Live: Germany - Free Practice 1

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By Christine Blachford

Thankfully, the German action gets underway just in time to distract us from all things FIA and FOTA, and it is to Free Practice 1 that we turn for a fresh glimpse of the cars. We haven't seen them for weeks!

Weather Update

It looks as though Friday is supposed to see rain at the Nurburgring that could continue through Saturday and brighten up by Sunday. This may mean a lack of running today, though.

One to Watch

The McLaren boys, as Hamilton has suggested that the team are taking steps forward all the time, and are close to finding out the root cause of their problem. Knowing the problem and fixing it, though, are two very different things.

Predictions Please

Will the weather adversely affect the running today? Will we get away with no mention of politics? Will any German drivers go for broke in front of the crowds? For that matter, will their be any crowds?




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401 Responses

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:35:55#1 - Jeremy said:

    Go Lewis!

    Sorry. It had to be said. No more today, I promise.

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:39:48#2 - Jeremy said:

    I will be travelling home from work while FP1 is on, so I will miss most of it.

    If Lewis cannot 'go', then I hope Mark Webber can outpace Seb Vettel for the win.

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:41:54#3 - Chris_Humphreys said:

    If Lewis cannot 'go', then I hope Mark Webber can outpace Seb Vettel for the win.

    Webber for the Win, with Seb on the podium, Force India for a point and Lewis for Q3.

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:46:19#4 - Alianora La Canta said:

    I've just found a major problem with LCLT. None of the boxes move or re-size, so I can either read or write a comment, but not both simultaneously.

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:46:47#5 - Alianora La Canta said:

    I will be missing FP2, so I'm hoping FP1 isn't too dull...

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:48:18#6 - Christine said:

    I've just found a major problem with LCLT. None of the boxes move or re-size, so I can either read or write a comment, but not both simultaneously.

    Mine seem to be okay. What browser are you using?

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:48:48#7 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Firefox 3.

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:49:06#8 - Christine said:

    Firefox 3.

    Have they just suddenly stopped working for you?

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:50:39#9 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Have they just suddenly stopped working for you?

    I have to admit I haven't tried re-sizing or moving the boxes before - I simply did a load test and trusted the features would work as reported by others. One day I'll learn not to do that...

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:52:27#10 - Alison said:

    If Lewis cannot 'go', then I hope Mark Webber can outpace Seb Vettel for the win.

    No no no no no

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:55:01#11 - me said:

    I've just found a major problem with LCLT. None of the boxes move or re-size, so I can either read or write a comment, but not both simultaneously.

    all good here?

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:56:10#12 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Apart from the box problem, yes.

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:57:01#13 - Alison said:

    Well about half an hour ago Outlook opened by itself and started trying to send emails to SPC with your web address in them.....

    Maybe you have a ghost!

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:57:12#14 - Alianora La Canta said:

    What is with Vettel's whitish-grey helmet?

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:57:30#15 - me said:

    Apart from the box problem, yes.

    hehe. is this page any better for you?

    http://www.sid....com/realtime/mobile/

    manual refresh though.

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:57:49#16 - me said:

    Well about half an hour ago Outlook opened by itself and started trying to send emails to SPC with your web address in them.....

    oooh. well, we are keen on feedback.

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:58:13#17 - Alex Andronov said:

    oooh. well, we are keen on feedback.

    :)

  • 10/07/2009 at 08:59:27#18 - F1Wolf said:

    any hint on video feed for us outside UK ?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:00:09#19 - Iaian said:

    I just found one

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:00:12#20 - Iaian said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:00:13#21 - me said:

    any hint on video feed for us outside UK ?

    haven't even got one inside the uk yet :(

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:00:21#22 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Yes, it is better, thank you.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:00:38#23 - me said:

    I just found one

    nice one sir!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:00:42#24 - Alison said:

    haven't even got one inside the uk yet :(

    Yes we do. The Sebs are all out!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:00:56#25 - me said:

    Yes, it is better, thank you.

    no worries. we have every possibility covered. sort of.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:01:17#26 - me said:

    Yes we do. The Sebs are all out!

    boo. the website's not refreshed yet.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:02:02#27 - F1Wolf said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:02:08#28 - me said:

    ted news. macca running flow vis again.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:02:08#29 - Amy said:

    what a time for my internet to get wonky. might have to *gasp* leave my bed

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:02:26#30 - me said:

    ted news. macca running flow vis again.

    which has now made a mess of the floor!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:02:48#31 - Rachel said:

    ted news. macca running flow vis again.

    From earlier TedNews - Massa has a new nose - copy of the RedBull one.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:03:26#32 - me said:

    are five live doing a special on the medical car this weekend? holly's been for an early morning spin in the car today.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:03:39#33 - me said:

    From earlier TedNews - Massa has a new nose - copy of the RedBull one.

    ooh. they didn't hang about. cheers.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:03:42#34 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Why has it jumped from mobile to desktop version of Sidepodcast without asking?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:04:07#35 - Iaian said:

    A medical car going 250 mph around the track? Hahaha wow.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:04:15#36 - Alianora La Canta said:

    haven't even got one inside the uk yet :(

    The BBC one's been working fine for the last 9 minutes...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:04:35#37 - me said:

    bbc web feed now working:

    http://news.bb...rmula_one/8143630.stm

    their homepage linkage, not so much.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:04:46#38 - Alianora La Canta said:

    For a race where there was supposedly little development, quite a few teams have different things on their cars...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:05:28#39 - Alison said:

    their homepage linkage, not so much.

    It always does that. There are normally a couple of links. Last race I was sat waiting for a feed to start on a page that had the stuff from the race before on it.....

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:07:09#40 - Alianora La Canta said:

    It always does that. There are normally a couple of links. Last race I was sat waiting for a feed to start on a page that had the stuff from the race before on it.....

    The easiest way seems to go Home -> Sport -> Formula 1 -> Live rather than rely on anything else.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:07:10#41 - me said:

    It always does that. There are normally a couple of links. Last race I was sat waiting for a feed to start on a page that had the stuff from the race before on it.....

    exactly the same here. gah.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:07:21#42 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Jarno looks slightly cold.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:08:13#43 - Amy said:

    where is marcus these days

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:09:37#44 - Christine said:

    Bets on who will set the first time?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:09:46#45 - me said:

    does anyone have a working weather and speed tab on live timing this week?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:10:19#46 - Iaian said:

    Yeah, I do

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:10:25#47 - Christine said:

    does anyone have a working weather and speed tab on live timing this week?

    Yup.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:10:46#48 - me said:

    Yup.

    can ya drop.io screen grab pls? i can't see the data :(

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:10:49#49 - Alianora La Canta said:

    5 Live is implying that the two-teams-per-supplier rule might get applied next year, which will cause a bit of a problem for some teams...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:11:04#50 - me said:

    Yeah, I do

    what's the track temp?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:11:05#51 - Rachel said:

    does anyone have a working weather and speed tab on live timing this week?

    yep;

    Track temp 15C
    Air Temp 11C
    Wet/Dry 0
    Wind Speed 5.8 mps
    Humidity 80%
    Pressure 941.8 mBar

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:11:19#52 - Steven Roy said:

    does anyone have a working weather and speed tab on live timing this week?

    I just arrived

    Track temp 15
    Air 11
    Win 5.8m/s
    Humidity 80%
    Air pressure 941.8

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:11:26#53 - me said:

    yep;

    ah-ha. thanks you.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:11:44#54 - F1Wolf said:

    this was quick, justin feed gone after only 10 mins ...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:11:46#55 - me said:

    I just arrived

    you saw the bat signal :)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:11:51#56 - Iaian said:

    Ack, someone nicked the JTV feed

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:11:52#57 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Track temp 15 degrees C, air temp 11 degrees C (no wonder Jarno is cold!), dry, Wind 5.4 m/s, 80% humidity and 941.8 bar atmospheric pressure.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:12:00#58 - Christine said:

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:12:05#59 - me said:

    this was quick, justin feed gone after only 10 mins ...

    oh dear. you have no pictures at all?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:12:05#60 - Alison said:

    80% humidity? I'm glad I'm not there....

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:12:26#61 - Alianora La Canta said:

    I guess from the previous comments the weather isn't changing very fast..

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:12:30#62 - me said:

    did somebody mention rain on the radio?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:12:44#63 - F1Wolf said:

    oh dear. you have no pictures at all?

    at the moment no pictures

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:13:05#64 - me said:

    good lord that is an annoying pit lane warning bell.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:13:07#65 - Steven Roy said:

    did somebody mention rain on the radio?

    Yes. Humidity at 80% is a clue

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:13:09#66 - F1Wolf said:

    did somebody mention rain on the radio?

    last thing I heard before the feed disappeared was that skies are blackening

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:13:53#67 - Alianora La Canta said:

    did somebody mention rain on the radio?

    Probably in the forecast. The weather has been rubbish at making its mind up so far this week...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:13:56#68 - Alison said:

    good lord that is an annoying pit lane warning bell.

    I wondered what that was.... Sounded like the Tardis was approaching

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:14:02#69 - me said:

    last thing I heard before the feed disappeared was that skies are blackening

    they are too. uh-oh. could be a quiet session.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:14:08#70 - rowley said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:14:24#71 - Alianora La Canta said:

    It's not raining, but it's very likely to fall before session end.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:14:35#72 - Amy said:

    ooh electronic visor for kimi? I bet thats why his hat is so big. Holds the electrics for his electronic hat.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:14:51#73 - Nathan said:

    They said they would put jenson out again before it rains i think

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:03#74 - me said:

    kimi has some kind of wired gadget in his helmet:

    http://drop.io...-being-plugged-in-png

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:06#75 - Alex said:

    Oh i have missed the sound of Formula One cars!!!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:08#76 - F1Wolf said:

    Try this feed:
    http://footballclubonline.com/ch2.html

    oh, the south african satelite :-)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:17#77 - Steven Roy said:

    ooh electronic visor for kimi? I bet thats why his hat is so big. Holds the electrics for his electronic hat.

    We had the discussion on here about Schuberth's heated visors

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:23#78 - me said:

    ooh electronic visor for kimi? I bet thats why his hat is so big. Holds the electrics for his electronic hat.

    :)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:24#79 - Alison said:

    They said they would put jenson out again before it rains i think

    Too late methinks. I see drops on the camera

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:37#80 - F1Wolf said:

    so rain is falling

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:41#81 - me said:

    dank shoutout!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:15:44#82 - Steven Roy said:

    Dank shout out

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:16:34#83 - me said:

    so rain is falling

    ever so slightly.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:16:34#84 - Alianora La Canta said:

    I now want it to rain for the rest of the session for purely biased reasons...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:16:37#85 - Christine said:

    Is that blue tape like gaffa tape?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:16:45#86 - Steven Roy said:

    They have put ugly bits on the Toyota

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:16:59#87 - Nathan said:

    Is that a new toyota nose

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:17:26#88 - Steven Roy said:

    Is that blue tape like gaffa tape?

    It soesn't look that good

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:17:28#89 - Iaian said:

    Yeah, it looks like they just bolted something on top of the body. Weird.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:18:04#90 - me said:

    Is that blue tape like gaffa tape?

    missed it. was it on the helmet?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:18:27#91 - Alison said:

    The Force India nose looks different as well. Maybe I just don't pay enough attention though

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:18:29#92 - Amy said:

    helmet designing competitions are popular this year

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:18:47#93 - Nathan said:

    missed it. was it on the helmet?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:19:00#94 - Nathan said:

    missed it. was it on the helmet?

    No on the nose

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:19:22#95 - James said:

    i forgot about free practice :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:19:24#96 - me said:

    No on the nose

    ooh, not a clue then.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:19:34#97 - me said:

    i forgot about free practice :D

    hullo!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:19:36#98 - Alianora La Canta said:

    The Force India nose looks different as well. Maybe I just don't pay enough attention though

    Force India have some minor tweaks here, but the main upgrade they intended to bring (KERS) isn't ready.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:19:47#99 - Steven Roy said:

    missed it. was it on the helmet?

    No . It's on the Toyota nose holding on Red Bull-esque bits. It looked like see through blue tape like you get covering sheets of Lexan

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:20:01#100 - Christine said:

    Force India have some minor tweaks here, but the main upgrade they intended to bring (KERS) isn't ready.

    Are they going to bother with KERS now?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:20:04#101 - Alison said:

    Force India have some minor tweaks here, but the main upgrade they intended to bring (KERS) isn't ready.

    It's probably always looked like that :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:20:34#102 - Alex said:

    i forgot about free practice

    So did I!! :P

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:20:41#103 - Nathan said:

    Force India have some minor tweaks here, but the main upgrade they intended to bring (KERS) isn't ready.

    Surely now they wont bother with KERS just when there getting improved pace

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:20:55#104 - James said:

    Hehe McLaren want to do a Honda :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:21:21#105 - Alison said:

    So did I!! :P

    So did the teams by the look of it.....

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:21:23#106 - Christine said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:21:38#107 - me said:

    Hehe McLaren want to do a Honda :D

    good luck with that. next years rules are hardly very different.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:21:58#108 - me said:

    So did I!! :P

    So did the teams by the look of it.....

    :)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:22:36#109 - Nathan said:

    Interesting rear wing on FI

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:23:21#110 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Surely now they wont bother with KERS just when there getting improved pace

    They're still investigating KERS, but concentrating more on the aero side due to the big improvements they're getting from it.

    Adrian looks slightly bored, but then he is watching something being adjusted on his car...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:23:30#111 - Christine said:

    FP1 time in '07 LewHam - 1:32.515

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:24:14#112 - Alison said:

    My BBC feed is dead :(

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:24:35#113 - Nathan said:

    They're still investigating KERS, but concentrating more on the aero side due to the big improvements they're getting from it.

    I hope that Vijay has the sense not to put in KERS now everyone is scrapping it

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:24:37#114 - Christine said:

    From the Beeb live blog:

    0858: On to matters on the track… and the news is it's ruddy cold in Germany. That may be bad news for Brawn, who struggled at Silverstone in the chilly conditions, and good news for Red Bull, who didn't.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:24:38#115 - James said:

    Ok this is annoying...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:24:39#116 - Alianora La Canta said:

    My BBC feed is dead :(

    Oh no!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:24:55#117 - me said:

    My BBC feed is dead :(

    mines gone mental with horner talking all over kubica. i heard neither properly.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:24:57#118 - Steven Roy said:

    My BBC feed is dead :(

    Still working for me

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:25:04#119 - Alex said:

    My BBC feed is dead

    That isnt very good.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:25:05#120 - Iaian said:

    Bad time to be talking to someone when the radio's on. Couldn't understand anything.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:25:32#121 - Steven Roy said:

    mines gone mental with horner talking all over kubica. i heard neither properly.

    Fabulous piece of television

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:25:58#122 - Steven Roy said:

    Horner talking cobblers. Willis was only signed up last season

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:26:45#123 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Geoff Willis and Jorg Zander have both left equivalent positions in top teams. This is quite strange and hints at a seismic shift in the way F1 teams work.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:26:54#124 - Alison said:

    It's probably my computer.... I've got it vaguely working again. Do you think the BBC are somewhat Red Bull biased!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:28:29#125 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Buemi did an installation lap and, I think, has concluded that it's still too greasy to learn anything. Meanwhile, dark grey clouds lean heavily on the surface of the sky.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:29:02#126 - Alianora La Canta said:

    It's probably my computer.... I've got it vaguely working again. Do you think the BBC are somewhat Red Bull biased!

    Almost as biased towards that team as Ian Phillips...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:29:19#127 - James said:

    BBC Sport's Andrew Benson at the Nurburgring: "Red Bull's car might be the class of the field, but there have been ructions behind the scenes at the team. Technical director Geoff Willis, who was brought in a couple of years ago to work with design chief/resident genius Adrian Newey, has parted company with the team. Simplistically, Willis's role was a management one while Newey got on with the creative side of things, and he was seen as the man whose job it was to keep Newey's feet on the ground, but the team have decided that his position had become redundant."

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:29:57#128 - Christine said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:30:48#129 - Alison said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:31:19#130 - Alex said:

    http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/newlid-png

    I liek heidfields helmet

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:31:27#131 - me said:

    http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/newlid-png

    is that what's going on inside his head?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:32:12#132 - Christine said:

    is that what's going on inside his head?

    Hehe.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:33:12#133 - Nick said:

    Greetings sled gods....;)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:33:22#134 - Alex said:

    is that what’s going on inside his head?

    LOL

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:33:33#135 - Alison said:

    0930: One hour of this session remaining... and nothing is happening on the track. Nothing at all

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:33:48#136 - me said:

    Greetings sled gods....;)

    hey nick.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:33:54#137 - Alison said:

    I love the BBC

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:34:11#138 - Nick said:

    0930: One hour of this session remaining... and nothing is happening on the track. Nothing at all

    The trick is to wake up at 9:30 ;)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:34:21#139 - Christine said:

    0930: One hour of this session remaining... and nothing is happening on the track. Nothing at all

    I see some cars?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:34:26#140 - Maverick said:

    Morning folks

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:34:52#141 - Amy said:

    I'm watching Neighbours because someones about to die which is better than an empty track

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:34:53#142 - me said:

    Morning folks

    hey ya maverick. how's tricks?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:34:56#143 - Nathan said:

    forcast dry qualy and v wet race

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:35:00#144 - Nick said:

    hey nick.

    Did they say anything interesting in the first half hour?

    did i just hear ted?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:35:46#145 - me said:

    forcast dry qualy and v wet race

    sutil for the win?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:36:30#146 - Alex said:

    sutil for the win?

    That would make me smile :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:36:41#147 - Nathan said:

    sutil for the win?

    A force india for the win would be awesome

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:36:46#148 - me said:

    did i just hear ted?

    ted and holly in the pits this morning.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:37:19#149 - Alianora La Canta said:

    sutil for the win?

    Unless he falls off the track, in which case it'll be between Fisi and Jarno...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:37:38#150 - Alianora La Canta said:

    A force india for the win would be awesome

    I would very much agree with that :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:37:40#151 - Christine said:

    Only time Trulli will be on top this weekend?

    http://drop.io...sset/trullimoment-png

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:38:15#152 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Kovalainen's wandered off track by way of the Turn 1 bump.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:38:19#153 - Amy said:

    Only time Trulli will be on top this weekend?

    and Heikki in the top 3 :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:38:24#154 - Nick said:

    ted and holly in the pits this morning.

    I bet teds doing it just because he wants to, not because he is being paid for it

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:38:52#155 - Nathan said:

    Only time Trulli will be on top this weekend?

    maybe the blue tape has made the car super fast in the wet

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:38:55#156 - Maverick said:

    hey ya maverick. how’s tricks?

    I asked yesterday if it was okay to eat cook's chocolate without cooking it. Put it this way, me and the Ring's new rollercoaster might be a bad idea today...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:39:02#157 - me said:

    I bet teds doing it just because he wants to, not because he is being paid for it

    :P

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:39:15#158 - Alison said:

    My bandwidth apparently isn't up to the streaming here but you'd think the 5 live audio would be better not worse.....

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:39:26#159 - Nick said:

    and Heikki in the top 3 :D

    I was actualy worried that someone had written that without adding a (sorry amy)

    ... But if it was you I guess you can get away with it...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:39:31#160 - Christine said:

    Kovalainen's wandered off track by way of the Turn 1 bump.

    http://drop.io...st/asset/sorryamy-png

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:39:39#161 - me said:

    I asked yesterday if it was okay to eat cook's chocolate without cooking it. Put it this way, me and the Ring's new rollercoaster might be a bad idea today...

    a-ha. am guessing the answer is "no" then.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:40:50#162 - me said:

    My bandwidth apparently isn't up to the streaming here but you'd think the 5 live audio would be better not worse.....

    i would.

    ted news: teams rate and value drivers in simulations. piquet and kaz are officially worthless.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:41:35#163 - Steven Roy said:

    a-ha. am guessing the answer is "no" then.

    For proper sidepodscience the experiment should be repeated a few times to see if Mav gets ill every time

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:41:58#164 - me said:

    For proper sidepodscience the experiment should be repeated a few times to see if Mav gets ill every time

    :D :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:42:57#165 - Maverick said:

    I'll just extrapolate with a straight line graph as I usually do

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:43:31#166 - Alianora La Canta said:

    ted news: teams rate and value drivers in simulations. piquet and kaz are officially worthless.

    Oh dear...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:43:35#167 - Nathan said:

    trulli puple agn

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:43:51#168 - Amy said:

    why do my parents always skype when F1 is on booooo

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:44:02#169 - Nick said:

    ted news: teams rate and value drivers in simulations. piquet and kaz are officially worthless.

    But PK is faster than Alonso?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:44:20#170 - Steven Roy said:

    Bridgestone translator - We have stopped using the gap between the compounds because it was a ********* stupid idea

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:44:38#171 - Iaian said:

    Is anyones audio on the feed being incredibly unbalanced right now? The engine sounds are completely drowning out the conversation.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:44:42#172 - Steven Roy said:

    why do my parents always skype when F1 is on booooo

    Did they say sorry Amy?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:45:08#173 - Nathan said:

    Is anyones audio on the feed being incredibly unbalanced right now? The engine sounds are completely drowning out the conversation.

    Yes

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:45:18#174 - Steven Roy said:

    Is anyones audio on the feed being incredibly unbalanced right now? The engine sounds are completely drowning out the conversation.

    Unfortunately theengines are not just loud enough to drown him out

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:45:51#175 - Amy said:

    Did they say sorry Amy?

    they did after I told them :)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:45:56#176 - Nick said:

    why do my parents always skype when F1 is on booooo

    I am afraid of the same thing happening. Try pretending to have your lips really out of synch with the audio ;)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:46:10#177 - Maverick said:

    Bridgestone translator - FIA told us to have non-consecutive tyres, the teams didn't like it and we just listen to whoever is in charge at the time

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:46:25#178 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Is anyones audio on the feed being incredibly unbalanced right now? The engine sounds are completely drowning out the conversation.

    Mine's fine, but that may be because my speakers are heavily biased towards treble.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:47:07#179 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Anthony's just complained about the way the Bridgestone engineer is talking.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:47:24#180 - Steven Roy said:

    This guy is talking so much bull. Because there is more downforce than expected some of the tyres they have supplied have been too hard to work. That's a bit of inverse logic

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:47:29#181 - Nick said:

    Mine's fine, but that may be because my speakers are heavily biased towards treble.

    Dont the engines sound like extra screamy?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:47:58#182 - Christine said:

    It looks quite busy in the grandstands there. You know, relatively speaking.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:48:08#183 - Nathan said:

    Is anyones audio on the feed being incredibly unbalanced right now? The engine sounds are completely drowning out the conversation.

    Sounds as if audio has just been adjusted

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:48:50#184 - Maverick said:

    "Rubens was saying that at Silverstone, the tyres were 80C under the blankets, and after one lap they went down to 55C."

    Rubens to leave the blankets on? :-)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:49:32#185 - Nick said:

    It looks quite busy in the grandstands there. You know, relatively speaking.

    In the Vettel one ;)

    Have they been calling it turn 6?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:49:51#186 - me said:

    Rubens to leave the blankets on? :-)

    hehehe. he must be wise to that trick from his ferrari days.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:50:03#187 - Nathan said:

    Rubens to leave the blankets on? :-)

    He might make sure they leave them on Jensons car

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:50:04#188 - Maverick said:

    It looks quite busy in the grandstands there. You know, relatively speaking.

    Relative to Silverstone on a Friday or relative to Turkey on a Sunday?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:50:05#189 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Way to go Adrian!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:50:14#190 - Steven Roy said:

    Yellow flag

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:50:33#191 - me said:

    Way to go Adrian!

    how'd he get there?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:50:36#192 - Iaian said:

    Sutil...

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:50:43#193 - Nick said:

    Sutil has stopped... how Force India.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:50:48#194 - Nathan said:

    oh no

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:51:04#195 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Oh no!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:51:14#196 - Christine said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:51:38#197 - Alison said:

    The way he's trying to move off looks like he's driven off rather than had a mechanical issue....

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:51:49#198 - me said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:51:49#199 - Steven Roy said:

    The marshals don't exactly look to be in a hurry

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:52:21#200 - Iaian said:

    Gearbox failure.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:52:25#201 - Nathan said:

    no gears

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:52:38#202 - Maverick said:

    Gearbox doesn't sound very good

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:52:46#203 - Christine said:

    i missed what happened :(

    http://drop.io...t/asset/sutilhelp-png

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:53:01#204 - me said:

    Gearbox failure.

    alia, how old was sutil's box?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:53:09#205 - Maverick said:

    Waaaheeeeey Alonso

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:53:10#206 - Steven Roy said:

    The Renault suspension looks bouncy

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:53:20#207 - Iaian said:

    Nice save by Alonso there!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:53:42#208 - Alex said:

    0948: Can Force India finally get off the mark in F1? Yes, is the verdict from the 5 Live Sports Extra team. If Adrian Sutil hadn't had his crash during Silverstone qualifying, they might have done already. The mighty Sutil is third quickest at the Nurburgring at the moment, behind Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg.

    BBC a bit behind

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:54:07#209 - Alianora La Canta said:

    The way he's trying to move off looks like he's driven off rather than had a mechanical issue....

    Looks like a gearbox failure. I guess Sutil's attempting to move off was more in hope than logic.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:54:55#210 - Maverick said:

    I think it's a new gearbox for Sutil this weekend

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:00#211 - Nathan said:

    button had red graphic on my iphone there and said he has stopped

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:13#212 - Nick said:

    whoop!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:16#213 - Steven Roy said:

    Vettel stopped

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:27#214 - Iaian said:

    Vettel's parked now.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:28#215 - me said:

    vettel stopped in sympathy.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:29#216 - Nick said:

    whoop!

    *Whoops!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:37#217 - Iaian said:

    Same spot too!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:46#218 - Alex said:

    Vettel!! D'oh

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:55:54#219 - Alison said:

    I think it's a new gearbox for Sutil this weekend

    Are there penalties for that? I don't understand what there are penalties for. Is it fine as long as it's not between qualy and the race?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:56:08#220 - me said:

    Same spot too!

    another nurburgring car park?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:56:33#221 - Rachel said:

    Marshall's seemed keener to move Vettel than Sutil

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:56:38#222 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Suggestions of favouritism from the marshalls from Ian? Won't help you - the regulations forbid cars from being restarted in that situation, even if two local cars have parked in the same place!

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:57:09#223 - Christine said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:57:25#224 - Rachel said:
  • 10/07/2009 at 09:57:35#225 - Christine said:

    Any reason why LewHam hasn't set a time yet, btw?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:57:44#226 - Maverick said:

    so who's next to stop there? rosberg, glock or heidfeld?

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:57:45#227 - me said:

    ted news: he's loving the new macca diffuser.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:57:50#228 - Steven Roy said:

    Any reason why LewHam hasn't set a time yet, btw?

    They just said no

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:58:02#229 - me said:

    Any reason why LewHam hasn't set a time yet, btw?

    ted says, no reason. just fiddling.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:58:03#230 - Iaian said:

    Vettel's car just seemed to have no drive out of the exit of the corner.

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:58:04#231 - Alison said:

    Any reason why LewHam hasn't set a time yet, btw?

    They're just talking to Ted about that. They said they're altering the suspension in the garage....

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:58:28#232 - Steven Roy said:

    The Germans love those super slo mos

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:59:20#233 - Nathan said:

    Is anyone having problems with the iphone app

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:59:32#234 - F1Wolf said:

    so bad time in practice for Vettel, means he will go on to win the race ? :-)

  • 10/07/2009 at 09:59:50#235 - me said:

    Is anyone having problems with the iphone app

    crashes every 10 minutes?

    yep.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:00:12#236 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Come on Giancarlo! Currently 2nd, now going even quicker...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:00:21#237 - Alison said:

    so bad time in practice for Vettel, means he will go on to win the race ? :-)

    Didn't work so well in Monaco :P

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:00:55#238 - Nathan said:

    crashes every 10 minutes?

    mine keeps showing cars stopped button stopped half way round the ast lap fisichella too

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:01:01#239 - me said:

    Come on Giancarlo! Currently 2nd, now going even quicker...

    how? how is he doing that?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:01:20#240 - me said:

    mine keeps showing cars stopped button stopped half way round the ast lap fisichella too

    ah. don't have that issue.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:01:52#241 - Alianora La Canta said:

    how? how is he doing that?

    Even I don't know, and I'm one of his supporters. He appears to have fuel in and hard tyres on that thing as well!

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:01:53#242 - Steven Roy said:

    how? how is he doing that?

    I guess the FIF1 is hard enough on the tyres to get some heat in them

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:02:05#243 - Maverick said:

    What is it with the BBC and their mobile phones this weekend, Lee McK has lost hers, Humphrey wishes he had

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:02:20#244 - Steven Roy said:

    McLaren KERS not working

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:02:21#245 - me said:

    lewis' kers not working properly.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:02:36#246 - Nathan said:

    hamilton kers not working

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:02:43#247 - Alianora La Canta said:

    The acronym explanation bureau (AEB) is in office.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:03:36#248 - me said:

    button finds a bit more pace and goes into 2nd. only webber ahead.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:03:37#249 - Maverick said:

    McLaren have hurt their KERS' feelings

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:04:02#250 - me said:

    McLaren have hurt their KERS' feelings

    :P

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:04:20#251 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Button looks like he could be up to something and Hamilton is also on the move. Five cars still haven't beaten Sutil's time...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:04:28#252 - Maverick said:

    Are fifi using KERS?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:05:01#253 - Steven Roy said:

    Ant clearly doesn't want JV nicking a drive from him

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:05:08#254 - F1Wolf said:

    Button got rid of that yellow helmet for good ?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:05:20#255 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Are fifi using KERS?

    No. They were planning on using KERS this race, but then opted to focus more on aero. There definitely won't be any for the next two races for them, and possibly not at all this season.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:05:27#256 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Button got rid of that yellow helmet for good ?

    I believe so.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:08:03#257 - Steven Roy said:

    Jos Verstappen hunting for a drive??

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:08:35#258 - Nathan said:

    had enough of a1

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:08:48#259 - Nick said:

    Button got rid of that yellow helmet for good ?

    he was using it yesterday?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:09:08#260 - Maverick said:

    Button got rid of that yellow helmet for good ?

    Stupid boy. Rubens got rid of his in Spain and suffered the consequences. Then Jenson had a bad Silverstone...

    Toe the party line - JV has probably got himself a fluorescent yellow helmet to hedge his bets.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:10:02#261 - Nick said:

    I just had a mass family skype... pets and all, did i miss much ?

    Why did the vet stop?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:10:40#262 - me said:

    ted news: nick wurth, we're interested in a ruben/pedro/jacques experienced driver.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:10:56#263 - Steven Roy said:

    Button is wearing a yellow helmet

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:11:12#264 - Alison said:

    Why did the vet stop?

    Noone's told us, same place as Sutil. Looks like he couldn't engage drive out of the corner.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:11:40#265 - Steven Roy said:

    Why did the vet stop?

    Red Bull said electrical problem

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:11:50#266 - Nick said:

    Button is wearing a yellow helmet

    Thank goodness...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:11:51#267 - F1Wolf said:

    Button is wearing a yellow helmet

    I can't tell from the feed I have here

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:11:53#268 - Alianora La Canta said:

    I see Maurice likes Sheffield. This makes me pleased because I like Sheffield too. Albeit Manor GP is based closer to Rotherham...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:11:54#269 - me said:

    ooh, trulli jumped fisi.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:12:18#270 - Nathan said:

    Davidson must love talking about all the drives hes not linked with

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:12:32#271 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Jos Verstappen hunting for a drive??

    He'll be lucky...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:12:52#272 - Nick said:

    Red Bull said electrical problem

    Is that still code for an engine/gerarbox problem we dont want to highlight?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:13:07#273 - Steven Roy said:

    Davidson must love talking about all the drives hes not linked with

    6 extra seats next season and he hasn't been linked with any of them. Quite right too

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:13:14#274 - Alianora La Canta said:

    ooh, trulli jumped fisi.

    The track is steadily improving.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:13:35#275 - me said:

    6 extra seats next season and he hasn't been linked with any of them. Quite right too

    the death of kers probably killed any hope he had.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:13:45#276 - Nathan said:

    ooh, trulli jumped fisi.

    Raikonen too

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:13:49#277 - Alianora La Canta said:

    6 extra seats next season and he hasn't been linked with any of them. Quite right too

    Given his luck with seats he was linked with in the past, it's probably just as well he's going about getting a seat quietly...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:13:49#278 - me said:

    purple s3 for kimi.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:13:59#279 - Maverick said:

    No guys, the Germans are all there to have a word with Bernie

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:14:09#280 - Nick said:

    I see Maurice likes Sheffield. This makes me pleased because I like Sheffield too. Albeit Manor GP is based closer to Rotherham...

    Isn't it a conurbation? & therefore all of a muchness?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:14:40#281 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Isn't it a conurbation? & therefore all of a muchness?

    No it isn't. There's about 10 miles between them, much of which is countryside.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:14:42#282 - Nick said:

    No guys, the Germans are all there to have a word with Bernie

    has bernie made his public apology yet?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:15:06#283 - Alianora La Canta said:

    No it isn't. There's about 10 miles between them, much of which is countryside.

    The distance is sufficient that they are served by separate stations.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:15:42#284 - Iaian said:

    has bernie made his public apology yet?

    Yeah, admitted he was an idiot.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:15:46#285 - Steven Roy said:

    Is that still code for an engine/gerarbox problem we dont want to highlight?

    Yes. I remember Nigel Roebuck posted a column once where he talked about the lack of honesty in these situations. The example he gave was of a car that had withdrawn because of an oil leak. One ofthe mechanics showed him where the oil was leaking from. There was a hole in the engine he could put his fist in and according to the mechanic the main reason the oil was leaking was because the engine had gone off like a hand grenade.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:16:00#286 - Nathan said:

    nice to see the comparisons again

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:16:01#287 - Rachel said:

    ooh, ghosting graphic <3

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:16:09#288 - F1Wolf said:

    ghost view is back

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:16:13#289 - me said:

    has bernie made his public apology yet?

    he has. and at the same time insulted doctors, by insinuating they're half arsed the way they treat their patients.

    something like that anyhow.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:16:16#290 - Maverick said:

    has bernie made his public apology yet?

    I think the plan was to tie him to the rollercoaster track

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:16:21#291 - Alianora La Canta said:

    has bernie made his public apology yet?

    Yes. Except that it was so messy that some quarters simply took even more offence than they did from the original statement...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:16:26#292 - me said:

    ooh, ghosting graphic <3

    YES!

    ghost view is back

    you found a feed?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:16:58#293 - Nick said:

    The distance is sufficient that they are served by separate stations.

    hehe, ok i belive you, but reading west has a seperate station to reading as well ;)

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:17:07#294 - Maverick said:

    Need a bigger caption on ghosting graphics... I winced as they were about to collide

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:17:22#295 - Amy said:

    hooray off the skype in time to see the end. looks like i missed some stuff.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:18:03#296 - Steven Roy said:

    has bernie made his public apology yet?

    He also said Hitler wasn't really a dictator and his Jewish mates reckon Bernie is more Jewish than most of them. It wasn't a very apologetic apology

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:18:38#297 - Alianora La Canta said:

    For want of a nail... ...a Red Bull was stopped.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:20:06#298 - me said:

    For want of a nail... ...a Red Bull was stopped.

    phillips was right about the marshalls getting the cars back in a hurry.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:20:23#299 - Steven Roy said:

    Track temp 21 C
    Air temp 12 C
    Wind speed 9.3 m/s
    Humidity 63%
    Air pressure 941.9mBar

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:20:51#300 - Amy said:

    phillips was right about the marshalls getting the cars back in a hurry.

    so the marshalls everywhere else > marshalls in singapore theory continues to grow

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:21:00#301 - Maverick said:

    Jewish mates reckon Bernie is more Jewish than most of them

    How do you interpret that?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:21:16#302 - Alianora La Canta said:

    so the marshalls everywhere else > marshalls in singapore theory continues to grow

    Somehow that doesn't surprise me!

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:21:47#303 - Alianora La Canta said:

    How do you interpret that?

    Even if he is, that doesn't make him immune from saying hurtful things.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:21:55#304 - me said:

    How do you interpret that?

    the guy has no idea how to apologise.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:22:44#305 - Alison said:

    What is Bernie supposed to be apologising for?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:23:03#306 - Nick said:

    the guy has no idea how to apologise.

    James allen tweeted last night

    - Apparently Bernie Ecclestone will make some kind of public apology here in Germany tomorrow for his recent comments about Adolf Hitler

    But i cant see any sign its happened yet...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:23:36#307 - F1Wolf said:

    What is Bernie supposed to be apologising for?

    that is probably what he is asking himself :-)

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:23:37#308 - Steven Roy said:

    How do you interpret that?

    It is typical Bernie. Some of my best mates are Jewish wasn't enough for him. Some of my Jewish mates say I could be Jewish wasn't quite enough. At least he stopped chort of saying some of his mates hav nominated him as chief rabbi.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:23:56#309 - me said:

    What is Bernie supposed to be apologising for?

    he said hitler was a man who knew how to get things done.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:24:23#310 - Steven Roy said:

    Can Vettel go back out when the marshals recovered the car??

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:24:31#311 - me said:

    At least he stopped chort of saying some of his mates hav nominated him as chief rabbi.

    :P :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:24:54#312 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Can Vettel go back out when the marshals recovered the car??

    In theory, no. In practise, I suspect he won't get told off for it.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:25:23#313 - Alison said:

    he said hitler was a man who knew how to get things done.

    Sorry it's wrong to laugh but goodness me, the lot of them really are looneys aren't they.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:25:49#314 - me said:

    rosberg putting in x2 green sectors. still in 10th though.

    unlikely to finish on top this morning.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:26:14#315 - Steven Roy said:

    In theory, no. In practise, I suspect he won't get told off for it.

    I always thought that if the marshals recovered the car it was out of the session. I guess there are still some home GP loop holes

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:26:34#316 - Nick said:

    he said hitler was a man who knew how to get things done.

    Im sure one of my school text books had a few pages on that...

    Gues it should be apologising soon.

    It interesting that Stalin would have been a much better illustration if thats the point he was trying to make, but he went with Nazi's... I wonder why.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:26:48#317 - me said:

    purple s1 from webber.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:27:04#318 - Iaian said:

    Vettel's heading back out for a lap.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:28:00#319 - Steven Roy said:

    Sorry it's wrong to laugh but goodness me, the lot of them really are looneys aren't they.

    He also said that Hitler wasn't really a dictator because he let other people lead him into doing some of the less politically correct thing he did. As Joe pointed out Hitler wrote a book in 1925 detailing a lot of those policies

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:28:31#320 - Iaian said:

    Barrichello just destroyed his front right tire.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:28:50#321 - Steven Roy said:

    It interesting that Stalin would have been a much better illustration if thats the point he was trying to make, but he went with Nazi's... I wonder why.

    He was trying to justify Max being a dictator and explain why democracy doesn't work

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:29:05#322 - me said:

    only massa and sutil remain in the pits. 1 min remaining.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:29:13#323 - Nathan said:

    Why is Barichello last hes done 15 laps?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:29:36#324 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Fisi up to 5th and still improving...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:29:36#325 - Maverick said:

    Can't wait for Bernie's views on Franco the week before Valencia and Mussolini before Monza

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:29:37#326 - Nick said:

    Vettel locked up going into the Vettel Corner...

    Irony

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:30:03#327 - me said:

    fisi looks like he'll finish up in 5th. not bad at all.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:30:46#328 - Amy said:

    Vettel locked up going into the Vettel Corner...

    If I had a circuit, I'd call one Heikki Corner-lainen.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:31:07#329 - me said:

    Why is Barichello last hes done 15 laps?

    13th with 1 flat-spotted tyre. no idea what happened to his session though.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:31:17#330 - Nick said:

    If I had a circuit, I'd call one Heikki Corner-lainen.

    :D Brilliant

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:31:23#331 - me said:

    If I had a circuit, I'd call one Heikki Corner-lainen.

    heeeh!

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:31:38#332 - Steven Roy said:

    If I had a circuit, I'd call one Heikki Corner-lainen.

    Would you have a Finnish line?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:31:45#333 - Nathan said:

    If I had a circuit, I'd call one Heikki Corner-lainen.

    Love it

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:32:22#334 - Nick said:

    Massa has the lead car now?

    Bye Bye Kimi?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:32:49#335 - Journeyer said:

    Vettel locked up going into the Vettel Corner…

    I thought it wasn't really named after Vettel?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:33:09#336 - me said:

    Would you have a Finnish line?

    :D
    :D
    :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:33:19#337 - Amy said:

    Would you have a Finnish line?

    :D :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:33:38#338 - me said:

    Bye Bye Kimi?

    don't let the freezer door smack you on the way out?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:33:44#339 - Alison said:

    Massa has the lead car now?

    You don't think so?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:33:59#340 - Nick said:

    I thought it wasn't really named after Vettel?

    The grandstand isnt, the corner (turn 6) might be... there was no conformation

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:34:05#341 - Maverick said:

    Kimi Rai-Cornering
    Lewis Hamil-Turn

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:34:59#342 - Nick said:

    You don't think so?

    I dont think he should do really... given how much more kimi is being paid!

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:35:21#343 - me said:

    cheers everyone, catch ya back here in a couple of hours?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:35:48#344 - Nick said:

    cheers everyone, catch ya back here in a couple of hours?

    Yup, when is it 12?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:36:11#345 - Alison said:

    cheers everyone, catch ya back here in a couple of hours?

    Afraid not.

    Yup, when is it 12?

    1

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:37:24#346 - me said:

    Yup, when is it 12?

    thread opens 12:30 i believe.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:37:26#347 - Nick said:

    1

    Cheers

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:37:30#348 - me said:

    Afraid not.

    booo :(

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:37:42#349 - Nick said:

    thread opens 12:30 i believe.

    coolio

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:38:10#350 - Alison said:

    I dont think he should do really... given how much more kimi is being paid!

    From what I've seen he's better.... I've only followed F1 since last summer but I really like the guy. I've not seen a lot from Kimi worth raving about!

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:38:35#351 - Jon Waldock said:

    Morning all,

    just caught the end of FP, seemed alright.

    This weekend will be interesting to see if F1 has redeamed itself in my head from all the politics.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:40:38#352 - Maverick said:

    That's the problem with F1 - it's 310 days of politics interspersed with just 50 days of racing

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:40:54#353 - Nick said:

    From what I've seen he's better.... I've only followed F1 since last summer but I really like the guy. I've not seen a lot from Kimi worth raving about!

    He was quick about 4 years ago, then he moved to ferrari 2 years ago, and mclaren gave him the world champiionship as a going away present.

    Since then he has given up on f1 and concentrated more on hats.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:41:08#354 - Nick said:

    That's the problem with F1 - it's 310 days of politics interspersed with just 50 days of racing

    I cant see a problem?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:41:57#355 - Maverick said:

    310 days of racing interspersed with 50 days of politics has to be better

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:42:36#356 - Nick said:

    310 days of racing interspersed with 50 days of politics has to be better

    180 days of each would be ideal

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:43:24#357 - Jon Waldock said:

    I cant see a problem?

    In the theres been F1 politics that we can laugh about, stuff that we know will get sorted out. But this...i don't know what's going to happen, and find myself being happier when i read FOTA are going to breakaway than when they say they have peace (because i know it wont last), that cant be good can it?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:43:35#358 - Alison said:

    He was quick about 4 years ago, then he moved to ferrari 2 years ago, and mclaren gave him the world champiionship as a going away present.

    :D

    Maybe I'm just biased in that I love Felipe baby, I think he's such a cutie.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:44:07#359 - Maverick said:

    180 days of each would be ideal

    Probably, the politics is okay but it seems to dominate over the racing

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:44:11#360 - Amy said:

    Since then he has given up on f1 and concentrated more on hats.

    :D :D In my #f1happyplace its still 2005 :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:44:46#361 - Christine said:

    In the theres been F1 politics that we can laugh about, stuff that we know will get sorted out. But this...i don't know what's going to happen, and find myself being happier when i read FOTA are going to breakaway than when they say they have peace (because i know it wont last), that cant be good can it?

    That is exactly it. The normal inter-sport squabbling and bickering is fine, interesting even. But I can't find any reason to get excited about a sport that has no future, and that is the point they are very quickly getting to.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:44:57#362 - Jon Waldock said:

    :D :D In my #f1happyplace its still 2005 :D

    May i join you? That was one of my favourite F1 seasons

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:45:20#363 - Christine said:

    :D :D In my #f1happyplace its still 2005 :D

    I want 2008 again!

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:45:32#364 - Amy said:

    May i join you? That was one of my favourite F1 seasons

    The more the merrier. Montoya is here though so you might have to bring food.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:46:27#365 - Alianora La Canta said:

    cheers everyone, catch ya back here in a couple of hours?

    I think I'm going to be spending the rest of the day sorting out wedding stuff.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:46:35#366 - Alison said:

    May i join you? That was one of my favourite F1 seasons

    What happened in 2005? Is that when Shumi first started getting beaten, threw his toys out the pram and quit?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:47:17#367 - Maverick said:

    In my #f1happyplace its still 2005

    I shouldn't spoil that place by mentioning Indianapolis really

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:47:28#368 - Amy said:

    What happened in 2005? Is that when Shumi first started getting beaten, threw his toys out the pram and quit?

    Kimi won races. A lot of races. This made me happy. The endless stream of retirements/problems that dropped him down the field not so much. Has one man ever had so many 10 place grid drops? :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:47:41#369 - Jon Waldock said:

    The more the merrier. Montoya is here though so you might have to bring food.

    ahhh i can deal with him because i know that the year after he'll forget Indi isn't an oval and forget to brake..

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:47:54#370 - Nick said:

    In the theres been F1 politics that we can laugh about, stuff that we know will get sorted out. But this...i don't know what's going to happen, and find myself being happier when i read FOTA are going to breakaway than when they say they have peace (because i know it wont last), that cant be good can it?

    I agree with that, It is getting a bit rubbish and repetitive.

    But lets not scrap the politics because of 1bad issue, we wouldn't scrap the racing after 1 bad race would we?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:47:56#371 - Amy said:

    I shouldn't spoil that place by mentioning Indianapolis really

    ahh the one race I missed that season due to an exam the next day. Well timed, Mr exam, well timed.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:48:18#372 - Jon Waldock said:

    I shouldn't spoil that place by mentioning Indianapolis really

    At the time, it was a bit stupid, but it really was necessary!

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:48:25#373 - me said:

    What happened in 2005? Is that when Shumi first started getting beaten, threw his toys out the pram and quit?

    kimi vs. alonso. it was a rather awesome year.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:48:28#374 - Alison said:

    Kimi won races. A lot of races. This made me happy. The endless stream of retirements/problems that dropped him down the field not so much. Has one man ever had so many 10 place grid drops? :D

    Do you just have a thing for Fins?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:48:43#375 - Jon Waldock said:

    But lets not scrap the politics because of 1bad issue, we wouldn't scrap the racing after 1 bad race would we?

    But its not a small issue though is it?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:49:17#376 - Amy said:

    Do you just have a thing for Fins?

    I like lots of other drivers but Mika was my first favourite driver, and then Kimi was, not because he was Finnish, but because I just liked his drive + attitude. It sort of grew from there.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:53:03#377 - Steven Roy said:

    :D :D In my #f1happyplace its still 2005 :D

    Heikki doesn't have an F1 drive in your happy place?

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:54:03#378 - Steven Roy said:

    I think I'm going to be spending the rest of the day sorting out wedding stuff.

    You are getting married? You kept that quiet.

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:54:40#379 - Jon Waldock said:

    You are getting married? You kept that quiet.

    Indeed she did...

  • 10/07/2009 at 10:54:55#380 - Jon Waldock said:

    Heikki doesn't have an F1 drive in your happy place?

    :D

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:01:42#381 - Amy said:

    Heikki doesn't have an F1 drive in your happy place?

    no, hes too busy actually winning races + challenging for the championship in GP2

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:07:59#382 - Alianora La Canta said:

    You are getting married? You kept that quiet.

    I'm not getting married - my brother is. Family duty, however, requires that I turn up - even if I miss the end/all of (delete as appropriate) the second practise session.

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:08:36#383 - Alianora La Canta said:

    But its not a small issue though is it?

    Blowing up F1, as the current psuedopolitical mess threatens to do, is not a small issue.

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:09:08#384 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Heikki doesn't have an F1 drive in your happy place?

    Presumably he's a blank canvas on which any future can be painted. Sometimes the dream is sweeter than the reality.

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:10:17#385 - Steven Roy said:

    I'm not getting married - my brother is. Family duty, however, requires that I turn up - even if I miss the end/all of (delete as appropriate) the second practise session.

    Does he not plan his life round the F1 calendar?

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:10:37#386 - Jon Waldock said:

    Presumably he's a blank canvas on which any future can be painted. Sometimes the dream is sweeter than the reality.

    Especially when he went to Renault first

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:11:14#387 - Amy said:

    Especially when he went to Renault first

    I didn't even notice him in 2007. It has to be a Finn + McLaren combo, anything else doesn't exist in my #f1happyplace

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:11:26#388 - Alison said:

    I'm not getting married - my brother is. Family duty, however, requires that I turn up - even if I miss the end/all of (delete as appropriate) the second practise session.

    At least it's only free practice ;)

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:12:00#389 - Jon Waldock said:

    I didn't even notice him in 2007. It has to be a Finn + McLaren combo, anything else doesn't exist in my #f1happyplace

    Does Kimi still exist then?

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:12:51#390 - Alison said:

    Neither did anyone else.... How did he get that McLaren drive? Was there noone else left once they finally worked out how to get rid of Fernando,....

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:13:05#391 - Amy said:

    Does Kimi still exist then?

    not as much as he once did. He moves from favourite into 'soft spot because ONCE was at McLaren but now is at the enemy so can't actually like him' zone.

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:15:44#392 - Steven Roy said:

    Neither did anyone else.... How did he get that McLaren drive? Was there noone else left once they finally worked out how to get rid of Fernando,....

    McLaren wanted Rosberg but he (or his father) thought that was a bad career move

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:16:21#393 - Nick said:

    Does anyone happen to know how much camping is at the hungarian gp?

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:17:22#394 - Alianora La Canta said:

    Does he not plan his life round the F1 calendar?

    He follows F1 in a casual sort of way, but his fiancé doesn't - and she did the organising of the wedding, from what I gather. They did at least compromise by having the wedding on Friday and not the weekend (which is more traditional).

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:18:11#395 - Jon Waldock said:

    Does anyone happen to know how much camping is at the hungarian gp?

    You could take Jensons position where hes camped on the infield for the past few years?

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:18:42#396 - Alianora La Canta said:

    I'm off to sort out my shoes for the "do". Have a great time!

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:19:11#397 - Nick said:

    You could take Jensons position where hes camped on the infield for the past few years?

    Aha, not to worry i have found something

  • 10/07/2009 at 11:19:16#398 - Jon Waldock said:

    I'm off to sort out my shoes for the "do". Have a great time!

    You too!

  • 10/07/2009 at 13:17:32#399 - Maverick said:

    Who changed my active thread? :-)

    Perhaps Bourdais has fallen out of love with F1 and is walking?

  • 10/07/2009 at 13:20:51#400 - Maverick said:

    There was a typo in there I think: "...last weekend..." not "...last day..."

  • 10/07/2009 at 13:21:20#401 - Alex Andronov said:

    Mav you're still in FP1!


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