Live Commenting: Britain - Free Practice 2
FP2 comes kicking and screaming into the world at two o’clock this afternoon, and the sun’s gone into hiding. We’re a bit chilly at the moment and the wind’s picked up. It feels a little like the weather we had during testing last week, so Fissi might want to be careful out there.
Alonso’s earlier blowup caused much havoc, especially with Massa’s rear end. We’re hoping for a whole lot of on track action as teams and drivers play catchup for the lost time.
Vettel gets much respect for his mornings effort, while Piquet seems to be on a high after his points finish in France. Will Ferrari have time to get Massa running again though?
Today’s second 90 minute session should give us a better idea as to what’s what this weekend. From 2pm in the UK we’ll be following all the action somewhere near a fast section of the track, while live timing details the facts and ITV provides the video coverage.
Shout if you’re around this afternoon, we’ll be checking as frequently as possible.
July 4th, 2008 at 12:19 pmAlianora La Canta said:
I’m the first one in!
July 4th, 2008 at 12:21 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Force India were in enough trouble at the end of last session. If the wind’s got worse since, it’s going to be a worrisome hour-and-a-half. Mind you, there’s about an hour-and-a-half for the wind to fade again.
July 4th, 2008 at 12:25 pmlou said:
lol I’m here too. gonna stick around i think…. it will help me to recover from a very tiring couple of days.
July 4th, 2008 at 12:27 pmAlianora La Canta said:
I’ll have to have a bit of a break in a few minutes because I’m on lunch-making duty. Dad will be pleased about Free Practise 2 being so late because it means he can see it.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:07 pmSteven Roy said:
Hi all.
I am currently sitting in a car park in sunny(honest) Manchester having just come out of the BMW Pit Lane Park. If you get the chace to see this you should go. It is fabulous. I saw the first show of the weekend and they were babying the F1 car to make it last so I guess in a Sunday show the driver would be a bit more aggresive. There are so many things to see and so many people working in it that it must cost a fortune for three days.
I think I can top Christine’s story about the car stickers. They had some problems with the toilets so they had to switch some of the female toilets to male. They guy had a ruler out measuring exactly where to put the male symbol on the door.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:26 pmJourneyer said:
I’m here four!
Will Massa be able to run this session?
Steven, are they screening the race at the Pit Lane Park?
July 4th, 2008 at 1:39 pmAlianora La Canta said:
I’m back - and I’m starting work on 21st July, so I’m happy!
July 4th, 2008 at 1:42 pmJoe said:
I’m here guys. Shocked at Donington, seems crazy but possibly good.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:46 pmJourneyer said:
The British GP is going to Donington Park?
WOW! That came from nowhere!
July 4th, 2008 at 1:49 pmJoe said:
Are Wheels covering FP2? And a link for the Raikkonen stream would be appreciated, thanks.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:50 pmlou said:
I’m back from lunch. oh and happy 4th July to any American’s out there
July 4th, 2008 at 1:51 pmChristine said:
Found a good spot at Club. The sun is shining once again, and we have picked up our kangaroo tv. Seen some people jump out of a plane and now just waiting for the session to start. They’re saying massa might get out later in the session.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:52 pmJourneyer said:
Oh yeah, happy 4th of July to all Americans out there!
July 4th, 2008 at 1:53 pmlou said:
Joe all useful links can be found here
July 4th, 2008 at 1:55 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Live video has begun.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:55 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Lots of friendly white clouds skittering over the track.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:57 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Flavio Briatore poses for a photoshoot outside the Renault motorhome.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:58 pmRocket said:
Wow. Was that the Honda “motorhome” thing next to Red Bull one? From the air it looks impressive?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:00 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Glock and Fisi are the first ones out.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:02 pmAlianora La Canta said:
There appear to be a lot of people keen to make up for lost time.
Fisi’s Force India looks really unsteady out there - makes Glock’s Toyota look well-behaved.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:02 pmlou said:
I think honda have a ‘honda experience’ thing at the gp this weekend…. i’m not sure. I’ve only seen afew pics, Christine and ‘me’ will know more, given they are actually staying with honda
July 4th, 2008 at 2:05 pmRocket said:
Oohhh, I didn’t know they were staying with honda. How terribly exciting.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:05 pmlou said:
So it’s just Kimi, Rubens and sutil who have not been out on track… oh and Massa…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:06 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Kovalainen secures himself in P1, while Kubica buzzes over some kerbs. He is using all of the road.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:07 pmYumi said:
HI GUYS, I´M NOT FROM THE UK SO I CANT SEE THE LIVE COVERAGE ON 1TV.. DO YOU HAVE A LINK FOR FOREIGNERS?
THANKS
July 4th, 2008 at 2:07 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Hamilton’s 15th and 3.8 seconds behind Fisi. I can’t believe that’s going to last very long…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:08 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Was it me or was Rosberg talking about a cue-ball in that radio transmission?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:09 pmJoe said:
Thanks a lot Lou : D
oohh, maybe Christine and Me might bump into Murray. He’s surely going to be there for the British GP.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:09 pmAlianora La Canta said:
The alternative viewing locations are on a link in the introductory comments.
Meanwhile, a hare decides to copy the Canadian groundhogs and cross the road.
1) Will it survive the whole weekend?
2) Will Christine want to adopt one?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:10 pmme said:
non stop action here, a symphony of engine sounds.
sun is blindingly hot and you can see the cars picking up more and more traction with each lap.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:10 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Hamilton’s now going at his normal speed and claimed Q1.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:10 pmme said:
hamilton just went wide at club and gave us a wave when we cheered
July 4th, 2008 at 2:11 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Hamilton goes wandering over the run-off area. So much for consistency…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:11 pmme said:
she’s not having one!
July 4th, 2008 at 2:12 pmlou said:
OMG OMG OMG RUBENS 6th! so only doing 4 laps this morning worked for him…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:12 pmme said:
vettel is locking up his front lefts on three laps in a row.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:12 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Quick answer
July 4th, 2008 at 2:13 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
Leave Lewis alone!
July 4th, 2008 at 2:13 pmme said:
kangarow tv not giving us a whole heap of additional info as yet. maybe it’ll come to life tomorrow?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:13 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Wind speed’s picked up a whole metre/second from the start of the session 13 minutes ago. No wonder Hamilton got caught out again.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pmme said:
no no, it was fun. he was a bit embarassed but carried on. it was a good cheer.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Christine’s Mother-in-Law, I will leave Lewis alone as soon as he stops making silly errors. To his credit, he’s still the fastest driver in the pack at the moment.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:15 pmlou said:
Yumi and anyone else who is not in the uk this is the link the non uk stream
July 4th, 2008 at 2:16 pmme said:
sun is now making screen invisible, will trying moving. back in a bit.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:16 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Fisi’s in 5th!
July 4th, 2008 at 2:18 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Lou will be happy with Rubens in P3…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:18 pmlou said:
‘me’/christine who have you chosen to follow for this session on kangaroo tv? or are you just watching the main feed?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:19 pmlou said:
yeah i kinda am… but with Jenson 19th… whihis basically last i could be happier… although i take confort that trulli is down there too, cause the toyota is not as bad as that….
July 4th, 2008 at 2:19 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Something’s going on with the back of Kubica’s car. He’s six places behind team-mate Heidfeld, so he probably does need a better set-up.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:21 pmlou said:
ooo Jenson not last anymore… and we are getting plenty of coverage of him… feeling slightly happier…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:22 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
Alianora I was referring to me cheering when Lewis went wide
July 4th, 2008 at 2:23 pmlou said:
Very impressed with Rubens he is 3rd and has only done 6 laps… if only this represented race positions!
Glock has stopped.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:23 pmAlianora La Canta said:
What happened to Timo?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:24 pmlou said:
Glock has a problem with gears apparently….
July 4th, 2008 at 2:24 pmRocket said:
Must be early…webber quickest…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:25 pmAlianora La Canta said:
“They’re waving yellow and green at the same post; that’s not very clever, is it?”
Heidfeld making an astute observation.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:25 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Webber now has the fastest time. Or he did until Vettel beat it…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:25 pmMatt said:
and glock stops at Club. u guys got a good view??
July 4th, 2008 at 2:25 pmlou said:
ahahhah Heidfeld maybe one of my new fav drivers
team radio - ‘they are waving yellow and green at the same post - thats not very clever is it?’ ahaha LOL!
July 4th, 2008 at 2:25 pmRocket said:
Vettel much quicker.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:27 pmAlianora La Canta said:
The Force Indias are really fast through the speed trap, so there’s clearly nothing wrong with the engine… …it’s just the corners that seem to be getting away from them…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:28 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Kovalainen restores some normality to proceedings by taking Vettel’s P1 off him.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:31 pmlou said:
Kubica has done the least number of laps with 6, and Piquet the most with 16. It’s not helping Piquet much… he is still down in 16th, however it goes without saying that he is beter han Jenson
who is down in 18… which is not last, but not good either…. 
Is trulli having problems he is in 19 (last) not what i would expect from him… specially after last race.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:32 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Piquet Jr locks a wheel but doesn’t go off.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:33 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Trulli appears to be on an endurance run, as does Piquet Jr.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:34 pmBecken said:
To the guys outside UK: stream.ra1kkonen.com
July 4th, 2008 at 2:35 pmAlianora La Canta said:
That Ferrari isn’t going to be occupied for a while…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:36 pmme said:
our handset offers gret multi-choice in car camera selection. compare three or four drivers and the lines they’re taking.
we need this on tv.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:37 pmlou said:
July 4th, 2008 at 2:38 pmme said:
no idea if it’s the extra action in this session, but we’re having a lot more fun sitting here.
buttons helmet looks cool (although steven’s design was better), and can any see if macca have the areo blanking device from testing? looks from here like they’re not running it.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:39 pmme said:
hehe. they make a funny reverse popping sound into the braking zone. no idea what it is but it’s noticable more violent than other cars.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:40 pmJoe said:
When the hell did Jenson get to 7th?o_O
My stream is terribly jumpy.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:41 pmme said:
oooh, is that massa?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:42 pmAlianora La Canta said:
We have a Toyota being pushed down the pit lane minus its driver.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:42 pmme said:
ask mum if she happens to have 57 itv tabs open again…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:42 pmlou said:
Massa out on track
Kudos to the Ferrari guys! very quick job from them…. only an installation lap though.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:43 pmme said:
is that glock’s coming home? they loaded it onto the truck not so long ago.
or does trulli have issues too?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:43 pmlou said:
57? how? I think my laptop would explode with 57 tabs open at once…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:44 pmYumi said:
Thanks for the link.. now I´m not as happy as I imagined I would be.. What the hell it´s going wrong with FERRARIS.. MASSA HAS PROBLEMS WIT THE CAR TOO..
July 4th, 2008 at 2:44 pmme said:
trulli just went past us. he’s still going.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:45 pmlou said:
Christine’s mother in-law….can we call you “me’s mum”?… it’s a lot simpler…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:45 pmAlianora La Canta said:
57 tabs?!? That’s quite a lot.
OK, who kicked up all the dust?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
only one itv tab open today - do you think I could be that silly twice??
July 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pmlou said:
EEEEEKKKK!!!!! Jenson 4th! Rubens 5th!!!
July 4th, 2008 at 2:48 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
Lou call me whatever you want
July 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pmBecken said:
GO, GO, GO Rubens!!!!!!!!
July 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Well, I’ve never heard of anyone managing that many in the first place. Your computer must be very efficient.
Meanwhile, Nakajima’s bad day looks like becoming considerably better.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pmlou said:
Both hondas have set a faster lap than Lewis
now that makes me very happy indead! 
Goo Honda! ‘me’ and Christine are bring Honda alot of luck! 
July 4th, 2008 at 2:50 pmlou said:
Alonso not doing too well, considering this morning he was about 5th…. he has dropped 9 places…. did they have to replace the engine?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:51 pmlou said:
Massa is out on track again
July 4th, 2008 at 2:53 pmlou said:
ooo Trulli last, he is not have a good day at all!
July 4th, 2008 at 2:53 pmAlianora La Canta said:
I wouldn’t be surprised if Alonso’s engine was changed over lunch, but that’s only going to affect him this session because they can simply change it again tonight.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:54 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Massa’s got going, complete with oversteer moments, but he’s still now making much headway. He’s beating Raikkonen, though.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:54 pmlou said:
Again Piquet has done more laps than anyone… he just keeps going round… has he forgotten where the pits are?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:57 pmlou said:
Jenson 4th!
ehehe
July 4th, 2008 at 2:57 pmAlianora La Canta said:
July 4th, 2008 at 2:58 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Button’s having oversteer, but handled it better than Massa, who’s just gone wide. It’s slightly windier than it was 45 minutes ago, but not that much so…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:59 pmAlianora La Canta said:
14th and 19th for Force India. Slightly better than usual, but not much.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:00 pmlou said:
ahh nice slow mo of Jenson there… even if it was showing his oversteer.. However it gave me enough time to see that Honda are running the lower nose today…
That must be making some difference 
July 4th, 2008 at 3:01 pmSidepodcastFan said:
Hi everyone
we need this on tv.
would be nice if it can be pinnacled.
Have fun out there.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:01 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Trulli’s gone off into the barriers. That’s his rear wing gone and his session over.
Said rear wing is in the middle of the track and needs retrieving.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:02 pmlou said:
OOO a crash for Trulli…. he seems ok though. his day is just getting worse… Toyata some work to do. Trulli’s rear wing shown laying on track.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:03 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Jarno leaves his helmet behind as he runs over to watch the marshals sorting out his car.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:03 pmYumi said:
Trulli.. that one was a good crash. We have yellow now..
July 4th, 2008 at 3:04 pmAlianora La Canta said:
So in the course of the last five hours, the Trulliometer has gone from maximum to minimum. Hope he has a better day tomorrow.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:05 pmSidepodcastFan said:
Trulli mangled that toyota, glad he’s okay. Bring out the Bat Mobile!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:08 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Nakajima’s just lost a wing and possibly a wheel to the wall after spinning.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:09 pmJoe said:
oohh, quite a spin from Nakajima.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:09 pmlou said:
I love that ‘track cam’
oo Kaz spins and hits a tyre wall…. he continues…leaving his front wing behind…. lots of crashes and offs today.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:10 pmYumi said:
Nakajima crashed too, OOOOhh I like this. Yellow again.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:10 pmAlianora La Canta said:
The wind speed is now up to 5.4 m/s, which is 2.6 m/s more than at the start of the session. Now I really am starting to fear for the Force Indias and their engine cover fins…
July 4th, 2008 at 3:12 pmlou said:
but they have a pretty kingfisher logo/picture on.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:13 pmlou said:
Massa having handling problems with his the rebuilt Ferrari, he runs wide again….
July 4th, 2008 at 3:13 pmAlianora La Canta said:
That’s not going to help them if the wind catches it at the wrong angle, lou
July 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pmAlianora La Canta said:
How come nobody can get anywhere near Kovalainen’s time - including Hamilton?
July 4th, 2008 at 3:18 pmlou said:
no… it’s not…. BUT i’m sure fisi at least will be pretty carefully about the wind now… Why does the wing not have the same effect on other cars that have fins? I’m confused how it only seemed to cause major trouble for the force indias in testing… you would have thought it would be that same for renault, red bull and the torro rossos….
July 4th, 2008 at 3:19 pmlou said:
Hamilton and Kimi must be heavy or trying out some stuff on the cars… there is no way they are that slow..
July 4th, 2008 at 3:21 pmlou said:
Honda seem to be making up for thier lack of running this morning…
July 4th, 2008 at 3:21 pmAlianora La Canta said:
I think there may be more area on the Force India version of the wing… …it’s very rectangular, whereas the likes of Red Bull’s and Renault’s are more sculpted.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:21 pmlou said:
ah thanks Alianora
July 4th, 2008 at 3:22 pmlou said:
Fastest S2 for Webber, he is doing well today. he moves up into 2nd. Kovi still fastest.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:23 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Webber’s improving a lot. He’s broken through the 7/10ths barrier and is making progress towards Kovalainen’s benchmark.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:23 pmCraig said:
Also, Force India were the last to adopt the big sail so presumably have less experience of running with it?
Red Bull and Renault will have a better idea of what to do when it’s windy in my opinion.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:24 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Hamilton’s getting into the swing of things as well, but he’s still in Webber’s wheeltracks.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:24 pmCraig said:
I didn’t think Lewis would be happy being down at the bottom of the top ten!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:24 pmlou said:
Kovi still the only one to break into the 1:19s
July 4th, 2008 at 3:25 pmlou said:
Lewis goes 3rd.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:25 pmCraig said:
Not for long!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:25 pmme said:
sun gone in now. can see again
highly recommend viewing from this area of the track (in general), good views and close to the action. no annoying catch fences obscuring the view.
great views of the different lines drivers take into corners too (fissi = lots of kerb, kimi = almost none).
July 4th, 2008 at 3:25 pmCraig said:
Then again, maybe he will be there a while longer lol!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:26 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Hamilton’s locked a wheel as the wind speed drops to 5 m/s.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:26 pmme said:
trying not to watch too much kanga tv. like being at home only more noisey. the lap times are useful though.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:27 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Massa’s taken some grass on the exit of a corner.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:27 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Has Hamilton done for the day? Seems strange…
July 4th, 2008 at 3:28 pmlou said:
Lewis out of the car… with only a few mins to go untill the session ends he walks out of the back od the garage… he didn’t look to happy actually…
July 4th, 2008 at 3:28 pmCraig said:
Go DC
July 4th, 2008 at 3:29 pmlou said:
as the session draws to a close only Kaz, Lewis and Webber not on track…
July 4th, 2008 at 3:29 pmJoe said:
Holy ****, DC 4th!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pmme said:
damn that toyota’s livery is ugly this week. by far the worst looking car out there.
nick also looks to have sunk further into his car each time he goes by. pretty soon it’ll just be a pair of hands on the wheel
July 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Come on Red Bull! P2 and P4 is very good going.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pmCraig said:
Will Lewis be “borrowing” Heikki’s setup do you think, or was Lewis running a lot more fuel?
Strange to see such a large margin between them.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pmlou said:
chequerd flag is out and the session ends.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pmScott said:
Jarno really doesn’t like Silverstone. I guess it comes mainly from the accident he had whilst at Renault. Up until that point, he was driving for a top team and giving Fernando Alonso a run for his money.
He’s just been speaking to Peter Windsor on Speed, who pointed out that Trulli’s pace today was a little surprising given his performance in testing. Windsor said that this showed how Silverstone changes from week-to-week, but Jarno responded - sounding somewhat unimpressed - that Windsor was wrong, and the changes were more like minute-by-minute.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pmme said:
the car is hooked up through this section. haven’t checked the lap times but both maccas appear to have decent stability under breaking.
maybe they’re used to even more? hard to say.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:33 pmme said:
can anyone tell us if that was another safety car test at the end?
July 4th, 2008 at 3:33 pmlou said:
He should be happy… i mean Mclaren P1 and P3… that’s better than the Ferraris…maybe he wanted P1….
July 4th, 2008 at 3:33 pmSidepodcastFan said:
i’m guessing with a bit of vibration as the cars passes by.
glad to hear.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:33 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Considering all the wind changes, I think Jarno was closer to the truth than Peter on this occasion.
And it looks like there’s another Safety Car practise going on, but we don’t get to see very much of it.
Apart from Trulli, everyone’s within 1.8 seconds.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:34 pmlou said:
What was that about a Safety car? are they doing another test?
July 4th, 2008 at 3:35 pmme said:
phew, loved that session. love this track, donnington has a lot to live up to!
we’re going to up sticks and find some shade and power for podcasting. will check back v.soon.
thanks one and all, will read all comments asap.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:35 pmlou said:
looked like it…. all we saw was a man holding up a SC card and another waving a yellow flag….
July 4th, 2008 at 3:35 pmBecken said:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68832
“SC system to be tested again today
By Jonathan Noble Friday, July 4th 2008, 13:31 GMT
Formula One drivers are to conduct another test of the new safety car system after second free practice for the British Grand Prix.
The FIA is looking at ways of introducing a minimum sector time to cover safety car incidents as a way of ending the need to close the pits to prevent drivers racing back for more fuel and tyres.
It comes after complaints from drivers and teams about the unfair way some drivers are penalized if they need to come in for fuel at the very moment the pit lane is closed because of a safety car…”
July 4th, 2008 at 3:35 pmlou said:
yay both Honda’s in the top ten! woohoo!!:D
July 4th, 2008 at 3:36 pmme said:
nothing to see really. cars went by slowely, but who knows if it worked or not.
looks like they’re gonna persist with this idea then.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:37 pmlou said:
Thanks Becken
July 4th, 2008 at 3:38 pmlou said:
‘me’/ Christine did you get your copy of the red bulletin today?
July 4th, 2008 at 3:39 pmAlianora La Canta said:
me, you’re very welcome, and thanks to you and Christine for keeping up with all out chatter while watching the cars go round.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:40 pmlou said:
eeek my ears!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:40 pmChristines mother in laws daughter said:
Ha ha you even managed to get in to trouble with someone on here!!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:43 pmJoe said:
And the stream ends. Think I’m gonna play F1 04 for a bit, might win in a Minardi (Yes, I’m being serious XD) : O
July 4th, 2008 at 3:45 pmAlianora La Canta said:
What’s up with your ears, lou? Did you leave the test card on?
July 4th, 2008 at 3:46 pmAlianora La Canta said:
I don’t know what I’m going to do now. I don’t feel like podcasting even though I probably should.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:49 pmlou said:
I walked away to go make a cup of tea and came back to a very high pitch squeeling! I had the volume up high
as there was no commentry i was enjoying listening to the cars 
July 4th, 2008 at 3:54 pmlou said:
FP2 times
1. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.989
2. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:20.520
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.543
4. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:20.589
5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:20.748
6. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:20.805
7. Button Honda 1:20.929
8. Massa Ferrari 1:20.943
9. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:20.985
10. Barrichello Honda 1:21.002
11. Kubica BMW Sauber 1:21.023
12. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:21.275
13. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:21.453
14. Glock Toyota 1:21.472
15. Alonso Renault 1:21.511
16. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:21.520
17. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:21.634
18. Piquet Renault 1:21.642
19. Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:21.756
20. Trulli Toyota 1:22.196
July 4th, 2008 at 3:55 pmlou said:
damn now you see that did look alright when I copied it…. oh well, i tried
July 4th, 2008 at 4:00 pmChristine said:
@lou no red bulletin yet. We’re working on it
@alianora you can always call our voicemail and we’ll do the hard work for you
July 4th, 2008 at 4:02 pmlou said:
hehe i’m still waiting for it to come out on the internet. Piquet seemed to find it funny today
July 4th, 2008 at 4:10 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Christine, the technical side is the easy bit. It’s the thinking what to say that I don’t feel like at the moment…
July 4th, 2008 at 4:29 pmAlianora La Canta said:
By the way, I’ve gone onto Windguru (search for F1 Silverstone) and it’s forecasting a considerable amount of rain for the start of the race.
Qualifying is predicted to have scattered showers, with the majority of the rain falling in Free Practise 3. Overcast conditions throughout.
Wind increases for the rest of the weekend, but not by much.
July 4th, 2008 at 5:29 pmPhillWalker said:
Hey Christine saw you at Copse writing something on your laptop earlier!
July 4th, 2008 at 5:35 pmChristine said:
Found our tent. Nick Fry and David Croft are also on the camping list - not together, I might add. No sign of Ross Brawn though.
By the way, thanks for posting the times Lou.
July 4th, 2008 at 5:38 pmChristine said:
Hi Phil, you should have come over and said hello. Did you have a good day?
July 4th, 2008 at 5:44 pmlou said:
ooo Is it nice? Have honda got any activities planned for this weekend like they did last year with the quiz?
no problem
do you want me to do the same with the other sessions this weekend?
July 4th, 2008 at 5:53 pmChristine said:
If you can, we’d appreciate it but on pressure
Re: activities - yes but it looks like it’s a surprise.
July 4th, 2008 at 5:57 pmChristine said:
I meant no pressure, obviously.
July 4th, 2008 at 6:01 pmlou said:
Can do
doesn’t take long 
ooo If Jenson is there please take lots of lovely photos like you did last time
It would make my weekend.
July 4th, 2008 at 6:03 pmlou said:
yeah
lol It’s ok your allowed to make mistakes… you’re in a tent after all 
It can’t be very comfortable 
July 4th, 2008 at 8:15 pmSteven Roy said:
I see Christine and ‘me’ had a bit more success posting than I had. It would have helped if I had got the session times right instead of being an hour early. I posted a comment but no-one else was around so I thought I would start my journey up the M6 and stop at the services for the last half hour of FP2. Unfortunately the traffic had other ideas. So I dived into a service station to find out why the traffic was a a stand still. The mobile signal was as good as non-existant which is ridiculous on a major motorway and by the time I had discovered the cause of the hold up and when it was going to clear I got back to sidepodcast just in time for my battery to die. I really must find a 12 volt power supply.
July 4th, 2008 at 8:35 pmlou said:
aw bad luck Steven. You’ll be able to join us for the rest of the weekend though wont you? I may/may not be able to join in for live commenting for quali… depending whether i get out of my commitments or not…. but def will not be around for FP3 :(.
July 4th, 2008 at 8:50 pmPhillWalker said:
Hey Christine, yeah I thought about it but you looked busy!
It was a good day all round, im a bit gutted about Coulthard Retiring and the British Grand Prix moving to Donnington as of 2010 though!
July 4th, 2008 at 9:24 pmlou said:
oh great….
:s… really fills me with hope :/
source
July 4th, 2008 at 9:27 pmSteven Roy said:
Yeah. I will be here for the rest of the weekend. It was worth missing Friday practise to visit Pit Lane Park. Aside from the F1 and F BMW cars doing the displays they let you play with everything else they had. They had two cars for pit stop challenges. First thing Friday morning before the place had been open an hour they had three guys changing a wheel in 4.3 seconds. There were at least a couple of school trips there. It was really funny watch 8 year old girls changing wheels including using the air hammer to slacken and tighten the nut. Those rear wheels are so light it is unbelievable. Much lighter than the alloys on any road car. Even with the tyres on they are feather light.
They had yet another F1 car where you could go and get photos posing with their models. BMW supplied the photographer and printed the pictures. They had a ‘glass’ F1 car that you could re-fuel. Those fuel hoses are heavy and awkward even when they are empty.
We have all seen exploded diagrams of F1 cars. They had an exploded F1 car that you could go a poke around. Absolutely nothing was off limits and the staff(dozens of them) encouraged everyone to go and do the things you always get told not to touch.
They had a pitlane stand complete with monitors displaying data from one of this year’s races and head phones so that you could listen in to the discussion between the pits and the drivers.
They had three simulator racers where you could go and race the other 2 for 2 laps of the Turkish track. They also had a load of driver fitness stuff including this weird concentration competition thing. You stuck two fingers into a clip(I assum it measured pulse or conductivity or pressure applied) and in between the two people was a metal track with a 2 inch metal ball. The person with the most relaxed concentration moved the ball towards their opponent. I need to try to read up on it because I don’t understand it at all.
The had Vicky Butler-Henderson and some bloke I didn’t recognise doing the commentary.
July 4th, 2008 at 10:27 pmlou said:
EEEEEKKKKKK!!!!!! LEWIS ON THE BBC ONE NEWS!!! lol it’s about the boat race he ‘won’ ;/ apparently he is the best ‘package’ as a driver…. hmmm…… :/
July 4th, 2008 at 10:37 pmRich said:
Hey leave Lewis alone - we know he is simply the best and Macca the best team.
July 4th, 2008 at 10:41 pmRich said:
@Steven thanks for long comment you seem to have had an amazing time.
July 4th, 2008 at 10:43 pmlou said:
oh sorry, I forgot
July 4th, 2008 at 10:47 pmlou said:
So she’s not with Honda this year.. ‘me’ will be disapionted
July 4th, 2008 at 10:57 pmRich said:
@Lou - Lewis has asked for people to support him for this weekend* - so I am doing my bit and my dog will support Jenson and approves of the new helmet and hoping it will bring him much luck in the race - he needs it considering the car.
*http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article4232037.ece
July 4th, 2008 at 11:10 pmlou said:
Rich, asking for support? surely thats not a good sign…. shouldn’t he already have the support? Getting his Dad to pull out of the triathalon for him… bad bad move! He doesn’t help himself at all. I am not impressed, considering the race was gonna be for charity and everything. Mclaren need to sew his mouth together… just let him drive the car. I would like him more if he didn’t say anything
July 5th, 2008 at 12:02 amRich said:
Sounds like some politicians we have. For this weekend I am hoping for a British driver to win the British GP - especially as its 60 years of Silverstone and 80 years of the BRDC. Even more especially since Silverstone has lost the 2010 GP and the announcement was made during the race weekend which I consider to be very very mean. I guess Lewis has the best chance for a British driver to win. My dog will support Jenson as usual and we will both keep a lookout for DC as well!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:19 amlou said:
It would be great for Lewis to win, this weekend of all weekends, BUT i couldn’t stand all the press that would go with it….It’s sad how that it’s only been a season and a 1/2 and already one of the main reasons i don’t want him to win is because of the media… I’m hoping for rain… and/or a big crash into turn 1 taking out many of the front runners… leading the way for DC to get another podium
That would be brilliant…. as i said i am hoping… I’m very good at being hopefull 
July 5th, 2008 at 11:24 amRich said:
While I am not sure about your methods* to get DC on the podium a podium finish would be great. I am lucky I do not have to deal with the British Press if Lewis were to win so I can support him and a British car to win the British GP.
*I will still be getting by rain dance outfit on and dancing from the roofs of the flats.
July 8th, 2008 at 2:48 amme said:
damnit she found us!
wow, that i’d like to see.
and that.
they had whaaaat? no-way. damn, i was in the wrong place
i’d forgotten about her. but i am now.