Belgian GP Friday and Saturday Practice Sessions Thread

[gvsnraju85]

whats the engine got to do with if it rains etc?!

Its not the engine its the confidence level with the car that they are talking about here dude

[Hermann]

Its not the engine its the confidence level with the car that they are talking about here dude

To me Fernando looked very confident with the car on the wet track.

[RockyRaccoon]

Alonso is only 1.3 down and he set his time on inter when the track was alot wetter than it is now. Massa is only 0.4 down. I don't think we can make any calls on the pecking order just yet.

[voiko]

ahhh cool cool.. well im optimistic we are confident :)

[gvsnraju85]

To me Fernando looked very confident with the car on the wet track.

Thats the point I are trying to make....if it is dry Hamster may be difficult to beat....in wets we are the untouchables.......but i am not sure if the red bulls are hiding their true pace or are they genuinely so slow

[voiko]

as predicted force india adn mclaren with mercedes engine are very strong here. if it rains it will be difficult to beat hamilton.

sorry there was two conflicting messages on page 3... all good :)

[Hermann]

Fernando changed the rear wing and now he is ready to go for some checks

[m schumy]

Hispania's Karun Chandhok on the Red Button: "When you come down a tyre, from wets to inters and inters to slicks, then that call comes from the team. As a driver it is very hard to judge whether the track is dry enough."

1339: It really is difficult at the moment for the teams to decide as to when and if they go to dry tyres. BBC pit-lane reporter Holly Samos says that a group of mechanics are looking at the back of Seb Vettel's car. "There is a problem with the rear right," she says. "I'm not sure what it is."

[FerrariF60]

alguesari goes p1 on slicks

[RockyRaccoon]

Time for slicks

[FerrariF60]

Time for slicks

i couldn't aggree more....show 'em what u made of Alonso!!!

[FerrariF60]

is webber having problems?? he's driving pretty slow

[RockyRaccoon]

He's back up to speed now, strange!

[RockyRaccoon]

Apparently there's rain forecast before the end of the session, surely we should be getting some dry running in?

Edit: Just as I say that Massa comes out on slicks.

[WS6TransAm01]

Alonso goes purple in S2 two laps in a row but only P4... we need to dial back some downforce to get a better S1 and S3

[gvsnraju85]

did you notice hw much play there is in the Red bull wings VS the mc-cheater wings??

[RockyRaccoon]

Both Mclarens are on the softer tyre and we're on the harder tyre, thats gotta be worth at least 3 tenths on a damp track like this?

[WS6TransAm01]

Again... 32.8 in S1, .4 slower than P1 in that sector and .4 seconds slower on the lap... GR!

All the life streaming is blocked at work :( have to go by iPhone live timing... this sucks!

[brava]

red flag

[gvsnraju85]

Even i noticed that right from the start of the sessio we seems to be slow in S1......any guesses y????is the Mercedes engine 0.4 s worth more powerful??

[WS6TransAm01]

oh no... why is track red-flaged!

[RockyRaccoon]

Spectators ruining all the fun!

[gvsnraju85]

oh no... why is track red-flaged!

Spectators in dangerous area

[gvera]

@gvsnraju85: Might be engine or drag (due to different downforce levels or better aero with less drag)

[gvsnraju85]

red flag

Why is the time count down still on???? Isnt the timing supposed to be stopped during a red flag??

[gvsnraju85]

@gvsnraju85: Might be engine or drag (due to different downforce levels or better aero with less drag)

Thanks a lot :D

[RockyRaccoon]

Why is the time count down still on???? Isnt the timing supposed to be stopped during a red flag??

Not during practice, the timer only stops in Quali.

[Katu]

Why is the time count down still on???? Isnt the timing supposed to be stopped during a red flag??

timing stops only in quali or race

[zeus2]

We haven't tried on soft tyres yet, but even so i think we're running a little too much downforce, the time we gain in sector 2 doesn't seem to be making up for the time we are loosing in sec 1 and 3. but I'm sure ferrari know what they are doing,

[gvsnraju85]

What a shame ....the precious dry track time is being wasted behind teh red flag!!!!!