European Grand Prix 2010, Valencia Street Circuit - Race 9/19

In FP1 Hamilton was 7.5 KPH quicker in the speed trap than first place Rosberg.

So although Rosberg set the fastest time of the session he did it 20 minutes later than the McLarens, in which time the track will have become faster by several tenths of a second. Remember also that we saw Lewis Hamilton abort a lap on which he was set to improve after catching a Lotus in the final sector.

Interestingly, we know from the radio broadcasts that on Rosberg’s two laps when he set his best time he only activated his F-duct for the second. As the graph above shows that second lap was 2.3 seconds faster. However Rosberg was 7.5kph slower than Hamilton through the speed trap.

As usual the McLarens showed great straight-line speed. Jenson Button was fastest, cutting the beam at 315.2kph and Lewis Hamilton managed 314kph. But the next fastest driver, Sebastien Buemi, was 2.5kph slower.

There seems to have been no major leap forward from the Red Bulls as they test the new version of their F-duct. Sebastian Vettel hit 306.7kph which was 15th fastest, though more or less on a par with Robert Kubica’s similarly-engined car.
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http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/06/...peed-advantage-practice-one-interactive-data/
 
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gord said:
gotta stick it up ze Germans before Sunday!
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Heh, true :D

el_dazza said:
Expect 6 pages of being flamed now because we uttered bad words about the golden boy :D
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;)

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Actually gord, Schumacher fired the first salvo in that respect. From a recent interview:

Referring to the English members of his Mercedes crew he added: "I'm sorry for the English speakers on Sunday for what they will face and have to go through. It's tough on you."
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I have this horrible feeling that Sunday will finish up with him very happy about his nation's World Cup prospects....:(
 
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Right now I have bodged internet back together. Gardener cut through virgin cable and they can't fix it till Monday.

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Highlights - European GP first practice
Nico Rosberg sets the pace in first practice for the European Grand Prix in Valencia ahead of the McLaren's of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.

Iplayer -
Formula 1 - 2010 - The European Grand Prix - Practice One
Live coverage of the first practice session from the European Grand Prix in Valencia as the McLaren- Mercedes and Red Bull-Renault teams battle it out for the top spot.

Practice One - Rosberg and Mercedes in front
Nico Rosberg pipped the two McLarens for the fastest time in Valencia on Friday morning, stopping the clocks for Mercedes GP with 1m 41.175s. That was 0.164s faster than Lewis Hamilton’s 1m 41.339s, and 0.208s better than Jenson Button’s 1m 41.383s.


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Iplayer -
Formula 1 - 2010 - The European Grand Prix - Practice Two
Live coverage of the second practice session from the European Grand Prix in Valencia. Things are getting tense as the top three drivers battle it out for the top spot.

Practice Two - Alonso pips Vettel in Valencia
Fernando Alonso made best use of Ferrari’s new aero package to set the fastest lap in the second practice session in Valencia on Friday afternoon. The local hero’s 1m 39.283s best was 0.056s faster than Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel who recorded 1m 39.339s, and 0.144s ahead of the German’s team mate Mark Webber on 1m 39.427s.


Europe preview quotes - Virgin, Lotus, Force India, Williams & more
After the streets of Montreal’s Ile Notre Dame, Formula One racing heads to the streets of Valencia. But in place of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve’s high-speed, low-downforce layout, come the Spanish track’s demanding twists and turns. There are a total of 25 corners (11 left and 14 right), which test the drivers to the maximum. They and senior team personnel look ahead to the forthcoming European Grand Prix…
 
Yeah. That's right NightSt@lk3r. I'm a 'hater'. Never said a good word about Hamilton in my life.

Nope.

Not at all.

Never.

Not once.

Now, from the 2008 race threads I realise that you have form for ignoring my posts that praise Hamilton, so I fully expect you to gloss over this as well. But for the record, once more - I like Hamilton fine, I just wish he'd stop doing silly things.
 
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