F1 Spain - Catalunya

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WOW is that only thing I can say, I got up at 5 this morning to catch the qualifying of the Spanish Grand Prix, and Look at the some of the drivers that didn't make the cut !

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen did not look impressed that he didn't make Q1 cut, Not a word to the team, he just put on his shades and slipped out of the padock.... Not sure when the last time he didn't make the cut, but it looks like he may have broken his car, problems with the new lighter Ferrari ? The most reliable car last year, has had a hard time of it this year, putting the power to the ground seems to be all related to a underdeveloped air foil package.

McLaren did make it either, with Kovalainen not makein Q1 and Hamilton not making Q2, and look who is at the top again. Braun GP, and Vettle.

The no "in season" testing seems to have clipped the wings of the bigger teams, and has made the job of trying to catch up much much harder.

BMW, McLaren, and Ferrari all had untested air foil packages for this race since the teams are only allowed to use computer models, and straight line testing. What will it take to catch the Braun car ?

More news at 5 !

Check out the times !

1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:20.707 1:20.192 1:20.527 21
2 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:20.715 1:20.220 1:20.660 15
3 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:20.808 1:19.954 1:20.762 20
4 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:20.484 1:20.149 1:20.934 18
5 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:20.689 1:20.007 1:21.049 17
6 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:20.877 1:20.107 1:21.247 25
7 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:21.189 1:20.420 1:21.254 25
8 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:21.186 1:20.509 1:21.392 20
9 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:20.745 1:20.256 1:22.558 22
10 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:20.931 1:20.408 1:22.685 15
11 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:20.818 1:20.531 16
12 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:21.128 1:20.604 20
13 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:21.095 1:20.676 16
14 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.991 1:20.805 12
15 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:21.033 1:21.067 15
16 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.291 5
17 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:21.300 8
18 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.675 10
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:21.742 11
20 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:22.204 1

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You really can see the differences in the BMW front wing. Much higher off the ground. With a larger opening.


Ferrari's new rear diffuser, modified nose on the Toyota car is much smaller. The Braun car as far as I know, Unchanged since its debut.