2009 - 09 - GER - Practice 1
Brian Lawrence
First Practice - Friday 10 July 2009 - 10:00-11:30
## Driver Team Time Lps Gap %Gap Km/hr mph
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14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'33.082 19 0.000 0.000 199.102 123.716
22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'33.463 18 0.381 0.409 198.290 123.212
3 F Massa Ferrari 1'33.745 21 0.663 0.712 197.694 122.841
9 J Trulli Toyota 1'33.795 23 0.713 0.766 197.588 122.776
21 G Fisichella F India-Mercedes 1'33.839 26 0.757 0.813 197.496 122.718
4 K R�ikk�nen Ferrari 1'33.840 23 0.758 0.814 197.494 122.717
16 N Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1'33.902 26 0.820 0.881 197.363 122.636
15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'33.909 13 0.827 0.888 197.348 122.627
17 K Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1'33.952 25 0.870 0.935 197.258 122.571
7 F Alonso Renault 1'34.148 16 1.066 1.145 196.848 122.315
6 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW 1'34.221 25 1.139 1.224 196.695 122.221
23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'34.227 17 1.145 1.230 196.682 122.213
1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'34.483 14 1.401 1.505 196.150 121.882
5 R Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW 1'34.694 23 1.612 1.732 195.713 121.610
8 N Piquet Renault 1'34.738 24 1.656 1.779 195.622 121.554
11 S Bourdais T Rosso-Ferrari 1'34.827 27 1.745 1.875 195.438 121.440
12 S Buemi T Rosso-Ferrari 1'34.878 28 1.796 1.929 195.333 121.374
2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'34.893 26 1.811 1.946 195.302 121.355
10 T Glock Toyota 1'34.911 23 1.829 1.965 195.265 121.332
20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes 1'35.092 6 2.010 2.159 194.893 121.101
Weather: Air temp 12, Track temp 21, Humidity 65%, Wind 5.8 mps, Dry (brief shower)
Notes: Conditions were cold and windy, with some rain during the first 20m. Both
Adrian Sutil and Sebastian Vettel parked their cars at Turn 2 with just over 40m
remaining. Vettel managed to get in a couple of laps right at the end of the 90m,
but Sutil didn't. Sutil's problem was thought to be hydraulics, while Vettel had
an electrical 'glitch'.
Both Brawns, both McLarens and Alonso's Renault spent some time in the garages.
McLaren have brought several updates and were doing 'proper' testing. Although
temperatures were even colder than Silverstone, Brawn seemed to be able to get
some temp into their tyres.
Note: I won't be able to post any data from this afternoon's practice, or from
tomorrow's sessions.
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Brian Lawrence
Brian_W_...@msn.com
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK
Brian Lawrence
what I wrote after P1, I MAY get a chance to post something later today, after P3
and Qually.
German Grand Prix
Second Practice - Friday 10 July 2009 - 14:00-15:30
## Driver Team Time Lps Gap %Gap Km/hr mph
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1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'32.149 23 0.000 0.000 201.118 124.969
15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'32.331 31 0.182 0.198 200.721 124.722
22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'32.369 32 0.220 0.239 200.639 124.671
14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'32.480 28 0.331 0.359 200.398 124.521
9 J Trulli Toyota 1'32.511 32 0.362 0.393 200.331 124.480
20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes 1'32.585 32 0.436 0.473 200.171 124.380
23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'32.664 26 0.515 0.559 200.000 124.274
7 F Alonso Renault 1'32.774 24 0.625 0.678 199.763 124.127
17 K Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1'32.872 32 0.723 0.785 199.552 123.996
8 N Piquet Renault 1'32.992 29 0.843 0.915 199.295 123.836
6 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW 1'33.012 36 0.863 0.937 199.252 123.809
3 F Massa Ferrari 1'33.052 34 0.903 0.980 199.166 123.756
16 N Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1'33.128 34 0.979 1.062 199.004 123.655
5 R Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW 1'33.161 28 1.012 1.098 198.933 123.611
10 T Glock Toyota 1'33.172 34 1.023 1.110 198.910 123.597
4 K R�ikk�nen Ferrari 1'33.182 29 1.033 1.121 198.888 123.583
2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'33.724 27 1.575 1.709 197.738 122.869
12 S Buemi T Rosso-Ferrari 1'33.903 30 1.754 1.903 197.361 122.634
11 S Bourdais T Rosso-Ferrari 1'34.025 30 1.876 2.036 197.105 122.475
21 G Fisichella F India-Mercedes 1'38.877 3 6.728 7.301 187.433 116.465
Weather: Air temp 13, Track temp 22, Humidity 59%, Wind 8.9 mps, Dry (early shower)
Notes: Rain early in the session meant that it was designated as 'wet', but the track
soon dried. Giancarlo Fisichella went off during the damp period, damaging his car
and missing the rest of the session. A surprise name at the top of the sheets - Lewis
Hamilton managed to usurp the Brawn/Red Bull drivers.
Williams have said that they will no longer do low fuel runs on Friday.
Brian Lawrence
Third Practice - Saturday 11 July 2009 - 10:00-11:00
## Driver Team Time Lps Gap %Gap Km/hr mph
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1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'31.121 16 0.000 0.000 203.387 126.379
7 F Alonso Renault 1'31.340 18 0.219 0.240 202.899 126.076
3 F Massa Ferrari 1'31.351 20 0.230 0.252 202.875 126.060
15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'31.542 17 0.421 0.462 202.451 125.797
14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'31.610 16 0.489 0.537 202.301 125.704
4 K R�ikk�nen Ferrari 1'31.615 19 0.494 0.542 202.290 125.697
9 J Trulli Toyota 1'31.620 23 0.499 0.548 202.279 125.690
16 N Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1'31.690 20 0.569 0.624 202.125 125.594
17 K Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1'31.731 20 0.610 0.669 202.034 125.538
6 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW 1'31.928 21 0.807 0.886 201.601 125.269
22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'32.009 22 0.888 0.975 201.424 125.159
10 T Glock Toyota 1'32.022 20 0.901 0.989 201.395 125.141
20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes 1'32.104 20 0.983 1.079 201.216 125.030
23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'32.124 13 1.003 1.101 201.172 125.003
21 G Fisichella F India-Mercedes 1'32.135 21 1.014 1.113 201.148 124.988
8 N Piquet Renault 1'32.223 15 1.102 1.209 200.956 124.868
12 S Buemi T Rosso-Ferrari 1'32.239 23 1.118 1.227 200.922 124.847
5 R Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW 1'32.269 20 1.148 1.260 200.856 124.806
2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'32.742 18 1.621 1.779 199.832 124.170
11 S Bourdais T Rosso-Ferrari 1'32.883 21 1.762 1.934 199.528 123.981
Weather: Air temp 12, Track temp 20, Humidity 78%, Wind 4.7 mps, Dry
Notes: Rubens Barrichello sat out the first half of the session while an electrical
problem was fixed.
New Engines: MAS, HEI, BUE, BOU, SUT, FIS, BUT, BAR.
New Gearboxes: MAS, ALO, PIQ, WEB, ROS, NAK, SUT, BUT.
Fastest laps in each session
# GP P-1 P-2 P-3 Q-1 Q-2 Q-3 Race
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1 AUS ROS ROS ROS BAR BAR BUT ROS
2 MAL ROS RAI ROS BAR BUT BUT BUT
3 CHN HAM BUT ROS BUT VET VET BAR
4 BRN HAM ROS GLO VET VET TRU TRU
5 ESP BUT ROS MAS MAS BAR BUT BAR
6 MON BAR ROS ALO ROS RAI BUT MAS
7 TUR ROS KOV MAS VET VET VET BUT
8 GBR VET VET ROS NAK VET VET VET
9 GER WEB HAM HAM
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Brian Lawrence
Brian_W_...@msn.com
Wantage, Oxon.
Brian Lawrence
German Grand Prix
Qualifying - Saturday 11 July 2009 - 14:00
Qualifying-1 [14:00-14:20]
## Driver Team Time Lps Gap %Gap Km/hr mph
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14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'31.257 8 0.000 0.000 203.084 126.190
7 F Alonso Renault 1'31.302 7 0.045 0.049 202.984 126.128
15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'31.430 6 0.173 0.190 202.699 125.951
1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'31.473 6 0.216 0.237 202.604 125.892
23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'31.482 7 0.225 0.247 202.584 125.880
22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'31.568 8 0.311 0.341 202.394 125.762
16 N Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1'31.598 6 0.341 0.374 202.328 125.720
3 F Massa Ferrari 1'31.600 8 0.343 0.376 202.323 125.718
9 J Trulli Toyota 1'31.760 9 0.503 0.551 201.970 125.499
6 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW 1'31.771 7 0.514 0.563 201.946 125.483
4 K R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Ferrari 1'31.869 9 0.612 0.671 201.731 125.350
2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'31.881 10 0.624 0.684 201.704 125.333
17 K Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1'31.884 9 0.627 0.687 201.698 125.329
20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes 1'32.015 8 0.758 0.831 201.411 125.151
8 N Piquet Renault 1'32.128 12 0.871 0.954 201.164 124.997
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5 R Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW 1'32.190 10 0.933 1.022 201.028 124.913
12 S Buemi T Rosso-Ferrari 1'32.251 11 0.994 1.089 200.895 124.831
21 G Fisichella F India-Mercedes 1'32.402 11 1.145 1.255 200.567 124.627
10 T Glock Toyota 1'32.423 11 1.166 1.278 200.522 124.598
11 S Bourdais T Rosso-Ferrari 1'33.559 11 2.302 2.523 198.087 123.085
Qualifying-2 [14:27-14:42]
## Driver Team Time Lps Gap %Gap Km/hr mph
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23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'34.455 8 0.000 0.000 196.208 121.918
8 N Piquet Renault 1'35.737 8 1.282 1.357 193.580 120.285
20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes 1'36.740 8 2.285 2.419 191.573 119.038
14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'38.038 8 3.583 3.793 189.037 117.462
22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'39.032 8 4.577 4.846 187.140 116.283
1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'39.149 8 4.694 4.970 186.919 116.146
15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'39.504 8 5.049 5.345 186.252 115.731
2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'40.826 7 6.371 6.745 183.810 114.214
3 F Massa Ferrari 1'41.708 8 7.253 7.679 182.216 113.224
4 K R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Ferrari 1'41.730 8 7.275 7.702 182.176 113.199
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6 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW 1'42.310 7 7.855 8.316 181.144 112.557
7 F Alonso Renault 1'42.318 8 7.863 8.325 181.129 112.549
17 K Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1'42.500 8 8.045 8.517 180.808 112.349
9 J Trulli Toyota 1'42.771 8 8.316 8.804 180.331 112.052
16 N Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1'42.859 8 8.404 8.897 180.177 111.957
Qualifying-3 [14:50-15:00]
## Driver Team Time Lps Gap %Gap Km/hr mph
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14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'32.230 6 0.000 0.000 200.941 124.859
23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'32.357 7 0.127 0.138 200.665 124.687
22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'32.473 7 0.243 0.263 200.413 124.531
15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'32.480 6 0.250 0.271 200.398 124.521
1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'32.616 5 0.386 0.419 200.104 124.339
2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'33.859 4 1.629 1.766 197.454 122.692
20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes 1'34.316 4 2.086 2.262 196.497 122.097
3 F Massa Ferrari 1'34.574 6 2.344 2.541 195.961 121.764
4 K R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Ferrari 1'34.710 6 2.480 2.689 195.679 121.590
8 N Piquet Renault 1'34.803 4 2.573 2.790 195.487 121.470
Weather: Air temp 14, Track temp 22, Humidity 68%, Wind 5.3 mps, Dry/Wet/Dry
Notes: The weather was extremely variable, particularly during Q2. Rubens made
am inspired decision to change to the option tyres at just the right moment.
Timo Glock went off the circuit during Q1, rejoining ahead of Fernando Alonso
who was on a quick lap. Glock was on the radio and seemed to be unaware that
Alonso was there. He would later receive a 3-place grid penalty.
Final Qualifying Order
Pos # Driver Team Time Lps Changes
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1. 14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'32.230 22
2. 23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'32.357 22
3. 22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'32.473 23
4. 15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'32.480 20
5. 1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'32.616 19
6. 2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'33.859 21
7. 20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes 1'34.316 20
8. 3 F Massa Ferrari 1'34.574 22
9. 4 K R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Ferrari 1'34.710 23
10. 8 N Piquet Renault 1'34.803 24
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11. 6 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW 1'42.310 14
12. 7 F Alonso Renault 1'42.318 15
13. 17 K Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1'42.500 17
14. 9 J Trulli Toyota 1'42.771 17
15. 16 N Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1'42.859 14
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16. 5 R Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW 1'32.190 10
17. 12 S Buemi T Rosso-Ferrari 1'32.251 11
18. 21 G Fisichella F India-Mercedes 1'32.402 11
19. 11 S Bourdais T Rosso-Ferrari 1'33.559 11 [+1]
20. 10 T Glock Toyota 1'32.423 11 [-1] 3-place penalty
Timo Glock was given a 3-place grid penalty for blocking Fernando Alonso during
Q1. Toyota opted to start him from the pitlane with a heavier fuel load.
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Brian Lawrence
Brian_W_...@msn.com
Wantage, Oxon.