Nurburgring - German Grand Prix 2009 - Race 9/17

Sparky · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:03

If its wet tomorrow, Kova + KERS = smashed barriers way before the 1st corner.

dalin80 · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:03

utajoker said:
im hoping hamilton be a bit heavier and get ahead with the kers start then mess up the race of a couple ahead

presuming its dry i can hamilton being 3rd after the first corner, doubt he will stay there but he might compromise either of the top 2's races.

Stormrider · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:11

Glock penalised for blocking Alonso

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76876

Glock sent to the back of the grid

By Edd Straw Saturday, July 11th 2009, 15:05 GMT

Timo Glock has been relegated to the back of the grid for tomorrow's German Grand Prix for blocking Fernando Alonso in qualifying.

The Toyota driver was hit with a three-place penalty, albeit costing him only one place on the grid as he qualified 19th, after baulking the Spaniard while distracted by discussing strategy with his pit.

"I had just made a mistake on the lap and I was asking if I had to stay out or come in for new tyres," Glock told AUTOSPORT.

"They said stay out, I accelerated, looked behind me and there was Alonso in the mirror. I just didn't see him."

The German was also given a reprimand for the incident, as it was deemed to be "potentially dangerous" by stewards.

Glock also admitted that he could opt to start from the pit-lane for tomorrow's race.

Duke · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:29

CS||nuTs said:
If its wet tomorrow, Kova + KERS = smashed barriers way before the 1st corner.

With half the grid taken with him

deuse · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:30

OMG that guy Vatanen looks like Mad max :eek:

its a clone I tell ya..

NightSt@lk3r · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:35

deuse said:
OMG that guy Vatanen looks like Mad max its a clone I tell ya..

But Mad Max isn't Mad enough to do this

Or

Bennah · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:46

Havn't seen qualifying yet, waiting for it to be availible on iPlayer. They need to bloody hurry up

I dont know any of the results but I caught a tweet from Lee McKenzie on Twitter, which leads me to believe that Webber planted in his car on pole. She will be getting a message if shes spoilt it for me

Scratchy · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:50

They need to speed up releasing the fuel levels, I just don't see the point in them waiting a few hours.

NightSt@lk3r · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:54

Scratchy said:
They need to speed up releasing the fuel levels, I just don't see the point in them waiting a few hours.

They don't have to release them at all, be grateful you actually get them.

Duke · 11 Jul 2009 at 16:57

Tech updates - Ferrari diffuser - http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2009/814/674.html

Balb0wa · 11 Jul 2009 at 17:16

fuel loads, red bulls quite heavy

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Documents/ger09_document_21.pdf

PinkFloyd · 11 Jul 2009 at 17:28

Brawns are really light!
This is looking very good for Lewis.

Stormrider · 11 Jul 2009 at 17:30

qualy ordered:

Code:

Grid 	Qual 	Name 			Weight 	Fuel (kg) First stint (laps)
1 	1 	Mark Webber	 	661 	56 	21
2 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	647 	42 	15
3 	3 	Jenson Button 		644 	39 	14
4 	4 	Sebastian Vettel 	661 	56 	21
5 	5 	Lewis Hamilton 		654 	49 	18
6 	6 	Heikki Kovalainen 	664 	59 	22
7 	7 	Adrian Sutil	 	678.5 	73.5 	28
8 	8 	Felipe Massa 		673.5 	68.5 	26
9 	9 	Kimi Raikkonen 		674 	69 	26
10 	10 	Nelson Piquet Jnr 	676 	71 	27
11 	11 	Nick Heidfeld 		681 	76 	29
12 	12 	Fernando Alonso 	668.2 	63.2 	24
13 	13 	Kazuki Nakajima 	683.6 	78.6 	30
14 	14 	Jarno Trulli 		683.7 	78.7 	30
15 	15 	Nico Rosberg 		689.6 	84.6 	32
16 	16 	Robert Kubica 		673.5 	68.5 	26
17 	17 	Sebastien Buemi 	674.5 	69.5 	26
18 	18 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	662.5 	57.5 	21
19 	20 	Sebastien Bourdais 	689.5 	84.5 	32
20 	19 	Timo Glock 		662.3 	57.3 	21

Type_R · 11 Jul 2009 at 17:31

Why are the Ferraris running so heavy, muppets! They are doing exactly what McLaren used to do a few years back, how long does it take to learn starting below 5th on the grid isn't usually going to get you close to the podium!!!!

Vampire · 11 Jul 2009 at 17:36

Meh, this is the best Ari Vatinen video IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJsHlugRls4

PinkFloyd · 11 Jul 2009 at 17:38

I hope Kova can get in front of Vettel at the start and stay there, with the heavier fuel load and KERS that practically takes Vettel out of the game. Lewis just needs to mix it up at the front and enjoy having a heavier car than the Brawns! Game on!

dannyjo22 · 11 Jul 2009 at 17:46

Brawn are in serious trouble running that light. By far the lightest cars on the grid. God thats depressing.

It's all going wrong for Brawn at the minute with pace. I desperately want a hot race again to see if they have lost the plot in comparison to red bull and a few others.

deuse · 11 Jul 2009 at 17:58

RBR are well in front of brawn now..and I think LH stands a good chance of a win.

PinkFloyd · 11 Jul 2009 at 18:06

I'm pretty sure it's solely the cold causing them problems and they'll be fine once it warms up again..... Hopefully that won't be too late though.

I find it odd how they struggle so much with temperatures in the tyres.

dannyjo22 · 11 Jul 2009 at 18:11

Yep another damage limitation for jenson. Best hope is to finish ahead of rubens and hope Vettel breaks down. Give Red Bull something to ponder if Mark is ahead of vettel on points.