Massa must have crossed the line running on vapours!
Massa. 
Result 1 - 10 :-
Button
Barrichello
Webber
Vettel
Alonso
Massa
Rosberg
Heidfeld
Hamilton
Glock
Button
Barrichello
Webber
Vettel
Alonso
Massa
Rosberg
Heidfeld
Hamilton
Glock
Love Button
Yes, he was lucky he finished at all.quote:Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
Massa must have crossed the line running on vapours!
They've just said he didn't actually finish.
I'll revise that to... He was lucky he was still running when Button crossed the finish line, thus being credited with 6th place.
ooooh, I thought his car had just conked out after he crossed the line... but before he was able to do his lap.
Funny though!
Once again... thank you for the F1 LUT Fluffs... x
Am off to pot up my plants in the garden.
Bye all x
Funny though!
Once again... thank you for the F1 LUT Fluffs... x
Am off to pot up my plants in the garden.
Bye all x
Monaco next - tough one.
quote:Originally posted by mirageuk:
my Spanish Grand Prix prediction
Jenson Button 1st
Mark Webber 2nd
Lewis Hamilton 3rd
i was a ikle bit wrong with lewis
Neeee - yow !!!
Your turn ... come on make the F1 noise
Neeee - yow !!
Like your almost there - lol
Your turn ... come on make the F1 noise
Neeee - yow !!
Like your almost there - lol
2/3 for people, 1/3 for position.quote:Originally posted by mirageuk:quote:Originally posted by mirageuk:
my Spanish Grand Prix prediction
Jenson Button 1st
Mark Webber 2nd
Lewis Hamilton 3rd
i was a ikle bit wrong with lewis
I get 2/3 for people and 2/3 for position.
I said Button, Barrichello and Vettel.
I was looking everywhere for this thread..
except in the Obvious place
I missed the end so thanks for the update
except in the Obvious place
I missed the end so thanks for the update
Aww Olly. Did you not see my threads in the lounge and the BB forums?
Silly question really, kind of obvious you didn't. 
Silly question really, kind of obvious you didn't.
Monaco Grand Prix
Monte Carlo, 21-24 May 2009
Thursday 21
First practice: 1000-1130 (0900-1030 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 0900-1030, Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Second practice: 1400-1530 (1300-1430 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 1300-1430, Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Saturday 23
Third practice: 1100-1200 (1000-1100 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 1000-1100, Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Qualifying: 1400 (1300 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 1210-1515, BBC One/Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Qualifying replay: Times TBC
Sunday 24
Race: 1400 (1300 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 1210-1515, BBC One/Red Button/5 Live/online.
Interactive forum: 1515-1615 , BBC Red Button/online:
Highlights: 1900-2000, BBC Three/Red Button/online
Race loop: Times TBC
Monte Carlo, 21-24 May 2009
Thursday 21
First practice: 1000-1130 (0900-1030 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 0900-1030, Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Second practice: 1400-1530 (1300-1430 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 1300-1430, Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Saturday 23
Third practice: 1100-1200 (1000-1100 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 1000-1100, Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Qualifying: 1400 (1300 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 1210-1515, BBC One/Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Qualifying replay: Times TBC
Sunday 24
Race: 1400 (1300 BST)
BBC coverage (UK): 1210-1515, BBC One/Red Button/5 Live/online.
Interactive forum: 1515-1615 , BBC Red Button/online:
Highlights: 1900-2000, BBC Three/Red Button/online
Race loop: Times TBC
Well yes I did in the end, which is how I got herequote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Aww Olly. Did you not see my threads in the lounge and the BB forums?
Silly question really, kind of obvious you didn't.
even if it was a tad late
Ah well, you'll be ok for Monaco now. I'll try and update the schedule once the TBC bits have been confirmed.
not a happy chappy
I wanted to see Rubens win again... it's been too long! 
At one point it looked like keeping him on a three stop strategy was going to deny him a PLACE on the podium, let alone a WIN.
Ferrari have failed in their bid to stop Formula 1's governing body introducing controversial new rules that limit team spending.
Their appeal against the FIA, which wants to introduce an optional ÂĢ40m budget cap from 2010, was dismissed by a French court in Paris on Wednesday.
The FIA proposal prompted Ferrari to threaten to quit F1, with Renault, Red Bull and Toyota holding a similar view.
Ferrari are now mulling continuing with legal action in the civil courts.
The Italian team also insist they will carry on working with other F1 teams to find a solution to a crisis that is escalating ahead of the official deadline for entries into the 2010 world championship on 29 May.
It would be nice to have more sport and less politics. It's difficult comment but many things are not over yet
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa
But, in a statement issued following the Tribunal de Grande Instance's decision, they again said that they are prepared to leave the sport.
"If it is not possible for all parties to reach agreement, then... Ferrari will not enter its cars in a competition that, with the planned scenario in place, would see a watering down of the characteristics that have endowed F1 with the status of the most important motor sport series."
The FIA's regulations for 2010 propose giving teams who accept the cap greater technical freedom than those wishing to carry on with unlimited budgets, such as Ferrari.
It says it wants to introduce the move in order to cut costs and ensure F1's survival amid the global financial crisis - along with encouraging new teams to enter the sport.
Ferrari say the optional budget cap would make it a two-tier championship, which they cannot accept, and that they do not believe it is possible to control.
They also say they believe it is wrong that a team accepting the budget cap has more freedom and different technical regulations, and that - with 700 employees worldwide - they are unable to reduce its finances significantly in such a short time.
Reacting to the rejection of the court injunction on Wednesday, FIA president Max Mosley said he welcomed the court's decision.
"No competitor should place their own interests above those of the sport in which they compete," he said.
In-depth interview - Max Mosley
"The FIA, the teams and our commercial partners will now continue to work together to ensure the well being of the Formula 1 in 2010 and beyond."
All 10 team owners had met with F1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone and Mosley in London on Tuesday and, though it was agreed a two-tier championship was not acceptable, Mosley insisted there would be "no compromise" on the cap.
Having failed to emerge with a concrete solution then, team bosses are now set to meet in Monaco ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix where they will again hold discussions with Mosley.
"You're seeing many teams trying to get into F1 next year, but if you lose Ferrari and gain new teams it won't be the same," said team driver Felipe Massa following Wednesday's appeal rejection.
"I'm a Ferrari driver and I'm very proud of that.
"The way the championship has started is very different [this year]. We've had a lot of political fighting and this does not help the sport.
"It would be nice to have more sport and less politics. It's difficult comment but many things are not over yet."
On Tuesday, Mosley said he believed that submitting the injunction was a sign Ferrari do not want to go through with their threat to quit the sport.
F1 MOLE BLOG
As governing body, the FIA can't have Ferrari and the other teams dictating the rules...
Before the decision was announced on Wednesday, the Italian team issued a statement on its official website referring to some of those who might take part in the 2010 championship if a budget cap was introduced.
"Wirth Research, Lola, USF1, Epsilon Euskadi, RML, Formtech, Campos, iSport: these are the names of the teams which would compete in the two-tier Formula One wanted by Mosley," it read.
"Can a world championship with teams like them - with due respect - have the same value as today's Formula One, where Ferrari, the big car manufacturers and teams, who created the history of this sport, compete?
"Wouldn't it be more appropriate to call it Formula GP3?"
I wish all the various media would give a single grounding on this story. Some stories I read leave you with the idea that is is the capping of the budget that Ferarri are against and others leave you with the impression that they are not opposed to their being a cap, but rather they are opposed to the 'optional cap' idea, thus leading to a possible two-tier championship.
Their appeal against the FIA, which wants to introduce an optional ÂĢ40m budget cap from 2010, was dismissed by a French court in Paris on Wednesday.
The FIA proposal prompted Ferrari to threaten to quit F1, with Renault, Red Bull and Toyota holding a similar view.
Ferrari are now mulling continuing with legal action in the civil courts.
The Italian team also insist they will carry on working with other F1 teams to find a solution to a crisis that is escalating ahead of the official deadline for entries into the 2010 world championship on 29 May.
It would be nice to have more sport and less politics. It's difficult comment but many things are not over yet
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa
But, in a statement issued following the Tribunal de Grande Instance's decision, they again said that they are prepared to leave the sport.
"If it is not possible for all parties to reach agreement, then... Ferrari will not enter its cars in a competition that, with the planned scenario in place, would see a watering down of the characteristics that have endowed F1 with the status of the most important motor sport series."
The FIA's regulations for 2010 propose giving teams who accept the cap greater technical freedom than those wishing to carry on with unlimited budgets, such as Ferrari.
It says it wants to introduce the move in order to cut costs and ensure F1's survival amid the global financial crisis - along with encouraging new teams to enter the sport.
Ferrari say the optional budget cap would make it a two-tier championship, which they cannot accept, and that they do not believe it is possible to control.
They also say they believe it is wrong that a team accepting the budget cap has more freedom and different technical regulations, and that - with 700 employees worldwide - they are unable to reduce its finances significantly in such a short time.
Reacting to the rejection of the court injunction on Wednesday, FIA president Max Mosley said he welcomed the court's decision.
"No competitor should place their own interests above those of the sport in which they compete," he said.
In-depth interview - Max Mosley
"The FIA, the teams and our commercial partners will now continue to work together to ensure the well being of the Formula 1 in 2010 and beyond."
All 10 team owners had met with F1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone and Mosley in London on Tuesday and, though it was agreed a two-tier championship was not acceptable, Mosley insisted there would be "no compromise" on the cap.
Having failed to emerge with a concrete solution then, team bosses are now set to meet in Monaco ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix where they will again hold discussions with Mosley.
"You're seeing many teams trying to get into F1 next year, but if you lose Ferrari and gain new teams it won't be the same," said team driver Felipe Massa following Wednesday's appeal rejection.
"I'm a Ferrari driver and I'm very proud of that.
"The way the championship has started is very different [this year]. We've had a lot of political fighting and this does not help the sport.
"It would be nice to have more sport and less politics. It's difficult comment but many things are not over yet."
On Tuesday, Mosley said he believed that submitting the injunction was a sign Ferrari do not want to go through with their threat to quit the sport.
F1 MOLE BLOG
As governing body, the FIA can't have Ferrari and the other teams dictating the rules...
Before the decision was announced on Wednesday, the Italian team issued a statement on its official website referring to some of those who might take part in the 2010 championship if a budget cap was introduced.
"Wirth Research, Lola, USF1, Epsilon Euskadi, RML, Formtech, Campos, iSport: these are the names of the teams which would compete in the two-tier Formula One wanted by Mosley," it read.
"Can a world championship with teams like them - with due respect - have the same value as today's Formula One, where Ferrari, the big car manufacturers and teams, who created the history of this sport, compete?
"Wouldn't it be more appropriate to call it Formula GP3?"
----------------------------------I wish all the various media would give a single grounding on this story. Some stories I read leave you with the idea that is is the capping of the budget that Ferarri are against and others leave you with the impression that they are not opposed to their being a cap, but rather they are opposed to the 'optional cap' idea, thus leading to a possible two-tier championship.
Only a couple of hours to go 'til the action starts. Programme on from 12:10 pm.
Q1 - 20 minutes long
Q2 - 15 minutes long
Q3 - 10 minutes long
with a 7 or 8 minute break between each session.
Q2 - 15 minutes long
Q3 - 10 minutes long
with a 7 or 8 minute break between each session.
off we go the greatest race on earth cum on jenson
hiya Fluffy
Q1 now underway.
oh dear massa goes off
Less than 4 minutes gone and Massa's had an accident already!
Kubica slower than the two Force Indias.
Kubice tries again and beats the Force Indias, but only makes P2
Vettel and Button P1 and P2 respectively. Now Barrachello goes P2
Hamilton has a disaster, session stopped, Hamilton seems to be out, Therefore will be just about last on the starting grid.
Sounds like Hamilton might be lucky enough to miss the drop. And if they can fix his car in time he might be able to take part in Q2. But it seems very unlikely.
2 minutes to go and Hamilton still in the top 15.
Hmilton
Heidfeld
Kubica
Trulli
Glock
are the bottom 5 unless there are drivers with penalties that change the bottom 5.
Heidfeld
Kubica
Trulli
Glock
are the bottom 5 unless there are drivers with penalties that change the bottom 5.
Fisichella's had 2 times disallowed for cutting the chicane, so is shoved back to P15.
Button struggling to stay in top 10 just now. Makes it though,
Makes it though,
Can't remember the order, but the 5 out from Q2 are:-
Fissichella
Buemi
Bourdais
Pique
Sutil
Fissichella
Buemi
Bourdais
Pique
Sutil
Button
Raikkonen
Massa
Rosberg
Barrachello
Webber
Massa
Kovaleinen
Alonso
Nakajima
Raikkonen
Massa
Rosberg
Barrachello
Webber
Massa
Kovaleinen
Alonso
Nakajima
Phew, couldn't keep up with the changes. Final list shortly.
Button
Raikkonen
Barrichello
Vettel (Aww...didn't make the top 3.)
Massa
Rosberg
Kovaleinen
Webber
Alonso
Nakajima
Raikkonen
Barrichello
Vettel (Aww...didn't make the top 3.)
Massa
Rosberg
Kovaleinen
Webber
Alonso
Nakajima
Aw Button's on the telly... and he looks so happy and phwooooar!
I had been planning on going out into the garden and catching a few rays.... looks like that may have to wait...
I had been planning on going out into the garden and catching a few rays.... looks like that may have to wait...
Driver Car number Team Qualifying time
1 Jenson Button
2 Kimi Raikkonen
3 Rubens Barrichello
4 Sebastian Vettel
5 Felipe Massa
6 Nico Rosberg
7 Heikki Kovalainen
8 Mark Webber
9 Fernando Alonso
10 Kazuki Nakajima
11 Sebastien Buemi
12 Nelson Piquet Jr
13 Giancarlo Fisichella
14 Sebastien Bourdais
15 Adrian Sutil
16 Lewis Hamilton
17 Nick Heidfeld
18 Robert Kubica
19 Jarno Trulli
20 Timo Glock
Full line up - no penalties that I'm aware of.
1 Jenson Button
2 Kimi Raikkonen
3 Rubens Barrichello
4 Sebastian Vettel
5 Felipe Massa
6 Nico Rosberg
7 Heikki Kovalainen
8 Mark Webber
9 Fernando Alonso
10 Kazuki Nakajima
11 Sebastien Buemi
12 Nelson Piquet Jr
13 Giancarlo Fisichella
14 Sebastien Bourdais
15 Adrian Sutil
16 Lewis Hamilton
17 Nick Heidfeld
18 Robert Kubica
19 Jarno Trulli
20 Timo Glock
Full line up - no penalties that I'm aware of.