F1 2010: Spanish GP.

[Ferry_vO]

Qualifying results:

1. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 19.995s
2. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 20.101s
3. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 20.829s
4. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 20.937s
5. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 20.991s
6. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 21.294s
7. Robert Kubica Poland Renault-Renault 1m 21.353s
8. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 21.408s
9. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 21.585s
10. Kamui Kobayashi Japan BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 21.984s

11. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 21.985s
12. Pedro de la Rosa Spain BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 22.026s
13. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Williams-Cosworth 1m 22.131s
14. Vitaly Petrov Russia Renault-Renault 1m 22.139s*
15. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 22.191s
16. Jaime Alguersuari Spain Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 22.207s
17. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Force India-Mercedes 1m 22.854s

18. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Williams-Cosworth 1m 23.125s
19. Jarno Trulli Italy Lotus-Cosworth 1m 24.674s
20. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Lotus-Cosworth 1m 24.748s
21. Timo Glock Germany Virgin-Cosworth 1m 25.475s*
22. Lucas di Grassi Brazil Virgin-Cosworth 1m 25.556s*
23. Karun Chandhok India HRT-Cosworth 1m 26.750s*
24. Bruno Senna Brazil HRT-Cosworth 1m 27.122s

* denotes driver due to take five-place penalty

[wombat666]

If the RBR boys can keep their cars on the black stuff they might walk this one, and I don't expect Sebastion will be getting any 'assistance' from Webber.
Shame about all the dumb chicanes, the lap speeds would soar without them.
Schumacher v Rosberg will be 'interesting' come race day.
Those Cosworth engines are not very impressive .......... USF1 are probably well off out of this season.
:ernae:

[Panther_99FS]

/Schumacher v Rosberg will be 'interesting' come race day.

:ernae:

They changed the car (extended wheelbase) to more match Schumacher's driving style.....
(Have they made any changes to match Rosberg's style :ques: )

[Wing_Z]

Ross and Michael go back a long way.
Nico had a wry smile when they weighed in after qualifying;
he knows he's going to have to be the one to adapt to the car.

The Chuck Norris jokes are going to have their punchlines changed to "Michael Schumacher"
Y'know, like:
Chuck Norris doesn't wear a wristwatch, HE decides what time it is :d

[Ferry_vO]

They changed the car (extended wheelbase) to more match Schumacher's driving style.....
(Have they made any changes to match Rosberg's style :ques: )

They should make changes to close the 1.2 seconds gap to Red Bull... Does it matter which driver is the fastest of the two if you are that far behind:ques:

[wombat666]

I really think that Brawn (or izzat Mercedes??) are not playing with a full deck.
Schumacher is the 'past', Rosberg is (or should be) their 'future'.
And Ferry is on the mark, the team need to catch RBR, and Rosberg has been the one so far.

[Panther_99FS]

They should make changes to close the 1.2 seconds gap to Red Bull... Does it matter which driver is the fastest of the two if you are that far behind:ques:

After today's race & perforamance I'd say "yes, it does matter"....And it won't surprise me at all to see more "Schumacher-specific" changes to car in the future...

[Panther_99FS]

After today's race & perforamance I'd say "yes, it does matter"....And it won't surprise me at all to see more "Schumacher-specific" changes to car in the future...

Addendum:
I wonder if we're about to see something of a repeat from Schumacher's days at Ferrari...:ques:

When Schumacher arrived at Ferrari, the car was not to his liking.....Slowly, Ferrari changed the car to Schumacher's driving style and well, the rest is history...

[Wing_Z]

Exactly.
It's what made Schumacher the best F1 driver of his time, possibly of all time.
He created one of the best feedback loops ever seen, precisely briefing the technical guys...and then delivered, when they delivered what he needed.
It's what he does.
The only question is whether his reflexes are still fast enough to compete with guys 20 years his junior.

[Panther_99FS]

Exactly.
It's what made Schumacher the best F1 driver of his time, possibly of all time.
He created one of the best feedback loops ever seen, precisely briefing the technical guys...and then delivered, when they delivered what he needed.
It's what he does.
The only question is whether his reflexes are still fast enough to compete with guys 20 years his junior.

Agreed 100% with the first part....We just might get the opportunity to see how well he'll do once he gets the car to his liking/style...