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View Poll Results: 2009 Driver's Championship winner?
Lewis Hamilton
6.06%
Kimi Raikkonen
6.06%
Felipe Massa
10.61%
Jenson Button
57.58%
Rubens Barrichello
1.52%
Jarno Trulli
4.55%
Timo Glock
0
0%
Nick Heidfeld
0
0%
Robert Kubica
1.52%
Fernando Alonso
3.03%
Sebastien Vettel
7.58%
Someone else
1.52%
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2009 Formula 1 Discussion

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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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And sure enough those cars are at the top of the time sheets...
Yes they are. Very interesting practice. Qualifying will be fun.

Also, for some strange reason or obvious reasons, I love watching Massa practice. His car control in the "dry" is exquisite!! Seeing how he responds to loss of traction or simply power sliding from the cockpit view gives me goosebumps. The Massa onboard views during practice are without a doubt my favorite.
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Yes they are. Very interesting practice. Qualifying will be fun.

Also, for some strange reason or obvious reasons, I love watching Massa practice. His car control in the "dry" is exquisite!! Seeing how he responds to loss of traction or simply power sliding from the cockpit view gives me goosebumps. The Massa onboard views during practice are without a doubt my favorite.
That recovery he made during his fishtail was BAD ***! Any normal driver would have been meeting the wall.
Old Mar 27, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by NoTec
Yes they are. Very interesting practice. Qualifying will be fun.

Also, for some strange reason or obvious reasons, I love watching Massa practice. His car control in the "dry" is exquisite!! Seeing how he responds to loss of traction or simply power sliding from the cockpit view gives me goosebumps. The Massa onboard views during practice are without a doubt my favorite.
Agreed. Although I've been a Kimi fan since he was at McLaren, I must say that I've been rather disappointed. Looking forward to seeing Kubica race this season as well...
Old Mar 27, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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I didn't want to post until I was able to watch practice...

Not what I was expecting at all... Still never know who is doing what with fuel, but the time sheet is crazy. Almost doesn't even seem right. All the teams are going to be running the different diffuser if they are indeed found to be legal (you know there's going to be a meeting in paris). Either way I'm just glad to be back racing!

Quali should be great.
Old Mar 27, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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Qualifying is tonight around midnight?
Old Mar 27, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Qualifying is tonight around midnight?
It's either 1 or 1:30AM here, I'm outside philly.
Old Mar 27, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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2am east coast? 11pm left coast. Woot.
Old Mar 28, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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WOW, did not expect qualifying to tune out like that. love the fact that MM didn't make Q3 though.
Old Mar 28, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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Well **** billy ,neither did I.

Infact, nobody probably saw this grid coming...

Who wants to bet Mclaren already has the new diffusers being thrown in the autoclave back home in the UK.





lulz at hamilton in 15th, whose Englands driver now?


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Toyota duo excluded from qualifying

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74008
Old Mar 28, 2009 | 06:25 AM
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Brawn GP on 1 & 2, Vettel on 3, and Kubica on 4th. Hamilton was last due to a transmission change, but bumped to 18th thanks to Toyota's mishap. They were actually positioned 7/8 iirc.
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hahahahahahaha quali was crazy. i bet brawns car has a full sponsorship board by next race if they manage to pull off a race win
Old Mar 28, 2009 | 08:04 AM
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hahahahahahaha quali was crazy. i bet brawns car has a full sponsorship board by next race if they manage to pull off a race win
Virgin has already signed on if you didnt' already noticed. The car now sports Sir Branson's Virgin logo. On another topic, the whole debate over the use of Brawn's, as well as a few other, rear diffuser remains a topic of acceptable aero mods. It has been said that this will go up to the FIA for discussion. If any of the teams using the diffuser wins, and the FIA proclaim it as being illegal, the win will be taken away. What drama from teams that were always on top!
Old Mar 28, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by chu
Brawn GP on 1 & 2, Vettel on 3, and Kubica on 4th. Hamilton was last due to a transmission change, but bumped to 18th thanks to Toyota's mishap. They were actually positioned 7/8 iirc.


Didnt Hamilton qualify as 13'th due to toyotas wing problems ??


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