Schedule (left-coast time)
Practice 1 FRI (Thu) 23:00
Practice 2 FRI 03:00
Practice 3 SAT 00:00
Qualifying SAT 03:00
Race SUN 05:00
The V8 Super cars rocked that track last night. (for you pocket protector wearers, that's Euro NASCAR, so to speak). Ask 2 time champ Marcos Ambrose. Who hasn't won in the US. [evil]
combined practice times
1. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 55.409s
2. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 55.854s
3. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 55.903s (not bad for an old guy)
4. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 56.076s
5. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 56.459s
6. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Williams-Cosworth 1m 56.501s
7. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 56.555s
8. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 56.583s*
9. Vitaly Petrov Russia Renault-Renault 1m 56.750s
10. Robert Kubica Poland Renault-Renault 1m 57.041s*
11. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 57.140s
12. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Force India-Mercedes 1m 57.194s*
13. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 57.255s*
14. Pedro de la Rosa Spain BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 57.255s
15. Kamui Kobayashi Japan BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 57.352s
16 Rubens Barrichello Brazil Williams-Cosworth 1m 57.452s
17. Jaime Alguersuari Spain Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 57.722s*
18. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 58.399s*
19. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Lotus-Cosworth 2m 00.873s
20. Jarno Trulli Italy Lotus-Cosworth 2m 00.990s
21. Timo Glock Germany Virgin-Cosworth 2m 02.037s
22. Lucas di Grassi Brazil Virgin-Cosworth 2m 02.188s
23. Bruno Senna Brazil HRT-Cosworth 2m 06.968s
24. Karun Chandhok India HRT-Cosworth no time
wow, all top four... not too shabby
Quote from: kopfjäger on March 11, 2010, 09:40:18 PM
The V8 Super cars rocked that track last night. (for you pocket protector wearers, that's Euro NASCAR, so to speak). Ask 2 time champ Marcos Ambrose. Who hasn't won in the US. [evil]
Its Australian not Euro
Qualifying is going to be really interesting, and the slower traffic may finally result in some more overtaking as everyone tries to dodge them.
Quote from: superjohn on March 12, 2010, 04:03:54 PM
...and the slower traffic may finally result in some more overtaking as everyone tries to dodge them.
if they make the grid:
http://planetf1.com/news/18227/6018073/Todt-could-bring-back-the-107-rule (http://planetf1.com/news/18227/6018073/Todt-could-bring-back-the-107-rule)
Quote from: derby on March 12, 2010, 04:12:17 PM
if they make the grid:
http://planetf1.com/news/18227/6018073/Todt-could-bring-back-the-107-rule (http://planetf1.com/news/18227/6018073/Todt-could-bring-back-the-107-rule)
I thought they still had it until I saw those stories earlier. If those teams spend the whole year that far behind, I'm sure they'll bring it back.
I miss the old days of too many cars, and pre-qualifying.
Quote from: The Don on March 12, 2010, 11:28:47 AM
Its Australian not Euro
My bad. [thumbsup] Did you get to watch the race?
Interesting qualifying round. Good to see Ferrari back on top. Can't wait to see the race tomorrow and hopefully a Vettel win.
Quote from: pennyrobber on March 13, 2010, 07:58:56 PM
Interesting qualifying round. Good to see Ferrari back on top. Can't wait to see the race tomorrow and hopefully a Vettel win.
What a tough break for Seb V. Newey's cars are always right on the edge in terms of packaging and it looks like it was a little too much over this time. He's going to dominate this season though with a performance like that once they get the mechanicals sorted.
Some good racing and passing back in the field. Good to see that Lotus could make their cars last the whole race.
Quote from: kopfjäger on March 12, 2010, 08:48:10 PM
My bad. [thumbsup] Did you get to watch the race?
Sorry if that come across as rude, I just meant to correct you. That race was 27 Feb, they raced in Adelaide Australia this weekend. I watched part of it while cleaning up the yard.
Don
Quote from: The Don on March 14, 2010, 01:44:06 PM
Sorry if that come across as rude, I just meant to correct you. That race was 27 Feb, they raced in Adelaide Australia this weekend. I watched part of it while cleaning up the yard.
Don
Not rude at all. I was wrong. [thumbsup]
I love those cars.