la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Good morning to you all! I think we may be able to see a lot of running in the wet today as thunder storms as predicted. Temperatures: Hi 33 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Interesting pic of the day. Ferrari have heavily modified the bodywork of Kimi's car..............perhaps they are not going to change the engine............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Interesting pic of the day. Ferrari have heavily modified the bodywork of Kimi's car..............perhaps they are not going to change the engine............ Kimi said they will decide after qual or prac 3 But interesting pic, with the rain................ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Hamilton quicker than Alonso.............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ykickamoocow 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Its been 30 minutes and both Red Bull's have each done 1 lap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Interesting info coming through............Kimi's manager Dave Robertson told formula1.com that it is more likely that they will change the engine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Dry track so far............Ferrari's 1-2 now...clearly faster than anybody else........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Phew! Massa scorching the track in KL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Nakajima stopped on track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Dawg 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Hondas are not doing too well...JB and RB are 16th and 17th respectively sandwiched by the aguris.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Massa fastest man in prac 1... Alonso .2 sec away Hammy .7 sec and Kimi .8... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussief1 4 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Interesting info coming through............Kimi's manager Dave Robertson told formula1.com that it is more likely that they will change the engine. It could be just a smokescreen set up by Ferrari, to mess with other teams weekend planning Time will tell I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 It could be just a smokescreen set up by Ferrari, to mess with other teams weekend planning Time will tell I guess. I have a feeling they will change the engine... knowing kimi is a bit hard on the car they don't want it to break down.... Atleast i hope they do... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussief1 4 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 I have a feeling they will change the engine... knowing kimi is a bit hard on the car they don't want it to break down.... Atleast i hope they do... Yeah same here in all honesty, especially if the lap speed of the Ferrari is as good as it has been over the tests and todays practice session. Just throwing up the possibility that Ferrari might be foxing with everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Yeah same here in all honesty, especially if the lap speed of the Ferrari is as good as it has been over the tests and todays practice session. Just throwing up the possibility that Ferrari might be foxing with everyone Massa was amazing but kimi in prac 1 was still 0.8 slower than Massa, so... plus it gives a stragic advantage to kimi.... as he will have a new engine on alternating weekend with massa, alonso therby can push when others have to convsere and vice versa.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stopkidding 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 considering that they change Massa's enginer when the gearbox failed, I am 100% sure they will change Kimi's block after quali! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Massa fastest in practice 1 - Malaysia Felipe Massa made his intentions for this weekend clear when he topped the timesheet in opening practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver lapped the Sepang circuit in 1:34.972, beating nearest rival Fernando Alonso by a quarter of a second - and his own teammate Kimi Raikkonen by eight tenths of a second. Massa wasted no time in getting to speed in today's session. The Brazilian went quickest on his very first flying lap, and his 1:35.265 effort after half an hour of the session immediately beat Raikkonen's fastest time by 0.5 seconds. Next time around, Massa improved to the 1:34.972 that would stand as the best of the morning. Along the way, however, he collected a 4,800 EUR fine for pitlane speeding. McLaren's Alonso and teammate Lewis Hamilton continued their intra-team battle, with the world champion setting the second fastest time ahead of Hamilton's third fastest. Hamilton had been quickest early on, and when Alonso's opening offer proved 0.127 seconds slower, it seemed that the rookie would be pressuring the Spaniard yet again. Alonso soon retaliated, however, and by the end of the session he was half a second ahead of Hamilton. Raikkonen was only fourth fastest after an untidy final run. He also had a worrying moment in the first half hour when smoke appeared from the rear of his Ferrari. However, as the Friday running no longer counts towards the two-race engine restrictions, the Finn was not using the engine that is already in questionable health after Melbourne. Williams showed promising form, with Nico Rosberg fifth and test driver Kazuki Nakajima eighth despite spinning off at Turn 15. Jarno Trulli, Mark Webber, Ralf Schumacher and Robert Kubica completed the top ten. It was a less successful morning for Renault and Honda, whose cars were 14th and 15th, and 19th and 20th respectively. Nakajima's error was the only major incident of the session, although both McLarens had a number of wild moments - with Alonso going off the road at Turn 4 after a major slide on the way into the corner, and Hamilton taking to the grass at the pitlane entry. Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Massa Ferrari ( 1:34.972 17 2. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes ( 1:35.220 + 0.248 24 3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes ( 1:35.712 + 0.740 22 4. Raikkonen Ferrari ( 1:35.779 + 0.807 20 5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota ( 1:36.308 + 1.336 21 6. Webber Red Bull-Renault ( 1:36.522 + 1.550 20 7. Trulli Toyota ( 1:36.597 + 1.625 25 8. Nakajima Williams-Toyota ( 1:36.885 + 1.913 15 9. R.Schumacher Toyota ( 1:37.052 + 2.080 22 10. Kubica BMW Sauber ( 1:37.121 + 2.149 12 11. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault ( 1:37.484 + 2.512 7 12. Vettel BMW Sauber ( 1:37.837 + 2.865 39 13. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari ( 1:37.882 + 2.910 20 14. Kovalainen Renault ( 1:38.143 + 3.171 24 15. Fisichella Renault ( 1:38.300 + 3.328 26 16. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari ( 1:38.720 + 3.748 29 17. Sato Super Aguri-Honda ( 1:38.966 + 3.994 10 18. Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari ( 1:39.130 + 4.158 9 19. Barrichello Honda ( 1:39.234 + 4.262 21 20. Button Honda ( 1:39.331 + 4.359 17 21. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda ( 1:39.357 + 4.385 9 22. Albers Spyker-Ferrari ( 1:40.074 + 5.102 25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ykickamoocow 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Honda is in for a BAD year. I really do feel sorry for Ruben's though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Since this thread is short prac 2 can als fit here.... Kubica just gone faster than Alonso... with kimi still behind Hammy and alonso and now kubica Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 yep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 nick, speed, massa and dc yet to do a 2nd lap;... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Nowhere online for this one it seems - I'll keep my eye open. Missed the first session, no way I could do 3am without feeling the consequences too much! Doesn't look promising for Kimi this weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 wow, webbo's just flown into second place..............mean while both the ferrari drivers doing very heavy fuel runs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 KIMI's up into first now............just a little under a hour now............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2007 Albers appears to have had a moment, wonder if they'll fair better now with Toro Rosso under the spotlight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
