Luca Badoer Finally Gets Ferrari Drive

I'm one of those crying my hearts out upon learning that Schumi wouldn't be racing in F1 Singapore. I was really looking forward to see him race in the night race. :(

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by woody2goody

Well, in light of my bet this could be the last few hours I'm here for a month :D

For my pickems I picked Luca to come 8th this weekend, given the massive benefit of KERS at Spa.

However I'm not sure even a top 10 qualifying will save me! Knowing how good Kimi is at Spa, he will probably get pole position, so Luca would have to qualify top 4ish for me to win my bet with Garry.

I think there's more chance of me qualifying in the top 4 in that car...

---

Ah woody. I guess you're going to back on everything you said last week pretty soon :mark:

Luca P10 in FP1, but with the rain, times are not very meaningful.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Paddy Cummins

Ah woody. I guess you're going to back on everything you said last week pretty soon :mark:

---

Nah I'm gonna stick with it.

I'm feeling good for Luca after practice. He showed more confidence than I thought on the wet track. He made a couple of mistakes, but so did everyone I think.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by woody2goody

Well, in light of my bet this could be the last few hours I'm here for a month :D

For my pickems I picked Luca to come 8th this weekend, given the massive benefit of KERS at Spa.

However I'm not sure even a top 10 qualifying will save me! Knowing how good Kimi is at Spa, he will probably get pole position, so Luca would have to qualify top 4ish for me to win my bet with Garry.

I think there's more chance of me qualifying in the top 4 in that car...

---

Wathe your ass on that door mate :D

Anyway, good luck. If you're correct, then I'm a tenner to the good :D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by F1boat

Luca P10 in FP1, but with the rain, times are not very meaningful.

---

Yeah nobody really got many dry laps in. Trulli went for it a bit more than most and got a decent time. 2nd (Button) to 10th (Badoer) didn't really get to build themselves up for a proper run.

10 drivers didn't get a single dry lap in so we can't read anything from the times.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Knock-on

Wathe your ass on that door mate :D

Anyway, good luck. If you're correct, then I'm a tenner to the good :D

---

I'll... see... you... all... in... October... <sniff>

No I'm actually pretty confident. It'll be close I think but he's definitely got a shot at 0.5 off Kimi.

Is it still 0.5 on a wet track I wonder?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by F1boat

Luca P10 in FP1, but with the rain, times are not very meaningful.

---

He was slowest of all those who posted a lap time in the dry. 5 seconds slower than Trulli and 2 seconds slower than Kimi.

Come on Ferrari, put someone else in that seat by tomorrow morning.

Yet Rob Smedley said that Luca's times are OK, he is losing time in turn 10. About the times, they are not meaningful, as woody said, only Jarno made a decent lap.