The Official Spanish Grand Prix 2009 Thread (*spoilers*)

ROBITUSSIN JR. schreef:
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> The BMW rear wing looks pretty neat, it actually
> reminds me of the winglet that the Mclaren had for
> a few races in 95 on the engine cover, still I
> don't know how that will help much, I am no
> aerodynamist but that seems to create a lot of
> drag and I haven't seen any team fiddle with the
> rear wing like that.

Well, BMW has done some good looking around in some other racing series, they surely arent the first ones;

Acura LMP1 car for the American Le Mans Series



Audi R15 for Sebring and Le Mans



Then both DTM cars of Audi and Mercedes, the Audi one



And the Merc one



And ofcourse the version BMW now uses in F1

marwood82 Wrote:
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> lol @ kimi's radio msg from the team about lack of
> kers.
>
> 'you don't have to tell me at every corner!'


ROFL!! Just caught a video of that. Classic Kimi :D

Ferrari 1 / 2!!! i know its only practise but interesting



GPGSL WDC Season 4

Wasnt sure if RedBull's laps were clean, but I guess it's safe to say they were running heavier than Ferrari, and maybe Brawn (who got clean laps in).

5tenths to Button, how much of that is fuel, if any? Brawns rear suspension updates are to fix the problem of a lack of adjustability through the new engine, it was one of the causes of poor 1-lap pace. I hope it has been solved.

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

So, how far up the grid will Nelson Piquet get today?



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Ugh Jonathan, don't confuse STR with Ferrari!
*Facepalms*

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Those Toyotas look all over the place in the final sector. Glock had to correct it four times accelerating out of Turn 12. Trulli barely made it in.

Raikkonen and Kovalainen out....Ferrari have done it again!!
ROFL at Brundle over Kovalainen's radio!



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Red Sam Wrote:
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> So, how far up the grid will Nelson Piquet get
> today?

Maybe the heady heights of 16th
Edit: OMG, he's in Q2!!

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Higher than Raikkonen!

f me - what are Ferrari doing?

And please, can someone shoot Eddie Jordan? He is an idiot!

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2013 - Nando must come through..

Ugh Kimi!! FAIL from him and Ferrari
Edit: Apologies Kimi, Ferrari admitted it's their screw-up. Muppet show from Ferrari so far, again!

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Ah I love Eddie, he's there to provoke arguments. Half of the time he's talking rubbish, the other half he's making sense and making good points. I think he's a good addition, better than Gascoyne anyways.

Ferrari again made the same mistake as with Massa in Malaysia, will they ever learn? They didnt send Kimi out at the end.

Rain forecast for tomorrow? Hope so!

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Eddie annoys me.

What a lap from Button. That was incredible! Where's chet?!!!

Good result from Massa, but until we see the fuel loads it really looks like it's between Red Bull and Brawn.



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Button is on fire this season, bloody hell.

Massa up to 4th!! Expect him to pit on lap 1!!!





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Stonking lap from Jenson! He sure is on fire, really deserves that pole.
Great laps from Vettel and Rubens too.

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wow didnt expect Button to be on pole. thought rubens would get it.

Woo finally ferrari have some decent pace, though wtf Kimi!!! I was watching the TV waiting for them to show him go for a 2nd flying lap as even I knew his first attempt wouldnt be enough! 8tenths slower than massa!!! Stupid ferrari yet again.

And shumacher should go away

Wow. Did not expect that.

Sector 3 was immense!

My throat is a little sore after shouting my head off at that lap :p!

From nowhere to pole.

Will see the fuel later, but I trust Brawn have gone sensible.

Challenge tomorrow will be staying in front of Massa at the start, and Vettel!

I hope Brawn have solved the clutch issues at the start!!!!

edit - btw, a shout to Vettel too. looked like it could have been quicker but I thought I saw two mistakes, turn9 and then turn 11 too, coming off the hairpin. The car looked horrid.

JB also made a mistake into 4, he locked a brake, and missed the apex at 10, the hairpin.

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL



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