i agree... what an amazing job BRAWN did with both cars qualifying 1-2. and at 1st i was like WTF when lewis didnt even go out in Q2, until they said he had a gearbox problem.

 

my team is sitting at 1,2,5,8,12

 

3,4,12,15... oh boy!!

 

Jenk, you stayed up? I fell asleep at 10. haha Long week.

 

I'm an Alonso fan but I can't think of better recipients of success than JB and RB.

GO BRAWN!

 

I cannot find Q results anywhere.

Link, notables?

 

Toyota just got penalised

 

Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli have been excluded from this afternoon’s qualifying session for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after qualifying sixth and eighth respectively. The duo will therefore join Lewis Hamilton at the back of the grid for Sunday’s 58-lap event.

Post-qualifying inspection revealed that the TF109 wings flexed excessively and therefore contravene Article 3.15 of the FIA technical regulations which specified that wings must not have any ‘degree of freedom’.

Toyota statement
"Toyota Motorsport has been informed that the rear wing of the TF109 has been found to demonstrate "extreme flexibility" by the Australian Grand Prix stewards.

"The design has passed our own internal test procedures which are designed to reproduce twice the proscribed official load tests. In light of this decision it is clear we must review these procedures to ensure there is no repeat of this situation and we will also review our production processes to ensure there is no variation between parts.

"We naturally accept and respect the decision of the race stewards. We intend to modify the components overnight and we are confident these modifications will not result in any performance drop."

Article 3.15 of the technical regulations
'With the exception of the cover described in Article 6.5.2 (when used in the pit lane), the driver adjustable bodywork described in Article 3.18 and the ducts described in Article 11.4, any specific part of the car influencing its aerodynamic performance: - must comply with the rules relating to bodywork; must be rigidly secured to the entirely sprung part of the car (rigidly secured means not having any degree of freedom).'

Earl ALEXANDER
© CAPSIS International

 

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:25.211 1:24.855 1:26.202 19
2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:25.006 1:24.783 1:26.505 21
3 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:25.938 1:25.121 1:26.830 21
4 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:25.922 1:25.152 1:26.914 19
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:25.846 1:25.123 1:26.973 21
7 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.844 1:25.319 1:27.033 21
9 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.899 1:25.380 1:27.163 21
10 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:25.427 1:25.241 1:27.246 20
11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.827 1:25.504 14
12 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:26.026 1:25.605 12
13 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:26.074 1:25.607 16
14 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.184 1:25.726 15
15 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.454 no time 5
16 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:26.503 10
17 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:26.598 12
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:26.677 10
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:26.742 9
20 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:26.964 10
8 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.194 1:25.265 1:27.127 20
6 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:25.499 1:25.281 1:26.975 19

 

yuphttps://teamspeed.com/forums/pit-stop/20660-toyota-excluded-qualifying.html
so Massa is 6th and Kimi is 7th ohh and Mcfans rejoice Lewis is up to 13th