I’m really just focused on two specific things right now:

1. What’s everyone's fuel situation looking like?
2. I’d love to get a look at Alonso's diffuser design.

☕

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 18, 2009

Sebastian Vettel 🙏
Fernando Alonso 🙏
Mark Webber 🙏
Nico Rosberg 🙏

Tomorrow is going to be a total showdown for everyone involved, not just for those few 😁

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 17, 2009

Jonathan Booth5 said:You grumpy old man 🤣
It doesn't matter; even if you pull off something brilliant, Sam will always find some way to mess it up. 🙏

Hey, I'm actually a firefighter 😠

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 17, 2009

Jonathan Booth5 said:☕

Just enjoy your coffee; by the second practice session, everything should be right where it belongs.😉

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 17, 2009

McLaren looking strong at the top of FP1😲😲

code : Pos driver team time Laps

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:37.334 + 22
2. Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) 1:37.450 + 0.116 18
3. Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) 1:37.566 + 0.232 19
4. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:37.672 + 0.338 23
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:37.752 + 0.418 20
6. Jarno Trulli Toyota (B) 1:37.764 + 0.430 19
7. Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:37.860 + 0.526 24
8. Timo Glock Toyota (B) 1:37.894 + 0.560 21
9. Lewis Hamilton Renault (B) 1:38.089 + 0.755 19
10. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:38.195 + 0.861 24
11. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:38.223 + 0.889 23
12. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:38.274 + 0.940 20
13. Sebastian Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:38.307 + 0.973 26
14. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:38.319 + 0.985 18
15. Felipe Massa Ferrari (B) 1:38.418 + 1.084 20
16. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:38.456 + 1.122 21
17. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:38.460 + 1.126 19
18. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:38.463 + 1.129 18
19. Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:38.730 + 1.396 25
20. Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault (B) 1:38.825 + 1.491 20

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 16, 2009

stormybadger8 said:Here is the translation: 😉

It’s honestly unbelievable how 😲 completely logical and sane the reasoning from Lewis Hamilton is 😬 regarding what happened; this whole tire situation is just pure madness ☕

Instead of actually gaining speed and grip from using 🙄 Slicks, the geniuses in charge managed to mess that up entirely. It was such a disaster that they might as well have just suggested wooden wheels be put 🙄 on the Formula 1 cars
.

🤣🤣

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 16, 2009

hollowhawk412 said:What’s your take? Is Lewis Hamilton wearing out his tires or just playing with the rubber? 🙏

I have a feeling some of the ladies on here might actually be rooting for him to wear down that rubber a bit more. 🤣🤣🤣

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 16, 2009

hollowhawk412 said:Look, it wasn't just that Renault's Mass Damper was ruled legal; every single team was actually using them for over a year
before someone decided—on whose whim, who knows?—to suddenly classify them as movable aerodynamic
components. Though, I do recall that Ferrari and Brawn, in particular, were among the loudest voices calling for a ban once they realized the TMD worked so much better on Michelins.

I'm sure MCM fans still remember that whole Berlie episode... and Brawn was right at the forefront of that one too.

And now, he’s the loudest one arguing to legalize diffusers. He's fighting tooth and nail to secure his spot in the sun, much like how other teams fought against diffusers in the past.
Even McLaren protested against moving floors on the Ferrari, and teams used to grumble about TC on the Benetton cars back in the early nineties; remember Bridgestone going up against Michelin tires that acted like slicks once they wore down? It goes on forever.

At the end of the day, every team is either going to fight against someone exploiting a "loophole" in the regulations, or they'll jump right in and join them. It’s just part of the game. There's really no reason to start pointing fingers or labeling anyone a villain.

I'm not exactly a huge Brawn fan, but the man has every right to look out for himself.

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 16, 2009

hollowhawk412 said:Did Brawn actually suggest changing the rules just to shut down the Double Diffuser concept???

This is news to me. From everything I've read regarding Brawn's own statements, he jumped straight into car development using the Double Diffuser concept from day one. He even mentioned recently—just before the hearing—that they were told their cars were perfectly legal...

Brawn was suggesting rule changes
He never told anyone he was going to build a Double Diffuser.
When the other teams refused to go along with his suggestions, they just kept developing the Double Diffuser. If the other teams had accepted his proposal, nobody would have been using the Double Diffuser at all. It’s really that simple.

hollowhawk412 said:Now, we don't want to go painting Brawn as some sort of crusader for justice, but it's worth remembering that even with his past complaints, he was essentially trying to stop other teams from developing their cars however they saw fit.

At the end of the day, everyone is just fighting for their own spot in the sun, himself included.😉

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2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th in Formula 1 · Apr 16, 2009

Jonathan Booth5 said:The front wings—specifically those winglets that direct airflow underneath the chassis toward the diffuser—are essentially just amplifying the Venturi effect. It’s all quite fascinating when you look at how Ross explained it, but people like Flavio Briatore were far too preoccupied with buying up soccer teams to bother with such technical minutiae. Now, those same folks are acting shocked that these things are banned. Funny, isn't it? Especially considering how helpful Ross was back in the nineties at Benetton, keeping that whole TC situation under wraps.

I was actually referring to the barge boards; I didn't have those specific under-nose winglets in mind at all. 🙂

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