Australian GP 2010 - Melbourne

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Mr Alcatraz
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New teams did nothing but slow the fast guys down! :roll:
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Sauber isn't new! :mrgreen:
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A lot of crap driving in that session. Fred lost 4 or 5 hot laps! :x
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Shumacher is sharpening up. He can now challenge Rosberg.
Can see the intensity he has on the track in practice 3, let's see how qualifying goes.
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ringo wrote:Shumacher is sharpening up. He can now challenge Rosberg.
Can see the intensity he has on the track in practice 3, let's see how qualifying goes.
That's quite a subjective obvervation, as we don't know the set-ups, fuel loads, etc. And it is known that Nico had set-up problems on Friday.

Edit: I get your point though. :)
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I think Mike has caught fire! It should be close between him and Nico in quali.
If Mike finds the front row he will be a force to be reckoned with in the rain tomorrow!
I just hope we don't have a start under safety!
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The performance in rain mainly goes down the car not just the driver. An example is Massa; he did horribly in the rain at Silverstone in 2008, slipping and sliding all over the place, but battled amazingly with Kubica wheel to wheel in a rain soaked '07 Japanese GP.

If your car goes well in the wet then great, if not then you're sh*t out of luck. :D
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mx_tifosi wrote:The performance in rain mainly goes down the car not just the driver. An example is Massa; he did horribly in the rain at Silverstone in 2008, slipping and sliding all over the place, but battled amazingly with Kubica wheel to wheel in a rain soaked '07 Japanese GP.

If your car goes well in the wet then great, if not then you're sh*t out of luck. :D
My friend, this is bullshit. Wet races are the classic opportunities for drivers of inferior cars to shine. Schumacher Spain 1996 being a classic example!
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Massa seems to have difficult relationship with Albaert Park...

Saubers are using the blown fin and MP4-25 kept the half-arsed (literally) bodywork for qualy.

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Looks like there could be rain for Q3 should be interesting....

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WhiteBlue wrote:My friend, this is bullshit. Wet races are the classic opportunities for drivers of inferior cars to shine. Schumacher Spain 1996 being a classic example!
A mid/lower pack car can be better in the wet than a top car. Many variables are in play, so no BS on my part. Neither of us are incorrect about it.
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The Hamster on P11 is a surprise.

Liuzzi will be in trouble if he keeps being beaten by Sutil like this.
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Lewis out in Q2, 11th.

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wow, vettel, in Q3 going sub-24

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Wow, what a qualifying. It compensates for the boring races.

The Macca boys have turned the Bahrain qualifying completely around with Button being fast and the Hamster embarassing himself with P11.

Merc are a full second behind Red Bull. Michael much closer to Rosberg with 0.043 s, basically on the same level. They must be praying for rain.

Alonso shows his talent by putting eight tenths on Massa.

Vettel is a class act and is clearly enjoying to show his team mate how to squeeze everything out of the quick car they have. The Newey creation should be fast in Malaysia as well. They both should be keen to see no rain and no safety car.
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