2011 F1 Thread

[wolverine]

HAHHAHAHHAHAAA

pastor WILL NOT make the grid

that is unbelieveable!!!!

Casey Stoner threw a punch/gave someone a shove from his bike so it isn't unprecedented.

[ctjet]

good call mclaren!!

shafting your own drivers every fortnight fo life

[ctjet]

Casey Stoner threw a punch/gave someone a shove from his bike so it isn't unprecedented.

that is hardly the same thing

pastor is absolutely fcuked

[ctjet]

massa off!!

i for one am shocked

[wolverine]

Massa channelling Kimi?

The Maldonado thing is spicy and who doesn't want more action in F1.

[ctjet]

wow those redbulls open that DRS early

[ctjet]

hows that

DRS is now enabled in the dry, and the bulls are back

intersting

[Owgasm]

Fark. That was good.

[ctjet]

great great quali!!! needed one more lap

well done senna and lewis

dont think vettel will have it in the race tomorrow, webber and lewis looking very good

[wolverine]

Massa faster than Nando.

[ctjet]

18 'ums' or 'errs' from webber in 40 odd seconds

impressive

[chef_stagea]

f**k you vettel

[ctjet]

the incident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4_-vA5jKjA&feature=player_embedded

Edited August 27, 2011 by ctjet

[benm]

Hamilton did swerve at Maldonado first out of turn 1 so whatever penalty Maldonado gets Hamilton should also get.

[ctjet]

lol

[Nee-san]

It was my hope and wish that Hamiltons car was too damaged to complete qually, Pastor son I am dissapoint.

I may have to eat a bit of humble pie about Bruna, along with a few others here Lol.

[wolverine]

Hamilton did swerve at Maldonado first out of turn 1 so whatever penalty Maldonado gets Hamilton should also get.

Hamilton boned Maldonado at Monaco and cost him a points finish. I think he's been harbouring a small grudge.

[chef_stagea]

Maldonado given a 5 place grud penalty.

If i was hamo i would have been practicing my pit menouvers over night!

Ohhhh well

[tweety bird]

It was my hope and wish that Hamiltons car was too damaged to complete qually, Pastor son I am dissapoint.

I may have to eat a bit of humble pie about Bruna, along with a few others here Lol.

[tweety bird]

after qualifying driver excuses

pf1

Daniel Ricciardo: "As we expected, today has been a little tricky with the changing conditions, especially during qualifying. The track was pretty damp at the beginning but started to dry with a few minutes to go. There was one lap where you could make the most of it, but I missed it. We also had a bit of a mechanical problem that didn't help. It was a combination of things. Small mistakes cost quite a lot of time in these sorts of conditions. I've been slowly improving but not enough and there are a few areas that I need to work on. But I'm confident for tomorrow. Races are always special and I'll do my best, as always. It is important to make a good start and see where we can go from there."

Mark Webber: "It was a close session today; I think I went a bit too hard on the slicks initially in Q3. I felt comfortable, and you never know if the lap you're on is the one before the weather changes. There were sprinklings of rain here and there and as soon as we finished Q3 it began to rain again, so I probably could have built up a bit slower and had a better run into the third and fourth lap. But, that's how it goes and we have had a smooth weekend. It's very easy in these conditions to end up out of position and we're in position, it would have been nicer to have been a slightly higher up, but the guys in front did a good job and we're in the hunt tomorrow."

Jenson Button: "Failing to get into Q3 was a misunderstanding between the team and me. I'd just done a fast lap, and was cooling the tyres, not knowing that there wasn't any more time left in the session. If I'd known, obviously I wouldn't have slowed down on my final lap. Obviously, with the track getting drier with every lap, it was vital to be going quickly until the end of the session. I think I was second- or third-quickest when I did my lap; it's just a pity I that didn't get a chance to put in another lap. It's very disappointing. Obviously, in Q1, I was a second quicker than everyone. Our car is clearly one of the quickest around here, and it's going to be tough starting back in 13th. But I've just got to deal with it now. I think I'll just have a cup of tea and move on from it."

Michael Schumacher: "Well, obviously I would have wished for a different end to today's qualifying, but it is difficult to drive on three wheels - even if I should have the experience to do so in Spa. Seriously, this is certainly something that should not occur, but then this is also Formula One; we are working at the highest level but still things can happen. At first, I wasn't sure what had happened, as I just felt myself lose the back end suddenly which is why I instantly apologised to the team. But then I saw the wheel off the car and understood the reason why I had lost control. Trying to find the good in the bad, I'd probably say that I still have some fresh sets of tyres left, and that there is only one direction to go tomorrow: forward."

Bruno Senna: "I am really quite satisfied with my qualifying and I don't think my first weekend racing for Lotus Renault GP could have started much better; I wasn't expecting to be in the top ten when I set out this afternoon. I was a little nervous going out in Q3 using dry tyres on a damp track, because I hadn't managed much running on them this morning or yesterday. Bearing this in mind, I feel absolutely delighted with P7. Leading up to qualifying, I'd been working on getting a good performance in the wet, and I knew that if qualifying was fully wet I would be in a strong position, so to perform well on dry tyres is a fantastic feeling. Looking ahead to the race, I'll take everything step by step. The car was very good to me in qualifying so I hope this is something that repeats itself tomorrow. This circuit has been kind to me in the past and I hope that continues; the weekend is just getting better and better for me!"

Pastor Maldonado: "It was a difficult qualifying because of the changing conditions and I had some problems with the balance because of that, especially during Q1. I was expecting a bit more in Q2 and thought we'd make it through to Q3, but I had traffic in my final lap which cost me a quicker time. This race is a long one and I think our pace is better here so we will see. About what happened with Lewis. He slowed down a lot at the end of the session, so I tried to go past him. I then felt contact at the back of my car. I don't really know what happened. It was a difficult moment."

drama drama drama.

Edited August 28, 2011 by tweety bird