CumbrianRam Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Good job it wasn't armco he hit, the damange could have been much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 Nico Rosberg almost hit that wall this morning the commentators were saying. Remember Karl Wedlinger crashing for Sauber in '94, not long after Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger Yeah, that was a big one, that's why they modified the run-off there. He's okay, thankfully. Staggering how far safety in this sport has come. Might be a worry that the tub cracked though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Vettel on pole in Monte Carlo, Button 2nd, Schumacher 5th. Hamilton 7th after being out on cold tyres. [sIZE=4]Starting Grid[/sIZE] 1 Ger Sebastian Vettel 1 Red Bull-Renault 1:13.556 2 GB Jenson Button 4 McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.997 3 Aus Mark Webber 2 Red Bull-Renault 1:14.019 4 Spa Fernando Alonso 5 Ferrari 1:14.483 5 Ger Michael Schumacher 7 Mercedes GP 1:14.682 6 Brz Felipe Massa 6 Ferrari 1:14.877 7 GB Lewis Hamilton 3 McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.280 8 Ger Nico Rosberg 8 Mercedes GP 1:15.766 9 Ven Pastor Maldonado 12 Williams-Cosworth 1:16.528 10 Mex Sergio Perez 17 Sauber 1:15.482 11 Rus Vitaly Petrov 10 Renault 1:15.815 12 Brz Rubens Barrichello 11 Williams-Cosworth 1:15.826 13 Jpn Kamui Kobayashi 16 Sauber 1:15.973 14 GB Paul Di Resta 15 Force India-Mercedes 1:16.118 15 Ger Adrian Sutil 14 Force India-Mercedes 1:16.121 16 Ger Nick Heidfeld 9 Renault 1:16.214 17 Swi Sebastien Buemi 18 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.300 18 Fin Heikki Kovalainen 20 Lotus-Renault 1:17.343 19 Ita Jarno Trulli 21 Lotus-Renault 1:17.381 20 Spa Jaime Alguersuari 19 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:17.820 21 Ger Timo Glock 24 Virgin-Cosworth 1:17.914 22 Bel Jerome d'Ambrosio 25 Virgin-Cosworth 1:18.736 23 Ind Narain Karthikeyan 22 Hispania-Cosworth No time 24 Ita Vitantonio Liuzzi 23 Hispania-Cosworth No time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Perez won't race due to concussion, but has no other injuries so should be fine for Canada, Hamilton demoted to 9th on the grid after his time was deleted for cutting the chicane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 No surprise regarding Perez. Have the HRTs been booted off the grid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 No surprise regarding Perez. Have the HRTs been booted off the grid? No http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91820 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Vettel is becoming Schumacher for me. So boring with the same guy winning every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Would'nt happen to have the fastest car would he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Would'nt happen to have the fastest car would he? Webber isn't winning every week though is he. There's a difference between this year and Schumacher's era - the races are exciting. When Schumacher dominated, it was the fastest car at the front, the slowest car at the back, and no overtaking. At least this season, there's plenty of action. I was gobsmacked that people labelled last year as exciting. The title was close, yes, but the on-track action was dire. In football, a season of 0-0 draws would produce a close title, wouldn't make it exciting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Vettel wins somehow, Alonso 2nd, Button 3rd. Hamilton all over the place and finishes 6th after taking Maldonado out. Petrov taking to hospital after a nasty crash which halted the race [sIZE=4]Full race timings[/sIZE] Sunday, 29 May 2011 Conditions: Sunny 1 germany Sebastian Vettel 1 Red Bull-Renault 1 25 2 spain Fernando Alonso 5 Ferrari 4 18 3 great britain Jenson Button 4 McLaren-Mercedes 2 15 4 australia Mark Webber 2 Red Bull-Renault 3 12 5 japan Kamui Kobayashi 16 Sauber 13 10 6 great britain Lewis Hamilton 3 McLaren-Mercedes 9 8 7 germany Adrian Sutil 14 Force India-Mercedes 15 6 8 germany Nick Heidfeld 9 Renault 16 4 9 brazil Rubens Barrichello 11 Williams-Cosworth 12 2 10 switzerland Sebastien Buemi 18 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 17 1 11 germany Nico Rosberg 8 Mercedes GP 7 12 great britain Paul Di Resta 15 Force India-Mercedes 14 13 italy Jarno Trulli 21 Lotus-Renault 19 14 finland Heikki Kovalainen 20 Lotus-Renault 18 15 belgium Jerome d'Ambrosio 25 Virgin-Cosworth 22 16 italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 23 Hispania-Cosworth 24 17 india Narain Karthikeyan 22 Hispania-Cosworth 23 18 venezuela Pastor Maldonado 12 Williams-Cosworth 8 crash, 73 laps 19 russian federation Vitaly Petrov 10 Renault 11 crash, 69 laps 20 spain Jaime Alguersuari 19 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 20 crash, 69 laps 21 brazil Felipe Massa 6 Ferrari 6 crash, 32 laps 22 germany Michael Schumacher 7 Mercedes GP 5 retired, 32 laps 23 germany Timo Glock 24 Virgin-Cosworth 21 retired, 30 laps 24 mexico Sergio Perez 17 Sauber 10 retired, 0 laps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Fantastic race, massive shame all the focus is on Lewis's post-race interview. Called the stewards a "frickin' joke" before joking that they kept calling him in "because he's black, at least that's what Ali G would say". Thought it was pretty funny myself. Got to question whether Vettel can be stopped. It says it all when the most exciting racing is going on in the midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Webber isn't winning every week though is he. There's a difference between this year and Schumacher's era - the races are exciting. When Schumacher dominated, it was the fastest car at the front, the slowest car at the back, and no overtaking. At least this season, there's plenty of action. I was gobsmacked that people labelled last year as exciting. The title was close, yes, but the on-track action was dire. In football, a season of 0-0 draws would produce a close title, wouldn't make it exciting.... Webber isn't in the same league as Vettel/Alonso/Hamilton. Not even close. If Alonso or Hamilton were in the second Red Bull, we'd be seeing a much tighter Championship. To be honest mate, I'd much rather have an extremely close Championship which goes to the final race (and see less overtaking on-track as a result) than see what we're seeing this year, plenty of overtaking in the midfield but sod all happening in front. Getting to be far too like 2002 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Webber isn't in the same league as Vettel/Alonso/Hamilton. Not even close. If Alonso or Hamilton were in the second Red Bull, we'd be seeing a much tighter Championship. To be honest mate, I'd much rather have an extremely close Championship which goes to the final race (and see less overtaking on-track as a result) than see what we're seeing this year, plenty of overtaking in the midfield but sod all happening in front. Getting to be far too like 2002 for me. Really? I just don't see how that's exciting. I barely watched an entire Grand Prix last season, I'd always switch over to watch more entertaining motor racing elsewhere. As I say, if every team drew 0-0 or occasionally won 1-0 in a football season, the title would be very very close there wouldn't it, but it would be p1ss boring. That's exactly how it was last year. Can't stand a year of boredom just to get a couple of minutes excitement in the last race. If you can't tell, I feel strongly about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Really? I just don't see how that's exciting. I barely watched an entire Grand Prix last season, I'd always switch over to watch more entertaining motor racing elsewhere. As I say, if every team drew 0-0 or occasionally won 1-0 in a football season, the title would be very very close there wouldn't it, but it would be p1ss boring. That's exactly how it was last year. Can't stand a year of boredom just to get a couple of minutes excitement in the last race. If you can't tell, I feel strongly about this I see your point mate. But for me, all the excitement is in the midfield. And I don't watch F1 to see where Adrian Sutil finishes. I want to see an exciting battle for first and so far (with the exception of China) we've been robbed of that because one car is miles ahead of the rest, Webber is a midfield driver signed when Red Bull were a midfield team, capable of the occasional moment of brilliance. Vettel is a superb driver but whilst he isn't being challenged by a capable teammate, the pressure is completely lifted off him. He's so at one with the car that it's making for extremely boring races at the front, China and Barcelona have been the only exceptions. Yesterday he would have remained in front even without the red flags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 I see your point mate. But for me, all the excitement is in the midfield. And I don't watch F1 to see where Adrian Sutil finishes. I want to see an exciting battle for first and so far (with the exception of China) we've been robbed of that because one car is miles ahead of the rest, Webber is a midfield driver signed when Red Bull were a midfield team, capable of the occasional moment of brilliance. Vettel is a superb driver but whilst he isn't being challenged by a capable teammate, the pressure is completely lifted off him. He's so at one with the car that it's making for extremely boring races at the front, China and Barcelona have been the only exceptions. Yesterday he would have remained in front even without the red flags Well yes, I see your point in a way, but atleast we know if the other cars were on the same page as Red Bull, we're perfectly capable of seeing a fine Grand Prix. Although I think we had that yesterday. Three world champions, in three different cars, split by a second and a half on the streets of Monaco. That's easily the best Grand Prix I've ever seen there. In this second half of the season, McLaren should catch up, as should Ferrari - in fact, they don't even need to be as good as Red Bull IMO, with Hamilton and Alonso respectively, just half a second should do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Yeah, yesterday was exciting. But when you consider how Lewis "cos I'm black" Hamilton fared in trying to overtake, you just know Alonso and Button would have had no chance. Hamilton is the best pure racer out there and he hit two cars on his way to 6th. Excellent Grand Prix but the result was always a foregone conclusion. I'm looking forward to Montreal though. A McLaren track, a Lewis track. Give him two weeks to get his head together and few will bet against him round there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Think Ferrari should sack Massa, he is hopless and has been since his injury.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcdavecov Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Martin Brundles grid walkthrough :D:D "No, don't push me out the way i'm live on tele" "Who are you then?" and "let's find someone a bit more interesting now":D Absolutely brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Vettel on pole "again" (Bananas), Alonso 2nd, McLaren gambling on rain, Hamilton 5th, Button 7th. Canadian Grand Prix, Qualifying Results Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.014s 2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m13.199s + 0.185 3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m13.217s + 0.203 4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m13.429s + 0.415 5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.565s + 0.551 6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m13.814s + 0.800 7. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.838s + 0.824 8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m13.864s + 0.850 9. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m14.062s + 1.048 10. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m14.085s + 1.071 Q2 cut-off time: 1m14.467s Gap ** 11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m14.752s + 1.321 12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m15.043s + 1.612 13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.285s + 1.854 14. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m15.287s + 1.856 15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.334s + 1.903 16. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m15.361s + 1.930 17. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.587s + 2.156 Q1 cut-off time: 1m16.229s Gap * 18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m16.294s + 2.472 19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m16.745s + 2.923 20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m16.786s + 2.964 21. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m18.424s + 4.602 22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m18.537s + 4.715 23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m18.574s + 4.752 107% time: 1m18.989 DNQ. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m19.414s + 5.592 * Gap to quickest in Q1 ** Gap to quickest in Q2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 A bit wet in Canada, Hamilton and Button collide, Hamilton out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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