1 1/2hr to go for Practice 1!!! The car has been performing well, drivers at the top the time charts, diffusers deemed legal, and now Virgin as a sponsor. This is gonna be an exciting season! :biggrin:
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Who will take Pole and who will win the race:
I'll go with...
Barichello Pole
Massa Race.
I'll go with...
Barichello Pole
Massa Race.
Re: Fred the fave????
Been gone all day; WTF happened that Fred is all of a sudden the favorite???
Been gone all day; WTF happened that Fred is all of a sudden the favorite???
Rubens in pole position!!
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Practice one:
Times
01 N. Rosberg Williams 1:26.687 19 laps
02 K. Nakajima Williams 1:26.736 21 laps
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.750 24 laps
04 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:27.226 21 laps
05 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.453 15 laps
06 J. Button Brawn GP 1:27.467 12 laps
07 F. Massa Ferrari 1:27.642 24 laps
08 T. Glock Toyota 1:27.710 24 laps
09 A. Sutil Force India 1:27.993 20 laps
10 F. Alonso Renault 1:28.123 16 laps
11 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:28.137 20 laps
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:28.142 21 laps
13 R. Kubica BMW 1:28.511 22 laps
14 G. Fisichella Force India 1:28.603 16 laps
15 S. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:28.785 27 laps
16 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:29.042 18 laps
17 M. Webber Red Bull 1:29.081 7 laps
18 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:29.461 25 laps
19 S. Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:29.499 21 laps
20 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:32.784 4 laps
Practice two starts in about an hour.
Times
01 N. Rosberg Williams 1:26.687 19 laps
02 K. Nakajima Williams 1:26.736 21 laps
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.750 24 laps
04 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:27.226 21 laps
05 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.453 15 laps
06 J. Button Brawn GP 1:27.467 12 laps
07 F. Massa Ferrari 1:27.642 24 laps
08 T. Glock Toyota 1:27.710 24 laps
09 A. Sutil Force India 1:27.993 20 laps
10 F. Alonso Renault 1:28.123 16 laps
11 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:28.137 20 laps
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:28.142 21 laps
13 R. Kubica BMW 1:28.511 22 laps
14 G. Fisichella Force India 1:28.603 16 laps
15 S. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:28.785 27 laps
16 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:29.042 18 laps
17 M. Webber Red Bull 1:29.081 7 laps
18 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:29.461 25 laps
19 S. Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:29.499 21 laps
20 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:32.784 4 laps
Practice two starts in about an hour.
Hope the boys from Brawn dont dissapoint! Practice in an hour ;-)
Re: Tweets from the track
Anyone following James Allen? http://twitter.com/Jamesallenonf1
Phil Huff twittered (does anyone say tweeted?) that McLaren's shop in Woking has put 2 new "protested" style diffusers on a 747 heading to the team. The question is, can they just slap that on and make it work when the rest of the car was not designed for it?
We shall see.
And good for Williams that they get a few moments in the limelight. :smile:
Anyone following James Allen? http://twitter.com/Jamesallenonf1
Phil Huff twittered (does anyone say tweeted?) that McLaren's shop in Woking has put 2 new "protested" style diffusers on a 747 heading to the team. The question is, can they just slap that on and make it work when the rest of the car was not designed for it?
We shall see. And good for Williams that they get a few moments in the limelight. :smile:
Australian GP Practice Session 2 times:
1. ROSBERG Williams 1m26.053s
2. BARRICHELLO Brawn 1m26.157s
3. TRULLI Toyota 1m26.350s
4. WEBBER Red Bull 1m26.370s
5. BUTTON Brawn 1m26.374s
6. GLOCK Toyota 1m26.443s
7. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m26.560s
8. VETTEL Red Bull 1m26.740s
9. SUTIL Force India 1m27.040s
10. MASSA Ferrari 1m27.064s
11. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m27.204s
12. ALONSO Renault 1m27.232s
13. FISICHELLA Force India 1m27.282s
14. HEIDFELD BMW 1m27.317s
15. KUBICA BMW 1m27.398s
16. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m27.479s
17. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m27.802s
18. HAMILTON McLaren 1m27.813s
19. PIQUET Renault 1m27.828s
20. BUEMI Toro Rosso 1m28.076s
Looking good so far for Brawn. Not so much for Maca and Fezza.
1. ROSBERG Williams 1m26.053s
2. BARRICHELLO Brawn 1m26.157s
3. TRULLI Toyota 1m26.350s
4. WEBBER Red Bull 1m26.370s
5. BUTTON Brawn 1m26.374s
6. GLOCK Toyota 1m26.443s
7. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m26.560s
8. VETTEL Red Bull 1m26.740s
9. SUTIL Force India 1m27.040s
10. MASSA Ferrari 1m27.064s
11. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m27.204s
12. ALONSO Renault 1m27.232s
13. FISICHELLA Force India 1m27.282s
14. HEIDFELD BMW 1m27.317s
15. KUBICA BMW 1m27.398s
16. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m27.479s
17. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m27.802s
18. HAMILTON McLaren 1m27.813s
19. PIQUET Renault 1m27.828s
20. BUEMI Toro Rosso 1m28.076s
Looking good so far for Brawn. Not so much for Maca and Fezza.
Re: Tweets from the track
FWIW Ted, I read once that Nick Fry demanded that McLaren style sidepods be built, flown in, and installed before a GP once. That was done w/ the disapproval of Geoff Willis (probably one of the reasons why he was sacked). So the practice isn't unheard of. I'm sure Macca did a fair (given the limited time) amount of CFD before a design was sent out to Aussie.
I'm sure everyone will be copying the design to some degree in future GPs once it passes the FIA appeal process. But if it's declared illegal then...I guess any points Brawn may have will vanish.
Phil Huff twittered (does anyone say tweeted?) that McLaren's shop in Woking has put 2 new "protested" style diffusers on a 747 heading to the team. The question is, can they just slap that on and make it work when the rest of the car was not designed for it?
FWIW Ted, I read once that Nick Fry demanded that McLaren style sidepods be built, flown in, and installed before a GP once. That was done w/ the disapproval of Geoff Willis (probably one of the reasons why he was sacked). So the practice isn't unheard of. I'm sure Macca did a fair (given the limited time) amount of CFD before a design was sent out to Aussie.
I'm sure everyone will be copying the design to some degree in future GPs once it passes the FIA appeal process. But if it's declared illegal then...I guess any points Brawn may have will vanish.
I think for testing purpose, it wouldn't hurt McLaren any more than where they're at right now. They're pertty much out of points and if this doesn't work, they'll still be out of points.
I laugh at all those naysayers in other forums that still bag on BrawnGP. Their pace is REAL. One if not both of them will be on podium come Sunday. Just gotta watch out for Jarno Trulli and Nico Rosberg, those two are quick as well.
Hell Motherf^#*ing yeah!!!
P1 Jenson Buttton
P2 Rubens Barichello
P1 Jenson Buttton
P2 Rubens Barichello
I could hardly believe it myself- the BraunGP team is looking strong- Wonder if anyone @ Honda is second guessing axing the program...
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It's BRAWN.
Did anyone hear Bob Varsha calling Ross Brawn, Rubens Barichello, and Jenson Button the "Killer Bees"And where are all you naysayers at? were there any here on Prime?
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Maybe they bite themselves in the as* but please remind that it's a Mercedes engine in the car and Ross Brawn praised it to an extend that makes one think about what he's telling with that between the lines.
Re: What he said
Ross said:
Anyone paying any attention at all would be quiet and watchful if not a cheerleader.
Ross said:
I'm curious, where are these naysayers?
Anyone paying any attention at all would be quiet and watchful if not a cheerleader.
I'm very happy for Jenson and Ruben. This is going to be a hell of a season!!!
I hope they keep a good relationship all the way to the end. Ruben really want to be the world champ and this may be his last year in F1.
Honda executives must be ready to commit group suicide.
I hope they keep a good relationship all the way to the end. Ruben really want to be the world champ and this may be his last year in F1.
Honda executives must be ready to commit group suicide.
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Great qualifying!:smile:
I hope they do well in the race.
They better not take each other out on the 1st turn.
We've been waiting for years for Honda to be really competitive.
Honda pulled out of F1 just in time.:frown:
It hurts a little bit to see the top of time sheet with BrawnMercBenz
and not Honda.
If they win and beat Ferrari and McLaren, the BGP diffuser will certainly be deemed illegal in Paris.
Best of luck to BGP the rest of the season !
I hope they do well in the race.
They better not take each other out on the 1st turn.
We've been waiting for years for Honda to be really competitive.
Honda pulled out of F1 just in time.:frown:
It hurts a little bit to see the top of time sheet with BrawnMercBenz
and not Honda.
If they win and beat Ferrari and McLaren, the BGP diffuser will certainly be deemed illegal in Paris.
Best of luck to BGP the rest of the season !
Im so happy for Button and Barrichello for all the years they gave Honda in an uncompetitive car. They deserve this more than anyone.
The powers that be at Honda are definitely commiting sepoku by now. I cant believe they pulled out and left those guys out to dry. I, just like most of you guys wish it were a honda engine to go along with their well developed chassis. The chassis obviously deserves the lions' share of the credit since the factory mercedes cars are now struggling to get out of P1!!! Oh how the tables turn.
BTW....i dont think the "killer Bees" will have any problem at the start of the race since they were both used to driving in the back and middle of the pack where all the traffic is. Now that theyre leading the way .......it comes down to pit stragety and engine reliability.
Good luck to the boys from Brawn!!!
The powers that be at Honda are definitely commiting sepoku by now. I cant believe they pulled out and left those guys out to dry. I, just like most of you guys wish it were a honda engine to go along with their well developed chassis. The chassis obviously deserves the lions' share of the credit since the factory mercedes cars are now struggling to get out of P1!!! Oh how the tables turn.
BTW....i dont think the "killer Bees" will have any problem at the start of the race since they were both used to driving in the back and middle of the pack where all the traffic is. Now that theyre leading the way .......it comes down to pit stragety and engine reliability.
Good luck to the boys from Brawn!!!
I agree, great to see them at the top today. I will be happy just to see them stay competitive for the course of the season.
I love this (taken from Canadian's sports channel TSN):
Go Brawn Go!!:biggrin:
Go Brawn Go!!:biggrin:
Re: What he said
Are you saying their pace is not real? These last couple weeks people have been saying that Ferrari and McLaren were sandbagging, that the "Killer Bees" were running light, etc.. coming up with all these excuses. Honda definitely put in some time into the chassis, and it's showing and paying off. The other teams could improve and catch up as the season progresses, but there's no denying Brawn GP is dominating at the moment.
BTW, you're not a Hambone fan, are you?
Ross said:
I'm curious, where are these naysayers?
Are you saying their pace is not real? These last couple weeks people have been saying that Ferrari and McLaren were sandbagging, that the "Killer Bees" were running light, etc.. coming up with all these excuses. Honda definitely put in some time into the chassis, and it's showing and paying off. The other teams could improve and catch up as the season progresses, but there's no denying Brawn GP is dominating at the moment.
BTW, you're not a Hambone fan, are you?
It seems that the protests were all denied since the diffusers in question were all deemed legal by the stewards. Everyone is going to try and scramble now to copy but with the ban on in season testing and the fact that their cars werent designed to run with it, i think Brawn will still have the upper hand.
Toyota has been penalized and sent to the back of the grid. Their diffusers were deemed illegal for flexing too much or something like that.
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