and yet again JB is well behind his team mate....I wonder if it will be the old "I'm not comfortable with the car's set up" excuse again?

Ray S

Was there an error in what I posted?

I didn't think so......

Ray S

Ray S

What happens to Alonso's engine if that button is pushed while the Ferrari is accelerating under full power......

the flyin' scotsman

Not that |I'm a fan but Hammy was really trying in practice 2 so much he almost took Senna out.

Whats up with the Ferrari team allowing Masa to run out of fuel? Is he that quick to invent an excuse as the car slowed to a halt.......................watching the practice there was no kablamo (sp?) noise before the radio transmission. Speed were saying the mechanics were in the pits waiting for his return so.............?

Just spoke with a buddy down under.............the whole country is set to explode.............its been a while since mr. Jones.