F1 Digest - Europe Qualifying
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Despite all the unusual events we have seen, with drivers topping timesheets when we weren’t expecting it, qualifying ended up as we might have anticipated. Still, F1 Digest rounds up all the action that got us there.
Free Practice 3
Very overcast at the beginning of the day, and poor Trulli was very much under a cloud. He only managed two laps, without setting a time. Probably better than the Renault’s though who set ridiculously slow times. When will that be banned?
Qualifying
Although Toro Rosso looked to be amazingly strong throughout every session, they couldn’t quite make it stick. Both through to Q3, but that’s about it. Massa and Hamilton both outshone their team mates as well.
Conclusions
It seems as though one side of the grid is more favourable than the other, so Hamilton is understandably concerned about the pace Massa will show off the line. Some of the names who are more used to being at the front are also expressing worries about being in amongst the traffic. Who’s money is on a safety car?
August 24th, 2008 at 1:13 amSteven Roy said:
I love some of those quotes.
I concentrated very hard – Jarno Trulli
No wonder Trulli trains form if no-one has told him that he is meant to be concentrating all the time.
It’s a new venue that brings variety to the positions - Mark Webber
Sounds like Mark has gone all PR. I assume this translates as we are nowhere near where we should be.
We must be doing something right but I don’t know what it is – Giorgio Ascanelli
There is absolutely no comment I could make about that.
August 24th, 2008 at 1:28 amme said:
str’s future’s in safe hands then. i admire his honesty. could you imagine domenicali saying that?
August 24th, 2008 at 1:44 amSteven Roy said:
I can’t believe Ascanelli said it. I remember him when he was Senna’s race engineer and always knew exactly what was happening. Still I guess Senna gave better information than Le Seb’s litany of complaints this morning.
August 24th, 2008 at 2:07 amme said:
quite possibly. didn’t give the engineers a lot to work with did he?
August 24th, 2008 at 2:38 amme said:
fyi, a certain girl has been a bit busy with google docs:
Entry List
Teams and Drivers Cumulative Points
Finishing Positions
there are some spreadsheet limitations, but apparently, if you have any requests for additional graphs, just yell.