F1 Spanish GP 2009

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A little previous history from the wikipedia machine
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[ÜberDoober]

Up at 5:00 for a little Friday practice action and only 5 minutes in, Buemi on the side of the track with what looks like a rear brake fire?

With the first trip to Europe and the no in-season testing ban, it looks like everybody has new bits. I know it's been a few years now but I really don't like the zig-zag they put in the last corner, New Holland. Ha! Varsha and Hobbs just said the same thing so I'm not alone. The cars used to really rip through that section.

With 45 minutes left to go, the order looks pretty much like it has been. Raikkonen is 10th, Massa 15 and and Hamilton in 9th. The new "bits" don't initially seem to have done much for anybody?

[ÜberDoober]

Well, not much could be learned from that session as the last 3 minutes or so were under a local yellow. Rosberg and Nakajima at the sharp end and Trulli and Glock at the other. Clearly, Toyota hasn't gone the right direction.

Oh, dammit to hell! My Internet just went off line and one of my digital cable tv boxes just threw a fit. I'm going to have to break down and have a tech come out. I still think it's their problem, not mine. I need to get showered for work but am watching Inside Grand Prix. I shouldn't because it is on like ninteen times. What the hell is with a blindfolded Rosberg drawing the track again this week? Dumb and if they're going to make that a regular feature, I can think of a better way to do it.

Qualifying tomorrow should be pretty interesting since things seem to make no sense at the moment. We'll see who gets creative overnight. Hopefully, my connection will get hooked back up and I can post this. If I was missing a live MotoGP session right now because my Internet was down, I would be pretty furious.

2 hours later - back online.

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[ÜberDoober]

And the track goes green for the first 20 minute knockout qualifying session! :D :D :D


RESULTS OF MORNING WARMUP
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:20.553 18
2. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:20.635 + 0.082 22
3. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:21.050 + 0.497 19
4. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:21.163 + 0.610 17
5. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:21.239 + 0.686 21
6. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:21.256 + 0.703 23
7. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:21.346 + 0.793 16
8. Glock Toyota (B) 1:21.377 + 0.824 26
9. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.424 + 0.871 19
10. Alonso Renault (B) 1:21.499 + 0.946 17
11. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:21.519 + 0.966 15
12. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.594 + 1.041 20
13. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.629 + 1.076 19
14. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.649 + 1.096 19
15. Piquet Renault (B) 1:21.685 + 1.132 18
16. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.689 + 1.136 18
17. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:21.909 + 1.356 19
18. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:22.043 + 1.490 19
19. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:22.232 + 1.679 19
20. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:23.457 + 2.904 8

[ÜberDoober]

So, the Ferrari's seem to have found something last night, eh? It's a hazy day and the three amigos say there's a good chance for rain on Sunday. :ack2:

knocked out!!!!
KIMI RAIKKONEN - HOLY COW!
Bourdais
Kovalainen
Sutil
Fisichelli

Don't know if Kimi had a problem in his new lighter chassis or if it's another screw up like the one that caught Massa out? Amazing! I say this is Kimi's last year??

Q1

Massa
Webber
Button
Vettel
Rosberg
Barrichello

Notables

10th Hamilton
12th Alonso

[ÜberDoober]

Barrichello with an amazing 1:19:954!

Knocked out of Q2
Nakajima
Piquet
Heidfeld
Hamilton
Buemi

Oh man! Alonso just barely made it to Q3. Spanish fans would have been most unhappy.

Top Finishers in Q2

Barrichello
Webber
Glock
Massa
Button
Vettel

[ÜberDoober]

Veddy interesting!

BUTTON !!!!
Vettel
Barrichello
Massa
Webber
Glock
Trulli
Alonso

Very cool session. Button crossed the line for his last hot lap with 1 second to spare. That's cutting it as close as humanly possible and dang lucky.

I say we're going to have a great race tomorrow? :winky:

[ÜberDoober]

Little snippet from P1 where Kimi tells his engineer to STFU! :)

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[ÜberDoober]

Weights are out. What's Hamilton up to?


Sorted by grid position
Pos/Driver Team Weight
1. Jenson Button Brawn GP 646kg
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 651.5
3. Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP 649.5
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 655
5. Mark Webber Red Bull 651.5
6. Timo Glock Toyota 646.5
7. Jarno Trulli Toyota 655.5
8. Fernando Alonso Renault 645
9. Nico Rosberg Williams 668
10. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 660
11. Kazuki Nakajima Williams 676.6
12. Nelson Piquet Renault 677.4
13. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 676.3
14. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 683
15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 678
16. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 673
17. Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 669
18. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 657
19. Adrian Sutil Force India 675
20. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 656

Sorted by weight
Pos/Driver Team Weight
8. Fernando Alonso Renault 645
1. Jenson Button Brawn GP 646
6. Timo Glock Toyota 646.5
3. Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP 649.5
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 651.5
5. Mark Webber Red Bull 651.5
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 655
7. Jarno Trulli Toyota 655.5
20. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 656
18. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 657
10. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 660
9. Nico Rosberg Williams 668
17. Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 669
16. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 673
19. Adrian Sutil Force India 675
13. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 676.3
11. Kazuki Nakajima Williams 676.6
12. Nelson Piquet Renault 677.4
15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 678
14. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 683

[ÜberDoober]

Up in time to make coffee, toast a bagel and am now sitting down at 4:30am to watch the pre-race show and eat mah breakfast. It looks like the weather is perfect, the sky is sunny and I'm raring to go. Yippie!

I did not know Jarno Trulli was named after Jarno Saarinen, the 1972 250cc World Champion, that was killed at Monza in 1973. Here's a link to a story about the tragedy. http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2003-May/030520a.htm

10 minutes to go!

[ÜberDoober]

Oh hell! Calamity at the start. Safety car. What a complete mess. Both Force India cars, Bourdais, Buemi and a Toyota. Track is covered with carbon shards. :ack2: :ack2:

[ÜberDoober]

Back to green. Alonso with a total banzai pass attempt on Webber. Ruebens leading Button and Massa. Won't be surprised if there is a stewards inquiry on Webber.

[LittleAlguy]

Game over, Raikkonen. The tough year for Ferrari continues. The hopes now lie with Massa for points.

[ÜberDoober]

Stops are beginning which is good because things had become pretty static.

Raikkonen is out. What a POS Ferrari has been.

[LittleAlguy]

Seems as though even the new regulations can't make the Barcelona track a great place to race.

[LittleAlguy]

Look at Rubens fly to make that 3-stop strategy work!

Hopefully, that 1-stop strategy works well for Hamilton.

[ÜberDoober]

Seems as though even the new regulations can't make the Barcelona track a great place to race.

I'm glad you said that. I'm sitting here and wondering what is missing and there's just some kind of a subdued vibe going on? I am anticipating some partial rise in excitement as the strategies play out but for right now, meh.

I think they're setting Ruebens up to let Button win but it would be kind of cool to see him win. Score 1 for the old folks!

[ÜberDoober]

I can't fathom what Hamilton's strategy is? He started with more fuel than anyone but yet didn't really go that long? Probably a late very quick stop but why start him so heavy?

Stops have brought some action back to the track.

[LittleAlguy]

I'm glad you said that. I'm sitting here and wondering what is missing and there's just some kind of a subdued vibe going on? I am anticipating some partial rise in excitement as the strategies play out but for right now, meh.

I think they're setting Ruebens up to let Button win but it would be kind of cool to see him win. Score 1 for the old folks!

Yeah, although the GP2 feature race was pretty good. Then again, they make most tracks racy (hell, even Monaco isn't a total parade for them).

Barrichello winning would be great though it'll be tough now barring a safety car to bunch the field.

[LittleAlguy]

I can't fathom what Hamilton's strategy is? He started with more fuel than anyone but yet didn't really go that long? Probably a late very quick stop but why start him so heavy?

Stops have brought some action back to the track.

It seems to be a one-stop. If they do two, then it wouldn't make much sense (did they switch compounds?).

[ÜberDoober]

(did they switch compounds?).

No, they said he had to come back in to switch. McLaren seems totally lost but then again, they are not alone. :ack2:

[LittleAlguy]

No, they said he had to come back in to switch. McLaren seems totally lost but then again, they are not alone. :ack2:

Eek. Even if they didn't, those tires are shot and he'll lose a bunch of time.

[LittleAlguy]

My thought when Alonso came out near Hamilton, "If you [Hamilton] want to live, let him by."

[LittleAlguy]

Wow, Barrichello got 2nd. Kind of surprised he was able to get by.

[ÜberDoober]

Lol!

Barrichello's strategy is working out just as I suspected it would.

Massa and Vettel starting to battle.

[ÜberDoober]

Oh my. Now it getting interesting.

[LittleAlguy]

LOL, you're kidding me? They messed up on fuel? It's just a few races but they have looked more like the Ferrari from the post-Enzo/pre-Brawn days. They can turn it around but it will be some work.

[ÜberDoober]

Another Brawn 1, 2 and strong showing by Red Bull. Wow! Great finish.

[LittleAlguy]

The Brawn machine keeps on rolling. Massa just barely keeps ahead of Heidfeld for 6th.

[ÜberDoober]

Thanks for hanging out this morning, LittleAlguy. I need to get outside and do some work before it gets hot. It was like 105º day before yesterday and will be nearly as hot today. If I get my yard work done, I might ride my neglected motorcycle for an hour or two but I'll probably be back to catch the SBK races on SPEED at 1:00 and the last few hours of Indy quals. See ya later?

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[LittleAlguy]

See ya. I'll take a short nap before Day 2 qualifying for Indy.

[ÜberDoober]

Haven't got much done according to plans this morning. It's 10:15 and I just finished up 3 hours of yard work!

Here's the numbers:

PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS

The Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain;
66 laps; 307.104km;

Weather: Sunny.

Classified:

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Button Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) 1h37:19.202
2. Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) + 13.056
3. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) + 13.924
4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) + 18.941
5. Alonso Renault (B) + 43.166
6. Massa Ferrari (B) + 50.827
7. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) + 52.312
8. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) + 1:05.211
9. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 1 lap
10. Glock Toyota (B) + 1 lap
11. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) + 1 lap
12. Piquet Renault (B) + 1 lap
13. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) + 1 lap
14. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes (B) + 1 lap

Fastest lap: Barrichello, 1:22.762

Not classified/retirements:

Driver Team On lap
Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 18
Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 8
Trulli Toyota (B) 1
Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1
Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1
Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1

World Championship standings, round 5:

Drivers: Constructors:
1. Button 41 1. Brawn GP-Mercedes 68
2. Barrichello 27 2. Red Bull-Renault 38.5
3. Vettel 23 3. Toyota 26.5
4. Webber 15.5 4. McLaren-Mercedes 13
5. Trulli 14.5 5. Renault 9
6. Glock 12 6. BMW Sauber 6
7. Alonso 9 7. Ferrari 6
8. Hamilton 9 8. Williams-Toyota 4.5
9. Heidfeld 6 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 4
10. Rosberg 4.5
11. Kovalainen 4
12. Massa 3
13. Buemi 3
14. Raikkonen 3
15. Bourdais 1

[rixracer]

Dooberville was mentioned by Dave Despain on WindTunnel,. Uber from Dooberville was named as the writer of a comment...:coolshades:

[ÜberDoober]

Dooberville was mentioned by Dave Despain on WindTunnel,. Uber from Dooberville was named as the writer of a comment...:coolshades:

THAT WAS ME! How cool was that! Doesn't it make you proud to be a Doober? :winky:

SPEEDtv hosts a live chat during Wind Tunnel and an extra half hour of the show is streamed online after the broadcast. I do it every week. He actually read two things I wrote in the chat on the air tonight but I only got credit for the one! He's read one of my comments a few weeks ago too but left off the Über from DooberVille, my chat "handle".

Thanks Rix! I feel like a star. I may, however, have used up my 2.2 seconds of fame?

Just doing my best to pimp DooberVille - every little bit helps!

[rixracer]

Dave should join Dooberville if he really wants to stay on top of things.:thumbup1: