German GP Friday and Saturday Practice Sessions Thread

**Ste** · 23rd July 2010, 13:24

Rain is coming back. Sorry Lewis.

**Grinsomx** · 23rd July 2010, 13:25

keep your feet on the ground though, it's only friday

**Ste** · 23rd July 2010, 13:26

Originally Posted by FerrariF60

you guys think that all of a sudden we're trying the remapping stuff ala Red bull?? i really hope we are...

Nope. Especially not in this session. IF we try it, we won't see it's effect until Qualifying 3. It damages the engine and it's not worth using until that point. That's why Red Bull seem to take such a large step forward in that session because they don't use it at any other point.

Vettel Team Radio: "There is quite some rain"
"It might be getting worse, so stay out if you can"

**Ste** · 23rd July 2010, 13:34

Vettel in the gravel, coming into the complex. He was on a PB on S1 and S2.

Doesn't hit the wall though, there's going to be a hell of a lot of gravel in those sidepods!

**m schumy** · 23rd July 2010, 13:35

BBC F1 commentator David Croft: "Lewis Hamilton's crash looks like costing him big time. He remains in the pits with his car getting fixed and that means he's already missed what looks the best of the session, with the rain now coming down a touch harder. What impact might that have on his race chances come Sunday?"

**Ste** · 23rd July 2010, 13:43

Alonso was 4 tenths up after S2 but got held up by one of the virgins

**DIEK** · 23rd July 2010, 13:44

Redbull...

**gvsnraju85** · 23rd July 2010, 13:46

Alonso purple in S2
....yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

**gvsnraju85** · 23rd July 2010, 13:49

Now Massa purple in S2................36.8

Go Massa Go

**gvsnraju85** · 23rd July 2010, 13:50

Alonso Again....are they fighting themselves??? gr8....

This is what i want to see tomorrow and sunday

**FerrariF60** · 23rd July 2010, 13:50

Originally Posted by gvsnraju85

Alonso purple in S2
....yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

and he lost it in the last corner....good lap until then

**brava** · 23rd July 2010, 13:52

Alonso P1

**DIEK** · 23rd July 2010, 13:52

Alo 1st!!!

**FerrariF60** · 23rd July 2010, 13:53

alonso P1 again....it looks good for us guys....but still a bit cautions of those BULLS

**Ste** · 23rd July 2010, 13:53

All the commentators saying Ferrari look very competitive this weekend

Trouble is, we've looked very competitive in most races this season and especially Valencia and Silverstone, yet we've not come away with the results. Hopefully we can turn it around this weekend.

**m schumy** · 23rd July 2010, 13:54

1350: Alonso is on what Chandhok calls a "mega lap" but the Spaniard goes wide at the final corner and then does the same at the first corner of his next circuit.

**FerrariF60** · 23rd July 2010, 13:56

Originally Posted by Ste

All the commentators saying Ferrari look very competitive this weekend

Trouble is, we've looked very competitive in most races this season and especially Valencia and Silverstone, yet we've not come away with the results. Hopefully we can turn it around this weekend.

our aim is to grab those front spots...P1 and P2 in quali.....then have a good start and dissapear in teh distance

**Mitra** · 23rd July 2010, 13:58

can Karun commentate every weekend

**m schumy** · 23rd July 2010, 14:00

McLaren test driver Gary Paffett on the BBC: "We knew it was going to be wet today so it was always going to be difficult. When it dried out in the first session it caught a few of the drivers out and although Lewis (Hamilton) was the only one to hit the wall, it could easily have happened to any of the drivers. The trouble was that, in that incident, he hit all four corners of the car, but we're still looking to have Lewis out before the end of the session. He knows the circuit and the car anyway, obviously, so while the crash was a shame, hopefully it won't be terminal [to his hopes]."

**Ste** · 23rd July 2010, 14:02

Originally Posted by m schumy

McLaren test driver Gary Paffett on the BBC:"We knew it was going to be wet today so it was always going to be difficult. When it dried out in the first session it caught a few of the drivers out and although Lewis (Hamilton) was the only one to hit the wall, it could easily have happened to any of the drivers. The trouble was that, in that incident, he hit all four corners of the car, but we're still looking to have Lewis out before the end of the session. He knows the circuit and the car anyway, obviously, so while the crash was a shame, hopefully it won't be terminal [to his hopes]."

Yea, but it didn't happen to any other driver. It happened to Lewis.

**brava** · 23rd July 2010, 14:07

Now we are doing high fuel runs, according to InsideFerrari

**DIEK** · 23rd July 2010, 14:18

Hamilton outs...

**m schumy** · 23rd July 2010, 14:19

1417: Hamilton is in his car and his McLaren is being fired up. He'll be out very soon. Promise.

**m schumy** · 23rd July 2010, 14:21

Force India on Twitter: "Some rain is on the way."

Ferrari on Twitter: "Felipe came in for a quick tyre change now he is out on hard tyres."

Mercedes GP on Twitter: "Michael had a little off so he's back in the pits to check the car over quickly."

**Grinsomx** · 23rd July 2010, 14:22

must be a record....he's on track for 10 seconds and they are allready handing him their paper crown, L.Hamster...Crash again PLZ

**m schumy** · 23rd July 2010, 14:27

InsideFerrari

Fernando is back in for a quick tyre change switching to the harder ones

**brava** · 23rd July 2010, 14:33

We are looking good this week-end!

**Ste** · 23rd July 2010, 14:33

Hamilton looks pretty quick, especially in P2 - that includes the straight though where they'll use the F-Duct.

Alonso looks very much on it though, long run pace, qualy pace etc.