Turkish Grand Prix thread 2009

[Valve Bounce]

The harder tyres taking longer to get up to proper operating temperature.

The softs are a bit of a problem as well.

Are there any medium tyres?

Jest kiddin'

[ioan]

The harder tyres taking longer to get up to proper operating temperature.

The softs are a bit of a problem as well.

Looks like the softs are a total disaster for now, they start graining already in the first lap and if I remember rightly only ALonso managed to post a faster time on softs than on hards.

[maximilian]

This should be a bit of a bellwether race as to whether any team will be able to challenge for the title, or whether we can expect Brawn to keep the edge, as this is the first of the "aerodynamics" races to come... if Brawn still have the edge here, then I would say it's pretty much over (if it wasn't already anyways)... I am hoping Red Bull will kick some major ass this weekend.

[ioan]

For now it looks like it's a tire race mor than anything else.
The team who gets the softs to work properly wins the race.

[jens]

Considering circuit characteristics Toyota, BMW and Red Bull should be stronger than in Monaco, McLaren and Force India worse. Brawn, Renault, Williams and maybe also Ferrari about the same as they were. Don't guess much more than that at the moment.

[Sleeper]

Kovaleinen P2 in FP2, quite a surprise as I didnt think the Mclaren would work well at this track.

[Sonic]

As long as the track holds together.....

Pikies at turn one Martin??

[maximilian]

Kovaleinen P2 in FP2, quite a surprise as I didnt think the Mclaren would work well at this track.

Heikki really needs to make something happen quick, or he'll be out of a seat faster than he can say "Rosberg"! All pending political crap aside, of course...

[race aficionado]

OK.

My turn for the good ol' copy and paste.

Some interesting facts for this weekend's race:
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Only four other drivers in the history of formula one - Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Michael Schumacher - have won four successive races at the same venue.
The dominance of the Brawn team and Jenson Button is likely to be a spanner in the works of Massa's hopes, but Ferrari's flagging form took a big step forward last weekend in Monaco.
And Massa, who won his first grand prix in Turkey in 2006, "loves" the Otodrom layout, also securing pole position in the last three years.
"It is a fantastic track for me, a very pleasurable track for me to drive, like the big turn eight, very challenging," he said.
Only one driver in F1's history has won five consecutive races at the same track: Ayrton Senna at Monaco (1989-1993).
Also in Turkey next weekend, drivers' title leader Button could if he wins a sixth race in seven attempts snatch Schumacher's record for the best ever start to a championship campaign.
In 2002, German Schumacher won five of the first six races with his Ferrari, but finished second to David Coulthard at the seventh.
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*no link, I lost it some where . . . .
mokin:

[airshifter]

I had a nightmare last night that Rubens won and Jenson came 3rd!!

Thank God it was a dream

Who's going to win then?

I think Jenson will really have his work cut out but hope he makes a Podium. Rubens I have down for 5th.

The Bulls will be strong and Toyota will be right back after their schocker last outing and McLaren have an upgrade prior to the big one for Silverstone so it will be interesting in turn 8.

Then we have Ferrari who are right up at the sharp end now. If they don't cock up, I guess we will see a 3 way battle between Brawn, RBR and Brawn with the RB and Ferrari having a slight edge in terms of speed and Jenson in terms of confidence and racecraft.

Actually, Rubens will be second and Jenson third. Kimi will be first, and in the confusion Brawn will forget to change Rubens to the slower extra stop strategy.