BARCELONA Grand Prix 2009 - Race 5/17
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Could even be a one stop. 33 laps of fuel 66lap race. Although I doubt he could keep the tyres for a 1 stopper. So most likely a 2 stopper.
So much for Brawns 6 tenths for the new aero package. They are about where they were before. If all cars get a solid get away it's vettels race for my money. He just has to sit and wait for button to pit.
Red Bull looks like the car to beat depending on how it eats tyres. Plus they have the money to keep on pushing.
Red Bull looks like the car to beat depending on how it eats tyres. Plus they have the money to keep on pushing.
I think the brawns fallen back slightly. Isn't this the first race they have been lighter than the other cars.
Money still has to be on the brawn, it's been a better race car all season and it's Spain. What's it 2/3 wins have been from pole?
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5 out of 5. This year though they dont have as much data in these cars. I don't think it will be the same old story. They have been lighter before but slightly fortunate with how the strategies played out. To win tommorow I think Brawn will have to come up with something special.
To me though it shows who the real genius was at ferrari. Brawn left Benetton in 96 and in 97 they pushed on hard. Now ferrari are playing like amatuers and his own team is on it.
Last 5 Pole sitters
2008 - K Räikkönen
2007 - F Massa
2006 - F Alonso
2005 - K Räikkönen
2004 - M Schumacher
Previous Winners
2008 - K Räikkönen
2007 - F Massa
2006 - F Alonso
2005 - K Räikkönen
2004 - M Schumacher
New floor/diffuser is just about ready to
Nice, that could give you guys a healthy margin.
And yes brawn is a genius.
New floor/diffuser is just about ready to
It will be very interesting to see how that does on a car with a backend that already seems planted. Whether the gains are even worth it for the design of the car?
I think Vettel is my fav for the title this year, especially while red bull has the money to not worry about a budget too much this year. Brawn I think will hold them off for the constructors.
To be fair, that either is in the hunt is about the biggest shock I can remember.
Don't think they have the adjustable front wing flaps yet.
Anyone know how this is calculated? How accurate is it? Surely it will be different from car to car as some cars will work better than others in either a light or heavy configuration?
I'm not convinced we can use the figure "0.035 seconds" with much confidence.
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Yeah that figure can;t really blanket all the teams, if you've got a well balanced car with a good amount of downforce, weight is going to affect the car a lot less than an unbalanced car with a less amount of downforce. I.e. brawn vs mclaren
I think those figures are calculated to give us a rough idea, but should ba taken with a pinch of salt.
Even if Jenson has to stop once more than Lewis in the race, providing Jenson can get away and maintain his first place, he will have the pace to have that extra pit stop in hand no problem. It's Massa that Jenson has to worry about the most I reckon, strategy wise, and it all depends on the Brawn GP's ability to pull out a lead on the Red Bull of Vettel as to whether Vettel is a threat. Of course Massa might find that his KERS gets him in behind Button by the first corner, in which case, i'd be very worried if I was Jenson, and hope that my car was quicker over a race distance. I think we might just see Felipe baby on the podium tomorrow. I'm hoping that Lewis and Kimi have a good scrap, as their pace will be similar, although I think at this track the Ferrari is definately the quicker car.
That had me in fits of laughter.
I would say that he would've had to go some way to get disqualified for being too slow. Hence, he gets my vote as the worst driver.
It would be difficult to bet against J.Button winning it from pole position, as history suggests that that is where the winner normally comes from, in the Spannish GP.
For those of you who are suggesting that the BrawnGP cars aren't fast - their qualifying pace is usually slower than their race pace (relative to other cars), which means that if they qualify in pole, they will be even more dominant in the race.
For those of you who are suggesting that the BrawnGP cars aren't fast - their qualifying pace is usually slower than their race pace (relative to other cars), which means that if they qualify in pole, they will be even more dominant in the race.