Formula 1 2011 season
 

All the teams are now in Melbourne Australia and are setting up for the start of Practice session #1 in less then 12 hours. So Welcome to the start of the 2011 Formula 1 Championship.

Details for Australia are as follows (GMT)

Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park, Melbourne, 25-27 March
Friday 25 March: Practice one - 0130-0300; Practice two - 0530-0700
Saturday 26 March: Practice three - 0300-0400; Qualifying - 0600-0700
Sunday 27 March: Race - 0700BST (6.00 GMT)

That means you have just slightly over 10 hours left to vote for your choice of who will win the 2011 team and driver championship. Voting at http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/88...ip-voting.html

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If BBC does the same this year, all practice sessions will be available via the red button, and after the race will be the forum.

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Yep, sorry I should have said that the practice times are from the BBC website and yes they are doing the usual red button :)

It'll be interesting to see how the Mclaren is after their drastic overhaul of the car after the latest testing

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Don't forget to adjust your clock for the hour we lose!

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Altered first post to signify BST and GMT :tu:

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as I need to catch up on my beauty sleep I think I will record it and watch it when I eventually get up

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Live practice:

Times above

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/9433946.stm

- Chandhok crashed, Gotta see it to believe it haha

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Was shattered last night so recorded it myself and just watched both sessions..

It would be fascinating to see the fuel levels for both sessions to make sense of the times.

I hope the DRS works better than KERS did in giving an overtake advantage

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I wonder if Sutil has gone to change his underwear after his unscheduled stunt driving near the end of Q2 ??

I really do hope that Vettel isn't turning into another Schummie.. it gets boring when someone gets clinical in their driving.. I'd rather watch Kobayashi drifting round the track :D

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Sutil did a superb job keeping his motor out of the wall, its better to trash the lap than the car.

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Link for BBC online stream

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/9436948.stm

Starts at 7am, managed to miss the obvious 7am in Kymmy's post so I've been up since 5 :dunce:

Come on Hamilton!

Great chance for him to get some early points that he may need to fall back on again this season after his results in the last few races last year.

Vettel looked stupidly quick so this could also be a 1st place start to finish for him.

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And just think that 5am was 4am GMT :rofl:

You could of at very least woke me up with a coffee then ;) mind you it might have been a bit cold with the 200+mile trip :D

Regarding Vettel I just have bad feelings this year that he's going to push it a bit to far this year..

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So much for DRS making a difference.. Perhaps it'll be better on longer straights but I still think they should activate the DRS for the whole lap if within 1 second

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Seen Button do the only overtake so far using it.

Much of what I expected so far with Vettel flying off, This lad is as good as Schumacher was.

I believe Button's move on Massa was stupid with 2/3 of the race left.

Quite an eventful opener though, Rubens attacked the side of the Mercedes and earned himself a Drive-Through and Button's Drive-Through earlier in the race.

Ferrari's look well off the pace so far

Update: Hamilton looks out now, Damaged something under the front wing from what I'm hearing :(
Titanium strip has dropped the plank underneath but he's fighting on. Could face a penalty if the Plank is worn.

Race Finished - Results http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ts/9417656.stm

Great race from Vettel, untouchable

Hamiltion played with the damage car fantasically

And even though these two dominated the race.

A MASSIVELY great performance by Petrov and Perez

Ferrari's really did look poor today though, Still sticking with my earlier comments

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Seems both Saubers have been disqualified due to the bodywork. Shame for Perez as he had a great race

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Yep, Both Saubers disqualified from seventh and eighth places for a technical infringement to do with the rear wing actuators.

Real shame considering his drive, Not really that brilliant with these cars but do you reckon this could have something to do with Perez only having 1 stop. If not I wonder what Sauber have come up with that the rest clearly have not!

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Looks like no then:confused:......I did not notice a massive increase in overtakes, still looked pretty hard to me.

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I think it helped but definitely needs tweaking.. How far though do they go before they make the car dangerously unstable

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Lewis Hamilton stars in the Disney Pixar film Cars 2


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/form...e/12882708.stm

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Make them unstable at lower speeds, that way if you do loose control it's not such an issue. Less aero downforce must surely help here so thatthey are not so pitch sensitive and snappy. The other issue is to limit mechanical grip and make the cars harder to drive.

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The mech grip was tried when they had the grooves in the tyres

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8602555.stm

Classic F1 Highlights from Malaysia 2010

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Times for P1,P2,P3, Qualifying and the race are as follows
As usual the times are BST and all will be live on BBC though the red button will be needed to watch the Practice sessions

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Seems I missed the first practice :(

At least I wont be up an hour early for the actual race this time :D

Also available to watch via BBC sport online

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/9450876.stm

Are the Practice sessions available to watch in HD via red button? :shocked:
Optimistic but always watched it online.

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Kicks off in 4 hours now :D

This time I am still awake from being drunk on a Saturday and Have not misread Kymmy's post!..... Again :D

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YET AGAIN FERRARI CHEAT.

Alfonso hits the back of Hamilton and BOTH get a 20 second penalty!!! WTF

This hit Hamilton as he drops from 7th to 8th, while Afonso stays 6th.

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If like me you want a spreadsheet with all the info on I found this great spread sheet.

http://exceltemplate.net/sports/form...nship-tracker/

You will need to entor the results of the Malaysian GP, plus modify the results of the Austrailain GP following the Sauber DSQ.

You can also add drivers as they come along.

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Looks like the italian cheating squad may have complained to the Stewards regarding Hamiton's defending and then had it partly backfire on them. It's a shame Lewis lost a position though.

BTW, just before the finish line it really looked like Massa and Alonso were going to swap positions.

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The way I see it is Alonso accelerated his car into that position so I agree with the above posts. Complete farce of a decision. I would appeal it

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Not an alonso fan but there must have been something in the telemetry for them to penalise Lewis.. It's the ONLY reason I can see

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Alonso drives for Ferrari that is the usual reason.

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And you work for Virgin media.. :p:

But in a fair world (and one that now has drivers on the stewards enquiry team) there most have been some reason for the Hamilton penalty.. I'll have to see if I can find the decision transcript

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Lewis was penalised for changing direction more than once while defending. It was just before turn 1 so a while before they made contact.

Sometimes I think there is lack of consistancy with the stewards, how do they explain penalising Jenson in Australia but not Vettel who made a pass on Jenson whilst not in the confines of the track?

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What was Webber's team thinking about when they sent him out on Primes for the end of Q1??? It'll be interesting to see if his KERS is working for the race

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End of Q2 was a laugh to watch.. Not surprised that Alonso got dirty and passed Perez

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Apparently this is the start of being consistent in 2011. A good article, as ever, from Joe Saward.

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/...ian-penalties/

Enjoy

:)

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So far my prediction has come true and Vettel is untouchable :(

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Red Bull really dropped the ball with Webber in Q1 - needed some improvement to stay in, and went with prime, rather than option - WHY?
Trying to save a set of options, cost a place in Q2.

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Oops Button was doing a fine job until he stopped his car in the Red Bull pit stop area! lol

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What a cracking GP :hyper:

Schumi and Alonso wheel to wheel ... Ace
Two and three stop strategies playing put nicely
Williams seem totally anonymous :td:
Di Resta sticking it to Sutil :tu:


First time I have seen a GP live this year, loving the interactive web tools;

BBC Driver Tracker
F1 Live Timing App
McLaren Live Telemetry http://mclaren.com/formula1

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Thinking of sausage and egg butty for breakfast ;)

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I take it back, Excellent driving by Hamilton. Its clear him and Vettel are the future of F1.

But you cannot miss out Mark Webber, by far the best drive on the track today!

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Jenson obviously wants one of those red bull front wings lol. What a silly mistake, you would excuse one of the rookies but not jb. Love the way in his post race interview jb said it didn't affect his race. Er, yes Jenson you came in first and left the pits second. Plonker.
Very good gp with plenty of action and strategies, nice to see the red bulls are not untouchable. Well done Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber

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Famous last words come to mind.:D

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Great race this morning and finally the changes (KERS/DRS/TYRES) are all coming together to create good racing

Well done Lewis

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:D

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/396/specsavers.png

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+1, must be one of the best none rain effected grand prix iv`e seen in ages. Didn`t watch it until last night as i wen`t night fishing after the match (yay!) and normally when i watch it on iplayer i skip bits, but i couldn`t take my eyes of it and didn`t pause/forward it once.
With all the different permitations going on, who was on what strategy and how long before their tyres wen`t off, overtaking left right and centre all on a magnificent race track, it was all just absolutely ace :D
Jenson being Jenson (what a Rodney), what was he looking down at? his car stereo :shocked:

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That pic = :LOL:

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Kubica finally leaves hospital

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/form...e/13161731.stm

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thats great news

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well it looks like Tony Fernadez and Team Norfolk have given up on Lotus as they appear to have bought Caterham Cars.

Full story from Joe Saward

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/...ham-confirmed/

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Well looks like not given up totally, see James Allen article

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/0...m-acquisition/

Personally I think the fans will support Team Norfolk whatever the name.:)

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Details of coverage of the Turkish GP

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Details for coverage of the 2011 Spanish GP

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well i bet alonso is happy today signing a new contract till 2016

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Another really interesting race, the final few laps were literally edge of the seat stuff, just as it should be. All we need now is for the rest to catch up ;)

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It was a good race.. They might moan about the new tyres and DRS but to be very honest this years racing is the best for the spectators in the last 10+ years.

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For those interested in the practice sessions please remember that for the Monaco F1 GP that P1 & P2 are on Thursday and not the usual Friday.

Full details as follows:

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Final practice is just about to start ;)

Let's hope that the water leak doesn;t re-appear (anyone else wonder if that was Bernie trialing his sprinkler system?? :D )

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What does the red "P" mean on the right hand side of the on screen graphics ?

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means there in the pits

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Ah, thank you :)

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Nasty crash for Perez in Q3 with 2:26 to go (Lewis has still to set a time and was on a fast lap)

They've just got Perez out of the car and shoved him straight in the Ambulance.. No news yet as to condition.

Accident happened on the chicane after the Tunnel exit, same place as Rosberg crashed this morning though he just missed the barrier..

UPDATE.. Driver is concious and talking so seems OK

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/form...e/13585302.stm

A very lucky chap.

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Latest new on Perez is that he had "concussion and a sprained thigh, but no broken bones and, following a scan, doctors could find no further injuries".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/form...e/13585302.stm

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Not so much about 'luck'

The credit I believe should go to the the designs of the cars and the Barriers. If it was any ordinary barrier he skidded into It would have had a very different outcome but as you can see the replays these barriers do an excellent job at dispersing all of the crash energy.

How many laps is this race? I'm pretty sure there will be more crashes coming tomorrow because that corner looks like a nightmare. Race day will make that one corner even worse if you have a similar race as the last GP with the front two very close together and the pressure could be enough to put someone off in that corner.

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Lewis Hamilton has been demoted to 10th for obviously cutting the chicane on his hot lap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnK3h...layer_embedded

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That side slap into the barrier was harsh!

Monte Carlo - first round the first bend wins, baring mechanical failure or track mishaps. And the scenery is good. Looking forward to it :D

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I want a repeat of 1996 :D

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Forgive my poor memory - but was that Damien Hill's fine moment over Schuey?

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Yep, that was Panis's one and only win.. when only 4 cars finished :D

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Don't want to say it - but that track is looking very dodgy - I hope more than 4 cars finish so long as Button and Hamilton are up there.

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IIRC the best race at Monaco was in 1992 was the Senna & Mansell race, were that last 4 laps Mansell was all over Senna's car but could not pass (a lose wheel nut cost him the win) and he finishe 0.2 seconds behind, Mansell had to be help out of the car as he was totally knackered.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Monaco_Grand_Prix

Mansell went on to win the title with 5 race still to win.

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FIA supporting ferrari again :( Surely Massa got forced sideways by webber into Lewis and as such wasn't responsible??

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I want to be the safety car driver.

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Red flag:


Vettle :( from Alonso from Button & Button was driving probably the best drive of his career!

Possible restart?

Race to be resumed after track is cleared & start behind safety car.

Petrov complaining of pain in his leg\legs.

Restart @ 16.04 Local time.

Petrov, no broken bones just bruising!

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Looks like it'll be a restart.. LOL @ the startline repair on Lewis's rear wing..

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Vettle only won due to the problems with the incident on lap 71\72 Alonso should have had that with Button a credible 2nd. Bummer :( Vettle is not my fav driver, not even in top 5 of current drivers.

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I don't honestly count Monaco as a race, it's more a series of events in that someone is declared the winner

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I'm getting very very bored of Red bull winning, I wonder if they've got something the other teams haven't

They only won this race by pure luck, and how did alfonso get 2nd.

regard

Bored from Essex

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Hamilton "Maybe its cause I is black" Wow! lol!

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An F1 car is just too fast for Monaco, well for a safe race anyway. There's a race there because of "tradition" and all the money that's in the locality. I find it inconceivable that a 30MPH corner exists anywhere on an F1 track.

Sorry, for me Monaco, mundane, dangerous and slow.

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What I don't understand is this: When they do the start of the race, do they keep the time differences between the cars intact and if so how?

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Virgin to split with Wirth research. looks like the Russian backers of the Virign team want to change direction of the team.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91924

I think they are close to being beaten by HRT and they have no money . Team Norfolk are doing OK but with a Renault engine and Red Bull transmission I would like to think they could be quicker thanb they are

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You mean the difference between the grid positions.. ?? If so then no..

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Bahrains back on the calendar for the 30th October

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/form...e/13608826.stm

Quite surprised with the viewpoints already put forward by the various teams

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Ah bugger, I downloaded a Excel F1 spreadsheet and this has buggered it up as its protected and addtional tracts cannot be added.

Mind you Bernie need the cash from them doesn't he:rolleyes:

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What happens to those people who have spent a fortune to visit the India GP on the 30th October?

As they are unlikely to get a full refund.

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Provisional race calendar for the 2012 season... 21 races :shocked:

• BAHRAIN - 11 March
• AUSTRALIA - 18 March
• MALAYSIA - 1 April
• CHINA - 8 April
• SOUTH KOREA - 22 April
• TURKEY* - 6 May
• SPAIN - 20 May
• MONACO - 27 May
• CANADA - 10 June
• UNITED STATES - 17 June
• VALENCIA, SPAIN - 1 July
• BRITAIN - 15 July
• GERMANY - 29 July
• HUNGARY - 5 August
• BELGIUM - 2 September
• ITALY - 9 September
• SINGAPORE - 30 September
• JAPAN - 14 October
• INDIA - 28 October
• ABU DHABI - 11 November
• BRAZIL - 25 November

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Buemi runs over a spectator during a Red Bull demonstration as dumb spectator runs across the track.

Luckily neither driver or moron was injured.

You can watch the video here: http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/50699.html

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Bahrain is off the calendar for 2011 again, it seems the FIA broke their own rules in reinstating it, and overlooked article 66 of their code which states no amendments can be made to the arrangements for a championship after entries open without the agreement of all competitors.

On Tuesday the teams wrote to the FIA expressing their objections to Bahrain being put back on the calendar, so without their agreement the race is off!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/form...e/13694628.stm

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Hopefully this is the end of the matter, the Grand Prix season should allways finish in Brazil. I mean what about people who booked time off to go to the Indian race only for Bahrain to flash the cash and be given preference.
Not to mention the logistics which were probably allready in place!

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Times for this weekends Canadian GP (all times are BST)

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Vettel into "the wall".. P1 is red flagged for now..

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Locked up the right front into the high speed chicane

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Awww the poor Marshal tripping himself up whilst trying to run to the car (on board footage)

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Same old, Vettel on pole will easily win and continue to run away with the championship. Its already wrapped up in my eyes. Was it Coulthard who said this was one of the best F1 seasons so far?

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It is one of the best F1 seasons.. shame it's not the best F1 Championship...

There's more to the sport than just first past the finishing line otherwise they'd just have the qualifying then announce the result and forget about the race

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No unless Whitmarsh ups his act then Red Bull and Vettel will win the championship easily l am afraid.

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Blown defusers will be banned from the British Grand Prix onwards.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/form...e/13739621.stm

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:clap:

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Raining at the mo, should spice it up a bit.

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As I understand it, not banned as such, just severely restricted.

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Until we find out that Seb is suddenly a rain genius as well :(

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Well, in past years Shuey would reign (;)) victorious.
The new tyres and fuel regulations could prove interesting.

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McLaren had leaned toward's a 'wet set up' for qualifying yesterday, so yes it should spice thing's up

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The wet set up just failed. Hamilton in 8 laps has wrecked any chance of a great season. As Button just said..''What is he doing??''

Apart from that, Action packed GP!

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2 pieces of bad driving by Hamilton! What is he trying to do!