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| Valencia practice 1 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 21 2009, 10:08 AM (158 Views) | |
| Norbert | Aug 21 2009, 10:08 AM Post #1 |
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Barrichello finsihes on top, followed by both Macs, and then Button. Badoer finishes miles behind the 19th place runner, almost 2.5 secs slower than Kimi, and nearly 3.4 slower than Rubens. Hopefully some more time on track will see him get closer to the pace this afternoon. 1 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:42.460 2 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.636 0.176 3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.654 0.194 4 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:43.074 0.614 5 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:43.088 0.628 6 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:43.209 0.749 7 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:43.225 0.765 8 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:43.243 0.783 9 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:43.345 0.885 10 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:43.384 0.924 11 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:43.389 0.929 12 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:43.419 0.959 13 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:43.637 1.177 14 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:43.746 1.286 15 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:44.040 1.580 16 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:44.126 1.666 17 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:44.356 1.896 18 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:44.638 2.178 19 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:44.732 2.272 20 3 Luca Badoer Ferrari 1:45.840 3.380 |
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| mrr9 | Aug 21 2009, 10:16 AM Post #2 |
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the question is has Brawn sorted out there tire temps yet from the times it look like they have Mark |
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| GordonB | Aug 21 2009, 11:13 AM Post #3 |
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There's an article (here) on the BBC where Jenson says that they have spent ages going through all of their setups and changes through the year and that they are pretty certain they know where they went wrong. Added to that, they've got some new suspension components. So hopefully they are back in the game , and by the looks of the practice times it certainly looks better than before the break.
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| mrr9 | Aug 21 2009, 11:49 AM Post #4 |
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will the new loads on the cars next year due to the refueling ban held Brawn more because of the bigger car and more mass will heat up the tires more? and like wise will Red Ball go backwards because they heat there tires up too much? but it look like it going in the correct direction for the Brawn team - so far - but looking at the car they do need more logos quick Mark |
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| Lord Tau | Aug 21 2009, 12:01 PM Post #5 |
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Looking at Badoer in the Ferrari, it looks like, on first glance, that Hamilton is driving a Ferrari - seeing as they both have distinctive yellow helmets. |
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| Brave_Lee_Flea | Aug 21 2009, 12:51 PM Post #6 |
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Those Mercedes engines are good: 1 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:42.460 2 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.636 0.176 3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.654 0.194 4 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:43.074 0.614 . 6 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:43.209 0.749 Is there still an engine freeze in place or did that get blown out of the water last year when Renault complained? |
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, and by the looks of the practice times it certainly looks better than before the break.

12:37 AM Jul 11