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[Gareth Bale]

It was his call to not go out - too risky to wait in Monaco, he should know that.

It's very easy to say that in hindsight. If everyone really thought that way then there would have been 10 cars doing hot laps at the same time.

 

[marvelharvey]

Thank god that Perez is OK.

Fuck god for ruining what was shaping up to be this year's most nail biting qualifying session.

 

[Goldrusher]

Pos  Driver                Team                 Time            Gap   
 1.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault     1m13.556s  
 2.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes     1m13.997s  + 0.441
 3.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault     1m14.019s  + 0.463
 4.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari              1m14.483s  + 0.927
 5.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes             1m14.682s  + 1.126
 6.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari              1m14.877s  + 1.321
 7.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes     1m15.280s  + 1.724
 8.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes             1m15.766s  + 2.210
 9.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth    1m16.528s  + 2.972
10.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari       No time

Q3 cut-off time: 1m15.545s                                   Gap **
11.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault              1m15.815s   + 1.540
12.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth    1m15.826s   + 1.551
13.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari       1m15.973s   + 1.698
14.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes 1m16.118s   + 1.843
15.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes 1m16.121s   + 1.846
16.  Nick Heidfeld         Renault              1m16.214s   + 1.939
17.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m16.300s   + 2.025

Q3 cut-off time: 1m16.813s                                     Gap *
18.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault        1m17.343s   + 2.136
19.  Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Renault        1m17.381s   + 2.174
20.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m17.820s   + 2.613
21.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth      1m17.914s   + 2.707
22.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth      1m18.736s   + 3.529
23.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth         No time
24.  Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth         No time

107% time: 1m20.471s
* Gap to quickest in Q1
** Gap to quickest in Q2

 

[Dead Man]

Guaranteed if Ferrari were competitive and another team released their driver into the path of Alonso on a hot lap the FIA would fine the fuck out of them.

Massa and Alonso have gained one grid place from it and they should be penalised.

Into the path? Were you watching the same qualy I was? Ham was not held up by him at all until maybe Casino, and then he got out of his way.

 

[kharma45]

Guaranteed if Ferrari were competitive and another team released their driver into the path of Alonso on a hot lap the FIA would fine the fuck out of them.

Massa and Alonso have gained one grid place from it and they should be penalised.

He wasn't released into his path though, there was a decent enough gap. Sure Hamilton may have been distracted, but Massa and Ferrari did nothing wrong.

Hamilton's biggest mistake was sitting at the end of the pit lane for 2 minutes at the end.

 

[DrM]

So we do not need to observe RBR form in free practices. They were like half a second in front of Mclaren and almost whole second in front of Ferrari during Q3

 

[Frawdder]

Guaranteed if Ferrari were competitive and another team released their driver into the path of Alonso on a hot lap the FIA would fine the fuck out of them.

Massa and Alonso have gained one grid place from it and they should be penalised.

You are hilarious.

dealwithit.gif

 

[S. L.]

So we do not need to observe RBR form in free practices. They were like half a second in front of Mclaren and almost whole second in front of Ferrari during Q3

it was always like that last season, they sandbagged like crazy in FP there

 

[BrokenSymmetry]

I have to say, the BBC coverage is superb.

It really is among the very best sports broadcasts I've ever seen.

 

[DrM]

it was always like that last season, they sandbagged like crazy in FP there

They are always sandbagging Mclaren tried to follow the suit here.

Also, guys, The Old One starts 5th, and his starts this year are very good.

 

[brotkasten]

Yeah, it's just a coincidence that Ferarri released Massa into the path of Hamilton on his hot lap. FIA won't do anything about it.

It's part of the strategy, so calm the fuck down. Not everyone did a fast lap in the last two minutes. Go figure.

 

[Psychotext]

So how are the starts at Monaco usually? I'm trying to think back, but I don't recall a lot of passing.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

It really is among the very best sports broadcasts I've ever seen.

Agreed. The coverage is superb. Every race just gets better and the chemistry between Brundle and Coulthard is great. So much better than ITV.

 

[Ark]

It's part of the strategy, so calm the fuck down. Not everyone did a fast lap in the last two minutes. Go figure.

The lap would have been yellow'd anyway because of Perez's crash, I'm sure they were on the same lap (Perez & Hamilton).

 

[zomgbbqftw]

The lap would have been yellow'd anyway because of Perez's crash, I'm sure they were on the same lap (Perez & Hamilton).

No that was Hamilton's second hot lap.

 

[Omiee]

Agreed. The coverage is superb. Every race just gets better and the chemistry between Brundle and Coulthard is great. So much better than ITV.

any way to watch this streaming from holland?

 

[Ark]

No that was Hamilton's second hot lap.

Regardless, it's also Hamilton's fault for getting distracted too, he probably would have gone quicker than seventh even with the hold up.

The worst possible sporting fan combination you could have right now:

Arsenal fan, McLaren fan & England fan.

 

[Dead Man]

any way to watch this streaming from holland?

http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/motosport.html

 

[brotkasten]

any way to watch this streaming from holland?

http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/motosport.html

e: beaten like a Massa.

 

[itsgreen]

any way to watch this streaming from holland?

Ugh the sad thing for Perez is, is that it was his best qualifying ever:


P Driver Team Time Laps Note
1 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:13.556 18 Season Best¹
2 J. Button McLaren 1:13.997 18 Season Best¹
3 M. Webber Red Bull 1:14.019 24 5th q3
4 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:14.483 22 Season Best¹
5 M. Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:14.682 29 Season Best
6 F. Massa Ferrari 1:14.877 25 Season Best¹
7 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:15.280 15 Season Worst
8 N. Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:15.766 26 6th q3
9 P. Maldonado Williams 1:16.528 23 Season Best¹
10 S. Perez Sauber No time 23 Season Best
-
11 V. Petrov Renault 1:15.815 21 Season Worst
12 R. Barrichello Williams 1:15.826 20 5th q2
13 K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:15.973 20 4th no q3
14 P. Resta Force India 1:16.118 22 5th no q3
15 A. Sutil Force India 1:16.121 19 6th q2
16 N. Heidfeld Renault 1:16.214 22 4th q2
17 S. Buemi STR 1:16.300 17 Season Worst
-
18 H. Kovalainen Lotus 1:17.343 10 5th no q2
19 J. Trulli Lotus 1:17.381 9 6th no q2
20 J. Alguersuari STR 1:17.820 9 Season Worst
21 T. Glock Virgin 1:17.914 12 6th no q2
22 J. d'Ambrosio Virgin 1:18.736 11 6th no q2
23 V. Liuzzi HRT No time* 0 Season Worst¹
24 N. Karthikeyan HRT No time* 0 Season Worst¹
107% time is 1:20.471, ¹ matches previously best/worst result

http://formula1news.com/article/450/Results-Qualifying-Vettel-grabs-pole-Perez-crashes-hard

weird right?

 

[Timbuktu]

Actually, congratulations is due for Maldonado and Williams, in the top ten again. Strange to see them in front of the Renaults in qualifying already given where they were before.

 

[Dead Man]

http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/motosport.html

e: beaten like a Massa.

:lol

 

[Dibbz]

This is Vettel's first pole at Monaco right? Congrats to him.

Feel so bad for Perez. I hope he's alright. Was scary for a few minutes when nothing was happening and people were holding blankets above his car.

 

[anonnumber6]

What did everyone expect Massa to do?

He pulled to the side as soon as he saw the blue flag.

 

[DrM]

Actually, congratulations is due for Maldonado and Williams, in the top ten again. Strange to see them in front of the Renaults in qualifying already given where they were before.

Renault lost all of their form and there are reports of financial problems

Also, Williams would do much better if they fired Rubens before this season and give Hulk a seat

 

[Caramello]

What did everyone expect Massa to do?

He pulled to the side as soon as he saw the blue flag.

I'm of the opinion that Massa did nothing wrong but Ferrari can suck a fat one. They should have been on the radio telling Felipe to leave the pit lane slowly so that Hamilton could go through, any other team would have done that.

 

[brotkasten]

I'm of the opinion that Massa did nothing wrong but Ferrari can suck a fat one. They should have been on the radio telling Felipe to leave the pit lane slowly so that Hamilton could go through, any other team would have done that.

And risk Alonso's position in the second row? lol, no.

 

[Pterion]

Well, with the luck LH has had recently, I'm expecting a DNF this race. Oh well, as long as he wins it in Canada (I will be attending the GP).

 

[Lach]

According to Sauber, Perez has said that he wants to race tomorrow but it will be up to the doctors to decide wether he's fit enough. I have no idea how they would get the car ready again by tomorrow or do they have a backup?

 

[Goldrusher]

HRT will race !

Both cars will be on the grid tomorrow after the decision made by the FIA stewards

http://twitter.com/#!/hispaniaracing

 

[DrM]

HRT will race !

Ok, one SC fo' sure

 

[syllogism]

BBC: Perez has a concussion. No fractures. In stable condition in hospital; 'signs are encouraging'.

 

[S. L.]

WilliamsF1Team Williams F1
by ScarbsF1
Rubens is running the old rear wing which is more geared towards race performance, Pastor running new rear wing

.

 

[anonnumber6]

According to Sauber, Perez has said that he wants to race tomorrow but it will be up to the doctors to decide wether he's fit enough. I have no idea how they would get the car ready again by tomorrow or do they have a backup?

They will run him in the spare car if he his allowed to race and take the grid penalty.

Thought I doubt he will race if he has concussion, which is a big blow for Sauber but Kobayashi should score a few points.

 

[Shaneus]

http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/motosport.html

e: beaten like a Massa.

Oh, how I did lol.

Obviously in this thread late, but gotta chime in and say how fucking awesome the F1 app for iPhone is. While out having a beer or two (and a boogie alongside some fine-arse chicas) I get push notifications of not only times for practice and quali, but two or three updates on Perez when the incident happened.

Bravo.

 

[modulaire]

They will run him in the spare car if he his allowed to race and take the grid penalty.

Thought I doubt he will race if he has concussion, which is a big blow for Sauber but Kobayashi should score a few points.

There is no spare car if I'm not mistaken.

 

[anonnumber6]

There is no spare car if I'm not mistaken.

You are correct, I must have thought I was still living in 2007 when I wrote that.

I would then assume Sauber get to work on the car and take the relevant grid penalties.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

BBC: Perez has a concussion. No fractures. In stable condition in hospital; 'signs are encouraging'.

He won't race then, guaranteed.

There is no spare car if I'm not mistaken.

Teams are allowed to bring a second tub, with some suspension bits, but I'm not sure if all teams do.

 

[S. L.]

It was an amazing quali lap from Vettel thou, didn't think Red Bull could get pole here, but that lap was just super smooth and flowing.

 

[Rekwest]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkeyW1Gya7A

 

[Luckyman]

Lewis will be dropped to P9 for cutting chicane

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Really was hoping on a spot on the first row for Alonso. Let's see if he can do anything during the race.

 

[santi_yo]

Lewis will be dropped to P9 for cutting chicane

This.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

any way to watch this streaming from holland?

Don't have a tv?


Last year I began switching to the BBC when a commercial break was on RTL7. This season, I find myself watching the entire race on the beeb. Today I also found out that they get breaking news much more quickly. While commentator Olaf Mol was still guessing about the state of Perez, on the BBC it was already known he was alright.

 

[Momo]

5. Michael Schumacher

*spits out merlot*

 

[Ark]

Alonso believed Hamilton would get pole.

I'd be surprised if Hamilton even finishes tomorrows race with the horrendous luck he's had today, especially now with him being dropped to ninth.

 

[DrM]

Alonso believed Hamilton would get pole.

I'd be surprised if Hamilton even finishes tomorrows race with the horrendous luck he's had today, especially now with him being dropped to ninth.

He will probably switch to different strategy now and pray for SC or four.
The Old One is one to watch tomorrow.

Some Mclaren fans are crying due to Hamilton bad luck, but hey, there is Button on P2. I just hope that he jumps Vettel, otherwise RBR will drive to the sunset...

 

[Ark]

Some Mclaren fans are crying due to Hamilton bad luck, but hey, there is Button on P2. I just hope that he jumps Vettel, otherwise RBR will drive to the sunset...

Button on P2 is great, don't get me wrong. But in terms of the championship, it would be better for Hamilton to be there instead. Having said that, if Vettel retires (which wont happen) and Button wins, then it evens out.

 

[DrM]

IF Lewis survives first corner and maybe gain place or two, then everything is possible. Safety car and all cars will be together.

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Damn, the McLaren team really cocked up the strategy for Hamilton.

I do think there is a fundamental difference between Button and Hamilton though. Button seems more confident in choosing his own strategy where as Hamilton tends to leave it up to the team.

And ATM McLaren are making strategic mistakes..........