15. Miami Grand Prix

Indianapolis 500 preview - Drivers prepare for the dark side

Practice 1:

1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.518 20
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:45.598 0.080 23
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:45.961 0.443 24
4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.463 0.945 20
5 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:46.618 1.100 23
6 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:46.710 1.192 25
7 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:46.725 1.207 29
8 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:46.964 1.446 24
9 6 Nelson Piquet Renault Renault 1:47.175 1.657 30
10 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:47.277 1.759 30
11 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari STR-Ferrari 1:47.570 2.052 28
12 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:47.662 2.144 23
13 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:47.706 2.188 27
14 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari STR-Ferrari 1:48.097 2.579 16
15 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:48.517 2.999 23
16 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:48.725 3.207 19
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:48.839 3.321 24
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:48.906 3.388 25
19 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:49.064 3.546 29
20 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:53.703 8.185 4

I read somewhere online that there is currently a massive thunderstorm tearing through the track area. It looks like lightning is striking everywhere.😁🙏

Let's hear your predictions for the finishing order before we see the definitive times settle in.👍

I guess I think Kimi Räikkönen could be good.
We'll see...

The Ferrari crew claims they have finally ironed out those wet-weather handling issues, so we shouldn't see much more trouble there. They’re also suggesting that Kimi Räikkönen will now be stepping up to help Felipe Massa chase down that championship title...

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fadedpanther4 said:I have a hunch Kimi Räikkönen might actually be good.
We'll see...

Personally, I think David Coulthard is going to be the big star this race.😉

And I'm not even hoping Timo Glock won't be trailing way behind him.😬

Even though my heart is shouting, "Go Kimi Räikkönen, go!", my head is telling me, "Go Felipe Massa, go!" (Not that it matters much, considering he'll be heading out of Ferrari after this season anyway!)

Looks like we’re actually getting a dry track for the first practice session

Samuel Cruz61 said:The Ferrari crowd is claiming they’ve finally ironed out those wet weather issues so we shouldn't see any more drama there, plus they're hinting that Kimi Räikkönen is going to be playing second fiddle to help Felipe Massa chase down that championship...

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🤮Calling that "helping" is absolute garbage, man—if you're actually a driver worth a damn, you win the title on your own merits instead of having someone shove you toward the finish line.

I'm holding out hope for a Massa victory, but only if he does it completely on his own without anyone playing babysitter.

Haha

stormybadger8 said:Honestly, I’m calling it now—David Coulthard is gonna be the absolute star of this race.😉

... yeah, right... 🙂 😁

Raymond Ortiz89 said:🤮 helping out is total bullshit if you're a driver... you gotta win the title on your own without someone pushing you through, damn...

I'm looking for a win from Felipe Massa with zero help...

👍

Man, if Kimi makes some kind of deal with Massa, he'll just squeeze Heikki at turn one and call it a day... assuming they’re actually playing for the team...😍

first victim 😂

Frank Collins85 said:LOL

Did someone fly off a corner and head straight back to the pits, or what the hell am I looking at?😬 🤣

Edward Howard2 said:the first victim 😂

talking about speed when... they didn't even get the tires up to temp properly...😂

Raymond Ortiz89 said:🤮 helping is just bullshit if you're a driver. win the title yourself instead of being pushed along.

I want to see Mass win without anyone holding his hand.

☕Interesting point. Let's look back at last season—not that I’m out here defending Mass or anything, I don't care about him either way, but let's be real: if Mass hadn't been there last year, Kimi wouldn't have been champion.👎vozać,ali realno gledajući lani da nije bilo Masse, Kimi ne bi bio prvak☕

You've gotta steer clear of Mass on a bike, so there really isn't much of a choice if you want to stay upright...☕

Sandra Wood5 said:They weren't even faster... tires barely even warmed up...😂

You can probably find a stream online🤷

Looks like he’s practicing his crash course, but Lewis Hamilton left him in the dust 😠

That's Mark Webber, if I'm not mistaken. Plus, according to the news sites, the track is wet 😈. Looks like total chaos is incoming 😲.

Massu takes the win!☕

Sandra Wood5 said:they weren't even moving fast enough... those tires didn't even get up to temperature properly...😂

Aside from Mark Webber, they were basically just spinning their wheels—Vettel, Ricciardo, even one of those Toyotas—but hey, at least nobody wrecked.
If anyone so much as taps the barrier here, we're looking at an immediate safety car. They practically had to use a tow truck to haul Mark Webber away after a few laps. 🙄

Sam Fowler20 said:Moss wins☕

obviously ☕

A bicycle would probably be faster at this point. Given how they started, it looks like nobody's even going to finish. Honestly, it feels like we're heading toward a race where the winning SC driver is just the last guy left on the track with a working car.☕