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Qualifying day, and if you’re anything like us, this is the best day of the weekend. We’re very much looking forward to watching the battle for pole position, and hope you’ll join us when the live commenting threads appear. Here are some of the other topics we’re talking about: So, why has Geoff Willis left Red [...] Daily: 11th July 2009 - sidepodcast

Although there are two sessions today, it’s all about where you are at the end of the day. Free Practice 2 Position Driver Time Laps 1 Lewis Hamilton 1:32.149 23 2 Sebastian Vettel 1:32.331 31 3 Jenson Button 1:32.369 32 4 Mark Webber 1:32.480 28 5 Jarno Trulli 1:32.511 32 6 Adrian Sutil 1:32.585 32 7 Rubens Barrichello 1:32.664 26 8 Fernando Alonso 1:32.774 24 9 Kazuki Nakajima 1:32.872 32 10 Nelson Piquet 1:32.992 29 11 Nick Heidfeld 1:33.012 36 12 Felipe Massa 1:33.052 34 13 Nico Rosberg 1:33.128 34 14 Robert Kubica 1:33.161 28 15 Timo Glock 1:33.172 34 16 Kimi Raikkonen 1:33.182 29 17 Heikki Kovalainen 1:33.724 27 18 Sebastien Buemi 1:33.903 30 19 Sebastien Bourdais 1:34.025 30 20 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:38.877 3 However, Free Practice 1 can hold some weight as well, so here’s how it was by [...] Germany: Free Practice Times - sidepodcast

The action in Germany gets underway with Red Bull and McLaren on top. 10-Jul-09: Webber and Hamilton Lead the Way in Free Practice - sidepodcast

This weekend the German GP finally returns to the venue that many folk consider its spiritual home for the first time since 1985, creating a new chapter in a history that stretches right back to 1927. Of course, the Nurburgring itself has not actually been missing from the F1 calendar for that long, because since 1995 [...] Force India – Facts – German GP - sidepodcast

For the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship the German Grand Prix switches back to the Nurburgring in the heart of the Eifel Mountains to the west of Germany. The event, held from 10 – 12 July, will be the ninth round of the 17-round series and the home event for Force India’s engine partner, [...] Force India – Preview – German GP - sidepodcast

Objectives P1: Mechanical set-up and analysis of new aero components Objectives P2: Performance evaluation for qualifying and the race Conclusions – Sam Michael, Technical Director “We worked through our programme, even though there was a little rain about this afternoon. It was pretty difficult given the gusty wind conditions today and with the track being cold, it was a [...] Williams – German Grand Prix Practice - sidepodcast

Bridgestone’s super soft tyre proved to be the fastest rubber on the undulating Nurburgring circuit for the first day of the German Grand Prix. In variable weather conditions, Lewis Hamilton set the day’s fastest lap time, a 1min 32.149secs, in his Vodafone McLaren Mercedes during the afternoon practice session. Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) was the [...] Bridgestone Motorsport’s Friday Update - sidepodcast

Jarno Trulli (Car 9, Chassis TF109-06) 1st Practice: 4th, 1m 33.795s (+0.713s), 23 laps 2nd Practice: 5th, 1m 32.511s (+0.362s), 32 laps Timo Glock (Car 10, Chassis TF109-05) 1st Practice: 19th, 1m 34.911s (+1.829s), 23 laps 2nd Practice: 15th, 1m 33.172s (+1.023s), 34 laps Panasonic Toyota Racing made a solid start to the German Grand Prix weekend despite cold and changeable [...] Toyota – German Grand Prix – Free Practice Round-Up - sidepodcast

The ING Renault F1 Team completed a busy day of practice at the Nürburgring today in preparation for this weekend’s German Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso, R2904 Free practice 1: 16 laps, 1:34.148 on lap 11, P10 Run 1: 6 laps, new hard tyres Run 2: 5 laps, same hard tyres, change to front suspension Run 3: 4 laps, same [...] Renault – 2009 German Grand Prix Friday - sidepodcast

Car 14 MARK WEBBER 1st Practice P1, 2nd Practice P4 “That was a pretty good day for us. We expected changeable and cool conditions, which are so typical of the Nuerburgring, so there were no surprises with that. We did the normal Friday stuff, comparing the tyres and it seems pretty straightforward. We got a reasonable amount [...] Red Bull – German Grand Prix, Friday Practice - sidepodcast

Brawn GP has joined forces with Upstream to bring fans the team’s first Formula One racing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. By taking part in the new Brawn GP Racing contest, fans also have the chance to win a Mercedes SL Roadster road car. The racing game is developed by iPhone games developer [...] Brawn GP Take the Chequered Flag with iPhone and iPod Touch - sidepodcast

Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Timo Glock will take the wraps off his new-look helmet this afternoon at the Nürburgring, venue for this weekend’s German Grand Prix. Over 170 children responded to the Panasonic ‘Kids School’ competition to design new helmet colours for Timo to wear throughout the German Grand Prix weekend, before reverting to his usual [...] Toyota – Timo Glock set to unveil his new look - sidepodcast

The ING Renault F1 Team is delighted to announce the latest stop on its Roadshow calendar will be the city of Oviedo, Fernando Alonso’s home town in northern Spain. The event will be staged in the city centre on Saturday 5th of September, the weekend before the Italian Grand Prix. The 1.8 km temporary track will [...] Renault – Fernando Alonso gets set for Oviedo Roadshow in September - sidepodcast

Despite typical cold Eifel weather, the BMW Sauber F1 Team had a smooth start to the weekend of its home Grand Prix. The team brought new parts for the F1.09 to the Nürburgring race – a different floor, including a further developed double diffuser, a modified rear suspension and, for its debut on Saturday morning, [...] BMW Sauber F1 Team – German Grand Prix – Free Practice - sidepodcast

Brawn GP began the team’s on-track preparations for Round nine of the 2009 championship, the German Grand Prix, at the Nürburgring circuit located in Germany’s Eifel Mountains today. With air temperatures dropping as low as just 10 degrees and a strengthening wind in the afternoon, it was an unseasonably chilly first day of practice. Light rain [...] Brawn GP – 2009 German Grand Prix – Practice - sidepodcast

Sebastien Buemi – (STR4-03) “Even though our times don’t look great, we did a good job today in terms of testing everything we wanted to try and so we have a clear picture of what the car is doing and why. Depending on whether it is wet or not tomorrow, we will go in a [...] Toro Rosso – German Grand Prix, Friday Practice - sidepodcast

Free Practice 1 was actually much more interesting than anticipated, plenty of action, some cars unable to stay on track, and even some fans in the grandstands! Weather Update There were dark clouds hovering throughout FP1 and we saw some light rain to test the drivers’ wits. It didn’t pour down though, and it looks like this [...] Live: Germany – Free Practice 2 - sidepodcast

It’s been weeks and weeks since I looked at Fantasy Racers. During the last race, we were unexpectedly at the track on Friday and missed the cut off for swapping the team. Now, I am right back on form though, and have chosen for the upcoming German Grand Prix. Firstly, I decided to give Massa a [...] Fantasy Racers Reminder – Germany - sidepodcast