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  1. Anthony_Ferrari

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    #51 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    and it does.


    Lewis looked messy on that lap.
     
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    #52 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    Did you see Heiki just jump over the barrier with his overalls half on? That looked pretty cool, but could so easily have gone wrong! Ron would not have been impressed if he'd tripped and smashed his teeth out!
     
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    #53 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    Kimi goes 1st.

    I think we'll see times tumbling in this final 5 mins.
     
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    #54 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    Wow, that in-car with KR was SWEET!
     
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    #55 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    Thinking the same thing...
     
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    #56 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    FA bailed due to traffic.
     
  7. Anthony_Ferrari

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    #57 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    Rosberg not keen on the new chicane either, so he went the old way!
     
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    #58 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    Who was that that overshot the chicane leading to s/f? A Willams?
     
  9. Anthony_Ferrari

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    #59 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    Yep, Rosberg.
     
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    #60 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    Wow, strong show by Renault, FA ain't gonna like the kid ahead of him on the sheets for a day...

    LH and HK 10 and 15?

    Go Fisi and FI!
     
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    #61 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    What's this "ace of spades" stuff in front of Alonso's pit garage?
     
  12. Anthony_Ferrari

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    #62 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    Kimi's had a pretty severe haircut!

    I bet the Renault team are pretty pleased with that result - 2nd & 3rd behind KR and it looked like Alonso could have done more.
     
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    #63 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    I was wondering the same, but they weren't ace of spades, they were diamonds.
     
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    #64 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    Everybody practicing on heavy fuel loads, guess that's why times were off and balance problems reared their ugly head.

    I think they short fueled and sent them out for Telefonica and FA glory... Hah!
     
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    #65 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    Couldn't tell. I wonder what it means?
     
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    #66 355, Apr 25, 2008
    Yes it looks that way. Check the times and compare free1 to free 2. Looks like Ferrari backed off quite a bit as they practiced with more load while Alonso had pretty much the same time in both practises. I think he is trying to put on a show for the fans at home. It would not surprise me if he goes into quali with about 10 laps of fuel just to try for a good grid position and keep the spaniards excited for a few laps of the race
     
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    #67 kraftwerk, Apr 25, 2008
    Spanish GP free practice session 2 times

    1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m21.935s
    2. PIQUET Renault 1m22.019s
    3. ALONSO Renault 1m22.032s
    4. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m22.172s
    5. MASSA Ferrari 1m22.229s
    6. WEBBER Red Bull 1m22.238s
    7. ROSBERG Williams 1m22.266s
    8. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m22.289s
    9. FISICHELLA Force India 1m22.383s
    10. SUTIL Force India 1m22.548s
    11. HAMILTON McLaren 1m22.685s
    12. KUBICA BMW 1m22.788s
    13. HEIDFELD BMW 1m23.130s
    14. TRULLI Toyota 1m23.224s
    15. BUTTON Honda 1m23.263s
    16. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m23.264s
    17. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m23.415s
    18. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m23.661s
    19. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m23.684s
    20. GLOCK Toyota 1m23.883s
    21. SATO Super Aguri 1m25.110s
    22. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m25.163s
     
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    #68 ricksb, Apr 25, 2008
    Barring any mechanical issues, it's pretty much Ferrari-McLaren-BMW again this weekend. While I was surprised this morning looking at the leaders on the timesheets, it's pretty smart for the frontrunners to focus on fuel loads. This is an aero/handling circuit, so it's more important to get that balance situated than to show how fast you can be in that last practice session (especially if the race is supposed to be close)

    That said, Ferrari looks to be .5 secs faster than Hamilton (Kovalainen doesn't get dinged for losing his engine, right? If not, then I expect him to be in the mix as well)
     
  19. Anthony_Ferrari

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    #69 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    I must say I am mightily impressed with the Force India team. With those times they would have been 10th and 11th this morning so I don't believe they have benefited from other teams running on full tanks.
    I understand their new hospitality building is even bigger then McLarens - maybe size does matter!?
     
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    #70 Ambassiatore, Apr 25, 2008
    I agree 355...Alonso will try some stunt to see if he can only roll up front for 10 laps on his first stint...

    ...I dont think Renaults are better suited, they are just very, very light on gas and doing their best to show the brands and Alonso...
     
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    #71 racerx3317, Apr 25, 2008
    Don't quote me on it, but if there are two, I believe he runs two small playing cards with either an ace of spades or a diamond(don't remember which) on the back of his helmet for each championship he's won. The team may be putting them on his garage now. I think he and Flav are avid poker players.
     
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    #72 ProCoach, Apr 25, 2008
    Thanks, that makes sense.
     
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    #73 racerx3317, Apr 25, 2008
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    #74 Anthony_Ferrari, Apr 25, 2008
    There were people in the crowd waving giant playing cards. I assume they were like the ones on the helmet. By using this idea can we assume that Alonso has no intention of winning more than 4 championships?
     
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    #75 racerx3317, Apr 25, 2008
    I guess it's possible. Then again he's chaged his helmet design pretty much every year since he's been in F1 so a little paint and a few Kings to add to the Aces might do the trick.
     
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