[HaseBeceDeemy]

2nd practice live now on the beeb site (for those who can)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8038738.stm

watching as we talk.

re:the first post, the suspended penalty hanging over McClaren is until the end of the season i believe

[CowextetleSix]

Or Boobies!!! [rofl]

Ught Ow, you are stuck into the BOOBS [shocked]

[FreeDownloadOEMsoftware]

Wake up lazy f1 fans!!!! The Saturday practice is live now and from the results at the moment we are heading for a quite interesting gp!!

Follow the practice live here :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/8040751.stm

[LfYaRf1S]

Hmmm - Ferraris top the final practice, followed by the Brauns.
GOT to watch the qualifying now!

[FreeDownloadOEMsoftware]

Hmmm - Ferraris top the final practice, followed by the Brauns.
GOT to watch the qualifying now!

Definitely!! It's the first time that i get so excited about the qualifying!!!

[drgshmcm]

Quali should be imense, an old school battle for pole

[gusecrync]

Looks like the new tactic guy at Ferrari ain't any better than the old one, wtf were they thinking not putting Kimi on track 2nd time

[M4tHkBw2]

Ouch to Raikkonen [surrender]

Is he struggling for pace? or Ferrari got some uber plan going on here

[FreeDownloadOEMsoftware]

WTF is going on with ferrari this year, what has happened to raikkonen today is the same thing that happened to massa 2 gp ago... Why dont they improve their times ??

[orgagsUpsepsy]

Looks like the new tactic guy at Ferrari ain't any better than the old one, wtf were they thinking not putting Kimi on track 2nd time

It's getting silly isn't it, how hard can it really be?

I might send my cv in

[gusecrync]

Ouch to Raikkonen [surrender]

Is he struggling for pace? or Ferrari got some uber plan going on here

Apparently Ferrari thought they'd want to save some tyres, and counted Räikkönen's time would be enough to survive to next phase, which it wasn't.
Just ridicilously stupid tactics there

[drgshmcm]

Rather funny, you would have thought one of the best racing teams in the world would have learned from the Massa quali mistake last time.

The first time i've actually laughed at Legard commentating, when he said about Kimi putting his sunglasses on and going for an ice cream [rofl]

[PharmaDrMan]

[rofl][rofl][rofl] @ the Raik.

Hungry, perhaps ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JfMCBh1sJQ

[drgshmcm]

What a climax. [thumbup][thumbup] Get in there Button!

[DoctorQuquriramba]

Ferrari is quick considering the heavy KERS system on board, if Massa can sneak to the front he'll be very very hard to get past.

I think KERS was the right move for this track, traditionally you cant overtake here but KERS will change on that. Button will need Barrichello to be a rear gunner tommorow.

[orgagsUpsepsy]

I think Vettel is more of a threat than Massa, Vettel might be just a bit too pacy for Button tomorrow I think. Rubens, Massa and Webber will be left to fight over third. I think Webber is fairly heavy, so he needs a good start and hang onto those guys to take advantage of the extra fuel.

[Sakkola]

I think if Massa's Kers jumps him to the front by the first corner then it will be very hard for anyone to get past him, however if not I doubt his car will be quick enough to keep up with the leading Brawn / Red Bull.

I'd put my money on Button again, I hope he can keep Massa and Vettel behind him off the start line (the Brawn cars haven't had the best traction off the grid unfortunately) and if he does I think he'll be home free again

/edit/ If any of the front runners are heavy my money would be on Barrichello, shame he hasn't been able to capitalise on the heavier runs he's done so far this year.

[DoctorQuquriramba]

I think if Massa's Kers jumps him to the front by the first corner then it will be very hard for anyone to get past him, however if not I doubt his car will be quick enough to keep up with the leading Brawn / Red Bull.

I have that feeling, i really think Massa is going to try and punt that Ferrari at the start, this is the one track where its worth that risk.
That Brawn car isnt great off the line so i can see them going defensive from the start, its going to boil down to how much guts Massa has and how well the KERS works for him.

[Sakkola]

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/05/0...and-pit-stops/

Massa is actually heaviest of the front runners [gasp] It will be interesting to see if Vettel can make those two extra laps count ...

[JesikaFlpk]

Ferrari is quick considering the heavy KERS system on board, if Massa can sneak to the front he'll be very very hard to get past.

I think KERS was the right move for this track, traditionally you cant overtake here but KERS will change on that. Button will need Barrichello to be a rear gunner tommorow.

The weight of KERS isn't enough what was slowing the Ferrari down, and in Mclarens case it was making the car look a lot better than it actually was. The Mclaren, the Ferrari and BMW just sucked this year. The only thing going for them is that the teams infront might not actually have the money to stay there.