Alguersuari's last quali session perhaps?
The F1 Thread 2011 Season
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I want it to rain in Q3, heavily.
McLaren have gone with a wet setup then, a risk worth taking? I'm really not sure, I don't think they should take the chance.
I heard on BBC before that there is a 60% chance of a wet race , so got to be worth the risk.
Apparently Ross Brawn was surprised they've done that, too.
Vettel with 1:13.486, that's a new lap record I believe.
Massa decides to turn up for the season.
No it just isn't when the rest of the grid arn't doing it. They should just mirror what their nearest competitors are doing, the McLaren traditionally is a good wet car anyway. If its dry tomorrow they are going to get mugged on the straights and not have any top end speed to pass cars.
Ofcourse if its wet they should effectively walk it but 60% isn't enough for the risk.
Kobayashi with a huge twitch, did well to hold it
His ancestors were ninjas, no doubt.
I like this Paul di Resta chap, he seems a good lad.
Vettel with a 1.13.0
Holy crap, we're going to get in the 1:12's!
Massa's had a large can of Red Bull before this session.
Seb takes pole but nothing in the 12's.
is there no stopping bloody Vettel 
, takes poll with one flying lap.
, takes poll with one flying lap.McLaren's gamble isn't going to pay off, I can feel it.
maybe your right , Hamilton and Webber far to slow in Q3.
They will be doing a rain dance in the McLaren camp tonight.
I just take Webber going slow in Quali as given.
Mclaren look slow... I think Ferrari could challenge vettel for the win tomorrow.
I just get back and see Alonso and Massa 2 and 3. What the hell?!
Judging by Button & Hamilton's comments post-quali it seems like McLaren are not even running a wet setup, they just don't have the quali pace or the straightline speed. Whitmarsh can try and spin it to say they are running wet setups but when Hamilton says stuff like
Race pace will be better but no top end basically means they either beat them in the pits and stay clear or they are dead meat. Still can't understand why McLaren have not introduced a skinny rear wing, last season they didn't need to with the f-duct.
Then again Canada is rarely dull.
Race pace will be better but no top end basically means they either beat them in the pits and stay clear or they are dead meat. Still can't understand why McLaren have not introduced a skinny rear wing, last season they didn't need to with the f-duct.
Then again Canada is rarely dull.
this on BBC F1 site.
Off-throttle exhaust-blowing of diffusers to be effectively banned from British Grand Prix.
Off-throttle exhaust-blowing of diffusers to be effectively banned from British Grand Prix.
This is the story
BBC Sport - F1 bosses ban exhaust technology from British GP
It did not think it would make that much difference but Charlie Whiting says some teams lap-time benefit is somewhere between half a second and a second per lap.
Happy to see the Ferrari's in P2 and P3. Really getting sick of Vettel winning.
Vettel will still win so better get used to it.
I used to watch almost every race.
Now I don't even know if there is a race and am even least bothered about the results.
F1 has become so boring?
Now I don't even know if there is a race and am even least bothered about the results.
F1 has become so boring?
Basically the Ferrari is very poor on hard tyres and lacking in downforce.
The fact that they are using super soft and soft tyres in Canada plus the relatively lesser reliance on downforce means that Ferrari are doing well here.
The fact that they are using super soft and soft tyres in Canada plus the relatively lesser reliance on downforce means that Ferrari are doing well here.
Always find it weird when people still say this. The second half of the noughties has seen some competitive racing. While overtaking is still an issue, atleast we don't have one guy winning every year like we did before.
Also we have the most talented grid of drivers since probably the 80's.
Anything but Boring.
Vettel and Red Bull combo admittedly are just a bit too good for everyone else atm, but the rest are neck and neck with each other.
Last season was amazing to watch, the season before, Button had the great start, and then everyone else lauched a ferocious comeback to try to haul him back...and well this season has been excellent so far.
So in short, make the effort to watch it again, and you will see it is better than ever.
Montreal is wet.
I read that on BBC F1 website , maybe the wet weather set up was a good gamble after all.
Get in. Looks like a wet race or atleast changable conditions.
Not sure they even running a wet specific setup, I think the general understanding is McLaren are running their lowest downforce config at this point of the season, they simply don't have a skinny rear wing to put on yet. But yeah that bit of extra wing will help by the look of the conditions now, the McLaren's are gonna have to jump the Ferrari's quickly though before Vettel is gone.
No it hasn't.
That looks wet with lots of standing water, this could be a good race.
Hope the rain is not heavy , dont want the race to start with the safety car.
Be good if it becomes a changeable track, maybe dries and then wets again
If they start this behind the Safety Car its gonna be very annoying.