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LIVE COMMENTARY: 2012 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

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As it happened: Qualifying
By Geoff Creighton, Emlyn Hughes and Sam Tremayne

The live commentary has ended. No further updates will be posted.

05:50 Hello everyone and welcome back to AUTOSPORT Live as we continue the story of the 2012 Australian Grand Prix - round one of the FIA Formula 1 world championship from Albert Park, Melbourne.

05:51 Lewis Hamilton blasted his way round the 5.303km parkland circuit in 1m25.881s earlier today to top the final practice session, ahead of Romain Grosjean in the Lotus, Mark Webber, Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg.

The session was building nicely towards qualifying simulation runs in the final stages, but excursions into the gravel for Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher put paid to any dramatic climax.

Hamilton quickest in final practice

05:53 Weather conditions are much improved over yesterday's squally showers. It is fine and dry with mainly sunny conditions and temperatures just beginning to fall away from a maximum of 22 degrees Celsius.

05:54 Motor racing fans love to debate and discuss the action on track, and the live forum at the bottom of the screen is your chance to let everyone know your thoughts on events as they unfold at the circuit.

• Will the HRT drivers get near the 107% target? Who else will join them for an early bath after Q1?

• Do you envisage any surprises in Q2 and a big name or two getting caught out?

• Who will claim the season-opening pole position for tomorrow's race?

Tell the world what you think.

Click the SHOW LIVE FORUM link in the red bar at the bottom of your browser window if you'd like to join the debate.

05:55 Just five minutes remain until the qualifying action begins at Albert Park.

05:55 Track conditions remain relatively poor around the parkland track, with grip levels set to improve as the session goes on.

05:56 The performance gap between the two Pirelli compounds has been reduced this year, with the soft tyre providing around half a second per lap.

05:57 That means the harder rubber will be useful for making early progress, again allowing leading teams to save tyres for use in the race.

05:59 Sebastian Vettel is belted into the RB8 as he gets ready to rock this afternoon. Webber similarly climbs into the sister car.

05:59 Final preparations being made in the garages with the first qualifying hour now less than a minute away.

0 min: The first qualifying session of the year begins at Albert Park.

0 min: Glock is the first man out of the pits with soft tyres on his Marussia.

0 min: Want to know who Pirelli's @PaulHembery is tipping for pole? Well, his latest tweet might provide a steer - "I am going for Lewis on pole in our team sweepstake"

1 min: Glock and team-mate Pic, who is also on track, are under pressure to deliver a lap under the 107% time in this segment.

2 min: The new Marussia failed to make pre-season testing after problems with the mandatory crash test, but Glock is now on a flying lap.

3 min: @Marussia_F1Team tweets: "Such an amazing moment for young Charles Pic. Whatever happens now he's done a fantastic job so far yfrog.com/h3xoimpj"

3 min: Pastor Maldonado heads out and he is followed by Nico Hulkenberg.

3 min: Vettel, di Resta and Ricciardo are also out there to begin a first run.

3 min: Glock sets the ball rolling with a first flyer of 1m32.997s.

4 min: Pic beats his team-mate with an initial offering of 1m32.349s.

4 min: Vergne joins the racetrack as the early runners begin to post times on the board.

5 min: Hamilton and Alonso are on track, using the medium compound to bank a time.

5 min: Senna goes third with a time of 1m33.635s.

5 min: Raikkonen and Grosjean are out on the harder tyre for Lotus.

6 min: Maldonado takes the other Williams to the top of the early times with 1m28.370s.

6 min: Di Resta is now second with Hulkenberg third and Vettel pops in 1m31.455s for fourth.

7 min: Ricciardo moves into third spot with a time of 1m28.673s.

7 min: Senna takes over at the front with 1m28.223s.

7 min: Raikkonen slots in fifth fastest with a lap of 1m28.857s.

8 min: Vettel is on a better lap this time and he goes fastest with a lap of 1m27.369s.

8 min: Heavy traffic for Alonso as he is slowed by Karthikeyan at the end of his flying lap. The Spaniard is now 10th in the early order.

8 min: Webber moves into fourth with 1m28.365s, but only briefly ...

9 min: Hamilton has missed his braking point for the first corner and taken the popular route over the grass.

9 min: Maldonado improves with a lap of 1m28.069s and is now back up to sixth.

9 min: Meanwhile, Kobayashi is the next man to top the order with a 1m27.048s lap in his Sauber.

9 min: Senna is quickest in the first sector but loses time in the middle part of the circuit.

9 min: Button takes over at the top, lapping at 1m26.986s for McLaren.

10 min: Nevertheless, Senna does improve and is up to fourth with a time of 1m27.223s.

11 min: Vettel's latest lap was spoiled by Karthikeyan, who yet again is in the way.

11 min: Alonso improves to eighth fastest after moving on from earlier traffic problems with Karthikeyan.

11 min: Schumacher moves into fourth spot with a time of 1m27.055s.

12 min: Senna is back into the pits at the end of a six lap run. He is currently sixth in the classification.

12 min: Hamilton continues on his run, improving to a 1m26.800s to top the times for a moment...

12 min: Rosberg goes fastest of all with a time of 1m26.763s.

12 min: Button is now the fastest man in the first part of the lap.

13 min: Vettel is shown getting into more difficulty, this time exiting Turn 10. A scrappy run there for the champion.

13 min: It's a 1m26.832s lap for Button, who is now also within a tenth of Rosberg's benchmark.

13 min: Hamilton complains about the heavy traffic as he is told to return to the McLaren garage. He's currently second fastest.

13 min: Every driver has now posted a time. Kovalainen, Massa, Petrov, Glock, Pic, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan are all in the dropzone.

14 min: @clubforce: "Melbourne qualy is go. Time for some real answers about who stands where in the pecking order." We're certainly hoping so...

14 min: Both Marussia cars are currently inside the 107% time of 1m32.836s after early laps on the soft tyres.

14 min: Di Resta is barely safe in 17th spot, with Ricciardo next to feel the heat in 16th.

14 min: Di Resta is first of those on the edge of the dropzone to head out.

15 min: The benchmark is unlikely to be further improved, with leading drivers now feeling secure - staying in the pits to conserve rubber.

15 min: Hulkenberg follows him out a few seconds later.

15 min: Senna, Maldonado, Vettel and Ricciardo all head out for their last effort.

16 min: Soft tyres for both Senna and Maldonado as they battle to make sure they finish in the top 17.

16 min: Soft tyres also for di Resta and he's on the first of what should be two or three attempts now.

16 min: Massa has slipped to 19th and must improve to avoid an embarrassing early elimination in his Ferrari.

17 min: Meanwhile, Vettel is on track with the harder compound.

17 min: Both Ferrari drivers are heading out on soft tyres.

17 min: Kobayashi jumps up to fourth fastest thanks to a set of soft tyres on his Sauber.

17 min: Senna is setting rapid sector times as we watch di Resta come through ... 1m27.650s and the Scot goes 11th.

18 min: Grosjean takes seventh but still has the harder tyres on his Lotus.

18 min: Senna is up to fifth spot with a time of 1m27.004s.

18 min: Maldonado is up to fifth and Hulkenberg goes 13th as the timing monitor spins like a fruit machine with huge improvements on soft tyres.

18 min: Teams are warned of a slippery surface at Turn 5.

19 min: As AUTOSPORT's F1 editor @eddstrawF1 notes, HRT could struggle to qualify on their current pace: "Current qualifying cutoff is 1m32.836s. Best HRT time (Pedro) - 1m33.495s."

19 min: Vergne tops the order with 1m26.493s!

19 min: Sauber finds more speed on the soft tyres with Kobayashi taking the top spot.

20 min: Massa scrapes through in 16th as the flag comes out.

06:20 Di Resta has slipped to 17th but he may just scrape through.

06:20 Raikkonen has been off track at Turn 12 and ends up 18th on his return to F1. The Finn is eliminated.

06:21 Di Resta in fact improves with his final effort and goes 16th.

06:21 @MercedesAMGF1: "Track changing very quickly at the moment"

06:21 Ricciardo and Schumacher will also be investigated for a possible incident.

06:21 Massa ends up 17th in his Ferrrari in a narrow escape for the Brazilian.

06:22 The first qualifying period has been completed and seven drivers are eliminated:

18) Raikkonen
19) Kovalainen
20) Petrov
21) Glock
22) Pic
--) de la Rosa
--) Karthikeyan.

06:22 But the big shock of first qualifying is the shock elimination of Raikkonen, with the Finn caught out on hard tyres while the rest used soft

06:23 Neither HRT driver managed to beat the 107% cut-off time and it will now be for the team to decide if it applies for leniency to the stewards.

06:23 More on the HRT front from @eddstrawF1, who reports: "Best of the HRTs almost 1.3s of the 107% rule. The team will lodge a request to be allowed to start though."

06:23 Raikkonen steps out of his Lotus and can't be happy with such an early end to his comeback qualifying hour.

06:25 Grip levels were obviously improving rapidly during that segment, with the track still rubbering in following Friday's rain.

06:25 Good insight from AUTOSPORT's @EliGP, who has cast his eye over the timesheets and reports: "If you are wondering, the biggest gap between team-mates is Grosjean and Raikkonen: 1.3 seconds"

06:26 Some big names escaped with not a lot of margin in Q1. Webber, both Force India drivers and Massa played a game of dare and came through.

06:27 Now, a new challenge faces those that remain. The 17 drivers will have just 15 minutes to try and secure a spot in the top 10 shootout.

0 min: Q2 is underway in Melbourne.

0 min: Paul di Resta is first out onto the circuit with soft tyres.

1 min: Hulkenberg, Ricciardo and Senna all join the Scot on track.

2 min: Alonso and Massa join the growing on-track pack with soft tyres on the Ferraris.

2 min: Vettel and Webber head out for a run in the pair of RB8s.

2 min: Maldonado is another to get out quickly.

2 min: Hamilton joins the circuit with fresh, soft rubber on his McLaren. Team-mate Button does likewise.

3 min: The tyre sheet is a sea of yellow as Pirelli's soft compound becomes the rubber of choice for this segment.

3 min: Rosberg heads out and will be getting up to speed as 10 others come around on hot laps.

3 min: Di Resta gets the fun going with a time of 1m27.304s.

4 min: Ricciardo takes over from the Force India driver with 1m26.624s.

4 min: Hulkenberg is third and Senna puts in 1m32.365s for fourth.

4 min: Vettel now takes over at the top with 1m25.982s.

5 min: Button plans two timed laps, as team-mate Hamilton tops the first two sectors.

5 min: Alonso is off in the gravel!

5 min: Webber is into second place with a lap of 1m26.297s.

5 min: Hamilton holds on to his McLaren through the final corner to top the times in 1m25.626s.

5 min: Alonso's Ferrari remains deep in the Turn 1 gravel and the session could be over for the Spaniard.

6 min: Ricciardo and di Resta are straight back into the pits after one timed lap.

6 min: Bad news confirmed by @InsideFerrari: "Fernando finished in the gravel..."

6 min: Replays show Alonso losing the car under braking, slewing the Ferrari backwards into the gravel trap.

6 min: The session has been stopped.

6 min: Schumacher and Rosberg were just about to begin a timed lap when Alonso skated off so they had to slow down.

06:34 The red flag is out to recover Alonso's Ferrari as the driver trudges away from the stricken machine.

06:34 Disaster for Alonso, who remains fifth on the timesheet but will take no further part in the session.

06:35 8m22s remain on the stopped clock for Q2.

06:35 Hamilton leads the survivors with a time of 1m25.626s, with team-mate Button second, Vettel third and Mark Webber in fourth spot.

06:36 Alonso remains in fifth but he will drop down the list once the session restarts and further times are posted. Ricciardo is sixth.

06:36 Alonso's Ferrari is now being recovered by a tractor as the Spaniard returns to the pits on the back of a scooter.

06:36 Alonso was visibly angry with the marshals when he climbed out the F2012, and so is @InsideFerrari it seems: "He had managed to keep the engine on, waiting for the marshals who did nothing."

06:38 Alonso has kept his helmet on as he is chased by a pack of media through the paddock.

06:38 Schumacher, Rosberg, Grosjean, Kobayashi, Perez and Vergne have yet to post a time in the second segment.

06:38 The session has resumed.

6 min: Massa is straight back out to try and get his Ferrari through into Q3.

7 min: Schumacher and Rosberg are quickly out onto the circuit.

8 min: Up front, the McLaren pair will be happy with their first runs, with the pair one-two and over three tenths ahead of the Red Bull pair.

9 min: Webber heads out in the Red Bull Renault.

9 min: Grosjean is on track to try and get his Lotus into the top ten.

10 min: The Mercedes drivers are getting on with it, posting fastest sector times as they work through their first hot lap.

10 min: Massa clocks a 1m27.497s lap and is shuffled down to 10th.

10 min: Rosberg goes quickest with a lap of 1m25.469s and team-mate Schumacher moves into second with a lap of 1m25.571s.

11 min: Grosjean powers for the line in his Lotus and the result is 1m25.973s, putting him securely in Q3 in fifth overall.

12 min: Webber has cut the grass at Turn 1, but he was able to rejoin without any visible damage.

12 min: Massa clatters over the Turn 12 kerb and is currently on a slow lap. He has fallen to 12th and is facing elimination.

12 min: The Sauber pair are now making a late challenge on fresh softs.

13 min: Vettel has remained in the garage and is banking on his sixth placed time being enough to get through.

13 min: Maldonado is down in 14th but posts the fastest first sector time.

14 min: Maldonado is continuing a good pace in the middle sector as well. This could cause some headaches ...

14 min: Grosjean improves his best with 1m25.845s but remains fifth.

14 min: Maldonado makes some minor errors in the final few corners but still manages 1m26.206s to go seventh.

14 min: The flag is out on Q2.

06:46 Hulkenberg improves to ninth and that puts Ricciardo on the bubble.

06:47 Kobayashi is the man to watch as he heads for the ine in his Sauber. He goes 12th.

06:47 Di Resta is the last man that can knock Ricciardo out of the top 10 ... and he doesn't make it. The Australian is through to Q3.

06:47 Alonso finds himself 12th after his gravelly exit, while Massa is eliminated in 16th on a disastrous day for Ferrari.

06:48 The second qualifying period has been completed and seven drivers are eliminated:

11) Vergne
12) Alonso
13) Kobayashi
14) Senna
15) di Resta
16) Massa
17) Perez.

06:49 Toro Rosso gets one car through to the shootout. Vergne failed to match his team-mate's time by just 0.110s.

06:49 Long faces all round at Ferrari as the team reflect on failing to make the final segment with the troublesome F2012.

06:50 Hulkenberg beats his Force India team-mate di Resta by some seven-tenths of a second. The German got through in ninth place.

06:51 Grosjean will be delighted to make Q3, with strong pace from the GP2 champion in the Lotus.

06:52 As @eddstrawF1 attests, "We expected it to be tight and it was. If you set a time 1sec off Rosberg's fastest time in Q2, you'd have not made Q3."

06:53 Mercedes looks strong up front, with the controversial W03 working well around Albert Park this afternoon.

06:53 So here are the 10 drivers that will contest the shootout:

Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Romain Grosjean
Sebastian Vettel
Pastor Maldonado
Mark Webber
Nico Hulkenberg
Daniel Ricciardo.

0 min: The battle for pole begins in Australia.

0 min: No immediate takers in the first few seconds of the segment ...

1 min: @OfficialSF1Team feeds back on a disappointing Q2: "@SChecoPerez with gearbox problems. @kamui_kobayashi with no time improvement in Q2. Disappointing session. Fighting back tomorrow."

1 min: Rosberg heads out with a set of soft tyres bolted onto the Mercedes.

1 min: Schumacher follows his team-mate out a few seconds later.

2 min: Hamilton and Button join the Mercedes pair on track to commence the fight for pole between the two teams.

2 min: Vettel comes out, leaving Webber still in the Red Bull garage.

2 min: Rosberg crosses the line and begins his assault on pole position.

3 min: Schumacher is fourth on the road and will cross after Rosberg and the two McLaren drivers.

3 min: Flying laps begin, with teams finally unveiling their true pace on low fuel.

3 min: Hamilton pips the Mercedes pair to the fastest first sector time.

4 min: Rosberg is round the final corners. He runs wide at the exit of Turn 14 and delivers 1m25.847s.

4 min: Watching on from his home in Brazil, @rubarrichello tweets: "the top 10 now shows who really made their homework well...it looks like the biggest improvement came from Mercedes GP"

4 min: Hamilton clocks a fast 1m24.922s to set a strong early benchmark for McLaren.

4 min: Schumacher moves into second spot behind Hamilton with a lap of 1m25.716s.

5 min: Vettel comes round in 1m25.668s and that gets him second for the moment.

5 min: Webber has only just left the pits and it's one run for the Australian in the shootout.

5 min: Button is over eight tenths slower than the strong lap from his team-mate and is now fourth.

6 min: Hulkenberg, Ricciardo and di Resta have also yet to leave the pits.

6 min: Grosjean banks a 1m25.839s and is fifth for the moment in his Lotus.

6 min: Rosberg and Schumacher are quickly back into the pits and have been wheeled back in by the Mercedes mechanics.

7 min: Hamilton is pushed back into the McLaren garage after a very successful first run. He leads the battle for pole into the second attempts.

7 min: Webber is on soft tyres and he is now in the middle of his first effort.

7 min: Webber is three-tenths off Hamilton's first sector time.

7 min: ... and a further two-tenths shy in the second sector of the lap.

7 min: Hamilton's advantage is over seven tenths from Vettel, but more is expected from Mercedes when the pair get onto fresh rubber.

8 min: Hamilton heads out to defend his provisional pole.

8 min: Webber crosses the line and moves into second with a lap of 1m25.651s, but he is miles behind Hamilton's benchmark.

8 min: @Lotus_F1Team: "Back to to the garage for @RGrosjean Fresh set of soft tyres going on yfrog.com/oep8vqtj"

8 min: The two Mercedes drivers and Vettel are back out onto the track for their final attempt at Hamilton's 1m24.922s.

9 min: One minute remaining on the clock in a fascinating pole shootout.

9 min: The flag is out as the final flying laps get underway.

07:05 Rosberg locks up heavily into Turn 3 on his hot lap. That could be that for the German.

07:05 Button is the fastest man through the first sector.

07:05 Vettel is slow in the first sector. It won't happen today for the champion.

07:06 Hamilton has had a poor stat to his second attempt and could be under pressure from his team-mate.

07:06 Grosjean goes a remarkable second for Lotus!

07:06 Schumacher crosses the line and he moves into fourth with a time of 1m25.336s.

07:06 Button can't do enough, he restores the McLaren one-two but it looks good for Hamilton...

07:06 Vettel comes through and it's only sixth for the Red Bull driver.

07:06 Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the Australian Grand Prix!

07:07 A wonderful result for the Briton and McLaren team-mate Button locks out the front row of the grid.

07:07 Hamilton abandons his final run and steps out of the car, delighted with a rapid 1m24.922s pole lap.

07:08 Grosjean is a sensational third for Lotus with Schumacher fourth with his final attempt.

07:09 Webber and Vettel will begin Red Bull's title defence from fifth and sixth on the grid. Yes, there will be cars in front of them tomorrow.

07:10 Rosberg suffered for that lock-up at Turn 3 and ended up seventh, with Maldonado eighth, Hulkenberg ninth and Ricciardo did not set a time.

07:11 An entertaining qualifying session with several big talking points. There are a few investigations so stick with AUTOSPORT throughout the day for news on the decisions from the stewards.

07:11 That's it from the Live team for now. Join us tomorrow for all the race action from Albert Park as the 2012 season kicks off.

OVERVIEW	QUALIFYING

Session length:

60 minutes

CURRENT WEATHER

	Mainly sunny	High Temp:	22°C / 72°F
		Track:	Dry

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I\'ll Just press 5 thank you very much for my £27.50 per month

Looks like those Mercs are doing well…or at least this is what the seem to be doing an F1 is a lot about seeming to be doing..

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jonpollak (05:52) good

smartie_f1 (05:52) lotus are going to protest, so that when its declared legal, they can get their engineers designing one

D A (05:52) I just woke up and noticed that Ferrari is way down the timesheets. Does the ferrari look terrible on track?

PEW (05:52) Always love this early morning start to the season

pacwest (05:52) Ok, how many ads can there be on sky?

jonpollak (05:52) yes D A...

saudoso (05:52) 0,0 3am

DrChatNuff (05:53) does BBC broadcast next race

Andy35 (05:53) No Dr

jonpollak (05:53) nope

Slackbladder (05:53) DrChat: nope....

smartie_f1 (05:53) they've got to get the ads in during thepre shows because og their promise of no ads during quali or the race

fauxhemian (05:53) PEW - yep the early morning start gives this a real special vibe

jonpollak (05:54) Here come the useless Tw@ts from Joe Bloggs down the pub

Slackbladder (05:54) Although the app options are rather awsome on Sky

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smartie_f1 (05:54) agreed PEW, faux, but i liked the earlier start to OZ better, when the race became the end of the night special

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jonpollak (05:55) HERE WE GO

Andy35 (05:55) RTL live stream is not working for me. Perhaps it is being overused by people from the UK :lol:

pacwest (05:55) TSN HD feed ahead of online stream for once

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joshb (05:56) i thought the last 2 qualy sessions were good

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and Go Lotus !

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looking forward to this!

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Jambo (05:58) LT fine here

pacwest (05:58) Poor massa, that car might kill his career

DrChatNuff (05:58) sky commentary team ...Not bad :up:

Slackbladder (05:58) Or is the Ferrari really that bad??

rghojai (05:58) Bloody hell! Live timing works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

zack1994 (05:58) LT fine so far

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (05:58) I am as calm as the night. Grosjean for pole :up:

Andy35 (05:58) I downloaded Firefox and LT is ok on that

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jonpollak (06:00) "I dont WANNA go out"
What a dick

DrChatNuff (06:00) here we go!!!!!!!! :clap:

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jonpollak (06:01) the guy with the 3/4 inch dick

DrChatNuff (06:01) Massa :lol:

pacwest (06:02) where are the car sounds?

D A (06:02) hrt will not make 107%

Andy35 (06:02) justin tv as normal. Hold on I think Sky are buggering it up, Rupert Murdoch must be on his computer spamming it

jonpollak (06:02) Krap..Why are you not trackside?

krapmeister (06:03) Melbourne looking great :up:

krapmeister (06:03) jp: @ home on doctors orders - viral infection

pacwest (06:03) jesus this audio is terrible. commentators are ok.

Slackbladder (06:04) HD quality on Sky much better than BBC last year.

D A (06:04) sky sports making brundle and crofty pimping out their coverage?

jonpollak (06:04) bummer...listen to 3AW this morning?...what a hoot

DrChatNuff (06:04) HRT wont make 300% rule :lol:

wrighty (06:04) DA i think its more crofty but credit where its due....he's a natural at it lol

krapmeister (06:05) jp: I have never listened to 3AW

fauxhemian (06:05) Early impression: Edwards & Coulthard make a good team

Mastah (06:05) hrt not out yet? WTF :confused:

jonpollak (06:05) HAMMY on option 9

mursuka80 (06:05) Interesting to see if they inforce 107% rule.

DrChatNuff (06:06) :clap:

Slackbladder (06:06) Hmmm Vettel struggling a bit there

jonpollak (06:06) OUCH

pacwest (06:06) Vettel is burning the calories driving Abbey

Youichi (06:06) Sky Go about 40s behind LT :up:

Youichi (06:06) i mean :down:

KnucklesAgain (06:06) "Key server error" in Live Timing :rolleyes:

krapmeister (06:06) Abbey is a rough ride

mach4 (06:06) Youichi: wonderful isn't it

saudoso (06:07) Knuckles, I had to reset safari

Andy35 (06:07) My illegal live stream is only 10 sec behind :lol:

Slackbladder (06:07) Jeez that Ferrari does look like a dog...

wrighty (06:07) lolz i can feel the main board here already quaking with fear as Kimi manages to not hit P1.....

fauxhemian (06:07) jesus the HRT almost took Alonsos nose

mach4 (06:08) I didn't follow P3, why did Kimi end up 1 second behind Grosjean? Steering issues still?

K-One (06:08) alo got lucky there

smartie_f1 (06:08) penalty for kartikayen

Mastah (06:08) lewis :lol:

jwrw (06:08) LH mowing the lawn

saudoso (06:08) LOL wrighty

Slackbladder (06:08) Not good from Hammy

pacwest (06:09) Lewis, just relax, use the force

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:09) Grosjean was faster that's all

smartie_f1 (06:09) Hammy got square tyres now

Os7213 (06:09) Lewis is aggresive and its good like this!

KnucklesAgain (06:09) thx saudoso, What does "reset" mean (I'm using firefox btw)

Slackbladder (06:09) still 2nd though

krapmeister (06:09) Lets be honest - a night race wouldn't do anything for Melbourne. Look at how good it looks in the daylight

D A (06:09) mclaren looks like it is on rails

Mastah (06:10) romain TROUNCING kimi so far

fauxhemian (06:10) this is fascinating

DrChatNuff (06:10) f1 timing app not working :down:

mach4 (06:10) disappointed with Kimi, a second behind Grosjean again already

rghojai (06:10) anyone remember the pole time from last year?

Mastah (06:10) buahahaha sebby

wrighty (06:10) well lewis looked lairy (for a change hahahaha) and button seems to be set up to understeer massively but they're good opening lap times :up:

Andy35 (06:10) HRT on Seb as well

jonpollak (06:10) NARAIN?!!?!?
Back to Trucks for you

K-One (06:10) now very close mach

krapmeister (06:10) Seb isn't a happy chappy atm

Slackbladder (06:10) loads of mistakes and blocking...

fauxhemian (06:10) SO LONG EBD! SQUIRMING CARS FTW :clap:

pacwest (06:10) mclaren = scalectrix

saudoso (06:11) Clean everything... I guess they switched the encryption key and the cached java app is screweing up

smartie_f1 (06:11) if you're struggling with LT, clear your browser cookies and/or log out of f1.com and log back in

K-One (06:11) Once Seb does not have a perfect car, mistakes start to come

pacwest (06:11) MSC is a man possessed

mursuka80 (06:11) Lively cars look great. :love:

krapmeister (06:11) pacwest - really? Hammy was off track before

wrighty (06:11) Ron!! :wave:

Slackbladder (06:11) That Red Bull is no where near where it was last year it seems

Crafty (06:11) morning all :wave:

Andy35 (06:11) Nico purpling

Mastah (06:12) with such beasts is drs really needed? :well:

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:12) Miss rallying yet, Kimi? :lol:

Lord Snooty (06:12) well if it finishes here i'll be happy with pastor & bruno

jonpollak (06:12) Breeeetney

pacwest (06:12) krap - watch the macca steering wheel.

krapmeister (06:12) Evening Crafty :wave:

smartie_f1 (06:12) oooh is this another year that Ross Brawn is going to run away with the championship?

Mastah (06:12) buahaha sebby, no 1 second advantage? :lol:

krapmeister (06:12) Vettel all over the shop, as is Schumi

Slackbladder (06:12) Jeez Vettel struggling...

pacwest (06:12) Abbey likes to squirm

wrighty (06:12) wow seb's making a meal of this....

Crafty (06:13) hey krap :wave:

been a long winter!

Andy35 (06:13) Newey has made a pig :eek:

Jambo (06:13) Indeed Snooty

aliasj (06:13) man massa is nowhere!

DrChatNuff (06:13) Redbull :lol:

Os7213 (06:13) dont know but I hope a serious top5 for Rosberg!

aliasj (06:13) karthikeyan should be penalized.

pacwest (06:13) wow, this Sky coverage sucks and blows.

Slackbladder (06:13) eeek look at Massa!!

rghojai (06:13) hey crafty. life good?

D A (06:14) massa slower than kova :lol:

krapmeister (06:14) or summer Crafty

wrighty (06:14) crafty! :wave:

Slackbladder (06:14) perfect for me pac

fauxhemian (06:14) this is really shaping up

aliasj (06:14) P1 or P2 for Rosberg surely. and my bet he outqualifies MSC but not by more than 1 tenths

mach4 (06:14) anyone bet on britney for wdc?

Andy35 (06:14) I did

Os7213 (06:14) Ive bet 1.23.700 as P1 lap this year... not sure anymore!

K-One (06:14) Back to bed kids, season is over. Mclaren vs Mercs for 2012

Crafty (06:15) wrighty old bean ! apologies for the lateness, couldn't be arsed to get up

jwrw (06:15) ESPN HD advertising F1 coverage instead of showing Quali. :mad:

joshb (06:15) will Vettel want to go out again

zack1994 (06:15) this is incredible

wrighty (06:15) won't happen mach, not enough 'skill' at ongoing development in a fight at Merc

katmen (06:15) :wave:

smartie_f1 (06:15) lap record is 1:24:125

Ellios (06:15) bets on massa making through the whole season?

jonpollak (06:15) Anyone think that the multi-screen mosaic has waisted the bottom left 1/4 with BULL5HIT?

aliasj (06:15) first Rosberg must win, then am willing to bet him for champion

krapmeister (06:15) Lol not even Q1 finished and people calling season over :lol:

Lord Snooty (06:15) massa on options?

pacwest (06:15) I bet massa takes a vacation this year

saudoso (06:15) RB on options in Q1...

Slackbladder (06:15) I bet on Britney for WDC last year... timing is everything

wrighty (06:15) lmao not a problem m8 you've missed nowt but welcome in now, pull yer britches up its gonna get messy

krapmeister (06:16) Massa :eek:

aliasj (06:16) kimi improved, 0.0XX between him and grosjean

DrChatNuff (06:16) ForceIndia on softs

KnucklesAgain (06:16) @saudoso :love:

Removing cookie helped

Andromeda (06:16) Anyone betting against Vettel getting pole now? I cant see him getting pole at all the way that car looks so far

mach4 (06:17) did williams really need to put on softs?

Slackbladder (06:17) Force india hald a sec off in S1...

saudoso (06:17) good knuckles

K-One (06:17) sorry krap, mispelled, I meant session over

Lord Snooty (06:17) purple from bruno!!!

Os7213 (06:17) 1.23.519 Q3 2011

jonpollak (06:17) Go Bruno

Mastah (06:17) cars are lovely to watch :love:

mach4 (06:17) senna was < 0.5 on the primes, I don't get way they are wasting a set

pacwest (06:17) Felipé, step on the gas. Do you understand?

jonpollak (06:18) P4 SENNA

Andy35 (06:18) Perez now fast

K-One (06:18) Mastah you should go out more often

jonpollak (06:18) Lil' Ricky

Pilla (06:18) Maldanado 5th Senna 6th

Lord Snooty (06:18) please finish the session now...

:eek:

krapmeister (06:18) Go Dan :up:

Os7213 (06:19) 1.23.529 Vettel Q3 2011 Sry

Crafty (06:19) hey jp :wave:

ooh like that camera on dans car

krapmeister (06:19) Woah Vergne :eek:

paffett4F1 (06:19) webber's stuffed here

wrighty (06:19) lol snooty you're not alone, i'm loving Willimas' new-fund pace

fauxhemian (06:19) this is amazing :clap:

Slackbladder (06:19) Massa not fast even on softs

wrighty (06:19) *williams' sry

Mastah (06:20) kimi is out :lol:

Andy35 (06:20) Massa what is he doing?

K-One (06:20) MASSA WTF

joshb (06:20) kimi out

Diablobb81 (06:20) Kimi is out. wow

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:20) Buh bye Kimi :wave:

jonpollak (06:20) Little Dick is DONE

HoldenRT (06:20) :lol:

krapmeister (06:20) Kimi :lol:

Lord Snooty (06:20) @wrighty: i rather think i need to go for a lie down...

:stoned:

Crafty (06:20) ferrari :lol:

pacwest (06:20) iceman feels the heat

zack1994 (06:20) rai out

Slackbladder (06:20) Welcome back kimi lol

mach4 (06:20) lotus overly confident? no softs

wrighty (06:20) uh oh there goes the forum :lol:

K-One (06:20) Kimi lost 5 secs i

paffett4F1 (06:20) raik backed off and missed the flag!

Andy35 (06:20) Kimi rallying

race addicted (06:20) Lotus/Kimi :down:

mursuka80 (06:20) Yeah. :well:

pacwest (06:20) BigJohn!

krapmeister (06:20) Lol take that Kimi :lol:

Yellowmc (06:20) Kimi!

smartie_f1 (06:20) oh dear kimi thats very poor

jonpollak (06:21) Round 1 to Gross Johnny

jwrw (06:21) Massa out :eek:

krapmeister (06:21) Gingjohn shows how its done

mach4 (06:21) I guess not.. grosjean fastest on primes

K-One (06:21) classy jp

Jambo (06:21) I'll take that for Q1

Crafty (06:21) wrighty : yep, expect a 234567 page thread describing exactly why kimi is teh best eva and everything comspired against him

mach4 (06:21) kimi out..

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:21) Grosjean P3 :up:

Raikkonen P18 :down:

Diablobb81 (06:21) Schumacher on softs ?

aliasj (06:21) was MSC on primes or softs?

Slackbladder (06:21) Massa lucky boy

jonpollak (06:21) sorry K-One..personal experience

mach4 (06:21) and grosjean might pole

K-One (06:22) I guess Kimi will get a lot of close racing

Andy35 (06:22) Kimi mistake allowed Massa to get through

saudoso (06:22) 107% kicked in...

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:22) Boullier must be dialing Kubica's number as we speak

Skanka (06:22) Mediums for Schumacher

Mastah (06:22) great job kimster :lol:

mach4 (06:22) embarrasing kimi

Os7213 (06:22) Raikkonen that's hard on the mental...

Lord Snooty (06:22) well that was good

aliasj (06:22) @skanka sure???

pacwest (06:22) Maybe kimi should have put that ice cream down

K-One (06:22) Kimi paid back favour to Massa from Brazil 2008

Yellowmc (06:22) Oh well, to tomorrow! Sh*thappens eh!

Slackbladder (06:22) time for a ice cream to make Kimi feel better

boost (06:22) Kimi :lol:

wrighty (06:22) right....caterham are already disappointment of the weekend for me (coz i'm avoiding any driver names beginning with K :lol:

)

Os7213 (06:23) Maybe he will surprise us tommorow...

Jambo (06:23) What the hell is going to happen in Q2 and Q3 :P

jonpollak (06:23) brb

KnucklesAgain (06:23) Interesting Q1 result.

mursuka80 (06:23) What the hell was Kimi driving slow, when he had the chance to make it under the flag?

fauxhemian (06:23) Amazing the Marussia's are so close to Catheram without any testing

Skanka (06:23) Yup

krapmeister (06:23) Webber must've been starting to worry there

mach4 (06:23) can you imagine this lotus in Kubica's hands? as good as grosjean might be we have to assume he is not getting the most out of the car.. and Kimi really, three years ago he was being beaten by Massa so no surprise

Crafty (06:23) whats wrong with K wrighty ?

DrChatNuff (06:23) good seeing Redbull suffer :lol:

ali.unal (06:23) Was Schumacher on softs, right?

Yellowmc (06:23) Kimi was on hard tyres?

K-One (06:23) Kimi had 29.0 and 23.0 on first two sectors, would have been 11th approx

paffett4F1 (06:24) The iceman cometh......and then he wenteth away...

mach4 (06:24) kimi was on hards but so was grosjean and he was p3

smartie_f1 (06:24) Mursuk, he went off track, lost a couple of seconds

Crafty (06:24) mach : what makes you assume rob would get any more out of the car ?

Youichi (06:24) The ¨new teams¨ still stuck in Q1 :down:

wrighty (06:24) lol crafty i'll get sucked into a troll accusation whirlwind....i have to go shopping at 11, its better i don't mention Magnums for fear of being trapped :lol:

krapmeister (06:24) K-One: yeah he was always getting good stage times in rallying too...

Crafty (06:24) wrighty :lol:

mach4 (06:24) crafty: because grosjean does not have the experience and has never shown to be an exceptional talent, he might well be but I would assume he still some to learn at least

KnucklesAgain (06:25) I thought FOM was working with Pirelli to give more regarding who is on which tyre. I guess they didn't get around to it :mad:

Andromeda (06:25) Q1 down and I have no clue whatsoever who will get pole

KnucklesAgain (06:25) more *info

Jambo (06:25) One second covering top 11 or so. Hopefully stays ilike that

DrChatNuff (06:25) hopefully not Vettel

Andy35 (06:25) Hill states the bleeding obvious .. that other joker looks like a fat jake

Andy35 (06:25) And no eddie

ali.unal (06:26) Schumacher definitely on softs. He improved his time 1 second.

DrChatNuff (06:26) 35.... :lol:

djned (06:26) at least croft and brundle are doing really well...croft as lead commentator should've happened before legard...

Lord Snooty (06:26) @Andy: so what is the Sky coverage like; i still can't quite bring myself to pay fo it...

jonpollak (06:26) Kimi...Call Kyle Busch

Andy35 (06:26) agree djined

Diablobb81 (06:26) the track improved massively. so he could have been on mediums.

GT Racing Online Magazine (06:27) HRTs should not be allowed into the series...how many runs did they block... :down:

Yellowmc (06:27) Damon Hill is so much better than EJ though!

Os7213 (06:27) Raikkonen said Power steering probs

DrChatNuff (06:27) croft/Brundle :up:

Fortymark (06:27) That wasn´t impressive by Kimi.. :well:

mach4 (06:27) looks like a three way fight, merc, lotus, mclaren

Crafty (06:27) andy : at least he isn't a smug git in jake though. Got alot of time for eddie but I like Hill, says sensible things, which you certainly can't say of eddie :lol:

Andy35 (06:27) It is rubbish. I can send you a free link if you want Lord Snooty, let me know

Lord Snooty (06:27) @jp: :lol:

Yellowmc (06:27) Will be more surprises in Q2. Massa and Webber out?

Andy35 (06:27) True crafty

mach4 (06:27) the power steering thing is a total old driver past their prime excuse, same with trulli last year

Crafty (06:28) jp : you think kyle would listen ?

jonpollak (06:28) Q2

Jambo (06:28) Big fan of Damon

Lord Snooty (06:28) @andy: :up:

but only if it is no trouble for you

rghojai (06:28) Renault, call Kyle Busch!!

krapmeister (06:28) So is Kimi the new Trulli?

jonpollak (06:28) If the drinks bottle is full he'd listen

slideways (06:28) Kimi!! :love:

Oh wait..

Crafty (06:28) slideways :lol:

wrighty (06:28) i have to say, having watched 'the F1 show' last night (the one with georgie thompson and Ant) i'm very happy with Sky's balance, they're hitting the serious and lighter thing spot on for me

karlth (06:29) Damon is a WDC, probably the best development driver in modern F1 and raced as a teammate alongside Senna, Mansell and Prost. I'd listen carefully.

Slackbladder (06:29) Kimi train??

K-One (06:29) let¨s all call to kyle

jonpollak (06:29) slide... :lol:

krapmeister (06:29) slideways :lol:

jonpollak (06:29) 704 833 2929

mach4 (06:29) what did Damon say? I gave up on Sky

Andy35 (06:29) Just sent you a message Lord, let me know if it works

Ellios (06:29) will Red Bull take the fuel out now?

Crafty (06:29) wrighty : yeah that was quite good, apart from gerogies shiny forehead

slideways (06:29) Haha sorry couldn't resist.

Slackbladder (06:29) This Q2 is going to be very interesting

ensign14 (06:29) Stupid brain woke me up for Q1. :yawn:

jonpollak (06:30) Hammy's on hards

fauxhemian (06:30) someone's bound to beach it in this session

krapmeister (06:30) Keep the knives away from Nivra :lol:

wrighty (06:30) rofl crafty you saw it too? :lol:

its like she's had her skull stretched and then left the old skin in aint it :lol:

Mastah (06:30) one ferrari will be out, that's for sure

mach4 (06:30) lotus would probably be better off with petrov or senna alongside grosjean

pacwest (06:30) Tough day to be a Ferrari fan

Crafty (06:31) wrighty :lol:

mursuka80 (06:31) Its great that divers arent allowed to make mistakes anymore. Fire him!!! :rolleyes:

Crafty (06:31) mach4 : dont beat up on grosjean, he's proved himself in lower formula and worthy of a seat imho.

ensign14 (06:31) Don't diss Georgie. Good things come in small packages. Apart from Dec, obviously.

pacwest (06:31) senna seems off, renault would be even steven with him

krapmeister (06:32) Hello RBR

jwrw (06:32) LH purple

Mastah (06:32) diaz :eek:

mach4 (06:32) crafty: how am I doing that? I think you misunderstood.. I don't think it's beating up on him if I think Kubica at his best could get more out of a car

bystander31 (06:32) ALO OUT

jonpollak (06:32) DOH

D A (06:32) alonso :lol:

pacwest (06:32) Aw fred

Andy35 (06:32) :eek:

Ellios (06:32) alonso

fnz (06:32) alo?

krapmeister (06:32) FA :wave:

Crafty (06:32) two ferraris outs !

saudoso (06:32) bye bye FA

Slackbladder (06:32) Alonso fail!

wrighty (06:32) aaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha

fauxhemian (06:32) oh man, I should do the lottery

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:32) Alonso WHALE

paffett4F1 (06:32) freddy out!

bystander31 (06:32) alonso finished

jwrw (06:32) Fred :clap:

KnucklesAgain (06:32) Fred :cry:

mach4 (06:32) well that's one Ferrari out

jonpollak (06:32) HAMMY BABY

CaptnMark (06:32) Ferrari needs to raise the car and add 4WD.

boost (06:32) Alonso :lol:

pacwest (06:32) OK Button, drop the hammer

Andy35 (06:32) Maybe no Ferrari's in Q3????

reason42 (06:32) Ouch for Alonso!

mursuka80 (06:33) Ferrari is in deep trouble.

Mastah (06:33) wheel on the grass :lol:

K-One (06:33) Alonso sux, Ferrari would be better off with Baumgartner

Andy35 (06:33) Did a Kimi

Youichi (06:33) 2 WDC on row 9 of the grid

krapmeister (06:33) grass :lol:

Crafty (06:33) holy crap he just went a second quicker. RB must be mad now

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:33) silly mistake

boost (06:33) Did a massa lol

J2NH (06:33) Fred, driver error

wrighty (06:33) lol 'amateur hour mistake' hehehe

K-One (06:33) Rookie mistake

bystander31 (06:33) ferrari fail

GT Racing Online Magazine (06:33) will be good fight of the old wdc from the back - kimi and fred in the same failboat

saudoso (06:33) oooooh she's nervous

Slackbladder (06:33) alonso not a happy bunny

smartie_f1 (06:34) blimey! ferrari are having a very bad weekend

J2NH (06:34) Man do these cars snap around

Mastah (06:34) diaz, you can be mad only at yourself, you loser :down:

mach4 (06:34) amateur indeed, that's not a car handling issue, that's a put-a-tyre-on-the-grass-under-braking issue

wrighty (06:34) lol he's stomping off

jonpollak (06:34) oooh giving the marshal stick..bad show

boost (06:34) Hahah pissed at marshells what a dick

K-One (06:34) I'm sure AS will spin it as a car made a mistake..

Crafty (06:34) lewis 25.6.. how much quicker do we reckon ?

Arn (06:34) alonso does a stoner :lol:

krapmeister (06:34) Luckily Ferrari have Massa in the oth.... oh.

Mastah (06:34) that's why i hate this guy, sore loser :down:

pacwest (06:34) Massa gets to be #1 driver for the weekend

Andy35 (06:34) True Arn :lol:

K-One (06:34) Alo tried to pull a Kimi

mursuka80 (06:34) K-One. :lol:

ensign14 (06:35) "Felipe, Fernando's sandcastle is taller than yours..."

wrighty (06:35) i'd say he's got 3/10ths more crafty, there was a lockup and a big shimmy that i saw on the lap

Os7213 (06:35) we are not so far from the practice ranking of Jerez Barcelone this year!

Crafty (06:35) Love this forum, the sarcasm is spot on :lol:

fauxhemian (06:35) ensign :lol:

jonpollak (06:35) E14 with the session classic

mach4 (06:35) at least alonso is genuinely fast, massa is slow and makes mistakes

K-One (06:35) Alo ditched his Ferrari 'cause he wanted to get a faster transport back to pits

Diablobb81 (06:35) man, the forums are sh@t lately. too many times down.

karlth (06:35) Alonso on a vespa and already faster in S1 than in the Ferrari.

Crafty (06:35) wrighty : yeah.. I wonder what RB are thinking right now..

jonpollak (06:35) ALO: call Kyle Busch

Slackbladder (06:36) lol at K-one

pacwest (06:36) what are those shoes the macca team runs? I've seen adverts for them

ali.unal (06:36) I suggest a name change: Gravel of Champions

wrighty (06:36) hopefully it rhymes with duck crafty

Andy35 (06:36) The forum is now too busy ! :lol:

Yellowmc (06:36) Good drivers making mistakes! Shock horror!

wrighty (06:36) lol andy told ya :lol:

Lord Snooty (06:36) Kyle's phone is running hot this morning.....

Yellowmc (06:36) The McLaren looks well balanced, Hamilton driving it like he was before! :clap:

Jambo (06:36) Wonder how many interviews the Ferrari drivers will do now?

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:36) Let us know when the forum isn't too busy!

K-One (06:36) Tried to call Kyle, but line was busy :confused:

Crafty (06:36) jp :lol:

maybe EGR could put a 3rd car on for him and he and JPM could chat in spanish during races?

wrighty (06:37) kimi out and alonso spinning on the paint....i'll bet a messageboard coder in the US woke up in a cold sweat :lol:

jonpollak (06:37) Muy Bien Crafty

Jambo (06:37) Not going to be happy.

wrighty (06:37) lol as Sky fan the flames 'was that driver error?' :lol:

mach4 (06:37) I'll bet Massa will still not beat Alonso's time, he might not even come within 6 tenths

Slackbladder (06:37) wrighty: It's F1 baby..the forums have to melt down and it's not even a Hammy/Massa crash yet

Yellowmc (06:37) I like this use of the magic TV! Plus we see Georgie. :up:

Andy35 (06:37) That Sky bird is fit,. something to hold onto behind her head as well :up:

bystander31 (06:38) i thought it was illegal to get a push?

Os7213 (06:38) Love Alonso helmet this year

D A (06:38) still got the helmet on - telling

krapmeister (06:38) Alonso going all Greta on us...

Andy35 (06:38) lol wrighty :lol:

wrighty (06:38) haha slack

pacwest (06:38) No georgie for me here in Canada TV land

Crafty (06:38) bystander : in the paddock as you walk back to the garage doesnt count

krapmeister (06:38) Massa to save the day!

jonpollak (06:38) Garbo...Vants to be Alone

jwrw (06:39) Massaout to show Fred how it's done. :rolleyes:

noikeee (06:39) Adam Cooper ‏ @adamcooperf1 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
#F1 Kimi Raikkonen says that there was a miscommunication and he thought he had time for another lap in Q1

Slackbladder (06:39) krap: A case of faith over experience...

Os7213 (06:39) pacwest you listening on RDS?

wrighty (06:39) yes that was the F1 equivalent of 'was he offside when he scored the winner?' :lol:

fauxhemian (06:39) If Massa spins off, I may choke on my coffee

Crafty (06:39) do you think if you undo georgies pony tail her face will go slack ? y'know like a essex facelift or whatever they call it

pacwest (06:39) OS, TSN in BC

jonpollak (06:40) GT cultures a pornstar look that is interpreted as "fit"..trash I think but she was good on the "F1 Show"

wrighty (06:40) lmao noikeee here we go, kimi in 'not my fault' shocker, nivra will be replacing the big knife in the block as we speak :lol:

Crafty (06:40) ooh nice kimi, blame the team already :lol:

Yellowmc (06:40) I love F1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pacwest (06:40) I have sky online as well

krapmeister (06:40) faux: fingers crossed

fauxhemian (06:40) :lol:

krapmeister (06:40) wrighty :lol:

Slackbladder (06:40) Massa half a sec off in S1...

pacwest (06:41) Where in the hell are Merc?

Os7213 (06:41) Hello from Qc! BC

jonpollak (06:41) Here comes the Mercs

jwrw (06:41) Go Go P17 Massa!

Diablobb81 (06:41) in top spots?

jonpollak (06:41) Breeetney

Crafty (06:41) so hes getting better then slack

Mastah (06:41) lol, 1 second off diaz :lol:

Slackbladder (06:41) What a dog that car is....

fauxhemian (06:41) Mission accomplished Pat, you can come home now.

Andy35 (06:42) Massa will be out at this rate,

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:42) Mercedes :up:

paffett4F1 (06:42) merc top 4

aliasj (06:42) not bad MSC not bad - >phew< >sigh

Andy35 (06:42) lol faux

Lord Snooty (06:42) britney is quick today

jonpollak (06:42) Just Press 1?
Nah ...
I\'ll Just press 5 thank you very much for my £27.50 per month

Looks like those Mercs are doing well…or at least this is what the seem to be doing an F1 is a lot about seeming to be doing..

Crafty (06:42) Cant help but think mac were better off getting rid of fry.

Skanka (06:42) Mercedes looking very good :up:

krapmeister (06:42) faux: :lol:

finignig (06:42) :wave:

reason42 (06:42) I've totally forgot what DRS means - help me out!

wrighty (06:42) yes Whitters it's spelt P-R-O-T-E-S-T, there's a form for it in the desk tidy......

pacwest (06:42) It's about time Mercedes. Get the paddock fired up

Crafty (06:42) methinks mr brawn will be smiling

Os7213 (06:42) Meilleur: X2 Mercedes :clap:

jonpollak (06:43) Dumb Racing Solution

finignig (06:43) drag reduction system

krapmeister (06:43) :up:

Gingjohn

Yellowmc (06:43) Well done Grosjean! :clap:

Crafty (06:43) strewth mate, the tracks over on the right

Slackbladder (06:43) Alonso going to be out....

smartie_f1 (06:43) reason:: Drag reduction system

finignig (06:43) anyone kept an eye on mercedes DRS use?

aliasj (06:43) lol if alonso makes it its gonna be epic

reason42 (06:43) AH! Dumb Racing Solution! :up:

reason42 (06:43) cheers guys!

jonpollak (06:44) ®stefmeister

Diablobb81 (06:44) so hami 1st, nico 2nd for qualy?

Crafty (06:44) pastor and senna slow ? whats the deal there ?

jonpollak (06:44) ALO still in the top 10

finignig (06:44) alonso cant make it if his car got beached? he wont be allowed to take part in q3

Os7213 (06:44) Kobayashi no time..........

karlth (06:45) Ferrari to start focusing on 2013 car?

Lord Snooty (06:45) purple from pastor...

:stoned:

Slackbladder (06:45) That Red bull ain't as good as before.

GT Racing Online Magazine (06:45) maldonando purple

jonpollak (06:45) PASTA

jwrw (06:45) Fred beating Massa despite binning the car :stoned:

Lord Snooty (06:45) terrible middle sector

mach4 (06:45) williams probably has a much better car than their drivers can show

ensign14 (06:45) Crafty: Pastor no longer slow...

pacwest (06:45) I'd like to be a Williams fan again...

fauxhemian (06:46) wow Maldonado!

Andy35 (06:46) Can alonso squeak through?

krapmeister (06:46) :up:

Ricciardo

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:46) Grosjean keeps improving :up:

Andy35 (06:46) No he can't

Mastah (06:46) checo, wtf happened :mad:

jonpollak (06:46) ALO P11

Diablobb81 (06:46) If Massa doesn't make it he should be fired on the spot

Slackbladder (06:46) Alonso out

Lord Snooty (06:46) ferrari

ensign14 (06:46) Alonso is now out, so Ferrari will now tell Massa to set a lap time.

Crafty (06:46) Hulk might make it ?

wrighty (06:46) it won't matter andy, he can't run in q3

Andy35 (06:46) Mastah, Checo is hopeless :lol:

GT Racing Online Magazine (06:47) ferrari effing joke!!

Slackbladder (06:47) P12 jon

krapmeister (06:47) Go Danny :up:

Os7213 (06:47) Grosjean :up:

Crafty (06:47) yeah hulk made it, good for him

Mastah (06:47) andy - he didn;t even set a time :mad:

jonpollak (06:47) Time is fleeting Slack

GT Racing Online Magazine (06:47) Ricciardo :clap:

blackonyx4 (06:47) Good job Maldonado :up:

smartie_f1 (06:47) total ferrari fail

krapmeister (06:47) 2 Aussies into Q3 at the Australian GP :up:

wrighty (06:47) wow massa......

mach4 (06:47) only reason massa is not p17 is perez didn't turn a lap

Skanka (06:47) Hulk 7 tenths faster than Di Resta :eek:

Yellowmc (06:47) Ferrari.......as predicted eh!

Andy35 (06:47) Right let me go and stalk the Ferrari thread :cool:

DrChatNuff (06:47) up the Mercs :clap:

ensign14 (06:47) Vergne beats Alonso. :lol:

Lord Snooty (06:47) blimey!!

time for a cuppa to calm the nerves..

boost (06:47) Ferrari :lol:

reason42 (06:47) Ferrari - I always knew was a jumped up FIAT

Yellowmc (06:47) If Alonso hadn't beached it, he would be in Q3 you feel.

DrChatNuff (06:48) Massa to join Rubens :lol:

Jambo (06:48) Williams has some pace :clap:

jonpollak (06:48) FIx It Again Tony

GT Racing Online Magazine (06:48) Failboat is full. Massa, Alonso, Raikkonen...Who is captain?

krapmeister (06:48) Will Massa see out the season?

Youichi (06:48) Riccardo 1, Verne 0

fauxhemian (06:48) Very good quali from the Hulk

krapmeister (06:48) GT Racing :lol:

Os7213 (06:48) For me GrosJean is the star of the qualif so far simply wow

jwrw (06:48) How quick will the McL be when they have to put in a proper effort?

Slackbladder (06:48) What a Dog of a car

K-One (06:48) Team from Faenza beats Maranello

smartie_f1 (06:49) Mr Stef will have some explaining to do

wrighty (06:49) ricciardo for me Os, that's a stellar performance

race addicted (06:49) Good one, GT Racing O M! :clap:

paffett4F1 (06:49) do you think mpntezemelo has jarno on his speed dial

KnucklesAgain (06:49) Actually Fernando's time was not that horrible, it nearly was enough for Q3 despite his mistake. He would have easily made Q3 otherwise, which after FP3 was not really expected. Massa however is a real disaster

Slackbladder (06:49) Fellippe...a snail is faster than you.. do you understand?

GT Racing Online Magazine (06:49) Williams is so much better than what tests indicated...

Jambo (06:49) Come on Pastor!

pacwest (06:49) GRIMACE. Where is the hamburglar?

mach4 (06:50) who I would fire after the first qualifying session: senna, di resta, massa, kimi.. not worth wasting a season on them

Slackbladder (06:50) Yep, Alonso clearly drifting his wheels onto the grass

zack1994 (06:50) Q3 will be awesome

Crafty (06:50) "Alonso is faster than you.."
"Yeah but I didnt bin it, stfu"
:lol:

Os7213 (06:50) Wrighty Ricciardo is more then impressive youre right even had a tryout for Ferrari... think is better with Rosso lol

krapmeister (06:50) So is Luca making plans to go into politics because he thinks it's easier to turn around the Italian economy?

jonpollak (06:50) Hamburglar?...AWESOME

wrighty (06:51) i was 50/50 between the two williams drivers for the fantasy team, went with senna for the better finish rate......bugger.....lol

krapmeister (06:51) Crafty :lol:

ensign14 (06:51) krap, Ferrari is easy to turn around, after all Alonso turned it 180 degrees very quickly.

Yellowmc (06:51) mach4, also add Alonso to that list. :smoking:

K-One (06:51) Alonso was doing Macarena in the car?

jonpollak (06:51) "This message box for Mr.Busch is full...please try again later"

krapmeister (06:51) Haha very good ensign :lol:

wrighty (06:52) thing is as well Os he's had all the extra media focus that a home driver gets and he's stepped on the car big and got a Q3, thats drive of the day so far for me

Andy35 (06:52) I'm guessing the finger will not be on show today

djned (06:52) spit it out damon!

paffett4F1 (06:52) you're tough mach, senna was within about 0.3 of his team mate

Lord Snooty (06:52) @jp: :lol:

Jambo (06:52) One second from 1st to 12th is awesome.

krapmeister (06:52) wrighty :up:

mach4 (06:53) paffett, that's all fine until you consider who his teammate is...

karlth (06:53) Hill saying that Mercedes is partly the old Ferrari team.

Os7213 (06:53) okay got me Wrighty.... GrosJean have previous exprerience +1 Ricciardo star of the qualif so far!!

wrighty (06:53) (fk i just saw that vergne got P11 and was only a tenth off ricciardo's time!! that might be an even better performance tbph)

DrChatNuff (06:53) Nico for pole....any takers

krapmeister (06:53) Their will be a few toys out of the prams this evening I reckon

jonpollak (06:53) So Checho has the Double Double and Koba wants the Okonomiayki

paffett4F1 (06:53) fair point

kal-el (06:54) brawn/Schumi/Costa it is

wrighty (06:54) hehe chatnuff you'dve got 16/1 for that at the bookies...

Slackbladder (06:54) There already is on the Ferrari thread on the forum krapmeister

Diablobb81 (06:54) i think pole will be hami. But Nico has a shot at it. Unless RB do their Q3 magic again

Os7213 (06:54) Ricciardo he is come from nowhere? Yes Vergne is a good one very good one

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:54) Meanwhile Ferrari is partly spaghetti factory

Yellowmc (06:54) Hamilton pole I feel.

pacwest (06:54) Schumacher looks like he could drive for a few years more.

DrChatNuff (06:54) Massa :lol:

wrighty (06:54) lol ferrari sending massa out to the media pack, bast@rds.....

Jambo (06:54) Come on Pastor

krapmeister (06:54) slack: I can imagine :lol:

Andy35 (06:55) Hamilton was crash into Massa,,,, while lapping him for the 2nd time

jonpollak (06:55) LeMeilleur :lol:

DrChatNuff (06:55) SHUMI for pole.....eh Mastah :lol:

Os7213 (06:55) Schumi still do karting.. thats the secret ahaha

reason42 (06:55) David Croft and Brundle are awesome

Lord Snooty (06:55) @jambo: :up:

Yellowmc (06:55) If Red Bull pull something out now....Fuuuuuuuu!

jonpollak (06:55) I'm off to bed see ya

pacwest (06:55) HULK SMASH

Slackbladder (06:56) This year could be a real test for Vettel and his skills...

wrighty (06:56) wtf jon? lol

pacwest (06:56) JP, you've come this far!

krapmeister (06:56) reason42: agree :up:

jonpollak (06:56) JOKE

reason42 (06:56) right off to walk the dog

paffett4F1 (06:56) nico 4 pole

krapmeister (06:56) jp: don't pull out too soon!

wrighty (06:56) haha you knob :lol:

Crafty (06:56) maybe ferrari will take sutil as test driver, he could glass a few people and sabotage their chances to let ferrari win ?

Os7213 (06:56) lol Jon!

krapmeister (06:56) oh :lol:

Jambo (06:56) Yeah Crofty and Brundle are great together

jonpollak (06:56) Option 7

saudoso (06:57) From the Kimi thread: "Kimi could have fought for pole position with right steering having in mind Grosjean's pace. He's doing great job right now. Shame shame shame "

Talk about parallel realities...

Slackbladder (06:57) LOL...Kimi fans are funny

wrighty (06:57) lmfao saudoso, i hope you quoted to keep it preserved for our ancestors :lol:

fauxhemian (06:57) saudoso :lol:

Mastah (06:57) saudoso - who wrote that? :lol:

krapmeister (06:58) saudoso :eek:

Lord Snooty (06:58) well, here goes britney

pacwest (06:58) Ferrari are gonna need a bigger boat

reason42 (06:58) Lazyboy and Hill seem a bit awkward

Crafty (06:58) I'll have whatever that guy is smoking, jesus..

saudoso (06:58) Trust

Lord Snooty (06:58) hammy quicker already

jonpollak (06:58) HAMMY Purp S1

Crafty (06:58) reason : really ? I dont think so

Andy35 (06:58) Kimi wrote it, he has time to go on the forum now

saudoso (06:58) I mean, someone called Trust

krapmeister (06:59) woah britney

Os7213 (06:59) Limit for Rosberg

Andy35 (06:59) Ham :eek:

D A (06:59) lewis :eek:

pacwest (06:59) Wow, hammy

Mastah (06:59) lewis

jonpollak (06:59) :clap:

Slackbladder (06:59) Hamilton on fire

krapmeister (06:59) 1.24.9 :eek:

Raifosa (06:59) Lewis :clap:

wrighty (06:59) 24.9

Lord Snooty (06:59) blimey, thats a good lap from hammy

reason42 (06:59) sit doggy - it's getting interesting!!!!

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (06:59) 1:24 :eek:

Andy35 (06:59) Seb miles away

Mastah (07:00) mclaren :eek:

jonpollak (07:00) Seb +.7

pacwest (07:00) WEBBAH

krapmeister (07:00) Fark me Hammy - that's something :up:

fauxhemian (07:00) DID HAMILTON TURN ON THE WARP DRIVE?

saudoso (07:00) wrighty, just did.

Skanka (07:00) Lewis blitz the field

Slackbladder (07:00) Hammy's back baby.... Hammy's back...

Crafty (07:00) awesome from hammy, but I think mercs may challenge on fresh tyres ?

Andromeda (07:00) Ham on Pole right there Good game

joshb (07:00) 7 tenths, good effort from Hamilton

mursuka80 (07:00) So Hamiltons WDC this year will be because of the car?

Os7213 (07:00) Slow from last year timing let see a little bit later!

krapmeister (07:00) Lol at Norbert's face :lol:

Andy35 (07:00) You don't need a ugly stepped nose it appears .. unless you are called Prost.

paffett4F1 (07:00) norbert's banking his bonus already

Diablobb81 (07:00) Maybe new softs for Hamilton?

Diablobb81 (07:00) if not, amazing time

reason42 (07:00) if HAM gets pole I'm going to give the dog a bowl of red bull so when he goes for walkies he can keep up!

Arn (07:00) looks like it will be the a very nice F1 year :clap:

krapmeister (07:01) Come on Webber - bring back that one lap magic

finignig (07:01) :clap:

qualifying will be interesting this year

Crafty (07:01) mursuka : every WDC is because of the car, no-ones gonna win in an HRT are they ?

Andromeda (07:01) Adios Red Bull

blackonyx4 (07:01) That's second and a half slower than last year's pole time

finignig (07:01) race should be epic!

Mastah (07:01) without drs it would be great :down:

F1Maestro (07:01) WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Hamilton

krapmeister (07:01) Nicole is going to get a right seeing too tonight

fauxhemian (07:01) hurry up macca

Crafty (07:01) reason: :lol:

pacwest (07:01) Such a pretty car...

jonpollak (07:01) Reason :lol:

Crafty (07:01) krap : maybe she did last night ?

krapmeister (07:02) maybe indeed Crafty :lol:

Lord Snooty (07:02) @krap: :lol:

Arn (07:02) reason, have you ever given your dog red bull before?

F1Maestro (07:02) Yeah, don't see anyone making up 0.7 tenths, even the mercs

Lord Snooty (07:02) come on pastor, give it a go!!

race addicted (07:02) Authority stamp from the Mammer. Great!

Crafty (07:03) webbo to jump button

race addicted (07:03) Hammmer! Hammer.

wrighty (07:03) lol webbo +0.5 off at S2.....

pacwest (07:03) Webber, not bad!

Os7213 (07:03) its me or where are the 1.23.xxx??? cant wait to read Giorgio Piola 2012 tech book to know why

Arn (07:03) so testing did give a true picture about which teams would be at the top

jonpollak (07:03) Where is that .7?

Ellios (07:03) watch the mercs go

Slackbladder (07:03) Dammit Vettel last over the line.... just know he'll do soemthing

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (07:03) Lewis should have just saved a set of tires

joshb (07:03) good effort from Webber, Vettels last sector looked a bit scrappy

Crafty (07:03) OS : no EBD

Andy35 (07:04) I want to hear the Vettel radio after qualy so I can hear him sobbing ....

Mastah (07:04) tyre saving :down:

Crafty (07:04) andy : "no boys! We didn't do it!" heh heh

Os7213 (07:04) EBD?

Lord Snooty (07:04) hammy still looking to go quicker..

Slackbladder (07:04) Rosberg locks

Crafty (07:04) britney blew it right there

krapmeister (07:05) Shame that Ricciardo doesn't get a shot at Q3 at his home GP

jwrw (07:05) LH too slow for his engineer :lol:

aliasj (07:05) yes, yes, yes ,yes ,yes

Lord Snooty (07:05) purple from jens

saudoso (07:05) Here comes JB

Andy35 (07:05) lol crafty .,.. exactly

Grayson (07:05) Hamilton 0.7 seconds faster than the competition and getting on the radio to ask, "where do I need to find more time?"

Crafty (07:05) button purple

aliasj (07:05) YES!

fauxhemian (07:05) come on jense

Lord Snooty (07:05) hammy slow this time

wrighty (07:05) ooo jenson's right on the cusp

saudoso (07:05) May the prettiest nose win!

Andy35 (07:05) Kewis screws up S2

Andy35 (07:06) :eek:

blackonyx4 (07:06) Button! :clap:

aliasj (07:06) YES!
WHAT???

Diablobb81 (07:06) WOW Grosjean

Mastah (07:06) romain :eek:

Lord Snooty (07:06) hammy pole!

jonpollak (07:06) :clap:

Arn (07:06) grosjean :up:

krapmeister (07:06) Gingjohn :up:

Crafty (07:06) christ this is a bit busy

LeMeilleurDesMeilleurs (07:06) GROSJEAN P3!!!!!

Slackbladder (07:06) Woah at Grosjean

Mastah (07:06) vettel :lol:

D A (07:06) McLaren :clap:

wrighty (07:06) yes!!!! mac lockout with Grosjean P3!!!!!

fauxhemian (07:06) MACCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :clap:

fnz (07:06) kimi must be hitting his head

Andy35 (07:06) Macs :clap:

reason42 (07:06) OH YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

jonpollak (07:06) Me Likey

blackonyx4 (07:06) Grosjean! Amazing! :clap:

Yellowmc (07:06) Grosjean! :clap:

aliasj (07:06) WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?

Os7213 (07:06) Grosjean :up:

finignig (07:06) :clap:

bring it on! now thats a grid!!

Crafty (07:06) If the season goes like this Im a happy chappy

Diablobb81 (07:06) Michael :up:

zack1994 (07:06) mclaren 1-2 :up:

reason42 (07:06) now we have a season!

jonpollak (07:06) McOneTwo

Yellowmc (07:06) Well done McLaren!

Slackbladder (07:06) Vettel P6 lol outquallted by a lotus as we;;

f1fastestlap (07:06) :clap:

Andromeda (07:06) Yeah a McLaren 1-2

kal-el (07:06) grosjean.. respect

Lord Snooty (07:06) pastor p8

:love:

mursuka80 (07:07) Well done Mclaren and Grosjean. :up:

karlth (07:07) MAC MAC MAC MAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 :clap:

jwrw (07:07) Grosjean >>>>>>> Kimi

Yellowmc (07:07) That'll be annoying for Kimi! :lol:

krapmeister (07:07) RBR garage - toys. pram. thrown.

finignig (07:07) MSC officially back, Grosjean! redbull not fast at all!! :love:

wrighty (07:07) i take it back Os that is a drive from heaven for Grosjean :up:

blackonyx4 (07:07) Good to see Red Bull failing

boost (07:07) Shue beats britney :lol:

Jambo (07:07) Bloody hell

f1fastestlap (07:07)

Skanka (07:07) WOW WOW WOW WOOOOOW!!!!

Slackbladder (07:07) I did stick a few quid on Grosjean to win WDC....at 250/1 just saying...

Crafty (07:07) Wry little smile from Ron there

J2NH (07:07) MS :up:

Arn (07:07) Ron Dennis :wave:

Os7213 (07:07) Yes Lewis+ Jenson :clap:

DrChatNuff (07:07) who needs Newey :lol:

aliasj (07:07) man msc would have been in press conference if not for grosjean.. hopefully msc in conference tommorrow!

krapmeister (07:08) Well done Mclaren :up:

Gingjohn

Schu

Webber

pacwest (07:08) I like 2012

rghojai (07:08) Nice 8th for Williams

Youichi (07:08) And a slap for all those who said Lotus were showboating over the winter :clap:

karlth (07:08) Best Q result ever!

reason42 (07:08) I'm going to change the name of my dog to the name of Vettel's car!

DrChatNuff (07:08) shame 4 shumi

mach4 (07:08) kimi is better off being a mediocre wrc driver than a mediocre f1 driver

Andromeda (07:08) hahaha the forums crashed Hamilton pleasure overload

Andy35 (07:08) Oh if only Kimi could have been there

Jambo (07:08) Good lap from Pastor too.

pacwest (07:08) Kimi must be pissed!

K-One (07:08) Helmut Marko must be mad, fav boy slower than Webbo and P5

KnucklesAgain (07:08) :up:

Macca, Grosjean, Schu, Maldonado
Can't wait for the race now

jonpollak (07:08) Enjoyed Sky's multi- screen options :up:

aliasj (07:08) i think schumi got the max.. MERC was always 0.3 off mclaren

Crafty (07:08) pacwest : kimi probably IS pissed

Andy35 (07:08) Reason, going to call your dog, dog then?

saudoso (07:09) One Merc and one Renault ahead of the RB's is good. Very good.

Os7213 (07:09) That right Wrighty

He little Gp2 champ help him :up:

krapmeister (07:09) The forum is not going to handle Hammy/Schumi lovefest and Ferrari/Kimi drama :lol:

Ellios (07:09) Grosjean could be the star of the season

Lord Snooty (07:09) good grief; don't think i have ever seen the forum crash; must be pandemonium over there

race addicted (07:09) Fantastic result! Couldn't be better under the circumstances!

jonpollak (07:09) Ellios: Grosjean could be the star of the season

pacwest (07:09) Crafty: I see what you did there

krapmeister (07:09) Ellios: He is going to show Kimi up completely

Andy35 (07:09) MS chop on Grosjean at the start ?

jonpollak (07:09) SCREW the Forum

fnz (07:09) fingerboy must be pissed, just as alonso and the iceman

Os7213 (07:10) French driver for the interview +++ for me

mach4 (07:10) kubica must be feeling pretty depressed right now

jonpollak (07:10) LIVE is where it's at baby

aliasj (07:10) nico never performs well under pressure.. perhaps thats why he never won.

Crafty (07:10) whoever hosts the autosport forum is rubbing their hands, bandwidth is gonna go through the roof !

krapmeister (07:10) jp :lol:

Lord Snooty (07:10) @andy: :lol:

krapmeister (07:10) I am not going to bother with the forum for a few hours methinks :lol:

DrChatNuff (07:10) Affordable caravan....Ferrari :lol:

Os7213 (07:10) Terrible day for Ferrari wow...

Andy35 (07:10) Ferrari about to go fastest it has all afternoon on that lorry

Crafty (07:10) jp :lol:

Kyle said hold all his calls

Lord Snooty (07:11) :lol:

J2NH (07:11) Hats off to McLaren. Well done.
Grosjean, wow, what a surprise.
MS/Mercedes Nice
Red Bull Big wake up call
Ferrari, how the mighty have fallen.

aliasj (07:11) msc beat seb in race of champions two months ago, that time i was convinced msc still top notch

jonpollak (07:11) Crafty :lol:

Jambo (07:11) :clap:

pacwest (07:11) grosjean is crapping his overalls

aliasj (07:11) but GROSJEAN?? wow

Andromeda (07:11) Grojean in 3rd and a McLaren front row lockout the poor forums stood no chance :lol:

Jambo (07:11) sorry :P

DrChatNuff (07:11) Lovely commentary :up:

D A (07:11) I wonder if there are a few broken tv sets in maranello?

Mastah (07:11) where is seb without ebd and car advantage?

jonpollak (07:11) See all you experts tomorrow :wave:

mach4 (07:12) why does brundle assume grosjean is not a wdc contender?

Crafty (07:12) thing is ferrari never have been mighty in recent history, only when schu was there. Its just like the days of berger and alesi, awkward car, drivers probably better than it.

krapmeister (07:12) What is it with 5th and Webber at the GP?

DrChatNuff (07:12) can Shumi hit Podium

Jambo (07:12) Quick poll, out of the testing regulars who is surprised by Grosjean?

krapmeister (07:12) jp :wave:

Crafty (07:12) cya jp :wave:

jwrw (07:12) Nice to see a decent effort from Williams too

Andy35 (07:12) by JP

f1fastestlap (07:12) jp :wave:

wrighty (07:12) cya jp :wave:

mach4 (07:12) does piquet deserve a second chance now that grosjean is doing well?

blackonyx4 (07:12) The only thing missing is JPM and a couple of jet dryers

Ellios (07:13) whitmarsh on sky.de saying big surprise very happy don't count chickens etc... but had huuuge smile on his face

wrighty (07:13) i am jambo, i thought he'd be good for Q3 but not P3 tbh

Os7213 (07:13) Crafty dont forget Alonso years..

Crafty (07:13) jambo : more surprised that the car is that quick, from what I see of junior formula grosjean is pretty handy. Oh and his missus is hot

D A (07:13) McLaren 1-2 is trending worldwide as #1 on Twittter.

paffett4F1 (07:13) jambo - i'm not surprised by lotus, i am by grosjean

Jambo (07:13) So can those who said we would be racing Caterham please apologise :P

Andy35 (07:14) Gilles4ever has locked the entire forum to save work having to delete half the posts on the Ferrari thread :lol:

Os7213 (07:14) Ham + Nicole finally the minding is there!!

mach4 (07:14) well kimi is racing cater ham

Jambo (07:14) Grosjean was better than Kimi in testing too :P

wrighty (07:14) and i think caterham are my biggest disappointment, they've made pretty much nil progress.....

krapmeister (07:14) Nice to see Williams go well - hopefully its a trend for the whole season :up:

reason42 (07:14) well it was worth getting Sky - I thought if my team McLaren had a bad year I would feel like I wasted my money. So :clap:

krapmeister (07:14) Andy35 :lol:

Os7213 (07:15) Williams deserve it especially top10

slideways (07:15) Seriously impressed by Lotus/Grosjean, didn't expect that. :up:

Os7213 (07:15) wrighty +1 for Catherham....

wrighty (07:16) sh1t there's summat wet on my desk....leaking out of the moni.....oh wait, its just blood from the ferrari thread :lol:

krapmeister (07:16) STR looking handy too :up:

Crafty (07:16) wrighty :lol:

krapmeister (07:16) wrighty :lol:

Andy35 (07:16) Someone has written on the Mclaren thread ". I bloody love you Lewis, i bloody love you Jenson"

Lord Snooty (07:16) @os: pity bruno didn't get a slightly better run in Q2 or both of them would have been in Q3

:up:

Andy35 (07:16) heh wrighty

krapmeister (07:17) I thought FI were pretty disappointing too based on testing form

slideways (07:17) Forum is in meltdown, not even loading for me. lol.

Crafty (07:17) heh went to the forum "Sorry, the server is too busy to handle your request"...

Jambo (07:17) Midfield has really stepped up.

aliasj (07:17) hey WAIT everyone. hold your horses. RENAULT were always good at melbourne (see last two years) Petrov P3

wrighty (07:17) lol andy wasn't Coral was it? :lol:

Jambo (07:17) Grid so much tighter

Arn (07:17) McLaren, coolest brand on earth

aliasj (07:17) so perhaps dont be too surprised.. after melbourne RENAULT is useless.

Mastah (07:18) great, isn't it?

krapmeister (07:18) aliasj: agree - will be interesting to see if they can keep the pace up

Andy35 (07:18) I wish Coral was here now wrighty, always good for a chuckle at the insanity on show

pacwest (07:18) Ok, i might go to Austin now.

D A (07:18) who's the moderator for the pc? Allen?

Jambo (07:18) Crofty and Brundle were great

Andy35 (07:18) agree Jambo

Crafty (07:18) from kimi thread : "If Kimi would have pushed after the mistake he would most likely get ahead of Massa."
:lol:

not sure if thats a compliment or not

Ellios (07:18) yes the unbreakable james allen

krapmeister (07:19) Jambo - yeah Crofty and Brundle were great, seemed such a natural fit.

Os7213 (07:19) tires gonna be the key tommorow cant wait to see Ham vs Jen

wrighty (07:19) lolololol crafty

almost a trololololol

aliasj (07:19) i think being away from F1 does cost time! it proves that now MSC improving / Kimi will also improve as time passes

Jambo (07:19) Hah how happy does Grosjean look

aliasj (07:20) its not called F1 for nothing

Os7213 (07:20) lol crafty!!!

Andy35 (07:20) At this rate someone is going to admit to ejaculating in their pants on the Mclaren thread. Even the female posters.

Crafty (07:20) marty! :wave:

Crafty (07:20) andy : got a vid.. wait, wrong forum

Lord Snooty (07:20) see you all tomorrow guys

:wave:

mach4 (07:20) aliasj: grosjean has much less experience and has been away for a while too

aliasj (07:20) but HEY merc > red bull > ferrari ??? WOW WOW WOW

Os7213 (07:20) is it me or first p1 Ham P2 Jenson for Years?? Like the 2 in first line

krapmeister (07:21) Alright - I better stop ignoring my wife and daughter and see you all tomorrow :wave:

Crafty (07:21) first ever as team mates lewis just said

aliasj (07:21) well kimi made mistake today... but maybe he would have been 1 or 2 tenths in region of groskean

wrighty (07:21) its the first for them two i think they said Os, first since 2009 for mclaren

wrighty (07:21) cya krap, have a good day :wave:

mach4 (07:21) I don't understand why everyone ignores lotus, given testing and practice they might very well be the second fastest car

Os7213 (07:22) thats what i tought thanks wrighty

Slackbladder (07:22) Button very good, given he's not so hot on qualy

Andy35 (07:22) bye krap

aliasj (07:22) but kimi made a honest mistake.. yesterday conditions too mixed to judge, but still kimi / grosjean similar similar... kimi made a mistake - but after few races mistakes will improve. grosjean didn't make mistake - max potential of car.

Slackbladder (07:22) mach: I put some bets on both kimi and Grosjean...they were always fast.

mach4 (07:23) I really doubt grosjean got the max out of that car on his first race

Os7213 (07:23) Kimi only had 4 days of practice...if he say PS is not good I take the excuse...

aliasj (07:23) but one note.... Q1 MSC blocked by RIC / Q2, MSC > ROS, Q3 MSC > ROS, FP1 MSC > ROS, FP2 MSC > ROS FP3? dont remember

aliasj (07:24) oh sorry, Q1, Q2, Q3 - MSC > ROS

Fortymark (07:25) BB melt down?

aliasj (07:25) FP1, FP2 MSC > ROS, only FP3 ROS > MSC

wrighty (07:25) well i'd say from my armchair that hamilton could've probably found another couple of tenths with the billy-big-balls lines through some of those corners, that car's very very good, sticking like sh1t to a blanket

aliasj (07:25) today Hamilton was Senna-esque performance.

Pilla (07:26) But Senna is behind him

Os7213 (07:26) No..lol

Crafty (07:26) nah, it was lewis-esque. Senna wouldn't of had the car so precise and clean, it'd be sliding more and he'd be more aggressive

aliasj (07:26) sorry, Aryton Senna-esque performance

Jambo (07:26) So are Lotus going to protest the cars behind them then? :P

aliasj (07:27) lol Aryton Senna is the perfect qualifier.

Andy35 (07:27) yes that seems odd Jambo

Crafty (07:27) no, eric is all talk I think.

D A (07:27) EB isn't willing to say if they'll protest or not.

aliasj (07:27) is rain forecasted for tommorrow?

D A (07:28) What a difference a qualy session makes.

Os7213 (07:28) Senna was the best simply would like too see him on this type of machine :cry:

Andy35 (07:28) I want to see a Horner interview :cool:

Jambo (07:29) Within a second of pole so f%*^ing delighted

Os7213 (07:29) YES

Crafty (07:29) andy : heh, me too., smug git.

aliasj (07:29) at their peaks,
Senna = Pele
Fangio = Maradona
Schumacher = Beckenbauer
Prost = Zidane

Os7213 (07:30) Horner said Lewis will not beat Vettel and dont want him at RedBull... think Lewis dont want to go!

Jambo (07:30) Hell yeah Andy

Mastah (07:31) not so happy seb :lol:

DrChatNuff (07:31) Vettel not smilling....no fingers

Os7213 (07:31) Alright night guys see ya tomorrow!

wrighty (07:31) cya m8 :wave:

fauxhemian (07:32) :wave:

wrighty (07:33) i'm gonna smile all day..... cyas tomorow :wave:

Crafty (07:34) ross!

Crafty (07:34) cya wrighty :wave:

Slackbladder (07:34) Webber with a KERS issue? thats new..

Jambo (07:34) :wave:

Andy35 (07:34) bye wrighty

karlth (07:34) Ross is huge!

Crafty (07:35) lost weight from ferrari days though I think

Andy35 (07:36) Ross could eat an entire Haug for breakfast

Crafty (07:37) was that a can of wd50 being used on that montage ? :lol:

aliasj (07:38) whose thats guy who's standing in for Humprey?? white shirt bloke.. i don't quite like him.

Crafty (07:38) wd40 even

Mastah (07:38) see ya tomorrow :wave:

Jambo (07:38) How am I supposed to sleep now :/

DrChatNuff (07:38) when is BBC review show :lol:

Crafty (07:39) A week next tuesday I think drchat

DrChatNuff (07:39) :wave:

DrChatNuff (07:39) :lol:

Andy35 (07:39) ok see you falks :wave:

Jambo (07:39) :wave:

see you all later

DrChatNuff (07:40) 1pm BBC 2 :lol:

Fudce (07:40) I'm looking forward to seeing how Raikkonen races from 18th with 3 new sets of softs

Crafty (07:40) cya guys :wave:

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