.:: British GP Discussion - UPDATED: Race + Poll ::.

.:: The Official 2007 Santander British GP Thread ::.

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Track info:

• Lap distance: 5.141km
• Race Distance: 60 laps - 308.355 km
• Lap Record: 1:18.739 - M Schumacher (2004)
• Previous Pole: F. Alonsor, 1:20.253
• Previous Winner: F. Alonso

ITV Schedule:

British Grand Prix on ITV

Live qualifying Saturday7 July 1215-1425 ITV1

Live race Sunday8 July 1200-1515 ITV1

HighlightsSunday8 July 2345-0045 ITV1

Highlights re-run Monday9 July 1800-1900 ITV4

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Useful Links:

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Latest Results:

Race:

Pos Driver Team Time

 1.  Raikkonen     Ferrari              (B)  1h21:43.074
 2.  Alonso        McLaren-Mercedes     (B)  +     2.459
 3.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes     (B)  +    39.373
 4.  Kubica        BMW Sauber           (B)  +    53.319
 5.  Massa         Ferrari              (B)  +    54.063
 6.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber           (B)  +    56.336
 7.  Kovalainen    Renault              (B)  +     1 lap
 8.  Fisichella    Renault              (B)  +     1 lap
 9.  Barrichello   Honda                (B)  +     1 lap
10.  Button        Honda                (B)  +     1 lap
11.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Renault     (B)  +     1 lap
12.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota      (B)  +     1 lap
13.  Wurz          Williams-Toyota      (B)  +     1 lap
14.  Sato          Super Aguri-Honda    (B)  +    2 laps
15.  Albers        Spyker-Ferrari       (B)  +    2 laps
16.  Liuzzi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari   (B)  +    4 laps

PRE-WARNING TO ALL OF YOU HEADING FOR SILVERSTONE THIS WEEKEND:

Due to torrential weather conditions recently here, many fields which would be open for cars to park in will be CLOSED as many are waterlogged from the continuous rain here. Camping will still be allowed on these fields, but not cars. Just be warned guys, the weather has been pretty bad here. Friday's not looking too bad, and all should be fine for Saturday's qualifying, however the unpredictable rain patches should be back on Sunday, which will mean a mixed-up race most likely. Just be warned that you may struggle to find places to stay if you are heading here this weekend. The warning's just been given on our local news.

Redders

CURRENT WEATHER REPORTS FOR THIS WEEKEND (From SATURDAY):
Saturday - Sunny, Partially Cloudy (Max temp 19C, Min 11C)
Sunday - Sunny, Partially Cloudy(Max Temp 21C, Min 11C)

With the way things have been here recently though, don't count on anything being 100% guaranteed yet. I'll change things if the weather reports change here.

SILVERSTONE MINIMISES RAIN DISRUPTION:

The Silverstone authorities have put a number of measures in place to ensure that the recent torrential rain in the UK does not disrupt fans' journeys to this weekend's British Grand Prix.

Britain has been ravaged by inclement weather for the past three weeks, and there has been severe flooding in some parts of the country.

Silverstone has built new temporary roadways to strengthen its existing hard-surface car parks, and has working with the police and local authorities to monitor the nearby independent campsites used by race-goers.

"The recent weather conditions have affected the entire country," said Silverstone's managing director Richard Phillips.

"Whole sections of the UK are under water; Wimbledon looks set to go into a third week; and the Royal Show at Stoneleigh Park has been forced to finish a day early.

"We've been keeping a close eye on the weather and have now actioned a number of contingency plans to minimise disruption to the fans and ensure that the customer experience is not compromised."

Silverstone has urged fans without car park passes and event tickets not to attempt to come to the circuit, and reminded fans with park and ride passes that they should use the dedicated bus service rather than bringing their cars to the track.

The circuit bosses also advised spectators to allow extra time to get to Silverstone, and to expect minor travel disruption.

Conditions are expect to improve for the weekend, although some rain is forecast for Saturday and Sunday.

SOURCE: ITV-F1

Featured in this weekends British GP buildup:

• how lewis has 8 podiums and 2 wins in 8 races
• we will once again be reminded of how lewis' dad worked 35 hours a day doing 9 different jobs to finance lewis' career
• ....and how lewis met ron at an autosport award
• ....and once again 8 podiums , 2 wins
• Then a word from lewis' dad
• ....and again how he worked overtime for lewis
• then back to steve doin an interview with lewis and his "great start to the season"
• how he is compared to prost, senna, schumacher, jesus etc...

The biggest GP thread I made here was bahrain, which got 99 posts and 32 poll results (from both polls), back when everyone had something to say! :P lets try and top that with this one....:wink:

Also redders1989 im depending on you to keep us updated on the weather......when you get bak from 6th form haha :D

Also redders1989 im depending on you to keep us updated on the weather

BlaZe_irl

And waiting for my "points to discuss" to appear on the F1 '06 Forum board eh? ;)

Keep checking my post up there ^^^, I'm just about to give the latest updates from Thursday!!

[QUOTE="BlaZe_irl"]

Also redders1989 im depending on you to keep us updated on the weather

Redders1989

And waiting for my "points to discuss" to appear on the F1 '06 Forum board eh? ;)

wel, I updated the first post after a great ly in :P so wasnt exactly awake enough to think of some...but you can do it if you want! thanks for volunteering :wink:

Well considering I can't add any to the first post, as well as my random fact, beens as I don't have the "Little Orange Box" :P Redders1989

well not yet anyway, we'll see what happens when aloushi gets back :wink:

I was gona say to post them here then I'll put them up....but what ever works for ya :P I'll give you credit either way :D

My points of discussion are there to ste... I mean, to look at now Blaze ;) I've also updated the weather reports on my post above, and after all this time, it now looks like there's no rain whatsoever for the race!Redders1989

haha I was only joking, I never had the intention of stealin them :P but if you want me to put em up I will :)

No rain :?

As it's not up yet, Lewis Hamiltongoes fastest in Practice Session 1 with a 1:21.100, Kimi Raikkonen is 2nd, 0.111 seconds behind, Massa 3rd by almost 2 tenths and Alonso is 4th, nearly 6 tenths down on his teammate. Full results when someone changes the first post!Redders1989

Woah m8 give us time, we're a bit short handed on "orange box" men :lol: Updated now anyway :P

haha I was only joking, I never had the intention of stealin them :P but if you want me to put em up I will :)

BlaZe_irl

I don't mind. After all, it gives people a chance to discuss extra things rather than the practice, quali & race sessions...

I won't be able to watch the GP since I have an exam at that time (screw u summer courses)!!!:cry:
Man, this one looks very interesting!

I won't be able to watch the GP since I have an exam at that time (screw u summer courses)!!!:cry:
Man, this one looks very interesting!

aloushi87

Aww man, that sucks :( Record it and don't let any of us tell you what happened :P

STEVE RYDER: "Britain has had it's glory days before, remember the times of Hill, Mansell... and let's not forget Brundle & Blundell"

lmao Steve, nice one.

SATURDAY PRACTICE TIMES:

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m19.751s
2. ALONSO Mclaren 1m19.920s
3. MASSA Ferrari 1m19.969s
4. HAMILTON McLaren 1m20.344s
5. ROSBERG Williams 1m20.666s
6. R SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m20.770s
7. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m20.876s
8. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m20.882s
9. HEIDFELD BMW 1m20.882s
10. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m20.915s
11. FISICHELLA Renault 1m20.983s
12. WEBBER Red Bull 1m21.002s
13. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m21.039s
14. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m21.140s
15. WURZ Williams 1m21.148s
16. KUBICA BMW 1m21.156s
17. TRULLI Toyota 1m21.321s
18. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m21.343s
19. BUTTON Honda 1m21.583s
20. SATO Super Aguri 1m21.745s
21. ALBERS Spyker 1m22.101s
22. SUTIL Spyker 1m22.180s

(Sorry it looks slightly messy :S)

Holy **** that was an amazing session! :D

Times will be posted shortly, Im having a hard time getting GS to agree with me on it

Wow.. I was there and the crowd went absolutely crazy when Lewis crossed the line to take pole.. it was like being at a football match and a goal being scored. Amazing stuff. I also got a nice view of a GP2 car hitting the wall today, although I'm not sure who the driver was.cjek

[QUOTE="cjek"]Wow.. I was there and the crowd went absolutely crazy when Lewis crossed the line to take pole.. it was like being at a football match and a goal being scored. Amazing stuff. I also got a nice view of a GP2 car hitting the wall today, although I'm not sure who the driver was.Zoso_UK

Yep, I was there on Friday. The traffic was absolutely horrible, and we missed free practice 1 on Friday and free practice 3 today. We only just sat down as the green light went on for Qualy 1 after being stuck in the traffic for 3 and a half hours. There seemed to be double the amount of people there today as there was on Friday, and there were about 50% more people here today than there were at the actual Grand Prix last year. I don't even want to imagine the traffic chaos tomorrow..

Well, weather reports last night stated heavy rain was heading Silverstone's way for the race today. However, these reports have changed yet again and now for the race it predicts that no rain will come whatsoever and that it's going to be a sunny day with barely any clouds in the skies.

Why oh why does it have to rain everyday for almost a month, and then when it comes to the 2 most important days in the UK for F1 does it stay PERFECTLY DRY!?! :( AND I've just found out in the UK it's raining everywhere apart from here. Typical eh?

Lewis IS Jesus....
KimisApprentice

well "jesus" just finished 39.3 seconds behind the winner, and I think u'll agree the better man won :twisted:

Also I liked the way he did a schumacher and cut across Kimi at the start....which of course, is ok because someone other than schumacher did it....

[QUOTE="KimisApprentice"]Lewis IS Jesus....
BlaZe_irl

well "jesus" just finished 39.3 seconds behind the winner, and I think u'll agree the better man won :twisted:

Also I liked the way he did a schumacher and cut across Kimi at the start....which of course, is ok because someone other than schumacher did it....

Well done Kimi! I was a little apprehensive after the stops and seeing Alonso pulling away slightly. Massa did great to fight his way back through. Pity was I didnt remember and still dont remember if he I watched the whole race:( I havent been sleeping well lately and it musta been about 1.15am when I went to sleep maybe? The race started at midnight anyhow.:P Poor jesus is watching his lead being pacman pacdotted away

GS really doesnt like me atm does it?

The hell is an unmatched quote or tag anyway?

jesus christ....button 10th XD honda are pants...every single person in that team needs a good slap, especially nick fry.

Oh yeh and good job kimi/alonso ....massa did good to recover, and kubica had a good race.

jesus christ....button 10th XD honda are pants...every single person in that team needs a good slap, especially nick fry.

Oh yeh and good job kimi/alonso ....massa did good to recover, and kubica had a good race.

kalais91

OMG u didnt mention hamilton :O your a legend XD