Tweets of the Week - We're going to need a bigger boat - Watching, racing and covering the Japanese Grand Prix
Published by Christine
The Japanese Grand Prix provided some entertainment this weekend for all the wrong reasons, when the rain curtailed all meaningful running on Saturday. Teams and drivers took to Twitter to keep themselves amused, and if they weren't tweeting, they were busy making boats to travel down the river of water running through the pitlane.
Once Sunday arrived, and the action began, it was fascinating to find Lucas di Grassi stuck in the barriers just trying to make his way to the grid. Although a terrible end to a race weekend for him, it was fun to find a driver tweeting midway through the Grand Prix itself.
Week Ending: 10th October 2010
1. Chandhok wasn't in Japan, but came up with a way to pass the time.
http://twitpic.com/2ukqc4 - Guess what came in the post today ?? Big thanks to @AndyGray_ !!
karunchandhok
2. The fans at Suzuka were keen from the very beginning, rain or no rain.
Done the circuit walk, track looks amazing. A lot of fans in the grandstand, got the wrong day. Disappointed not to get out in FP1.
3. The weather begins to turn, and Force India get prepared.
Ooooooh it's raining! Lots! Will it stay for tomorrow - you betcha. Note to self: sturdy shoes and umbrella. And rain jacket. And poncho.
4. It's nice to see the drivers appreciate the fans - along with Vettel giving the locals some well-deserved applause.
Raining hard here at Suzuka, and it doesn't seem like it's going to stop any time soon! Feel for all u guys back in Europe that r up early!
5. No one really knew if qualifying would go ahead, so it was time to come up with a Plan B.
We are toying with the idea of all the drivers doing a lap in the safety car for grid order. Or even any car they can find???
6. The Toro Rosso Spy awakes from a six-month nap to find a very different race weekend awaiting.
Qualifying soon: just like the good old days when we had a warm up session on race morning. Used to be the best way to mess up a race car.
7. Meanwhile, in the sister garage, Webber finds an alternate means of transport.
Mark launches the Good Ship Red Bull 6 in Suzuka... http://twitpic.com/2vvh7e
8. Mike kept a sense of humour throughout the whole weekend, despite all the chaos. This tweet from Saturday.
Session debrief about to start.. And its over, not much to say. Starting to plan for tomorrow but will depend on the weather
9. Virgin aren't saying what happened to Lucas out there on the formation lap.
Some rumours that Lucas suffered suspension failure. We've analysed the data, there is nothing to suggest there was a problem with the car
10. Meanwhile, Lucas has already moved on.
Really appreciated all the msgs. I'm feeling fine, ready for next one. We will overcome any problems and come back stronger. Watch us.
Don't forget you can use Sidepodcast's Twitter page to keep up with everybody who's anybody in F1, and let us know if you spot any great tweets during the week.
