Bahrain GP 2009 - Race 4/17

[Sone]

anybody got a new diffuser this weekend; or will we have to wait till spain for most new aero bits?

 

[realscot]

anybody got a new diffuser this weekend; or will we have to wait till spain for most new aero bits?

Dunno m8, I watched the first practice on red button but I couldnt really tell cos it wasn't in HD

 

[gobbo]

I'll tell him you said that

We ought to have a reasonably good showing, the R29 should be the third fastest car this weekend (behind Brawn and Red Bull).

Not in P1 at least, Alonso seemed a lot off the pace. Still trying to pilot the tractor around

Seriously, guessing they are still experimenting with the new aero a bit?

 

[Duke]

Feel free to copy my sig, Sone

 

[Flibster]

anybody got a new diffuser this weekend; or will we have to wait till spain for most new aero bits?

Force India

Mclaren also have a new 6 element front wing.

 

[Flibster]

Are we live?

Yeah!

 

[Duke]

Practice 2 starting in the next few mins.

 

[dean_ham]

so is it only these practice sessions they get on this track and thats it?

 

[Duke]

so is it only these practice sessions they get on this track and thats it?

3 Practice sessions (2 x 1.5 hours Friday, 1 x 1 hour Saturday morning), then Qualifying and the Race

 

[Locke]

Wahey, practice is on

Leggard will talk rubbish.

Leggard will talk rubbish.

Leggard will talk rubbish.

Leggard will talk rubbish.

Leggard will talk rubbish.

Leggard will talk rubbish.

Fixed

 

[Skeeter]

 

[Skeeter]

"Mean while, talking of spinners, here's Nelson Piquet."

 

[Thomas. PLease.]

 

[Duke]

Practice 1 times

[b]Pos  Driver        Team                      Time              Laps[/b]
 1.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes     (B)  1:33.647 +         19
 2.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber           (B)  1:33.907 + 0.260   17
 3.  Kubica        BMW Sauber           (B)  1:33.938 + 0.291   17
 4.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota      (B)  1:34.227 + 0.580   24
 5.  Button        Brawn GP-Mercedes    (B)  1:34.434 + 0.787   15
 6.  Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes     (B)  1:34.502 + 0.855   24
 7.  Barrichello   Brawn GP-Mercedes    (B)  1:34.531 + 0.884   18
 8.  Massa         Ferrari              (B)  1:34.589 + 0.942   17
 9.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault     (B)  1:34.827 + 1.180   21
10.  Raikkonen     Ferrari              (B)  1:34.827 + 1.180   19
11.  Nakajima      Williams-Toyota      (B)  1:34.880 + 1.233   24
12.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault     (B)  1:34.938 + 1.291   21
13.  Piquet        Renault              (B)  1:34.974 + 1.327   21
14.  Sutil         Force India-Mercedes (B)  1:35.021 + 1.374   18
15.  Trulli        Toyota               (B)  1:35.036 + 1.389   22
16.  Fisichella    Force India-Mercedes (B)  1:35.042 + 1.395   16
17.  Glock         Toyota               (B)  1:35.333 + 1.686   20
18.  Alonso        Renault              (B)  1:35.348 + 1.701   24
19.  Bourdais      Toro Rosso-Ferrari   (B)  1:35.353 + 1.706   22
20.  Buemi         Toro Rosso-Ferrari   (B)  1:35.369 + 1.722   15

Practice 2 times:

[b]Pos  Driver       Team                       Time              Laps[/b]
 1.  Rosberg      Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:33.339            36
 2.  Alonso       Renault               (B)  1:33.530  + 0.191   25
 3.  Trulli       Toyota                (B)  1:33.616  + 0.277   37
 4.  Vettel       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:33.661  + 0.322   29
 5.  Webber       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:33.676  + 0.337   32
 6.  Button       Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:33.694  + 0.355   35
 7.  Sutil        Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:33.763  + 0.424   30
 8.  Glock        Toyota                (B)  1:33.764  + 0.425   37
 9.  Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:33.885  + 0.546   30
10.  Nakajima     Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:33.899  + 0.560   36
11.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:33.994  + 0.655   30
12.  Fisichella   Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:34.025  + 0.686   23
13.  Buemi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:34.127  + 0.788   37
14.  Bourdais     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:34.366  + 1.027   26
15.  Piquet       Renault               (B)  1:34.411  + 1.072   29
16.  Massa        Ferrari               (B)  1:34.564  + 1.225   34
17.  Kubica       BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:34.605  + 1.266   31
18.  Raikkonen    Ferrari               (B)  1:34.670  + 1.331   28
19.  Kovalainen   McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:34.764  + 1.425   35
20.  Heidfeld     BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:34.790  + 1.451   33

 

[arknor]

maybe brawn dropped the ball already might be time for me to sell button and rubens on the f1 fantasy game ocuk is doing

 

[Smit]

maybe brawn dropped the ball already might be time for me to sell button and rubens on the f1 fantasy game ocuk is doing

It's possible but also possible they are hiding their true pace

Hoping Williams or Toyota can do something this weekend. Would much prefer a very close championship

 

[NightSt@lk3r]

maybe brawn dropped the ball already might be time for me to sell button and rubens on the f1 fantasy game ocuk is doing

It was mentioned on the commentary during the practice that brawn tend to run heavy in the first 2 practices.

 

[Moley]

anybody got a new diffuser this weekend; or will we have to wait till spain for most new aero bits?

Nico Rosberg is running new Aero bits this weekend - and Williams are still winning the "practice session world championship"

Kazuki Nakajima will be getting the Aero upgrade in Spain and according to my contacts at Williams they are expecting to do well this weekend as this circuit suits the car well and Nico collected the fastest lap here back on his debut in 2006, as well as winning the GP2 championship at the Sakhir circuit in 2005.

 

[howler]

wonder what the odds are on Piquet finishing the race

 

[Moley]

wonder what the odds are on Piquet finishing the race

Slim to none.