Live Commenting: Italy - Qualifying

We’ve seen more interesting practice sessions, I’m sure, but the drivers who took to the track can’t be outdone for bravery. Once more it was wet in Italy, and that looks to be the theme for the whole weekend. We have time now for the rain to ease up before qualifying begins, but whether it will do so, and what that means for the track, are the big questions.

It’s been a long time since Hamilton finished at the bottom of a timesheet, but it doesn’t really count for anything. He completed 8 laps, whereas the Ferrari boys only managed 9 between them. I don’t know how much you can learn from a track that is that wet, but it might be useful once the qualifying sessions kick off.

There’s not much else to say about Free Practice, so let’s look forward to qualifying. If anyone can acurately predict the top five, I will be majorly impressed. It may turn out to be a straight forward running with the usual suspects finishing at the top, but somehow, I doubt it. Chances are we will see drivers out early to put in banker laps, regardless of what the weather is doing.

Hamilton’s last couple of laps in the pouring rain saw him on a 1:50, whereas pole position last year was just under a 1:22. There’s a big gap there for all the other drivers to squeeze into position, and I can’t wait to see who ends up where.

As ever, we want to hear from you, you predictions, how you’re watching, where you are. ITV should be streaming this session online, assuming they aren’t waterlogged, and 5live should be broadcasting as well. We have some links on the Formula 1 on the Internet page, but feel free to share any you discover in the comments. Live Timing is still flaky, but seems to be up more than it’s down at the moment, hopefully that will continue, because I have a feeling we’re going to need it. Click the triangle in the corner to get to the Live Commenting Live… Thing, and I’ll see you there.

What others have said...

1,033 Responses

  1. September 13th, 2008 at 11:23 amJeremy said:

    Go Lewis!

  2. September 13th, 2008 at 11:23 amme said:

    my prediction: someone is going to embarrass themselves today. am thinking it’ll possibly be vettel. he’s had it all his own way the past couple of races.

  3. September 13th, 2008 at 11:24 amme said:

    Go Lewis!

    ahh lordy!
    :D

  4. September 13th, 2008 at 11:25 amChristine said:

    Go Lewis!

    I guess that’s better than: FIRST!
    :)

  5. September 13th, 2008 at 11:27 amJeremy said:

    Not much better - I have no life! Saturday night at home in front of live timing again…

    Zoe is going clubbing without me.

  6. September 13th, 2008 at 11:30 amme said:

    Saturday night at home in front of live timing again…

    sounds like heaven to me.

  7. September 13th, 2008 at 11:30 amLadySnowcat said:

    Go Lewis!

    Jeremy…

    I hope you’ve worked out your riposte…

    Don’t be so down on the boy…

    I know he comes over as an annoying brat but guys whose Dads follow them around are often like that…

  8. September 13th, 2008 at 11:32 amLadySnowcat said:

    Zoe is going clubbing without me.

    I’ll text Lewis as I am sure he’d like to accompany her…

  9. September 13th, 2008 at 11:32 amJeremy said:

    Like I said - give me a few days…

  10. September 13th, 2008 at 11:32 amlou said:

    I know he comes over as an annoying brat but guys whose Dads follow them around are often like that…

    lol, Jenson isn’t an annoying brat :P but then again his Dad just goes to the races… and doesn’t follow him around chatting to the press about what his son thinks

  11. September 13th, 2008 at 11:33 amme said:

    my top 5 in qually:

    - nick
    - webber
    - glock
    - alonso
    - lewis

  12. September 13th, 2008 at 11:33 amChristine said:

    Massa’s dad follows him around too.

  13. September 13th, 2008 at 11:34 amme said:

    his Dad just goes to the races… and doesn’t follow him around chatting to the press about what his son thinks

    he was at autosport with him, also at goodwood. he keeps his distance though.

  14. September 13th, 2008 at 11:34 amLadySnowcat said:

    Wasn’t the Renault rubbish in the wet yesterday?….

    Or was that the dry?…

  15. September 13th, 2008 at 11:34 amme said:

    keke attends all gp’s because he works for rtl :)
    never seen him near nico though.

  16. September 13th, 2008 at 11:35 amme said:

    Wasn’t the Renault rubbish in the wet yesterday?….

    i’m banking on it being all down to timing.

  17. September 13th, 2008 at 11:35 amJeremy said:

    I’ll text Lewis as I am sure he’d like to accompany her…

    I’ll swap you Kimi’s number for Lewis’ ?

    He can look - but no touching! I’m safe anyway, she much prefers Mumma’s boys…

  18. September 13th, 2008 at 11:35 amlou said:

    he was at autosport with him, also at goodwood. he keeps his distance though.

    ah didn’t know that. i suppose that’s the difference Jenson’s dad watches from a distance, where i’m sure if he could Antony Hamilton would be in the car with Lewis…

  19. September 13th, 2008 at 11:36 amJeremy said:

    Do McLaren still have the two seater F1 car? :-D

  20. September 13th, 2008 at 11:36 amkeith the marshal said:

    hi guy’s. i bet anthony goes on dates with himtoo

  21. September 13th, 2008 at 11:37 amAlianora La Canta said:

    I think Renault was just plain rubbish yesterday. Perhaps their special low-downforce aero was too low-downforce?

  22. September 13th, 2008 at 11:37 amme said:

    ah didn’t know that. i suppose that’s the difference Jenson’s dad watches from a distance, where i’m sure if he could Antony Hamilton would be in the car with Lewis…

    jenson’s pa is a bit annoying mind you. very high profile. the green clothing earlier this year may not have helped her cause though

  23. September 13th, 2008 at 11:37 amLadySnowcat said:

    He can look - but no touching! I’m safe anyway, she much prefers Mumma’s boys…

    You wouldn’t be making certain suggestions about Lewis there would you…

    Is all the female talent around Lewis a front?…

    Now there’s a thought…

  24. September 13th, 2008 at 11:37 amme said:

    hi guy’s.

    hey keith :)

  25. September 13th, 2008 at 11:38 amme said:

    sooo, are we going to be getting any predictions from the girl who asked us for our predictions?

  26. September 13th, 2008 at 11:39 amlou said:

    My top 5 for quili

    1. Kimi (still hoping for a comeback of some kind)
    2. Lewis
    3. Alonso
    4. Vettel
    5. Glock

  27. September 13th, 2008 at 11:39 amkeith the marshal said:

    ok i reckon…. kimi is gonna drive real hard today

  28. September 13th, 2008 at 11:39 amLadySnowcat said:

    I’ll swap you Kimi’s number for Lewis’ ?

    Hmmm…

    Firstly I may have both…

    Secondly… why do you want Lewis’s?… don’t feel you have to tell….

  29. September 13th, 2008 at 11:40 amlou said:

    jenson’s pa is a bit annoying mind you. very high profile. the green clothing earlier this year may not have helped her cause though

    yeah Jules is the PA i see the most in photos etc… but she does alot for Jenson’s website and everything so i suppose she would be higher profile than some of the other PAs…

  30. September 13th, 2008 at 11:41 amChristine said:

    sooo, are we going to be getting any predictions from the girl who asked us for our predictions?

    I can’t make predictions even when it’s wildly obvious, so today of ALL days you want me to have a go??

  31. September 13th, 2008 at 11:42 amJeremy said:

    Now there’s a thought…

    Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

    why do you want Lewis’s?

    Just want to be able to msg my homie after he takes pole from Kimi by .001 of a second today (and Zoe won’t give it to me)

  32. September 13th, 2008 at 11:42 amme said:

    I can’t make predictions even when it’s wildly obvious, so today of ALL days you want me to have a go??

    today you have as much chance as anybody.

  33. September 13th, 2008 at 11:42 amme said:

    Just want to be able to msg my homie after he takes pole from Kimi by .001 of a second today (and Zoe won’t give it to me)

    :D

  34. September 13th, 2008 at 11:45 amme said:

    alia just posted on the previous thread, her comparitor has a glock / sutil front row.

    that would be all manner of awesome!

  35. September 13th, 2008 at 11:46 amLadySnowcat said:

    Just want to be able to msg my homie after he takes pole from Kimi by .001 of a second today (and Zoe won’t give it to me)

    Given how rubbish the Ferrari is on cold tyres if Lewis can’t get pole from Kimi by a much bigger margin than that he should try another profession…

  36. September 13th, 2008 at 11:49 amlou said:

    out of interest what time does ITV coverage of quali start?

  37. September 13th, 2008 at 11:50 amJeremy said:

    The Ferrari might be rubbish but outstanding drivers can lift a car that much!

    Oh wait - were talking about Kimi!

  38. September 13th, 2008 at 11:50 amChristine said:

    out of interest what time does ITV coverage of quali start?

    12:10pm

  39. September 13th, 2008 at 11:51 amLadySnowcat said:

    The Lewis show starts at 12.10…

  40. September 13th, 2008 at 11:51 amlou said:

    Thank you :)

  41. September 13th, 2008 at 11:52 amme said:

    itv’s last ever qually show from a european circuit too.

  42. September 13th, 2008 at 11:53 amme said:

    autosport saying the rain has eased and the porsche’s are helping to dry the circuit.

  43. September 13th, 2008 at 11:54 amLadySnowcat said:

    The Ferrari might be rubbish but outstanding drivers can lift a car that much!

    Oh wait - were talking about Kimi!

    Yep we are…

    He actually did steal the Monza pole from Schumey in 2006 by 0.001secs I recall…

    I was there…

    That year the Macca was awful as it had been built around getting no tyre changes as in 2005 but the other guys sold Ron out and voted for tyre changes… Macca then gave up on 2006 development well before Monza so it was pretty bad…

  44. September 13th, 2008 at 11:56 amlou said:

    itv’s last ever qually show from a european circuit too

    so it’s either gonna be the last peice of bad quali coverage from a european circuit.. or the the last time quali coverage was exeptable from a european circuit….

  45. September 13th, 2008 at 11:58 amKathi said:

    A bit late - but does anyone want any videos from fp3?

  46. September 13th, 2008 at 11:58 amme said:

    so it’s either gonna be the last peice of bad quali coverage from a european circuit.. or the the last time quali coverage was exeptable from a european circuit….

    haha. am sure it’ll be good. they’ve been getting better of late.

  47. September 13th, 2008 at 11:58 amDom said:

    Before I make predictions, I want to hear from ITV.

    Just Kidding!

    1. Kimi
    2. Nick
    3. Seb V
    4. Lewis
    5. Robert
    6. Heikki
    7. Seb B
    8. Rubens
    9. Robert
    10. Felipe

    I’m in a bad habit of putting Kimi up too high, btw

  48. September 13th, 2008 at 11:58 amlou said:

    ‘me’ i am having a little trouble commenting using the live commenting thing… i am finding myself having to refresh the page sometimes before i am able to post the comment… i haven’t had this problem for a few races, and it’s only the occational comment but i thought i would just let you know.

  49. September 13th, 2008 at 11:59 amme said:

    A bit late - but does anyone want any videos from fp3?

    just the last couple of laps when the really brave drivers were kicking up some spray would be nice.

    thanks you.

  50. September 13th, 2008 at 11:59 amlou said:

    I’m in a bad habit of putting Kimi up too high, btw

    yeah me too. :)

  51. September 13th, 2008 at 11:59 amme said:

    ‘me’ i am having a little trouble commenting using the live commenting thing… i am finding myself having to refresh the page sometimes before i am able to post the comment… i haven’t had this problem for a few races, and it’s only the occational comment but i thought i would just let you know.

    cheers lou, all good here. anyone else?

  52. September 13th, 2008 at 12:00 pmkeith the marshal said:

    all good here

  53. September 13th, 2008 at 12:01 pmDom said:

    >9. Robert

    That should be Jarno.

  54. September 13th, 2008 at 12:02 pmme said:

    all good here

    only thing that’s changed is the refresh time has been reduced from 20 secs to 15. if it doesn’t get better lou, we can increase it.

  55. September 13th, 2008 at 12:02 pmme said:

    That should be Jarno.

    :)
    just the single robert then?

  56. September 13th, 2008 at 12:03 pmlou said:

    only thing that’s changed is the refresh time has been reduced from 20 secs to 15. if it doesn’t get better lou, we can increase it.

    ok will see how it goes.. it seems only to happen if i haven’t commented for a bit…

  57. September 13th, 2008 at 12:05 pmDom said:

    cheers lou, all good here. anyone else?

    For once, everything seems to be working. Don’t want to jinx it though…

    just the single robert then?

    Yup. For now.

  58. September 13th, 2008 at 12:10 pmme said:

    jeremy, just seen your livetiming pic in the drop. what the heck did you do??

  59. September 13th, 2008 at 12:10 pmAlex Andronov said:

    my prediction: someone is going to embarrass themselves today. am thinking it’ll possibly be vettel. he’s had it all his own way the past couple of races.

    Vettel for win then ;)

  60. September 13th, 2008 at 12:11 pmMichael said:

    Finally it’s Kazuki’s turn to shine… or hit the wall.

    Will be interesting to see if the FIA red flag the session if it gets too wet.

  61. September 13th, 2008 at 12:12 pmlou said:

    Finally it’s Kazuki’s turn to shine… or hit the wall.

    hahaha

  62. September 13th, 2008 at 12:12 pmme said:

    Vettel for win then

    oi!

    for the record, i also think kovi will fail to make the top ten :)

  63. September 13th, 2008 at 12:13 pmJeremy said:

    When it refreshed (from Bernie’s end), it did it all by itself!

    It worked when I refreshed the window and it worked fine in FireFox all along.

  64. September 13th, 2008 at 12:13 pmme said:

    btw: did christine actually make a prediction yet?

  65. September 13th, 2008 at 12:14 pmDom said:

    btw: did christine actually make a prediction yet

    She’s getting away with it again!

  66. September 13th, 2008 at 12:15 pmJeremy said:

    I think a reminder for everyone to open a window with live timing in it an hour before the race tomorrow would be a good idea.

    As I said in the last live commenting thingy, I think the servers get hammered a bit before the race and for the first few mins

  67. September 13th, 2008 at 12:15 pmme said:

    I think a reminder for everyone to open a window with live timing in it an hour before the race tomorrow would be a good idea.

    good plan.

  68. September 13th, 2008 at 12:15 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Sorry me… Only joking…

  69. September 13th, 2008 at 12:16 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Autosport saying it’s raining again…

  70. September 13th, 2008 at 12:16 pmkeith the marshal said:

    right i’m makeing coffe anyone want one?

  71. September 13th, 2008 at 12:16 pmDom said:

    uh-oh. Do I hear Steve Ryder?

  72. September 13th, 2008 at 12:16 pmlou said:

    it’s time for the epic music again…

  73. September 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pmme said:

    right i’m makeing coffe anyone want one?

    pleeease!

  74. September 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pmme said:

    steve’s not getting wet at the moment.

  75. September 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pmJeremy said:

    @Keith - Lou wants Diet Coke

    Any sausage sangers?

  76. September 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pmAlex Andronov said:

    right i’m makeing coffe anyone want one?

    pleeease!

    Yes please. No Milk, No Sugar. Cheers.

  77. September 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Here we go…

    Lewismania..

  78. September 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pmKathi said:

    right i’m makeing coffe anyone want one?

    I’d prefer tea. Can I offer you some freshly baked cake in exchange?

  79. September 13th, 2008 at 12:18 pmDom said:

    “Our job is stop try and restore some balance.”

    Pfft.

  80. September 13th, 2008 at 12:18 pmJon Waldock said:

    Did anyone notice the 2 yellow flags shown i that mini-VT where kimi overtook Lewis around Rosberg! This makes me so mad!

  81. September 13th, 2008 at 12:18 pmMichael said:

    You’ve got to love the totally unbiased coverage. Have they ever said a word against Lewis?

  82. September 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pmLadySnowcat said:

    CAKE…

    Ohhh yes please…

  83. September 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Can we get a list going? Keith’s going to have a lot on that tray…

  84. September 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pmme said:

    steve ryder just said:

    “our job is to try and restore some balance and perspective…”

    what.the……..?

  85. September 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pmChristine said:

    Apparently Mark Blundell is the ideal man to do it.

  86. September 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pmlou said:

    @Keith - Lou wants Diet Coke

    hahaha i always want diet coke :P luckily i have some sitting beside me… maybe i should cut back…

  87. September 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pmLadySnowcat said:

    If they decide Lewis is wrong I’ll faint…

  88. September 13th, 2008 at 12:20 pmme said:

    Apparently Mark Blundell is the ideal man to do it.

    i cannot believe he just said that with a straight face?

  89. September 13th, 2008 at 12:20 pmAlex Andronov said:

    i cannot believe he just said that with a straight face?

    That was very funny.

  90. September 13th, 2008 at 12:20 pmAlex Andronov said:

    I’ll be interested in Martin’s view

  91. September 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pmDom said:

    It even sounds as if they’re playing evil music when Ferrari appeared.

  92. September 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pmlou said:

    oo they look very soggy and wet…

  93. September 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pmkeith the marshal said:

    i heard the itv f1 team have had lewis hamilton tatoo’s

  94. September 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pmme said:

    I’ll be interested in Martin’s view

    agreed.

    matt bishop’s good at reading out loud isn’t he??

  95. September 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pmlou said:

    i heard the itv f1 team have had lewis hamilton tatoo’s

    hahaha!!

  96. September 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Bishop hadn’t taken off his winning shirt

  97. September 13th, 2008 at 12:22 pmme said:

    Bishop hadn’t taken off his winning shirt

    am guessing that was intentional?

  98. September 13th, 2008 at 12:22 pmlou said:

    matt bishop’s good at reading out loud isn’t he??

    he is better than i am :P

  99. September 13th, 2008 at 12:22 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Is that really Matt Bishop?…

    He’s been Ronned…

    Bring back the shirts….

  100. September 13th, 2008 at 12:23 pmDom said:

    Bishop hadn’t taken off his winning shirt

    None of them did. Some sort of protest?

  101. September 13th, 2008 at 12:23 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Mark Blundell…

    Agrees Lewis did the wrong thing…

  102. September 13th, 2008 at 12:24 pmlou said:

    oh no!! Martin go and change! you are wearing the same shirt as Mark!!

  103. September 13th, 2008 at 12:24 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Ah it was different with Michael…

  104. September 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pmlou said:

    hang on… are itv being unbaised in this matter??? blimey….

  105. September 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pmme said:

    None of them did. Some sort of protest?

    think so.

  106. September 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pmDom said:

    What they didn’t say about Suzuka 05, is that race control changed their mind and said Alonso didn’t have to let Klien through, but it was too late.

  107. September 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pmAlex Andronov said:

    That was pretty fair…

  108. September 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pmme said:

    hang on… are itv being unbaised in this matter??? blimey….

    unexpected!

  109. September 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pmkeith the marshal said:

    i think thev’e read our post’s on here

  110. September 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Ted saying only Lewis thinks he was right…

    Interesting…

  111. September 13th, 2008 at 12:27 pmme said:

    What they didn’t say about Suzuka 05, is that race control changed their mind and said Alonso didn’t have to let Klien through, but it was too late.

    was that confirmed though? or just speculation?

  112. September 13th, 2008 at 12:27 pmme said:

    i think thev’e read our post’s on here

    first autosport and now itv :)

  113. September 13th, 2008 at 12:27 pmkeith the marshal said:

    lol

  114. September 13th, 2008 at 12:28 pmDom said:

    was that confirmed though? or just speculation?

    I think Renault confirmed it after the race.

  115. September 13th, 2008 at 12:28 pmlou said:

    Lewis stands alone…. no other drivers think it was right. :) i’m glad i share the same opinion as the other drivers…

  116. September 13th, 2008 at 12:28 pmLadySnowcat said:

    I love Kimi…

    Just grinning and saying it’s up to the stewards…

  117. September 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pmAlex Andronov said:

    They did say people talking about it on the internet. I expected a picture of sidepodcast.com

  118. September 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pmme said:

    I think Renault confirmed it after the race.

    i see. fair enough. they should’ve covered that then.

  119. September 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pmlou said:

    Goo DC!!

  120. September 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pmJeremy said:

    So Lewis is Macintosh and everyone else is Windoze?

  121. September 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Ted’s right. At least it’s consistent.

  122. September 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pmlou said:

    They did say people talking about it on the internet. I expected a picture of sidepodcast.com

    me too.. i was looking out for one… but they were just showing newspaper cuttings

  123. September 13th, 2008 at 12:30 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Love Kubica’s “Penal-it-ies”

  124. September 13th, 2008 at 12:30 pmme said:

    They did say people talking about it on the internet.

    i was surprised they didn’t plug their own site (it is the most popular after all).

  125. September 13th, 2008 at 12:30 pmkeith the marshal said:

    @lou thats because of copyright

  126. September 13th, 2008 at 12:31 pmlou said:

    @lou thats because of copyright

    yep :) thought so :P

  127. September 13th, 2008 at 12:31 pmAlex Andronov said:

    i was surprised they didn’t plug their own site (it is the most popular after all).

    I wonder what they’ll do next year. They must make money from it?

  128. September 13th, 2008 at 12:31 pmDom said:

    Schumacher not getting penalized in Hungary was a joke.

  129. September 13th, 2008 at 12:32 pmLadySnowcat said:

    They did say people talking about it on the internet

    They said everyone on the net thought Lewis was OK…

    Not true…

  130. September 13th, 2008 at 12:32 pmme said:

    I wonder what they’ll do next year. They must make money from it?

    good question. no-one would go there (i wouldn’t if it wasn’t for ted and the live video).

  131. September 13th, 2008 at 12:32 pmJeremy said:

    They said everyone on the net thought Lewis was OK…

    Everyone that counts :-D

  132. September 13th, 2008 at 12:32 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Schumacher not getting penalized in Hungary was a joke.

    I agree…

  133. September 13th, 2008 at 12:33 pmJeremy said:

    Apple needs to add Live Streaming to iTunes

  134. September 13th, 2008 at 12:33 pmlou said:

    This is one of the first times i have disagreed with Jackie Stewart.

  135. September 13th, 2008 at 12:33 pmme said:

    Apple needs to add Live Streaming to iTunes

    agreed.

  136. September 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pmJeremy said:

    @lou - that’s how you know you’re wrong :-)

  137. September 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pmLadySnowcat said:

    They said everyone on the net thought Lewis was OK…

    Everyone that counts

    No Jeremy…

    Everyone that counts are the guys who gave Lewis the penalty…

  138. September 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pmme said:

    This is one of the first times i have disagreed with Jackie Stewart.

    me too.

    i see they haven’t banned lauda from the paddock yet. give it time.

  139. September 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pmDom said:

    I think it’s more likely the drivers are competing fairly and don’t want to see someone else do otherwise (intentionally or un-intentionally), rather than them being biased.

  140. September 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pmme said:

    Everyone that counts are the guys who gave Lewis the penalty…

    or at least a majority of them did.

  141. September 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Apple needs to add Live Streaming to iTunes

    The code is in the program, but they haven’t turned it on.

  142. September 13th, 2008 at 12:35 pmlou said:

    i see they haven’t banned lauda from the paddock yet. give it time.

    lol

  143. September 13th, 2008 at 12:35 pmme said:

    The code is in the program, but they haven’t turned it on.

    even if they did, bernie wouldn’t be queuing up to use it and only bbc worldwide shows are up there.

  144. September 13th, 2008 at 12:36 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Anyone think Niki wants to be a steward…

  145. September 13th, 2008 at 12:37 pmlou said:

    woop! Go Alex :) He even appoligises for his thoughts on the stewards… :) soo sweet! So pleased he is at Honda.

  146. September 13th, 2008 at 12:37 pmme said:

    wurz (a driver who’s not competing against lewis) is agreeing with the stewards.

    love to know what jys has to say about that?

  147. September 13th, 2008 at 12:37 pmlou said:

    I want an iphone….. this advert is not helping….

  148. September 13th, 2008 at 12:38 pmStuart C said:

    Afternoon all,

    I was talking to someone at STR who said they’re not expecting it to be as wet in quali. However, the people at the front desk in the media centre say rain in 15 minutes. Go figure.

    The puddle is back. As I was scuttling out to snag some lunch, the chap in front failed to notice and went in up to his ankles.

  149. September 13th, 2008 at 12:38 pmAlex Andronov said:

    even if they did, bernie wouldn’t be queuing up to use it and only bbc worldwide shows are up there.

    Agreed. Apparently they used it for the Oscars so oscar judges could watch the movies but not rip the dvds.

  150. September 13th, 2008 at 12:38 pmlou said:

    first in a series of interviews with dc - sounds like a good feature :D

  151. September 13th, 2008 at 12:38 pmme said:

    soo sweet!

    lou 4 wurz.

  152. September 13th, 2008 at 12:38 pmAlex Andronov said:

    The puddle is back. As I was scuttling out to snag some lunch, the chap in front failed to notice and went in up to his ankles.

    Oh dear!

  153. September 13th, 2008 at 12:38 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Interesting that Wurz called it as a problem at the time…

    But then Steve’s comment!!!!…

    “Quite possibly correct, but was it in the interests of the sport?…”

    Steve please listen to yourself…

    You are implying that anything against Lewis isn’t in the interests of the sport!!…

    Amazing…

  154. September 13th, 2008 at 12:38 pmSteven Roy said:

    Why is it all these drivers want imaginary things on tracks. Alonso wants to imagine there is a wall there. Wurz want to imagine a gravel trap. Can’t they deal with reality or at least demonstrate a bit more imagination.

    Imagine there was a bamboo forest with pandas there. Imagine there were sharks with laser beams. Personally I prefer to deal with reality

  155. September 13th, 2008 at 12:39 pmlou said:

    The puddle is back. As I was scuttling out to snag some lunch, the chap in front failed to notice and went in up to his ankles.

    oh dear…

  156. September 13th, 2008 at 12:39 pmme said:

    The puddle is back. As I was scuttling out to snag some lunch, the chap in front failed to notice and went in up to his ankles.

    hahahah. awww, tis lovely and sunny here.

  157. September 13th, 2008 at 12:39 pmlou said:

    lou 4 wurz.

    i thoughtyou knew by now :P Lou 4 Jenson

  158. September 13th, 2008 at 12:39 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Imagine there was a bamboo forest with pandas there. Imagine there were sharks with laser beams. Personally I prefer to deal with reality

    A I said yesterday… Imagine the car in front isn’t red.

  159. September 13th, 2008 at 12:40 pmkeith the marshal said:

    lou for any honda :p

  160. September 13th, 2008 at 12:40 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Set up amazingly tricky…

  161. September 13th, 2008 at 12:41 pmAlex Andronov said:

    You are implying that anything against Lewis isn’t in the interests of the sport!!…

    Now hang on there. I do think that changing the result after it is announced is against the interest of the sport regardless of who is winning or if the driver did something wrong.

  162. September 13th, 2008 at 12:41 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Imagine there was a bamboo forest with pandas there. Imagine there were sharks with laser beams. Personally I prefer to deal with reality

    Unfortunately Lewis doesn’t want to…

  163. September 13th, 2008 at 12:42 pmlou said:

    lou for any honda :p

    nah :s most Honda guys are not attractive… Jenson is the exception :P

  164. September 13th, 2008 at 12:42 pmme said:

    Now hang on there. I do think that changing the result after it is announced is against the interest of the sport regardless of who is winning or if the driver did something wrong.

    agreed. the rules need to be enforced, the penalties could do with a rethink.

  165. September 13th, 2008 at 12:42 pmAlex Andronov said:

    agreed. the rules need to be enforced, the penalties could do with a rethink.

    Absolutely.

  166. September 13th, 2008 at 12:43 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Now hang on there. I do think that changing the result after it is announced is against the interest of the sport regardless of who is winning or if the driver did something wrong.

    That means that no wrong doing in the final laps would ever be penalised…

    But I’d have been happier with a 10 place penalty here…

  167. September 13th, 2008 at 12:43 pmkeith the marshal said:

    “ME” for FIA president

  168. September 13th, 2008 at 12:43 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Love the inclusion of the old track in the track guide

  169. September 13th, 2008 at 12:43 pmAlex Andronov said:

    rain drops in those puddles

  170. September 13th, 2008 at 12:44 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Big storm coming

  171. September 13th, 2008 at 12:44 pmme said:

    Love the inclusion of the old track in the track guide

    had no idea it was so close.

  172. September 13th, 2008 at 12:46 pmMichael said:

    Silverstone umbrella. Nice.

  173. September 13th, 2008 at 12:46 pmme said:

    Silverstone umbrella. Nice.

    was that the last time they got wet?

  174. September 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Ah I haven’t done my prediction…

    1) Kimi
    2) Lewis
    3) Massa
    4) Kubica
    5) Kovi

  175. September 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pmSteven Roy said:

    Lou,

    The diagram here shows both Monza circuits

    http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/italy_800/circuit_diagram.html

  176. September 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Rain heavy per Autosport…

  177. September 13th, 2008 at 12:49 pmRich said:

    You are implying that anything against Lewis isn’t in the interests of the sport!!…

    Amazing…

    A lot of the press is anti-Lewis here in SA - I saw individual support but all editorioals felt Lewis was at fault at Belgium, and at France at at Canada so not true the world and the internet all supported Lewis - websites and podcasts from the USA outrightly rejected Lewis as being right. I noted in the Indian English-speaking press the same although more reserved expression. Lewis is one of twenty drivers there needs to be fairness in dealing with all twenty drivers not just the class favourite.

  178. September 13th, 2008 at 12:49 pmme said:

    Ah I haven’t done my prediction…

    neither has someone else.

  179. September 13th, 2008 at 12:50 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Funny story from DC…

    Richard Branson always said if wear a suit to a meeting where you’re asking for money then it tells the person you’re asking that you’re desperate. And people only want to lend money to people who don’t desperately need it.

  180. September 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    afternoon everybody. lucky i could go shopping and get back in time. and thanks heavens, we gonna have ourselves a wet qualifying! :D

  181. September 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Mark: “I started my F1 career with Williams in many ways”

  182. September 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Will Charlie allow it to start if it’s pouring?….

  183. September 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pmme said:

    do you think itv could just leave blundell at home when they go to singapore?

  184. September 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    “accuracy of the weather stations” since when have been accurate at all, especially FOM :P

  185. September 13th, 2008 at 12:52 pmlou said:

    neither has someone else.

    Yeah, Christine you have been very quite… don’t worry about making your predictions… today is possibly the best day cause it is very unpredictable. Everyone is likely to be wrong :P

  186. September 13th, 2008 at 12:52 pmme said:

    afternoon everybody.

    morning scott.

    Mark: “I started my F1 career with Williams in many ways”

    how many ways? what kind of ways?

  187. September 13th, 2008 at 12:52 pmDom said:

    do you think itv could just leave blundell at home when they go to singapore?

    :D

  188. September 13th, 2008 at 12:53 pmLadySnowcat said:

    In this rain 5Live may well have said sitting in the covered Grandstand on the straight is best!!…

  189. September 13th, 2008 at 12:53 pmlou said:

    do you think itv could just leave blundell at home when they go to singapore?

    haha that would be brilliant. :D they should just forget to give him the tickets…

  190. September 13th, 2008 at 12:53 pmme said:

    Christine you have been very quite…

    making paninis.

  191. September 13th, 2008 at 12:53 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    morning scott.

    i was just about to write “and there’s me slipping into the convo without anybody noticing” :D

  192. September 13th, 2008 at 12:53 pmRich said:

    people only want to lend money to people who don’t desperately need it.

    Too true - it is also risk of lending to someone desperately needing it - you might not get it back!

  193. September 13th, 2008 at 12:54 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    do you think itv could just leave blundell at home when they go to singapore?

    his reaction will be “what, blud? wot d’you fink ur doin? I’m an expert wot does a good job innit” :P

  194. September 13th, 2008 at 12:55 pmAlex Andronov said:

    do you think itv could just leave blundell at home when they go to singapore?

    Pink Floyd fired Syd Barrett in a similar way. When they went on world tour they drove over in the van to pick him up and then they voted in the van just to not bother. He was never in the band again.

  195. September 13th, 2008 at 12:55 pmMichael said:

    Has qualifying even been cancelled half way through?

  196. September 13th, 2008 at 12:55 pmlou said:

    making paninis.

    ah yum :)

  197. September 13th, 2008 at 12:56 pmAlex Andronov said:

    making paninis.

    So it’s pannis on Saturday and Nachos on Sunday.

  198. September 13th, 2008 at 12:56 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    sutil to top Q1 in the wet! :D

  199. September 13th, 2008 at 12:56 pmRich said:

    My predictions for Grid

    1. Lewis
    2. Roberto
    3. Kimi
    4. Heikki
    5. Massa
    6. Vettel
    7. Heidfeld
    8. Webber

  200. September 13th, 2008 at 12:56 pmDom said:

    Do we think Force India have a good chance for Q2 today?

  201. September 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pmme said:

    So it’s pannis on Saturday and Nachos on Sunday.

    saturday food appears to be variable.

  202. September 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pmRich said:

    Do we think Force India have a good chance for Q2 today?

    Fingers crossed!

  203. September 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pmMichael said:

    sutil to top Q1 in the wet!

    I’d put money on that.

  204. September 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    Do we think Force India have a good chance for Q2 today?

    with the pace they showed in practice yesterday, i’d say definately! :D

  205. September 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pmAlex Andronov said:

    that’s a witches broomstick.

  206. September 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Ah the Website plug comes now

  207. September 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pmlou said:

    wow it took them 50 mins to mention their website! :)

  208. September 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    So it’s pannis on Saturday and Nachos on Sunday.

    with croissants on sunday morning. ;)

  209. September 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pmFelipe Leite said:

    Do we think Force India have a good chance for Q2 today?

    I believe that even if it was not raining, monza would be the best track for them to make it to Q2…

  210. September 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pmlou said:

    sorry… Barcelona one of the most exciting GP races…. were they watching the same GP this year as i was?

  211. September 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pmDom said:

    Thats the worst question yet.

  212. September 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pmChristine said:

    Who knew our diets would be so interesting?

  213. September 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    man, that’s a tough competition question this week. i can’t get my head around that, can you? :P

  214. September 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pmLadySnowcat said:

    They’ll all have to get out quickly to set a lap in case it gets worse…

  215. September 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pmme said:

    Who knew our diets would be so interesting?

    who’s dieting?

  216. September 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Thats the worst question yet.

    That question is insane!

  217. September 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pmRed in Canada said:

    Good morning from Canada.
    Monza + rain = :)

  218. September 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    sorry… Barcelona one of the most exciting GP races…. were they watching the same GP this year as i was?

    i actually happened to be listening to the spanish gp podcast you guys did last year and i believe you said the race was brilliant. :P

  219. September 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Who knew our diets would be so interesting?

    I think it all started with the unnamed energy drink.

  220. September 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Just realised… call me slow… that Kimi has driven for the top three teams…

  221. September 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    woo! sutil out first! :D

  222. September 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pmDom said:

    Q1 underway

  223. September 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pmme said:

    Good morning from Canada.

    hi red.

    i actually happened to be listening to the spanish gp podcast you guys did last year and i believe you said the race was brilliant.

    we was young!

  224. September 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    i listened to it the other night, anyway

  225. September 13th, 2008 at 1:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    we was young!

    you still said it! :P

  226. September 13th, 2008 at 1:01 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Just realised… call me slow… that Kimi has driven for the top three teams…

    That’s true. they just weren’t always top when he was there.

  227. September 13th, 2008 at 1:01 pmLadySnowcat said:

    i actually happened to be listening to the spanish gp podcast you guys did last year and i believe you said the race was brilliant.

    That was this year… that it was brilliant..

    Kimi said so…

  228. September 13th, 2008 at 1:01 pmRich said:

    Just realised… call me slow… that Kimi has driven for the top three teams…

    Quite a record - but Fangio won FIVE world championships in FOUR different teams and 47% of GPs he entered!

  229. September 13th, 2008 at 1:02 pmSteven Roy said:

    Spinner

  230. September 13th, 2008 at 1:02 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Heidfeld spins

  231. September 13th, 2008 at 1:02 pmlou said:

    first spin of the day does to Nick

  232. September 13th, 2008 at 1:02 pmme said:

    heidfeld 180 already.

  233. September 13th, 2008 at 1:02 pmDom said:

    Heidfeld Spins!

  234. September 13th, 2008 at 1:02 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    That was this year… that it was brilliant..
    Kimi said so…

    no i meant 2007. listen to their podcast for last year’s spanish gp and they said the race was great

    anyway, heidfeld rotates it at parabolica

  235. September 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    alonso loses the back end a bit

  236. September 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pmRich said:

    first spin of the day does to Nick

    Rare but will not do much for his qualifying confidence!

  237. September 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pmAlex Andronov said:

    no i meant 2007. listen to their podcast for last year’s spanish gp and they said the race was great

    Was there a reason for this or are you just randomly selecting podcasts

  238. September 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pmDom said:

    Alonso misses first turn

  239. September 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    kimi getting held up behind a honda?

  240. September 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pmme said:

    this is brilliant!

  241. September 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pmAlex Andronov said:

    This is great!

  242. September 13th, 2008 at 1:04 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    Was there a reason for this or are you just randomly selecting podcasts

    meh, i was bored so i just listened to all their old stuff and they just happened to be talking about barcelona just now

  243. September 13th, 2008 at 1:04 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    and yeah, i agree, this is great! best qualifying of the year aleady :P

  244. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Hamilton fastest

  245. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmDom said:

    Hamilton P1

  246. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmMichael said:

    Timo’s all over this.

  247. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Good Afternoon everyone.

    Looks like everyone is going out on a mass free for all. Sutil fourth for all you Sutil fans.

  248. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmDom said:

    Glock P1 again

  249. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    Top 3 right now - hamilton, glock and bourdais - sutil is 4th! :D

  250. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    Sutil 2nd! :D

  251. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Glock doing really well

  252. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmRed in Canada said:

    When the guys run in conditions like this, I gain a whole new level of respect

  253. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmme said:

    piquet first to skip the chicane.

  254. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Piquet not so much

  255. September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Lets count how many times Piquet loses it this weekend.

  256. September 13th, 2008 at 1:06 pmDom said:

    Both Renaults have missed turn one now.

  257. September 13th, 2008 at 1:06 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Kimi slowest

  258. September 13th, 2008 at 1:06 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Raikkonen only 18th!!!!

    Has Kubica went out yet?

  259. September 13th, 2008 at 1:06 pmDom said:

    Everyone has set a time

  260. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    kimi last! omg, could he be out of q1!

  261. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmme said:

    toyota’s are looking good in these conditions.

  262. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmChristine said:

    Has Kubica went out yet?

    Everyone is out at the moment.

  263. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Has Kubica went out yet?

    You are Mark Blundell and I claim my five pounds ;)

  264. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    both FI’s looking odds on for Q2, now that’s what I like!!! :D

  265. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmDom said:

    Anything could happen…

  266. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmme said:

    i worry for massa.

  267. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    You are Mark Blundell and I claim my five pounds ;)

    You what?

  268. September 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pmDom said:

    Kimi P10

  269. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    massa in 16th

  270. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Kimi only gets up as high as 9th

  271. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Whoops 10th.

  272. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmDom said:

    Heikki P1

  273. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmRed in Canada said:

    Can the Ferraris be that bad in the rain?

  274. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    sutil 6th and fisi 13th! YAY!

  275. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmDom said:

    Hamilton P8

  276. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    SUTIL 3RD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111

  277. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    SUTIL P3! :D

  278. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmDom said:

    This is great!

  279. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmSteven Roy said:

    Just had the same problem Lou had earlier with the live commenting live….thing freezing while I was posting a comment

  280. September 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pmAlex Andronov said:

    You are Mark Blundell and I claim my five pounds

    You what?

    Sorry it was your accidental sentence construction

  281. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmDom said:

    Kubica P18

  282. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Sorry it was your accidental sentence construction

    Ahh

  283. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    I just need vettel to get through and all my guys will be in q2

  284. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmDom said:

    Vettel P16

  285. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmRich said:

    Can the Ferraris be that bad in the rain?

    They do struggle!

  286. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmDom said:

    Fisi in

  287. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Vettel 2nd

  288. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    vettel p2! that’s what i’m talking about! :D

  289. September 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Was that Kubica slaloming the first?

  290. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmDom said:

    Massa now P19!!

  291. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmlou said:

    Who is 15th/16? i have 2 fisis….

  292. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmSteven Roy said:

    Was that Kubica slaloming the first?

    Yes

  293. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    macca’s top of the times

  294. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmDom said:

    Rubens & Piquet

  295. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmme said:

    the mcalren’s are looking awesome right now.

  296. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmSteven Roy said:

    Who is 15th/16? i have 2 fisis….

    Fisi P18

  297. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmAlex Andronov said:

    McLarens doing a much better job than Ferrari

  298. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmChristine said:

    It amazes me that a dry line is forming, even though it’s still raining.

  299. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmDom said:

    Its a free-for-all

    Massa still P19

  300. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmRich said:

    Macca now 1 and 2 !!!!

  301. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    i’m hoping heidfeld can improve - and he does.

  302. September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Button 11th

  303. September 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pmDom said:

    Massa P5!

  304. September 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    wow, now that looks brave from lewis

  305. September 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pmDom said:

    Cant keep track…

  306. September 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pmme said:

    Massa P5!

    that must be a relief.

  307. September 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pmAlex Andronov said:

    That’s a bit mean from James Allen about Massa “Certainly the best chance Massa will ever have to win the championship”

    Harsh but probably fair

  308. September 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pmlou said:

    what is ggoing wrong with my LT i have 2 kubicas, 2 trullis, 3 buttons…and 2 piquets…

  309. September 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pmDom said:

    Honda 13&17

  310. September 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    looked like lewis just glided that macca over the kerbs :P

  311. September 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pmme said:

    no-one dares return to the garage.

  312. September 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pmDom said:

    Heidfeld P2

  313. September 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    NICKKKKKKKKKKY!!!

  314. September 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pmSteven Roy said:

    what is ggoing wrong with my LT i have 2 kubicas, 2 trullis, 3 buttons…and 2 piquets…

    Maybe one of the Buttons will get a good result

  315. September 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    right now, my guys are 2nd, 3ed, 4th and 13th! :D

  316. September 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Will all of these extra laps give any problems for those marginal on engines?

  317. September 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pmDom said:

    DC P11

  318. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmDom said:

    Kimi P17!

  319. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmme said:

    i love the escape road boxes. really having to throw the cars through there.

  320. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    If it rains for the race i think i might just do well ;)

  321. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmme said:

    Will all of these extra laps give any problems for those marginal on engines?

    they’re not going as fast though are they?

  322. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmlou said:

    Maybe one of the Buttons will get a good result

    lol :P

  323. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmDom said:

    7 mins remaining, cars pitting

  324. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmDom said:

    Button skips turn 1

  325. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    come on sutil, need you up there more bud :)

  326. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmlou said:

    Come on Button… you’re meant to be good in wet conditions remember?!

  327. September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pmAlex Andronov said:

    i love the escape road boxes. really having to throw the cars through there.

    Imagine they had had those boxes last race. But do it quietly or Stephen Roy might get cross ;)

  328. September 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pmDom said:

    Rosberg P2

  329. September 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    massa 2nd?!

  330. September 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pmme said:

    But do it quietly or Stephen Roy might get cross

    :D

  331. September 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pmDom said:

    Massa up to P2!

  332. September 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    kimi 7th, sutil in the drop zone :(

  333. September 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pmDom said:

    Ferrari rescue themselves again

  334. September 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pmme said:

    ted saying lewis’ front tyres looking worn.

  335. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmDom said:

    Honda 12 & 16

  336. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmlou said:

    Massa seconed?? has he solved his issuses with the wet? or have they put Schumi in the car? :P

  337. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmRich said:

    On Massa’s Last Chance for World Championship

    Early part of last year he was ahead of Kimi - but had bad races and bad luck like being black flagged at Canada for driving through the red light.

  338. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    who knew kovi was good in the wet?

  339. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmDom said:

    Kimi being held up

  340. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmme said:

    or have they put Schumi in the car?

    THAT’S what he was doing in the garage.

  341. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Ferrari rescue themselves again

    They seem to be making a lot of work for themselves.

  342. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmRed in Canada said:

    Raceday expected to be dry so no need to save extremes

  343. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmme said:

    who knew kovi was good in the wet?

    he was hopeless in silverstone.

  344. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Oh James does it not affect the grid at the front? Gosh!

  345. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    come on AS, i want you to get in! :D

  346. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmDom said:

    Fantastic Q1!

  347. September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pmRich said:

    What is wrong with Webber? Renault Power?

  348. September 13th, 2008 at 1:16 pmSteven Roy said:

    Did Webber just lose a bit of front wing there?

  349. September 13th, 2008 at 1:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    he was hopeless in silverstone.

    yeah, but look at him now!

  350. September 13th, 2008 at 1:16 pmChristine said:

    Has it stopped raining? It looks a bit clearer out there… through the spray.

  351. September 13th, 2008 at 1:16 pmDom said:

    C’mon Honda! If you can’t get into Q2 now, then when can you?

  352. September 13th, 2008 at 1:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    oh come on adrian!

  353. September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pmDom said:

    BMW going slowly

  354. September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Has it stopped raining? It looks a bit clearer out there… through the spray.

    Agreed!

  355. September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Come on Kubica, your only 14th

  356. September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pmRich said:

    Shame Force India at the back!

  357. September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pmlou said:

    Come ooonnn Button!!! Drive quicker!

    :P

  358. September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pmDom said:

    Rubens 15th, Jenson 18th

  359. September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    kovi with ANOTHER purple s1! what’s gotten into him today!

  360. September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Looks like it was raining on one of those other shots

  361. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmDom said:

    Kubica down to P14

  362. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmSteven Roy said:

    Come ooonnn Button!!! Drive quicker!

    Great advice :)

  363. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmRich said:

    Kubica is leaving it late!

  364. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmDom said:

    Bourdais P10 now

  365. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    sutil needs to find half a second or so

  366. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Since when did Rosberg get to 2nd?

  367. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmlou said:

    15th isn’t good enough…. Just get through to q2….

  368. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmDom said:

    Heikki in?

  369. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    3 of my guys hold 5th to 7th :P

  370. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmSteven Roy said:

    Kovi in the pits. That could be bad timing

  371. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Kubica 7th. Thank god

  372. September 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmDom said:

    Bourdais up to third!

  373. September 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    well, 5th to 8th :P

  374. September 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pmme said:

    Bourdais up to third!

    yay, le seb.

    alonso struggling.

  375. September 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pmDom said:

    Honda right on the limit

  376. September 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    not counting kubica

  377. September 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pmme said:

    piquet’s going to bin it…

  378. September 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Martin almost predicting another Indy 2005. If it does rain tomorrow and there are no more tyres he might well be right.

  379. September 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    damn it what’s up with sutil?

  380. September 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pmDom said:

    Fisi p13!!!!

  381. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmRich said:

    Williams 2 and 17

  382. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    FISICHELLA!

  383. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmme said:

    Fisi p13!!!!

    c’mon the q2.

  384. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmDom said:

    Button P15

  385. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    yeah but sutil…. :(

  386. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmDom said:

    Can Fisi stay there? Dont look good

  387. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Alonso 17th

  388. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmlou said:

    Come on honda….. please…. :(

  389. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmSteven Roy said:

    LT froze again

  390. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmDom said:

    Rubens P14!!!!

  391. September 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Everyone but Kovi out

  392. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmRed in Canada said:

    So close for Force India

  393. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    GO FISI!!!

  394. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmDom said:

    FISI P12!!!!

  395. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    no, sutil! :( :( :(

  396. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmme said:

    So close for Force India

    and kimi.

  397. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmDom said:

    Pick it up, Honda

  398. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmAlex Andronov said:

    James: “Jenson button looks doomed” :(

  399. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmlou said:

    Jenson button looks doomed - thanks for that James.

  400. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Button looks doomed.

    I think Allen has got a new favorite word

  401. September 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    sato? LMAO!

  402. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmlou said:

    :’(

  403. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmme said:

    well done, fissi.

  404. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmRich said:

    LT froze again

    Same for me about 30 sec ago

  405. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmDom said:

    Poor Jenson :(

  406. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmChristine said:

    Didn’t think it would be Fisichella, of the two FIs.

  407. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmR.G (The Nurburgring/Sato/BMW Fan) said:

    Force India make it to Q2!

  408. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    so why has sutil, who is known for being good in the wet, lost out to his teammate who isn’t?

  409. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmDom said:

    Force India make it to Q2 for the very first time!

  410. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmRed in Canada said:

    Christine, getbyour head out of the oven

  411. September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pmme said:

    Didn’t think it would be Fisichella, of the two FIs.

    taken ‘em 14 attempts but they finally did do it.

  412. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmAlex Andronov said:

    taken ‘em 14 attempts but they finally did do it.

    Well done FIF1

  413. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmDom said:

    Alonso just escaped

  414. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Kimi only used one set of tyres…

    Who else did that?…

  415. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmme said:

    so why has sutil, who is known for being good in the wet, lost out to his teammate who isn’t?

    good question. not a clue.

  416. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmlou said:

    FROM THE BACK ROW OF THE GRID!!!!!! :( and in these conditions…. :’(

  417. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmRich said:

    Honda Heartbreak!

  418. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmAlex Andronov said:

    Kimi only used one set of tyres…

    Who else did that?…

    I think Kovi…

  419. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmSteven Roy said:

    I am off out now to get soaked and offer constructive advice to a football referee. Unlike the FIA stewards he has no option but to listen to me :)

    Back for the Parade Lap tomorrow morning if it is not flooded out

  420. September 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    yeah, i would have liked sutil to make it but, well done FIF1. That’s their goal completed, they can go home now :P

  421. September 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Bright sky according to 5Live…

  422. September 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pmFelipe Leite said:

    nice Q1 for Kovalainen, Vettel, Rosberg and Bourdais (who said he is not good at wet?). Lucky one for Massa (only one fast lap), Kubica (almost all the time between 10th and 20th) and Alonso. Crappy one for Raikonen and a disapointing 20th place for Sutil - I was expecting a lot more from him.

  423. September 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pmAlex Andronov said:

    See ya Stephen!

  424. September 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pmme said:

    I am off out now to get soaked and offer constructive advice to a football referee. Unlike the FIA stewards he has no option but to listen to me

    haha. you know they’re listening too.

  425. September 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pmKathi said:

    Kimi only used one set of tyres…

    how do you know?

  426. September 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pmme said:

    Back for the Parade Lap tomorrow morning if it is not flooded out

    it’s lovely and dry here.

  427. September 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pmDom said:

    If ever there was a time LT would work properly, i’m very glad it was then.

  428. September 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pmAlex Andronov said:

    yeah, i would have liked sutil to make it but, well done FIF1. That’s their goal completed, they can go home now

    Maybe they’ll win tomorrow! ;)

  429. September 13th, 2008 at 1:25 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    a disapointing 20th place for Sutil - I was expecting a lot more from him.

    Same here. I’ve got him in my team as well. Still, Hammy, der seb and the Yeti made it so I’m happy :)

  430. September 13th, 2008 at 1:25 pmDom said:

    Live timing reset

  431. September 13th, 2008 at 1:25 pmLadySnowcat said:

    Holly says it is still raining…

  432. September 13th, 2008 at 1:25 pmAlex Andronov said:

    it’s lovely and dry here.

    Sunny even…

  433. September 13th, 2008 at 1:25 pmScott Woodwiss said:

    Maybe they’ll win tomorrow!

    with hammy 2nd, der seb 3rd and heidfeld 4th!