Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2009 Shall I wake up in 5 and a half hours to watch FP1??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jez 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 OK, if Piquet survives this season without getting sacked, I'll eat my own pubes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foxtrot023 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 I gotta ask- Why are we suddenly up to our monobrows in F1 personalities? surely this is not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Okay - I'm bored and this is my 'local' GP so let's be avin ya.Might a couple more teams surprise us with a new diffuser? Will Button continue his winning streak? Is it Barichello's turn? Could the court case losers be out for blood? Which other teams will this circuit suit? Hamilton running new front wing and new diffuser in FP1 - so that answers your first question....and Renault is flying one and a floorpan in... Lets hope not, re your second question. Lets hope not, re your third question. Would like to see Nico on the top step myself... No, re your fourth question. They are not vampires. Though Kimi quite likes the night life, so maybe....??!???! Re you last question - whichever teams can manage the supersoft best will suit this circuit. It won't be Alonso - his frame of mind is already against them so he will destroy them super fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 s##te - Macca 1 and 2 on FP1....with 44mins to go..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Button and Barrichello now 1 and 2....with 41mins to go..... OK - reporting times like this is getting boring now..... Dribs - tell us all a joke would ya? Cheers, mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Macca at the pointy end of the time sheets...Hammy #1, Button #2 (+0.11), Barrichello #3, Kovi #4, Webber #5......Ferrari outside the top 10....and very bad graining on their cars especially Massa. Could this be the first step on the ladder back to the podium for McLaren? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yurp 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Dribs et al are all asleep. Lunch break's just started here so I can peruse the times for P1... 1 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.334 2 Jenson Button 1:37.450 3 Rubens Barrichello 1:37.566 4 Heikki Kovalainen 1:37.672 5 Mark Webber 1:37.752 6 Jarno Trulli 1:37.764 7 Nico Rosberg 1:37.860 8 Timo Glock 1:37.894 9 Fernando Alonso 1:38.089 10 Sebastien Bourdais 1:38.195 11 Kimi R Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Dribs et al are all asleep. True - all those pansy pommies not hard enough to get up during the night to watch F1....do ya think we should organise a petition to Bernie for them to change the time of the GP's so they can watch them all during daylight after 10am sipping their cups of tea and a scone with jam and whipped cream? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Not that we should read too much into P1 times...But if we did, it seems McLaren might have done well to forsee the court case outcome early and got cracking on their version of the diffuser before the other non-diffuser teams. McLaren always had the curvy bit in the middle of the diffuser similar to Brawn and Toyota - just it was blanked off, and they never had the "double deck". The curved center part is now hollow, and they have added an interim "wing" over the diffuser. If this "wing" is all that is needed, maybe some of the less financed teams will adopt this to at least make up some gains without sacrificing the rear ends of their cars like Ferrari will now do. Certainly Hamilton had the least amount of tyre problems with that new wing too - so things are on the up for Macca, whilst Ferrari seems to lurch from bad to worse (making me get all sentimental about the Ferrari of the 90's and earlier)...maybe Kimi can turn to driving an icecream truck instead since he likes his icecreams and paddle-pops Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 The Brawns are still looking great on low fuel. The Ferrari's look all at sea, as do the BMW's. Toyota look bolted to the floor, I don't think they have shown their hand yet. Right, must go to work....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Are Renault running the diffuser too? I read that they were but they seem way off the pace still! It's still only practice so these times although useful don't give us a true idea of whats going to happen in the race!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 No - the renaults have not got them on the car yet....maybe for FP2 or saturday??? Oh....and they have Nelshino..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 omg.... I'm traumatised!!!!!!! Please your avatar pic, I'm gonna need a few years to recover from this!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insider 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Nice one JB. Go and tell Flabio to stick it where the sun don't shine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 True - all those pansy pommies not hard enough to get up during the night to watch F1....do ya think we should organise a petition to Bernie for them to change the time of the GP's so they can watch them all during daylight after 10am sipping their cups of tea and a scone with jam and whipped cream? Certainly nothing wrong with scone with jam & whipped cream & a cuppa tea! mmm might have that tomorrow morning actually. Whats the NZL alternative then? And considering your nation has always been Britain's b*tch, you're not really in a position to go making fun of us my friend! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argento Reloaded 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 wich teams a running new diffusers? Ferrari is out of the picture and BMW seems complicated too. It will be a Brawn vs. Toyota vs. Williams race again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jean Todt 4 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Particular plaudits must go to Heikki Kovalainen, though, after the Finn's fourth fastest morning time came without the addition of either the new front wing or the diffuser changes, before then trying out the wing in the afternoon. "I'm very impressed by the performance upgrades for this race," he confirmed. "We still need to do more work to find the best balance, but our car definitely feels more stable here." http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/04/17/...st-for-mclaren/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ikyrotz 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Particular plaudits must go to Heikki Kovalainen, though, after the Finn's fourth fastest morning time came without the addition of either the new front wing or the diffuser changes, before then trying out the wing in the afternoon. "I'm very impressed by the performance upgrades for this race," he confirmed. "We still need to do more work to find the best balance, but our car definitely feels more stable here."http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/04/17/...st-for-mclaren/ Let's hope Heikki's good practice & quali form this season finally carries over to the race too. I think he's quite capable of surprising many who have been demanding him to be replaced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Let's hope Heikki's good practice & quali form this season finally carries over to the race too. I think he's quite capable of surprising many who have been demanding him to be replaced. He should hurry up and prove it then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Mosley 2 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 You can't rush genius, Steve. Or Kovalainen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Let's hope Heikki's good practice & quali form this season finally carries over to the race too. I think he's quite capable of surprising many who have been demanding him to be replaced. He would surprise me by just completing his first lap. So yes, he's quite capable of doing so. Sort of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Rumble Strip 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 He's better than his showing so far but I don't expect greatness from him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikathegreat2 2 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Lewis fastest in FP1! The diffuser seems to help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2009 Yeah. Got him all the way up to 13th in FP2. Behind Heikki........... Still, Heikki will do the right thing and fall off before the end of lap 1 so we shouldn't worry too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
