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Susan · Apr 23, 2010

Pedro said:
yeah man, really not our race last weekend... so... is Spain coming weekend already or what?

No, Spain is not this weekend, it's three weeks after China, so still two weeks left until the race in Barcelona.

Rex · May 10, 2010

Webber wins Spanish GP. Alonso and Vettel takes second and third place respectively. Surprisingly Schumi manages to take 4th place.

Next race this weekend, Monaco GP.

Pedro · May 10, 2010

I am very happy for Webber. Unfortunality, no 2nd place for Vettel.

Rex · May 10, 2010

@Pedro, are you enjoying first five races of late ?

Pedro · May 10, 2010

Only when Vettel and Webber are winning, and Alonso is losing.

hdcantona · May 10, 2010

Loved it when Hamilton got a puncture on the last but one lap! ROFL.

Schumi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4th place!

Shame webber didn't crash out, would have loved Alonso to win, and a Schumi podium.

Pedro · May 10, 2010

hdcantona said:
Shame webber didn't crash out, would have loved Alonso to win, and a Schumi podium.

Shame on you for saying that. :head:

lexx · May 10, 2010

oh lord hdcantano you are a alonso fan yuck hang your head in shame

as for webber winning the guy is a complete gentlemen one of the most approachable racers around and according to the majority of formula 1 teams and drivers a thoroughly nice guy on those qualities he should win a race every week

Pedro · May 10, 2010

lexx said:
oh lord hdcantano you are a alonso fan yuck hang your head in shame

as for webber winning the guy is a complete gentlemen one of the most approachable racers around and according to the majority of formula 1 teams and drivers a thoroughly nice guy on those qualities he should win a race every week

+1

Webber has been my favourite driver for many years now. Nowadays along with Vettel. Wonderful when Vettel replaced Coulthard so my favourites are together in one team.

Alonso is my least favourite for years now. Followed by Michael Schumacher who hold that title before Alonso joined. Of course, it takes an Alonso fan to say something discrageful like hoping Webber crashes out. :head:

hdcantona · May 10, 2010

I said "shame he didn't" I didn't explicitly wish him to, but I wouldn't have minded it, because I love Schumi and Alonso.

Obviously you don't...

though I knew Pedro didn't anyway.

Pedro · May 10, 2010

hdcantona said:
I said "shame he didn't" I didn't explicitly wish him to, but I wouldn't have minded it, because I love Schumi and Alonso.

Susan · May 11, 2010

Was a shit GP for me, so bad Hamilton got a puncture in the end of the race, he would've finished 2nd. A lost podium for McLaren, so sad for Lewis

Also I was pissed off that fucking Schumacher was blocking Jenson the whole time because our car was much faster. Too bad overtaking is so hard in Barcelona, Jenson was attacking the whole time, just couldn't get past him.
That's what I don't like about that circuit, no wonder all the time the guy who starts from pole position also wins this race.
Just hope that Monaco will have a better end for us, normally McLaren are always good there, so I hope for a 1-2 finish.

hdcantona · May 11, 2010

why do all the Mclaren fans call it blocking, he was driving defensively FOR position. Jenson COULD have overtaken him, but kept trying just one place over and over, and Schumi is far too wise.

He's not going to let him get past, and it was for track position, he had a much inferior car, and couldn't pull away, so all he could do is keep Button behind him, which he did. Get over it.

Susan · May 12, 2010

hdcantona said:
why do all the Mclaren fans call it blocking, he was driving defensively FOR position. Jenson COULD have overtaken him, but kept trying just one place over and over, and Schumi is far too wise.

He's not going to let him get past, and it was for track position, he had a much inferior car, and couldn't pull away, so all he could do is keep Button behind him, which he did. Get over it.

I didn't mean it that way, I just said blocking, but haven't meant it that harsh. I know he was defending his position, no problem with that, I just wish Jenson could've overtaken him, but it's really hard on that circuit in Barcelona. I was just sad that we couldn't overtake Schumacher.
Sorry if it seemed like I was attacking someone because of that, you may thought that. I'm already over it, don't worry, situtations like that one always happen in Formula 1, I'm used to that.

lexx · May 16, 2010

great race very watchable here are the results

1 australia Mark Webber 6 Red Bull-Renault 1 1:15.318 1:50:13.355 25
2 germany Sebastian Vettel 5 Red Bull-Renault 3 1:15.192 +00:00.448 18
3 poland Robert Kubica 11 Renault 2 1:15.352 +00:01.675 15
4 brazil Felipe Massa 7 Ferrari 4 1:15.503 +00:02.666 12
5 great britain Lewis Hamilton 2 McLaren-Mercedes 5 1:16.219 +00:04.363 10
6 germany Michael Schumacher 3 Mercedes GP 7 1:15.580 +00:05.712 8
7 spain Fernando Alonso 8 Ferrari 24 1:15.905 +00:06.341 6
8 germany Nico Rosberg 4 Mercedes GP 6 1:15.959 +00:06.651 4
9 germany Adrian Sutil 14 Force India-Mercedes 12 1:15.963 +00:06.970 2
10 italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 15 Force India-Mercedes 10 1:16.142 +00:07.305 1
11 switzerland Sebastien Buemi 16 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 13 1:16.493 +00:08.199
12 spain Jaime Alguersuari 17 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 17 1:16.381 +00:09.135
13 russia Vitaly Petrov 12 Renault 14 1:16.405 retired, 73 laps
14 india Karun Chandhok 20 Hispania-Cosworth 23 1:19.553 crash, 70 laps
15 italy Jarno Trulli 18 Lotus-Cosworth 19 1:19.340 crash, 70 laps
16 finland Heikki Kovalainen 19 Lotus-Cosworth 18 1:18.401 retired, 58 laps
17 brazil Bruno Senna 21 Hispania-Cosworth 22 1:20.130 retired, 58 laps
18 brazil Rubens Barrichello 9 Williams-Cosworth 9 1:19.074 crash, 30 laps
19 japan Kamui Kobayashi 23 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 16 1:18.775 retired, 26 laps
20 brazil Lucas di Grassi 25 Virgin-Cosworth 21 1:22.255 retired, 25 laps
21 germany Timo Glock 24 Virgin-Cosworth 20 1:20.775 retired, 22 laps
22 spain Pedro de la Rosa 22 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 15 1:19.270 retired, 21 laps
23 great britain Jenson Button 1 McLaren-Mercedes 8 2:14.285 retired, 2 laps
24 germany Nico Hulkenberg 10 Williams-Cosworth 11 crash, 1 laps

Pedro · May 16, 2010

Webber

lexx · May 16, 2010

I have to admit it is nice to see webber win i have a soft spot for him he really is a gentlemen.

hdcantona · May 16, 2010

Alonso did awesome to go from 24th all the way up to 6th. Funny that he finished 7th though, after Schumi stole his place right as the safety car went in!

lexx · May 16, 2010

very impressive drive by alonso but the day really did belong to the red bill drivers and Kubica who had an awesome drive both in qualifying and in the grand prix

Lisa · May 16, 2010

Missed the race, overslept. Congrats to Webber! :star:

Btw, what happened to Button?

lexx · May 16, 2010

@lisa button had a mechanical failure, the commentators seemed to think that the engine overheated in his car there was certainly a hell of a lot of smoke

hdcantona · May 16, 2010

It was because Mclaren left a plate which covers the radiator (to stop dust etc getting in) on his front left radiator, so it made his engine overheat.

SixOneFive · May 16, 2010

Alonso 24th to 6th=Champion

going to sabotage the red bull team, brb

hdcantona · May 16, 2010

24th to 7th****

he was up to 6th, but after the safety car went in, Schumi slammed his foot to the floor and ducked under him! gaining 1 place lol!

SixOneFive · May 16, 2010

hdcantona said:
24th to 7th****

he was up to 6th, but after the safety car went in, Schumi slammed his foot to the floor and ducked under him! gaining 1 place lol!

...which was illegal, which is why schumi was given a 20 second penalty. that's what you get when you fuck with the red cars.

24th to 6th

hdcantona · May 17, 2010

what? omg.

How the hell was it illegal.

This year, you can overtake once the safety car is in and the first car crosses the white line.

If the race ends under safety car, you can't overtake, but it didn't, Webber finished the race, so it was perfectly legal! grr!

SixOneFive · May 17, 2010

i believe the teams were notified that the race would finish under the safety car rules, but with the safety going ahead and pulling in. lol idk, but notice that schumi was the only one who tried it. everyone else knew what was up

hdcantona · May 17, 2010

well, no, others tried it too, they all went for it at the end, and it's clear that the safety car went in BEFORE the race ended, so imo, their appeal should be successful.

Probably won't be though, Damon Hill is the 4th steward :rolleyes:

Susan · May 17, 2010

hdcantona said:
It was because Mclaren left a plate which covers the radiator (to stop dust etc getting in) on his front left radiator, so it made his engine overheat.

Too bad that's true, I couldn't believe we have such stupid mechanics, I'm really sad for Jenson now, race was over in the second lap

I understand that humans make mistakes, that happens to everyone, but you can't forget to put that plate out, that is a really stupid mistake and cost us important points. I'm sure we have the same mechanics doing that job every race, so it's something you automatically should do and not forget to remove the plate. Hopefully next race it will be better again, Lewis also only could finish 5th, but at least some points, better than nothing.

SixOneFive said:
...which was illegal, which is why schumi was given a 20 second penalty. that's what you get when you fuck with the red cars.

24th to 6th

I also think it was illegal because you can overtake after passing the start/finish line, but that was the last round so you're not able to do it.
It's true that the safety car was in before, but that's always that way and you're allowed to overtake once a new lap began and you passed the line.

hdcantona · May 17, 2010

Not quite susan. Last year, it was that you couldn't overtake until you passed the start/finish line, this year, it's anywhere once the safety car is in unless the race ends on a safety car (which it didn't)

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