Live: Germany - Qualifying
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Here we go, then, the best part of the weekend, if you ask us here at Sidepodcast Towers. All the action from qualifying, plus the only time you can speculate on strategy before it is laid out before you.
Weather Update
Nice and dry out there so far, if a little cool. The thermo-cam showed how cool the mechanics in the pitlane are compared to their normal heat status. The clouds continue to be ominous, though.
One to Watch
I am going to have to say Lewis Hamilton again. He's got the new parts on board, at the expense of Kovalainen (sorry Amy!), and he's topped two of the practice sessions so far. What can he do in qualifying?
Predictions Please
Who will get the all-important pole position? Will we see any big names drop out early? Will BMW be able to do anything? How far can Force India get?
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Sutil for pole!
I'll settle for a Force India on pole!
Ruuuubens for pole please. It will make his win easier.
where will the feed be?
Predicitions...
2 brawns, a Red Bull and Lewis in the top 4.
I like to be specific.
I've done my predictions. Amy will not be pleased if they are correct, since they paint Kovalainen as sharing the last row with Sutil (was the comparitor expecting Adrian to crash again?).
ahh but previously they have had him on the front row. How accurate are they normally?
any feed links please?
I thought you were adamant that we shouldn't share links so they don't get taken down?
Try waiting until there is a feed to link?
I thought links are ok ... it's the passwords or something?
Never mind, I fished around for one and found something. Maybe we should just use the wiki PM system or something?
Please do.
the best words I have heard in the last 24 hours
"I am going out now, feel free to finish the food"
so now I have a whole tray of nibbles for qualifying. Breads and pestos and cheeses and dips, Nom nom nom.
Hehehe, there is no finer sentence :)
Lucky ...!
My flatmate will probably come home drunk around 3am and be looking for something to eat but now I've started I can't stop until its gone.
Hello, Sidepodders! :) *waves*
ahh but previously they have had him on the front row. How accurate are they normally? {Comment #7}
10%-20% of the time it is completely accurate
50%-75% of the time it is within 3 places
5%-40% of the time it is spectacularly wrong
How's it going?
Oooh, the BBC just jumped into life.
The weatherman on the bbc said it was going to rain during the race and be 17 degrees so quite cool
It's fine. I think chocolate selection today is going to be vital to ensure a good race tomorrow.
hehe, jake was perturbed
He hasnt learnt not to talk by cars has he? silly man
howdy all
Don't blame him!
hehe the rollercoaster looks really cool on the bbc gaphics :D
The rollercoaster even made it into the BBC graphics... impressive
Hey all, just got back from Waitrose. Now to enjoy the session :P
LOL @jake with the bickering comment!
Ugh, a politics briefing.
I am having a temperature regulation problem. Jacket on, too hot. Jacket off, too cold.
I am prioritising watching 30 mins more build up at the sacrifice of the first 30 mins of quali.
Is this wise?
He really didn't need to wince like that when the Beemer got out of shape, it was fine :-)
What about with beer on?
RG's ever so slightly OTT Predos:
1) Webber
2) Vettel
3) Button
4) Hamilton
5) Barrichello
6) Timo
7) Rosberg
8) Massa
9) Raikkonen
10) Fisichella (Mark the words)
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Out in Q2 - Trulli, Heidfeld, Kubica, Sutil, Alonso
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Out in Q1 - Piquet jr, Buemi, Kovalainen (#sorryamy), Nakajima and Bourdais
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First to spin - Kovalainen (#sorryamy)
Time when it will rain - 1:44BST
First driver to be sacked mid-race weekend - Bourdais (okay, may be kidding a bit about that one)
Get the politics over in the first ten minutes, then never mention it again all weekend? (well, I can but dream)
I don't think so, no.
Select different jacket or cardigan/jumper/thing
I did have a swig of the wine my flatmate left me, then I remembered that I don't really like wine. So now I have a hot chocolate.
I party hard.
If Max didn't like the 'dictator' comment, does that mean he's a sub?
I heart RG style predictions.
But the build up has politics ;)
And i want to know if i should be supporting this bloke from entourage.
(Ari)
woah. Ari looks exactly like my ENT surgeon.
ARI!!!!!
Ari!
Yes!
Wise words from Jarno there.
Wow, they got Ari!
Ari! :D
Is he Finnish too?
Subtitles?
YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE THE OTHER FINNS
He sounds like a Finnish version of Barack Obama. :)
He reminds me of my insane (dutch) dissection professor.
He is like a really really deep hekki
He does sound Finnish though!
A dig at Max there with the criticism of autocracy.
He sounds very different to when he was driving
I love this guy
I wonder what Max told Ari...
I love the word he used: egotrip!
If i was to pick somone as an android, it would be the guy that sounds like him
He's too sensible and nice to be prezz...
I love the way he pronounced 'Vatanen', I'm starting to see Amy's point.
I support you, Captain Finland!
I promise not to hurt you...
:D
Come to the dark side. Or the dark sidenen if you will.
I remember that rally!
The old Subaru's look so different
I was 2.....
Presumably you are only interested in the Finnish men, I need to find Finnish sportswomen to support.
Rothmans livery, too.
Vatanen is a very smart cookie.
I was 11 ;)
Nice spin Ari. FIA needs F1 more than F1 needs FIA
FIA not F1A. Go Ari!
I was -5 :D
I wasn't even born yet. :D
Ari gets my vote already! :D
I was 7!
We found a very lovely Finnish lady to support at Roskilde!
The top male Finnish tennis player is married to the top Finnish badminton player. Shes the only one I know of off the top of my head.
It will be really interesting to see what he does with the WRC. Hopefully a hark back to the good 'ol days.
First f1 paddock pass, now voting in FIA elections!
You are doing something right ! ;)
Indeed. :)
I was -erm, i don't think I can count it on two fingers.
Argh... Just had a phone call though all of that. Glad I was recording that.
Less complex cars and longer events, please.
There is a finnish girl coming to drink with us later... I call her the dolphin
DC doing a feature. Cool.
DC does Blue Peter.
Mrs. Coulthard!
It's amazing how much Coulthard's chin grows with age!
He's going to be a bit heavier than them
In 1992?
DC has a tiny bit more experience than these kids?
Where?!
Martin Hines is a blast from the past.
Oh I thought they said 1981. Don't know how I got that so wrong :D
He is a proper legend
I bet the reason they haven't released pictures of their son is because he inherited the chin.
I'm still writing a '-' in front of an age
The rally pics they showed was in 1992
The pictures were from 1992 but they said he won the WRC in 1981.
Ari won the championship in 81 but the shots were from 92.
Vatanen getting a LOT of attention there.
ah, gotcha.
That's right
I think any sensible motorsport fan would choose Ari over Max, given the latter's reputation.
What happened to the site? Did it have a mini-crash?
Phillipe Maybe ;)
He's Ari Vatenen. He'd get attention without campaigning for the FIA presidency.
Ooh, Liuzzi says: "Boohemi." I like it.
This sounds like a race i need to see.
I thought Tonio just said Felipe Baby there!
liuzzi calls him felipe-maybe. how clueless :)
But would the delegates follow our lead?
I like Liuzzi. Why the heck is he not in F1... OOOOH FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE!!!
It did for me
yes, 'clueless' :)
GOOD QUESTION DC!!!
Not for me
Same here. Both LCLT and Doohickey wouldn't load comments.
Had it too.
I've always liked Liuzzi.
"Maybe one of the present ones" Cool!
Couldn't even load the site!
Hi all, finally get to sit down and watch some F1 this weekend...
any1 have a link to a dragon feed? Or msg me 1?
As Luzzi says, "once we know what Formula 1 is we can announce it"
Unfortunately the people who vote are stupid, and I think, scared of Max.
Anyone think Liuzzi is replacing Fisi next year?
Liuzzi hinting at a Force India seat.
no-one told jake about fisi leaving?
Isn't it Williams?
what's your name on the SPC wiki?
That better not be cricket!
Really?
Oops. :D
It's possible, but Nelsinho is more likely to be out than Fisi.
heres an article for all those looking for Finnish sportswomen :D
nope. well, not according to liuzzi anyhow.
I think I may have been confused.
ugh, I hate Ricky Ponting. HATE.
OOh its revovered... thank goodness.
Just in time for more crickf1
Useless. Only one picture!
#sorrychristine
wiki? now im confused...
but now you have her name you can google ;)
I don't hate him, I just want him to lose a lot more often than he does.
AMY!! WEBBER SAID YOU'RE DEDICATED!!
Yeah, though its that evil Ponting who likes scoring runs against us.
? I tuned out when I saw Ponting.
Don't worry Christine it's finished
granted not you personally, but he said Australians have to be dedicated to be F1 fans
Walking and talking
I dont want to stop watching... I dont think i planned my birthday drinking very well...
:)
Walking and talking! :D
You can tell F1's back from it's 3 week break when you see that :D
I thought he was going to say that the monkey on Webber's back was Vettel
ooooooooooooh don't call me Australian! *shakes fist*
oops.
They should walk faster so that EJ has to run to keep up.
People in australis
i wasnt, but you live there :D
Another best comment of the year candidate? :D
You silly sod! Your own birthday!
Alguesuari to take over from Bourdais, did they just say?!
much more acceptable :D
Boo to you Jon!
I'm gonna have to learn how to pronounce Alguesuari.
EJ, Franck's a top French man, why didn't you sign him?!
It's rumoured at this point ;)
that story has been around for days
dragging ejiot along with them.
It gets worse, i don't think i have enough juice in the mobile to mobile doohicky much
Al-guh-swar-ee
Al ju swar ee
Cos he hasn't won 4 Champ Car Titles in a row.
Oh no :(
wait wait wait, i didnt call her Australian, webber did. I know she's not
gracias
No, no, no, he can just be called Not Seb.
You pronounce his first name: Hy-mee
I like this idea.
Right i am off to paaaarty... luckily i think i know a bar by the station which will have the f1 on so i should make q3
:D
Isn't it Hy-meh?
He's hardly won anything...
Just Formula Renault France and World Series by Nissan.
Sorry Christine and im on my way to the naughty step.
WAGNER!!!! my favourite piece of classical music!!!
ten not showing quali here till tomorrow morning....! Where can I watch...?
Can someone email or add me on msger? jasonscully555@yahoo.com.au
Hey all! Hope my battery holds out until I get home.
That Red Bull in slow motion looked like jelly
Enjoy your drinking session Nick.
It's as overblown as BMW's budget.
I can't listen to too much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland.
Nice choice of song.
That doesn't count for toffee I'm afraid...
Listen to that!!!!
does anyonehave video link for non uk viewrs?
That windscreen looks so inefficient.
The rest of the car... wow.
Hamilton in a 1930's Merc F1 car. Wow.
What. A. Sound.
Don't bend it, Lewis.
Hammy's on the Nordschleife! :D
Yeah but that particular piece is pretty cool - especially when you see a video of an oil rig being constructed together from scratch in 3D CGI to it :D
Nice to see a modern driver in an old car
Only joking. I just like that quote.
PM me on the wiki...
Wish they could show more of that drive though
I can understand someone liking oil rigs but not Wagner.
EJ. Did you not say that McLaren should forget about developing this year's car?
You're right though ... I think Bernie likes a little too much Wagner after this week's comments...
Did jake just call him Eddie Kovalinen?
Talking about Heikki. Uh-oh.
Hopefully it will appear on the website or tomorrow's show
la la la la I am hearing what I want to hear *happy place*
#sorryAmy
Odd that they are talking about Mercedes Benz not doing well. Their bit is doing very well in this season.
heikki can't walk and talk either?
Not EJ contradicting himself? Next he'll be saying Kimi is Mega!
I think Jake might have meant... So what do you think Eddie? Kovalinen is doing well.
looks like today is a black clothes day
It must be the coats.
That's not one word, Norbert.
'one word' doesn't translate well into German clearly
Norbert, 1-word answer! :P
:D
oh right. must be cold
TED NEWS BABY
It's like they've all forgotten to do their washing and that's all they've got left that's clean.
Just that one piece of music.
TED NEWS!!
That was a sudden turn to the camera from Jenson.
I see BBC Live Text doing a bit of Tremayning
Ooh, temps dropped a bit here
Um, as I missed all FP, did they accidentally post lat years times?
Ross still claiming the situation with Virgin is still open.
Ross translator - Virgin isn't paying us enough.
Nope. Lewis has lots of new bits and for a change they are working
Alonso not denying the Ferrari rumours.
And Anando?
I thought he issued a straight denial a couple of days ago? What happened to that?
Isn't it his destiny?
No idea why he was fast
Blue foam
PQ looks awesome
http://drop.io...st/asset/sdc10498-jpg
I saw this fruit machine in Skegness, and it reminded me of F1 for some reason!
Must be a non-denial denial
Ted says Alguersuari's name different.
Ted is struggling with the name too
"Step by Step for sure" says the new guy. He's learned the ropes already
:)
ted says it's jamie. that's good enough for me. he's always right.
Fernando has a much thicker accent than Not Seb.
NO!!!
NO!!!
DONT DO IT!!!
He's not even a proper F1 driver yet and he's saying 'for sure'
From @jamiehibbard 'EJ's a 'total optimist'? I think not Eddie! You grumpy old git.'
:D
A bit of a circus?
The worst pronunciation I heard was in the Macau GP, which I only watched recently.
"Alasguari"
Macca with a double diffuser. Doesn't it look suspiciously like Brawn's?
How cool is Ross Brawn?
if it didn't i'd be worried.
It's cold over there, so Brawn were bound to be struggling.
Hokey Cokey Lainen?
Gotta admit F1 is an epic fail compared to MotoGP when it comes to celebrating wins...
Ross would encourage donuts. Have a word with Ari
Brawn struggling? They actually look better this weekend than they did at Silverstone, I think.
I just noticed the dip in the middle of it looks pretty much identical to that on Jenson and Rubens' cars.
It's all down to Max. He banned drivers carrying flags and the like
You can end that sentence there.
I LOVE Moto GP celebrations
:D
Especially the jam filled type.
Especially Rossi, the guy is mad
:D
The Brawns seemingly hate cold conditions. Needs to be hot for them to work, seemingly.
It's the hair!
even lorenzo's celebrations, even though they are always the same are good
you did. last sunday.
Grr Astana Grrr. (sorry, multi tasking)
I have the F1 intro music on my iPhone :D
I like driving Nurburgring on Race Driver Grid.
5 live tijme?
quick 5live time!
Need more tea and Her Indoors has used the last tea bag. Recycling time.
Are they leading again?
Um, is there 5Live Commentry on Freeview?
No, chasing down Cadel Evans
I love running the old Nordschleife. Fastest time I ever did round there was on Gran Turismo 4 - 5'21 in a Nissan R90CP.
Ahhh beer... That sounds like a good idea
Track temp 22C
Air temp 14C
Wind speed 6.7 m/s
Humidity 71%
Air pressure 944.4 mBar
Grrr. Got up at midnight to watch the race - got all settled in with my laptop, headphones, blanket (it's cold) having PRESUMED that I would have live coverage. Coverage delayed for 4 hours and now I'm wide awake. Grrrrr.
just checking...
Ah. It's on ITV4 after quals, will watch then.
McLaren can find 8 tenths, even without Alonso ;)
Hope that track is on GT5.
Yay Astana Yay! :D
NO!!! ARGH!
Apparently not, I'm seeing golf and ashes. grrr.
not yet. grr.
DAMN YOU CRICKET
Ashes? Hmmm, what's the score (hehehehehe)
can you let me know when it switches?
Someone said this morning that there would be no commentary on 5 lve
G'Day everyone
I don't think it is planned to.
Draw. :)
Heikki is silently furious about the diffuser, according to Ted.
#sorryamy
heikki is silently furious. i like that idea.
Rain!
BMW expecting early rain
Anyone follow @f1photos?
"Can see rain falling off the back of the circuit, but the wind has dropped a lot. When it gets here it may take a while to clear."
Do I hear rain?
How very Finnish of him.
Was Kubica's radio saying rain in the next 5 minutes?
Timos helmet looks like it's been drawn by a five year old. Oh I see.
There should be quali commentary on 5live - and yet even they have golf at the moment. Is the scottish open really that important??!!!!!
:D
You're kidding? For the bloody cricket?
Everyone pouring out, I think it will rain then.
Wow, a lot of people out early.
mad rush out of the pits.
I'm assuming the same
Is there rain on the way?
The Ashes only happens once every two years though ;)
Why bother? that game is over already
It's like qualifying sessions of old, just like the '70s.
Just realised the pun there, think that was quite clever there.
BMW predicting rain almost immediately
Everyone is now out on track.
Fine for the Ashes. But for the GOLF?!!
*claps* Well done sir!
Now Christine is going to really hate Cricket!
Damn passwords changing... All I got is live timing...
This is only qualifying whereas The Ashes is a big event. On the other channel is the Scottish Open golf, I would have thought they could punch a hole in that.
But golf is good...
See I'm gonna guess I'm the only one with that opinion.
Note to self: I live in the wrong place. My friend who went to Monaco and Le Mans is at this race too! Stupid accessible Europe.
5live isn't working online either though. we don't have freeview anymore.
Anyone just noticed the RBRs are now carrying sponsorship for Red Bull Mobile?
I don't mind watching it from time to time.
I don't hate cricket. I don't like my sports mixing up.
You don't have a TV any more ;)
We have discussed that yesterday
There's a red bull mobile?! Do they txt you a drink?
I just meant if it's stopping the 5Live
I've just realised quali's been going for 5 minutes already, i haven't been paying attention.
whoops
For those who missed it (like me)?
Heard of a radio? (I'm already guessing there will be some kind of time delay)
I know we discussed it, I just wasn't aware it was on their cars until just now.
true :)
I like watching it, and playing it.
Listening to it? Not so much
Hammy to P1! :D
s'alright - normally nothing happens in the first 5 minutes...
normally...
That was why we were discussing it
As we've been saying, the two 5Live stations are carrying something else.
Crofty!! thank you. 5live radio is finally doing quali.
SUTIL 4TH!!! :D
Don't need one these days!
Red Bull are carrying Red Bull Mobile sponsorship. That's pretty much it.
5th even.
Cheers, feel so much better informed now ;)
thanks you :)
He'll come tumbling down.
I preditced him to get out Q1 y'see.
Now 6th
Oooh, i lie
Could Lewis really get on pole?
Question, how fixed is the setup if there is a wet race tomorrow?
Unless you have a games console like me. Mind you, there are ways to connect it to a PC monitor so on that note, you're right.
Internet killed the TV star rather?
Surely not
Can you buy 40" monitors? If not I'll stick to my TV.
It's parc ferme conditions, dosent matter the condition.s
Yes
That would be an amazing turnaround.
From 19th at Silverstone to pole at the Ring - such a contrast.
British 1-2 at the moment :D
It's really frantic stuff, right now.
Apple have a 30"
No.
My TV has a monitor input
so does mine, I use it a lot now that I have mastered the art of extended desktop.
Bourdais is languishing in 20th. Not good for him.
Kaz to P6.
Those clouds are quite ominous.
To be fair, Buemi is 19th
Bye bye Bordy...
8 tenths behind Buemi too.
8 tenths up.
7 tenths behind Buemi
Force India currently 13th and 18th.
That Ferrari fuel flap looks like the lid from a tin of unfortunately coloured paint
Lewis is doing well but will Heikki get through to the second round?
how have str managed to make such a hash of that car?
I think I got my Force India's mized up
Toyota only 14th and 15th.
slomo flying :)
Will we be singing "Bye bye Bourdais, Bourdais bye bye" after this weekend?
When it's exactly the same as the Red Bull minus the upgrades.
Reduced support since they're going to become constructors next season?
Still better than BMW.
:D
have williams really found that much pace? i like rosberg being ahead of button.
to the tune of the bay city rollers classic?
Maybe. Perhaps you should try it out for the parade lap?
'You'll be sacked in the morning'
Who's on pole? :p
I like Williams doing well.
Yes.
What's that on the rear wing endplates of the Toyota? New sponsor?
what a mug, i sold rosberg for massa
Funny that Brundle mentioned that he doesn't like drivers changing crash helmets - I have a quote from him saying that when he started out he used to change it almost every race...
I'm impressed how quickly Trulli was able to adjust the brake bias there.
Hypocrit, much!
Alonso purple S1
booya
yay webber
Christine? What do you think?
I'm thinking Webber for pole.
Glock with a big oversteer moment underbraking for the chicane.
no martin, think it was wheels on the grass that prob did it...
I agree. But i would, wouldn't I.
I thought Parade Lap was Alex's show
He used plain helmets until he was in F1 and the design evolved over a few years after he arrived
Glock held up Alonso there.
afternoon all..........what have I missed? lol
timo glock what in the world?
Alonso unhappy despite going P2. Me thinks Timo's in trouble for that
#sorryRG
sigh
Timo Glock took the proper chicane not that horrible thing they are meant to use
Noooooooooooooooo
braking on the dirt.... oh dear
Wow, the understeer on that BMW was horrible to watch.
wurth. they must've paid more to get visibility in germany for this race.
Kubica sounded like he made about 12 downshifts there
No Bourdais not Buemi
No, not rain, anything but rain right now.
boooo stream died
sutil's up to 14th. gooo sutil.
if any1 gets the new one.... jasonscully555@yahoo.com.au email and messenger... no feed ;-(
kimi is in trouble in 11th.
My lollypops better than toyotas
Bit of 'Ring trivia - there's a corner on the old Nordschleife called Eiskurve, which translates as Ice Curve. This is because apparently, when it rains, that corner is always the last one to dry out, making it quite treacherous. It's also quite a steep, off-camber corner too, which doesn't help.
glock currently beaten by both force indias.
:P
Rain is good. Let it rain.
But it will mean Timo will get knocked out
I was just noting that on live timing.
Trulli having a problem? He's not going out for the final minutes.
yellows at 2.
I have nachos. Well...nacho cheese tortilla chips, anyway...
happy with his position me thinks.
Rain spots on the camera
ANy feed links please PM me, cheers!
Yup, it's definately wet. Spots of rain on the camera at the last corner.
Come on Timo!!
Not looking good.
he is not going to get through
is this the first wet qually session of the year?
Sorry RG, it's not gonna happen.
slippery surface flag
Believe so.
Come on at least Kubica
Sutil through into Q2 again! :D
heidfeld trounces kubica. sutil the same to fisi.
Sutil AND Piquet through.
Breaking out the chocolate. Dairy Milk with Crunchie bits. It was calling me from the Kitchen.
yay :)
Wet Quali will screw all fuel-weight-pit stops predictions.
My word Bourdais, 1.2 secs behind Buemi
although piquet is well off of alonso's pace.
Here's the quote, from the 1993 European GP programme:
he wasn;t even trying.
Bourdais last.
Franz Tost's mind: "I'll get the P45 ready..."
1.1 off Timo
Nice choice
Timo's not had the best time of it since that Sepang podium...
Well, any cause of optimism, Nick Heidfeld was 10th.
I am sure it changed after 85. He initially had solid red and blue lines. I am sure the broken lines came later
anyone fancy taking a punt for pole position?
Four tenths between Lewis and Heikki. Do I have to say "sorry Amy" now?
Toyota have been horrible after Bahrain.
Head says Vettel, heart says Webber.
A punt? I don't think the rain's going to be that bad.
I keep telling ya, Sutil.
Still saying Webber.
:D
If it rains Lewis second and a red bull first
:P
Did someone say wet quali? Its the vets to lose then?
yeah go on, i'll have a go. i reckon i could get 6th
Yes the lines were straighter, and at some point in the '90s he changed them to wavy lines instead
Here's a punt: Alonso, running very light
The interview was in 1993...
I'll join on that one :D
Yes Piquet.
Oh, you said Punt, I misread.
I think if it's raining: Vettel, dry: Alonso (shock)
The problem is that because it's a wet quali that quite often randomizes
You can't make a comment like that then say ah but the info is 16 years out of date
:D
:D :D :D
Wow, the old Nordschleife there :D
I did say where the interview came from didn't I?
Can't believe Eddie Jordan said Sutil as "Subtle"
coultard is scared of the wet.
mad rush for the exit.
Here we go again!
You expected him to stay something clever?
ari on r5 live.
Never seen a scrum at pit exit like that before.
Nordschleife? Daunting? Pfft, I've done enough laps to know which way it goes. :P
Well, I was wrong with my 1:44 rain prediction
I guess he's not talking about Pikes Peak?
They all want a time before the proper rain arrives
oooooh. am liking this.
The old tiger tokens system a few years ago
Anti clockwise?
Not since the fuel credit days at least!
That will be the only time Subtle and Eddie Jordan will go together.
ahh the fifth quarter of the AFL has finally finished and my TV coverage is starting. Someone should tell that silly sport that nothing has five quarters.
uh oh :)
I have - Bahrain 2006, when this was all new to the drivers.
Heheheheeee, this is fun to watch!
Sorry, is this the race or is this qualifying?
What on earth is going on?!
5 massaaaa spiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnsss
wow!
Keep it together phillipe baby
What is going on........................
Spinny spinny spinny. They're going to need inters
Holy crap, everyones sliding all over the place
hehe. brilliant.
Massa takes the Schumacher road.
The idiots went out on dries as it started to rain.
FIIIIVE MASSA SPIIIIINS
pitting again
wrong tires.
doooooooooooooooo.........
That's a very silly comment considering how hard it is in real life!
And everyone returns to change tires
Dry tyres on a wet track, what did you expect? :d
webber found pace. how?
all that fuss at pit exit for nothing :)
Webber STILL going on dry tyres?
So I guess slicks are a bad idea then?
Is Webber mental?
webber out there on super softs!
Webber trying a run on slicks. This is a big risk for him - unnecessary too.
good point.
Webber's, mad.
Surely he knows that time will be demolished when the field comes through on inters?
Yes
lewis queuing.
He likes Cricket, you decide!
;)
Well, I suppose I am a bit mad as well.
From Fakemansell:
Hey @fakemassa are you trying to impress Ari with your rallying?
FakePiquetJr pointing out that he hasnt spun yet...not sure how though
This is memorys of Sliverstone 2008
Raining awfully hard now
Fluke
Is that the Ferrari Fall Guy leaning against the pit wall?
And Brazil 08.
alonso having a bad start to his lap.
Webber pits instead of setting a time. Maybe he was testing the tyre change window for tomorrow
I remember earlier in the season when we were a bit sick of rain. I like it when its only occasional like this :D
Hmm, ski resort...
Anyone fancy having this race in November?
yellows.
Yellow flag
heikie off.
Sorry, Amy.
Ditto.
Lewis is flying!
smaked the barrier.
#sorryamy
heikie!?
Can someone message me on the wiki with password please? OzJeremy
alonso goes top.
Oooooooooh.
HEIDFELD!
Does the BMW actually work in the wet?
Do yoo need to go bak to skool Mr C?
Sorry Amy/
Meteo France provide the weather?
Meteo France provide the weather??
Finally some on track excitement!
Ted says rain IS going to get heavier. Uh oh..
SUTILS 2ND!
Piquet faster than Alonso!
I'm going to say yes.
who knew?
excited.
yay sutil!
SUTIL P FREAKING 2!!!! :D
ahem, 2nd in Malaysia
Jock Clear looking a little anxious there.
wot r yoo torking abowt?
oh yeah :)
Rubens putting on drys? Are you mad, man!
Webber purple-purle
Rubens putting on dry tyres
*ahem*
P4 now ;)
Need to be on slicks now
wow webber!
How was Webber so fast??
good to hear :)
button pits.
Em, P9.
Webber is only 7 seconds from a dry time on inters. Get the slicks on
too much sponsors' product
gooo Rubens
rubens purple
What's going on? I only have live timing.. Is the track drying? What tyres are people using?
come on Rubens!
oh Heikki :(
faster on this lap.
#sorryamy
Ross, you're a genius!
Inters. Tracks damp from rain.
Heikki confusion
#sorry amy
Rubens is on slicks everyone else is switching
Only problem is everyone is copying him.
jenson is on the wrong tyre and in 13th.
Oooh. Game on!
goo Rubens! Earn me some $$!
Are you on the wiki?
RUBENS P1 :D
more rain.
I can't believe that EJ missed an opertunity to mention Barrichello as a good wet weather driver. He always bigs up Rubens
YES!!!
Rubens! Wow.
Rubens timed that to absolute perfection.
jenson might be out of this!
Vettel and Kaz hit each other in the pits?
lewis on super softs!
Kaz and Vettel crashed in the pits - Ted news
WHERES THE IMAGES YOU STUPID DIRECTORS
Vettel and Nakajima collided in pits - small collision
Hopefully. ;)
Oh noes!
but they didnt show it, silly FOM TV
Martin said Heikki not happy with something.
Cue Heikki in the debrief *thumps the desk* "Grrr, give me my f****** upgrade, Now! Grrr"
Sutil is in tenth. Chances of Q3?
Vettel and Nakajima collided. No pictures? Bah.
Rain again now... Rubens got the one moment for the dry tyres
I heart you, intermittent rain showers.
Sutil for P2 again?
Apologies for the shouting.
You have an evil mind
he's going faster.
Sutil in Second
awesome!
It could be that the majority switched too late. Some parts ofthe track have rain again
PK?
w00t! :D
This qualifying session is awesome :D
Piquet at 2nd for the moment.
constant rain = boring
constant dry = boring
constant drying and re-wetting of the track = classic
Meh, when Piquet goes second, you know it doesn't mean much.
Piquet!
Button is going to be in real trouble
button cannot do this surely?
Think so Rubens found the sweetest of spots
Alonso bins it at the chicane.
Alonso spin!
'Are you Piquet in disguise'
Complete lottery
Dave_in_NZL check your wiki messages!
Alonso mega control to keep it going!
No, it's too wet.
terrible call from ross brawn
Kimi practicing for Rally Finland?
i say it again only louder, how on earth has Piquet not spun yet?
Is that why Alonso gave him his helmet?
Kimi going rallying.
I guess I shouldn't say things like this, lest Piquet end up on the podium again *shudder*
will Piquet outqualify Alonso for the first time? :)
Where's Lou?
It was good for Rubens, bad for Jenson.
One good call, one bad?
Kimi does some pratice for Rally Finland!!
Can we officially call it chaos? The camera was shaking!
heikki bumps lewis!
Heikki knocked Lewis out of the top ten
I think its his preffered choice now
Kovi goes 6th *not sorry amy*
HOW DID JENSON DO THAT?
Button in!
Button P5. PHEW!
Lewis back in again
How did he do that?????
SUTIL STILL P3!!!!!
Button is saved. Somehow.
AMAZING!
:o
Piq?!?!
Button on an important lap and don't show him. What are the directors doing? This is rubbish coverage.
alonso got bumped but piquet through.
YOU'D BETTER STAY IN THE TOP 10 HEIKKI
w000000000000000t! :D :D :D
Alonso out.
Piquet and Sutil! And Webber!
Steering the car, changing gears. that sort of stuff
Very lucky from Kimi to stay in
Button!! Heikki!!
Piquet and Sutil in, Alonso out!!
:D
Clap, clap, Force India
He is safe
that was amazing. i hearts f1 qually in the rain.
PK out qualifying Alonso that tells you something wrong
Phew
Alonso is out!
More impressive
Nelson Piquet 2nd!!!
Yo yo you respec
Ferrari's in P9 and P10
You know Christine said Sutil for pole...
'nando's gonna be super peed off
First time like ever, Piquet outqualifies Alonso.
Talking to me? Dave_in_NZL is someone else... I suppose I should sign up. :(
slomo gravel <3
Three cheers for Sutil
Indeed!
Jonathan must be reading this feed.
Rain is coming down again.
LOL!
Delays the inevitable for 1 more race?
I'm amazed. Piquet goes into Q3 in 2nd, Alonso fails spectacularly.
Ah crap, Heidfeld out.
ITS YOUR FAULT SUTIL
still raining a lot
Schumacher has to stand at the prat perch. 5 championships and he doesn't even get a seat
more pitlane queuing
oh wait replay.
Once again, today proves qualifying is better than the race.
He's the Ferrari Fall Guy!
replay
excuse me for having a legard.
s'cus of those stupid decisions he made
'Are you Legard in disguise'
;)
Are you Murray Walker now?
Kaz still out-qualified Rosberg! I am not sure I would swap Rosberg for Heidfeld as James Allen has suggested will happen.
Incredibly... Nobody actually stopped out on track!
A brown pant moment! :D
don't have bbc audio soz. pics confused me. i am quite excitable today :)
All this queueing reminds me of Bahrain 06, when Kimi's McLaren's rear suspension failed, red flagged the session and caused a mass dash by everyone to get a decent time in.
Not surprised :) It really is exciting :)
OK. I'm signed up as David_In_NZ...
good driving all around. how did heikki make it back?
Sorry amy
Heikki probably saying there "You gonna change my tyres or what?!"
Talent?
:D
(#sorryamy)
Willi Weber in the Ferrari pits?
He came into the circuit with Schumacher
LOL at Jake giving EJ the hurry-up "GIVE US A NAME, JORDAN!"
Button makes a break for it while it's still dry.
another ferrari/massa joke moment... did you get the replay in uk too? with ferrari putting the wrong tyres on massa's car?
Brawns out first.
The Brawns just want to get a time in while it's dry.
didn't see it. boo :(
Right guys, clearly discussing or not discussing feeds here doesn't make a brass razoo of difference. so has anyone got a working feed?
"stop! stop! stop! you put the wrong tyres!" :)
Looks like it's not going to rain again.
Only French
Jenson wants to do the same as Rubens?
ferrari put the hard tyres instead of the soft ones
Ha Ha. I just missed the link they put up in dragon 5 so I sent you a message :-)
Other teams only going to do one run, Jenson wants to do more.
Better than none. I had a German one before but it closed.
jenson needs more temp.
piquet and kovi remain in the pits.
I like Jenson's helmet with the Monster branding.
I did hear something about Rubens, though.
they are not used to q3, so they are still deciding about a fuel strategy :)
Got a feed. W00t! Thanks.
:D
rubens puts in a 30.7 s1.
Rubens going faster again.
Sutil doesn't seem to be though, out there right now.
'tis a struggle
Raining again? Spots on Vettel's camera.
I'm watching F1, but all I can think of is Brass Razoo! :)
What I want to know is, if they talked to Ponting about Webber why didn't they ask Flintoff about Button and Hamilton?
check your PM
Vettel cam is incredibly clear compared to others
hats off to the team. really good going.
Silly to put this comment in the middle of all the qualifying talk but...
I think that Jenson needs his car to be exactly exactly right - and then he flies. But Rubens can deal with whatever he's given but isn't as good given the ideal car.
Which is why on a day like today, or all of last year, Rubens has beaten Jenson.
Maybe Freddie was drunk at the time?
Rubens is looking absolutely awesome!
Was faster than Massa until just then.
:D cheers!
button going faster now though.
I'm a little eager, I just tried to load the weights.
Fastest S1 for Jenson
Makes perfect sense to me. And I've heard this theory some times already.
or not...
ha
Still weaving though.
Might be on tomorrows pre race show
Bourdais is the same which is why being in a small team is no use to him.
:P :P
haha :D You may be ever so slightly eary.
Woo! Sutil to P4
go sutil!
Lewis is playing a game
Sutil for pole!!!
Brundle just said Sutil is "very Buttonesque"
Freddie is a fine young man in many ways but I wouldn't ask him about kebab vans never mind F1 drivers.
Martin you can do better than that... "Sutil is very Buttonesque"
Button seems to be trying to get heat in the tires. He's got about 1, maybe 2 laps left.
Heikki > Lewis ;)
button got something wrong on s2 and s3
Todays F1 Qually, my;
#f1happyplace
Massa slower than Sutil = FAIL.
:)
it would make my year
Panesar then. I just picked a cricket name to make a point.
It's looking like Jenson V Lewis
reverted to warming up his tyres.
Being last on the grid he might not have a team after this weekend. STR are so bad you might as well bring a young Red Bull Driver in - not much to lose!
lewis could be looking at a front row here?
You saying Heikki is also a fail then?
*Calls Amy*
Now button's flying.
All Brit front row would be just epic.
I never thought I'd say this but: ace!
I think the secret is that Ponting and Webber are actually friends, whereas Lewis + Jenson probably aren't friends with any of the English cricket team.
lewis p1.
Come on Webber!
WOW WOW WOW at this session!
Vettel is really coming on now.
where are the rbr's? this is their ideal temp.
this might be early, but even being competitive deserves a:
yes yes yes!
That was fantastic!
Webber might just do it!
weber
Quicker at the moment.
I think Button can do another lap.
piquet bails.
WEBBER P1!!!
Webber P1
Webber!
Webber. I said Webber. Didn't I say Webber?
Vettel can't
lewis tyres aren't holding.
See, I predict the future these days.
Vettel p2
Done it! Woohoo!
WEBBBBBBBBBER.
Button eeks out 2nd
Yes!
and Australia explodes! Well it will in half an hour when we see it on TV ;)
WEBBER ON POLE! :D
I think he said Webber?
Then Barrichello gets it.
Wooooo, go Mark!!
Webber! Pole! Now convert it into a win!
THAT. IS. AWESOME
The #2s Strike Back!
great fight for the pole!
This might be the first time I have ever got a prediction right.
YIPEE
Sutil faster than both Ferarri's
Oh no, my first One coverage will be unbearable
kovi did bloody brilliantly to finish one place behind lewis in that car.
McLarens ahead of Ferraris. :)
Stupid Australian TV. They'll be gushing about it tomorrow too.
his team don't sound as happy as he does :D
This is the last thing Vettel wanted. Worst-case scenario for him.
I've heard more excited drivers, though.
EPIC FAIL for Maranello there.
is webber being all emotional? awwww
'have we got it?'
Webber.is.light.
One place but 1.2 seconds
I'll let you know what happens ;)
vettel won't be happy about that in germany.
I'm surprised he didn't swear!
That's been a long time coming for the guy. Thoroughly deserves that.
Sutil beats both Ferrari's!!
He sounded a bit tearful to be honest.
And he had to wait a few seconds to respond because there was a lot of talking from the team
twas thinking the same
true. but i didn't even think he'd make q3.
Greg Rust might explode
Just have to wait to 1.15 am to see it here in Oz
VERY unhappy. Behind both Brawns too.
I agree - but Maccas looked so much better today- but a poor showing from BMW and Toyota.
How can you not show it live and then gush all over your sportsman? That's just rubbish!
thankfully Cam McConville is absent tonight
Nah, I think he was quick.
Knew I shoulda gone and bought that receiver today
i reckon he's heavier
So LEwis didn't go for a send lap. Hmmm........
And this weekend was Vettels to choose the strategy right?
he has x2 kers cars behind him.
the mclarens with their KERS might beat Vettel into T1
We were 11th, have you seen the rest of the season by us?
some bloody cricket match is on, and aussie rules takes precedence of course
Second that is
apparently, yes.
he did. the tyres gave up in s2 didn't they?
and it's the first time the webber outqualifies vettel
I don't like tears, I like cheers.
He will be lighter than Vettel I reason.
oh Mark, I'd love you to win, but Rubens needs to win this one.
just gets worse, then. Not so bad for Button - at least he's on the racing line.
Is that what happened?
I don't like jeers, I like beers.
Does Sutil have any fuel?
#f1happyplace ?
DC = "that leg breaking incident."
Oh, that little thing that happened!
So, what are the odds Mark stalls at the start then?
I would be surprised if they could use the KERS by turn 1. More likely up the hill into the chicane at the end of the lap if he is still close.
Did Jake just say Hollorring?
#downwiththekids
oh probably not
Webbahhhh! He deserves it! Great grid for tomorrow
I really hope he does - it would be good for them to get some points!
I think he is similar load to Ferraris. A little bit lighter maybe
A broken leg would never slow down a proper driver
It really is a case of "If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine" with the guy.
Force India is no way the same speed as the Ferrari's
Yeah, with the leg, the thing, the bike, with the car, yeah.
:)
PM bigotez at the wiki with the info plz
i think they'll cause trouble.
:)
nick done good today.
spin on lap one?
COME ON WEBBER!!!!
Can't believe Sutil didn't get pole. So disappointed.
He will be fine with his fuel load.
He was 2 seconds slower than his Q1 time.
Webber was only 1 second slower than his Q1 time.
So Sutil will have enough fuel for a good first stint.
It's JAMES!!!!
I agree that might - if Vettel gets behind them at the start it could be a real problem to overtake.
I know I should know. But how does one check one's PMs? I really would like to see the presser.
ARRRRGH ITS HIM ASKING QUESTIONS AGAIN!
I thought that might just have been British grand prix!!!
guh.
I think being in front of both Ferraris is the same as pole in FI terms :D
rest of the season :(
Something bad's bound to happen you're right.
I can't imagine how scary it would be seeing a car coming towards you, i know from experience when you're going downhill and are on a specific line, theres not a great deal you can do about changing the line. I've hit cars before cus of that
His voice... I've come up with a different voice for reading his blog. But this keeps bringing me back to him
He might do a Rubens start
I had his voice in my head all the way through his Schummel Schumi book! :(
I log into the wiki and go to my profile. there's a heading 'messages' there somewhere. hope that helps.
Ala Sepang 2004?
Please God, let England win the Ashes and Webber win the F1 - it's only fair!
After Mr C pimped me on twitter I just got a tweet from someone "So Kovy fans DO exist! "
:D :D
There are no feeds? If there is, PM bigotez in the wiki
I'm too polite to, but I wanted to make a hand gesture during that press conference.
My Wife got hit by a car. Dislocated her hip, spent 3 weeks strapped to a bed, in traction. Wasn't nice.
Mr C is a pimp? This I did not know.
Haha! Thanks to my oceanic brother for hooking me up with a feed
the scars run deep with you too, eh?
Things we know about Mr C: He doesn't like Mushrooms. Is a pimp.
i can pimp with the best of them :)
Heh, "there's no stopping the Aussies."
The Pretender? Nice! :D
Love the Foo Fighters :D
I've only just calmed down enough to post.
BOOOOOOOOOOOYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now to back it up tomorrow.
Who sings this one?
There'll be words later maybe.
:D
It sounds like the original Foo Fighters one, but they silenced the lyrics.
Like Mark I had both shoulder and leg injuries - its not funny - it took me about six-months to get back a real sense of balance!
le Foo Fighters.
awww!
Instrumental version :D
Goodnight all. Thanks for the company.
Yes, but does he wear pants when he works from home?
see ya david.
excuse me??
Do England know the point of that cricket game?
Ah it's quite new ... thanks for that then!
Relook at my Predos
1) Webber - Correct
2) Vettel - Wrong
3) Button - Correct
4) Hamilton - Very Close
5) Barrichello - Wrong
6) Timo - Spectacularily Wrong
7) Rosberg - Wrong
8) Massa - Correct
9) Raikkonen - Correct
10) Fisichella (Mark the words) - Wrong Force India :)
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Out in Q2 - Trulli, Heidfeld, Kubica, Sutil, Alonso 2/5 Correct
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Out in Q1 - Piquet jr, Buemi, Kovalainen (#sorryamy), Nakajima and Bourdais 2/5 correct
Meaning I got 8/20 or 2/5 or 40% of the grid correct.
See you lot tomorrow for the race.
real nerds only put on pants if they have to go outside.
Well done sir!
Song's been around for a couple of years, since 2007 I'm sure.
Bye to everyone who is leaving
I got the one that mattered! ;)
cheers rich.
F1 over, spoilt for choice now... live golf, live tour de france, or start a big pile of recorded things and catch highlights of the others later..
Thanks you.
See ya Rich!
So it is you we need to bug for lottery numbers?
Yeah but I don't always listen to new stuff.
See you tomorrow. I might even get to hear Parade Lap this week. I'm usually out when it's on.
A new numbers man?
I'm going to say yes.
Switching to Doohickey. I'm not sure why I feel the need to tell you.
Yay!
Think we should all retire back to the Daily
yay. nice one. starts at 11am.
sidepodspace update
10 hours till launch and still no issues apart from the weather which is still only 40%. Looks like we are going to get close to the end of the countdown on this one
Speculation who is heavier? I reckon PK is heavy and Vettel fairly heavy. Mark and the two Brawns among the lightest. Kovy lighter than Lewis and Sutil possibly the lightest of all. The two Ferraris will be similarly fueled to the Maccas and heavier fueled than the Brawns. It makes sense to fuel the KERS cars a little heavier and hope they make a good start to hold position and gain by a longer first stint.
Here are how the comparitor's predictions matched reality:
Sebastian Vettel 1 (3 places too high)
Lewis Hamilton 2 (3 places too high)
Jenson Button 3 (Correct)
Jarno Trulli 4 (Well wrong)
Mark Webber 5 (Pretty pessimistic)
Felipe Massa 6 (3 places too high)
Kimi Räikkönen 7 (1 place too high)
Rubens Barrichello 8 (Miles off)
Timo Glock 9 (Where was he?)
Fernando Alonso 10 (2 places too high)
Nico Rosberg 11 (Quite a bit too high)
Nick Heidfeld 12 (1 place too low)
Kazuki Nakajima 13 (Correct)
Giancarlo Fisichella 14 (Rather optimistic)
Sebastien Buemi 15 (2 places too high)
Robert Kubica 16 (Correct)
Sebastien Bourdais 17 (3 places too high)
Nelsinho Piquet 18 (Counfounded the comparitor nicely)
Heikki Kovalainen 19 (The less said the better - at least as regards my prediction)
Adrian Sutil 20 (I am really happy this one was wrong!)
Correct: 3 (15%)
A bit wrong: 8 (40%)
A lot wrong: 9 (45%)
In other words, the comparitor was slightly worse than the most pessimistic calculations I put out for it, which is probably about right for a bunch of 1s and 0s.
Gave a few good laughs though...
Liuzzi hinting at a Force India seat. {Comment #131}
There have been rumours that Liuzzi has a contractual clause giving him a 2010 race seat, but I haven't given them much credence. In theory, he could be replacing either Sutil or Fisichella, since neither has a solid contract for 2010 (though the team has an option on Sutil, they haven't exercised it yet and the way they were talking the clause was dependent on performance before Germany).
We have weights!
http://www.fia...a/Pages/on_event.aspx
Despite what Jake says; Modern F1 cars sound terrible compared to the silver arrows of the 30's
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