2010 European GP

[ryanallan]

http://www.fia.com/public/f1-2010/images/valencia.jpg
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Looks like F.I finally got a proper hospitality suite

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/f1/2010/eur/f1-2010-eur-xp-0079.jpg

I am looking forward to the "heavily upgraded" Ferrari this weekend.
New diffuser looks neat
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/8930/lq0c962645076139.jpg

[Cos]

Cause sponsors are actually putting money out now. Looks nice.

[ottamania]

Looks like its gonna be close race.

1 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.283 33
2 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:39.339 0.056 27
3 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:39.427 0.144 29
4 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:39.650 0.367 22
5 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.749 0.466 24
6 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:39.880 0.597 28
7 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.947 0.664 22
8 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:40.020 0.737 30
9 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.029 0.746 27
10 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:40.174 0.891 33
11 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:40.287 1.004 24
12 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:40.387 1.104 33
13 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:40.618 1.335 29
14 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:40.906 1.623 34
15 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:40.945 1.662 30
16 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:41.115 1.832 35
17 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:41.371 2.088 30
18 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:41.457 2.174 36
19 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:42.467 3.184 31
20 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:42.993 3.710 30
21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:43.811 4.528 14
22 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:43.854 4.571 27
23 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:44.095 4.812 24
24 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:44.566 5.283 21

[ryanallan]

This looks to be the most complicated front wing on the grid.
Apparently Renault's 8th iteration in 9 races.

http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gallery/pictures/2010/f1/gp-europe-25jun-2/399_medium.jpg
http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gallery/pictures/2010/f1/gp-europe-25jun-2/535wri.jpg
http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gallery/pictures/2010/f1/gp-europe-25jun-2/536wri.jpg
http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gallery/pictures/2010/f1/gp-europe-25jun-2/537wri.jpg

And their exhaust has moved to the bottom of the rear, looks to be feeding the diffuser like RedBull, and now Ferrari and Mercedes.
http://f1news.cz/pictures/photo/2010/06/25/1277486158-hdd.jpg

Ferrari exhaust no longer exit out the body work, now exit lower feeding the diffuser. I recall reading about this blown diffuser on the early 90's F1 cars. The downforce would change as the car shifted gears - exhaust gas constantly changing speeds - going into a corner and the car became unstable. They must have sorted this problems out for their reintroduction.
http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gallery/pictures/2010/f1/gp-europe-25jun-2/528wri.jpg
http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gallery/pictures/2010/f1/gp-europe-25jun-2/542wri.jpg
http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gallery/pictures/2010/f1/gp-europe-24jun/139wri.jpg

[cycosis]

That front renault wing is downright crazy.

[ryanallan]

Neat video on Ferrari's new rear end

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[Mibz]

Soooo, who's coming with me next time the Euro GP's in Valencia so we can chill in the pool with the babes in bikinis?

[Mibz]

Sucks to be Webber!

TSN's on commercial, what's Webber's strategy for pitting there?

[Mibz]

HOLY FUCK
FUCKFALSDHGLFSADKHGV

Jesus fuck that was insane!

[Mibz]

TSN just screwed me out of Kovi's radio after the crash too. Anybody catch it?

Hell, is anybody else actually watching this race? I'm so ronrey.

[Mibz]

Hahaha, Kobayashi is doing a great job of mitigating the damage a drive-through for Hamilton would do :P

[Mibz]

YEAH! No position loss!

Thanks Kobayashi!

[Mibz]

Ha, I love the whining. Fuck I wish I weren't talking to myself.

[Mibz]

I hope Haysen's watching this.

Schumacher vs Alguersuari: Round 6

[Mibz]

Eat it Alonso!

[rage2]

hahaha Alonso. Best moment of the race there!

Autosport F1 forums is going nuts from Alonso fans haha.

[Mibz]

That's the Kobayashi I remember from last year. Great drive from him.

[rage2]

Originally posted by Mibz
TSN just screwed me out of Kovi's radio after the crash too. Anybody catch it?

Hell, is anybody else actually watching this race? I'm so ronrey.
Something about trying to block Webber. They were racing for position.


Originally posted by Mibz
I hope Haysen's watching this.

Schumacher vs Alguersuari: Round 6
haha 2 or 3 rounds of that in this race alone lol!

So ya, 1/2 the field is getting investigated. Alonso is going to get promoted to 4th and Kobayashi 3rd if there's penalties.

[Mibz]

Originally posted by rage2
So ya, 1/2 the field is getting investigated. Alonso is going to get promoted to 4th and Kobayashi 3rd if there's penalties. Yeah, it was a pretty fucked up safety car. I'm honestly surprised Hamilton got penalized. Looked to me like it the safety car crossed the pit line early which caused Hamilton to slow, and then the SC slowed as well and Hamilton was forced to make a decision.

Ah well. He's ahead of Alonso, even if everybody else gets penalized, that's what matters. Can't wait for Di Monty to spew his blame on this one.

[rage2]

LOL Button just gave up a World Cup Spoiler in the press conference. Haysen's pissed! :rofl:

[Mibz]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84837


Fernando Alonso was heavily critical of the race stewards of the European Grand Prix, saying the race had been manipulated.

The Spanish driver finished in a distant ninth position after losing out during the safety car period following Mark Webber's crash.

Alonso was running in third at the time, right behind McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, but the Briton overtook the safety car and went on to finish in second.

Hamilton earned a drive-through penalty for his action, but the Briton kept second place while Alonso dropped out of the point-scoring positions for having respected the rules.

The Ferrari driver was angry at the stewards' decision, saying the race had been manipulated by it.

"It's a shame, not for us because this is racing, but for all the fans who came here to watch a manipulated race," he told Spanish television after the race.

"We were running well, in third after a good start. Then the safety car came out, which wasn't too good for us, but Hamilton overtook the safety car, something that I had never seen, overtaking the medical car with yellow flags. We were a meter off each other, and he finished second and I finished ninth.

"This race was to finish second. Then with the safety car I would have finished where I finished in ninth, and Hamilton in eighth. But here, when you do the normal thing, which is respecting the rules, you finish ninth, and the one who doesn't respect them finishes second."

The Spaniard said everything seemed to be going against him and his team.

"It must have been very hard to know," said Alonso of the times it took the stewards to penalise Hamilton. "They must have taken a lot of laps to see the replay of how he overtook the medical car.

"But that's how it is. Unfortunately everything goes against us and it seems they are allowing everything."

A further nine drivers are facing penalties for possible infringements.

I'm not looking forward to the fight I'm going to have with my Alonso loving co-worker....

[That.Guy.S30]

wow that view from webber's car was awsome. reminds me of the stampede rides where you get flipped upside down.

edit: wow, alot of penalites handed out

[DJ Lazy]

What a gong show!! :nut:

That was a properly entertaining race! Amazed Webber walked away from accident that so easily... :thumbsup:


Edit: Button stays 3rd, even after the penalty. :clap: Good weekend for Mclaren!

[DJ Lazy]

Unofficial Top 11 results after the 5sec time penalty added on:

1 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 57 1:40:29.571 1 25
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 +5.0 secs
3 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 57 +17.6 secs
4 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 57 +30.6 secs
5 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 57 +30.9 secs
6 11 Robert Kubica Renault 57 +32.1 secs
7 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 57 +32.8 secs
8 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 +35.1 secs
9 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 57 +41.2 secs
10 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 57 +44.3 secs
11 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 +46.6 secs

[cloud7]

Originally posted by DJ Lazy
Unofficial Top 11 results after the 5sec time penalty added on:

1 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 57 1:40:29.571 1 25
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 +5.0 secs
3 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 57 +17.6 secs
4 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 57 +30.6 secs
5 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 57 +30.9 secs
6 11 Robert Kubica Renault 57 +32.1 secs
7 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 57 +32.8 secs
8 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 +35.1 secs
9 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 57 +41.2 secs
10 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 57 +44.3 secs
11 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 +46.6 secs

Official results w/penalty:

1 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 57 1:40:29.571 1 25
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 +5.0 secs 3 18
3 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 57 +12.6 secs 7 15
4 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 57 +25.6 secs 9 12
5 11 Robert Kubica Renault 57 +27.1 secs 6 10
6 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 +30.1 secs 13 8
7 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 57 +30.9 secs 18 6
8 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 57 +32.8 secs 4 4
9 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 57 +36.2 secs 11 2
10 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 57 +44.3 secs 12 1
11 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 +46.6 secs 5
12 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 57 +47.4 secs 16
13 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 57 +48.2 secs 17
14 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 57 +48.2 secs 10
15 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 57 +48.8 secs 15
16 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 57 +50.8 secs 14
17 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 56 +1 Lap 21
18 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 55 +2 Laps 23
19 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 55 +2 Laps 22
20 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 55 +2 Laps 24
21 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 53 +4 Laps 19
Ret 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 49 Exhaust 8
Ret 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 8 Accident damage 20
Ret 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 8 Accident 2

[Mibz]

EDIT: Beaten to it ;)

[rage2]

I can see why Alonso is pissed. He pretty much got owned by Hamilton when he hesitated before passing the safety car.

http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/9286/lasextanoevent201006271.gif

Fucking hilarious tho haha.

[Chris Elyea]

So let me see if I've got this straight: Alonso is upset because he thinks someone used a safety car to manipulate the outcome of a race?

Shocked, shocked I am that anyone would even consider such a thing.

Two words for ya: "Singapore" and "karma"

Heh heh heh!

[cloud7]

That was unfortunate for Alonso that Hamilton hesitated, but there was no way Lewis did it on purpose to screw Alonso over. Next time Alonso should have just passed the safety car like Lewis did knowing that the penalty is less severe than staying behind the safety car.

[ryanallan]

disaster race.
HAM is a looser, I really hate him!!

https://erp7ga.bay.livefilestore.com/y1mADGdbgnppkzOD8cHo4952sWjb6tQDKFLXnpmJHTCPP1NaIvK_OH_HAkWnpnOOwToVlLlBuHCHQJKKT-pXz_O_6wAbxL9fUUSuGXFurmRoINUXcG_fOdj8dLhPcbvc_la24OQ30DLJ-4MOd_akexmoA/Ferrari%20flag%20backlit2.JPG

[buh_buh]

Alonso is complaining because this time he was on the other end of the stacked pit incident in Hungary 07, except this time it was actually unintentional.