Vettel fastest as Hamilton crashes in FP1

43 comments on “Vettel fastest as Hamilton crashes in FP1”

1. 

   lluis
   8th October 2010, 3:34

   Hamilton is too nervous, he should calm down and not go to the limit always. Let’s hope his car is repaired for the next training session.
   1. 

      ExParot
      8th October 2010, 3:37

      Actually its the car’s new upgrade not Lewis. Button did the same thing at the same corner. I dont think he should change a thing.
   2. 

      Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
      8th October 2010, 4:15

      I wouldn’t say Hamilton’s accident was a result of nervousness. If a driver is nervous, he tends to go slower. Given that Hamilton had just set the fastest time in S1, I’d say his problem had nothing to do with nerves and everything to do with trying to find the limits of the car.
      1. 

         wasiF1
         8th October 2010, 11:55

         This will test him whether he can keep things cool when their are not going his way.
         1. 

            SkinBintin
            8th October 2010, 23:35

            He kept it pretty cool in 2009, when nothing was going his way. He may be a ‘kid’ still in the eyes of many, but his maturity levels have come a very long way since he joined the Forumla One circus. ;)
   3. 

      Ayo
      8th October 2010, 18:24

      Their cars did not help having also witnessed Button going into the same barriers. But the difference between the two drivers is still consistent with Hamilton having to continue straight into the barriers as if he could correct it. Compared to Button who just knew he lost it and took actions to stop the car.
   4. 

      infy (@infy)
      8th October 2010, 22:18

      Is it just me or does it look (and sound) like Lewis’s brakes failed? He didnt even lock the brakes and he didn’t really decrease in speed. Free roll’n.
2. 

   ExParot
   8th October 2010, 3:34

   Great mention for F1f on BBC stream and R5 Live. Texted thanks for the mention and then Crofty gave another mention, go F1f :)
3. 

   US_Peter (@us_peter)
   8th October 2010, 3:39

   Wow, six Germans in the top ten. And that’s impressive that Hamilton’s time held on to fifth when he wrecked so early.
   1. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      8th October 2010, 3:43

      Looks like quite a bit of degradation on the hard tyre, then. Early days, though.
      1. 

         US_Peter (@us_peter)
         8th October 2010, 3:45

         Probably so. That could be good news for the race. Unless of couse the option tire lasts a race distance.
         1. 

            Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
            8th October 2010, 3:55

            Nakajima (remember him?) did the longest stint on the softs last year, 25 laps, but was passed by Liuzzi four laps from the end of it.
   2. 

      macahan
      8th October 2010, 3:59

      It looked like he was on yet another run for a strong time. He was purple in sector 1 before he crashed. It looked like he bottomed out and just got launched then hit a depression and into the curbing again and launched of again. Almost the same thing for Button except he didn’t get launched after hitting the curb so he could save it.
      1. 

         US_Peter (@us_peter)
         8th October 2010, 4:06

         Yep. It’s like the drivers all say, it’s an unforgiving track with very little room for error.
      2. 

         Gusto
         8th October 2010, 4:15

         Too lose it in Deg2 means your taking plenty speed into Deg1, not all bad.
      3. 

         Mr. Zing Zang
         8th October 2010, 4:17

         I think the damage to Jenson’s car was worse than Hamilton’s. I would rather loose a suspension piece than to have a cracked floor.
4. 

   Larcem
   8th October 2010, 3:40

   Hamilton´s just using his bad luck BEFORE the race. it´s all strategy people… You just don´t know it.
   1. 

      SkinBintin
      8th October 2010, 23:37

      I hope you’re right! ;)
5. 

   Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
   8th October 2010, 3:44

   Hülkenberg 0.03s slower than Barrichello in his first session at Suzuka. Petrov 1.2s off Kubica.
   1. 

      US_Peter (@us_peter)
      8th October 2010, 3:48

      I’ll be surprised if Petrov stays at Renault. It really seems like they should be passing him off to Lotus and getting Glock or Sutil.
      1. 

         manatcna (@manatcna)
         8th October 2010, 4:00

         Depends how much money he’s bringing
         1. 

            US_Peter (@us_peter)
            8th October 2010, 4:08

            They’re looking competitive enough that they ought to be thinking about competitive drivers above pay drivers. It makes sense for HRT, it doesn’t for a team that’s nipping at the heals of the Red Bulls, McLarens, and Ferraris. Maybe they’re not in as good a financial situation as their performance would suggest though…
            1. 

               Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
               8th October 2010, 5:34

               A lot of Renault’s income is from East European sponsors. If they give up Petrov, they give up at least some of those sponsos. But like I said, it’s his first time at Suzuka. It doesn’t take an idiot to realise that when a driver learns a circuit for the first time, you fuel his car heavy so that he can stay out for longer. Otherwise you get the Nico Hulkenberg method, where you have to pit every other lap for fuel.
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         Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
         8th October 2010, 4:18

         I’ll be surprised if Petrov stays at Renault. It really seems like they should be passing him off to Lotus and getting Glock or Sutil.

         Bear in mind that a) it’s Petrov’s first visit to the circuit, and b) it’s first practice. Times will improve over the weekend – just as they did in Singapore – but first he has to learn the circuit.
   2. 

      macahan
      8th October 2010, 4:01

      Kubica crushed Petrov today not looking good for Petrov. BUT the question begs where they doing same strategies for practice and do they have the same bits on the car?
      1. 

         Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
         8th October 2010, 6:37

         FP2 is underway – Petrov has already found a second from his FP1 time. He’s probably light and/or on the softer options. The point is that FP1 doesn’t really mean anything – because Alonso is also up the pointy end of the grid, dammit.
6. 

   Dr_Jones
   8th October 2010, 3:53

   Good for Nick Heidfeld – he’s getting back from his old form.
   1. 

      Damon
      8th October 2010, 8:49

      Indeed. He’s fighting for a next year’s seat.
      1. 

         wasiF1
         8th October 2010, 11:57

         He needs to impress some vacant seat like Force India & Lotus.
   2. 

      vodka and orange
      8th October 2010, 12:55

      …so hes still crap then! #:) how many races without a win??? oh, that right, he holds the record at 150 odd !!! #:)
7. 

   Dave Blanc
   8th October 2010, 4:02

   Webber and Vettel look closely matched so far. V diff from the last race where Vettel blew him away. Looking forward to seeing some “close” racing from these 2 this weekend. Lots of talk about respecting each other etc but here are 2 guys that drive to the max and are desperate to win the WDC.
8. 

   US_Peter (@us_peter)
   8th October 2010, 4:05

   Off topic slightly here, but I love the way Google’s translator interprets Vitaly Petrov’s twitter updates. Case in point just now:

   First came to the difficult Japanese Suzuka track, Vitali showed in the first workout Friday 15 th result, while preventing errors
9. 

   nannini
   8th October 2010, 4:10

   Thank u Keith 4 your work.
10. 

    Formel1 GP
    8th October 2010, 4:15

    1 and 2 Red Bull! Hopefully the Top5 manage to finish, I don’t want to see a blown engine making the chamionship decision.
11. 

    Sammy
    8th October 2010, 4:23

    I dont know, is something going on with Lewis, be it in his personal life or what have you? Or is this just EXTRA ordinary bad luck???
    He cant keep crashing these cars…I mean, maybe he’d benefit from a ‘benching’? Let the test driver have a go in the second session? I dont know but Lewis needs to forget everything, overtaking, webber, button, mclaren…just race man….no pressure whatsoever on you.
    1. 

       rfs
       8th October 2010, 4:35

       In his personal life? Lewis crashed out of two GPs in a row and compromised his chances of winning the championship. Until he wins another GP (preferably this one) those mistakes will still be in the back of his mind, and will probably affect his driving.

       Anyway, the problem seemed to be with the car, seeing as how Jenson nearly crashed at the same spot. Is he going to run all of FP2?
12. 

    Eggry (@eggry)
    8th October 2010, 4:37

    It seems like Mclaren’s latest upgrade is fast but not stable. It has happened repeatedly this year after they bring big upgrade package. When it came, Hamilton push hard but take some risk, and Button doesn’t take risk but significantly slower than Hamilton. Maybe Mclaren prefer performance than stability. but sometimes it makes Hamilton crash and Button struggle.
13. 

    Rahim RG
    8th October 2010, 4:52

    Its gonna be a tough fight between Sutil and both the Williams while Liuzzi just watching his team mate from Behind….
    Put in Di Resta or Chandhok…..
14. 

    Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
    8th October 2010, 5:46

    McLaren say Hamilton will be out in FP2 but not right at the start.
    1. 

       BasCB (@bascb)
       8th October 2010, 8:24

       And so it proved to be, only 10 minutes on track for him in FP2!

       Seems McLaren is still a bit in trouble with bumps and riding right on the edge to get a good lap.
15. 

    Speckled Jim
    8th October 2010, 9:00

    Lewis is on edge at the moment and pushing hard, cant really blame him I guess. Watching the footage its clear he went into the corner to deep and ran off. I dont think It was the car I think it was a little bit of desperation. He definetly missed the braking zone thats for sure. Chin up though Lewis, I like the way you try so hard mate. Just need to take a deep breath.
16. 

    wasiF1
    8th October 2010, 11:32

    Back luck for Hamilton,seeing at the footage I have to blame him can’t make mistakes like this at this stage of the championship. I believe it will be Red Bulls race to loose to Alonso but Kubica can surprised a few just as he did in Belgium.
17. 

    miguelF1O (@)
    9th October 2010, 0:09

    congrats to f1fanatic.co.uk mentioned twice today at bbc

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