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Richard-G
1,090 posts
44 months
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skinny said: he doesn't seem to find a whole lot on the sunday tho...
can't see anyone but alonso or red bull taking this one. i think mclaren squandered their good start to the season and others have closed the gap and overtaken. Mclaren have significantly changed their car, rear wing endplates, front wing, rear floor, 'mechanical changes', new coke botle and sidepods. Also people are reporting a return of the fired overrunsound from the mac. they will either be fast or rubbish, i can see them as fast as red bull, slightly faster than ferrari. Merc have a lot of new parts too.
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FourWheelDrift
56,374 posts
153 months
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Schumachers crash just like the GP2 red flag crash this morning. Although the GP2 driver hit much further down almost missing the tyre barrier and could have been very nasty against the concrete wall.
I did post about it earlier (long post on mobile) but I got oops pages it never appeared and I lost the post.
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Whitefly Swatter
913 posts
68 months
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Practice 2 results
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:27.476 14
2 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:27.564 0.088 24
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:27.902 0.426 24
4 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:28.402 0.926 26
5 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:28.420 0.944 20
6 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:28.495 1.019 22
7 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:28.513 1.037 23
8 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.516 1.040 16
9 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:28.877 1.401 21
10 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:29.327 1.851 22
11 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:29.364 1.888 26
12 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:29.719 2.243 15
13 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:29.785 2.309 24
14 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:30.090 2.614 19
15 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:30.220 2.744 16
16 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:30.291 2.815 22
17 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:30.331 2.855 26
18 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:30.437 2.961 14
19 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:30.617 3.141 16
20 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:31.207 3.731 20
21 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:32.241 4.765 22
22 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:32.349 4.873 17
23 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:32.777 5.301 18
24 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:42.566 15.090 8
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rampageturke2
3 posts
11 months
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Very odd, on the Virgin XL TV package and I can report we now have skysports and skysports F1 now for free, anyone else?
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FourWheelDrift
56,374 posts
153 months
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rampageturke2 said: Very odd, on the Virgin XL TV package and I can report we now have skysports and skysports F1 now for free, anyone else? Fri-Midnight Sunday only. Done every year, sometimes film channels.
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IanHug
295 posts
106 months
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rampageturke2 said: Very odd, on the Virgin XL TV package and I can report we now have skysports and skysports F1 now for free, anyone else? http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/7178416/Free-weekend
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Gaz.
47,128 posts
120 months
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rampageturke2 said: Very odd, on the Virgin XL TV package and I can report we now have skysports and skysports F1 now for free, anyone else? Sky Sports is free until midnight on Sunday.
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davepoth
19,858 posts
68 months
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Gaz. said: Sky Sports is free until midnight on Sunday. And yet still I'm going to watch on the internet. I don't want Murdoch getting viewing figures from me.
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CiderwithCerbie
1,419 posts
136 months
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TheHeretic said: Would quite like that! (The win bit, not the retirement bit) Nope other way around much better. He won't win anyway barring six or seven others falling off the track. Current odds 20 or18 - 1 at best across the board.
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MGJohn
6,625 posts
52 months
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CiderwithCerbie said: TheHeretic said: Would quite like that! (The win bit, not the retirement bit) Nope other way around much better. He won't win anyway barring six or seven others falling off the track. Current odds 20 or18 - 1 at best across the board. That is also true of more than half the current line up on the grid. Plus, apart from two or three of the 'best' car/driver combinations, applies to about twenty of those on the grid come Sunday. Nothing new there. Been that way for many years... that's why this season cannot be accused of being the 'same old, same old' as was so often the case in the past. Praise be for that. It's a matter of time before the 'same old, same old' status quo is restored... that may please some of the fan boys, but, not me. Even "Alonso the great" has benefitted by others' misfortunes and 'falling off' ... 
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vonuber
3,876 posts
34 months
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Rosberg 5 place grid penalty for gearbox change.
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MGJohn
6,625 posts
52 months
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Is there less interest in the German GP this weekend? I get the distinct impression that there is less interest than usual and observe the same on other sites I visit, not just PH. vonuber said: Rosberg 5 place grid penalty for gearbox change. Mercedes misery continues.
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CiderwithCerbie
1,419 posts
136 months
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MGJohn said: Mercedes misery continues. Helps Schumacher up the grid though - I thought you would be pleased?
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CiderwithCerbie
1,419 posts
136 months
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MGJohn said: That is also true of more than half the current line up on the grid. Plus, apart from two or three of the 'best' car/driver combinations, applies to about twenty of those on the grid come Sunday. Nothing new there. Been that way for many years... that's why this season cannot be accused of being the 'same old, same old' as was so often the case in the past. Praise be for that. It's a matter of time before the 'same old, same old' status quo is restored... that may please some of the fan boys, but, not me. Even "Alonso the great" has benefitted by others' misfortunes and 'falling off' ... DoH! Yes, but that's not what I was saying this time. He's in a good car he's at home and he's the least fancied of the 6 WC drivers on the grid. The bookies know it's over, only he & Brawn don't .... or aren't saying.
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PhillipM
2,577 posts
58 months
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CiderwithCerbie said: Helps Schumacher up the grid though - I thought you would be pleased? Rosberg hasn't exactly been out there in front showing the old folks the way to go though, has he?
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footsoldier
476 posts
61 months
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Derek Smith
16,015 posts
117 months
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MGJohn said: Is there less interest in the German GP this weekend? I get the distinct impression that there is less interest than usual and observe the same on other sites I visit, not just PH. There does seem to have been a drop in comments, etc, right across the various forums and, to be fair, right across all the races. The hard core is there but fewer casual visitors. I'd like to see the website stats of the likes of Pitpass. The stands were sparsely populated yesterday but it was raining. Schumacher's lack of results can't have helped.
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deeen
4,068 posts
114 months
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davepoth said: Gaz. said: Sky Sports is free until midnight on Sunday. And yet still I'm going to watch on the internet. I don't want Murdoch getting viewing figures from me. Can I get Sky Sports on Freeview for the weekend? Or is there a way of watching the qualifying live online? Or will I have to wait until later on bbc iplayer? Any pubs near Crawley showing it? Sorry if this qualifies for thicko of the week post, but beeer is getting cold in the fridge and I don't want to waste it.
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Teppic
4,091 posts
126 months
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vonuber said: Rosberg 5 place grid penalty for gearbox change. Webber has got a gearbox change too.
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MGJohn
6,625 posts
52 months
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Lack of interest. The paucity of coverage on FREE to air is almost certainly a main component of reduced interest here in the UK. With so much sport on their plate these last and future few weeks, BBC appear to be chasing their tails with sports coverage. Not quite sport overkill and never too much for me but, I like my F1 and being unable to view all the races is a tad frustrating ... but, I'll survive. Regarding F1 winners, there will be about two dozen losers in the race for the WDC come the end of the season... Statistics you cannot question. It's always thus ... still losers though.... Bookies... what do they know. 66-1 Alonso earlier in the season ...  I wonder how that dawg of a Ferrari is doing in P3... Currently watching some of the Open golf with Practice three on-line. Mr. Legard doing the verbals but, praise be, less vociferously of late .. see, anyone can improve... even me ... 
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