The King is dead, long live?
To make a long story short, F1 arrives at Spa once more and, besides the huge WDC and WCC battles, there is also the vacant throne. King Kimi is gone.
Who will become the next King?
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The King is dead, long live?
To make a long story short, F1 arrives at Spa once more and, besides the huge WDC and WCC battles, there is also the vacant throne. King Kimi is gone.
Who will become the next King?
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I voted for Newey, but Hamilton stands an outside chance if McLaren hit the sweetspot with their EBD MP4-25.
Alonso, who knows? He will have the most help form the pit box and on the track, if needed.
Practice one:
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 02:00.797 17
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 02:01.567 7
3. Robert Kubica Renault 02:02.081 14
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 02:02.450 11
5. Adrian Sutil Force India F1 02:02.646 14
6. Jenson Button McLaren 02:02.913 6
7. Mark Webber Red Bull 02:02.926 11
8. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 02:03.401 17
9. Rubens Barrichello Williams 02:03.424 7
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes Grand Prix 02:03.489 9
11. Felipe Massa Ferrari 02:03.601 17
12. Nico Hulkenberg Williams 02:03.649 17
13. Nico Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 02:03.654 6
14. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 02:03.851 17
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India F1 02:04.145 11
16. Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 02:04.250 16
17. Vitaly Petrov Renault 02:04.690 14
18. Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 02:05.680 6
19. Timo Glock Virgin Racing 02:05.697 18
20. Lucas Di Grassi Virgin Racing 02:06.695 14
21. Jarno Trulli Lotus F1 02:07.189 15
22. Bruno Senna HRT F1 Team 02:07.737 13
23. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus F1 02:07.955 15
24. Sakon Yamamoto HRT F1 Team 02:10.507 1
Practice 2:
1º 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 00:01'49''032
.2º 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 00:01'49''157 00:00'00''125
.3º 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 00:01'49''248 00:00'00''216
.4º 11 Robert Kubica Renault 00:01'49''282 00:00'00''250
.5º 1 Jenson Button McLaren 00:01'49''755 00:00'00''723
.6º 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 00:01'50''144 00:00'01''112
.7º 3 Michael Schumacher MercedesGP 00:01'50''517 00:00'01''485
.8º 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams 00:01'51''122 00:00'02''090
.9º 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 00:01'51''147 00:00'02''115
.10º 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 00:01'51''291 00:00'02''259
.11º 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 00:01'51''729 00:00'02''697
.12º 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 00:01'51''807 00:00'02''775
.13º 16 Sebastian Buemi Toro Rosso 00:01'51''881 00:00'02''849
.14º 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 00:01'52''877 00:00'03''845
.15º 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 00:01'54''963 00:00'05''931
.16º 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus Racing 00:01'56''687 00:00'07''655
.17º 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 00:01'57''242 00:00'08''210
.18º 4 Nico Rosberg MercedesGP 00:01'59''021 00:00'09''989
.19º 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 00:01'59''685 00:00'10''653
.20º 24 Timo Glock Virgin Racing 00:02'03''179 00:00'14''147
.21º 20 Bruno Senna HRT 00:02'03''651 00:00'14''619
.22º 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus Racing 00:02'04''259 00:00'15''227
.23º 21 Sakon Yamamoto HRT 00:02'06''174 00:00'17''142
.24º 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin Racing 00:02'99''999 00:01'50''967
It was wet and damp all day long.
I find it hard to draw any serious conclusions, except that Alonso seems fine.
Alonso looks pretty good after practice but you never know, those Red Bulls always seem to find several spots between practice and qualy. Anyone know if rain is in the forecast for qualifying?
[quote=ScionDriver;946464]Anyone know if rain is in the forecast for qualifying?[/quote]
Not at the moment, according to f1's website.
[quote=ScionDriver;946464]Alonso looks pretty good after practice but you never know, those Red Bulls always seem to find several spots between practice and qualy. Anyone know if rain is in the forecast for qualifying?[/quote]
the whether is always constant in Spa and can best be described as changeable, with some very local differences.
Invariably variable weather, whether localised or everywhere.
Practice 3:
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:46.106 10
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.223 0.117 17
3 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:46.396 0.290 12
4 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.397 0.291 17
5 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:46.492 0.386 17
6 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:46.627 0.521 11
7 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:46.962 0.856 10
8 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:47.064 0.958 15
9 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:47.160 1.054 16
10 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:47.296 1.190 17
11 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:47.388 1.282 15
12 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:47.406 1.300 15
13 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:47.512 1.406 14
14 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:47.695 1.589 16
15 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:47.837 1.731 9
16 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:47.905 1.799 20
17 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:47.981 1.875 18
18 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:48.692 2.586 8
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:50.600 4.494 14
20 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:51.133 5.027 9
21 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:51.384 5.278 14
22 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:51.517 5.411 13
23 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:51.669 5.563 10
24 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 1:52.001 5.895 13
Looks like Hamilton is in good shape as well.
Good to see both Saubers up there, as well as Hulkenberg. Not his fan, but it was about time he figured how to drive that Williams.
Mercedes should probably give up on 2010, if they didn't already.
im really surprised that Massa hasnt been quicker than Alonso except maybe once or twice this season, Although he's been at ferrari much longer and should know how the car works better, and yet he wants equal treatment with more than 60 % of the season gone.
Im hoping for a battle between Alonso and Hamilton.
So RedBulls werent going to be quick at Spa, right?
Quali:
1 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:57.352 1:47.253 1:45.778 21
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:56.706 1:46.211 1:45.863 18
3 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:56.041 1:47.320 1:46.100 19
4 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:58.487 1:47.245 1:46.127 23
5 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:57.981 1:46.790 1:46.206 18
6 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:58.323 1:47.322 1:46.314 20
7 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:55.757 1:47.797 1:46.602 19
8 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:58.730 1:47.292 1:46.659 18
9 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:55.442 1:47.821 1:47.053 20
10 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:57.023 1:47.544 1:47.441 21
11 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:56.313 1:47.874 16
12 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:54.826 1:47.885 16
13 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:58.944 1:48.267 17
14 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 2:01.102 1:48.680 14
15 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 2:00.386 1:49.209 16
16 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2:01.343 1:50.980 12
17 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2:01.316 1:52.049 16
18 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2:01.491 9
19 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 2:02.284 6
20 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2:03.612 7
21 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 2:03.941 8
22 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 2:05.294 6
23 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2:18.754 5
24 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault No time 1
[quote=torque55;946499]im really surprised that Massa hasnt been quicker than Alonso except maybe once or twice this season, Although he's been at ferrari much longer and should know how the car works better, and yet he wants equal treatment with more than 60 % of the season gone.
Im hoping for a battle between Alonso and Hamilton.[/quote]
I suppose you wrote this before the final qualifications.