[siztenboots]

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1st practise

Position  Country  	Driver  	Car number  	Team            	Fastest Lap
1 	germany 	Sebastian Vettel 	5 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:20.976
2 	australia 	Mark Webber      	6 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:21.106
3 	poland  	Robert Kubica   	11 	Renault          	1:22.072
4 	great britain 	Jenson Button   	1 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:22.444
5 	brazil  	Rubens Barrichello 	9 	Williams-Cosworth 	1:22.601
6 	spain   	Pedro de la Rosa 	22 	BMW Sauber-Ferrari 	1:22.764
7 	spain   	Fernando Alonso 	8 	Ferrari         	1:22.772
8 	germany 	Nico Rosberg    	4 	Mercedes GP      	1:22.777
9 	germany 	Michael Schumacher 	3 	Mercedes GP      	1:22.792
10 	germany 	Nico Hulkenberg 	10 	Williams-Cosworth 	1:22.966
11 	germany 	Adrian Sutil    	14 	Force India-Mercedes 	1:23.003
12 	brazil  	Felipe Massa    	7 	Ferrari         	1:23.007
13 	russia  	Vitaly Petrov    	12 	Renault         	1:23.249
14 	japan   	Kamui Kobayashi 	23 	BMW Sauber-Ferrari 	1:23.327
15 	great britain 	Paul Di Resta    	15 	Force India-Mercedes 	1:23.520
16 	switzerland 	Sebastien Buemi 	16 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:23.780
17 	spain   	Jaime Alguersuari 	17 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:23.868
18 	great britain 	Lewis Hamilton   	2 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:24.075
19 	italy   	Jarno Trulli    	18 	Lotus-Cosworth  	1:25.032
20 	finland 	Heikki Kovalainen 	19 	Lotus-Cosworth  	1:25.210
21 	germany 	Timo Glock      	24 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:25.990
22 	brazil   	Lucas di Grassi 	25 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:26.686
23 	brazil  	Bruno Senna     	21 	Hispania-Cosworth 	1:26.990
24 	japan   	Sakon Yamamoto  	20 	Hispania-Cosworth 	1:28.157

[Code Monkey]

Going to be very dull to watch. Track with very little overtaking, coupled with red bulls being massively faster than anyone else, due to their understanding of the rules being better than the rest. Like Brawn last year.

Maybe the VX will need washing instead.

[VXT Tim]

RBR
Ferrari
RBR
Ferrari

2nd practice.


I'm going for 4 overtakes!

[jonnyturbo79]

be good if hamilton can split the ferraris

Code Monkey, on 30 July 2010 - 02:49 PM, said:

Going to be very dull to watch. Track with very little overtaking, coupled with red bulls being massively faster than anyone else, due to their understanding of the rules being better than the rest. Like Brawn last year.

Maybe the VX will need washing instead.

[siztenboots]

can't decide if I can be bothered to watch this , no chance of any freak snow storms or something , a couple of safety car incidents , otherwise I can see the red bulls lapping everyone, 70 laps , over a second advantage

[theolodian]

After last weekend I'm done planning my weekend around F1 until and unless the end of the season title fight gets interesting. Add to that what is likely to be a very processional race even by F1 standards . . .

Well, I really should get out and work on the VX anyway.

[rsg]

weather forcast was rain last night. fingers crossed

[siztenboots]

beer saving strategy means , lap 36 beer pit strategy

[VXT Tim]

Not as dull as expected but still dull.

Can you get done for attempted murder in an f1 car? Naughty msc.

[2.2_na]

VXT Tim, on 01 August 2010 - 02:58 PM, said:

Can you get done for attempted murder in an f1 car? Naughty msc.

I had someone attempt to do a similar thing to me this week, two lanes merging into one in the hight street!
He cut right in on me, I had to back off at the last second to avoid contact, or he would have hit me.
Then further along, when stopped at the traffic lights he started shouting etc...such anger! Over nothing! Crazy world!

[Sutol]

quite enjoyed the race. Msc should be slammed for what he did to Rubens. Well done Mark but disappointed that Vettel didn't get past Alonso.

[Whiteboy]

I hated MSC when he was at ferrari, but respected he was a great driver, especially in the wet. Now I just hate him and wish he would just leave - he is a joke. I hope the fia through the book at him and the last person he should try and put in a wall is Rubens, he must have got a very short memory - what a prick.

Steve

[danger7]

Hi all,

Well in watching the replays of Rubens and that German its clear Herr Schumacher has no regard for human life whatsoever. A deliberate block to make up for his complete lack of talent of driving a decent car quickly.

He should take a long look at himself and the conclusion should be 'shame' Mercedes will be furious I know from their sportscars and DTM driver programmes if certain drivers behave in a dangerous way its a sin, and are quietly dropped lets see.

He should stop, before he hurts someone and the FIA should talk to him, his antics are not needed in this age - he's a dinosaur.

Rubens should be applauded for his courage and self belief and I can well imagine he will take great pride in passing a man who stopped him from winning more than one or ten GP's when they were team mates.

Herr Schumacher - payback time, its not racing putting someone into a barrier at 180 mph.

Cast our minds back to the same track some years ago a certain pass between Messrs Senna and Mansell a different world, Senna's commitment was there to see but also an understanding that there is a limit and Mansell knew where the line was, both had mutual respect for each other, What Schumacher did was just ham fisted and crude and lucky the pitwall ended when it did.

I have a suggestion - join Montoya and go NASCAR racing maybe that's more youre line these days.

Cheers
Ian

[Adam08]

You have to applaud Rubens courage to carry on, I think most would of bottled it
But it was absolutely ridiculous what happened

Bad luck to Hamilton, any reasons for Button being so off the pace?
And if vettel was soo much faster why couldn't he close on Alonso, dirty air or not
And didn't he look happy on the podium

[VXT Tim]

10 place grid penalty in Belgium.

Track doesn't really allow overtaking hence vettel and to an extent buttons pace.
Rubens was 3.5 seconds a lap quicker than michael but struggled to pass.

[Adam08]

Forgot about the track not allowing overtaking

Is 10 places really enough for what could of easily killed rubens or them both?

[VXT Tim]

I'm not one to be dramatic but that was inches away from seriously injuring/killing someone.
Maybe a race ban would've been more of a punishment.

[XXX]

Adam08, on 01 August 2010 - 09:13 PM, said:

Forgot about the track not allowing overtaking

overtaking is allowed in Hungary, it's just that it's a difficult track to overtake on......

If Barrichello had touched that wall he would have probably taken out Schumacher with him - outcome at that speed does not bear thinking about. IMO Schumacher is just an ungracious loser. He knew he was slower. He knows Barrichello still has it whilst he hasn't.

[Code Monkey]

Adam08, on 01 August 2010 - 07:59 PM, said:

You have to applaud Rubens courage to carry on, I think most would of bottled it
But it was absolutely ridiculous what happened

Bad luck to Hamilton, any reasons for Button being so off the pace?
And if vettel was soo much faster why couldn't he close on Alonso, dirty air or not
And didn't he look happy on the podium

Vettel had been told that Alonso was faster... So there was no way he would pass him.