German GP Race Thread

[Ferrari_Fanatic]

i thought id start one as i didn't see one :-)

if there is one please delete this one :thumb

[vcs316]

Ferraris line up to spoil Vettel’s party (German Grand Prix pre-race analysis)

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/07/24/ferraris-line-up-to-spoil-vettels-party-german-grand-prix-pre-race-analysis/

Red Bull have their tenth pole position of the year but they’ve only managed to convert them into five wins so far. Sebastian Vettel will have to resist the fast Ferraris and his team mate if he’s to win on home ground.

The start

So Sebastian Vettel starts on pole position once again. But he’ll need to do better than he did at Silverstone, where first place became 24th by the end of lap one.

With a large amount of rain this weekend starting from the racing line side of the grid may not be that great an advantage. In the Saturday afternoon GP2 race the drivers starting second and fourth were both able to overtake those who started first and third.

But keep an eye also on the McLarens starting from row three. Their straight-line speeds in Q3 were at least 5kph faster than all the other cars, and Jenson Button was 9kph quicker than Mark Webber, who starts in front of him.

The opening lap will be critical as ever and keep an eye out for drivers making use of the tarmac run-offs, particularly at the exit of turn one and the turn six hairpin.

As we’ve seen in the past, notably at Spa last year, stewards are happy for drivers to use run-off on the outside of the track to gain an advantage.

Strategy

The teams have had little experience of dry running this weekend. Even in second practice the track wasn’t fully dry, and it only really began to rubber-in during qualifying.

Tomorrow’s race is expected to be dry, but the teams have limited knowledge of how the super-soft and hard tyres are going to perform – how well will they last, and how soon will they start to degrade?

Significantly, none of the top ten drivers chose to gamble on starting on the hard tyres. They will all start on the super-soft tyres having qualified on them.

Michael Schumacher, starting 11th, may well gamble on the hard tyres and stay out longer in the hope of gaining some places.

Also keep an eye on the two Force Indias who will be starting further down the field than usual.

Adrian Sutil has made some excellent passes in the last two races and has a lot of ground to make up after his gearbox change penalty. As we saw with his team mate at Silverstone, his progress could play an important role in determining when the leaders make their pit stops.

It’s a short lap at Hockenheim as well, raising the possibility of traffic causing problems among the leaders. Going off the times from practice this morning the front runners could catch Sakon Yamamoto as early as lap 12.

[Rishu]

8eing a Ferrari fan i am not celebrating as yet. We have not started well in most of the races this season. Yes turn 1 is the key & if we dont have contact b\w ourselves or with RBR's, we can defend against Webber & McLarens as both Ferraris will stay togather. Circuit being short means passing the backmarkers will be a headache. Safety car is inevitable. All in all we need some good stratgy & luck to end German GP on a high. My gut feel says Alonso will take the Chequred flag.

[Ferrarichamp]

I really hope Alonso wins this race. I'd be happy to see Felipe win too, but Alonso has a better shot at WDC.
A Ferrari win would be great for so many reasons, beating Mercedes in Germany, silencing Vettel and RBR, obviously boost our championship challenge...

[m schumy]

I think today`s race will be exciting to watch and I expect both Alonso and Massa to finish in the top 5. A win would be better though :thumb

[vecchiasignora]

The start will be very important to dictate the race

[Alessandra]

Great qualifying - we start in front of the people who matter most at present ( McLaren) according FA's first rule of chamionship victory, as I understand it!:-) Now all we have to do is finish in front of them - simples!:-D

Good luck Fernando, Felipe and team:ferrarifl

[Greig]

Hopefully we get a clean start and no incidents like Silverstone, then we can take the fight to Vettel :-)

[Tommy_F]

I hope it's gonna be an uneventful race for our boys, and that we will bring home 43 points more than RB :-D


:ferrarifl :ferrarifl Forza Ferrari! :ferrarifl :ferrarifl

[dfunk257]

I just wanna see a straight fight, no accidents, no safety cars please!
FORZA FERRARI!

[Tifosi]

We can take Vettel today and he knows it. A clean start and we can either mug him on the first lap or do it the hard way. Either way, Vettel is finally under pressure from us :twisted

[Effone]

A Ferrari 1-2 coming up today folks! our race pace is going to be VERY good, I can feel it :D


:ferrarifl:ferrarifl

[Hornet]

If we can have a clean start, I expect us to get 2 podium finishes, if not the win. :ferrarifl

[Ste]

Fingers crossed, if we don't get an unfortunate safety car or dodgy backmarkers or something else, we can definitely take the win today. Looking forward to it, but very,very nervous!

[Suzie]

Really nervous - I'm getting worried about the start.

[epiclyaddicted]

Yep, after the last couple of races, I am very nervous as well. But fingers crossed, and Forza Ferrari. We can definitely win today.

:ferrarifl :ferrarifl :ferrarifl

[vcs316]

We can take Vettel today and he knows it. A clean start and we can either mug him on the first lap or do it the hard way. Either way, Vettel is finally under pressure from us :twisted

+1

fingers crossed for zero strategy & driver errors. We can win and the bulls are finally gonna be beaten by the prancing horse!

C'on boys! Let the church bells in Maranello ring this evening :thumb

[vcs316]

Really nervous - I'm getting worried about the start.

Good to be nervous Suzie. Makes winning even more sweet :-)

[Suzie]

Let's hope so dude :-)

[Greig]

Making a fry up for breakie, always good for the pre-race nerves :-D

[Suzie]

Making a fry up for breakie, always good for the pre-race nerves :-D

I can't make fry-ups.

[vcs316]

German GP – Finally, a bit of sunshine!

Hockenheim, 25 July – After three days of rain or skies that threatened to rain, this morning, the weather seems to have taken a turn for the better. Already late yesterday afternoon, the skies cleared with pale rays of sun dappling the countryside surrounding the circuit.

However, keeping things in perspective, the German summer has little in common with that on the shores of the Mediterranean, because it will not be long till the clouds hover over Hockenheim once again, even if rain is only due to reappear after the end of the race. That is definitely the fervent hope in the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro garage, as after so many race packed with unusual events, everyone is hoping for a straightforward afternoon.

[Tifosi]

nice air of anticipation though. Makes it sweeter to put the flag up on the mantlepiece when you know you might be waving it about during the podium ceremony :-)

[Becool70]

Really nervous - I'm getting worried about the start.

Hey Suzie me too but at least we are up there :-D

[vcs316]

Vettel: Ferrari strong in straight-line speed :-D

Sebastian Vettel will start today’s German Grand Prix from pole position. The Red Bull driver won qualifying with a margin of just two thousands of a second ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. Vettel has said Ferrari’s advantage is their straight-line speed at Hockenheim.

In qualifying Sebastian Vettel was the fastest driver in the third and final sector at Hockenheim while Fernando Alonso was the fastest of the two in the second sector. When asked what sector is going to make the difference durign the race Vettel answered: "It’s quite different, because obviously in qualifying you are on low fuel whereas at the start of the race or for the majority of the race you are on quite high fuel. Yeah, it’s true we are quicker… we are similar in sector one. There are not too many corners, we are quick in the last sector, so it’s good, the corners that we have there, we can use them to maybe build a cushion. There are not too many corners in the second sector, it’s obviously stopping the car and it seems that the Ferrari is very strong there, also in straight-line speed. We have seen in the last couple of races that they are quite quick on the straights which is usually not one of our strengths.

It’s good to be ahead of them, rather than behind, because overtaking would be a bit a more difficult and I think that generally here overtaking is difficult even though you have a nice place into turn six but you have to be close enough first, so it’s good to be up front. The target is to defend the position in the beginning and then once you are in race trim it should be a bit easier. "

[vcs316]

nice air of anticipation though. Makes it sweeter to put the flag up on the mantlepiece when you know you might be waving it about during the podium ceremony :-)

Feels like the first race of the season....

[Ste]

I can't make fry-ups.

:lol

[epiclyaddicted]

Feels like the first race of the season....

Yep, for us, the race to the Championship starts... NOW!

:ferrarifl

[Suzie]

:lol

...unless you like a burnt, greasy mess.

[Ste]

...unless you like a burnt, greasy mess.

I'm alright with cooking, as long as it's got a temperature and time on the back of the packet. :lol

[Greig]

I'm alright with cooking, as long as it's got a temperature and time on the back of the packet. :lol

You can't be Ste Grylls then :-D

[vcs316]

You can't be Ste Grylls then :-D

:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

[Suzie]

I really can't wait another 63 minutes :-??

[Greig]

I really can't wait another 63 minutes :-??

57 now, see how quick it's going :-D

[m schumy]

1156: Here's some interesting chat from BBC pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz. "McLaren have gone aggressive with their wing settings, running less downforce than the other top teams. That should give them a straight-line speed advantage in the race."

[m schumy]

11:44 I reckon it would have been an easier night's sleep in the Ferrari garage last night after their best qualifying performance since the opening race of the season - Fernando Alonso in second and Felipe Massa in third. Maybe they allowed themselves to have a few Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbiers. Maybe. Ferrari have had a frustrating month after failing to secure the results they wanted despite introducing upgrades for the European Grand Prix and Silverstone. They've got a new front wing in Hockenheim and Alonso, for one, is pretty happy. "We have been competitive all weekend, I'm very confident with the car."

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt at Hockenheim: "The last time German legend Michael Schumacher raced in front of his home fans in 2006 he led home a dominant Ferrari one-two. Four years later, he's back at Hockenheim and the fans have turned out in Ferrari red and Mercedes silver to welcome him - and I can tell you the biggest selling item at the Schumacher shop is his trademark silver cap. Schumacher starts in 11th and has the option to change his tyres and do his first stint on the harder compound. He says: 'We are on the good side of the grid and I have the possibility to have a different strategy than the first top cars do. Whether we do choose or not is something we will find out, as I'm not sure what is the best situation to go ahead with. We are a bit stronger in race pace than in qualifying but we wanted to achieve more for our fans. Let's hope the race will develop in a way that we can still show them something.'"

[Mitra]

just got back from local football, my team just won after loosing 9 games in a row and they won what everyone thought they should have lost
now for Ferrari to win will make me a very happy girl

:ferrarifl

FORZA FERRARI
and then Vettel

[m schumy]

just got back from local football, my team just won after loosing 9 games in a row and they won what everyone thought they should have lost
now for Ferrari to win will make me a very happy girl

:ferrarifl

FORZA FERRARI
and then Vettel

Congrats to your team, now let`s hope for a good race too for your day to be perfect :thumb

[Ste]

You can't be Ste Grylls then :-D

:lol

Easier in the outdoors! :-D

[Mitra]

Congrats to your team, now let`s hope for a good race too for your day to be perfect :thumb

thanks
have you been able to find a stream yet?
i refuse to watch the Australian Preshow, i might break my tv before the race if i have to sit through it (it is horrible)

[m schumy]

Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne on Twitter: "At the moment all the forecasts and weather radars saying no chance of rain. Interesting strategy call with tyres today. Starting on the option will mean a short stint and then a long stint on the prime to the end. Some teams will take a chance on starting on the prime and gaining position but the gamble will be how long will the option last at the end. Top 10 have to start on option, expect Schumacher and a few others behind them to take the gamble on the prime."

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt at Hockenheim: "Championship leaders McLaren are optimistic about their chances in Germany with Jenson Button starting on fifth and Lewis Hamilton, who heads Button in the title race by 12 points, just behind in sixth. The team have now got their exhaust-blown diffuser working and reckon their race pace will compensate for being out of touch with the Red Bulls and Ferraris in qualifying. Button says: 'We can still have a very good race. If you look at the speed traps you'll notice we're quite a bit quicker than the two teams in front of us, in the race it could help us as long as we can look after the tyres, which might be an issue if it's hot weather we can really use our speed advantage. It'll be important to stay out of trouble on the first lap and then move forward and put in some good laps.'"

[m schumy]

thanks
have you been able to find a stream yet?
i refuse to watch the Australian Preshow, i might break my tv before the race if i have to sit through it (it is horrible)

I haven`t found a working stream yet :-s

[Mitra]

I haven`t found a working stream yet :-s

here is one but it isnt in english
http://www.firstrow.net/watch/22375/1/watch-formula-1-germany-grand-prix-[race].html

[Ste]

EJ's been paid by Michael :-D

[Greig]

Eddie Jordan has sure changed his tune about MS lol

[Becool70]

Hello guys, what are your predictions for the start? Will Alonso get it right finally or will Massa get infront??
:-bounce:-bounce:-bounce

[Tifosi]

EJ is always out of tune anyway so.....

[Greig]

Hello guys, what are your predictions for the start? Will Alonso get it right finally or will Massa get infront??
:-bounce:-bounce:-bounce

Massa in front, holds up Alonso, Vettel wins :-)

[m schumy]

here is one but it isnt in english
http://www.firstrow.net/watch/22375/1/watch-formula-1-germany-grand-prix-[race].html

Thanks :thumb

[Ste]

Hello guys, what are your predictions for the start? Will Alonso get it right finally or will Massa get infront??
:-bounce:-bounce:-bounce

Hamilton jumps JB, Vettel, Alonso, Massa and Webber away in order. Alonso passes Vettel down the back straight.

Alonso wins, Vettel second, Massa third.

[m schumy]

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Hockenheim: "Hello again. I have to say I've got rather giddily caught up in the excitement building ahead of the race. It's hard not to when you are surrounded by the enthusiastic German fans - and I've never seen more of the crowd dressed in F1 clothing anywhere else on the calendar. Though I'm still having to get used to Michael Schumacher's face beaming from torsos of various shapes and sizes, I must say. I arrived at the paddock an hour and a bit before the race just in time to see the drivers returning from their parade. Rubens Barrichello, who starts in eighth, was trailed by two bounding mini Barrichellos, his sons Eduardo and Fernando. Sakon Yamamoto, who made his F1 debut in Hockenheim in 2006, looked super-cool in his aviator shades. He's replacing Karun Chandhok at Hispania this weekend and Chandhok is back in Brackley watching the race on the BBC. Mark Webber's Dad Alan also practised his victory wink with me, just in case…"

I`m afraid it won`t be the case today ;-)

[sennalonso]

Enough is enough.Your Fernando Alonso,and your car is a Ferrari.You have a very competitive car today Fernando,you have no excuse,you MUST win,i expect nothing lower then a win.2nd place is the best place for losers,like Senna said once.Just drive as you did back in 2005-2006-2007 and you SHOULD win this one.

[Becool70]

Hamilton jumps JB, Vettel, Alonso, Massa and Webber away in order. Alonso passes Vettel down the back straight.

Alonso wins, Vettel second, Massa third.

ok you all know I am a huge ALO fan but going by ALO's starts lately I will go for Vettel, Massa, ALO out of first corner then ALO takes Massa and takes Vettel after first stop.. I say this as ALO is starting from the dirty side of the track.

Another posibility is that VET goes defensive on ALO and Massa goes P1 in first corner...

[LAROSA SpA]

thanks
have you been able to find a stream yet?
i refuse to watch the Australian Preshow, i might break my tv before the race if i have to sit through it (it is horrible)

Tell me about it :roll

[Mitra]

http://www.firstrow.net/watch/22375/1/watch-formula-1-germany-grand-prix-[race].html
BBC now

[Becool70]

According to Spanish newspaper AS Alonso missed out on pole by 12cm!! :-E

[Ste]

Don't care what people say about Stefano, I like him. :-)

[Ste]

:lol They just showed a clip of Massa going off and it was actually Alonso. :roll

[LAROSA SpA]

Don't care what people say about Stefano, I like him. :-)

Me too, better him someone nice than someone who has to have control of his drivers hairstyles ;-)

[Becool70]

Don't care what people say about Stefano, I like him. :-)

+1 :thumb

[Suzie]

Stefano is awesome, just because he's pleasant to the media doesn't mean he isn't a strong person to have in charge.

[Ste]

We haven't heard from Christian Horner yet :-O

[Becool70]

We haven't heard from Christian Horner yet :-O

Just interviewed Horner on Local TV and he is such a nice guy, its hard not to like him! He just got asked the same old Q's.. The VET vs WEB situation regarding front wing fiasco.. It's getting old really..:lol:lol

[m schumy]

BBC Sport commentator Martin Brundle: "The dirty side of the track in Hockenheim could be tricky for drivers such as second-placed Fernando Alonso and behind him Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton for two reasons. First, the racing line and the dirty line are clearly defined because the cars only ever go up the left-hand side of the track, except for the start. This also significantly tightens up the angle going into Turn One as in order to get a good line through there the cars have to get really over to the left. There's only one line into Turn One - which is 145mph at the apex - so there's only room for one car at a time. The track won't be as dirty as it was because there have been race starts from all sorts of formulae over the weekend but the line into Turn One is very important. If you are slow into there then you are under pressure into Turn Two and beyond."

[m schumy]

InsideFerrari

The sky is cloudy but no rain is expected at least in the next 30 minutes

[m schumy]

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali: "We have done nothing. Not a lot of points yesterday but it is important to see the performance, as we have said for the last two races, is going in the right direction. We know it is a delicate moment because didn't get the points we deserved. We discussed between ourselves and said we need to be patient. After a period when we didn't get the performance we expected, around Spain and Turkey, we have seen that step by step we have been getting the aerodynamic efficiency. This is a good sign. We are in the middle of the season and we need to keep pushing to the end."

[RLeVan]

Thanks for the link Metra. Cheers

[DIEK]

I can`t wait more!! :clap

[Ste]

Red Bull front wing flexing?

FIA investigating. Whoa!

[Ste]

Little bit of Smedley for you Suzie :-D

[Naeem]

I hope we split strategies today. Let Alonso hound Vettel and perhaps go a lap longer whilst letting Felipe pit before Vettel. Should work for one of them at least.

[Becool70]

Red Bull front wing flexing?

FIA investigating. Whoa!

Hmmmmm INTERESTING!!! :lol

[RLeVan]

I don't see it happening Ste. Just making for interesting pre-race talk I think.

[Suzie]

Little bit of Smedley for you Suzie :-D

*swoon*

[Tifosi]

if the FIA are looking at it then its worth following :-)

[Suzie]

Good, I hope their asses get BANNED.

[RLeVan]

true, Tifosi, I just don't expect anything to come of it. Let's go boys! Get those championship points!

[Ste]

:lol spoke to soon, here's Christ-ian.

[RLeVan]

:lol good one

[RLeVan]

What's the deal with pink shirts? Breast cancer awareness?

[Julie B]

It's going to be a greaaaaaaaaaaaaat race (hopefully) :ferrarifl

[Greig]

Christian happy their car is legal :-) if anyone has a problem then they should protest

[vagos]

forza ferrariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Greig]

:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl

[chris.gotfunk]

Anyone got a url for the race?

[Ste]

:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl

[Suzie]

Forza Felipe and Fernando!
Eeeeek I feel sick.

[Ste]

I.Feel.Sick.

[Mitra]

Anyone got a url for the race?

http://www.firstrow.net/watch/22375/1/watch-formula-1-germany-grand-prix-[race].html

[gvsnraju85]

I read somewhere that the drivers in GP2 on the dirty side got a better start.....but Micheal just said that ther is a lot of difference between the left and the right side and he'd rather start 11th than 10th......... Anybody has any news on this???? Nando is on dirty side and fillipe on the clean side......i hope both of them do DO NOT try to out race each other.....

[RLeVan]

Me too Ste. I hate that #2 starting position since it's such a dirty line

[Greig]

they will have to race each other or they will lose places, they can manage it

[m schumy]

Anyone got a url for the race?

http://www.firstrow.net/watch/22375/1/watch-formula-1-germany-grand-prix-%5Brace%5D.html

[chris.gotfunk]

http://www.firstrow.net/watch/22375/1/watch-formula-1-germany-grand-prix-[race].html

Thank you, it doesn't seem to work. It only shows a program schedule.... :(

[Suzie]

I hope Webber doesn't try to bludgeon his way past everyone :-??

[Ste]

they will have to race each other or they will lose places, they can manage it

We should just drive 2 abreast around the entire track once we get past Vettel :lol

[chris.gotfunk]

http://www.firstrow.net/watch/22375/1/watch-formula-1-germany-grand-prix-%5Brace%5D.html

Marvelous!!! Thank you.

[gvsnraju85]

Fingers crossed and Hope for the very best.........:thumb

[Greig]

I hope Webber doesn't try to bludgeon his way past everyone :-??

LOL you know he will :-)

[m schumy]

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner responds to rumours their car has an illegal flexible front wing: "We're totally happy the car is compliant with the regulations. It has passed all the stress tests and scrutineering. If other people are not happy, they should protest." To which BBC F1 pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz responds: "Maybe they will."

BBC Radio 5 live F1 analyst Anthony Davidson: "It's too hard to call. It's probably between Vettel and Alonso, but there's more to come from the likes of Mark Webber and the McLarens will be stronger in race pace than they were in qualifying. For once it's too tight to predict."

[m schumy]

Marvelous!!! Thank you.

Welcome :-)

[Julie B]

:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl :ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl

[SanderV]

Let's hope for the best.

[Ste]

Hamilton will do some crazy do or die move I imagine.

[Shahid]

Hi guys,

Both Ferrari and Red Bull having their front wings questioned
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85532

[Mitra]

Hamilton will do some crazy do or die move I imagine.

right into webber i hope :)

[RLeVan]

You go Julie. Let's go boys :clap

[Ste]

YES!!!!

[Grinsomx]

yes yes yes, great start from our boys

[m schumy]

What a start by Ferrari!!!!

[gvsnraju85]

Ferrari 1-2 hehehehehehohohohyeyhohohohoho

[RLeVan]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vagos]

yeeeeeeeashhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh massa first alonso 2nd!!!! not good move by vettel with this move he lost the position by massa!!!yooohooooooooooooooooooooo

[gvsnraju85]

Massa Leading

[Naeem]

Vettel Needs a Slap

[m schumy]

Yellow flags

[Ste]

Massa
Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Button
Kubica
Schumacher
Rosberg

[m schumy]

Sutil pits

[Mitra]

MASSA AND ALONSO WOOOOOOO

[Greig]

What a start, unlucky Vettel

[gvsnraju85]

Vlettel tried his best to put us in trouble....BUT WE FINALLY DID IT

[RLeVan]

rolling chicane in the pits

[vagos]

now i want hamster to DNF:-)

[ferrari4life]

wow massa...

[m schumy]

Massa FL

[Mirage]

dammit massa will ruin the race for us i knew this would happen. hes slow but keeps getting good starts ffs

[gvsnraju85]

Massa is building a gap to alonso

[DJN4CER]

What a great start to the race

[Greig]

dammit massa will ruin the race for us i knew this would happen. hes slow but keeps getting good starts ffs

hahahaha you are so close to being banned, Massa is pulling away, bye bye troll

[Becool70]

VEt nearly nailed ALO against the WALL!!!! OMG!!!

[gvsnraju85]

What are you complaining about...Massa is building a gap.....now sto
p complaining and enjoy the race

[Grinsomx]

is this going to be our much needed 1-2? i certainly hope so

[Ste]

VEt nearly nailed ALO against the WALL!!!! OMG!!!

Miles away.

[Julie B]

I can't breathe :ferrarifl

[m schumy]

Sutil pits again

[RLeVan]

Is Alonso playing the good team player to give Massa a gap? Tactics for the constructers points

[m schumy]

Alonso FL

[Grinsomx]

FL for alonso now

[gvsnraju85]

Alonso fastest lap

[Naeem]

hahahaha you are so close to being banned, Massa is pulling away, bye bye troll

Sorry mate but you too say some pretty controversial stuff.

[DIEK]

:furious Vettel!!

[maho]

Another FL - Alonso.

[Mirage]

hahahaha you are so close to being banned, Massa is pulling away, bye bye troll

Wait and see. Alonso is just working in his tires for a few laps. this will cost us terribly soon.

[vagos]

great race so far well done come on!!!!!!

[Grinsomx]

Wait and see. Alonso is just working in his tires for a few laps. this will cost us terribly soon.

cost us?? you really act as if our drivers have no brain at all

[Greig]

Sorry mate but you too say some pretty controversial stuff.

Oh behave, saying our race is ruined while being 1-2 is just pathetic, show me what I have said then while I wait.....

[SanderV]

We're in a very good position now. We have to win this race.

[gvsnraju85]

Button slides

[m schumy]

Button had an off-track moment

[Suzie]

dammit massa will ruin the race for us i knew this would happen. hes slow but keeps getting good starts ffs

And by 'us' you mean, who? Just Alonso?
Wise up.

[Greig]

Wait and see. Alonso is just working in his tires for a few laps. this will cost us terribly soon.

1-2

Ferrari Forum

go away to a Alonso forum now

[racingbradley]

I can hardly breathe:-):-)

[m schumy]

BBC F1 analyst Martin Brundle: "I think Vettel just spent too much time trying to squeeze Alonso into the wall at the start and it's cost him two places. He was too aggressive there. And Massa said: 'Thank you very much, I'll have some of that and I'll even run wide just to make sure.'"

[vagos]

i expect hamilton to burn his tyres soon :-)

[m schumy]

Alonso FL

[maho]

FL Alonso again.

[vagos]

Wait and see. Alonso is just working in his tires for a few laps. this will cost us terribly soon.

go get a life man!!!! we are ferrari not alonso only!!!"!

[vagos]

massa FL

[m schumy]

Massa FL

[Greig]

Mirage must be crying, FL for Massa :-D

[m schumy]

InsideFerrari

1.5 is the gap between Felipe and Fernando

[Aussie]

Come on alonso we need him to be p1 since he has most points lol

Forza ferrari !!!!!!!!!!!

[ferrari4life]

MAN SO nervous...

glad those force india cars are sucking it up

[Ste]

Great so far, nice to see both of our cars leading. Very consistently, and very even. Pulling away from Vettel in P3.

Another FL for Massa, but Alonso only 2 hundredths slower. Great stuff boys!

[vagos]

massa again FL WE ARE FLYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[maho]

Massa FL

[Ste]

Vettel pits.

[m schumy]

Vettel pits

[vagos]

VETTEL IN NEW TYRES.............

[Aussie]

vettel pits

[Naeem]

PIT MASSAAAAA

[SanderV]

Looking great so far but we have to keep Vettel behind. Vettel pitted.

[Greig]

Nando pitting

[Ste]

Ferrari about to react we think.

Weren't going to pit this early though.

[maho]

Alonso coming in.

[m schumy]

Alonso pits

[vagos]

ALONSO IN FOR PIT

[gvsnraju85]

Alonso pits

[m schumy]

Webber pits

[vagos]

we were a bit slow............

[SanderV]

Bit of a slow pitstop by Ferrari...

[vagos]

alonso 4th now

[gvsnraju85]

Alosno 4.7 sec/ Vettel: 4.2/ Webber 3.8 secs....pit stop comparo

[boysband]

is that jo ramirez in ferrari pit ?

[vagos]

massa in

[m schumy]

Massa pits

[maho]

Phew! Alonso in front of Vettel. Redbulls always seem to have really fast pits.

[m schumy]

Lewis pits

[vagos]

that was a good and fsat pit!well done

[vagos]

schumi in

[gvsnraju85]

Massa: 4.7/

[vagos]

hamilton 6th...... he must already gone in

[CPU]

Well done Felipe!!

[gvsnraju85]

Massa 2/Alonso 3

[vagos]

but has to go in at some point

[gvsnraju85]

Alonso closing on Massa...may be massa's tyre temp is lower

[vagos]

alonso will probably pass massa now......

[SanderV]

Be careful guys...

[Greig]

Now Ferrari has to let Alonso go, now

[gvsnraju85]

Massa slips

[vagos]

i believe massa has some problems with the tyres.......

[maho]

Massa having a hard time with the tyres. Only a matter of time before Alonso gets passed him.

[gvsnraju85]

I hope they do behave themselves

[vagos]

button stil not pitted smooth operator!

[gvsnraju85]

Alonso is faster tha Massa

[Ste]

3.7s behind Button, but he's not stopped.

How has he lost time?

[ferrari4life]

no massa pull it togetger..so nervous

[Mirage]

and what did i tell you greig??

[Greig]

Vet now on our pace

[Aussie]

Ferrari are back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Greig]

and what did i tell you greig??

Behave you troll

[gvsnraju85]

I miss the brawn days when we were the best at Pits.....now redbull and Mercedes seem to be better a.k.a faster at it

[vagos]

when button will pitt?

[Grinsomx]

i have a feeling massa should have stayed out longer instead of following the group into the pits

[Greig]

Vet now quicker

[Ste]

Vettel around 3 tenths per lap quicker than us at the moment. Alonso much faster than Massa now.

[maho]

Vettel catching us... Alonso needs to get passed asap.

[gvsnraju85]

Vettel faster than Alonso

[SanderV]

This is getting critical.

[Aussie]

massa should give way

[racingbradley]

Massa admitted he found the softs were much better than the hards!!!!! I had hoped he would have stayed out longer on the softs--------unless they were shot!!!!!!

[gvsnraju85]

Jenson asked to keep going on radio

[Ste]

We're going to have issues with Vettel within 3 laps if Alo doesn't pass Massa.

[gvsnraju85]

Vettel closing in :(

[Mirage]

Behave you troll

you are calling me a troll for claiming massa will severely compromise our race which is exactly what hes doing? LOL.

[Grinsomx]

traffic helping us for a change

[gvsnraju85]

great racing

[Greig]

OMG

[gvsnraju85]

My heart almost stopped

[vagos]

oooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuufffffffffffffffffffff come on guys be sensible dont crush!

[vagos]

My heart almost stopped
mine too

[Ste]

I think I've had a heart attack.

Alonso radio:

"this is ridiculous"

[gvsnraju85]

guys plz do not screw up

[Grinsomx]

you are calling me a troll for claiming massa will severely compromise our race which is exactly what hes doing? LOL.

behaving like he should and have a clean race with alonso??? perhaps now you can shut up

[Naeem]

I LOVE THESE GUYS although Massa needs to speed up a bit

[vagos]

alonso said this is rediculous!

[gvsnraju85]

What did they just say on radio?????

[maho]

I couldnt understand what alonso was saying, anyone?

[ICEMAN_89]

they are gonna take themselfs out whit driving like that:-!

[Greig]

you are calling me a troll for claiming massa will severely compromise our race which is exactly what hes doing? LOL.

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troll go away

[vagos]

button going in

[maho]

Jenson coming in

[gvsnraju85]

Button coming in

[Ste]

Traffic is bad for us again, getting in the way. Taking it into T1.

[m schumy]

Button pits

[vagos]

maybe alonso said it is rediculous because of bruno senna............

[Grinsomx]

they are gonna take themselfs out whit driving like that:-!

dont think so, they are clearly looking out for each other, making sure they dont make contact

[gvsnraju85]

Button 3 secs stop

[ferrari4life]

webber will make his move soon

[gvsnraju85]

i hope the mcbuggers crash among themselves