Turkish Grand Prix this weekend

Sideways



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Posts: 529

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 15:57

Positions after 2nd Practice session.



2010 FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX



1 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.280

2 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:28.378 0.098

3 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:28.590 0.310

4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.672 0.392

5 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:28.725 0.445

6 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:28.914 0.634

7 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:28.974 0.694

8 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:29.225 0.945

9 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:29.501 1.221

10 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:29.620 1.340

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 17:27

Hmm.. Lewis was first and Jenson second in Practice session 1



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/results/8499018.stm



Hopefully, the Red Bulls will have stronger competition ..

mmmmmm



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Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 17:28

Don't forget you can watch, practise, qualifying and the race LIVE - and for FREE - if you have a 1.8m dish and an old SKY receiver - non subscription needed



Mark

Rocker



Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 384

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 18:01

Should be a good race and some overtaking !!!! Thanks for information. Msg 1 and 3

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 18:58

Yes Mark and you know who was third in first practice,i hope he,s teasing them.

Rocker



Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 384

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 19:09

I see ion the F! notice Webber had to stop 5 minutes from the end as his engine had smoke pouring out of it. Webber saisd "" its blown"

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 19:45

I'm going to Istanbul for the race... come on McLaren!

PMF68


Joined: 13/07/2008
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 20:41

Groucho



Have you gone through an agent or booked it all yourself, how much did it cost you, thought I might try it next year



Paul

rigsby


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Posts: 912

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 20:43

Save your money Groucho Red bull will slaughter them or even Mercedes,oh please just for me.

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 21:00

Re : Msg 9,



Yes, Red Bull were testing today their new F-shaft which is going to be fine-tuned by tomorrow so they can catch up with McLaren on a straight line.Vettel also used today for the first time "Randy Mandy" - his new chassis.

arrry



Joined: 19/08/2008
Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 21:48

Button has the car this week , watch him go ! Rigsby ........behave !!

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
28/05/2010 23:12

Paul,



5 of us are going on from Cyprus on Sunday, booked it ourselves.. Sabiha airport is so close to the circuit there's not much to it. Buses are laid on anyway... all we had to do was book flights, mine was about £83 return and jump on a bus when we get there...



I'll let you know how simple it turns out in practice.

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 07:32

Well arry,Rigsby will behave today because i am going to Harrogate to Truckex,Its where us old tipper drivers go once a year to drool over the new stuff. I hope Mr Brawn has got some tricks up his sleeve,I think it will be a Red Bull weekend,again!

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 07:36

Rigsby,



It's sort of going full circle with the Coventry Climax once the engine to race, coming from a very work-a-day engineering background...

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 07:51

Groucho,You enjoy yourself.I am going to Silverstone this year.

Sideways



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Posts: 529

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 13:50

Just watching the preview before qualifying, in the background was a beer tent.



Price of a beer???????????????



15 TL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sloan



Joined: 24/02/2009
Posts: 808

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 17:09

Grrrrr ... am green with envy. Went to Siverstone last year when we thought it would be the last before transferring to Donnington. A great experience. Wanted to go to Istanbul this year, but couldn't persuade the old man.

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 18:06

Very disappointing results for me: Alonso only twelfth.

Ferrari put their team on red alert after qualifying performance. They said they need immediate improvements to the car if they don't want to miss championship as their cars appear so unbelievably slow as compared to Red Bull and McLaren.



Rigsby, I don't envy God starting tomorrow on those tires after hir trip to the gravel.



Sideways, 15 TL for beer! Hopefully Groucho & Friends will have hip flasks with them tomorrow.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 19:26

Alcoholic drinks are much more expensive in Turkey due to UK type taxes...



We will probably buy some drinks before entering the circuit... but either way I won't be paying 15TL for a beer.

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 21:52

Our friend text my hubby this evening, apparantly they're searching everyone, so not a good idea to try to

take drinks in with you. I wonder if they'll confiscate his sandwiches???

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
29/05/2010 22:04

1

australia

Mark Webber

6

Red Bull-Renault

1:27.500 1:26.818 1:26.295

2

great britain

Lewis Hamilton

2

McLaren-Mercedes

1:27.667 1:27.013 1:26.433

3

germany

Sebastian Vettel

5

Red Bull-Renault

1:27.067 1:26.729 1:26.760

4

great britain

Jenson Button

1

McLaren-Mercedes

1:27.555 1:27.277 1:26.781

5

germany

Michael Schumacher

3

Mercedes GP

1:27.756 1:27.438 1:26.857

6

germany

Nico Rosberg

4

Mercedes GP

1:27.649 1:27.141 1:26.952

7

poland

Robert Kubica

11

Renault

1:27.766 1:27.426 1:27.039

8

brazil

Felipe Massa

7

Ferrari

1:27.993 1:27.200 1:27.082

9

russia

Vitaly Petrov

12

Renault

1:27.620 1:27.387 1:27.430

10

japan

Kamui Kobayashi

23

BMW Sauber-Ferrari

1:28.158 1:27.434 1:28.122

Brinsley


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Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 16:32

Poms do it, 1 & 2!



Richard

PMF68


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Posts: 130

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 16:54

Great race, probably best race of the season so far, so much overtaking



What was Vettel doing ?



Paul

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 17:00

well done to our boys. grouch and all of you there have a great time xxx

AlsancakJack



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Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 17:06

I think someone in the RedBull camp is going to get their wrist's slapped. (if not both of them).

McLaren were right about pushing RedBull into making mistakes but at least they managed to salvage 3rd place.

Rocker



Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 384

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 17:29

A great race and to see two cars of the same team take each other out remin ded me of Senna and Prost!!!

Best race for a long time and as already said plenty of overtaking.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 19:59

So nearly a McLaren farce, too ... Note Lewis' referring to 'confusion'... I'm sure I saw Martin Whitmarsh refer to one of his drivers as a fool, from the pit wall ..



Also sure I saw Christian Horner say 'move' to one of his drivers.... Q: which one .. ?

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
30/05/2010 20:30

Well,The Mclarens put some manners on Red Bull,well the stupid move by Vettell helped them.I think that Jenson and Lewis nearly made the same error.Why oh why didn,t it rain.My god asked what intermediates meant,2mm of wet stuff.lol.I think my hero will be on the podium soon.

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
31/05/2010 10:32

The body searches were for guns and bombs, not food and drinks, so taking your own is ok