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This is one of the biggest WTFs I've heard of in a while:

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/7971044?MSNHPHMA

 

 

"Assuming it's all true, what people do privately is up to them," Ecclestone told the Times in a story posted late Sunday on its Web site. "Knowing Max it might be all a bit of a joke."

 

A bit of a joke? Really? You actually said that?

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Back to racing again.

 

Here is the first free practice of the Bahrain GP.

 

Ferrari back on top again.

 

Nr Coureur Team Tijd

1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.233 - 20

2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.350 0.117 15

3 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:32.415 0.182 23

4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.705 0.472 21

5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.868 0.635 20

6 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:33.121 0.888 24

7 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:33.333 1.100 16

8 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:33.539 1.306 27

9 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:33.788 1.555 20

10 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:33.815 1.582 19

11 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:33.929 1.696 28

12 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.950 1.717 20

13 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:33.981 1.748 24

14 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:34.106 1.873 17

15 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:34.235 2.002 27

16 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:34.321 2.088 32

17 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:34.892 2.659 20

18 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:34.915 2.682 16

19 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:35.174 2.941 12

20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:35.429 3.196 22

21 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:36.145 3.912 6

22 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:36.536 4.303 6

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and the second free practice.

 

Nr Coureur Team Tijd

1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.420 - 30

2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.327 0.907 30

3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.752 1.332 30

4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.847 1.427 26

5 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:32.915 1.495 29

6 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:33.022 1.602 34

7 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:33.048 1.628 27

8 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:33.098 1.678 33

9 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:33.197 1.777 37

10 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:33.247 1.827 37

11 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:33.710 2.290 33

12 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:33.755 2.335 26

13 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.782 2.362 34

14 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:33.822 2.402 38

15 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:33.856 2.436 30

16 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:33.966 2.546 35

17 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:34.023 2.603 36

18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:34.388 2.968 35

19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:34.405 2.985 34

20 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:34.787 3.367 30

21 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:35.288 3.868 24

22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:35.712 4.292 24

 

 

Hamilton crashed out of the 2nd free practice.

 

 

No rain predicted for this race so Ferrari should be OK.

Or maybe Massa will make another big mistake again.

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And to think, TC would have prevented that! I'm kind of indifferent about the removal of TC. Sure it actually brings out the "skill" of each driver a bit more, but it also has been the reason for a couple of crashes/spins already in this season. I really don't care that its gone, but at the same time I'm also wondering if it was completely necessary to do so.

 

Bahrain should be a good race. You can't really tell anything from the Friday practices, but Saturday practice and qualifying should provide some more info for us. I do like that the teams are getting "mixed up" more this year rather that it being mostly the same starting and finishing order like last year. It really shows that some of these underdog teams have a chance.

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Looks like he just overcooked it on the kerb. He shows his inexperiance though, keeping his hands on the wheel at impact. Most of the guys who have been racing for years will take their hands off the wheel to prevent them from breaking their wrist.

 

Im glad its looking like a 3 team championship so far.

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^Yeah, it's amazing how often I see drivers keep their hands on the wheel in top level series, like F1 or Indycar. Do they really not know any better, do they not realize how close the barrier is, or is it just less of a threat for some reason now?

 

As for the traction control issue, while it may have caused a few crashes so far, I think it's definitely a great improvement. If too many technological advancements are added then you threaten to neglect the skill of the driver. If it becomes a serious safety issue, then I'll be all about re-instating TC. And by that, I don't mean waiting 'til somebody gets seriously injured or killed. But rather, if the number of shunts seriously increases in quantity or severity, then re-instate it. However, for now, I figure if these are the best drivers in the world, then it shouldn't affect how often they take the car off course too much. Just my thoughts.

 

And while we're on the topic of crashes, after Canada last year, I'm pretty sure Robert Kubica is indestructible. How he came out of that with just a concussion and a sprained ankle blows my mind.

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Yeah, I remember seeing that. It wouldnt have been such a bad one if the car hadn't been airborne and hit halfway up the wall.

 

He has just gotten Pole today. He might be running light on fuel, but he did the last three right-handers with a big flatspot on the loaded tyre, so its still a very impressive performance.

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Here are the results from Bahrain:

 

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts

1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 1:31:06.970 2 10

2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +3.3 secs 4 8

3 4 Robert Kubica BMW 57 +4.9 secs 1 6

4 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 57 +8.4 secs 6 5

5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 57 +26.7 secs 5 4

6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 57 +41.3 secs 7 3

7 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 57 +45.4 secs 11 2

8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 57 +55.8 secs 8 1

9 12 Timo Glock Toyota 57 +69.5 secs 13

10 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 57 +77.1 secs 10

11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 57 +77.8 secs 12

12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 18

13 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 3

14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 56 +1 Lap 16

15 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 15

16 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 56 +1 Lap 21

17 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 56 +1 Lap 22

18 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 56 +1 Lap 17

19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 55 +2 Laps 20

Ret 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 40 Gearbox 14

Ret 16 Jenson Button Honda 19 Accident damage 9

Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0 Accident damage

 

How about that! BMW did fantastic! Good for them!

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This weekend is the Spanish GP in Barcelona.

 

So here are the friday practise results.

 

1 1 K. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:21.935 38

2 6 N. Piquet Renault 1:22.019 0:00.084 38

3 5 F. Alonso Renault 1:22.032 0:00.097 26

4 8 K. Nakajima Williams 1:22.172 0:00.237 35

5 2 F. Massa Ferrari 1:22.229 0:00.294 32

6 10 M. Webber Red Bull Racing 1:22.238 0:00.303 36

7 7 N. Rosberg Williams 1:22.266 0:00.331 33

8 9 D. Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:22.289 0:00.354 30

9 21 G. Fisichella Force India F1 Team 1:22.383 0:00.448 38

10 20 A. Sutil Force India F1 Team 1:22.548 0:00.613 38

11 22 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:22.685 0:00.750 33

12 4 R. Kubica BMW Sauber 1:22.788 0:00.853 38

13 3 N. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:23.130 0:01.195 40

14 11 J. Trulli Toyota 1:23.224 0:01.289 34

15 16 J. Button Honda 1:23.263 0:01.328 34

16 23 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:23.264 0:01.329 8

17 17 R. Barrichello Honda 1:23.415 0:01.480 31

18 15 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.661 0:01.726 35

19 14 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.684 0:01.749 37

20 12 T. Glock Toyota 1:23.883 0:01.948 40

21 18 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:25.110 0:03.175 30

22 19 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:25.163 0:03.228 31

 

Looks like were heading another race that is dominated by Ferrari.

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Here is the grid order for the GP of Spain:

 

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps

1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20.701 1:20.784 1:21.813 17

2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:21.347 1:20.804 1:21.904 18

3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:21.528 1:20.584 1:22.058 16

4 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:21.423 1:20.597 1:22.065 13

5 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.366 1:20.825 1:22.096 14

6 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.430 1:20.817 1:22.231 15

7 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:21.494 1:20.984 1:22.429 19

8 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:21.158 1:20.907 1:22.529 19

9 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:21.466 1:20.815 1:22.542 20

10 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:21.409 1:20.894 1:22.699 18

11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:21.548 1:21.049 12

12 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:21.690 1:21.117 15

13 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:21.757 1:21.211 12

14 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:21.427 1:21.230 16

15 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:21.472 1:21.349 15

16 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:21.540 1:21.724 15

17 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:21.810 6

18 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:22.108 10

19 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:22.516 11

20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:23.224 8

21 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:23.318 9

22 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:23.496 9

 

This makes me sad, I was in Barcelona last year for this race and didn't go =[

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I was on a school trip, we got into BCN the morning of the race and besides one of my friends, nobody likes F1 at my school! I pitched the idea but tickets were not cheap and only two of us really wanted to go, so no dice. Oh well...

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And Kimi takes the win for Ferrari!

 

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts

1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 66 1:38:19.051 1 10

2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 66 +3.2 secs 3 8

3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 66 +4.1 secs 5 6

4 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 66 +5.6 secs 4 5

5 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 66 +35.9 secs 7 4

6 16 Jenson Button Honda 66 +53.0 secs 13 3

7 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 66 +58.2 secs 12 2

8 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 66 +59.4 secs 8 1

9 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 66 +63.0 secs 9

10 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 65 +1 Lap 19

11 12 Timo Glock Toyota 65 +1 Lap 14

12 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 65 +1 Lap 17

13 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 65 +1 Lap 22

Ret 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 41 Mechanical 15

Ret 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 34 Engine 2

Ret 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 34 Accident 11

Ret 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 21 Accident 6

Ret 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 8 Radiator damage 21

Ret 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 7 Accident 16

Ret 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 6 Accident 10

Ret 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 0 Accident 20

Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0 Accident 18

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