Valencia - Spain - EUROPEAN Grand Prix 2009 - Race 11/17

[matt_fsr]

I was hoping Schumacher would have been fit and ready for this race - Really would love to see how he'd stand up to todays' drivers standards, or whether he'd still leave everyone battling it out for 2nd place 1min+ behind the front red car

 

[deuse]

Start your engines

I hope all is sorted for button and LH is still up there with them.

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Woooo, I hear F1 engines again

 

[deuse]

The track is well dusty I don't understand why they dont have some kind of machine
to go around the track to get rid of the dust.

EDIT=Alonso off ...but he is back on.

 

[FrankJH]

crossing everything - very firmly - that Brawn have found the issue(s) with their car and hopefully resolved it

Today may not prove anything (as they where very fast on Friday in Hungary only to lose the plot on Saturday - althought some was down to the Massa accident / incident, certainly not all of the loss in performance)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8212944.stm

sounds promising at least

 

[deuse]

Good lap by Button He still got to go 2secs faster...

EDIT=LH has just gone faster...1.42.754

 

[utajoker]

great view then

hamilton fastest 1.42.7

now rubens with 1.42.4

 

[FrankJH]

Good lap by Button He still got to go 2secs faster...

EDIT=LH has just gone faster...1.42.754

2 seconds or two tenths of a second?

(I cant imagine 2 seconds off the lead time being a good lap thats all hahaha)

 

[Mr Jack]

Good show from Barrichello.

Nice to see Kova doing well, and the McLarens still at the sharp end. What happened to Button? 0.6s slower than Rubens? Did he just not do a short stint?

Badoer? Oh dear. Still, it's got to be difficult for him coming in with no practice of corners... And Alguersuari - good show, within .3s of Alonso!

 

[PinkFloyd]

Good to see F1 cars on track again. Shame it's a boring track

Looks like Brawn have picked up the pace again, and that Mclaren are still doing well.

Bet Schumacher is really wishing he was in the Ferrari right now, even with a bad neck he'd be much faster than Badoer

 

[FrankJH]

Nice to see Kova doing well, and the McLarens still at the sharp end. What happened to Button? 0.6s slower than Rubens? Did he just not do a short stint?
!

Even if the laps wherent completed that far apart - being Friday its going to show up a lot bigger differences due to every car cleaning the track that little bit more / rubbering in the surface producing more grip

Has Rubens out qualified Button more than twice this season so far?

 

[TaKeN]

Practice? **runs**

 

[Wicksta]

What happened to Button? 0.6s slower than Rubens? Did he just not do a short stint?

Apparently they are both on completely different setups, one being on the Hungary setup to see if they have found the problems with the car.

 

[FrankJH]

Lets hope Rubens is on the Valencia setup - if not they are literally going backwards!!!!

 

[utajoker]

FYI practise 2 starting in a few mins

 

[PinkFloyd]

Thought that was gonna be a BIG crash then for Hamilton

 

[TaKeN]

V.Close to ripping the front end off thats for sure!

 

[Bill101]

Thought that was gonna be a BIG crash then for Hamilton

how did he miss that barrier? Thats the only new nose cone that they have today!

 

[PinkFloyd]

He's the Messiah xD

 

[Rybo89]

could i have a link please? never normally in to watch practice

edit: dunt matter figured it