German GP Friday and Saturday Free Practice

[Greig]

Looking forward to see how our new updates do :-)

[Ste]

Woo, can't wait. I LOVE the Nurburgring.

[Mr Alcatraz]

Yea' babe :lou :rock :topdance

[brava]

Forza Ferrari!! 1-2 for Ferrari on Sunday :clap

[Kyss4k]

Let's prove that our progress is real! I believe in another victory here on Nurburgring! :ferrarifl:ferrarifl

[qb_marukochan]

is it raining now?

i see the forecast, it ll raining all the weekend?

[Ferrari Man]

not more rain...:-s

[Katu]

so far no rain as they say

[Forzi]

BBC http://zonein.tv/496446

[NJB13]

Really looking forward to this weekend

[Hornet]

Good day everyone

Hopefully we'll see another great weekend :-D

http://vipbox.tv/watch/36284/1/german-grand-prix-practice-1.html

[Rishu]

Rear-facing exhaust package for Renault

[scuderiafan]

Felipe seems to be doing a straight line test.

[Ste]

Cruise mode for Massa to test the new aero parts.

[scuderiafan]

according to BBC, Ferrari may have a modified front wing and other things for now.

[Ste]

according to BBC, Ferrari may have a modified front wing and other things for now.

New overalls too. :-)

[NJB13]

BBC - a few minor aero changes for Ferrari

[scuderiafan]

New overalls too. :-)

ROFL. this stuff just seems a bit pointless.

[Jose Lorca]

according to BBC, Ferrari may have a modified front wing and other things for now.

It's a shame Ted Kravitz isn't there, he usually spots the minor updates.

[Ste]

ROFL. this stuff just seems a bit pointless.

If we don't win this weekend, I blame the weight of that patch. :-D

[scuderiafan]

If we don't win this weekend, I blame the weight of that patch. :-D

could work. and if Redbulls patch breaks, ban them for movable aero. :-D


BBC Sport's Ted Kravitz: "The flashing lights on Felipe Massa's steering wheel shows that he is doing a constant speed aero check for Ferrari and he is testing further upgrades to the race-winning improvements they brought to Silverstone."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9543877.stm

[Mr Alcatraz]

Alonso instalation lap

[NJB13]

I wonder if we'll have a technology race for who can produce the most aerodynamic "patch" made with silk thread from steroid-bred super silkworms

[Mr Alcatraz]

I wonder if we'll have a technology race for who can produce the most aerodynamic "patch" made with silk thread from steroid-bred super silkwormsIf Bernie has a silkworm farm :-)

[Rishu]

Inside Ferrari

There are two sets of an experimental Soft compound available for each driver today.

[Rishu]

Alonso out on Primes

[Mr Alcatraz]

Why don't these fags show alonso?
German tv stuck on finger boY

[Kyss4k]

Fernando just 1.3 behind Vettel on prime tyres! Looking good, looking gooood!

Now just 1.0s

[qb_marukochan]

Fernando just 1.3 behind Vettel on prime tyres! Looking good, looking gooood!

so did button right ? experimental soft?

[scuderiafan]

not bad Fred. 1s slower on Primes.

Ferrari seem to have a new paintjob for this race, or is it just me.

[Kyss4k]

so did button right ? experimental soft?

JB was on options.

[scuderiafan]

and he couldnt beat Fernandos time on Primes.

[Mr Alcatraz]

Alonso's times on primes are very encouraging!

[Katu]

not bad Fred. 1s slower on Primes.

Ferrari seem to have a new paintjob for this race, or is it just me.

how difficult it is to write out Fernando? that 'Fred' is pretty annoying

[Hornet]

not bad Fred. 1s slower on Primes.

Ferrari seem to have a new paintjob for this race, or is it just me.

Looks like a slightly darker red to me, but it could be because of the dark weather there

[scuderiafan]

:lol at the one Ferrari guy spying on the RedBull guys.


how difficult it is to write out Fernando? that 'Fred' is pretty annoying

not that difficult, but it saves time.

[Mr Alcatraz]

how difficult it is to write out Fernando? that 'Fred' is pretty annoying

Deal with it!

[F1si]

:lol at the one Ferrari guy spying on the RedBull guys.
I think he was at the Scuderia Toro Rosso box and that's because Toro Rosso are using Ferrari engines. :)

[Katu]

not that difficult, but it saves time.
not good enough, try better. 'fred' sounds like old man with beer belly

[qb_marukochan]

here is nando with experimental soft...

[Katu]

Deal with it!

no way am i going to

[Sempre_Ferrari]

Fred...I mean Nando..ermmm..sorry..Fernando is out on experimental softs :-)

[Greig]

not good enough, try better. 'fred' sounds like old man with beer belly

Rubens?

Never understood the use of Fred either, just makes no sense :-D it's not even close to his name

[scuderiafan]

not good enough, try better. 'fred' sounds like old man with beer belly

alright. i cant type well, but just so that youre happy, i'll type Alonso from now on. ;-)

[Mr Alcatraz]

no way am i going to
What are you going to do to stop members using that nick name?
You could put every one on your ignore list
Good luck with that :roll

[Katu]

Rubens?

Never understood the use of Fred either, just makes no sense :-D it's not even close to his name

exactly, that makes me think that people don't know how to spell or how to use keybord properly

[Katu]

alright. i cant type well, but just so that youre happy, i'll type Alonso from now on. ;-)

that makes me very happy, thank you ;-)

[Rishu]

Man, its gonna be close this weekend. Mclaren would need to find a new excuse.

[Greig]

What are you going to do to stop members using that nick name?
You could put every one on your ignore list
Good luck with that :roll

What's with the attitude?

[Sempre_Ferrari]

Nando nailing it!! by 5 tenths..looking good

[Mr Alcatraz]

Fred is smoking!

[Kyss4k]

Half of a freaking second! Yay :-D

[Greig]

Nice lap by Nando

[Hornet]

Alonso almost half a second faster. P1 :-D

[qb_marukochan]

0,5 s... that was joke... lol

[scuderiafan]

lol at Macca. beat that lewis. so much for EBD being why Ferrari are at the front.

[Rishu]

5 tenths :-)

[Greig]

lol at Macca. beat that lewis. so much for EBD being why Ferrari are at the front.

Bit early to be saying much about that yet :-)

[Kyss4k]

Fernando doesn't have enough :)

[jscud51]

oh nice alonso p1.. any one know which tires he got p1 on??

[dr.k]

oh nice alonso p1.. any one know which tires he got p1 on??

experimental soft.

[scuderiafan]

Bit early to be saying much about that yet :-)

about Ferrari only being fast about the rule changes? maybe, but i think it is obvious to me that it didnt make much difference.

[Kyss4k]

oh nice alonso p1.. any one know which tires he got p1 on??

Options. Same as all the others.

[goferrarigo]

Fernando blitzes everyone in the first sector 2 tenths quicker than anyone else including Vettel

[Fiondella]

soft

[Greig]

about Ferrari only being fast about the rule changes? maybe, but i think it is obvious to me that it didnt make much difference.

Clearly it made a difference to Red Bull :-) this is Friday.....

[jscud51]

nice.. thats what i want to hear.. now to build on race pace!! go alonso!!

[Hornet]

Vettel looks like he's trying really hard, throwing the car around.. Good sign :-G

[Rishu]

Interesting to see who pits first

Edit: same time, gives a good picture, but again its only Friday

[scuderiafan]

Clearly it made a difference to Red Bull :-) this is Friday.....

yeah, i mean Ferraris pace. not RBs. i know this is friday, but im saying ferraris speed seems real. nothing to do with rb or mac, just their comments.

[Mr Alcatraz]

Bit early to be saying much about that yet :-)

Lap record in the 127' still to early to draw the same conclusions that we'll be drawing Sat morning :-)

[goferrarigo]

Does anyone know how many experimental tires we get? And if we get to use them in any other practice sessions?

[zeus2]

Feels weird saying this but mclaren seriously need to pick up their game if we are to have any chance at the title.

[jscud51]

Feels weird saying this but mclaren seriously need to pick up their game if we are to have any chance at the title.

haha its ok though! ham can block vettel for us the rest of the season! hahahaha

[Kyss4k]

Schumi just wanted to be closer to the fans :-D

[Mr Alcatraz]

What's up with live timing that thing haqs had problems all season? Can't see Chandok times or time left in the session! :ouch :-( :furious

[Hombre B]

:-):

http://www.kephost.com/images4/2011/7/22/b6xpw13qj4agqk7732dt.png

[tifosi_kaka]

Actually Fernando has a slow S2 on his fastest lap, two tenths down on his personal best S2 (which is also the best for the session). So expect the gap to be 1 to 2 tenths larger than now.

[F2008]

Good job by the Ferrari engineers! Ferrari should be quick right from the start in 2012 if they can keep the momentum going.

[Rishu]

Alonso quicker in all three sectors, which is another good sign

[Katu]

What's up with live timing that thing haqs had problems all season? Can't see Chandok times or time left in the session! :ouch :-( :furious
livetiming works just fine for me

[scuderiafan]

Alonso quicker in all three sectors, which is another good sign

really? nice. but then again, i doubt it will be dry tomorrow and sunday.

[Sempre_Ferrari]

Alonso back out on exp softs

[Kyss4k]

The start will be interesting here. So much lockups in the Castrol today.

[Forzi]

Quite a lot of changes are being done on Felipes car.

[zeus2]

Weird lap from Alonso equalled his best in sec 1&2 but really slow in sec 3. I think there is a lot more laptime to come though, maybe something in the 1.29s.

InsideFerrari :The change on Felipe's car requested more time than expected

[scuderiafan]

BBC F1 pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz: "Ferrari have further refinements to their exhaust and diffuser in Germany, and it's believed they have a new front wing, even if it hasn't made an appearance in first practice. This is standard operating procedure for Ferrari, who like to establish a baseline and do their aero set-up in first practice, before experimenting with their new bits later on Friday afternoon."

[NJB13]

Nando purple Sector1

[NJB13]

... and purple sector 2 :-)

[Katu]

it's gonna be a really hot lap for fernando now

[NJB13]

Wow! Buemi!!

[Sempre_Ferrari]

Alonso purple sec 1 & 2 :-)

[scuderiafan]

he goes faster, but big shunt for Buemi.

[luicchi]

well it seems that everyone now has to catch the FERRARI PACE.oh yeahhhhhhh:ferrarifl

[NJB13]

Nice way to end practice 1. well done FFF :clap

[Kyss4k]

Red Bull really gives you wings after all. Nice one from Buemi.

[Ferrari Man]

Come on Alonso... Good start to the weekend...

[zeus2]

Don't know why they bothered sending out felipe with 50s to go :-??.

[luicchi]

Red Bull really gives you wings after all. Nice one from Buemi.

:rotfl

[Kingdom Hearts]

Good session, please rain go away, we are fast on dry.

[Mr Alcatraz]

livetiming works just fine for me

Are you using:
http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/live_timing.html

or another site?

[Forzi]

Don't know why they bothered sending out felipe with 50s to go :-??.

Probably to see if the changes they done to the car in the last 20 mins are in the right direction and could continue working towards it till the next practise :-)

[Ste]

Our pace looks fantastic.

[brett60]

Fernando is melting the track. Ferrari looks back on track for real!

[Jose Lorca]

As Vettel was being wheeled back into his garage he looked frustrated. Might just be how he took his gloves off.

[Fiondella]

Don't know why they bothered sending out felipe with 50s to go :-??.

practice start


Alonso on Fire :-)

[Fiondella]

As Vettel was being wheeled back into his garage he looked frustrated. Might just be how he took his gloves off.

Very much agree :-) Poor little pumpernickel

[zeus2]

Probably to see if the changes they done to the car in the last 20 mins are in the right direction and could continue working towards it till the next practise :-)

yup :-)

insideferrari : Felipe managed to go out before the red light. He will not have time for a timed lap but just to do some aero test

[RobertsLV]

Unfortunately there is huge rain on the way
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/germanysatellite_large_animated.html
It will be total washout and probably a boring circling around the track behind safety car... lots of red flags... etc...
If it rains so hard on Sunday, then there is no chance to get even points finish for Ferrari :( :(

[Rishu]

If it rains so hard on Sunday, then there is no chance to get even points finish for Ferrari :( :(

What a fantastic positive first post. Welcome :-)

[Fiondella]

Unfortunately there is huge rain on the way
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/germanysatellite_large_animated.html
It will be total washout and probably a boring circling around the track behind safety car... lots of red flags... etc...
If it rains so hard on Sunday, then there is no chance to get even points finish for Ferrari :( :(

Welcome

You have a point max temp on Sunday at the track is around 11 with lighgt rain all day :-(

[F1si]

Looks quite good at the moment, even though the times were made with the experimental soft tyres. And we shouldn't get depressed because of the possibly upcoming rain. If it rains, anything can happen. So let's not give up yet. Forza Ferrari! :thumb:ferrarifl

[Fiondella]

Macca's had a good wet setup at Silverstone I guess we'll do the same here

[luicchi]

Dry or with rain ...it does not matter if we have the best car and pilots .which i believe we have.And how i saw the preocupation in Vettel´s face i must say that so does he...:-D

[zeus2]

Unfortunately there is huge rain on the way
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/germanysatellite_large_animated.html
It will be total washout and probably a boring circling around the track behind safety car... lots of red flags... etc...
If it rains so hard on Sunday, then there is no chance to get even points finish for Ferrari :( :(

Damn, wonder what you'd be like on a bad day :-E. Welcome all the same. :-)

[scuderiafan]

Unfortunately there is huge rain on the way
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/germanysatellite_large_animated.html
It will be total washout and probably a boring circling around the track behind safety car... lots of red flags... etc...
If it rains so hard on Sunday, then there is no chance to get even points finish for Ferrari :( :(

hi :wave

who knows, maybe the luck will balance out?

[RobertsLV]

Ha ha :D maybe too pessimistic for the first post, but its quite realistic, I mean, i've seen so much blunders from Ferrari in wet races that i can't see anything positive when i hear that it's going to rain.
Anyway, it seems we are very fast in dry and they haven't put on all upgrades on car in FP1, so there is more to come.

[scuderiafan]

Ha ha :D maybe too pessimistic for the first post, but its quite realistic, I mean, i've seen so much blunders from Ferrari in wet races that i can't see anything positive when i hear that it's going to rain.
Anyway, it seems we are very fast in dry and they haven't put on all upgrades on car in FP1, so there is more to come.

yeah, but you have to also remember Korea (oh **** scratch that, the wheel nut :ouch), but Brazil 2008. maybe we are due a good wet race.

[Forzi]

Unfortunately there is huge rain on the way
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/germanysatellite_large_animated.html
It will be total washout and probably a boring circling around the track behind safety car... lots of red flags... etc...
If it rains so hard on Sunday, then there is no chance to get even points finish for Ferrari :( :(

Welcome :wave

[Fiondella]

Ha ha :D maybe too pessimistic for the first post, but its quite realistic, I mean, i've seen so much blunders from Ferrari in wet races that i can't see anything positive when i hear that it's going to rain.
Anyway, it seems we are very fast in dry and they haven't put on all upgrades on car in FP1, so there is more to come.

You're warming up :-)

[NJB13]

What was best for me about watching that session was just how good the F150 looked on so many of the laps, it was like we were on rails while everyone else wasn't... great job team

[Hornet]

To be honest, I don't want a rain either. I believe we have the pace, so lets do it on track.

Too many variables that will depends on luck and are out of our control in a wet race. Wrong tires at the wrong time, being bumped off track by others, its just too risky.

[sav_pap]

Finally our updates seemed to be working pretty good.

[cokata]

I just hope it won't rain,because it seems out of the top 3 teams we have the most troble getting heat in our tires and that becomes much bigger problem when its raining because of the low temps.But,from what i see in FP1 if its dry i think we now have the pace for qualy,not only for the race lets just hope there will be no rain

[Katu]

Are you using:
http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/live_timing.html

or another site?
yes that one

[Brakefade]

I don't think rain will be a problem for us, but a drying track that forces us to use the inters will. If you remember at Silverstone only half the track was wet.

[Fiondella]

What was best for me about watching that session was just how good the F150 looked on so many of the laps, it was like we were on rails while everyone else wasn't... great job team

True for Nando but Felipe was sawing at the wheel

[Jose Lorca]

To be honest, I don't want a rain either. I believe we have the pace, so lets do it on track.

Too many variables that will depends on luck and are out of our control in a wet race. Wrong tires at the wrong time, being bumped off track by others, its just too risky.

Exactly, a dry track is the safest way to pick up a lot of points and will prevent Ramilton and his cronies getting in our way.

Based on FP1, our car in the hands of Alonso looked perfect to drive - similar to what how the RB7 looked earlier this year. I have to admit our car looked better than Red Bull through the corners, only slightly better - and that may just be down to setup, less fuel or Alonso pushing harder. I won't get too excited just yet but what I will say for now is Vettel got beaten by Webber in all 3 sectors and had a very angry look on his face. FORZA FERRARI!!

:ferrarifl

[Kyss4k]

No rain please. And If there will be changing conditions during the race I will rip my hair out. You know, 2009 memories...

[Mr Alcatraz]

yes that one

Well if it was working fine for you it must be my comp. It wouldn't let me see the very bottom of the screen. Not a big deal I'm more interested in what is going on at the top ;-)

[F1NAC]

BBC F1 pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz: "Ferrari have further refinements to their exhaust and diffuser in Germany, and it's believed they have a new front wing, even if it hasn't made an appearance in first practice. This is standard operating procedure for Ferrari, who like to establish a baseline and do their aero set-up in first practice, before experimenting with their new bits later on Friday afternoon."

[Ferrari Man]

Def don't need rain.. too much of an uncertain and vettel seems to be very good in the rain ..

[Fiondella]

Def don't need rain.. too much of an uncertain and vettel seems to be very good in the rain ..

Rain looks inevitable we just need a good rain setup

[FerrariF60]

anybody got some good links for FP2??

thx

[Kingdom Hearts]

No rain expected!.

[scuderiafan]

No rain expected!.

Woohoo!

[Alonsomaniac]

Wouldn't it be sweet to break "the Finger" in Germany?:-D

[Forzi]

BBC http://www.webcaston.com/oki0999uui

[Hornet]

http://vipbox.tv/watch/36285/1/german-grand-prix-practice-2.html

Here's a link. Audio seems to be one side only though.

[Sempre_Ferrari]

nano purple straight off the bat!! I'm liking this

[Kyss4k]

nano purple straight off the bat!! I'm liking this

Well he is the only one from the front runners on soft rubber now.

[Sempre_Ferrari]

vettel an hamilton never matched his S1 time on their stint is what I mean...this is not usual for Ferrari

[RockyRaccoon]

I decided to come home from uni early and we look bloody quick :-D. Good choice!

[medeni73]

I've read that we have new front wing but havent been using it in FP1... did we have it on now?
Speed looks good, we need to see how we do in longruns...

[Greig]

Massa still struggling with under steer

[zeus2]

Nando out on primes

[F1si]

Did anyone actually hear what Felipe said on the radio?

[luicchi]

can it be true ...MCL 1.4 sec. off the pace???

[Sempre_Ferrari]

can it be true ...MCL 1.4 sec. off the pace???
too early to tell I think

[medeni73]

I think Alonso was on used softs while Maccas and RBs on primes hence time difference...

[M.K]

Hello everyone, just came home. nice to read that Alonso was first on P1, how did we look? See any updates ?

[m schumy]

InsideFerrari

Felipe is doing his 2nd run. He is on experimental Soft tyres

[NJB13]

Felipe!!

[Fiondella]

Was nando on options when he set his ?

[Hermann]

InsideFerrari

Felipe is doing his 2nd run. He is on experimental Soft tyres

Experimental?

[Mr Alcatraz]

Felipe smokin!

[zeus2]

Massa goes p1, still about 5tenths off the morning times though.

[Forzi]

Was nando on options when he set his ?
Yes

[Fiondella]

Yes

cheers

[Hornet]

Experimental?

I think the new compound pirelli brought for testing purposes during Friday.


Yes

Not the TEST one?

[medeni73]

Experimentals are slower than regular softs so we should get even more better times
I hope all teams will try regular soft ones out very soon cos last 30 minutes are almost everytime reserved for longruns...

[zeus2]

Rain is looming, time to haul ass and get all the dry runnung done.

[luicchi]

here comes Alonso!!!!

[Forzi]

Not the TEST one?

Dunno about TEST or not, but definatly yellow stripes.

[zeus2]

Yup Alonso is on options, the one that are gonna be used in the race.

[FerrariF60]

massive lock up by alonso

[medeni73]

too bad he had fastest S1...

[F1si]

Rubens spoiled Fernando's quick lap.

[Ste]

Fernando is a BOSS! Nice to see both our cars right up there. Looking good. :-D

[FerrariF60]

Fernando is a BOSS! Nice to see both our cars right up there. Looking good. :-D

well said mate...we have the BEST drivers in our team

[Sempre_Ferrari]

It's refreshing seeing our boys top the time sheets in practice for a change :-)

[RockyRaccoon]

Alonso really trying out there! I hope it doesn't rain on Sunday, we look strong.

[FerrariF60]

alonso is trying WAY too hard; had a lock up again and in the gravel a little bit
i guess he's pushing to teh MAX to see where the limits are
sometimes a GOOD driver has to do just that

[zeus2]

Shame Alonso didn't get a clear lap in.

[Hornet]

awww... Webber faster :-s

[FerrariF60]

the bulls are NOT as slow as we may have thought, huh???

[medeni73]

and here come RBs... :(

[luicchi]

awww... Webber faster :-s

dont be sad because we are faster then the bulls....;-)

[Jose Lorca]

RB's have fresh tyres and better track conditions... so it doesn't matter that Webber was 1 tenth faster than Alonso.

[medeni73]

we can count on few tenths from Vettel, so ca. 0.3s faster than us altough both our drivers didnt make clean lap

[tomism0]

are they going to use experimentals in the qual? or the race?

[Rishu]

RB's have fresh tyres and better track conditions... so it doesn't matter that Webber was 1 tenth faster than Alonso.

Correct

[Jose Lorca]

are they going to use experimentals in the qual? or the race?

No, they are just testing them in Practice and they might be used in later races.

[FerrariF60]

so it looks like merc's are up there too, better looking pace then the McCheats anyways

[luicchi]

the bulls are NOT as slow as we may have thought, huh???

i´m not worried with the bulls...in a clear lap Alonso can putt us in front.I´m worried about the weather, just that, because of the race strategy

[Kyss4k]

so it looks like merc's are up there too, better looking pace then the McCheats anyways

It is looking like that every friday practice ;-) And that the quali and race comes...

[luicchi]

alonso out again

[zeus2]

Long runs now apparently so I guess we won't see any change in position.

[luicchi]

it seems that tomorrow we will have an excellent Qualy....

[Kingdom Hearts]

RB always hide something till the last moment and we know that somethimes Macca struggles in qualifyng but in the race they are quick.

[luicchi]

RB always hide something till the last moment and we know that somethimes Macca struggles in qualifyng but in the race they are quick.
but i guess they are not the only ones that are hiding;-)

[tifosi_kaka]

RB always hide something till the last moment and we know that somethimes Macca struggles in qualifyng but in the race they are quick.

Not sure about the fuel load but Hamilton is currently lapping just as quick as Fernando is.

[Rishu]

Webber & Alonso matching long run pace.

[Kyss4k]

Great move by Alonso :-D Schumi is fighting even in FP apparentely...

[tifosi_kaka]

Webber & Alonso matching long run pace.

Webber seems a bit faster in S2, low 40s while Fernando setting mid 40s.

However Fernando is a bit slow in S1, consistently 32.3 compared to 32.1 and 32.0 for Webber and Hamilton.

[Rishu]

Webber seems a bit faster in S2, low 40s while Fernando setting mid 40s.

However Fernando is a bit slow in S1, consistently 32.3 compared to 32.1 and 32.0 for Webber and Hamilton.

Webber started his long run couple of laps later than Fernando, so he has fresher tyres

[tifosi_kaka]

Webber started his long run couple of laps later than Fernando, so he has fresher tyres

But Fernando never got to the low 40s. His best as I can remember is 40.3. Three tenths off Webber's best. And Webber has just done a 31.7 in S1, Fernando's best is a 32.0.

[FerrariF60]

But Fernando never got to the low 40s. His best as I can remember is 40.3. Three tenths off Webber's best. And Webber has just done a 31.7 in S1, Fernando's best is a 32.0.

yeah, but we don't know exactly what fuel load everyone is running
so we're just guessing here

we'll know the true pace come quali, but i think we're in good form

[zeus2]

Alonso just did a practice pit stop and switched to the harder tyres(primes)

[luicchi]

i´m seeing Hamilton and Button times ....and well it seems that Mcl are out . They lost a lot in the last few races, maybe they are hiding, but..:-??

[zeus2]

Its gonna be a close one tomorrow folks (if it stays dry), just hope Massa can sort himself out and be there too, Webber looks to be the faster bull which is good as long as we're in front of him.

[NJB13]

Very satisfying Friday :-)

[Fiondella]

cool practice sessions best we've had for a while

[LAROSA SpA]

At the very end of the BBC coverage was that Martin Whitmarsh going into the Ferrari motor home?

Or am i seeing things

[Alonsomaniac]

It is looking very good up till now.
The Bulls are fast but not faster anymore.
So it comes up to the driver, and we all know who is the best out there............

[m schumy]

Ferrari are looking good for this weekend :thumb

[F1NAC]

what about long runs ? How are we going?

[zeus2]

what about long runs ? How are we going?

Seemed like we were a little slower, say about 2 tenths, but don't know what fuel loads so can't say.

[m schumy]

Free Practice 1 Results

http://i56.tinypic.com/9uwu87.jpg

Free Practice 2 Results

http://i56.tinypic.com/iqfudf.jpg

[Ferrari Man]

It's not lookin too good for the macs...:-D a second off the pace in two sessions now... Must be their true pace sur why would they be sandbagging??

[Fiondella]

Anyone got a link to FIA session lap times?

[gpmaster]

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Documents/ger-session2-times.pdf

[Fiondella]

thanks gpmaster

[Fiondella]

Webber gonna be strong me thinks

[FerrariF60]

Webber gonna be strong me thinks

i still think alonso can beat him....he hasn't really had a clear track to do it
guess we'll see who's best and fastest tomorrow; just hope it stays dry so that everyone including alonso can push to MAX

[Ferrari Man]

As was said before if Alonso is given a car within a couple of tenths of red bull he'l do the rest.. he has it now and i have every faith in alonso to be gunning for a win if it's a dry quali and race..

[Katu]

Webber gonna be strong me thinks

at least it's not vettel...

[Hornet]

The only thing I am wondering about right now is Red Bull's blown diffuser. In the past, they have a habit of only going for the more aggressive engine mapping during qualifying and suddenly jump ahead of everyone.

I hope Ferrari too will have a better blown diffuser and we can do the same with our engine mapping when it matters.:pray

[gvera]

The only thing I am wondering about right now is Red Bull's blown diffuser. In the past, they have a habit of only going for the more aggressive engine mapping during qualifying and suddenly jump ahead of everyone.

I hope Ferrari too will have a better blown diffuser and we can do the same with our engine mapping when it matters.:pray

Remember mapping change between Q and race is not allowed now, so you can forget 'agressive qualifying mappings'

[Jose Lorca]

The best bit of news for us (other than our car being competitive) is Webber looking a lot stronger than Vettel. That means Vettel isn't able to extract the full potential from the RB7, which means tomorrow there is a good chance of Vettel qualifying 3rd (assuming the F150 and RB7 are closely matched, which Practice seemed to suggest).

[Brakefade]

As long as Vettel doesn't qualify 1st. He's done if he has to start from the second row.

[zeus2]

Ferrari
Fernando Alonso, P1 - 1:31.894, 1st; P2 - 1:31.879, 2nd
“A normal sort of Friday just like any other. First impressions from the car are good, which confirms that we are working in the right direction. I’ve said it before, it’s not a case of a miracle having happened at Silverstone, because of the regulations relating to the exhausts. That result was down to the many improvements introduced race after race, as could be seen from the fact that, even from Monaco, we had returned to a good level in terms of being competitive and here too, where we are back to the Valencia rules, we are at the front end of the field. In theory, the cold is not a friend to us: in these conditions, the Red Bull has even more of an edge, but it’s up to us to adapt as well as possible to these conditions. On top of that, the low temperatures can also impact on our strategy for qualifying, given it’s not easy to do a time right from the first timed lap. It if was to rain, the situation would be even more complicated. The incident with Michael (Schumacher)? Nothing happened, maybe he didn’t see me coming and then I had to brake suddenly. And then, on a Friday much like any other, a bit of excitement is quite welcome…”

Felipe Massa, P1 - 1:32.681, 4th; P2 -1:32.354, 4th
“It was a good day: we had so much work to get through and we managed to do it in both sessions, without having any problems. I would say we can be reasonably satisfied with our level of competitiveness, even if it’s too soon to say if we can fight for something important. The pace over a long run is not bad on both types of tyre: there is quite some difference between the Prime and the Option and we will need to keep that in mind when coming up with our race strategy. It’s a bit of a struggle to do a time immediately on the first lap, even with the Soft, but I think it’s the same problem for everyone. I like this circuit: there are climbs and descents and a lot of changes of direction which make it fun to drive. Sure, if on top of that you have a quick car then you can have even more fun!”

Pat Fry, Ferrari chassis director
“We had a very full work programme that we managed to complete without any reliability problems, which is always a good way to start a race weekend. Felipe and Fernando did practically two Grands Prix distances between them, picking up a lot of data that is now being studied by our engineers. There were various elements being assessed, both for this race and for the forthcoming ones: we will now try and put together the best possible package for the rest of the weekend. It’s hard to say where we are compared to the others because of the usual unknowns regarding fuel loads and also because of the different programmes being run. From what we could see, the low temperatures are certainly not helping when it comes to getting the tyres working at their best right from the first lap, especially with the Medium compound. Tomorrow, qualifying could be affected by rain, which means it will be important to do a good job of managing the tyres and the strategy.”

[Ken]

Looks a bit good for us at the moment though Q1 is when it will start to show whos got what :)

[steelstallions]

I am smiling already and its only practice, pull yourself together Steel, ITS ONLY PRACTICE ITS ONLY PRACTICE calm down :pass

[Mr Alcatraz]

Hamilton fined 1200 euros for speeding in the pitlane. :giveup :dighole
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22072011/58/hamilton-fined-rules-pole-germany.html

[Tifoso]

How do we look, please? :-)

[zeus2]

How do we look, please? :-)

Lets just say demand for eating of crow has never been higher. :-D

[M.K]

How do we look, please? :-)

In my opinion biggest concern is rain on Saturday, our race pace looks little slower than RB for moment(1-2 tenths), but it even that might be delusive.

[Greig]

How do we look, please? :-)

red :lou

[REDARMYSOJA]

Looks a bit good for us at the moment though Q1 is when it will start to show whos got what :)

Yes, agreed. If we are still looking this good after qualy, then I will get excited.

[Rob]

Webber gonna be strong me thinks

think he really want to make a point to both the team and Vettel.

Yet again, another good day for us. Car looking great, both drivers happy. Fingers crossed we can take this rest weekend and get what we want come sunday.

[Alonsomaniac]

If, and we have a fair chance, Alonso qualifies on one of the first two rows he will go for the win. And he will take risks if neccesary because as he said himself, wins are the only thing he is going for from now on.
We are going to see an exciting race!

[Sianellen]

It's good to hear the drivers talking positive and feeling sound with the car. :-)

[Tifoso]

red :lou

:haha:

[gvsnraju85]

Hamilton fined 1200 euros for speeding in the pitlane. :giveup :dighole
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22072011/58/hamilton-fined-rules-pole-germany.html

So lewis did not have Kers for practice!!! How much is KERS worth on this track?? And what happend to Mecca's KERS??? Were'nt they ranting all over the grid about them having the best Kers system in the field at the start of the season??? Does anyone have this year's reliability stats??? Who is doing the best in terms of Reliability so far this season??

[Kyss4k]

So lewis did not have Kers for practice!!! How much is KERS worth on this track?? And what happend to Mecca's KERS??? Were'nt they ranting all over the grid about them having the best Kers system in the field at the start of the season??? Does anyone have this year's reliability stats??? Who is doing the best in terms of Reliability so far this season??

They, based on how this team is celebrating themselfs all the time, has the best KERS, the best engines and the best season development. So that simply means their drivers just sucks... or at least their team is making them look like they do.

[Mr Alcatraz]

They, based on how this team is celebrating themselfs all the time, has the best KERS, the best engines and the best season development. So that simply means their drivers just sucks... or at least their team is making them look like they do. I don't think McLaren's KERS is any better than Ferrari’s; they might have been in the past. This still doesn't explain JB poor pace or LH's in the morning. It’s not unusual for teams to try experimental parts on Friday like the one Lewis said that failed. I seem to recall the same thing happened to Ferrari on a part they were testing for the nesxt years season last year due to the practice ban!
I hope Mac does have a little more pace; we could use them to finish ahead of Kettle, and Co. but behind us of course! ;-)

[Brakefade]

Finish ahead of vettel or crash into him. Either way would be good. :lol

[TheProdigalSon]

Finish ahead of vettel or crash into him. Either way would be good. :lol

Crashing into him would give us no points Brainfade.. I mean Brakefade.

[Mr Alcatraz]

Crashing into him would give us no points Brainfade.. I mean Brakefade.
I believe he was referencing the last line in post # 237 :roll

[zeus2]

Crashing into him would give us no points Brainfade.. I mean Brakefade.

He's talking about the Mclarens ThepProDimwitSon...............I mean TheProdigalSon. :-)

[M.K]

It's raining and it's cold.:Cube

[scuderiafan]

im a wee bit worried with the long runs. Ferrari are consistently both in the mid 1:37s

McLaren high 1:37- low 1:38s, but RedBull are low 1:37 to mid 1:36s.

thats like a second a lap.

i guess we got to hope that Ferrari are on a bit more fuel. but i think we are extrememly close to the bulls, but they are still a tiny bit faster.

[zeus2]

Alonso shifted to the hards when he started getting lighter towards the end of his long runs, thats about the the time Webber started doing 1.36s laps with the soft tyres, I think if Alonso stayed on the softs he would have also been into the 1.36s. When they were both on the softs at the beginning of their long runs Webber and him were more or less doing same lap times so I wouldn't be too worried. What Im worried about is the rain, Alonso and Massa seem to be too.

[scuderiafan]

Alonso shifted to the hards when he started getting lighter towards the end of his long runs, thats about the the time Webber started doing 1.36s laps with the soft tyres, I think if Alonso stayed on the softs he would have also been into the 1.36s. When they were both on the softs at the beginning of their long runs Webber and him were more or less doing same lap times so I wouldn't be too worried. What Im worried about is the rain, Alonso and Massa seem to be too.

aah, different tyres. thanks. if thats true, provided rb dont pull out the times out the bag like they do, (i dont think so, as they have some major competition), we may be in amazing shape in the dry! :-D

virgin says it is dry right now.

@MarussiaVirgin Very quiet 30 mins before the action starts. It's cold but dry

[Gilles27]

Oh man, I really hope Alonso and Massa can fight with the Bulls. A good qualifying would be Alonso/Massa/Webber ahead of Vettel, but I doubt this is going to happen. My guess, Vettel pole, Alonso 2nd or 3rd.

[Rishu]

Inside Ferrari

There was a sunny early morning at the Nurburgring but the sky is getting clouder.... Chance of rain is increasing, even bigger for tomorrow

[Kyss4k]

Inside Ferrari

There was a sunny early morning at the Nurburgring but the sky is getting clouder.... Chance of rain is increasing, even bigger for tomorrow

Third practice should be dry but for quali there is quite a big chance of rain. :-??

[Forzi]

Hope there wont be a "anything can happen" quali. We're fast enough to be up there on our own, so no surprises please :-??

[Rishu]

I would prefer wet FP3 if rain is inevitable for the race