Live Commenting: Britain - Qualifying
With a wet start to FP3 and a dry end we were treated to some great insight as to how the cars may fare in Qualifying this afternoon. It’s all weather dependant of course - at the moment it’s cold and windy but hopefully will be a dry start to Q1.
Alonso finished at the top of the sheets, and with the Renault looking particularly good in the changing conditions, he’ll be hoping for more of the same this afternoon.
As for the rest we’re probably not in the best position to be passing comment, but with Kimi in 9th and Kubica in 19th, we’re as confused as anyone else as to who’ll have the upper hand this afternoon.
Qualifying starts at 1pm in the UK. Lord knows where we’ll be watching, but we’re going to miss all of ITV’s build up, available online. Don’t forget Bernie’s token fan guesture on F1.com too. Radio 5Live will also have commentary from 1pm with Davidson in the box.
As always, we’re keen to know where you’re watching and all your qually predictions.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:47 amScott Woodwiss said:
woo! first comment.
hey guys, how are things over at silverstone?
July 5th, 2008 at 11:52 amScott Woodwiss said:
autosport.com has showers over at the circuit. how’s it looking over there, guys?
maybe we might see some typical british summer weather and have our first wet qualifying of the season.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:55 amAlianora La Canta said:
By the way, I’ve updated my practise-qualifying-race comparitor to take the practise sessions into account.
I’m off to warm up the TV (looks like Dad’s missing sailing today to watch qualifying, since there’s no wind and scattered rain over here).
July 5th, 2008 at 12:00 pmGaulty said:
Good Afternoon everyone, and if the weather was the same in Silverstone as in the North East, it will be one wet track.
I currently have Kimi Raikkonen as my pick for pole, with Kovalainen, Hamilton then Massa.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:00 pmSteveintheUK said:
Please remember Scott that this is not YouTube, no prize for being first here.
So does Autosport say anything about the wind? I’m in Northampton area, about 20 miles north/east of the track, and we haven’t had any rain since early today but the wind is really starting to pick up here, and seems to be heading in the direction of Silverstone?
July 5th, 2008 at 12:03 pmChristine said:
We ran into a grandstand to escape the rain. Now the sun has come out. Watching some porsches, they look terribly slow compared to FP3.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ok, i think its time to make some predictions
Hamilton FTW! XD
Kovalainen
Massa
Raikkonen
Alonso
Kubica
Rosberg
Webber
Trulli
Vettel
July 5th, 2008 at 12:06 pmScott Woodwiss said:
How long until Steve started talking about Hamilton. Must have been a minute? haha
July 5th, 2008 at 12:09 pmSteveintheUK said:
So Christine how windy is it over here?
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July 5th, 2008 at 12:10 pmGaulty said:
Aye, a good start to the show, classic racing and all, and then mentioned Hamilton. Ruined it all.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:11 pmChristine said:
I’m going for McLaren pulling out all the stops to get Hamilton on pole.
Me says massa, lewis, kimi.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:12 pmSteven Roy said:
Bernie has just said that Silverstone could yet keep the race if they could come to a deal with the Donington people. Brands Hatch take two.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pmChristine said:
All flags appear to be billowing, but the sun is still out and it feels a lot warmer… For now.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:
my bet is if hamilton wins this weekend, they’ll be all sold out for race day before the end of the year
July 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pmSteveintheUK said:
Oh and they have a great map to help to work out where to sit
http://www.silverstone.co.uk/pdf/2945_gp_mapmay07_1_a2b4.pdf
July 5th, 2008 at 12:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:
maybe they might do something similar to nurburging and hockenheim, and share the gp
July 5th, 2008 at 12:18 pmGaulty said:
Err, is it me or has ITV just lost signal?
July 5th, 2008 at 12:18 pmRich said:
My Predictions
1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Massa
4. Alonso
5. Kovalainen
6. Kubica
July 5th, 2008 at 12:19 pmGaulty said:
Wait, its back, phew.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:20 pmSteven Roy said:
Brands Hatch signed a contract a few years ago and found out after they had signed that there was not a hope of upgrading Brands. They did a deal where they kept the rights and Silverstone held the race. Then they discovered that they couldn’t make any money doing that so they bailed out of the deal.
Upgrading Donington is a massive job. They need to build a whole new loop into the circuit and the facilities are non-existant. I expect that the 2010 race will be at Silverstone.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:20 pmDom said:
Hey everyone, do we think Ferrari are the only likely polesitters or does Lewis stand a good chance?
July 5th, 2008 at 12:25 pmScott Woodwiss said:
as itv pointed out, lewis did something he didn’t do this time last year - tested at silverstone. i think this will help him out this weekend, and could probably be the reason why he didn’t succeed last year.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:26 pmRich said:
I agree with Christine - Macca are going to pull all stops to get Lewis on pole - will use an aggressive strategy. It would boost his confidence, even if it might slightly compromise the race strategy - but with uncertain weather - what is the best race strategy?
July 5th, 2008 at 12:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
time for a half term report, me thinks
July 5th, 2008 at 12:28 pmScott in Italy said:
Get pole and worry about the rest on the day.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:29 pmSteven Roy said:
I think Lewis will get pole and I expect Heikki to be close. I wouldn’t be surprised if the top 4 are within 3 or 4 tenths.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pmSteveintheUK said:
I think Silverstone should just let Donington get on with it, and if Donington can’t delivery then they could get the race back from them a lot cheaper. Silverstone need to stop playing Bernie’s little games. In the Batch Hatch mess both tracks lost money and Bernie was the only one laughing all the way to the bank.
Bernie HAS to have a British GP as a lot of the teams are based here and without a GP here would there still what to be part of F1 and then where would that leave little Bernie and his evil side kick?
July 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pmGaulty said:
Personally, I would have preferred Croft
but Donnington isn’t that great a track. Its on the short side, like Davidson said of 5Live, about 1m-1m10 the time will be. Tilke is presumably going to end up completly wrecking the track.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pmDom said:
Nice look at all the teams from ITV there.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:31 pmDom said:
My predictions
1. Massa
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Webber
5. Alonso
6. Kubica
7. Coulthard
8. Kovalainen
9. Trulli
10. Glock
July 5th, 2008 at 12:31 pmRich said:
If there is uncertainty of weather - this is the best strategy. Also best strategy for Macca may be NOT be the best strategy for Force India.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:33 pmSteveintheUK said:
I think Lewis on front row at least, due to it being his home race
Webber top 4
DC top 6
Heldfeld top 8
and Kubica better get into the top 10
The McLarens and Ferrari’s can fit in between these drivers.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:34 pmScott in Italy said:
Hey SteveInTheUK,
is http://stream.ra1kkonen.com/ working for you at the moment? In the previous thread I posted a message about trying different browsers to get it working.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:34 pmSteven Roy said:
I don’t see what difference it makes to the teams if there is a GP in Britain or not. Would they still want to be in F1? Of course they would. That is their business and unless they have a fully structured alternative chmpionship to slide into every one of them would go bust inside a year if they pulled out of F1.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:38 pmScott in Italy said:
My predictions (a lottery really…)
1. hamilton
2. Alonso
3. Kovi
4. Massa
5. heidfeld
6. Kimi
7. Kubica
8. Webber
9. Rosberg
10. Glock
July 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pmRich said:
I think Ferrari are going to be very competitive today - still will be the fastest cars - but I think Lewis will pull something special for Macca with a pole and at least podium position. I do not expect BMW Sauber to do much - in all probability they are working on their 2009 car, they are unlikely to lose their third position in the constructor’s championship. I feel sorry for Robert though, but the team has to be realistic and focus on attainable goals and a championship this year is not one of them.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:44 pmSteveintheUK said:
I have tried FireFox 2 and 3, plus IE 7 on both Mac’s and PC’s, I think it may be because last time I used this network it was via a USA based proxy so stream.ra1kkonen.com may still be picking up that IP address, ITV Live feed is working though. Thanks
July 5th, 2008 at 12:48 pmChristine said:
The track sweepers have just good after covering the same piece of tarmac about 20 times. How dirty can it be?
July 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pmDom said:
“You can see video highlights of every session so far this year on the ITV website.”
Somebody really needs to tell them about FP3.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:50 pmStuart Codling said:
Afternoon all,
I’m with Steven on this. What they have to do to Donington is, in effect, to level it and start again. It’s not long enough, it’s not wide enough, and there are massive earthworks to be done (eg getting rid of the hill and that vestigial bridge near the Old Hairpin). The garage facilities are nowhere near good enough. And that’s before we get into the question of access/parking, which is poor if you’re going to a club or national-level event, let alone a world-class one.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:53 pmAC said:
Considering a 190 mph corner speed in Copse…. I would think they want it VERY clean! :o)
July 5th, 2008 at 12:53 pmScott in Italy said:
Glad you’re opearating okay. The strange thing is that I watch the http://stream.ra1kkonen.com/ feed from Italy without any proxy issues. Oh well. at least you’re able to watch.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:54 pmSteven Roy said:
According to five live they are not going to use the Melbourne loop but instead of turning left for the Melbourne loop they are going to turn right on to a new loop.
JYS on ITV just opened his comments with ‘The 2010 GP at Donington, if it is at Donington…’
July 5th, 2008 at 12:54 pmSteveintheUK said:
Makerting, you can’t market a product to your home country if you don’t have an easy means to do it. I would like tothink that ever the teams would have to kick Bernie out and take over the running of F1 themselves out start they own championship.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:55 pmlou said:
Hey everyone
I made it back 
Thanks sooooo much to steveintheUK for all the updates this morning 
July 5th, 2008 at 12:56 pmSteven Roy said:
Glad you made it Lou
July 5th, 2008 at 12:56 pmlou said:
right just need to set my screen up, 2 secs
July 5th, 2008 at 12:57 pmAC said:
Isn’t Donnington kind of in the middle of nowhere?
July 5th, 2008 at 12:57 pmRich said:
Interesting to hear sir Jackie on the subject of Donington - basically a new circuit!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:58 pmScott Woodwiss said:
it’s looking very windy over there
July 5th, 2008 at 12:58 pmScott in Italy said:
Hi Lou,
welcome - nice timing. Hope you had a fun day - people heard your shoutout on the radio
July 5th, 2008 at 12:58 pmSteveintheUK said:
But it’s the Hill at Donington that make Donington, Donington, with no hill it’s just another boring flat track. They are going to add a infield loop to increase the track length, it’s going to come of the back straight, go down the hill into the woods, near where the Rally track goes, and then back up the hill to rejoin the main track. Or so they said on Radio5Live during FP3
July 5th, 2008 at 12:59 pmAC said:
Rain?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pmScott in Italy said:
it looked like rain in the distance, but not on track. not yet anyway
July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pmScott Woodwiss said:
That’s a williams and a toro rosso heading out first.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pmSteveintheUK said:
Hi again Lou, glad you made it back, hope your not ‘feeling to ill’?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pmme said:
kubica going in 5mins
July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pmScott Woodwiss said:
its rosberg and vettel
July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pmlou said:
Hey,
lol i don’t think i could have timed it any better. i literaly ran upstairs got changed out of my uniform and sprinted downstairs. Lol i thought i would say hi
just in case anyone was wandering i was milling around outside the church at the time 
i wasn’t texting during the service. on the fun day front…. it was well…. ok…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pmStuart Codling said:
I meant the bit on drivers’ left as you go through the old hairpin – the run-off there isn’t big enough, and then there’s a brick wall with an old bridge. You know – the bit Nigel Mansell hit when Tiff Needell t-boned him in the BTCC in ‘93…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pmGaulty said:
Rain? Hmm.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pmme said:
no rain this end yet.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pmSteven Roy said:
Track Temp 27
Air Temp 20
Wind speed 7.3 mps
Humidity 45%
Air Pressure 990.5mBar
So it’s warmer, windier and less humid than FP3
July 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hamilton’s out early. wonder why that is?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
Hello everyone Logged on now to cover the server in case power lost track side
Love all your comments - I learn more from you than all the other coverage put together - keep it up
looking forward to an exciting qualifying
July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pmlou said:
lol it’s funny the moment i got home i felt fine
thanks for the updates 
July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pmGaulty said:
Everyone is out, rain predicted.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pmScott in Italy said:
and a ferrari as well. guess they’re just banking something in case it rains.
wow. a lot of wind.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ah, i reckon everyone’s out early because they’re afraid its going to rain.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pmme said:
crazy support for lewis as he flies by. applause and airhorns left right and center.
claps for button too.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pmFelipe Leite said:
A lot of cars on track… Is it going to rain again?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pmSteveintheUK said:
I think your find it is smack bang in the middle of the middle of nowhere.
The have a hugh turn out for the British Touring cars racing there so the road network should be able to handle the traffic.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pmme said:
feels like a football crowd here this afternoon
July 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pmAC said:
sure, everyone will do a quick one and go back in
July 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pmDom said:
Everyone is out, get ready for some chaotic times
July 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Haha! Kovi got a tow from that STR and went top!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pmGaulty said:
Kovalainen is quick. Its an unusual situation, the start of the session is most likely to the most exciting.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pmScott in Italy said:
Hi christine’s mum-in-law. Nice to have you at the helm
and to Lou, it might not have been a great day but now qualifying…I’m just a little excited today
July 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pmAC said:
1:21….not so fast..
July 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pmSteveintheUK said:
Glad to hear it, just hope it doesn’t come back when your parents ask how your feeling later?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pmSteven Roy said:
I wouldn’t like to be up on one of those cherry pickers. The high camera shots are wobbly to say the least
July 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow, alonso top, and vettel 3rd. are we in store for another crazy qualifying?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pmDom said:
Alonso goes first, Kovalainen second, Raikkonen fourth
July 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pmlou said:
Vettel third? given that he has a shocking start to the season he is doign really well just recently!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pmScott Woodwiss said:
scratch that, lewis heads top again, nice one.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pmDom said:
Vettel keeps up the fast times
July 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pmlou said:
are we just gonna see lewis’ laps….
July 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pmDom said:
Hamilton first, Webber second now
July 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pmRich said:
Hamilton fastest great!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pmSteveintheUK said:
wind is 8ms, strongest for any qualifying this year, (ITV Live Feed) So that should make braking and overtaking interesting.
Ted’s news is on
July 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pmSteven Roy said:
Lewis pits even with a purple S1
July 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pmDom said:
BMW are 5th and 7th, Honda are 16th and 17th
July 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pmAC said:
are the cars in park ferme conditions DURING qualy?
can they change setup between q sessions?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pmScott Woodwiss said:
careful through stowe, felipe….
July 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pmDom said:
Massa stays third
July 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pmSteveintheUK said:
Yes, even if he is sat in the pits, we will still only see him.
But he did just do a 1.20.288
Raik 1.20.370
Massa 1.20.676
July 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pmRich said:
Massa second - good after the accident
July 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pmlou said:
where are ‘me’ and christine? as in around the track
July 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:
6th to 12th are seperated by less than half a second. that’s what i like to see
July 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:
damn, what a lap from kovi!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pmlou said:
woooo go kovi!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pmRich said:
Kimi now second
July 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pmDom said:
Heikki goes fastest, 1:19.957
July 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pmRich said:
Kovi breaks 1:20
July 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pmJoe said:
Awesome from Heiki.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pmSteven Roy said:
Bourdais last
July 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pmScott Woodwiss said:
we’ve got a cracking session on our hands! vettel 3rd!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pmGaulty said:
Quicky by Vettel.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:10 pmJoe said:
3rd from Vettel, AWESOME!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:10 pmDom said:
Jenson picked the worst time to complete his lap…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:10 pmlou said:
Vettel is really out performing that car! Vettel 3rd Le seb last!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pmRich said:
The dog woke up on hearing the word “Jenson”
July 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pmScott Woodwiss said:
everyone below 7th is out on track.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pmDom said:
The front-runners are back in the pits, BMW stay out.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:12 pmlou said:
what is Rosberg doing in 16th?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:12 pmRich said:
Vettel third - that’s impressive Bourdais about to get dropped!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:12 pmSteven Roy said:
Bourdais 1.0 behind Vettel
July 5th, 2008 at 1:12 pmJoe said:
I bet no rain comes.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:12 pmSteveintheUK said:
Button does look like he will get though Q1, 17th in 1.21.665 after 7 laps
DC only just safe but why is Bourdais only 11th in 1.21.346 when his team mate Vettel is 3rd 1.20.319
July 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pmRich said:
Bourdais now 11th - STR are looking godd.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pmlou said:
ahhhh Jenson 18th
ok he has 7 mins left…… he needs to get into Q2! 
July 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pmDom said:
Heidfeld goes off
July 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pmSteveintheUK said:
DC need to get a move on 1.21.531, hope he gets out of the bottom 5
July 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pmScott Woodwiss said:
oops, heidfeld off.
i swear i just saw a spot of rain on nick’s onboard camera.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmlou said:
Heidfeld takes a little detour…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmDom said:
Is it starting to rain?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmSteven Roy said:
Rain on the camera at Woodcote
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmGaulty said:
I get the feeling now, with Piquet now 7th, he is now getting used the Renault F1 Car and rain!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmRich said:
Heidfeld takes to the grass
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmSteveintheUK said:
DC 13th 1.21.224, but talk of rain on some corners
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:
HAHAHA! Massa’s got caught out. brilliant!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmlou said:
GOOOO HONDA!!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pmScott in Italy said:
i love seeing umbrellas….
July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmDom said:
The umbrellas are up at woodcote
July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmJoe said:
Lol, guess I was wrong hmm? <_<
July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmSteven Roy said:
Looks like the 5 who will drop out are.
Rubens
Nico
Jenson
Sutil
Fisi
July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmRich said:
Kaz faster than Rosberg - will Nico get into Q2?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:
only 4 cars still out on track.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmlou said:
damn forgot to update my fantasy racers……
July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:
lewis checking over some data
July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmRich said:
Relief DC speeds up
July 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:
rosberg’s not liking the balance on that williams
July 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pmlou said:
I really don’t want to watch Lewis looking at all the data…. give me some track action!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pmScott in Italy said:
nobody on track. nakajima came out and heading straight back in - must have been wrong tires. what weather conditions were they watching? fools….
July 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pmSteveintheUK said:
Its windy and starting to rain, and Button still in the bottom 5, I hope for you that he does get though to Q2
July 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pmDom said:
Bad news for Honda, rain won’t help them into Q2.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:
lol at all those umbrellas
July 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pmRich said:
Hondas are really looking Rubbish - the dog has gone back to sleep!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pmSteven Roy said:
Surprised that Brundle didn’t figure that the Toyota is slow here when it was quick in France because Magny Cours has the smoothest surface ever created. Normally Martin goes on at length about what an odd circuit it is.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pmScott Woodwiss said:
so if jenson fails to make q2 again, does this mean lewis will be on pole again
July 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pmlou said:
all is silent on track…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pmSteveintheUK said:
I did warn you that we would still see Lewis even if he was in the pits, Sorry
July 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pmScott in Italy said:
replay shows nakajima at vale mucking up the turn. guess that’s why he pitted again
July 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
Christine & me are at Luffield - not raining where they are - sky is blue!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pmAC said:
Rain AND sun…. weird
July 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pmRich said:
Guess that is it now over since the rain has come!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pmSteven Roy said:
Track temp down to 22 and wind @ 9.6 m/s which is around 20mph
July 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pmlou said:
Honda have timmed it wrong for Jenson… oh brilliant
Cars out on track!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pmScott Woodwiss said:
bourdais is heading out with fisichella. brave, stupid or both?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pmScott in Italy said:
bordais and fisi back on track.
and barrichello and sutil
July 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pmGaulty said:
Well all the track action at the moment is like watching rain drop.
Good to see the Poles supporting Kubica.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:19 pmScott in Italy said:
and button!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:19 pmSteveintheUK said:
Bourdais, Barrichello, Button, Sutil and Fisichella out on track with less than 2 min left
July 5th, 2008 at 1:19 pmlou said:
thank you ‘me’s’ mum
July 5th, 2008 at 1:19 pmSteven Roy said:
The slow guys have to be on track now. There is nothing to gain by sitting in the pits or being out of the car like Rosberg.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:
both hondas, force indias and bourdais on track.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:20 pmScott in Italy said:
rosberg gives up and packs up. wow. wasn’t expecting they would be that bad…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:20 pmSteveintheUK said:
Bourdais quickest of those five though S1
July 5th, 2008 at 1:20 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow, bourdais’ looking super quick!!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:20 pmlou said:
Rosberg not going out?
i think i have jinxed him… i need to take him out of my fantasy racers… it seems to be bringing him nothing but bad luck…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:20 pmSteven Roy said:
Bourdais purple S2 ?????
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmRich said:
So Rosberg does not even contest!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow, bourdais 6th, brilliant
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmSteven Roy said:
Bourdais P6
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmGaulty said:
I’m having a heart attack, two Toro Rosso’s in the top 10.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmSteveintheUK said:
Bourdais, move up to 6th with a 1.20.584
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmlou said:
GOOOO JENSON!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott in Italy said:
barrichello moves to 16. didn’t help:(
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmRich said:
Bourdais does a purple on S2!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:
nice mistake there, fisi
July 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pmDom said:
Button can’t make it through,
Going from bad to worse for him.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:22 pmScott in Italy said:
button eliminated.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:22 pmlou said:
oh
*sniff* they seem to do better when i’m not watching….
July 5th, 2008 at 1:22 pmJoe said:
o_o Bourdais.
JENSON NOOOOOOO!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:22 pmScott in Italy said:
barrichello, button, rosberg, sutil, fisichella gone
July 5th, 2008 at 1:22 pmScott Woodwiss said:
so that’s both honda’s, both force india’s and rosberg out of q1
fastest 3 are kovalainen, hamilton and vettel
brilliant stuff so far
July 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pmRich said:
Circuit almost seems faster now! Strange. Rubens out of contention and Fisi spins it.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pmlou said:
who is joining ITV tomorrow? did he say Ross Brawn?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pmScott in Italy said:
if you had stayed at your school function, then who knows!?
judging by the earlier comments, you didn’t go home “sick” did you?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pmSteven Roy said:
What is the point of sitting in the pits if you are already going to miss out on Q2? I just don’t get that. All tose straights and high speed corners coupled with a low air temp giving more power and more downforce.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pmDom said:
Most eventful Q1 of the season so far? I think so…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
Jenson was too slow because the yellow flags were still out for Fisi
July 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pmSteveintheUK said:
Sorry Lou, no Button in Q2
So Bourdais just proved that S2 is quicker after it has rained, that should make the teams think about how to attack Q2, should see some early fast laps
July 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hey, did anyone notice that piquet was quicker than alonso in q1? embarrassment for the second weekend in a row!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:24 pmSteven Roy said:
Ross Brawn will be joining ITV from the pitwall.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:24 pmDom said:
He sure did! Looking forward to that now.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:24 pmScott Woodwiss said:
correct
by the way, rich, I AM having that second place in the comments, just you wait
July 5th, 2008 at 1:24 pmRich said:
So out are both Force India and Hondas plus a surprised Nico. Wonder if Honda wished Super Aguri were around now - it might have made them look better.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:25 pmScott Woodwiss said:
live timing has reset ready for q2.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:25 pmMattw said:
I think Rosberg may have been having soem big problems with the car. It looked evil earlier on.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:25 pmSteveintheUK said:
All Alonso worry’s about in Q1 is getting though to Q2, it will be interesting to see if Piquet can beat him in Q2 though
July 5th, 2008 at 1:26 pmScott in Italy said:
Due to the weather that was one of the strangest qualifying sessions I’ve seen - all the action at the front part of the period, and just a few at the end. I missed the final run at the end from everyone.
Coulthard and Nakajima I think were lucky there - the last two drivers surviving for another session…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:26 pmRich said:
All yours for the taking - I have poor Internet connection!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pmRich said:
STRs were looking awesome - good for their resale value!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pmme said:
density of people playing havoc with 3g. grandstands are rammed. great fun, great atmosphere. not ideal for live commenting
July 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pmSteven Roy said:
That Williams looks vicious.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
yeah, but you gotta admit, its fantastic to watch
July 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pmlou said:
no i didn’t
i didn’t get a prize ad would have been sitting on my own so when everyone went into town for lunch (including my 5 friends who got prizes)i went home 
July 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pmMattw said:
Suspension problems according to the TV.
My cristal ball is in-tune
July 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pmRocket said:
Ummm. What’s going on with Toro Rosso? Quite confused here. Getting a little dizzy, worried that I am losing the already tenuous grip I have on reality. Maybe a good dose of Quali2 will help.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 pmAC said:
Williams need some help… crazy not to send out Nico
July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 pmScott in Italy said:
autosport saying no sign of rain for the rest of the qualifying…which has now started…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 pmScott Woodwiss said:
even so, you’re still holding me off by a comment or two
July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 pmRich said:
Kovi got below 1:20 what will be the fastest time be in Q2 - usually returns the fastest lap times and the track is possibly the quickest.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 pmlou said:
wooo!! and with ant at five live
its gonna be better commentry!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:29 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i reckon that ferrari engine might have something to do with the Toro Rosso’s form. That and vettel great talent
July 5th, 2008 at 1:29 pmSteveintheUK said:
Out in Q1
Barrichello
Button
Rosberg
Sutil
Fisichella
but Fisichella times was only 1.515 sec’s off pole so should make for fun overtaking the backmarkers during the race.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:29 pmRich said:
Nick still a lot slower than Kubes.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:30 pmScott Woodwiss said:
alonso first out
July 5th, 2008 at 1:30 pmScott in Italy said:
a good enough reason to head back to the computer where we appreciate you
July 5th, 2008 at 1:30 pmScott Woodwiss said:
kimi joins him, along with glock
July 5th, 2008 at 1:30 pmlou said:
i wander how close i am to ‘me’s comments…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:30 pmRich said:
Noticed any cars on the track yet… bit booooooring
July 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pmSteven Roy said:
Track temp back up to 28, wind speed still 8.6, humidity down to 47
July 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pmlou said:
July 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pmScott Woodwiss said:
that’s strange how his and christine’s comments don’t show up on the top commenters
July 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pmRich said:
The dog has left the room for her sulk position - cupboard under the kitchen sink!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pmScott Woodwiss said:
everyone out on track now bar the BMWs
July 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pmlou said:
right with the 2 hondas out it better be a wet race tomorrow!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pmScott Woodwiss said:
by the way, lou, it might not be this weekend or in the very near future, but one day i will have that top spot again. just you wait and see!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pmRich said:
Lots of rumours around Alonso moves for 2009?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pmDom said:
Problem for Nico Rosberg all weekend.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pmlou said:
Alonso P1!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pmRich said:
Rosberg had suspension problems that is why he did not compete in the last section - car was jumping all over the corners.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pmlou said:
you can try
your not in the thousands yet 
July 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pmSteven Roy said:
Nico will be hoping for an early engine blow up tomorrow by the sound of it
July 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pmDom said:
Vettel favourite position at Silverstone. Third!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hamilton and kovi at the top of the time sheets. that i like to see
July 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pmlou said:
Jenson on itv
hehe
July 5th, 2008 at 1:35 pmRich said:
Poor Rosberg has a really problematic car for tomorrow!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:35 pmScott Woodwiss said:
yeah, not yet…..
July 5th, 2008 at 1:35 pmDom said:
Kovalainen and Webber in front of Kimi. Hamilton back in first.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:35 pmSteveintheUK said:
From what I have seem Lou, you have ‘me’ beat with all your comments
July 5th, 2008 at 1:35 pmFelipe Leite said:
Barrichello talking to the brazilian TV said that the rain didn’t affect Honda’s positions at Q1, and that their cars are tuned for a rainy race and the rain is the only way they can get a good result tomorrow. He also said that the car won’t be able to get better positions until the new aero package is released later in the season.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:35 pmRich said:
Macca a one two - great they are showing Ferrari a thing or two.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
webber’s doing well in 3rd, and vettel 7th. good weekend so far for the red bull/toro rosso cars as a whole
July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pmRich said:
BMW have not even started and less than 7 mins left to contest!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pmlou said:
lol not sure he did say it was my best time to overtake him…. but i missed FP3…..
July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pmSteveintheUK said:
Lou, Button is talking on ITV, but no picture, shame, sorry
July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pmGaulty said:
BMW once again sticking to tradition by going with 5-6 minutes of the session to go.
Also, this grand prix looks likely to be some points for Toro Rosso, Vettel surely will be in the points bar mechanical failure.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hey has anyone just spotted that bridge wing “loop” connecter on the nose?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pmDom said:
Coulthard, Trulli and BMW in drop zone.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pmRich said:
Webber third - good for Red Bull team.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pmSteveintheUK said:
3 drivers under 1.20 already, Hamilton, Kovi and my man Webber
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pmDom said:
Vettel has a very good chance to get into Q3.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pmlou said:
Jenson says that he needs to keep his nose clean into the first corner (literally) lol!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pmFelipe Leite said:
Piquet very close to Alonso, 0.150s behind. Maybe he can make it to Q3. And Vettel is doing an amazing job today!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pmScott in Italy said:
Kubica and Heidfeld both on fliers now
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pmScott Woodwiss said:
kubica looking quick on this lap
and rightly so, 3rd place.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pmGaulty said:
Kubica 3rd, nice result.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pmScott in Italy said:
kubi goes to p3
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pmlou said:
erm on what car?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pmGaulty said:
BMW 3-4, I like it
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pmScott in Italy said:
heidfled 4th and webber goes to P5. excellent!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pmRich said:
Kubica purples sS2
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pmSteven Roy said:
Only BMWs on track
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pmScott Woodwiss said:
yeah! i took second in the comments! now to set about that long journey to catch lou
July 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pmRich said:
Kubica goes third - first we have seen of the BMW Sauber speed this weekend.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pmFelipe Leite said:
Both BMWs ahead of both Ferraris! How unexpected!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pmScott Woodwiss said:
we should get a camera shot of the luffield grandstands. maybe we can spot christine and Me
July 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pmRich said:
Heidfeld fourth! I got the predictions really wrong!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pmSteveintheUK said:
DC needs to hurry up , he’s only 0.3 alway from making Q3
July 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pmlou said:
er… this could be me… or has the live timing sheet for quali changed? it’s showing the lap times of Q1 too….has it always done that?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
everyone below 4th is back out to try and improve
July 5th, 2008 at 1:40 pmSteven Roy said:
Live timing has changed Lou
July 5th, 2008 at 1:40 pmSteveintheUK said:
All apart from the top 4 are out on track again for there final runs
July 5th, 2008 at 1:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
er, yeah it’s always done that, HAHA!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pmRich said:
Go for it - but you haven’t hope of catching Lou in the lead!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pmScott in Italy said:
yeah it has for some weeks - maybe even last year as well?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pmlou said:
spot christine you mean…. unless you know what me looks like
July 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pmRich said:
Maccas still one and two that is good but who is going to drop out!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:42 pmScott Woodwiss said:
isn’t that charming - james allen calls vettel a lanky little kid, haha
July 5th, 2008 at 1:42 pmlou said:
really? well there you go…. my memory is hopeless!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:42 pmGaulty said:
Vettel 7th faster than Massa, was.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:42 pmDom said:
Do you think Vettel likes being called a “lanky little kid” all the time?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pmScott in Italy said:
Coulthard gone
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pmScott Woodwiss said:
just look for the people sat next to her and look for the one with the beard
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pmSteveintheUK said:
DC only goes 11th, but Webber up to 3rd again
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pmDom said:
COULTHARD IS OUT!! WEBBER IS THIRD!!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pmGaulty said:
Webber 3rd, Ferrari are struggling today. Both cars had to go out twice just to make sure the didn’t go out.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pmScott in Italy said:
but Webber in P3!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pmRich said:
Alonso gets out of the drop zone with 6th fastest
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pmlou said:
yeah… good luck with that
LOL!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pmSteven Roy said:
I thought live timing only showed the times for the session in progress
July 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pmRich said:
Ferrari did not look as good as I was predicting.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow, what an end to Q2!
Judging by what Ferrari had to do, I reckon McLaren could have this one easy.
I maintain my prediction for a all Macca front row, with Hamilton on pole again
July 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pmSteveintheUK said:
Glad I’m not the only one following these two
Out in Q2
Coulthard
Glock
Bourdais
Trulli
Nakajima
July 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pmlou said:
beard and a camera
July 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pmDom said:
Toyota, Coulthard, Bourdais and Nakajima are out. Hamilton, Kovalainen and Webber are the top three.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pmFelipe Leite said:
Piquet and Vettel made it through to Q3. And again Piquet’s time is very close to Alonso’s, less than 0.150s. He lost 0.3 to Alonso in 2nd sector and got 0.2 of them back at the 3rd sector…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pmlou said:
wow that was exciting! much much better than listening to long and boring speaches and clapping
July 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pmDom said:
Very suprised about Toyota.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:46 pmRich said:
DC, Glock, Bourdais, Trulli and Kaz dropped out!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:46 pmScott Woodwiss said:
who had piquet in q3?
…..didn’t think so
July 5th, 2008 at 1:46 pmChristine said:
Me says that based on his driving, he’d like to revise his pole prediction to kubica. I think that’s cheating
July 5th, 2008 at 1:46 pmRich said:
PK at last starting to show some promise - 10th compared to Alonso 7th
July 5th, 2008 at 1:46 pmlou said:
you see thats what i thought…. but it appears to show Q1 and Q2 times too…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pmDom said:
I think he’s started to do a Kovalainen
July 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pmAC said:
GO Kovalainen!!!! :o)
July 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pmRocket said:
I’ll pipe up SteveintheUK, I’m with you.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pmRich said:
So Scott how is your Fantasy Team doing since the last outing you were about the top scorer - as usually mine sucks.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:48 pmSteveintheUK said:
OK so I got DC wrong, but he was only 0.06sec away from making Q3
But Kubica has made top 10 so that 1 for 2, I just have to see where Webber and Heldfeld end up.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pmSteven Roy said:
It is cheating but the McLarens are going to be 1 & 2
July 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pmRich said:
Now the position will depend on fuel loads - any predictions for light versus heavy?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pmlou said:
awwww DC looks sad….
oh i hope he gets some pionts tomorrow 
July 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
Yeah beard camera & and he’s wearing a black cap
July 5th, 2008 at 1:50 pmlou said:
awww that little girl with the ice cream! awwwww!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:51 pmChristine said:
Marshals moving signs right in front of us, in case they blow onto the track. It’s really windy now (and freezing)
July 5th, 2008 at 1:51 pmAC said:
Ferrari set up more for possible rain tomorrow?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:51 pmScott Woodwiss said:
massa, kubica and webber are all still in, but trulli’s out in 14th.
but i’m not really counting for them this weekend, because for me in reality it’s all about lewis
July 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pmRich said:
Ferrari claim there is nothing wrong with the cars and the drivers are happy! What are they not saying.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pmlou said:
That kinda narrows it down….. with a black cap i should think he would stand out against the silver, Mclaren/ Lewis supporting crowd….
July 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pmAC said:
That would be awesome if they were sandbagging but I doubt it..
July 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pmRich said:
Yeap he was in my team! If it is a wet race there is still a chance of Trullimendous race.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pmSteven Roy said:
Christine,
If it is cold it must be wind because the air temp hasn’t changed all day. Track temp now 32, wind 5.5, humidity 47
July 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pmSteveintheUK said:
WOW, he sounds just like me then, He doesn’t always wear black clothes too does he?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pmScott Woodwiss said:
here we go, kimi first to have a go at pole.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pmDom said:
Maybe we can put together one of those e-fits.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pmRich said:
Kimi one of the first to go on track!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pmSteven Roy said:
Power oversteer at Club. Strange.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pmScott Woodwiss said:
those ferrari’s don’t look hooked up this weekend, compared to the mclaren’s. maybe they’re not used to the changable british summer weather
July 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pmRich said:
Macca are looking SMUG!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pmScott Woodwiss said:
noooooo!! lewis, what are you doing!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pmme said:
lewis offfff
July 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pmSteveintheUK said:
5 mins gone and no one had done a full lap.
Raikkonen first full lap in 1.22.519
July 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pmGaulty said:
Wow Hamilton, very ragged driving.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pmlou said:
ooooo Lewis off!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pmDom said:
1.Raikkonen
2.Alonso
3.Webber
Hamilton goes off..
July 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pmlou said:
GO Heikki!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pmme said:
clouds of dirt right in front of us. the boy is pushing.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pmRich said:
Hamilton gets it wrong just as my Dog re-appeared to watch the screen - she is now all excited.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pmScott in Italy said:
I think they are only happy that they made Q3 - while still setting some good times, they are not running smoothly.
great loss of control from Kovi. or was it Hamilton. I can never get the hang of watching vision 30 seconds behind live timing. …
July 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pmSteveintheUK said:
Winds currently 8.4mps, with peaks of 9.6mps
Hamilton just went wide, bet he blames the wind for that one.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i reckon lewis will come in at the end of this lap, whack a new set of softs on and go for pole.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pmlou said:
lol that would certainly help me look out for them next weekend
July 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pmRich said:
Kovi post fastest time so far
July 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pmDom said:
Sounds like Lewis was meant to go into the pits
July 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pmme said:
kubica passed us very slowly. he’s now sitting in garage.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pmAC said:
ha
July 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pmScott Woodwiss said:
they’re gonna have to get those tyres on kubica’s car very quick!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pmDom said:
4. Heidfeld
5. Massa
6. Webber
7. Piquet
8. Hamilton
July 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pmRich said:
The dog is barking now - as Hamilton aborts cannot work out why!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pmScott in Italy said:
all drivers but Kubica on track
July 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pmSteven Roy said:
I can only assmue Lewis wanted a lap to check the car. No point coming in fitting new tyres and then finding a problem when he went back on track.
Do not overdrive Lewis
July 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pmScott Woodwiss said:
“do not overdrive” says lewis’ engineer.
please lewis, do it for silverstone!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pmDom said:
Whose been littering? Hmm? Whose crisp packet has ended up on Hamilton’s Car? Hmm?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pmPaul Tate said:
recent Motogp attendees were rumoured to take 2 hours to leave the car parks
Paul
July 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pmlou said:
‘don’t over drive Lewis’ LOL!
I really want Kovi to get Pole… i think he kinda deserves it… he is driving soo well!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmSteven Roy said:
Lewis on a monster lap
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmme said:
kimi aces it!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmSteveintheUK said:
Hamilton 25.5 in S1 fastest so far
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmDom said:
VETTEL FIFTH!!! KIMI FIRST!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmScott in Italy said:
flag falls but massa not on track - stays 6th. odd ??
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmlou said:
Kovi fastest S1….
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmRich said:
Kubes qualifying is over!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmScott in Italy said:
hamilton to P2
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmlou said:
MARK POLE!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pmSteven Roy said:
Webber P1
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmSteveintheUK said:
Webber fastest in S2 with 35.3, should be close to Hamilton final time
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmme said:
WEBBER!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmGaulty said:
WEBBER, UNBELIEVABLE
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
DAMN IT LEWIS!
BUT COME ON KOVI!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmScott in Italy said:
webbber!!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmlou said:
GOOOO HEIKKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmSteven Roy said:
Kovi on pole
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmme said:
KOVI - WOW
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmScott in Italy said:
kovi now P1
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmRich said:
Hamilton back with vengence and purples a sector but Webber poles it!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmDom said:
HEIKKI ON POLE!!!! WEBBER IN SECOND!!! WOW!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmMattw said:
YAAA! Webber!w
doh”!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
YEEAAAH! GO KOVI!!
that makes up for lewis somewhat
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmAC said:
AWESOME!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmGaulty said:
Heikki, well done, well done. Great drive. Shame about Robert for not being able to come out.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pmme said:
we might be the only extatic ones in the stands.
massa??
July 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pmSteveintheUK said:
Kovalainen on pole
with WEBBER second, yeah Webber
July 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pmScott in Italy said:
webber on 2nd on the front? oh my freaking……
kovi - nice to seem, but why did he have to beat webber
July 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pmlou said:
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Striaght fastest sectors!!!
WWWWWWOOOOOHHHHHOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Why did Ron Dennis not look happy?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pmGaulty said:
I also like the way everyone went mad when Webber and Kovalainen got P1 and P2
July 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pmSteven Roy said:
Ron never looks happy
July 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pmDom said:
That was quite something from Webber and Kovi.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pmAC said:
Hamilton choked again…
July 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pmRich said:
but my live timing and ITV feed has gone
July 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pmlou said:
Bravo Heikki!
and i have him in my fantasy racers…. Heikki lives in Oxford?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pmRocket said:
All I can say for webber (and Heikki) is Yaaaahhhh. I’ll compose myself in a second when my heart rate gets to a safe level again.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pmRich said:
I guess nobody predicted that grid!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pmSteven Roy said:
Qualifying is way more interesting when Christine’s mother-in-law is in charge. Hope she has something good lined up for the race.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pmScott in Italy said:
i think someone’s number based predictions had webber on the front row (thread of FP3) and i really doubted it. shows what I know. wow. hamilton P4 - wonder what his fuel load is like for tomorrow and if he stuffed up strategy with that off and continuing on…
July 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pmScott Woodwiss said:
so final top 10 is:
Kovi
webber
kimi
lewis
heidfeld
alonso
piquet (what?!)
vettel (huh?)
massa (ha ha)
kubica
so, question is - can lewis win from 4th?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pmRich said:
PK is now close to Alsono that is good!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pmDom said:
Once again, Lewis has fallen under pressure. Can he make up for it in the race? He needs to be reminded not to push too hard.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pmChristine said:
Webber got more of a cheer than LH but all the air horns were saved for Kovi.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pmSteveintheUK said:
WOW, Webber 2nd
Heldfeld 5th
Kubica 10th
so it was only DC that I got wrong, Sorry DC
Wow that was a good session
July 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pmlou said:
I think this kinda makes up for Heikki’s bad luck recently! wooo!!!
I am very very happy now 
Go for the happiest and most optimistic guy in the paddock!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pmScott in Italy said:
anyone know why Massa stopped - in the sense of not having more runs?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:06 pmStuart Codling said:
Blimey. I’m supposed to be interviewing Heikki on Monday but we weren’t planning to run it until the October issue. Best laid plans, etc…
July 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pmMattw said:
Did Lewis have a bad lap, or is he running heavy?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pmRich said:
Best keep this to yourself otherwise there will be a strike at Sidepodcast Towers which incidentally (ominously) seems rather quiet!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pmChristine's Mother-in-Law said:
Thank you Steven Roy - I thought my P45 was in the post
July 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:
can we all agree that that was just the best qualifying session of the season so far?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pmSteveintheUK said:
Your not sitting in the McLaren stands are you?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pmlou said:
I know lots of people support Lewis, But i would LOVE for Heikki to get his first win here
Do you think Heikki is lighter than Lewis…. He is quite a bit faster than everyone else… but then again he has been having a great weekend!