Turkish GP 2010 - Istanbul Park

[WhiteBlue]

Merc is consistently changing the rear wing of Nico's and Michael's car. They seem to be testing different versions of the auto F-duct.

[Carlo's]

[BreezyRacer]

Nice interactive lap times chart of FP 1. Click/unclick drivers to see/compare laps
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/201007fp1.html

[WhiteBlue]

The last rear wing setup of Nico was the best of the Mercs so far. They are now fitting a new one to Michael's car.

[Shrieker]

The last time it rained was exactly a week ago, last friday (around this time).

The weather's been fabulous all week... Even the nights were warm. I doubt it'll rain. And even it does, I'm pretty much sure it'll be very little or dry up quickly.

[WhiteBlue]

Poor Webber had an engine blow and backed into a rather steep safety exit. The marshals did not understand that he needed a brake shoe. F1 cars have no hand brake. The Turks obviously do not understand English. They eventually blocked his front wheel with a fire extinguisher after three minutes of debate. Webber had to stop them spraying extinguisher foam all over the car.

[Gaara]

Will webber get a penalty if he change his engine or gearbox?

[mkay]

Disappointed by the lack of updates and consequently, of progress...

McLarens are very slow through T8.

[WhiteBlue]

Will webber get a penalty if he change his engine or gearbox?

No, this was Friday practise. They can use whatever old engines they have on the shelf.

[wesley123]

yes they are, but over the rest of the course they seem faster then the red bulls

[Sean H]

that looked more gearbox related than engine. Isnt a gearbox swap 10 positions?

[wesley123]

it is 5 positions, but same as for engine they can swap it, an gear box has to run 4 races, i dont believe it is regulated to be in a row

[mkay]

yes they are, but over the rest of the course they seem faster then the red bulls

This is FP, remember. RBR are sandbagging big time. Usually, they are 1 second slower in FPs than in Q, meaning the pole this year will likely be sub 1:27 (assuming they break through 1:27s in FP3). McLaren does not seem to have that kind of pace.

Really surprised at the lack of Ferraris and McLaren in T8 Apex Top Speeds...

[chasefreak]

all that matters is ... when the lap is over who is faster... just being faster in T8 does not help... and we all know rb's have more downforce

[Fil]

Really surprised at the lack of Ferraris and McLaren in T8 Apex Top Speeds...

wonder which of the 4 apexes the speeds are taken at..