The Official Brazil Practice Thread - *Spoilers*
Oct 31, 2008 | 03:37 AM
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The Official Brazil Practice Thread - *Spoilers*
Arighty. I'm going to start this up. It'll be interesting to see who tops the time sheets.
Forza Ferrari. Hopefully we can have a Brazil Repeat. Can you imagine a Brazilian in Brazil winning?
Forza Ferrari. Hopefully we can have a Brazil Repeat. Can you imagine a Brazilian in Brazil winning?
Oct 31, 2008 | 04:21 AM
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I do wish all in the hunt the best of luck this weekend. I have an idea for this race, send the stewards to the beach with some honeys for the entire weekend!
Oct 31, 2008 | 06:08 AM
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Mclaren insecurity kicking in here's what I honestly think Massa and Raikonen 1,2 but it's almost impossible for Lewis not to finish the race anywhere between 3rd and 5th place unless something extraordinary happens like he doesn't get through Q1 from some reason or a mechanical faliure like what happened in Interlagos,Brazil( But I can't see that Happening the car has been much more reliable in 2008) 2007 or he crashes during the race
Oct 31, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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Mclaren insecurity kicking in here's what I honestly think Massa and Raikonen 1,2 but it's almost impossible for Lewis not to finish the race anywhere between 3rd and 5th place unless something extraordinary happens like he doesn't get through Q1 from some reason or a mechanical faliure like what happened in Interlagos,Brazil( But I can't see that Happening the car has been much more reliable in 2008) 2007 or he crashes during the race
Oct 31, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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Oh GAWD no . . . It's Friday practice and the press has already declared Alonso the winner? I hope Alonso does win. That would mean Massa has no chance at the WDC.
What's up with Kov? Typical.
From F1Live.com.
What's up with Kov? Typical.
From F1Live.com.
Alonso sets the Friday pace
Brazilian GP - Second practice
31/10/08 18:50
Alonso showed the pace of the R28 right at
the end of the Friday running
With just over two minutes remaining of the 90-minute second free practice session this afternoon at Interlagos, things were looking pretty bleak for the Renault team with Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet 18th and 20th on the timesheets. The final run however vaulted the former champion to the head of the timesheets with a best lap of 1:12.296s, a fraction ahead of Felipe Massa’s 1:12.305s set in the morning session.
While Alonso holds the overnight bragging rights, Massa will be very satisfied with his day at Interlagos. After setting the morning pace the Brazilian topped the timesheets for much of the afternoon and ended the day just 0.057s adrift of Alonso. Critically for the Brazilian, it was not a good session for championship leader Lewis Hamilton who struggled mightily with the handling of his McLaren Mercedes.
While it was a very satisfying afternoon for Alonso and Massa, the same can be said for Jarno Trulli who really did run well again for Toyota. The Italian veteran traded best laps with Massa early in the session ahead of a brief rain shower and ended the afternoon with the third fastest time. Team-mate Timo Glock did not have such a good run and was 14th, sixth-tenths down on Trulli.
Kimi Raikkonen was a fraction slower than his morning best and ended the day fourth ahead of Mark Webber who vaulted up the order right at the end of the session in the leading Red Bull Renault.
His 2009 team-mate Sebastian Vettel was next up in the leading Toro Rosso ahead of Nelson Piquet who moved from 20th to seventh as the chequered flag flew. Nico Rosberg was a firm top-ten runner late in the session and is eighth overnight in his Williams Toyota after adding wing to the FW30.
Lewis Hamilton never looked comfortable with his McLaren Mercedes this afternoon. We know the team have a number of updates to the MP4-23 package, but with no testing permitted following the Chinese Grand Prix, it was a case of running the revisions for the first time in free practice. Like his rivals, Hamilton started the session on the harder prime tyre before moving on to evaluate the softer option tyre. On both compounds Hamilton repeatedly locked brakes and lost time. He ends the day ninth while team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was a low-key 15th.
Kazuki Nakajima rounded out the top ten in the second Williams while the white Red Bull Renault of David Coulthard was just a hundredth of a second adrift in 11th. BMW Sauber did not show a great deal of pace this afternoon with Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld down in 12th and 13th positions respectively ahead of Glock and Kovalainen.
Brazilian GP - Second practice
31/10/08 18:50
Alonso showed the pace of the R28 right at
the end of the Friday running
With just over two minutes remaining of the 90-minute second free practice session this afternoon at Interlagos, things were looking pretty bleak for the Renault team with Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet 18th and 20th on the timesheets. The final run however vaulted the former champion to the head of the timesheets with a best lap of 1:12.296s, a fraction ahead of Felipe Massa’s 1:12.305s set in the morning session.
While Alonso holds the overnight bragging rights, Massa will be very satisfied with his day at Interlagos. After setting the morning pace the Brazilian topped the timesheets for much of the afternoon and ended the day just 0.057s adrift of Alonso. Critically for the Brazilian, it was not a good session for championship leader Lewis Hamilton who struggled mightily with the handling of his McLaren Mercedes.
While it was a very satisfying afternoon for Alonso and Massa, the same can be said for Jarno Trulli who really did run well again for Toyota. The Italian veteran traded best laps with Massa early in the session ahead of a brief rain shower and ended the afternoon with the third fastest time. Team-mate Timo Glock did not have such a good run and was 14th, sixth-tenths down on Trulli.
Kimi Raikkonen was a fraction slower than his morning best and ended the day fourth ahead of Mark Webber who vaulted up the order right at the end of the session in the leading Red Bull Renault.
His 2009 team-mate Sebastian Vettel was next up in the leading Toro Rosso ahead of Nelson Piquet who moved from 20th to seventh as the chequered flag flew. Nico Rosberg was a firm top-ten runner late in the session and is eighth overnight in his Williams Toyota after adding wing to the FW30.
Lewis Hamilton never looked comfortable with his McLaren Mercedes this afternoon. We know the team have a number of updates to the MP4-23 package, but with no testing permitted following the Chinese Grand Prix, it was a case of running the revisions for the first time in free practice. Like his rivals, Hamilton started the session on the harder prime tyre before moving on to evaluate the softer option tyre. On both compounds Hamilton repeatedly locked brakes and lost time. He ends the day ninth while team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was a low-key 15th.
Kazuki Nakajima rounded out the top ten in the second Williams while the white Red Bull Renault of David Coulthard was just a hundredth of a second adrift in 11th. BMW Sauber did not show a great deal of pace this afternoon with Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld down in 12th and 13th positions respectively ahead of Glock and Kovalainen.
Last edited by Barrister; Oct 31, 2008 at 06:03 PM.
Oct 31, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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Remember that system goes
1st- 10
2nd- 8
3rd- 6
4th- 5
5th- 4
6th- 3
7th- 2
8th- 1
Oct 31, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Wow, very interesting. Does anyone know what sort of revisions they made to the McLarens? I wonder if they can set anything back to help Hamilton feel more comfortable behind the wheel. This might be a more intense race than I had initially thought.
Oct 31, 2008 | 11:08 PM
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Oh crap. I don't know.
Lewis will win and make it a mute point. Last edited by Barrister; Oct 31, 2008 at 11:13 PM.
Oct 31, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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Friday Practice Results
Pos. Driver Team Tires Time Laps
1 F. Alonso Renault 1:12.296 43
2 F. Massa Ferrari 1:12.353 41
3 J. Trulli Toyota 1:12.435 44
4 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.600 32
5 M. Webber Red Bull 1:12.650 45
6 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:12.687 47
7 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:12.703 44
8 N. Rosberg Williams 1:12.761 42
9 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:12.827 33
10 K. Nakajima Williams 1:12.886 42
11 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:12.896 38
12 R. Kubica BMW 1:12.971 48
13 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:13.038 49
14 T. Glock Toyota 1:13.041 39
15 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:13.213 37
16 R. Barrichello Honda 1:13.221 39
17 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:13.273 41
18 J. Button Honda 1:13.341 49
19 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:13.428 32
20 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:13.691 33
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