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Driver of the day ?

Mark Webber
27
71%
Sebastian Vettel
1
3%
Felipe Massa
3
8%
Nico Rosberg
1
3%
Jenson Button
0
No votes
Rubens Barrichello
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
1
3%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Adrian Sutil
5
13%
 
Total votes: 38

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Post by F1greyhound » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:59 am

Well done MARK,

actually backed him at 8/1 to take pole...:-))) and a combination of MARK, RUBENS and NICK to beat their teammates in Quali at 22/1..:-))))

The race should prove a cracker, looking forward to se it LIVE..:-)))))
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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:37 am

All the team reports following qualifying now available at the 2009 F1 Team Reports Forum

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:17 am

Car pre-race weights (sorted by grid position)

1 RBR Renault Mark Webber 661.0
2 Brawn Mercedes Rubens Barrichello 647.0
3 Brawn Mercedes Jenson Button 644.0
4 RBR Renault Sebastian Vettel 661.0
5 McLaren Mercedes Lewis Hamilton 654.5
6 McLaren Mercedes Heikki Kovalainen 664.0
7 Force India Mercedes Adrian Sutil 678.5
8 Ferrari Felipe Massa 673.5
9 Ferrari Kimi Räikkönen 674.0
10 Renault Nelson Piquet 676.0
11 BMW Sauber Nick Heidfeld 681.0*
12 Renault Fernando Alonso 668.2*
13 Williams Toyota Kazuki Nakajima 683.6*
14 Toyota Jarno Trulli 683.7*
15 Williams Toyota Nico Rosberg 689.6*
16 BMW Sauber Robert Kubica 673.5*
17 STR Ferrari Sébastien Buemi 674.5*
18 Force India Mercedes Giancarlo Fisichella 662.5*
19 STR Ferrari Sébastien Bourdais 689.5*
20 Toyota Timo Glock 662.3*

* Declared weights

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:32 am

The Red Bulls are much heavier than the Brawns. This is the chance for Webber to fly away into the distance. He needs a clean start.

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Post by Snowy » Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:17 am

Lewis has 10 kilos more fuel than Jenson and Kers for the start, so the championship leader could have quite a dent made in his lead this race!

McLaren estimated they had gained 8 tenths with their upgrades and Heikki's 10 kilos extra fuel and 1.2seconds adrift seems to back that up. That's a pretty nifty upgrade I'd say. :D In fact I think I'm right in saying, fuel adjusted Lewis outqualified both Brawn cars today!

The cold weather really doesn't agree with the Brawn particularly in the hands of Jenson, so normal service should resume in the warmer conditions of Hungary. Unless of course there's a blizzard! :o
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Post by Julian Mayo » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:12 am

An amazing job by Sutil, with that weight on board.
Q was worth watching til 2:30 am.
Webbo looked pretty happy.
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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:35 pm

The German Grand Prix starts in just under 30 minutes.

It is mostly cloudy but it is not raining at this stage

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:43 pm

Light rain is forecast during the race but at the moment, the sun is out!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:45 pm

The air temperature is at 17 degrees while track temperature is at 31 degrees

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:54 pm

Mark Webber starts from Pole. The first Australian to do so since Alan Jones in 1980. Rubens Barrichello starts from second and Jenson Button in third

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:56 pm

5 minutes to Formation lap. Air temperature up to 18 degrees, track temperature at 31 degrees

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:58 pm

Timo Glock to start from the pitlane

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:00 pm

Tyre warmers are off! Formation lap underway

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:01 pm

Formation lap underway. Most are on the supersofts however Sutil and Nakajima are on the medium compound

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:02 pm

Webber arrives at the starting grid

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