The Official 2009 German Grand Prix Thread

[bituerbo]

Nurburg
Race Date: 12 Jul 2009
Number of Laps: 60
Circuit Length: 5.148
Race Distance: 308.863 km
Lap Record: 1:29.468 - M Schumacher (2004)

Past Winners:

2007 Fernando Alonso McLaren
2005 Fernando Alonso Renault
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Ralf Schumacher Williams

The Nurburgring returns to the F1 calendar in 2009 after agreeing a deal with Germany's other F1 track, Hockenheim, to alternate hosting the German GP. The Nurburgring first entered the grand prix action in 1984 with a European Grand Prix, but lost out to Hockenheim for the right to stage the German equivalent. The old circuit was 14 miles long and fast and dangerous by many standards. Its demise came soon after Niki Lauda's horrific crash. After progressive improvements the Nurburgring Grand Prix now provides a fast and forgiving venue. There are wide run-off areas and large gravel traps add greatly to the safety feature. The circuit hosted the 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix.

Because it's never too early to get excited!

[DJ Lazy]

Original Sig...

[bituerbo]

Originally posted by DJ Lazy
Original Sig...

Do you knot see wut I did thar?

[DJ Lazy]

Originally posted by bituerbo


Do you knot see wut I did thar?

Yes, you stole my sig and inverted it.... HOW GENIUS of you...

[Chris Elyea]

I know it is still a ways off, but the long term forecast has taken a turn for the worse. Rain and 13 on Friday, cloudy and 17 on Saturday, and rain and 18 on Sunday. Even if the rain is on Sunday night (which is what they're calling for), is this too cold for the Brawns? We might see a race after all!

[buh_buh]

is it? FP1 is tomorrow.
And by worse I think you mean better. Rain = better.

[Chris Elyea]

Sorry, yeah, been living in Cowtown for 11 years now, so I've developed the habit of not trusting any weather forecast made more than 15 minutes in advance. However, I think even the Germans were predicting more sun when I checked earlier in the week.

Yes, rain is much better! Makes the on-track action as much of a circus as what happens off the track.

[ryanallan]

cool shot. amazing how far we have come



some promo for Radical. looks a titty but nippley ! haha

[scary_perry]

MINARDI FTW!!!

Is that Force India now?

I like Hockenheim better.

[DJ Lazy]

I'm down for a wet race! We've had a few hot/dry ones lately (minus British)

Amazing the differences in those 2 Mclarens.... Insane advancement in aerodynamics... even if it is the worst aero on the grid...

[ryanallan]

New Mega DD for McLaren



RedBull shoulder blades on the Ferrari

[DJ Lazy]

Ham 1st in FP2 today...

[rage2]

The last time Hamilton was first in fp2 he qualified on the second last row.

[DJ Lazy]

Originally posted by rage2
The last time Hamilton was first in fp2 he qualified on the second last row.

But they also didn't have 3 big upgrades like he had today..

[Mibz]

I'm happy with the grid:

1. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault - 1′32.230
2. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes - 1′32.357
3. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes - 1′32.473
4. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault - 1′32.480
5. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes - 1′32.616
6. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes - 1′33.859
7. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes - 1′34.316
8. Felipe Massa, Ferrari - 1′34.574
9. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari - 1′34.710
10. Nelson Piquet Jnr, Renault - 1′34.803
11. Nick Heidfeld, BMW - 1′42.310
12. Fernando Alonso, Renault - 1′42.318
13. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota - 1′42.500
14. Jarno Trulli, Toyota - 1′42.771
15. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota - 1′42.859
16. Robert Kubica, BMW - 1′32.190
17. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari - 1′32.251
18. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India-Mercedes - 1′32.402
19. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso-Ferrari - 1′33.559
20. Timo Glock, Toyota - 1′32.423*

Glock's at the bottom for impeding Alonso.

I'm cheering for Sutil this race.

Also cheering for Bourdais and Piquet getting canned at the same time.

[Chris Elyea]

Qualifying was worth watching today. Look at the weights! Again Red Bull has way more fuel than Brawn. And 7 through 10, those guys are carrying a lot; looks like they knew they couldn't beat the Red Bulls and Brawns on speed, so they're playing some kind of a pit stop strategy. If we get some rain on Sunday, it's going to be very interesting!

1. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 661kg
2. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 647
3. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 644
4. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 661
5. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 654.5
6. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 664.0
7. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 678.5
8. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 673.5
9. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 674
10. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 676
11. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 681
12. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 668.2
13. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 683.6
14. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 683.7
15. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 689.6
16. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 673.5
17. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 674.5
18. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 662.5
19. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 689.5
20. Timo Glock, Toyota, 662.3

[buh_buh]

what a save by Alonso from putting it in the kitty litter, and great quali by Sutil. I want to see Webber get his first win tomorrow.

[waiwai]

I bet Sutil will be on top 5

[DJ Lazy]

Well that was a sweet qualifying session... so many last minute decisions.

Both Mclarens made Q3, and qualified well!

[tobypaddock]

Holy, McLaren and Force India in Q3 !!

Lots of you guys chose Webber for his first win ! Going to be an interesting race