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Weekend weather update - cloudy but dry at Silverstone

Six wins out of seven races for Button.
Anyone think one of the Red Bull cars can finish second in the championship?
Or will it be a Brawn one two?

Looking forward to qualifying.

I wish Lewis Hamilton could get on Pole!

Yes qualifying for the last F1 to be held at Silverstone should be interesting indeed. And will be something to take the place of F1 politics for a brief moment although Friday is "D" day for the FIA/FOTA war.

Did you know that it takes two people five days to assemble the 3000 parts required to construct the Mercedes engine?

Yes I've very curious what will happen.
Three new teams have committed to the new rules it seems.

Hey, when did it become FOTA as opposed to FOCA? (teams instead of constructors)

FOCA became FOTA sometimes after the last battle with the FIA several years ago I believe.

Breaking news sure to overshadow the race - The Formula One Teams' Association announced on Thursday night that it is setting up a breakaway championship.
autosport.com - F1 News: FOTA teams to launch breakaway series

Our discussion is here: http://www.planetporsche.net/automot...changes-3.html

Would love to see a breakaway series return to all the classic European tracks once they rid themselves of Bernie the Extortioner.

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Let's see......Spa, Mosport (obviously not just talking European), the Glen, Kyalami, Silverstone, Atlanta, Gilles Villeneuve, Nordschleife, Monza..........just dreaming in some cases.

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It's all about the B's this weekend!

Bernie and the future of F1
Brawn...SOOOO far ahead it's becoming a joke.
Button...how many points is he ahead in the championship???
Barrichello...a previous winner at Silverstone, so looks like Brawn 1,2.

Obviously hoping that the Brawns won't have it easy on Sunday.

I do miss the Senna, Prost and Mansell days...

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...and of course.

British Grand prix.

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As in Red Bull.

Vettel and Webber have them covered in friday practice.

Are the Brawns sandbagging?

The Official Formula 1 Website
He has 26 points on Reubens, 32 on Vettel, 33.5 on Webber.
Put Piquet in place of Mansell and I'll agree.

I miss the Gilles Villeneuve, Niki Lauda days...

Big thumbs up for Piquet.

For Mansell I'll always remember Hungary '89 (started 12th and finished in top spot by passing Senna) and Silverstone 87' (reeling Piquet in lap by lap and passing him with just a few laps to the chequered flag).

Thanks.

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It's qualifying time.

Saturday practice saw Rosberg and his team mate Nakajima 1 - 2.

Not today.
You'll have to settle for 19th!

Vettel on the pole.
Button in 6th.
Let's see what they weigh.

Wow, Red Bull and Vettle look impressive given the qualifying/race weights. Nakajima's speed explained.

1. Sebastian Vettel 666.5
2. Rubens Barrichello 657.5
3. Mark Webber 659.5
4. Jarno Trulli 658.0
5. Kazuki Nakajima 652.5
6. Jenson Button 657.5
7. Nico Rosberg 661.5
8. Timo Glock 660.0
9. Kimi Raikkonen 654.0
10. Fernando Alonso 654.0
11. Felipe Massa 675.0 *
12. Robert Kubica 689.5 *
13. Heikki Kovalainen 695.5 *
14. Nelson Piquet 682.5 *
15. Nick Heidfeld 665.5 *
16. Giancarlo Fisichella 668.0 *
17. Sebastien Bourdais 687.5 *
18. Adrian Sutil 692.0 *
19. Lewis Hamilton 666.0 *
20. Sebastien Buemi 672.5 *

* declared weight

Webber was not happy with Kimi.

"Kimi (Räikkönen) was, I don’t know, drinking some vodka or dreaming or something…
I don’t know what the hell he was doing. He should have been on the right
and he’s on the racing line, dreaming, so that wrecked my rhythm into Stowe,"

The Official Formula 1 Website

Streaming Online Replay:

Justin.tv - juatintv09

Formula One Racing:British Grand Prix 12:00 NOON Local Fox Channel
British Grand Prix
120 mins.

The British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit in Towcester, England. England's own Lewis Hamilton won this event last season.

Vettel... wow...

brad

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And a wow for Adrian Newey and a double wow for Silverstone and its huge number of engaged race fans.

(And a big thumbs down for Fox/Speed TV in the US for forcing us to watch four GP's tape delayed)

The other really great drive of the day was Massa... he did very well with a bad handling car. The Massa of last year finally surfaces.

brad

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