2009 Grand Prix of China - April 19th

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.

☕

Sebastian Vettel🙏

The momentum behind the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is starting to slip... with the Shanghai Expo approaching, everyone is gearing up to debut their new chassis, and I expect we'll see a mad scramble to modify diffusers and all that technical nonsense ☕☕☕☕that's when the real picture emerges. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team👎

mistybear87 said:1. How much fuel does everyone have left?

Once we get the official data regarding the remaining fuel levels in the cars, we'll finally be able to see where everyone truly stands.🙂

Sebastian Vettel & Fernando Alonso 🙏 🙏

😍 A dream ranking 👋 🙂

Dammit, I didn't even watch qualifying 😠

but order looks good to me 🙏🙏🙏

Pos no driver team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:36.565 1:35.130 1:36.184 11
2 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.443 1:35.803 1:36.381 21
3 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:35.751 1:35.173 1:36.466 19
4 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:35.701 1:35.503 1:36.493 21
5 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:35.533 1:35.556 1:36.532 19
6 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:36.308 1:35.645 1:36.835 21
7 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:35.941 1:35.809 1:37.397 23
8 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.137 1:35.856 1:38.089 19
9 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.776 1:35.740 1:38.595 17
10 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:36.284 1:35.965 1:39.321 21
11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:36.525 1:35.975 14
12 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.646 1:36.032 10
13 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:36.178 1:36.033 11
14 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:36.364 1:36.066 14
15 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:36.673 1:36.193 13
16 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:36.906 10
17 8 Nelson Piquet Renault 1:36.908 10
18 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:36.966 8
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:37.669 10
20 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:37.672 10

I suspect Sebastian Vettel was running about 3 ounces short on fuel, and that’s likely what tipped the scales...☕😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

huge props to everyone running those Renault engines, except for Nelson, obviously

cosmicridge5 said:Sebastian Vettel & Fernando Alonso 🙏 🙏

😍 A dream lineup 👋 🙂

if Alonso lands on that podium tomorrow, we’re definitely celebrating that together 🙂😉

man, what even happened with baby Massa again?🤣🤣

stormybadger8 said:I’m calling it now—expecting maybe one or two Red Bull wins, if I had to guess. 😍☕

stormybadger8 said:Don't even worry about it, man—Kimi actually lent me a couple of vodkas so we're all good. 😬😁

Look, if there's no drama, then there's absolutely no drama, period. 😎 Man, look at that—a total 1-2 finish for Red Bull! Absolutely clinical.☕

You were almost spot on there, but honestly, we’ve only just scratched the surface with qualifying.😁

darkmarlin16 said:I’m calling it now: Nelson Piquet Renault is going to end up exactly where he belongs in qualifying, sitting pretty at a solid 17th.☕

Look, a man with actual integrity? Honestly, those guys are a rare breed these days—they basically don't exist anymore. You can count on them to never, ever let you down, which is pretty much unheard of in this day and age.☕🤣

Nicole Reyes97 said:if Fernando Alonso makes the podium tomorrow, we are definitely celebrating that together...🙂😉

so, what happened again with baby Massa?...🤣🤣

baby massa🤷, I suspect he's just having one of those days where everything goes wrong...👎

Nicole Reyes97 said:If Fernando Alonso makes it onto the podium tomorrow, we’re definitely celebrating that together.🙂😉

Oh, absolutely. 😍 🙂

Fernando Alonso is an absolute legend, man, he just completely shook things up—can you believe the top three cars all have Renault engines?🙂
Renault🙏🙏🙏
Fernando🙏🙏🙏
🙂Nelson Piquet🙏

A slightly cleaner look at the standings😁



for someone who actually made it into Q3, Sebastian Vettel definitely clocked the fewest laps out there☕

darkmarlin16 said:A slightly clearer look at the standings: D



For someone who actually made it into Q3, Vettel sure didn't put together many convincing laps.☕

That just proves he's driving an absolute beast of a car. 🙏🙏🙏 Even if he is a great driver. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

darkmarlin16 said:You were close, but those were just qualifying laps😁

A reliable guy? Please. He never misses a beat☕🤣

🤣 He let you down 😬🤣

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9197.html

Glock gets a 5-place penalty, which means Piquet starts 16th🤣

stormybadger8 said:It just goes to show he’s sitting in a killer car 🙏🙏🙏 and he’s clearly got the skills to back it up 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

honestly, I don't think anyone was ever actually debating that☕

darkmarlin16 said:I don't think that was ever really up for debate.☕

Never was for me, but apparently for a lot of people on this board, it definitely was.😉☕

stormybadger8 said:🤣 totally let you down 😬🤣

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9197.html

So Glock's taking a 5-place penalty, which basically means Piquet is gonna be starting from 16th 🤣

Honestly, who cares
all that matters is he clocked the 17th fastest time in qualifying,
anyone got the stats on how many times he's actually started from that spot before?
🙂

stormybadger8 said:Look, I personally never had an issue with it, but apparently half the people hanging out in this thread think it’s a massive 😉☕

not me☕