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LIVE COMMENTARY: 2012 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

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As it happened: Qualifying
By Geoff Creighton, Emlyn Hughes and Simon Strang

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

07:50 Hello everyone and welcome back to AUTOSPORT Live for continuing coverage from the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend at Sepang - round two of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 world championship.

07:51 Final practice started off on the wrong note for Nico Rosberg earlier today, as he watched the rest of the field start the session without him while his Mercedes mechanics fixed an engine issue.

Fast forward 60 minutes and the German posted 1m36.877s to top the timesheet ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.

Rosberg fastest in final Sepang practice

07:53 Conditions have improved markedly since the end of practice and there is blazing sunshine over the circuit.

Air temperature is up to 31 degrees and while sotmrs are expected, it looks increasingly likely that they will arrive only after the session.

07:55 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.

• Who will join the HRT and Marussia drivers on the sidelines at the end of Q1? More to the point, will Karthikeyan and de la Rosa beat 107%?

• Will both Ferrari drivers make past the tricky Q2 hurdle and get into the shootout?

• Who do you think will take pole position for tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix?

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.

07:57 Here is how the qualifying battle is looking after the first round:

Qualifying head-to-head

Vettel         0 - 1     Webber
Button         0 - 1     Hamilton
Alonso         1 - 0     Massa
Schumacher     1 - 0     Rosberg
Raikkonen      0 - 1     Grosjean
Di Resta       0 - 1     Hulkenberg
Kobayashi      1 - 0     Perez
Ricciardo      1 - 0     Vergne
Maldonado      1 - 0     Senna
Kovalainen     1 - 0     Petrov
De la Rosa     1 - 0     Karthikeyan
Glock          1 - 0     Pic

07:58 Red Bull is still tinkering and tweaking it's front wing assembly with just a couple of minutes to go.

07:58 Adrian Newey is down there directing proceedings, to try and give drivers Webber and Vettel as good a chance as possible at grabbing a spot at the front of the grid.

07:58 Pirelli's tyre supply is the medium and hard compounds, with the softer of the two as ever proving faster over a single flying lap.

07:59 Daniel Ricciardo is grabbing some cool air before putting his crash helmet on and getting ready for a run on the circuit.

0 min: Qualifying begins in Malaysia.

0 min: The harder rubber does look like an ideal race tyre thanks to greater durability, so leading teams will be keen to save those as well.

0 min: No immediate takers in the opening seconds. Meantime, Petrov is adviseed on the radio that there is some bad weather a few kilometres away.

1 min: Caterham tels the Russian that it is monitoring the radar to see which way the showers are moving.

1 min: Pic is the first man on track as he attempts to qualify the Marussia.

1 min: Di Resta joins him onto the circuit in the Force India.

2 min: Glock is also on track with the softer tyres on his car.

2 min: Raikkonen and Grosjean take to the circuit with harder tyres on the Lotus cars.

2 min: Hulkenberg, Maldonado, Senna and Vergne join the racetrack.

3 min: Alonso is opting for the softer rubber on his Ferrari for this run.

3 min: Button and Hamilton join the action for McLaren, with both using the harder Pirelli for a first outing.

4 min: Di Resta gets the ball rolling with a time of 1m38.927s.

5 min: Kimi Raikkonen, remember will have to take a five place penalty today after taking a gearbox change yesterday. But that isn't where the dramas have stopped for Lotus. A fire in its hospitality unit over night forced the team to move down to the bottom of the paddock this morning - the significant damage included one of Kimi's spare helmets being junked!

5 min: Pic and Glock join the timesheet second and third as the opening laps continue.

5 min: Vettel, Webber, Schumacher and Rosberg are all on track for a first run.

5 min: Maldonado goes second with a lap of 1m38.190s.

5 min: Hamilton is now in the middle part of the lap where the areodynamics of the latest McLaren have been working well this weekend.

6 min: A minor lock-up for Hamilton into the final corner but sets the pace at a 1m37.904s.

7 min: Raikkonen is up to second quickest in his Lotus, but does face a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

7 min: Hulkenberg goes ninth with his first effort - 1m38.497s.

7 min: Button is briefly on top of the order...

7 min: Rosberg shoots straight to the top of the list with 1m37.696s in the Mercedes.

8 min: Button is quickly dropped to second with Hamilton third, Raikkonen fourth and Alonso in fifth.

8 min: Schumacher now puts the other Mercedes on top with a lap of 1m37.538s. One-two for the moment.

9 min: Vettel rounds the final corner and posts 1m45.287s after completing a slow lap.

9 min: Massa clocks a 1m39s lap and goes only 17th. The Brazilian is under pressure already in this segment.

10 min: Webber goes 11th with his first effort - 1m38.560s.

10 min: Button clocks the fastest middle sector and is gunning for the Mercedes pair. He splits them and goes second fastest.

10 min: Vettel is on a quicker lap now as you would expect. He moves into seventh spot with a time of 1m38.102s.

11 min: Meanwhile, Hamilton has braked a little late for Turn 4, making his escape through the run-off.

11 min: Webber goes on for another timed lap, but he does not improve. He has slipped to 12th.

12 min: Hamilton improves his best to a 1m37.813s but remains fourth.

13 min: All 24 drivers have now posted a time on the board. Massa, Petrov, Kovalainen, Glock, Pic, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan are in the dropzone.

13 min: Worried faces at Ferrari as Massa returns to the garage in a lowly 18th place. He needs to improve significantly to escape the drop.

13 min: Webber improves on his third timed lap, but only to 12th place with a time of 1m38.560s.

14 min: Button reports his tyres beginning to fade on the third lap, particularly braking for Turn 4, where team-mate Hamilton left the road

14 min: Alonso, in eighth, is heading out on the softer tyres while Massa begins a high-pressure attempt to escape elimination.

15 min: Ricciardo and Vergne occupy 16th and 17th positions and will have to keep Massa and the rest at bay to ensure progression.

15 min: Off track big things have been happening as Bernie Ecclestone has announced that Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren have all agreed terms on a new Concorde Agreement. It is believed that not all the teams are on board with it yet...

15 min: Senna is 15th and he joins the two Toro Rosso drivers on track.

16 min: Massa is just a tenth inside the cut at the end of the first sector.

16 min: The top seven drivers are still in the garage and are able to save tyres now.

16 min: With several drivers ahead also on option tyres, Massa needs more than he is delivering at the moment to be sure of making Q2.

17 min: So we have Webber in 12th, di Resta 13th, Perez 14th, Senna 15th, the two Toro Rosso drivers and Massa all scrambling to make sure they progress.

17 min: Massa clocks a 1m38.381s to go 11th for the moment after running a little wide at the final turn.

17 min: Maldonado jumps up to fourth place with a lap of 1m37.789s.

18 min: Massa is quickly down to 13th as laps are completed by the competitive midfield pack.

18 min: Webber is down to 15th and just into another flying lap.

18 min: Perez has slipped to 16th in his Sauber and needs to improve on his latest effort.

18 min: Senna locks up on his first flyer and is 15th, with Webber still on that lap but 16th in the classification.

19 min: Webber is on a much quicker lap and posts the fastest middle sector. He is on his way to safety.

19 min: Perez moves all the way up to sixth on his softer tyres.

19 min: The flag is out on Q1.

08:20 Vergne is 18th, as Webber crosses the line and ... yes, he goes quickest of all on hard compound tyres with a lap of 1m37.172s.

08:20 Vergne comes into the pits and he is eliminated.

08:21 Massa ends up 15th as the pace of the Toro Rosso pair fails to materialise in the first segment.

08:21 Karthikeyan is on his final lap now and looking to jump team-mate de la Rosa.

08:21 The Indian makes a mess of Turn 15 and does not improve. He remains 24th and last.

08:21 @OfficialSF1Team is happy with that: Comfortably through to Q2. @SChecoPerez P7 and @kamui_kobayashi P14!

08:22 The first qualifying period has been completed. The following seven drivers are eliminated:

18) Vergne
19) Kovalainen
20) Petrov
21) Glock
22) Pic
23) de la Rosa
24) Karthikeyan.

08:23 Jean Eric Vergne fails to make the cut by a large chunk in the end, around six-tenths of a second.

08:24 But it's better news for the HRT drivers. They make it well inside 107 percent and will take part in tomorrow's race - albeit from the back row of the grid.

08:24 Up front, Mercedes continues to look strong thanks to its rapid car down the two long straights while McLaren and Red Bull are faster in the middle part of the lap.

08:25 Massa, Ricciardo and Senna all escaped at the end of the 20-minute period, progressing through in 15th, 16th and 17th positions.

08:26 The 17 drivers that have made it through now face the next challenge. They have 15 minutes with the aim of making it into the top 10.

08:26 With many competitive cars in the midfield range it is all set up to be a tight scramble to make the pole shootout.

08:27 Michael Schumacher is fairly relaxed as he waits to get the action going once again.

0 min: Q2 begins in Malaysia.

1 min: Perez is the first man out with the medium compound tyres on his Sauber.

1 min: He is quickly joined by team-mate Kobayashi on similar tyres.

1 min: For those students of the lower formulae, Luiz Razia scored his first win since 2009 as Arden opened up the 2012 GP2 Series with a victory in Malaysia's feature race. It's also 27 years to the day since the inaugaral race of F1's previous feeder series Formula 3000, according to one of our resident stats gurus @henryhopefrost: On this day in 1985 Mike #Thackwell won the inaugural FIA Formula 3000 International race @SilverstoneUK in his Ralt RT20-Cosworth

2 min: Raikkonen and Alonso opt for the softer tyres as they join the circuit.

2 min: The McLaren pair also make the traditional choice of softer tyres for a Q2 attempt.

2 min: Webber, Rosberg, di Resta, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Maldonado and Senna all head out for a run.

3 min: Nico Hulkenberg is out there using a set of hard compound tyres.

3 min: Perez holds on to a bit of a wobble in his Sauber as he rounds Turn 4 on his first flying attempt.

3 min: Hulkenberg is the only one to go against the field in these early stages of Q2.

4 min: Grosjean remains in the garage for the moment, with the rest of the top 17 already looking to set a time.

4 min: Perez is the first to clock a lap but it is a slow 1m39s effort after that Turn 4 off.

5 min: Kobayashi is temporarily on top in 1m38.158s.

5 min: Lotus_F1Team reports in: "Kimi's out first for us, @RGrosjean is on a holding brief. Not holding briefs, this is no time for the weekly laundry"

5 min: There's a Williams off in the gravel and it's Maldonado. He has wrecked his first timed lap but rejoins the circuit.

5 min: Raikkonen is the next man to head the list with a quick 1m36.715s lap in the Lotus.

6 min: Button and Hamilton slot in second and third quickest for McLaren.

6 min: Vettel is fourth after his first timed lap with Schumacher fifth.

6 min: Alonso is a current seventh in his Ferrari.

7 min: Rosberg was very quick in his opening two sectors but had to back off for the yellow flags surrounding Maldonado's excursion.

7 min: Massa has gone ninth for Ferrari as the first round of laps draw to a close.

7 min: Hulkenberg and Senna also aborted their runs, electing to come into the pits.

8 min: Webber slots into fourth position behind Raikkonen, Button and Hamilton, with a lap of 1m37.375s.

8 min: Grosjean remains in the Lotus pit, while the other side of the garage must be delighted with Raikkonen's session-topping pace.

8 min: Maldonado made it back into the pits and the Williams mechanics are cleaning out the underside of the FW34 after his trip across the gravel.

9 min: And as we say that, off goes Grosjean to attempt a time in his Lotus.

9 min: Massa has slipped to 11th and is heading out to try and avoid elimination.

10 min: That five-place grid penalty for Raikkonen is beginning to look ever more disappointing...

10 min: Many of the top runners are in the pits, getting set for a final run in the remaining few minutes.

10 min: Grosjean finds a lack of rear grip in his Lotus as he rounds the first corner and this will not be a quick lap.

11 min: Senna comes out for a run. He has yet to set a time in this qualifying period.

11 min: A 1m37.338s lap puts Grosjean up to fourth but it could have been more without that wobble at Turn 1.

12 min: Ricciardo, Massa, Perez, di Resta, Hulkenberg, Maldonado and Senna are all in the dropzone, but several of these drivers have yet to post a time on the board.

12 min: Massa improves to a 1m37.731s for a current ninth but there are plenty more drivers still to make a second attempt.

12 min: Rosberg heads out for another run from seventh position.

13 min: Schumacher in eighth is also out there, as those in the dropzone start coming round to complete timed laps.

13 min: Alonso has now dropped to 11th but is on a better lap. He goes sixth with a much better effort of 1m37.379s.

14 min: Senna moves into 12th position with a time of 1m37.841s.

14 min: Perez puts his Sauber up to eighth, demoting Massa out of the top 10.

14 min: Di Resta goes 13th with 1m37.877s.

14 min: Rosberg and Schumacher have dropped down the list to 10th and 11th positions.

15 min: Kobayashi has a poor end to his lap and remains down in a disappointing 17th as the flag comes out.

08:42 Both Mercedes drivers are on a final lap now.

08:43 It's the Mercedes drivers versus Maldonado to get into Q3 and the silver cars are coming towards the line ...

08:43 Massa trails back into the Ferrari garage and begins to reflect on another Q2 elimination.

08:43 Rosberg goes third with 1m36.996s and is safe.

08:43 Schumacher goes fourth with 1m37.017s and gets in, eliminating Maldonado on the last lap.

08:45 The second qualifying period has been completed. The following seven drivers are eliminated:

11) Maldonado
12) Massa
13) Senna
14) di Resta
15) Ricciardo
16) Hulkenberg
17) Kobayashi.

08:45 Maldonado is last into the pitlane and he is left to reflect on being mugged by the Mercedes tag-team in the dying moments.

08:46 He fails to make it through to the shotout by just over one-tenth of a second.

08:47 Vettel played things cool at the end of Q2 and elected not to come out for another run while in seventh. He ended up ninth and only making it by just under two-tenths.

08:47 Times are very tight in the top 10, with Lotus, McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull all with potential to fight for pole in Q3.

08:48 Disappointment for Toro Rosso. Ricciardo finished up 15th and Vergne was eliminated in Q1. Last weekend must seem like a long time ago already...

08:49 So these are the 10 drivers that have made it through to the shootout:

Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Jenson Button
Lewis Hamilton
Fernando Alonso
Michael Schumacher
Nico Rosberg
Kimi Raikkonen
Romain Grosjean
Sergio Perez.

0 min: The fight for pole is underway.

0 min: @InsideFerrari's response to Felipe Massa's failure to make Q3 for the second week running: "Considering the situation, Felipe did a reasonable job today."

0 min: Webber heads out for a run in the Red Bull RB8.

1 min: Raikkonen is the first man on track as he attempts to replicate a very strong Q2 lap.

1 min: Grosjean, Hamilton and Button now join the track for a first attempt.

1 min: Vettel joins his team-mate on track on what looks like the first of two runs.

2 min: Webber is advised on the team radio of a head wind into Turn 9 that becomes a tail wind as he brakes for the final corner.

2 min: Alonso remains in the Ferrari garage and may plan a single outing to save tyres.

2 min: Raikkonen begins his first lap against the clock.

2 min: No move yet from either Mercedes driver or Sergio Perez in the Sauber.

3 min: Webber and Vettel begin their assault on the front end of the grid.

3 min: Hamilton is quicker than Raikkonen thrugh the first sector as the Finn then gets a wobble on in the middle part of the lap.

3 min: The Red Bull drivers each post 25.0s in the first sector of the lap.

3 min: Button and Hamilton trade the fastest sectors as the laps go on.

3 min: Rosberg joins the racetrack.

3 min: Raikkonen makes 1m36.837s the first time to beat.

4 min: Vettel and Webber are still evenly matched after two sectors, but short of Hamilton on the road.

4 min: Button topples that in 1m36.627s but Hamilton looks faster...

4 min: Webber posts fourth fastest time with 1m37.011s.

4 min: 1m36.219s is Hamilton's very strong marker for the rest to beat.

4 min: Grosjean has gone fifth in his Lotus.

4 min: Vettel is next over the line with a time of 1m37.294s - that's more than one second away from the flying Hamilton. Sixth for the German.

5 min: Replays show Hamilton did lock up into the final turn but still set a blistering first lap and sits on the provisional pole.

5 min: One run for the Mercedes drivers and Rosberg is just into his flying lap. He locks up heavily into Turn 1.

6 min: Perez is also on track as Rosberg looks to try and recover but this lap is scrappy to say the least.

6 min: The McLaren pair make it back to the pits to get fuel and tyres for a second attempt.

6 min: Schumacher is doing much better and posts the fastest first sector, as Rosberg bring this lap to an unfulfilling conclusion.

6 min: Alonso finally leaves the Ferrari garage.

7 min: Rosberg crosses the line in 1m36.664s and salvages third place for now.

7 min: Schumacher is now entering the penultimate straight and is looking to give Hamilton a run for his money ...

7 min: Schumacher leaps into second place with a lap of 1m36.391s.

8 min: Hamilton and Button are already back on track to attempt another time.

8 min: Meantime, the Red Bull pair have been in for a change of tyres and are back out again for a final attempt.

8 min: Vettel is out there using hard compound tyres, as Perez now works towards the end of his first timed lap.

9 min: The Mexican crosses the line and goes ninth of the nine to post a time so far - 1m37.698s.

9 min: Button is heading around to begin his flying attempt and will be keen to at least displace Schumacher to restore a McLaren one-two.

9 min: Rosberg is back into the pits and that is that for the German. He is fourth and will hope to stay there.

9 min: The flag is out but the action continues at Sepang...

09:00 Schumacher similarly pits at the end of his single run. He is on the front row for the moment.

09:00 Alonso secures ninth in his Ferrari.

09:00 Webber is on his last effort now and posts a personal best in sector two. This looks like a better lap all-round.

09:01 Webber crosses the line and moves into third spot with a time of 1m36.461s.

09:01 Button is demoted to fourth by Webber and fifth by Raikkonen...

09:01 Hamilton is not improving on his second attempt.

09:01 Vettel is on his final assault and he crosses the line in 1m36.634s ... that's only sixth!

09:01 Button makes it one-two for McLaren with a great final lap of 1m36.368s.

09:01 Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix!

09:02 Polesitter Hamilton is already back in the pits after aborting his final effort to conserve tyres for the race.

09:03 It's another red letter day for McLaren with a second consecutive front row lock-out. Schumacher ends up third on the grid.

09:03 Webber leads Red Bull's charge from fourth with Raikkonen fifth in the session but set to drop five places after that gearbox change.

09:04 Vettel is sixth on the timesheet after another disappointing qualifying performance, with Grosjean seventh and Rosberg eighth.

09:04 Alonso is ninth after a KERS related problem towards the end of the session and Perez rounds out the top 10 for Sauber.

09:05 An explosive qualifying session and we are set for a cracking race. Join us tomorrow for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

OVERVIEW	QUALIFYING

Session length:

60 minutes

CURRENT WEATHER

	Mainly sunny	High Temp:	31°C / 88°F
		Track:	Dry

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Emlyn (07:48) Join us with your thoughts and opinions on qualifying as it happens, live from Sepang

reason42 (07:50) morning peeps!

Crafty (07:50) :wave:

K-One (07:50) amazing 1 hour ahead

PEW (07:50) Nervous times :wave:

reason42 (07:50) Will Ferrari make it to top ten - I think Alonso may scrape it!

K-One (07:51) Alonso will be P11

Crafty (07:51) was just reading about the lotus fire :eek:

Andy35 (07:51) :wave:

Crafty (07:51) nah fred will be top 10

Grayson (07:51) Morning all!

Any sort of weather update from those with TV images rather than those of us waiting for BBC 5's commentary to start?

race addicted (07:51) Crafty - what??

Andy35 (07:51) chips and curry gravy for breakfast today :love:

K-One (07:51) Lotus fire, Kimi grid penalty, not looking good

Andy35 (07:52) his helmet got singed

Crafty (07:52) race : dodgy fridge caused a fire in the hospitality unit, they've had to abandon it

jonpollak (07:52) I say..a Jolly Good Morning to all you rich folks who have buckets of lolly and a plumby accent

OOPS..no coverage there..time to switch over to those down market tear-aways.

Jp

Crafty (07:53) andy : chips for breakfast ?blergh..

Crafty (07:53) morning JP :wave:

mursuka80 (07:53) Hello. :wave:

jonpollak (07:53) meow

race addicted (07:53) That's Donald Duck-iah, at the Lotus hosp.centre!

Thanks, Crafty

Exar Kun (07:53) evening all :wave:

Andy35 (07:53) spiffing Jon

jonpollak (07:54) quite

KnucklesAgain (07:54) Good morning all!

Andy35 (07:54) deep fried chips in my 6 litre fryer in the shed no less. none of this oven rubbish

smartie_f1 (07:54) Morning all :wave:

katmen (07:55) aaahoy!

zack1994 (07:55) hi everyone :wave:

race addicted (07:55) iah=ish

Crafty (07:55) smartie :wave:

jonpollak (07:55) Expect petulance...Ice Creams have melted.
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jonpollak (07:55) Damn..
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jonpollak (07:55) not gonna work is it..

Mastah (07:56) good morning :wave:

Crafty (07:56) use a url shoterning thingy jon

K-One (07:56) expect Hammy to qualify ok, but suck in the race

katmen (07:56) jp use shortener aka go.gl

DrChatNuff (07:56) :wave:

Andy35 (07:56) Really looking forward to this

jonpollak (07:56) NO ICE CREAM FOR YOU

jonpollak (07:56) viola

PEW (07:57) Look at those clouds :eek:

KnucklesAgain (07:57) FOM tyre graphic very poor wrt medium & hard colors, looks the same

Crafty (07:57) :eek:

Andy35 (07:57) I said he could have baked alaska earlier Jon

jonpollak (07:57) look at that heat haze

Crafty (07:57) that was good and proper alight !

Andy35 (07:58) Track is now 46C

karlth (07:58) Rain on the way?

reason42 (07:58) I'll say this now - HRT are a joke

jonpollak (07:59) AND it's not even a funny one reason

Mastah (07:59) felipe out in q1, anyone disagree?

Crafty (07:59) so, I currently have some cheese topped bread for brekky.. is it wrong to put marmalade on it ?

jonpollak (07:59) flipper to q2

Youichi (07:59) Pick a Q1 victim anyone ?

PEW (07:59) Yes

Crafty (07:59) Felipe will get through q1, don't be so nasty :lol:

I doubt q3 though

smartie_f1 (08:00) is it onion marmalade Crafty?

reason42 (08:00) very wrong!

Grayson (08:00) I've got money on Massa to score points tomorrow. I know he's struggling, but Evens on a Ferrari to finish top 10 seems too generous!

jonpollak (08:00) Kimi

KnucklesAgain (08:00) Youichi: Massa, simples

saudoso (08:00) No crafty, it isn't. money is classier thoughTrufled

Mastah (08:00) he won't make it into q2, i tell ya :cool:

jonpollak (08:00) AND...no cars on track

reason42 (08:00) try toast with a thin layer of marmite and then out cheese on and lob it under grill

FlashMaster (08:00) Morning :wave:

MS suddenly 8/10s behind Rosberg? ouch.

saudoso (08:00) truffled honey, WTF my keyboard did

katmen (08:00) weather is not good!

reason42 (08:00) out =put

Youichi (08:01) sky go 37 seconds behind - useless muppets :down:

Crafty (08:01) smartie : no, regular orange marmalade. Never tried an onion one

Crafty (08:01) don't like honey, a tad too sweet for me

saudoso (08:01) cala a boca galvão...

smartie_f1 (08:01) then yes, it would be very wrong to put marmalade on cheese. Onion marmalade is fab! I'll send you a jar of my home made one

saudoso (08:01) I don't either... but trifled :stoned:

reason42 (08:02) youichi - http://formula1livetiming.com/

Andy35 (08:02) onion marmalade is lovely.

jonpollak (08:02) Damn you guys..
Back after I make some toast

saudoso (08:02) trufle ..dear god 5am is an ungodly time to wake up

smartie_f1 (08:02) aww Saud, your typing is a bit trifled today

Andy35 (08:02) I've got too much chili in my curry gravy, good job for the San Miguel to ease the heat

Crafty (08:03) Smartie : I'll try anything at least once

FlashMaster (08:03) nutella :love:

reason42 (08:03) beef paste on toast - the mans topping!

Crafty (08:03) andy : chips, curry sauce and beer for breakfast, admit it you're a student really aren;t you ? :lol:

Mastah (08:03) diaz on mediums already, wow

smartie_f1 (08:03) or, if you've got some, top your cheese with bacon jam

Andy35 (08:04) For me it is lunch because I got up at 4.30am for FP3

Andy35 (08:04) wife thinks I am odd though

SuperDaan (08:04) Good morning all! :wave:

Crafty (08:04) bacon jam ? now that does sound good!

FlashMaster (08:04) Go Hulk!

smartie_f1 (08:05) dunno, I don't eat pork, but I make it for my dad and he loves it

Andy35 (08:05) 1 38 is not very quick

Crafty (08:05) Im trying to be good on F1 weekends and not eat bacon butties etc

jonpollak (08:05) option 8 on board not working for Jp

Mastah (08:06) guys, are you sure felipe will make it into q2 now? 1.2 sec behind p1 :wave:

Mastah (08:06) 2 seconds now, slower than catreham, lol

Andy35 (08:06) mercedes always quick in s1

Crafty (08:06) brundle :lol:

saudoso (08:06) ••••••

There you go

DrChatNuff (08:06) Massa should make it

smartie_f1 (08:07) JP, whats the code to turn a linky into clickable words?

reason42 (08:07) sky f1 hd - 6.5 second delay

fnz (08:07) alo quicker then fp3

roadie (08:07) my God it's even worse on Sky on the XBOX 360!

Andy35 (08:08) Better than Sky Go reason, that is unwtatchable

KnucklesAgain (08:08) Massa +1.5 Alonso :rolleyes:

jonpollak (08:08) Smartie...go to a regular thread and use the 'link' button

DrChatNuff (08:08) :clap:

Andy35 (08:08) Mercedes will not have to use mediums

DrChatNuff (08:09) hows your blood pressure Mastah :drunk:

aliasj (08:09) Go SCHUMI!

Mastah (08:09) media lap, dr

jonpollak (08:09) or..
[url=you stuff here[/url]

Andy35 (08:09) MAssa in 17

Mastah (08:09) felipe massa will be out, as i told you :wave:

Crafty (08:09) sun streaming in the windows here, warm already.

reason42 (08:09) MAS - just give it up for the sake of Ferrari

DrChatNuff (08:09) dont hate

Andy35 (08:10) Massa is still ahead of those bloody quick HRT's though

smartie_f1 (08:10) TY

reason42 (08:10) MED for MAS

fnz (08:11) lewis almost did an alonso

DrChatNuff (08:11) good seeing Redbull struggling :lol:

Andy35 (08:11) Lewis still looking a bit ragged

mursuka80 (08:11) Wow Lewis.

Mastah (08:11) lalli :lol:

Crafty (08:11) I think its quite funny that ferrari nicked loads of people from mclaren and now their car sucks at the start of the season like the mclarens of the last few years

roadie (08:11) not really sure Senna was blocked there...

DrChatNuff (08:11) :clap:

aliasj (08:11) good seeing MSC fast! fast! fast!

mursuka80 (08:12) Massa should say to Ferrari that he is not worthy

saudoso (08:12) this alternate live timing is great for qual, keeps th best sectors like the pitfall screens. I've been asking this for ages and fota won't bother

Andy35 (08:12) good point crafty

roadie (08:12) HRTs are in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap:

Diablobb81 (08:12) Why another lap for Michael? Trying to get in q3 with hards?

FlashMaster (08:12) link to alternate LT?

Andy35 (08:13) but they might not be in when people start using mediums roadie

Slackbladder (08:13) Massa needs to quit...

reason42 (08:13) http://formula1livetiming.com/go

saudoso (08:13) formula1livetiming.com

smartie_f1 (08:13) Crafty: Bacon Jam

HoldenRT (08:13) webber is failing

FlashMaster (08:13) thanks guys

Crafty (08:13) :eek:

speed trap: MSC 311, GRO 310, ROS 309, HAM 279,

djned (08:13) is there a free/global driver tracker? ie a diagram of where the cars are on the circuit?

DrChatNuff (08:14) FERRARI needs the great Shumi :lol:

Andy35 (08:14) Jenson and his rear again :up:

jonpollak (08:14) FOR THAT Smartie?

Haribo (08:14) If Mercedes get into a DRS zone this weekend they're going to take off!

kal-el (08:14) saudoso.. beautiful

FlashMaster (08:14) the android app had a good tracker

Crafty (08:14) smartie : thanks for that, might give that a go for bahrain

saudoso (08:14) Crafty, that's wrong

Slackbladder (08:14) looool alonso on mediums

Andy35 (08:14) Ferrari panic

roadie (08:14) I'm surprised that MAL is out too

smartie_f1 (08:14) yep

Crafty (08:14) saudoso : from live timing...

KnucklesAgain (08:14) Slack :confused:

Raifosa (08:15) @ djned: http://f1.narezka.ru/?lang=eng#

jonpollak (08:15) OK Flipper time

saudoso (08:16) look again, S3 mac 311, bro 310, row/rai/ric/hul 309

jonpollak (08:16) green

saudoso (08:16) msc 311 gro 310 I CAN'T TYPE

Mastah (08:17) wow, p11 :lol:

jonpollak (08:17) He's through to Q2

Crafty (08:17) last corner looked horrible

saudoso (08:17) FM on primes?

djned (08:18) thanks!

Andy35 (08:18) I would not say that Jon, lots of fast cars behind him

Crafty (08:18) check out the hulk getting up there

Mastah (08:18) no, options

FlashMaster (08:18) webber wasting his mediums?

SuperDaan (08:18) massa 0.2 off alonso with softs while alonso was on hards....

Crafty (08:18) STRs will be a threat to massa ?

saudoso (08:18) oh, cmon, 0.230 from FA

roadie (08:18) HULK is awesome

jonpollak (08:18) Torros flatter to deceive

Andy35 (08:18) checo will be past massa and webber

Crafty (08:18) Di Resta matching hulk too

Don_Humpador (08:18) Crofty really doesn't understand F1 does he

FlashMaster (08:19) another exploding front tyre STR?!

roadie (08:19) squeaky bum time for SENNA

xman (08:19) Alonso started on softs I think?

saudoso (08:19) I thought I saw silver... the silver/yellow combo does not work onboard for me

Fernand (08:19) Webber the f****?

Crafty (08:19) massa getting near the drop again..

jonpollak (08:19) how about this Maldo...good huh?

Andy35 (08:19) Good time on the hards from Webber

Crafty (08:19) webbo showing his hand early

Mastah (08:20) jev out

HoldenRT (08:20) webber.. must have used scrubbed set for first run?

HoldenRT (08:20) first run he was hopeless

fnz (08:20) was ALO's latest run of softs?

roadie (08:20) HRT still just in...

Don_Humpador (08:20) its over, vergne out

jonpollak (08:20) Torro not so rosso

Diablobb81 (08:20) There are no scrubbed sets

KnucklesAgain (08:20) saudoso: because it's not silver/yellow? Meds are white, hards are dark

Mastah (08:21) ok, i was wrong, felipe made it

Crafty (08:21) PDLR nearly a second over narain

Slackbladder (08:21) Sooo..how's changing the drivers working out for TR eh?

SuperDaan (08:21) 1.38.4 for P17, Merc calculations where off

KnucklesAgain (08:21) fnz: that's what Slackbladder said earlier, correctly it seems

saudoso (08:21) so everyone on options?

Haribo (08:21) HRT have made it

Andy35 (08:21) I was wrong to, Jon wase right . I thought the RB2 team would get ahead of him.

Mastah (08:22) slckbladder - he is rookie, c'mon

Fernand (08:22) Ferrari sl0000000000w

muelte (08:22) nice from ferrari & alonso wasting one tyre set :confused:

Andy35 (08:22) Kovalainen could do with a better drive, he always beats his team mate... stick him in a Ferrari !

mursuka80 (08:22) Brazilians have a horror year.

muelte (08:23) well, probably they will save it later, by not getting Q3 or not going out if they do... :well:

FlashMaster (08:23) Glock smashed all of his team mates too :cool:

Pilla (08:23) Kovalainene didn't do to well in a Mclaren

DrChatNuff (08:23) Damon ...go blacken your hair

Slackbladder (08:23) TR should have a split of one experienced driver with one rookie...both being rookie means theres no easy benchmark.

FlashMaster (08:23) (at virgin)

Andy35 (08:24) True Pilla but then again maybe he just didn't get on with that car? He was ok before

mursuka80 (08:24) Kova was number 2 in Mclaren from the start.

blackonyx4 (08:24) Kovalainen is just another Fisichella

KnucklesAgain (08:24) @muelte, yeah I don't get it either

Andy35 (08:24) Ant is wasted in these sections ... :mad:

Crafty (08:24) I wonder if they can get a force india in to Q3

roadie (08:24) Georgie isn't wearing a lot...

K-One (08:25) Kovy qualied 9 times out of 10 much heavier than Hammy, fuel corrected he beat hammy numerous times

KnucklesAgain (08:25) Georgie Hill? Pics please

jonpollak (08:25) No thanks

saudoso (08:25) ooh kmon, kova didn't make any impression, no way around it

Os7213 (08:26) Hi everyone Maldonado is on fire again :clap:

Andy35 (08:26) I like Hills silver hair, from a man who also has platinum highlights

Crafty (08:26) knuckles : he means georgie thompson. Georgie Hill must be nearly 50 you granny chaser :lol:

jonpollak (08:26) leave it...

PEW (08:26) HRT through - big improvement !

roadie (08:26) even Thompson is getting on a little...

KnucklesAgain (08:27) lol time flies

Crafty (08:27) andy : platinum highlights are very distinguished

Grayson (08:27) Kovi's doing a terrific job at Caterham, I think he was one of the best drivers in F1 last year.

But there's no question that he didn't set the world alight at McLaren. Hopefully if Caterham can make another step forward he'll be leading them into the points scoring positions!

jonpollak (08:27) 107 :clap:

blackonyx4 (08:27) Georgie is not bad, looks a bit like DC

roadie (08:27) lol

DrChatNuff (08:28) drop that Ferrari flag :lol:

roadie (08:28) right, Q3 for Williams please!

Andy35 (08:28) If Ferrari can put Badoer in a seat then Kovalainen would be about 100 times better.

jonpollak (08:28) I reckon JB for Pole

Andy35 (08:29) I'm starting to worry fingerboy might do it Jon

DrChatNuff (08:29) Luca Badoer to replace Massa again :lol:

Andy35 (08:29) Well that is a step in the right direction at least Dr :lol:

Mastah (08:29) badoer will replace scumi, they offer similar speed

Os7213 (08:29) hope so williams deserve it

jonpollak (08:30) Wanna see Finger down lower then fight up the order

DrChatNuff (08:30) journeyman or Shumi for pole :drunk:

K-One (08:30) salo supersub

Andy35 (08:30) Track temp has gone down to 42C

blackonyx4 (08:30) Even Senna would look good as Badoer as his teammate

jonpollak (08:30) I've warmed to the finger

K-One (08:30) tested ferrari already

jonpollak (08:30) that didn't sound right

Andy35 (08:30) I think it might be Mercedes on pole...

SuperDaan (08:31) jp :lol:

Grayson (08:31) Prostate exam, JP?

Os7213 (08:31) YES

Youichi (08:31) Kimi for pole !

Andy35 (08:31) lol Jon

mursuka80 (08:31) Lube jp?

Diablobb81 (08:31) Nico might get pole if he keeps it together. Michael said he wasn't comfortable with the options.

Andy35 (08:31) That would be impressive with his penalty Youichi :cool:

djned (08:32) who doesn't love a warm finger...

K-One (08:32) salo testing ferrari http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQG9QQ9wR...

Mastah (08:32) kimi :eek:

jonpollak (08:32) KEEEEMMMMEEEEE

mursuka80 (08:32) Kimi! :clap:

roadie (08:32) RAI is fast!

Slackbladder (08:32) quick from Kimi

jonpollak (08:32) oops

Mastah (08:32) williams drivers :lol:

Ellios (08:32) maldonaldo muppet

K-One (08:32) Kimi sucks

DrChatNuff (08:32) Kimi.....damn

blackonyx4 (08:32) He Maldonadoed that one

Andy35 (08:33) Pasta la vista baby

Crafty (08:33) massa might make q3 at this rate

jonpollak (08:33) oh Andy

mursuka80 (08:33) Feel bad for Williams. Senmna is useless and Pastor screws some other way.

Andy35 (08:33) Crafty cracks a funny :lol:

Os7213 (08:33) lol blackonyx

roadie (08:33) @black, lol

smartie_f1 (08:33) :lol:

Andy

DrChatNuff (08:33) both Mercs slow

sergeym (08:34) :wave:

FlashMaster (08:34) both merc drivers screwed by maldosh.it

muelte (08:34) alonso .7 faster on used tyres than massa

K-One (08:34) Mercedes is a team with high hopes, but fails to deliver everytime

indian (08:34) Anything wrong with Grosjean's car?

muelte (08:34) probably massa's are used too...

Crafty (08:34) I was just wondering that indian

FlashMaster (08:34) they will have to waste another set :mad:

smartie_f1 (08:34) indian: The nut holding the wheel

Andy35 (08:35) Good point Flash.

roadie (08:35) wow, WEB on the limiter for a long time

Crafty (08:35) hulk hasnt done a lap yet either

K-One (08:35) hate these early qualies, no football chatter

roadie (08:36) MAL barge board broken at the bottom

K-One (08:36) RG is out

Mastah (08:36) football sucks [runs away]

Andy35 (08:36) Alonso might be out at this rate ....

jonpollak (08:36) it does if your a Villa fan

FlashMaster (08:37) I would say the same as a polish. they suck

smartie_f1 (08:37) no football chat is the best thing about early quali

Crafty (08:37) oh dear, grosjean all over t1

Os7213 (08:37) grosjean destroyed his lap...

Grayson (08:37) Heh... As a Chelsea fan I'm very glad the F1 season's started so I don't need to think about Football too much!

roadie (08:37) still a 25.2 is OK

fnz (08:37) alo out for his final run

SuperDaan (08:37) still 25.2 for RG with that mistake

Andy35 (08:37) Now he purps S2

jonpollak (08:37) Chelski...pfft

Mastah (08:37) os - not really

SuperDaan (08:37) purple s2

fnz (08:38) RG purples s2

Crafty (08:38) purpled s2 though

Dalton007 (08:38) Hello

Andy35 (08:38) Fred on the bubble :eek:

Mastah (08:38) he should be safe

Crafty (08:38) that was a good recovery

Mastah (08:38) rg i mean

Dalton007 (08:38) Lotus :clap:

Fernand (08:39) ALO will be 7th

FlashMaster (08:39) merc safe? mhhhhh

Os7213 (08:39) good S3 for grosjean

DrChatNuff (08:39) Massa using up all his tyres

Crafty (08:39) that first corner easily cost RG 2/3 tenths

roadie (08:39) what do we reckon the cut off will be? 1.37.4?

Andy35 (08:39) Good sector from Alonso in S1.

K-One (08:39) Kimi stole Fred's 0,6

Crafty (08:39) roadie @ 1.37.9 I think

Crafty (08:40) fred NPB s1 and s2

SuperDaan (08:40) merc bad in S3

Grayson (08:40) I agree it'll be close to Crafty's 37.9.

Ellios (08:41) massa out

blackonyx4 (08:41) Could Vettel drop out of top10?

fnz (08:41) felipe out, might not be so bad... can chose he tyres to start on

Crafty (08:41) grayson : its 1.37.6 already, so we're both wrong

Diablobb81 (08:41) Merc were screwed by Pastor

Andy35 (08:41) it's already 1.37.6

FlashMaster (08:41) maldogarbage screwed both merc boys

Grayson (08:41) Yeah - that dropped remarkably quickly!

Crafty (08:41) schu in the drop!

Andy35 (08:41) MS in 11th .. again :eek:

jonpollak (08:41) MERC???

K-One (08:42) Schumi settles for 11th, good that he can choose his fuel load for race

roadie (08:42) 24.8 in s1 for merc. they will be fine

Mastah (08:42) checo is in q3 :clap:

KnucklesAgain (08:43) Weird from Merc. Massa hopeless, can't even judge the car - I thought after FP1 the chassis was much better, huh?

jonpollak (08:43) Breeetney

Andy35 (08:43) MS will be in ok

xman (08:43) great time for Kimi

Yellowmc (08:43) Vettel was close there. Ouch!

Crafty (08:43) perez only just in, kamui could kick him out

KnucklesAgain (08:43) OK not so weird from Merc :drunk:

K-One (08:43) Maldo out, Mercs ok

jonpollak (08:43) I said Flipper Q2

Mastah (08:43) checo outquaqlified faster williamses and made 7 tenths over his teammate :clap:

FlashMaster (08:43) MS :up:

both with a wasted set because of maldoshit

Andy35 (08:43) Look at where the RB's are again

aliasj (08:43) sigh! i can breathe again!

roadie (08:43) Hmmm no Williams

Crafty (08:44) nope, kamui pits

muelte (08:44) well done, ferrari, now alonso doesn't have fresh tyres :stoned:

djned (08:44) if merc aren't purple in the last sector can we say that the blown wing is a bit of...hot air?

PEW (08:44) That mid field is cruel

Yellowmc (08:44) Will Alonso even bother with a lap?

SuperDaan (08:44) MS and NR on prime or options?

jonpollak (08:44) so true Pat

roadie (08:44) 37.4 was the cut off

jonpollak (08:44) OK..Who's gonna get Pole?

aliasj (08:45) nah nah merc w duct is great - they took more wing. they're fastest s1 (the spoon curve)

Mastah (08:45) williams have useless drivers, both should make it into q3

FlashMaster (08:45) lol superdaan

Dalton007 (08:45) MAC should take pole here.

Ellios (08:45) webber for pole!

Haribo (08:45) I'm going for Kimi - although it won't count of course

mursuka80 (08:45) This feels so good. Shame about the gearbox.

blackonyx4 (08:45) Grosjean for pole

aliasj (08:45) S1 merc = mclaren , merc fastest - that Turn 1 needs most downforce = merc compromise

muelte (08:45) alonso running on q3 will depend on if there are other cars without fresh tyres...

Mastah (08:46) felipe did good job, 4 tenths behind fred is really good job

djned (08:46) ty aliasj

Yellowmc (08:46) How did Kimi pull out that lap?

Andy35 (08:46) Ellios, what are you smoking ? :smoking:

Yellowmc (08:46) Better repeat it for Q3.

FlashMaster (08:46) merc: first run on used , second run on fresh mediums.

jonpollak (08:46) wine belly

djned (08:46)

Grayson (08:46) I reckon...

1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Rosberg
4. Schumacher
5. Vettel
6. Webber

Raikkonen to get right in the mix, but get no use from his time after his grid penalty.

Dalton007 (08:46) georgie :love:

Andy35 (08:47) It would be great for Kimi to be on "pole" as it means people will be tempted to post to the forum.

aliasj (08:47) also speedtrap msc 312 (1st) grosjean 310 (2nd) rosberg 309 (3rd)

Mastah (08:47) great to see drivers making the difference and how checo made the difference today

mursuka80 (08:47) If Kimi gets pole, then will it go to the history books or P6?

jonpollak (08:47) Kimi?...posting on forum?...Never

joshb (08:47) Christ, Red Bull played that one tight

roadie (08:47) can they repair MAL before the race?

Andy35 (08:48) mastah, are you his PR lady ?

Crafty (08:48) andy : you mean fill it with fanboy posts until it falls over you mean ?

Crafty (08:48) mursuka : why would it go in history books ?

aliasj (08:48) ok now i see.. S1 speed trap Ros = Msc = 297 kph
so it suggests MSC tooker lesser wing (to get more speed on straight for overtake) but still manage equal times S1 as rosberg

Andy35 (08:48) Yes, that is the sort of thing i mean Crafty!

Haribo (08:48) LOL @ Crafty :lol:

fnz (08:48) bring on the rain *dances the toccata*

jonpollak (08:48) Kimi?..Fanboys?..never

muelte (08:48) @mastah, massa's benchmark has become really low :cool:

Grayson (08:48) Mursuka - whoever gets the second fastest time would go down in the record books as being on pole in that case, I would have thought.

kal-el (08:48) mursuka.. depends if he is doing top 3 press

Crafty (08:48) andy

Mastah (08:49) andy - i would like to, i'm ugly bloke instead :lol:

i just saw enormous talent in gp2 and i'm so glad he confirms that in f1

aliasj (08:49) msc vs rosberg looking good so far two races, is MSC back officially????

Andy35 (08:49) Even Kimi's mum will be posting.

jonpollak (08:49) Kiitos

mursuka80 (08:50) thanks. FIA makes the rules, so im confused!!! :drunk:

Andy35 (08:50) You're not that ugly Mastah. Just slightly.

jonpollak (08:50) 1 run or 2?

Andy35 (08:50)

Mastah (08:50)

aliasj (08:50) average laptime difference MSC vs ROS is < 0.1 +/- this year

K-One (08:50) Pole dancing ahead

Ellios (08:50) cmon kimi

Dalton007 (08:50) The SKY coverage isn't that bad.

Crafty (08:50) jp : plan for 1, but do another to defend position if needed.. its a big risk on using up tyres though

jonpollak (08:51) that's what I'm thinking

Diablobb81 (08:51) considering the situation that Massa sucks

FlashMaster (08:51) only 1 run for MS and Nico :mad:

K-One (08:51) Macs, Bulls, Lotus' out

jonpollak (08:51) K-One..STOP talking about Georgie

aliasj (08:51) c'mon MSC c'mon world's cheering for ya. go go go.

Andy35 (08:52) Kimi for pole just for the shitz and gigglz

K-One (08:52) who's georgie?

jonpollak (08:52) How many audio feeds can you fit on one channel?

Crafty (08:52) Dalton: Theres nothing wrong with the sky coverage really. On another forum I go on some bloke has been taking the high ground against murdoch all winter "phone hacker, unethical, not giving him my money".. for the Oz race he found an illegal stream and watched it.. then complained (again) about sky being unethical..

Crafty (08:52) k-one : the blonde with davidson

jonpollak (08:52) Moel

aliasj (08:52) with regard to sky coverage. i only miss jake humphrey
wish he was here

K-One (08:53) we have 24,9

FlashMaster (08:53) kimi cracking under pressure

fnz (08:53) great onboard shots kimi

mursuka80 (08:53) Looks crap.

Crafty (08:53) kimi pushing it a bit too hard I think

mursuka80 (08:53) Wow :blush:

Crafty (08:53) missed apex

D A (08:53) lewis :eek:

Grayson (08:53) Crafty - there's no contradiction between refusing to give Murdoch money for ethical reasons and finding a Sky stream to watch F1 without paying.

If anything, that seems pretty consistent to me!

K-One (08:54) RG cracking under pressure

aliasj (08:54) man Kimi is good

aliasj (08:54) deserves to be called World Champ!

Andy35 (08:54) Lewis :eek:

Yellowmc (08:54) Lewis! :clap:

Mastah (08:54) lewis, wow

D A (08:54) wow

Crafty (08:54) boom! 4 tenths

jonpollak (08:54) :clap:

Slackbladder (08:54) Woah!!!!

fnz (08:54) last yrs pole time?

reason42 (08:54) WOW - Lewis!

karlth (08:54) Lewis da man!!!! :clap:

aliasj (08:54) wow

Diablobb81 (08:54) Lewis again with his 0.5 second :up:

Crafty (08:54) Kimi would go faster if he slowed down

Andromeda (08:54) another McLaren 1-2 grid

K-One (08:54) Mclaren 2012 is Red Bull 2011

D A (08:54) where did lewis find that time

DrChatNuff (08:55) Seb.... :clap:

Fernand (08:55) RBR svlow?

Mastah (08:55) 34.9, no chance

jonpollak (08:55) Finger..6th? :lol:

jwrw (08:55) The McL is quick when they push it :clap:

Crafty (08:55) and lewis screwed the last corner

FlashMaster (08:55) RBR? OUCH

Yellowmc (08:55) Kimi could have found some time there but 3rd isnt bad.

saudoso (08:55) LOL LH, one set of tires to the bin

Andy35 (08:55) Lewis had big lockup there as well

fnz (08:55) lewis left front is done for the race if he doesnt improve

jonpollak (08:55) Lewis locked up

mursuka80 (08:55) Kimis lap looked not so great. Time to improve.

Crafty (08:55) I reckon there is a 36 dead out there for the macs, dont think they will waste the tyres though

aliasj (08:56) yaay rosberg locked up

Mastah (08:56) what happened seb,where is your domination over all drivers and your teammate?

DrChatNuff (08:56) Brittany cant take the pressure

Andy35 (08:56) Lotus as quick as the RB .. who would have thunk it ?

Crafty (08:56) mastah : in the bin with last years EBD.

Mastah (08:56) crafty - correct answer

aliasj (08:56) YAAAY msc blue s1

Crafty (08:56) schu purple S1

DrChatNuff (08:56) Shumi :clap:

jwrw (08:56) MSC purple!

Ellios (08:57) msc going for it

Fernand (08:57) ALO not going out?

aliasj (08:57) and MSC got lesser wing too for s3

aliasj (08:57) yay

Crafty (08:57) schu to jump kimi

jonpollak (08:57) Trust YOU Crofty?...

fnz (08:57) al out

Crafty (08:57) and probably rosberg.
Kimi wasting tyres by going again

Yellowmc (08:57) Schumacher :clap:

aliasj (08:57) WOOOOOOOOOOOOW

jonpollak (08:57) wow

Mastah (08:58) nico rosberg is a joke :lol:

saudoso (08:58) the red baron is there...

Crafty (08:58) schu :eek:

FlashMaster (08:58) MS :clap:

Haribo (08:58) Good effort MS!

jwrw (08:58) :eek:

Slackbladder (08:58) Schumi second

good for grandpa

Yellowmc (08:58) No saving tyres for everyone, all going back out.

FlashMaster (08:58) In your face HATERS

aliasj (08:58) WOW WOW WOW MSC IIS BACK!

K-One (08:58) Grandpa P2

FlashMaster (08:58) :eek:

Crafty (08:58) fred on track.

Slackbladder (08:58) Hmmm Vettel on hards??

DrChatNuff (08:58) Shumi 2 - 0 Rosberg

K-One (08:58) FEAR THE RETURN

fnz (08:58) webbers inlap s1 91 sec

aliasj (08:58) 1 TENTH FROM LEWIS HAMILTON!! MSC IS BACK OFFICIALLY!

saudoso (08:59) SV gave up?

Diablobb81 (08:59) Nico has another lap though

Andy35 (08:59) Well done Michael !

Diablobb81 (08:59) nope

aliasj (08:59) NO! rosberg pits!! yayaya

prty (08:59) Perez is good

Crafty (08:59) aliasj : yeah we can see the tv and read the timing sheet..

saudoso (08:59) A on track?

aliasj (08:59) is anyone else here OVERJOYED!!!

mursuka80 (08:59) Vettel on hards?

Crafty (08:59) Lewis going again ? not sure thats a good idea

FlashMaster (08:59) Nope Nico doesn't have another lap.

aliasj (09:00) sorry Crafty = ha ha ha ha ha ecstatic

kal-el (09:00) you bet

saudoso (09:00) why is FA on track?

Andy35 (09:00) here comes Kimi again

fnz (09:00) Alo should stay in, not wasting a set of tyres

aliasj (09:00) i WANT to see MSC in news conference this year! today!!

jwrw (09:00) Crafty: JB has to go, so Lewis has to cover JB going faster than him

aliasj (09:00) YAY web 3rd

Andy35 (09:01) Kimi matches Webber

Mastah (09:01) identical times

K-One (09:01) KIMI WEBBER

Yellowmc (09:01) Identical times!

Yellowmc (09:01) LMAO! :clap:

Mastah (09:01) seb :lol:

Crafty (09:01) jwrw: yeah I guess.

Andy35 (09:01) Jenson

D A (09:01) mclaren front row again!

blackonyx4 (09:01) :clap:

aliasj (09:01) yaaaaaaaaaaaaay msc p3!!!

Diablobb81 (09:01) MIchaelllllllllllllllllllllllll :clap:

DrChatNuff (09:01) sHUMI :clap:

jonpollak (09:01) Jens to get the jump

Slackbladder (09:01) MCLaren 1-2 wooooooottttt

Andy35 (09:01) Nice qualy :clap:

kal-el (09:01) yayyyyyyyyyyy

Dalton007 (09:01) BUTTON :up:

Mastah (09:01) nico rosberg :lol:

FlashMaster (09:01) SCHUMI IS BACK

Crafty (09:01) Im starting to think that Vettel has the same problem as Button, if he can't get the balance he just cant perform.

aliasj (09:02) drinks on the house to everyone!!!!

K-One (09:02) Kimi beat RG soundly

Haribo (09:02) Schumacher to lead into turn 1 :lol:

aliasj (09:02) i'm paying!

zack1994 (09:02) :clap:

FlashMaster (09:02) Vettel :up:

SUPERB time on hards :clap:

fnz (09:02) fred one sec slower then NR

Skanka (09:02) Schumi :love:

kal-el (09:02) whats a wait of 5 years when it is totally worth it

joshb (09:02) well done mclarens. good run for seb on hards

Andy35 (09:02) Button one tenth behind Lewis again twice in 2 weeks

Crafty (09:02) k-one : 2 tenths is "soundly" ?

DrChatNuff (09:02) Shumi cant mix with the youngstars :clap:

Dalton007 (09:02) Button might have better race pace.

mimin (09:02) Congratulation Michael.

karlth (09:02) Did Vettel improve on hards?

sharo (09:02) web and rai equal times

mursuka80 (09:02) K-One. In RG`s favorite track.

FlashMaster (09:02) Rosberg P8 :wave:

Yellowmc (09:02) How do they place drivers with equal times. thats harsh on kimi. lol

blackonyx4 (09:02) Merc doesn't stand a chance in the race

Mastah (09:02) mercs will be eaten alive tomorrow, enjoy the moment

Crafty (09:03) Kimi did 2 runs, I think RG only did one?

K-One (09:03) Top 8 in 0,4 secs so 0,2 is soundly beaten

roadie (09:03) so Kimi starts 10th

Yellowmc (09:03) RG did 2.

Andy35 (09:03) Adrian must be tearing his hair out

D A (09:03) crofty doing the interviews this time, rotating between the english speaking guys?

jonpollak (09:03) I reckon it's 2 in a row for JB

FlashMaster (09:03) Vettel on hards :smoking:

karlth (09:03) Vettel will start on hards. He is certainly in contention.

Crafty (09:03) yellow : I think they go down to 6 decimal places

SuperDaan (09:03) Vettel on hards indeed, nice spot Flash!

fnz (09:03) vettel looking good for the race, starting on hards

DrChatNuff (09:03) Mr Record Vettel...still NO pole :lol:

aliasj (09:03) FYI FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER rosberg is beaten at his favorite track in qualifyinG!!1

Yellowmc (09:03) Ah I see. Cheers.

Crafty (09:03) hmm so vettel will be a dark horse then

jonpollak (09:04) see all you loverly race junkies tomorrow :wave:

mursuka80 (09:04) Its great to see the top 8 separated only by 4 tenths.

aliasj (09:04) rosberg debut 2006 p3 williams in malaysia quali... MSC is back??? you bety

silverstonegeneral (09:04) lewis set his car up more for the race,unlike in australia when he set it up more for quali.
it was button who said he'd be setting his car up more for quali.button shouldnt rely on lewis making the same mistakes lewis made in aus.

KnucklesAgain (09:04) Did Alonso use mediums or hards? The gap to P8 is huge

mursuka80 (09:05) Crafty. Always finding excuses to not give him respect eh? RG did two runs.

djned (09:05) "if at all"...cheeky

mclarensmps (09:05) This time, I hope lewis can hold his position at the start...

aliasj (09:05) msc set his car more for race too!

blackonyx4 (09:05) Only Vettel used hard tyres

fnz (09:06) knucklesagain: medium according to the screen

aliasj (09:06) speed trap 312 msc (1st) 2 kph faster than anyone else tommorrow gonna be fun

smartie_f1 (09:06) I won't get to watch the race tomorrow :evil:

Mastah (09:06) "sebastian is great racer" not crashkid, martin? :lol:

Andy35 (09:06) Martin was right Kimi should have used the harder tyre due to his grid drop penalty

finignig (09:06) hahaha @ schumi’s media wave

karlth (09:07) Did the Sky commentator have live.autosport on his iPad? :confused:

Andy35 (09:07) why not smartie?

kal-el (09:07) I got such a wide grin.. ooo yeah.. MSC!!

aliasj (09:07) damn tough luck smartie. it could even RAIN tommorrow!

jonpollak (09:07) Schumi.. :lol:

keine schvartze

DrChatNuff (09:07) how does Rosberg feel :lol:

smartie_f1 (09:08) going to brussels tomorrow, gotta leave at 7.30 to get eurostar

Mastah (09:08) nico rosberg is a joke of a "great driver" i told it over and over again and now we see itt's true :lol:

Crafty (09:08) why are you going to brussels smartie ? there are foreigners there y'know ! they speak funny

Crafty (09:09) its like going up north but with better weather

Andy35 (09:09) I wouldn't bother Smartie. Place is full of Belgians.

aliasj (09:09) eurostar got WIFI !! you might watch?

smartie_f1 (09:09) i know crafty

but gotta get on the EU gravy train

KnucklesAgain (09:09) thanks fnz

Andy35 (09:09) Exactly Crafty, they don't evem speak Belgian over there

smartie_f1 (09:10) alias - does it? oooooh

Crafty (09:10) Smartie : make em pay, all that lot are on the cadge for expenses!

Crafty (09:11) I might miss races later this year, I may be going to California to work and the time shift will screw most races up i think

Andy35 (09:11) I've run out of beer and chips and only have a European Community style curry gravy lake left....

smartie_f1 (09:11) i shall be having words about their piss poor planning! Imagine making people travel on a race weekend!

Crafty (09:11) andy : get a couple of slices of bread and mop it up!

Crafty (09:12) smartie : I should hope so too ! have a safe trip!

Mastah (09:12) checo did great job in q2, not so good in q3, as he should be p9, but still great effort :up:

i hope tomorrow he will prove his pace i saw in australia wasn't just my imagination as some tried to say and will rock into points

prty (09:12) Shoulnt Schumacher have his racing suit on?

Andy35 (09:12) Good idea Crafty. I might save that for lunch. What are you doing in California?

aliasj (09:13) thank you all for the company guys, wish could buy ya all drinks!

will see ya tomorrow. PS MASTAH - EAT that! hahaha

smartie_f1 (09:13)
prty, probably too hot

Crafty (09:13) andy : software for aircraft. Working for my company. I might need to go out and work with the silicon valley lot

boost (09:13) shu beats britney :lol:

Andy35 (09:13) Spanked him

smartie_f1 (09:14) if you're there towards the end of the year, you could skip over to Austin Crafty

Andy35 (09:14) Mastah, what are your thoughts on the matter ?

Andy35 (09:14) Nice work crafty, should be fun.

Crafty (09:15) smartie : it did cross my mind

I think I will be there and back before then though. I really don't know timing at the moment

Crafty (09:15) Deffo will visit alcatraz though

smartie_f1 (09:15) awww that would be a shame. Maybe montreal in the summer?

Andy35 (09:15) Bring me back a orange valley lady with some silicon inside her :lol:

Fudce (09:15) Just noticed, Webber and Raikkonen set the same time. Webber set it a coupleof seconds sooner though

Mastah (09:16) i never rated nico r and said it many times he cracks under pressure and isn't great as many "experts" tried to say, i'm pleased i was right

great job by scumi from what i see, i need to dig out if he could be faster, so i can slag him in various threads :lol:

Crafty (09:16) andy : if I find one Im staying there :lol:

Andy35 (09:16) lol Mastah :lol:

Crafty (09:16) Smartie : montreal ? hmm I think flights are $$$$.. we will wait and see

Fudce (09:17) Nico is an AI driver, he has some preprogrammed mistakes (lockups on hot laps, for instance) but doesn't do anything unexpected

smartie_f1 (09:17) Crafty aww, might be worth a look.

Andy35 (09:17) Alonso with his Banana Splits sunglasses again

DrChatNuff (09:17) Mastah....you praise Shumi....am i dreaming :lol:

Crafty (09:18) I was thinking of figuring out getting to a nascar race, but again depends on timing

Andy35 (09:18) http://theglamorouswahm.files.wordpress....

Mastah (09:18) nope dr

Andy35 (09:18) see ya tomorow :wave:

DrChatNuff (09:18) i gatz to take my pills

Crafty (09:18) that little buggy thing the banana splits drove is probably better than the ferrari so far this year :lol:

Andy35 (09:20) lol crafty

Fudce (09:21) lol, "The F in F1 stands for Formula not Fair"

smartie_f1 (09:24) ttfn folks, see you for china :wave:

Crafty (09:25) smartie :wave:

safe trip tomorrow!

Mastah (09:28) see ya tomorrow :wave:

DrChatNuff (09:37) :wave:

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