2009 Telefonica Spanish Grand Prix

Who will win the Spanish Grand Prix?

Poll ended at 10 May 2009, 13:15

Jenson Button
27
44%
Rubens Barrichello
3
5%
Sebastian Vettel
8
13%
Jarno Trulli
1
2%
Timo Glock
1
2%
Lewis Hamilton
1
2%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
1
2%
Mark Webber
2
3%
Kimi Raikkonen
10
16%
Felipe Massa
7
11%
Nico Rosberg
0
No votes
Other
1
2%
 
Total votes: 62

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Re: 2009 Gran Premio de España Telefonica

Post by phil1993 » 15 May 2009, 12:57

While only 3 drivers have completed all racing laps in 2009, Button has led 54% of them!

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Re: 2009 Gran Premio de España Telefonica

Post by gkind » 21 May 2009, 13:51

Great GP...unpahhy because of the lack of overtakes e rubens losing the race...but grate anyway

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Post by Haukinen » 22 May 2009, 12:29

Massa may have had enough fuel in Spain all along
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A refuelling problem that cost Ferrari's Felipe Massa at least two places in this month's Spanish Grand Prix may have been a false alarm, the Brazilian suggested on Wednesday.

Massa, who had been fighting for a place on the podium in Barcelona, finished sixth after being told by his team to save fuel because readings showed he had barely enough to finish.

Spain's Fernando Alonso and Germany's Sebastian Vettel overtook him in the closing laps.

Massa said that it appeared the refuelling rig had been faulty, failing to get the full amount into the car and forcing him to pit early.

However, at a Monaco Grand Prix news conference, he offered another perspective.

"We had the fuel in the car but the car was reading wrong numbers," he said.

"So the refuelling machine was putting the right fuel in, it was reading the right numbers of the amount of fuel that went inside but the car was saying to the engineers, to the telemetry, that all the fuel was not inside.

"Then we changed the refuelling machine, we did exactly the same thing, and we again had the wrong numbers. So maybe I saved fuel for nothing."

Massa's three points in Barcelona were the first of the season for last year's championship runner-up.

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Well done Ferrari... &doh
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Post by phil1993 » 22 May 2009, 12:30

But he stopped at T3 on the slow down lap

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Re: F1 News

Post by Haukinen » 22 May 2009, 12:35

phil1993 wrote:But he stopped at T3 on the slow down lap
It was a caution. Not because of a empty tank
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Post by Ali » 22 May 2009, 12:36

Haukinen wrote:
phil1993 wrote:But he stopped at T3 on the slow down lap
It was a caution. Not because of a empty tank
Cautious against what?
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Post by JoostLamers » 22 May 2009, 13:36

Ali wrote:
Haukinen wrote:
phil1993 wrote:But he stopped at T3 on the slow down lap
It was a caution. Not because of a empty tank
Cautious against what?
There has got to be fuel in the car because they (FIA) have to test if the fuel is legal. That is an amount of fuel (liters) but I don't know how much. He parked the car, so they (Ferrari) knew there was enough fuel on board to be checked, otherwise he would have been disqualified :thumbsup:
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Post by Ali » 22 May 2009, 13:41

joostlamers wrote: There has got to be fuel in the car because they (FIA) have to test if the fuel is legal. That is an amount of fuel (liters) but I don't know how much. He parked the car, so they (Ferrari) knew there was enough fuel on board to be checked, otherwise he would have been disqualified :thumbsup.
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Re: 2009 Gran Premio de España Telefonica

Post by Zack » 22 May 2009, 13:48

Firstly,Fuel sample are collected from fuel rig not car.

Only reason i think he stopped must be to prevent underweight situation or electronic system turned off engine due to misreading of fuel parameters.
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