Saturday Qualifying Thread, Korea

**Kingdom Hearts** · 23rd October 2010, 07:30

Looks great for tomorrow, shame that Felipe is not up there to help. I fear Webber and Vettel, the first at the start and the second at turn 3. Let's hope we have a good start and we can pass both bulls very clean. And please no rain.

**Raz** · 23rd October 2010, 07:31

ok.. but at the end of the day, RB made it through to q3.. so what are the stewards gonna do? cos the times get reset for q3 anyways.

**Greig** · 23rd October 2010, 07:32

Originally Posted by Kingdom Hearts

Looks great for tomorrow, shame that Felipe is not up there to help. I fear Webber and Vettel, the first at the start and the second at turn 3. Let's hope we have a good start and we can pass both bulls very clean. And please no rain.

Alonso is good enough to win without help, and the race is tomorrow, Massa might well still be there to take points of others

**Stormsearcher** · 23rd October 2010, 07:32

Originally Posted by Kyss4k

Massa really it up. I like him, but is not driving well these days.

Good thing is, that Fernando starts from the clean side, while Webber from the dirty one and here it is very, very dirty. So Alonso will overtake Webber on the start and due to Red Bull's top speed, Seb will fall on the second straight. I smell Victory.

Ha ha.. i wish it was this simple and it actually plays out like this.

**justjesper** · 23rd October 2010, 07:36

we do look good. alonso on the clean side, he will for sure take Mark on the start, if he gets it right.
Massa will be taking points for sure, so great for the team. I do wish Massa had gotten his lap together.
As of Michael. I do hope nothing more happens, but yes he did block.

Is it ok to block in Practice ?

**scuderiafan** · 23rd October 2010, 07:36

F***!!!!

i really thought he'd done it.

Fernando's sector 1 time was lightning quick. only one under the 52 second mark.
So much for Mercedes cars domination on the straights.

quite happy, and plesase no rain

.

**Kyss4k** · 23rd October 2010, 07:36

Originally Posted by Stormsearcher

Ha ha.. i wish it was this simple and it actually plays out like this.

Yea... but let's be optimists

**Lithium** · 23rd October 2010, 07:38

Originally Posted by Stormsearcher

yes. it does seem like we have a good chance in the race. The start will be crucial. Webber HAS TO muff it, hopefully hold back lewser a bit. It should be a battle between vettel and Nando. That will be fun. Throw in Felipe sneaking into third ahead of webber and lewser and it will be a perfect weekend.

It is likely Alonso will jump Webbo tomorrow at the start, so I really hope LewLew will jump Webbo at some point too, for the sake of our championship hopes. Or maybe something even more, as those two have quite a history..

**Stormsearcher** · 23rd October 2010, 07:39

Originally Posted by Kyss4k

Yea... but let's be optimists

Always!!!!

**Greig** · 23rd October 2010, 07:40

Originally Posted by justjesper

Is it ok to block in Practice ?

yep, not in qualifying though

**Stormsearcher** · 23rd October 2010, 07:40

Originally Posted by Lithium

It is likely Alonso will jump Webbo tomorrow at the start, so I really hope LewLew will jump Webbo at some point too, for the sake of our championship hopes. Or maybe something even more, as those two have a history..

Oh yes. your version is more fun.

webbo and lewser taking out each other.

**Stormsearcher** · 23rd October 2010, 07:41

Originally Posted by Greig

yep, not in qualifying though

Didnt Nando get in trouble for blocking in practice a few years back? Think he did it to David coulthard or schumi... cant recall exactly.

**scuderiafan** · 23rd October 2010, 07:42

More of this, please, Fernando.

**Greig** · 23rd October 2010, 07:43

Originally Posted by Stormsearcher

Didnt Nando get in trouble for blocking in practice a few years back? Think he did it to David coulthard or schumi... cant recall exactly.

No for overtaking under yellow flags

**Raz** · 23rd October 2010, 07:45

DC at the Deathstar was jokes..

War room tomorrow

**Axelsson** · 23rd October 2010, 07:55

Pos No Driver Time of Day Speed
1 4 Nico Rosberg 14:09:22 320.0
2 1 Jenson Button 14:17:35 319.9
5 2 Lewis Hamilton 14:39:40 318.5
6 3 Michael Schumacher 14:08:59 318.2
7 11 Robert Kubica 14:19:37 316.6
10 5 Sebastian Vettel 14:39:44 315.6
14 6 Mark Webber 15:00:11 313.4
16 8 Fernando Alonso 14:12:15 313.3
17 7 Felipe Massa 14:40:32 312.9

**Raz** · 23rd October 2010, 07:56

was that the speed trap times?

**m schumy** · 23rd October 2010, 07:56

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel (pole position): "It was very close at the end. I was happy with the car in the first run but couldn't put the lap time in especially in the first sector. In the second run I was happier there. In the last run I gave a little bit too much margin and lost in the middle section and I thought maybe it was not enough so I speeded up in the final sector and it was enough for pole. It's good after a difficult day yesterday."

Red Bull's Mark Webber (2nd on the grid): "I wasn't that happy on my first timed laps so it was more stable and comfortable for me to do two timed laps. It would have been nice to get pole but it's a good place to start the race. Fernando will be pretty solid off the line, for sure. But that's not going to make or break the world championship."

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso (3rd on the grid): "It was a nice qualifying for us. We found the pace straight away with the prime tyres and the car was very very quick on the soft. We knew we had a little possibility [to be on pole] but not too much because Red Bull are normally quicker than us in Q3. P3 is our maximum potential today which in a way is good news because qualifying is not our strong point so we are in good shape for the race. We must take care for the weather and we must make sure we finish the race."

**DanielM** · 23rd October 2010, 07:59

i dont understand ferraris strategy with massa. it was quite clear to me that he was safe after his first run on softs, infact he would have finished 5th, But they sent him out again and wasted another set of softs, which compromised the vital q3 because he only had 1 run.

**Greig** · 23rd October 2010, 08:01

Originally Posted by DanielM

i dont understand ferraris strategy with massa. it was quite clear to me that he was safe after his first run on softs, infact he would have finished 5th, But they sent him out again and wasted another set of softs, which compromised the vital q3 because he only had 1 run.

He done it on purpose

him and Rob came up with the plan to not help Alonso

Track was constantly improving, we have been caught out in the past by thinking we are safe

**Raz** · 23rd October 2010, 08:02

Originally Posted by Greig

He done it on purpose

him and Rob came up with the plan to not help Alonso

**Greig** · 23rd October 2010, 08:05

We all heard the team radio....

Rob - "Felipe baby, Alonso is behind, run wide and put some gravel on the track for him...."

Felipe - "For sure"

**siberianlady** · 23rd October 2010, 08:05

Ferrari protesting incident with Rosberg in P3-----all at the stewards at the moment........

**Katu** · 23rd October 2010, 08:08

Originally Posted by Greig

He done it on purpose

him and Rob came up with the plan to not help Alonso

that's the most cunning plan ever

**Greig** · 23rd October 2010, 08:08

Originally Posted by siberianlady

Ferrari protesting incident with Rosberg in P3-----all at the stewards at the moment........

For? blocking Felipe?

**Lithium** · 23rd October 2010, 08:10

Originally Posted by siberianlady

Ferrari protesting incident with Rosberg in P3-----all at the stewards at the moment........

Ohh, hopefully it works! That could put Felipe on the clean side.. if Nico gets penalized.

**Katu** · 23rd October 2010, 08:10

for blocking fernando

**Ste** · 23rd October 2010, 08:11

Originally Posted by Greig

We all heard the team radio....

Rob - "Felipe baby, Alonso is behind, run wide and put some gravel on the track for him...."

Felipe - "For sure"

**siberianlady** · 23rd October 2010, 08:11

Originally Posted by Greig

For? blocking Felipe?

No for the incident where Rosberg nearly stopped on track and Alonso nearly crashed into him.......Lobato just tweeted it.

**Greig** · 23rd October 2010, 08:12

Originally Posted by siberianlady

No for the incident where Rosberg nearly stopped on track and Alonso nearly crashed into him.......Lobato just tweeted it.

Oh never seen that

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