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| Belgian GP Practice Results; Spa-Francorchamps | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 26 2011, 10:50 AM (273 Views) | |
| everythingoes | Aug 26 2011, 10:50 AM Post #1 |
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Practice I Results - Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps 1. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m54.355s 13 2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m54.829s + 0.474s 15 3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2m02.740s + 8.385s 8 4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2m03.752s + 9.397s 10 5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2m04.301s + 9.946s 7 6. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 2m04.663s + 10.308s 18 7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 2m04.728s + 10.373s 10 8. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 2m05.391s + 11.036s 12 9. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2m06.583s + 12.228s 16 10. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2m06.886s + 12.531s 15 11. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2m07.055s + 12.700s 12 12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 2m07.481s + 13.126s 15 13. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 2m08.233s + 13.878s 14 14. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2m08.239s + 13.884s 14 15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 2m08.918s + 14.563s 10 16. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2m09.792s + 15.437s 8 17. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2m12.278s + 17.923s 13 18. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 2m12.389s + 18.034s 10 19. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 2m12.772s + 18.417s 13 20. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 2m13.058s + 18.703s 8 21. Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 2m13.090s + 18.735s 11 22. Vitaly Petrov Renault 2m13.601s + 19.246s 10 23. Bruno Senna Renault 2m14.340s + 19.985s 7 24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 2m14.933s + 20.578s 11 Looks like a fairy tale beginning for MS, but he & Rosberg were the only ones to manage a fast lap before rain hit the circuit. |
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| Pasta | Aug 26 2011, 11:24 AM Post #2 |
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What is the forecast for the weekend? |
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| everythingoes | Aug 26 2011, 11:59 AM Post #3 |
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More rain today. Some rain tomorrow. Mostly cloudy on race day. |
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| Rob | Aug 26 2011, 01:21 PM Post #4 |
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1. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m54.355s 13 So the old fart does have something left in the tank. |
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| everythingoes | Aug 27 2011, 07:45 AM Post #5 |
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Practice II Results - Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps 1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m50.321s 22 2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m50.461s + 0.140s 18 3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m50.770s + 0.449s 9 4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m50.838s + 0.517s 9 5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m51.218s + 0.897s 14 6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m51.242s + 0.921s 22 7. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m51.655s + 1.334s 20 8. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m51.725s + 1.404s 17 9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m51.751s + 1.430s 8 10. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m51.790s + 1.469s 13 11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m51.922s + 1.601s 22 12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m52.750s + 2.429s 20 13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m52.780s + 2.459s 25 14. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m52.911s + 2.59 s 24 15. Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m53.009s + 2.688s 24 16. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m53.156s + 2.835s 17 17. Bruno Senna Renault 1m53.835s + 3.514s 20 18. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m55.051s + 4.730s 20 19. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m55.494s + 5.173s 22 20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m56.202s + 5.881s 15 21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m56.816s + 6.495s 20 22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m57.450s + 7.129s 19 23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m57.612s + 7.291s 24 24. Vitaly Petrov Renault 2m02.234s + 11.913s 12 |
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| Pasta | Aug 27 2011, 09:07 AM Post #6 |
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Difficult to tell who is on form at this point. Such limited driving in the dry, and now, just as Practice III is about to begin, puddles forming again. Perhaps another Canada? |
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| everythingoes | Aug 27 2011, 10:28 AM Post #7 |
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Practice III Results - Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps 1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2m08.988s 7 2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2m09.046s + 0.058s 8 3. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2m09.931s + 0.943s 16 4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2m10.257s + 1.269s 7 5. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2m10.402s + 1.414s 9 6. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2m10.580s + 1.592s 15 7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m10.837s + 1.849s 12 8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 2m11.437s + 2.449s 13 9. Bruno Senna Renault 2m11.664s + 2.676s 14 10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m11.667s + 2.679s 10 11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 2m11.874s + 2.886s 13 12. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 2m13.036s + 4.048s 15 13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 2m13.074s + 4.086s 12 14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2m13.182s + 4.194s 12 15. Vitaly Petrov Renault 2m13.290s + 4.302s 15 16. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 2m13.778s + 4.790s 12 17. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 2m14.334s + 5.346s 14 18. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 2m14.682s + 5.694s 11 19. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 2m17.159s + 8.171s 12 20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2m18.039s + 9.051s 10 21. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 2m19.001s + 10.013s 12 22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 2m19.001s + 10.609s 14 23. Felipe Massa Ferrari 2m19.597s + 13.466s 7 24. Fernando Alonso Ferrari no time 5 With all 3 Practices affected by rain, one can only guess as to anyones real pace Its expected to remain wet for qualifying. That should be fun! |
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| Pasta | Aug 27 2011, 11:04 AM Post #8 |
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Mercedes strategy is not so much on quali, but set up for the race depending on what they think the weather will be. A wet setup loses buckets in the dry. |
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| everythingoes | Aug 27 2011, 11:49 AM Post #9 |
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The general forecast is that its not going to be as wet as yesterday and today. Going by that most teams will likely qualify with a dry set up. one or two might try something different, Sauber or Button for example. |
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