2010 Formula One Spoilers

I don't want to talk out of school, but Bretts problem begins with P and ends with Hill

 

oh good......so you DO know what your problem is! pity you won't do anything about it!!

what was the result of that poll?

 

that's one way of looking at it, and i'm sure that's how p-hill would see it......but there weren't many people voting in support of the situation....did you notice THAT??

 

FP1

Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.134 21
2 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.672 0.538 14
3 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:21.716 0.582 12
4 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:22.011 0.877 27
5 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:22.026 0.892 22
6 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:22.070 0.936 19
7 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:22.202 1.068 22
8 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:22.258 1.124 19
9 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:22.397 1.263 23
10 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.492 1.358 26
11 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:22.588 1.454 24
12 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.975 1.841 22
13 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:23.030 1.896 21
14 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:23.110 1.976 31
15 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:23.284 2.150 19
16 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:23.312 2.178 22
17 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:23.471 2.337 20
18 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:25.329 4.195 17
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:26.244 5.110 20
20 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.340 5.206 23
21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.694 5.560 24
22 20 Christian Klien HRT-Cosworth 1:27.250 6.116 26
23 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:27.752 6.618 27
24 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari No time 3

 

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button said they hoped for dry conditions here, and they got them in the first session of practice for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. The 2008 world champion lapped his McLaren MP4-25 half a second faster than his team mate, 1m 21.134s to 1m 21.672s, and the only man who got anywhere near them was Michael Schumacher, who lapped straight away in 1m 21.716s when he went out in his revamped Mercedes.

Then came the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, virtually inseparable on 1m 22.011s and 1m 22.026s, with Nico Rosberg hard on their heels with 1m 22.070s in the other Mercedes.

Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov also went well for Renault, sandwiching Fernando Alonso's Ferrari in seventh and ninth places. Kubica lapped in 1m 22.202s, Alonso in 1m 22.258s and the Petrov in 1m 22.397s.

With Felipe Massa 12th on 1m 22.975s it's safe to say Ferrari were doing their usual Friday thing of not pursuing outright lap times.

Kamui Kobayashi completed the top 10 for BMW Sauber with 1m 22.492s, but team mate Pedro de la Rosa was out of luck after his car stopped at the end of what should have been his first flying lap and he never got out of the pits thereafter so did not record a time.

Sebastien Buemi was back in the groove with 1m 22.588s for 11th place for Toro Rosso, then Paul di Resta showed well for Force India with 1m 23.030s for 13th ahead of Jaime Alguersuari on 1m 23.110s in the second Toro Rosso and Vitantonio Liuzzi in the second Force India on 1m 23.284s. The Williams FW32s of Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg were 16th and 17th, the German coasting to halt with possible engine failure after they had posted 1m 23.312s and 1m 23.471s respectively.

Heikki Kovalainen showcased the progress that Mike Gascoyne promised at Lotus with 1m 25.329s for 18th, ahead of team mate Jarno Trulli on 1m 26.244s, the Virgins of Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi on 1m 26.340s and 1m 26.694s respectively, and Christian Klien's return to active Formula One duty in Karun Chandhok's HRT saw him half a second faster with 1m 27.250s than team mate Bruno Senna, who lapped his F110 in 1m 27.752s.

There were a few incidents; De la Rosa spun, Senna, Rosberg, Vettel and Kovalainen all had brief off-road moments, and Button ran over some debris exiting the pits.

 

FP2

Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:19.965 24
2 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:20.175 0.210 35
3 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:20.757 0.792 28
4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:20.819 0.854 30
5 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.191 1.226 23
6 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:21.202 1.237 36
7 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:21.271 1.306 27
8 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:21.302 1.337 25
9 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.364 1.399 26
10 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:21.518 1.553 32
11 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:21.672 1.707 37
12 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:21.904 1.939 32
13 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:21.931 1.966 29
14 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:22.184 2.219 37
15 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:22.192 2.227 33
16 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:22.435 2.470 35
17 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:22.449 2.484 34
18 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:23.765 3.800 7
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:24.209 4.244 26
20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:24.894 4.929 22
21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:25.066 5.101 30
22 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:25.972 6.007 23
23 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:26.152 6.187 25
24 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.596 6.631 21

 

you're dreamin'

 

FP3

Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:20.528 15
2 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:21.232 0.704 11
3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.348 0.820 14
4 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.376 0.848 16
5 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:21.583 1.055 14
6 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:21.749 1.221 16
7 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:22.013 1.485 14
8 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:22.091 1.563 15
9 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:22.242 1.714 20
10 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:22.377 1.849 12
11 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:22.400 1.872 18
12 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.412 1.884 11
13 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.527 1.999 20
14 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:22.634 2.106 16
15 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:22.926 2.398 20
16 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:22.953 2.425 16
17 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:23.597 3.069 12
18 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:23.896 3.368 5
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:24.610 4.082 14
20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:24.745 4.217 11
21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:25.722 5.194 15
22 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:25.855 5.327 14
23 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:26.611 6.083 18
24 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:30.246 9.718 6

 

Qual

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:21.412 1:20.655 1:19.995 18
2 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:21.680 1:20.772 1:20.101 20
3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.723 1:21.415 1:20.829 17
4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:21.957 1:21.549 1:20.937 23
5 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.915 1:21.168 1:20.991 18
6 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:22.528 1:21.557 1:21.294 18
7 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:22.488 1:21.599 1:21.353 16
8 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:22.419 1:21.867 1:21.408 22
9 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.564 1:21.841 1:21.585 24
10 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.577 1:21.725 1:21.984 20
11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:22.628 1:21.985 17
12 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.211 1:22.026 17
13 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:22.857 1:22.131 14
14 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:22.976 1:22.139 14
15 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:22.699 1:22.191 16
16 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:22.593 1:22.207 15
17 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:23.084 1:22.854 18
18 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:23.125 9
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:24.674 10
20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:24.748 10
21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:25.475 8
22 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:25.556 7
23 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:26.750 8
24 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:27.122 9


Red Bull put on yet another stunning display of raw speed at Barcelona during qualifying on Saturday afternoon, as Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel dominated all three sessions to fight for pole position, the team’s fifth of the season.

On his final run in Q3 Vettel went to the top with a lap of 1m 20.101s, but Webber’s best aced him as 1m 19.995s won the Australian his second pole of the year.

Behind them Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren was a breathless best of the rest on 1m 20.829s, moving ahead of Fernando’s Alonso Ferrari which the Spaniard had lapped in 1m 20.937s. Jenson Button sandwiched the red car after taking his McLaren round in 1m 20.991s.

Right at the end Michael Schumacher confirmed how much more comfortable he feels in the revamped Mercedes by snatching sixth place with 1m 21.294s, leaving the ever-impressive Robert Kubica seventh for Renault on 1m 21.353s, Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg on 1m 21.408s, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa on 1m 21.585s, and BMW Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi on 1m 21.984s from his sole run.

Alonso, criticised by some in China for his passing move on team mate Massa on the pit lane entry, annoyed Nico Rosberg as Q3 began by pulling straight out in front of him in the pit road.

Qualifying took place on a bone dry track and with warm sunshine and a steady wind.

As Webber and Vettel fought for P1 in Q2, Force India’s Adrian Sutil narrowly lost out to Rosberg, his 1m 21.985s leaving him 11th ahead of BMW Sauber’s Pedro de la Rosa on 1m 22.026s, Williams’s Nico Hulkenberg on 1m 22.131s, Renault’s Vitaly Petrov on 1m 22.139s, Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi on 1m 22.191s and Jaime Alguersuari on 1m 22.207s and Force India’s Vitantonio Liuzzi on 1m 22.854s.

Petrov, however, falls from 14th to 19th because Renault changed his gearbox after his shunt in final practice this morning.

Rubens Barrichello was the fastest faller in Q1, after lapping his Williams in 1m 23.125s. Behind him the Lotus duo was again closely matched, with Jarno Trulli on 1m 24.674s and Heikki Kovalainen on 1m 24.748s. That was comfortably ahead of the Virgins, with Timo Glock on 1m 25.475s and Lucas di Grassi on 1m 25.556s. Karun Chandhok was again the faster HRT on 1m 26.750s, with Bruno Senna on 1m 27.122s.

The Virgins, however, each get a five-place grid penalty for the team’s failure to notify the FIA within two hours of second practice of the gear ratios the team chose for Saturday.

With all the penalties taken into account, Buemi will start 14th from Alguersuari, Liuzzi, Barrichello, Trulli, Petrov, Kovalainen, Chandhok, Senna, Glock and Di Grassi.

 

*groan*

boom tish