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[brotkasten]

Wow, Alonso improved. Vettel wasn't even close.

 

[smiggyRT]

Button beats Hamilton, first time this season?

 

[Omiee]

Horrible Q3 for mclaren.

fucking alonso.

 

[pants]

lonso!

 

[Tempy]

Looks like Hulkenberg will start on the 2nd row tomorrow.

 

[Dilly]

Half a second faster. That Ferrari working absolutely beautiful in all conditions.

 

[Igo]

McLaren didn't put Lewis on a set of new wets, did they? Their strategic decisions always leave me scratching my head.

 

[brotkasten]

Button beats Hamilton, first time this season?

Yeah, first time.

 

[Omiee]

Have ferrari made a deal with the devil this season? Its all coming together for them.

 

[DrM]

This could be very interesting race tomorrow, we barely know race pace in dry conditions

 

[Xun]

Alonso is a great driver, but that Ferrari is definitely a very strong car now.

 

[brotkasten]

I hope GP2 will be hilarious. Hopefully not SC at the start.

Half a second faster. That Ferrari working absolutely beautiful in all conditions.

Now all they have to fix is their terrible pit strategy.

 

[keit4]

God drive, Alonso

 

[ElyrionX]

I tuned in at the last minute. What happened to Massa?

 

[Dilly]

If Alonso wins tomorrow, would be great for his championship chances again with Hamilton and Webber so far away.

 

[SunhiLegend]

Hell yeah Alonso!

 

[nny]

Impressive Alonso!

 

[kharma45]

Happy for MSC too, best of the rest so to speak as he was never going to challenge RBR or Alonso.

 

[Omiee]

Like its already been said they have a real strong car this season.

Really hope ferrari fuck up their strategy again tomorrow. Really wish vettel can take alonso at the start.

 

[Adamm]

Q1 - Dry
Q2 - Intermediate
Q3 - Wet

What more could you want?

 

[brotkasten]

I tuned in at the last minute. What happened to Massa?

Lack of talent is what happened.

 

[DrM]

I tuned in at the last minute. What happened to Massa?

Rain

 

[kharma45]

Forgot about Webber's penalty, MSC starting third then

 

[Dutch Gronk]

I tuned in at the last minute. What happened to Massa?

Massa being Massa.

Schumacher walks with so much swag.

 

[deroli]

Great qualifying! And huge time differences compared to dry conditions, when a dozen drivers are within one second.

 

[Tempy]

Q1 - Dry
Q2 - Intermediate
Q3 - Wet

What more could you want?

Snow!

 

[Nolan.]

Yikes how fraustrating

 

[Omiee]

I feel bad for webber he really had a good lap in there.

Rosberg is fucked and so is grosjean.

 

[Lach]

Interesting qualifiying. Happy for Nando...


on a side note: was surprised how engaged and involved those chinese commentators were. They really seem to love racing here. Would be great to have a chinese driver in F1 sooner or later.

 

[Omiee]

Massa's difference to alonso is just ridiculous.

Glad for shumi as he proved that he is still good in wet conditions. Mclaren just completely disappeared. but they will have a good race tomorrow since its dry.

 

[DrM]

It will be interesting sprint into first corner tomorrow. Also, car settings will be vital and due to quite low temperature (23 degrees celsius) tire wear could be cruical.

 

[Dilly]

I want to see his polelap.

 

[Blimblim]

GrosJean looks like he is on his way to kick the shit out of someone

He told on the French TV that he lost his KERS, but also that his car didn't perform as well as usual. I guess Raikonnen had some issues too.

 

[DrM]

Massa's difference to alonso is just ridiculous.

One driver strategy. Other one is there just for traffic.

 

[Dilly]

Can't see shit captain.

 

[brotkasten]

I want to see his polelap.

Coming up. I wonder if he did a mistake.

 

[Omiee]

Hope it stays dry tomorrow. RBR should be able to finish on the podium with both drivers.

 

[Dilly]

Coming up. I wonder if he did a mistake.

That was as smooth as it can get.

 

[moojito]

Interesting qualifiying. Happy for Nando...


on a side note: was surprised how engaged and involved those chinese commentators were. They really seem to love racing here. Would be great to have a chinese driver in F1 sooner or later.

It wouldn't surprise me to see it sooner. There was that Chinese dude (test)driving for hrt I think just last week. I bet there could be some major sponsorship going on from that direction. If Karthkayen can get a seat, I'm sure that Chinese dude can.

 

[Omiee]

Im glad they kept the session going though. This really is looking like his year. If he has no DNF in the coming races i can see him winning it.

 

[Manp]

Massa reminds me of:

 

[JehutyRunner]

at McLarens in the wets. Its been our bogeyman as of late.

Fair play on Alonso, though. Improving like that at the end shows he really is the best pound-for-pound driver in the sport today.

I was kinda hoping Schumacher would take pole if not either Lewis or Jenson, but a third place - considering Webber's grid penalty - isn't too bad. Would definitely love to see him win a race again.

Massa reminds me of:

XD

 

[DrM]

^^
Mclaren pace in dry is much better. So if they can stick around 5th place after first lap, everything is possible

Hope it stays dry tomorrow. RBR should be able to finish on the podium with both drivers.

Partly cloudy in the morning, then overcast. High of 22C. Winds from the NNE at 5 to 15 km/h.
Read more at http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.6.10734#mrjqvvjLtT0PJ5zF.99

 

[Ce-Lin]

Alonso is a great driver, but that Ferrari is definitely a very strong car now.

ask Massa... but I have a feeling Fernando has a wet set-up gamble for the race, if it doesn't rain he will get obliterated by Vettel and Webber / Hamilton could catch him at some point during the later part of the race. If I'm wrong then hats off to the Spaniard, incredible driver, I don't understand how anyone could hate him, already a 2xWDC and still pushing like crazy no matter what.

 

[Interferon]

Half a second faster. Alonso working absolutely beautiful in all conditions.

Corrected.

 

[modulaire]

It wouldn't surprise me to see it sooner. There was that Chinese dude (test)driving for hrt I think just last week. I bet there could be some major sponsorship going on from that direction. If Karthkayen can get a seat, I'm sure that Chinese dude can.

Bernie would be so happy with a Chinese driver in F1. $$$

Li Na is a fairly successful tennisplayer (Top20-level) and she is earning millions and millions with sponorships and ads.

 

[Omiee]

Were webber and vettel on fresh tires? I know alonso was and hamilton was not.

 

[jey_16]

Wow.....vettel is pissed at webber

 

[brotkasten]

ask Massa... but I have a feeling Fernando has a wet set-up gamble for the race, if it doesn't rain he will get obliterated by Vettel and Webber / Hamilton could catch him at some point during the later part of the race. If I'm wrong then hats off to the Spaniard, incredible driver, I don't understand how anyone could hate him, already a 2xWDC and still pushing like crazy no matter what.

Chances for rain are about 10% and the teams knew that. I doubt Fernando went out with a wet setup.

 

[Nolan.]

I think this is going to be Alonso's championship pretty much now, the only plus for Mclaren is that they didn't use up as much tires as the others in the dry but they have a lot to do