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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:37 pm
by mlittle
Speed differentials...............
Fastest in S1........Button & Barrichello, 282 kph
Fastest in S2........Fisichella, 295 kph
Fastest in S3........Hamilton, 287 kph
Fastest at the speed trap, Hamilton, 308 kph
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:41 pm
by mlittle
Approaching 70 minutes into session #2
Top-5: Rosberg, Trulli, Barrichello, Webber, Button
Looking at T/S, I keep wondering if McLaren wasn't sandbagging during pre-season testing; are they really having problems coming to grips with the MP4-24?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:44 pm
by mlittle
Approaching 15 minutes remaining in the session...............
Top-5 still unchanged..........
Most laps competed.........
Trulli, 35 laps
Glock, 34 laps
Button, 31 laps
Barrichello, 30 laps
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:50 pm
by mlittle
11 minutes remaining............top-5 still unchanged
Watching the Speed replay of Massa's save in the turn 15-16 complex, I keep thinking, how'd he keep from spinning it into the concrete walls?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:50 pm
by mlittle
Massa sets personal best in S1 w/a 28.9; currently sits in 10th w/a 1:27.064 sec
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:52 pm
by mlittle
Alonso now 11th in the session w/a 1:27.232
Raikkonen knocks Alonso down to 12th; the Iceman now sits 11th w/a 1:27.204
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:55 pm
by mlittle
6 minutes remaining in the session...........
Top-5 remains Rosberg, Trulli, Barrichello, Webber, Button
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:57 pm
by mlittle
---Barrichello sets personal best in S2, w/a 23.2
---Both McLarens' remain P17(Kovalainen) and P18(Hamilton) w/3 minutes or so left in the session
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:58 pm
by mlittle
---Sutil sets personal best in S1 w/a 29.1
---Barrichello resets personal best in S1w/a 28.6.......Barrichello sets personal best in S2 w/a 23.2..................moves up to 2nd w/a 1:26.157
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:00 pm
by mlittle
Massa jumps to 10th
Raikkonen moves to 11th
Alonso up to 12th
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:03 pm
by mlittle
Session Over! Session Over!
Top-5
1} Rosberg, 1:26.053 sec
2} Barrichello, 1:26.157 sec
3} Trulli, 1:26.350 sec
4} Webber, 1:26.370 sec
5} Button, 1:26.374 sec
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:32 pm
by rc89pl
Barichello takes the first Q1.
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:26 pm
by Julian Mayo
Button takes the last...............
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:18 am
by Ed
Qualifying Results
1 Jenson Button Brawn GP
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP
3 Sebastien Vettel Red Bull Racing
4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
5 Nico Rosebrg Williams
6* Timo GlockToyota
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari
8* Jarno Trulli Toyota
9 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
10 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing
11 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
12 Fernando Alonso Renault
13 Kazuki Nakajima Williams
14 Heikki Kovailanen McLaren Mercedes
15** Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes
16 Sebastian Beumi Toro Rosso
17 Nelson Piquet Renault
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India
19 Adrian Sutil Force India
20 Sebastian Bourdais Toro Rosso
* The two Toyota's sent to the back of the grid for illegal rear wing flexibilty
** Lewis Hamilton drops 5 places for gearbox change. Starts from 18th due to the drop of the 2 Toyotas who will start 19th and 20th
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:26 am
by Snowy
FIA release the weights of the cars
1. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 664.5kg
2. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 666.5
3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 657
4. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 650
5. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 657
6. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 654
7. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 655.5
8. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 662
9. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 691.5
10. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 680.7
11. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 690.6
12. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 694.1
13. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India 689
14. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 612.5
15. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 675.5
16. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 684.5
17. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 662.5
18. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 655
19. Timo Glock, Toyota, 670
20. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 660
Jenson is calculated as having 22 laps worth of fuel, Rubens 23, Sebastien Vettel 20, Robert Kubica 17, Nico 20, Felipe 18, Kimi perhaps 19 , Mark 21 (perhaps 22).
Going by this data it turns out that Jenson's Virgin Brawn GP car has a full second a lap advantage over the Ferrari of Felipe Massa. Which means that even when the advantage of the diffuser is equalised one way or another the Ferrari is still going to be some way short of the Brawn pace.
If the diffuser is deemed to be outside the regulations then there is only one team that looks likely to threaten the Brawn GP car in the early part of the season and that is the Red Bull.