Live Commenting: Europe - Qualifying
Perhaps it was the rain that meant we still didn’t learn much from FP3. Overnight showers cleaned up the track and meant we were basically starting from scratch again. Or perhaps this is the way Valencia is going to be, with the lower teams getting an advantage from some unknown element.
I think all will become clear in qualifying. If Raikkonen really was sandbagging down in 15th, we’ll know. If Toro Rosso really are strong enough to be in third, we will find out. My money is on things shaking out to normality, so the usual three will be fighting for pole and the others scrapping to get in to the top 10.
Particular things to watch out for are Force India’s last ditch effort to get into Q2. They’ve been trying all year, and if they can’t do it now, with a mixed up grid and a brand new gearbox, they never will. I hope they’ll manage it if only as a boost to the team. We also need to keep our eye on Trulli who had apparent gearbox problems in FP3. If he ends up with a penalty, he’ll need to qualify well, which isn’t out of the realms of possibility for the one-lap specialist.
Hamilton has been quite vocal about the problems he’s experienced with traffic, apparently finding the behaviour of some of his fellow drivers not up to scratch. A lot of the corners in Valencia are blind, so discovering a slow moving car at the last minute can be an issue. I imagine if ever this was going to be a problem, it will be in qualifying. There are always traffic issues especially in the last two sessions, and even though it’s a long track, timing will be crucial for all.
Let us know how you are set up to enjoy the race, watching tv or online, listening to 5live or simply sticking with the numbers. We’ll be doing a combination of all of the above, plus commenting via the Live Commenting Live… Thing. It’s gonna be a qualifying not to be missed, if only so we can get our head rounds what we’ve seen so far.
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:45 amChristine said:
If you are brave enough, share your predictions
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:52 amJoe said:
Hey all.
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:52 amlou said:
I’m so excited
We may just end up with a slightly mixed up grid… although a Ferrari or Mclaren will probably still be at the front of the grid.
erm ok my top 5 predictions…
Kimi
Lewis
Felipe
Robert
Fernando
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:52 amlou said:
Hey Joe
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:53 amme said:
based on my form in hungary. my top 5:
1) kimi
2) lewis
3) kubica
4) alonso
5) kovi
i’m figuring ferrari now know that the macca can’t run in dirty air, so will go all out to be in front. and also that massa hasn’t crashed this weekend, so he must be due.
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:55 amChristine said:
Supposedly Kimi said he was going to concentrate on qualifying, even if it sacrifices some race strategy. I can see him going for the front, and hoping to pull out a lead.
If there’s a safety car though, it’s a risky strategy.
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:57 amme said:
and your predictions are?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:02 pmChristine said:
Sorry? You’re breaking up… can’t quite hear you…
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:03 pmJoe said:
1. Kimi
2. Massa
3. Lewis
4. Alonso
5. Kubica
6. Heiki
7. Glock
8. Heidfeld
9. Piquet
10. Vettel
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:04 pmDom said:
Predictions already?
Dont think McLaren are gonna be very strong here and Fernando likes running light at home so:
1)Kimi
2)Fernando
3)Felipe
4)Lewis
5)Robert
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:05 pmme said:
a ferrari lockout joe? i like your thinking.
am wondering if ferrari go light and there are a lot of safety cars then they might be able to eek out their fuel.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pmlou said:
eeee i am very excited. It feels like i haven’t seen a gp in ages!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pmDom said:
Ah, Its been too long since I last got annoyed by the ITV coverage.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pmlou said:
what was that? 2 seconds before they mentioned Lewis?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pmlou said:
hahaha yes.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pmJoe said:
Links for non-UKers:
http://www.bilmosk.org/simulcastPlayer.swf
http://www.justin.tv/bluesking40
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:07 pmme said:
i hear ya dom. but fernando messed it up when it counted. mind you, at least he tried a fast low-fuel lap. more than a lot of people did. mclaren will be very strong, no doubt, but we now know the macca achilles heel is that it cannot follow another car.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:07 pmChristine said:
That’s all you need to know about ITV’s footage. “Here we are at Valencia to continue Lewis’ challenge.” Need say no more.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:08 pmJoe said:
Woah. they used Muse there, sweeeeeet.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:09 pmlou said:
oh wow. It looks much better on tv! And i love those pit garages!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:09 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I’m going:
Lewis
Kimi
Massa
Kubica
Kovi
Alonso
Rosberg
Glock
Vettel
Fisichella
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:09 pmJoe said:
I dunno about you guys, but I love Bernie, I think he’s awesome, regardless of politics or any of that.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:10 pmScott Woodwiss said:
kimi expected the circuit to be fun? sure doesn’t look it from his face, as always
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:10 pmChristine said:
Wow. Fisichella in the top 10? I’m just hoping they get out of Q1
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:10 pmme said:
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:11 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hey, i’m a secret Force India fan, and I drive for them in RLB, so I gotta be optimistic
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:13 pmme said:
so temperatures will likely favour mclaren and hurt ferrari / bmw this afternoon.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Agreed. I think overall it’s a mix of montreal and surfers paradise
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:14 pmme said:
do you think bernie’s long term plan is to use valencia to usurp monca as f1’s “special race”?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 pmChristine said:
It’s a super long term plan - 50 years of history.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:16 pmme said:
true. but it’s not really suitable for modern f1. and bernie isn’t known for his nostalgia.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:17 pmlou said:
oh great so ITV are calling the last corner Turn 23… and five live are calling it turn 25…. i think i might get a little confused….
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:17 pmme said:
i’m sticking with 25. only because i’ve memorised the allianz lap already.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:18 pmme said:
they’ve welded the bridge shut?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:19 pmSteven Roy said:
I predict Lewis has been sandbagging and will be on pole by half a second.
Unfortunately I am not going to be around for this session. Hope you can all enjoy it without me
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:19 pmme said:
the garages in valencia are awesome. setting a new standard for f1 paddocks.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:19 pmlou said:
Louise using her contacts in Honda to show us around….
oh wow!!! :O
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pmDom said:
Happy Honda!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pmme said:
take it easy steven
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Yeah, I’m just loving valencia more and more and more!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pmlou said:
lol ‘were are always happy here at honda’
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 pmme said:
the future of f1 will be entirely enclosed paddocks will it not?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Honda’s favourite song = “Happy happy happy happy happy happy happy, I’m so happy to-daaay!”
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:22 pmme said:
credit to itv. awesome coverage thus far.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:22 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Is it me or did all the williams guys looks like a bunch of video gamers with the headsets and laptops
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:22 pmlou said:
is it me, or is this better coverage from itv… or is it just more interesting features?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Why don’t they do this for every free practice sessions?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 pmChristine said:
It’s Ted, that’s the difference.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:24 pmme said:
they should do. never known christine to sit so quietly
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:24 pmDom said:
We havn’t seen much of Ryder. That can only help
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:24 pmlou said:
much better sunglasses jenson!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:24 pmJoe said:
do you think bernie’s long term plan is to use valencia to usurp monca as f1’s “special race”?
I doubt it. Monaco is tight and narrow, Valencia’s wide, they’re 2 pretty different circuits. I guess you also mean the surroundings which are similar to Monaco, but I think Monaco won’t lose that status. If anywhere gets it, it’ll be Singapore.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 pmSteven Roy said:
I think it is just because they are showing us stuff we don’t know for a change
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 pmScott Woodwiss said:
All those guys looks like computer gamers with the laptops and headsets on!
Like world of warcraft playing or something
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 pmDom said:
I spoke too soon
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:26 pmJoe said:
“They’re wicked”
Lol, good man.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:26 pmlou said:
yeah. probably. I’m loving all this back stage stuff.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:26 pmChristine said:
Is that what WoW players do? Don’t know much about it. I’d imagine Ross Brawn et al are being slightly more productive.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:26 pmme said:
good point. i’m thinking that it’s a nice place to visit for the rice and famous. easy to bring a yacht to etc.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i dunno, i’m just guessing. either that or they could be secretly playing an online f1 game with each other. if they were, i’d love it if jenson and rubens were getting their butts handed to them by the mechanics
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:28 pmDom said:
It would all be good natured at ‘Happy Honda’
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:29 pmlou said:
haha
lol
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:30 pmlou said:
too many adverts!! get on with qualifying!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:30 pmAlianora La Canta said:
It looks like I won’t be able to update the comparitor because drop.io has completely mangled the one I uploaded and I can’t access my computer to update the original file
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:30 pmSteven Roy said:
I love a typo that turns a sensible comment into something ridiculous. Childish I know
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:30 pmme said:
just going back to temperatures. bridgestone think ferrari may have solved their warmup issues.
“now Ferrari can get a very good time on the first lap, I think.”
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69981
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 pmme said:
aww shucks. i can’t see it on there, what did it do?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 pmme said:
damnit.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 pmSteven Roy said:
Randy Mamola a proper superstar rather than some celeb who knows nothing about the sport
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 pmlou said:
surprise surprise Steve is in front of the Mclaren garage…
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:35 pmDom said:
He cant go further than 25 metres away Lewis at any time.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:35 pmlou said:
oo i didn’t realise Honda were only 2 pionts away from Williams!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:35 pmme said:
and surprise we can’t here a word he’s saying. bring on the london studio!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:36 pmSteven Roy said:
I just opened the .xls version of the comparitor on drop.io and it looks the same as it did yesterday.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 pmme said:
as far as i’m aware, drop.io doesn’t change the original file. it just creates new ways of viewing that file.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 pmSteven Roy said:
OK I am definitely going now.
Byeeeeeeee
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 pmlou said:
It doesn’t matter if we can’t hear him we know what he is saying ‘lewis, lewis, lewis, senna-esque, lewis, lewis, lewis’
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:38 pmlou said:
bye Steven!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:39 pmme said:
itv not pushing the boat out on tv graphics anymore.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:41 pmlou said:
Renault wanting both cars on the podium?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:41 pmChristine said:
Will they fit?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:42 pmJoe said:
Oh god, Jackie Stewart : (
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:42 pmScott Woodwiss said:
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:42 pmlou said:
haha
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:44 pmlou said:
I’m still not toally used to this live commenting live…thing. - i just pressed f5. lol
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:45 pmme said:
hehehe.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:45 pmJoe said:
Richard Cregan! There’s not many Irish guys in the paddock these days : (
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Dougie Lampkin? why?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pmlou said:
wasn’t he at Goodwood?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pmme said:
yup
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:48 pmme said:
horner saying they were trying new things… any idea what they were? couldn’t see any visible differences.
is it wise to bring new things to a new track and then test them during 1st practice?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:49 pmScott Woodwiss said:
they put the red bull cola sponsor on the rear wing. does that count?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:49 pmChristine said:
Horner: “Renault fluked the result at Hockenheim.” Oooh, get you.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:50 pmChristine said:
Ugh, it’s disgusting.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 pmScott Woodwiss said:
November 17th and I’ll be able to enter those competitions!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 pmScott Woodwiss said:
you’ve tried it then?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 pmJoe said:
Looks very cloudy……..guess it’s too much to hope for rain?
Scott, you’re 18 on November 17th?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 pmme said:
ha! need you ask
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:52 pmScott Woodwiss said:
indeed
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:53 pmJoe said:
Haha mate, I’m 18 on the 18th. Nice one : D
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:53 pmScott Woodwiss said:
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:53 pmme said:
EXACTLY!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:54 pmScott Woodwiss said:
:D:D:D:D:D I don’t like coke anyway, so i don’t have to drink it
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:55 pmScott Woodwiss said:
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:55 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ok no more
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:56 pmChristine said:
It’s not compulsory. Figured it was worth trying. It was either going to be the best of Red Bull and the best of Coke, or the worst of both. They went the wrong way.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Even promoting it on their F1 cars can’t save them
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:58 pmlou said:
live timings have reset
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:58 pmJordan Allen said:
Morning everyone from the land of sun-scroched tundra. Does any know if in omypic baseball, do they just play six innings?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:59 pmChristine said:
Baseball? Does that have wheels?
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:59 pmJoe said:
Bah, my stream has started being crappy just as qualifying’s about to start.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 pmbassanoclapper said:
1st time trying live comments. Bit difficult when telly’s in different room and live feed quite delayed
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 pmScott Woodwiss said:
a Renault out first?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 pmme said:
cars queuing for the green light.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 pmme said:
welcome bassanoclapper. yell if you need any more info.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i think it was piquet out first ahead of a force india
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:01 pmChristine said:
Ah, the beautiful dulcet tones of Brundle. It’s been a while.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow look at that black cloud overhead
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:01 pmme said:
black clouds on the horizon.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:02 pmlou said:
i was just about to say the same thing
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:02 pmme said:
pretty sure no-one was expecting that.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:
like i’ve said before, this circuit is quite reminiscent of surfers paradise in australia, so bourdais should be feeling right at home here.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:03 pmRocket said:
Alonso runs over bird?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:03 pmbassanoclapper said:
Thanks Christine. Telly off, Live feed don’t fail me now : )
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pmlou said:
piquet hit a bird…
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pmJordan Allen said:
You right, scott. It is going to rain there sometiem today.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pmme said:
1:40 for piquet. replay shows his took out a bird.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pmme said:
that’s a 50/50 call
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pmJordan Allen said:
Poor Bird.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pmChristine said:
Brundle saying it’s the first 1:38 of the weekend. Uh, wrong! Keep up at the back there, Mr B.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pmScott Woodwiss said:
first 1′38? they were doing those in practice.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pmRocket said:
Oh, Piquet runs over bird.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pmJordan Allen said:
Go Kubica!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pmme said:
alonso hasn’t left garage as piquet already makes it back.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pmlou said:
ah but itv don’t know about fp3
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pmRocket said:
I was about to say the same thing. Have they been somewhere else?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pmChristine said:
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hamilton quickest s2
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pmme said:
6th for massa? hamilton looking to go top.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow, 1′38.4 from lewis
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmDom said:
All of a sudden rain is approaching.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmChristine said:
A 1:38.4 - we’re getting there. Come on the 1:37s.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmme said:
kimi manages 6th too. ferrari’s not looking good at all.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ferrari’s either not looking on the pace at the moment, or they’re just sandbagging for Q3
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmbassanoclapper said:
James Allen doesn’t know much most days
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmJordan Allen said:
Damn U Ham!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmlou said:
Button and Alonso yet to leave the garages.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmme said:
le seb, with a 1:38.6. impressive!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:
A 1′37 in Q2 looks like a no-brainer, doesn’t it?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:08 pmChristine said:
Button’s not been out yet.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:08 pmChristine said:
Depends on the weather, I guess.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:08 pmJordan Allen said:
Button’s best move is to stay in the Garage, Lou…
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow, all of that section flat!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 pmlou said:
Jenson’s out on track!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 pmme said:
vettel and bourdais are currently fastest through the speed trap.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 pmCorey said:
Hey guys missed all the FP’s finally catching some of the weekend’s action. Actually read a bit of the live comments and it really gives a different picture to reading an article.
Bourdais goes second :O
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 pmlou said:
Don’t be mean.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 pmScott Woodwiss said:
fisi and sutil JUST outside Q2 at the moment
COME ON THE FORCE!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 pmme said:
hey corey. it all starts here.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:10 pmJordan Allen said:
Well, I did see some boating traffic, so you just know that the bridge is going to wing on Button’s run….
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:10 pmme said:
purple s1 for kimi. now we’re talking.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:10 pmme said:
goes 5th! seesh.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pmJeremy said:
Kimi will end up 5th
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pmScott Woodwiss said:
it lifts up just when he’s on for a quick time
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pmme said:
alonso takes 2nd with 9mins remaining. how did kovi end up in 11th?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pmlou said:
It’s bolted down. so it wont
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pmScott Woodwiss said:
button only half a second of so off lewis’ time, looks good.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pmChristine said:
Fisichellla COULD get through, y’know. Not now I’ve jinxed it, of course.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pmScott Woodwiss said:
5th for JB, nice one!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pmGary Shavit said:
I have to say that I’m not impressed by this new track. I downloaded and watched the GT race that was here a few weeks ago. Practically the entire track is between two walls. Wider that the American open-wheel street courses, but still not very picturesque. At least they’ve added some more camera positons, so we’re not watching the whole race through the chicken-wire. But I’m not excited about the track.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pmDom said:
5th for Jenson
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pmlou said:
stop trying to windme up! You wont suceed. I’m too happy already!
Jenson 5th!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pmme said:
button slots in behind both str’s, but that’s 5th position!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pmScott Woodwiss said:
good, nico’s travelling fast, he’s in my team this weekend
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:13 pmScott Woodwiss said:
COME ON FORCE INDIA!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:13 pmme said:
we haven’t seen it in the wet yet, but for a brand new track it hasn’t exactly exceeded our expectations, i agree.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:13 pmChristine said:
Heidfeld in the knockout zone again.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hmm, rubens way off the pace, wonder what’s up.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 pmme said:
rubens in serious trouble. he’s not going to make it is he?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pmlou said:
oh god! rubens doing badly this weekend..
Come on Rubens!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pmJordan Allen said:
It called a Honda, scott.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:
not doing his chances of driving for them next season any good, is it?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wait, glock second? when did that happen? WOO!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott said:
This kind of performance isn’t what Barrichello needs, given that Ross is currently considering drivers for next year.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i believe 3 of my 4 drivers hold the first 3 places at the moment - lewis, timo and nico
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:16 pmme said:
3 drivers on track. x2 ferrari’s and nick.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:16 pmlou said:
It’s just one race. He has done well for most of the year
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:16 pmJeremy said:
Smart
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:16 pmCorey said:
Whats going on with Rubens this weekend. Button cant be that much faster than him (sorry Lou
). I really hope Bourdais can get into the final session today.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ferrari’s on another run?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:17 pmJeremy said:
Ferrari have picked the best time to be out there with no traffic
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:17 pmDom said:
Rubens not in a Happy Honda
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:17 pmJeremy said:
This is why some people are in the bottom 5 - they arent out there right now!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:17 pmScott Woodwiss said:
5G under braking!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:17 pmme said:
they have. everyone but hamilton now looking to pour onto track.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:17 pmlou said:
haha
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pmJordan Allen said:
Come on Quick Nick, need you past 15th…
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pmScott Woodwiss said:
that’s only on the soft tyres though
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pmScott said:
Where did Glock find this pace from? He wasn’t even close to Trulli’s lap times prior to Hungary.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pmDom said:
1:38.1!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pmScott Woodwiss said:
11 seconds off for heidfeld? what went on there?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pmlou said:
Come on Rubens!! make it into Q2!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pmme said:
quality stuff from massa.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:19 pmme said:
kimi in 8th, was he blocked?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:
heidfeld held up by a toyota AGAIN!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:
LOL “block by Glock”
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmDom said:
Rubens STILL last. No, no, no
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmlou said:
Rubens still 20th :’( oh no!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmme said:
rubens, last of everybody
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmlou said:
Alonso 2nd!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow, great stuff from the renaults! Vettel flying too! this is awesome and it’s only Q1!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmDom said:
Red Bull struggling now
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmSteveintheUK said:
Hi All
Sorry for being late, I’m really missing Twitter not doing sms updates in the UK any more, no more Tweet reminders from Lou.
This may be to late for the prediction? but Bourdais to get though to Q2
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmDom said:
VETTEL P1!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmlou said:
excuse me? it’s like Alice and wonderland? James you have lost it!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmChristine said:
Gah, FIsichella couldn’t make it.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmme said:
vettel jumps massa with a 38.1 incredible!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmJordan Allen said:
Rubens is awesome! 20th!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:
WOW! TRULLI DOES A 1′37! AMAZING!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmbassanoclapper said:
Did I hear there was auto refresh here?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott said:
Fisi 16th - the Force Indias just miss out.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmDom said:
Noooo! Button!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmCorey said:
I like these blind corners
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmme said:
trulli the first man in 1:37’s.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmJordan Allen said:
Quick NIck in 9th! Atta boy!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmGary Shavit said:
Wher the hell did Trulli come from?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmbassanoclapper said:
Go Vettel!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Rats!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmlou said:
What?!?!?!?!?!?!? Button NOOOOOOOOoooooo!!!!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmCorey said:
VETTTEl
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:
13th for Kimi?!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pmJordan Allen said:
Trulli in pole!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pmChristine said:
Heidfeld only just managed to scrape through.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pmme said:
no idea. he sat out almost all of fp3.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pmDom said:
What happned to Jenson?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pmlou said:
What happend? i thought he would get into Q2 easily….. damn!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pmme said:
credit vettel too. loved that session.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pmCorey said:
What how did Button end up out of it ???
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 pmJordan Allen said:
Way to go Force India! The farce is with Honda!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 pmme said:
no idea. was he blocked, he had great pace on a previous run and was in the right place at the right time.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 pmDom said:
Honda not very happy anymore.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 pmlou said:
Honda had such a chance to get high up the grid. ….
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 pmSteveintheUK said:
I’m so sorry for your lose Lou
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 pmRocket said:
This has got to be the most fascinating Q1 of the year. I don’t know where to look, or what to do for that matter. I might have to have a bit of a lie down before Q2. If you’ll excuse me, phew.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 pmlou said:
If he was blocked i hope whoever it was gets penalised heavily! :/
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 pmPaul said:
its on here:
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 pmlou said:
lol
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:25 pmDom said:
BIG credit to Trulli, 1:37.94!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:25 pmme said:
sorry, yeah:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/ria/ajax/
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:25 pmJordan Allen said:
Button was not not blocked. He almost rear ended the off-line Toyota!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:25 pmDom said:
James Allen really did lose the plot
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:26 pmPaul said:
link disapeared
http://www.sidepodcast.com/ria/ajax/
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:26 pmme said:
cheers paul. not sure what happened with the first link.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:26 pmlou said:
I thought they were always happy at honda? Rubens didn’t look too happy.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmRocket said:
Who needs practice? Trulli kicked up his heels this morning and whooshka, P1 Q1.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
light rain falling now, if it rains tonight that will wash the rubber away. Hmm, race on a green track - exciting prospect!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmbassanoclapper said:
Thanks to me and Paul
Sorted now
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmme said:
do we think glock will get a penalty? might help button (a little).
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ferrari out first……hang on?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmlou said:
for the love of god! it’s starting to rain! argh! Jenson had such potential…
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmJordan Allen said:
All of Jordan F1 is in the second qual session….
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
it’s raining, it’s raining!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmDom said:
Drops on the camera
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pmme said:
wow. don’t blink!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 pmbassanoclapper said:
Piquet just avoided that impending P45, needs to do better now
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 pmChristine said:
Doesn’t give him the chance to have a go in Q2 though.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 pmme said:
ferrari and bmw the only guys to go so far.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 pmSteveintheUK said:
How did RedBull can a RedBullRacing.com logo printed onto the floor of the gagare? Do they take they own flooring with them?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 pmJeremy said:
Ferrari smart again
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pmScott Woodwiss said:
you know what i would love - kimi failing to make Q3. I would just die laughing.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pmJordan Allen said:
Come on two McLaren wipeouts….
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pmme said:
yeah, ferrari have tyre marks on theirs.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pmbassanoclapper said:
How long before Massa spins?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pmJeremy said:
I still predict Kimi will be P5 but this rain will make it interesting
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:30 pmlou said:
Martin has just jinxed every driver on the grid - ‘we are yet to see a car hit the wall’
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:30 pmme said:
wet weather, street track. erm, about 15 seconds
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:30 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i give it 5 minutes
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:30 pmSteveintheUK said:
All my drivers over at Racing4Last made it though to Q2 as well, but only just.
Don’t tell Christine, but she has already lost 3 of her drivers.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:30 pmGary Shavit said:
Drivers going all-out at the beginning of a seesion. That’s what we want.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:31 pmChristine said:
Yes, I thought it would be a poor weekend for us.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:31 pmScott Woodwiss said:
actually i’ll go with that
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:31 pmJordan Allen said:
On the match the song to the driver game, I would say: Massa:: You spin me right round (Like a record)….
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:31 pmbassanoclapper said:
Kylie: Spinning around
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 pmJordan Allen said:
Kubica back on pole!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 pmbassanoclapper said:
Now I’m just thinking about hotpants
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 pmScott Woodwiss said:
That’s both ferrari’s, bmw’s and renaults out on track, no sign of mclaren it seems.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 pmme said:
vettel is quick again. he must be loving this track.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 pmSteveintheUK said:
But we should have at least seem Button and DC get though to Q2 though.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 pmlou said:
oh dear Honda not liking the option tyre….
aww Jenson is not very happy at all!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:33 pmme said:
i’d argue trulli had less track time than him this morning and he still okay though.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:33 pmbassanoclapper said:
Vettel again, good man
When is Jenson not happy these days? Except when the bank statements arrive
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:34 pmScott Woodwiss said:
nicely held from lewis.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:34 pmme said:
vettel leads trulli and hamilton.
unreal.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:34 pmSteveintheUK said:
but when it does happen it’s going to be a big one, straight into one of those lovely walls.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:34 pmScott Woodwiss said:
bourdais 9th, go le seb!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 pmGary Shavit said:
Trulli going fast again! What is up with Toyota all of a sudden?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 pmScott Woodwiss said:
damn, and i took trulli out of my team for glock!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 pmJeremy said:
I’m pretty sure Massa would have done a lot of work on his throttle mappings since Silverstone
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:36 pmme said:
not a clue? i guess they work better in lower temperatures. either that or the engine is good, and the aero bad.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:36 pmJordan Allen said:
STR must be running light on these sessions….
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:36 pmme said:
good point. he’s been a lot better since then.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:36 pmSteveintheUK said:
Quick Question, What was the fastest lap time in FP3? Is 1.37.842 the fastest lap so far this weekend?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pmGary Shavit said:
Back to “business as usual”… Waiting for the last 2 minutes of the session.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pmDom said:
I did the opposite!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pmme said:
1:38.7.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pmJordan Allen said:
I kept both Toyota’s
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pmbassanoclapper said:
1m38.754s Kubica in FP3
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pmlou said:
i really hate those renaut overalls, they look like clowns!!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:38 pmScott Woodwiss said:
believe so.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:38 pmScott Woodwiss said:
lol, ferrari donkeys
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:38 pmDom said:
Brundlisms
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:38 pmJordan Allen said:
But they are clowns, lou!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:38 pmGary Shavit said:
No one was under 1:38 in any practice session.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:39 pmScott Woodwiss said:
that’s the same shot of that girl that we had before in FP3!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:39 pmlou said:
lol
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:39 pmChristine said:
Everyone out for a last attempt.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:39 pmbassanoclapper said:
Esp the fat mechanic!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 pmSteveintheUK said:
WOW, there must be a lot of freash rubber down after the GP2 had been out then. No wonder the current grid is all messed up.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 pmme said:
5th for kovi. that’s not impressive.
massa jumps to 2nd.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow could we see a toro rosso on pole?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:41 pmSteveintheUK said:
So that’s why Renault have been slow this year, they have a bunch of clowns working on the cars.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:41 pmme said:
outclassing the ferrari’s with the same engine? no way!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:41 pmJordan Allen said:
Kimi in 7th, Lady Snowcat is not impressed!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pmJordan Allen said:
If a STR is on ploe, Ferrari is going to stop delivering engines immeditately.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pmScott Woodwiss said:
by the looks of it, YES WAY!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pmDan Brunell said:
…and it is raining.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pmbassanoclapper said:
Would be nice, but I doubt it
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pmScott Woodwiss said:
damn, glock is out
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pmJordan Allen said:
Not if STR wants to have Ferrari engines at Spa!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pmlou said:
we still have Q3
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmGary Shavit said:
Grlock: Hero to Zero.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmme said:
alonso is out - oops. didn’t see that coming.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmScott Woodwiss said:
alonso is out! at his 2nd home gp too!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmme said:
nick pulls something from nothing there.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmbassanoclapper said:
STR Cosworth for 09
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmDom said:
Alonso out! I didn’t see that coming.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmChristine said:
Bourdais through
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmlou said:
Heidfeld makes it into Q3!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:43 pmScott Woodwiss said:
the fact is - vettel has been faster than both ferrari’s in both sessions so far. i’m betting he could make it 3 in a row.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pmCorey said:
yes Heidfeld
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pmJordan Allen said:
Quick Nick in 3rd! What do you say now Me?!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pmSteveintheUK said:
So all of the current top 16 runners are going faster than the fastest laptime of the weekend, that may explain why some of the drivers are having problems with they car set ups.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pmme said:
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pmScott Woodwiss said:
woo! yeah!
how good would a Vettel-Trulli front row be?!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pmJeremy said:
I’m loving how tiny the gaps are! So so close…
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pmGary Shavit said:
Nice job Bourdais!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 pmlou said:
you know i made that comment about DC on wednesday…. saying how much harm can he do? well erm i just noticed… he is behind Jenson…. damn!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 pmme said:
is that his first time into q3?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 pmStuart C said:
Bah! Been kicked off the TV because Mrs C wants to watch the diving (!?). Right in the middle of such an eventful quali!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 pmRocket said:
Webber…Nooooooooooooooooo! Felt I had to say it.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 pmChristine said:
Oops, forgot to do this earlier:
Fastest three - Vettel, Massa, Heidfeld.
OUT - Nakajima, Alonso, Glock, Webber, Piquet
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 pmScott Woodwiss said:
actually, i think so!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pmJeremy said:
Seconded!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pmGary Shavit said:
Both STRs in Q3. That impressive. I doubt that they will be far up in the end, but still impressive.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pmme said:
is the live feed working for ya? you don’t wanna miss this one.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pmbassanoclapper said:
Not so good for the Finns so far, 7th, 8th & 9th
Though that’s quite good for Nico at the mo and he’s technically German
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pmCorey said:
Me, I was thinking a few moments ago how difficult it is for me to watch the session and continue following the live comments even with the auto-refresh since I watch everything on the computer. I was thinking that video on the right side of this live comment page would be great. I came up with a temporary fix.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72282297@N00/2789561544/
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pmbassanoclapper said:
Live feed good
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pmJordan Allen said:
Webber, bah, it was either him, Button , Barrichekllo, or DC. No big los to Jordan F1.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pmDom said:
Best Q3 of the season coming up, surely.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pmme said:
phew.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pmRich said:
Can anyone explain why the STRs are so seriously fast today! As fast as the Ferraris and way faster than the Red Bulls?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pmStuart C said:
Great idea. Will try it now.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pmChristine said:
First time ever for Bourdais in Q3
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pmlou said:
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:48 pmCorey said:
I dont know why Rich but I am enjoying it
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:48 pmSteveintheUK said:
Wasn’t DC behind Button on the grid for the last GP? or was it just during the race that DC was causing you stress.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:48 pmme said:
that’s a nice idea corey. bernie / itv might be upset if we did that. does it not help if you click the blue minimise arrows? making it all compact.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:49 pmme said:
berger said a while back they’re down on aero, so forget monza and spa, but here they can show their worth. also, they don’t have renault engines.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 pmbassanoclapper said:
3 Browser windows working well, comments, itv.com and F1.com timing
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 pmJordan Allen said:
Nice boat someone has.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:51 pmStuart C said:
Interesting how the Red Bull quartet are showing up the differences in traction between the Ferrari/Renault engines.
Live feed’s working fine, thankfully…
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:51 pmCorey said:
I prefer using tabs on Mozilla so a page showing both suits me better. Maybe its just specific to me
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:51 pmJordan Allen said:
Go Triulli!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 pmChristine said:
Was that litter on the track? Weird.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 pmbassanoclapper said:
That bridge area looks terrible, Jackie Stewart was right
More Dockyard than Harbour
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pmCorey said:
I would love to see a new pole sitter for this brand new race. Would be great especially with the field so close.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pmStuart C said:
I’ve now been sent into a different room because the laptop noise is “annoying”…
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pmSteveintheUK said:
And yet his is one of your drivers, has the ‘Curse of Christine’ finally been broken?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pmScott said:
Rider about Alonso’s failure to get into the top 10: “And that was very much the driver, and not the car, wasn’t it?”
He just can’t help himself. The reality is that Alonso was still 0.3 ahead of his team-mate, and running over the curb would only have cost him around 0.2, so he probably wouldn’t have made the shoot-out anyway.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pmChristine said:
Does she know what you do for a living?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pmScott Woodwiss said:
looks like it doesn’t have any effect on a new circuit
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pmJordan Allen said:
Hey Steve, does not “Curse of Christine” sound better than “Curse of the Billy Goat”?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pmbassanoclapper said:
Noisy laptop :p
Must be a Dell!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pmme said:
my setup, no video feed though:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/me-s-setup
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pmbassanoclapper said:
Sorry, just kidding
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:55 pmScott Woodwiss said:
yay! vettel top! then hamilton! then kimi! then massa! WOW!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:55 pmGary Shavit said:
Maybe the STRs will end up in the top 5-6 after all.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:55 pmJordan Allen said:
Who said Vet ? Trulli front row?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:55 pmStuart C said:
She means the commentary!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pmCorey said:
Massa is going crazy
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pmbassanoclapper said:
Hammy’s a bit twitchy today, overdriving?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pmScott Woodwiss said:
STR not ready with soft tyres for vettel. The battle for pole in Valencia is on!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:57 pmRich said:
I am hoping so since I have Bourdais in my Fantasy team - but sadly not Vettel.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:57 pmJordan Allen said:
That will have to kill the tires….
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:58 pmme said:
ferrari must’ve been doing the ultimate form of sandbagging this weekend.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:58 pmSteveintheUK said:
I have a similar set up to you ‘me’ for the Live Comments and Live Timing but I have the video feed running on my old back up PC playing on a second monitor.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pmDom said:
Hamiltons one chance now
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pmme said:
usually run live feed in lower left.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pmRich said:
Massa is looking good though.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pmRocket said:
Here we go!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pmme said:
how can vettel be matching lewis?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pmJordan Allen said:
This track really does need a “Wall of Champions” does not it?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pmlou said:
wow Massa on a quicker lap!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pmme said:
give it 24hrs.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pmbassanoclapper said:
Lewis purple in S2
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pmlou said:
Lewis fastest S2…
Gosh this is exciting!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pmDom said:
Lewis P1!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pmlou said:
GOO Massa
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pmbassanoclapper said:
And S3
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pmGary Shavit said:
Vettel messes up S2. What a shame.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmlou said:
WOOO GOOO MASSA!!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmDom said:
MASSA ON POLE. WOOOOOOOOOOO!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmCorey said:
I cant access drop.io from uni ‘me’ so I cant see your setup
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
sorry but massa you bitch!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmbassanoclapper said:
Poor Vettel
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmlou said:
Kubica p3!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmme said:
ahh, okay. gimmie 5 mins.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmChristine said:
It’s really telling that they didn’t even look at Raikkonen for that last lap.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pmCorey said:
Wow Masssa
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:02 pmme said:
blimey, that was a bit crazy. kudos to massa, and lewis really did well especially if he has more fuel.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:02 pmRocket said:
ITV was willing Massa not to get Pole “Can he get it? No he ca…Yes he can!”
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:02 pmbassanoclapper said:
Pole position on wrong side? Hmmmm!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 pmme said:
so bourdais is going heavy. shame for vettel.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 pmJeremy said:
Massa’s dad looks like Darth Vader when they take the helmet off.
Sorry, Star Wars is on the telly in the back ground
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 pmRich said:
Again Massa blows Kimi into the weeds 0.4 secs faster in the same car!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:
well, my drivers in the top ten are 2nd, 3rd and 9th, with glock 13th or so.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 pmCorey said:
That was a good session but I am wondering if Raikkonen is heavier today or is Massa just out qualifying him
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 pmme said:
i hope he changed his mind about the plan to go all out for qually.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:04 pmRich said:
Yes they sound soooo SAD!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:04 pmlou said:
I’m really pleased for massa
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 pmDom said:
My team starting from 4th, 6th, 7th and 12th. I dropped Felipe for Kimi
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i’m not….
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 pmRocket said:
Waiting for Channel 10 to get quali on the TV too hey Jeremy?
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 pmJordan Allen said:
Good job Massa!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 pmChristine said:
No one predicted that then… we all thought Kimi would do better.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 pmSteveintheUK said:
Mine are
3rd Kubica
7th Trulli
8th Heidfeld
13th Webber
and
14th Glock
So should be a mixed bag of results tomorrow then.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:06 pmRocket said:
They consoled themselves with the fact the P2 is in fact the defacto pole at this track.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:07 pmJordan Allen said:
Does not the leader can choose which side of that track he wants or have they changed that rule since the days of Senna and prost?
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 pmStuart C said:
As usual, I apologise in advance if Peter describes the year as “twenty-oh-eight”…
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 pmRich said:
So obviously Hamilton was not trying for pole only for second!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 pmJeremy said:
@Rocket - Any minute now right…?
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 pmJordan Allen said:
It does not make sence to disadvantage yourself for taking pole.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 pmSteveintheUK said:
Why