German Car Zone

FP 2
1. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:21.935
2. Nelsinho Piquet Jr Renault 0:00.084
3. Fernando Alonso Renault 0:00.097
4. Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:00.237
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:00.294
6. Mark Webber Red Bull 0:00.303
7. Nico Rosberg Williams 0:00.331
8. David Coulthard Red Bull 0:00.354
9. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:00.448
10. Adrian Sutil Force India 0:00.613
11. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0:00.750
12. Robert Kubica BMW 0:00.853
13. Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:01.195
14. Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:01.289
15. Jenson Button Honda 0:01.328
16. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:01.329
17. Rubens Barrichello Honda 0:01.480
18. Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso 0:01.726
19. Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0:01.749
20. Timo Glock Toyota 0:01.948
21. Takuma Sato Super Aguri 0:03.175
22. Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 0:03.228

FP 3
1. Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:21.269
2. David Coulthard Red Bull 0:00.196
3. Fernando Alonso Renault 0:00.330
4. Robert Kubica BMW 0:00.448
5. Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:00.502
6. Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0:00.673
7. Nelsinho Piquet Jr Renault 0:00.723
8. Jenson Button Honda 0:00.791
9. Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:00.806
10. Timo Glock Toyota 0:00.812
11. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0:00.825
12. Nico Rosberg Williams 0:00.905
13. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 0:00.907
14. Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:00.920
15. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:00.951
16. Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso 0:01.023
17. Rubens Barrichello Honda 0:01.081
18. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:01.197
19. Adrian Sutil Force India 0:01.857
20. Takuma Sato Super Aguri 0:02.457
21. Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 0:02.652
22. Mark Webber Red Bull

Holy Batman!! Alonso on P2, that was very unexpected. I guess Flavio wasn't bullshitting when he said that Renault would find their pace in Barcelona. Mclaren seem to have problem with finding the right setup for the car, it lacks a little pace. That will prove to be big problem, especially now there BMW and Renault are officially in the game. Very competitive top end with 6 very fast drivers. For Mclaren to win the championship or Hamilton to win WDC, the team has a lot of work ahead of them and the car, fuel and tyre strategy all has to click.

Ok this is a surprise, Alonso 2nd, even if he is on super light fuel, that is better than expected.

Qual.
1. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1 21 816
2. Fernando Alonso Renault
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari
4. Robert Kubica BMW
5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren
6. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren
7. Mark Webber Red Bull
8. Jarno Trulli Toyota
9. Nick Heidfeld BMW
10. Nelsinho Piquet Jr Renault
11. Rubens Barrichello Honda
12. Kazuki Nakajima Williams
13. Jenson Button Honda
14. Timo Glock Toyota
15. Nico Rosberg Williams
16. Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso
17. David Coulthard Red Bull
18. Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso
19. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India
20. Adrian Sutil Force India
21. Anthony Davidson Super Aguri
22. Takuma Sato Super Aguri

Yeah Alonso was most likely running very light. What's left to see is if the car can endure and if he can't maintain the pace throughout the race without wearing out the tires. Sadly it might end up being a pretty boring race with Kimi trailing off while the rest get stuck behind the Renault Clio. Barcelona is a circuit with hills and a lot of fast corners making it incredibly risky or even stupid for anyone to attempt overtaking. As I see it most action will be occurring at and start and in the first corner. So all we can hope for is...............................rain.

Oh baby Hamilton is totally out without Alonso, no surprise for me.

McLaren sucks.

James Allen has mentioned that the team lack an experienced race driver to develope the car, and maybe this is true, looking at the current form of the team.

He's right. Pedro's, Heikki's and Hamilton's accumulated race experience is minor compared with Ferrari, BMW and Alonso. The two semi-rockies have very little experience setting up a car, that it whey they both are out of the top 3 today not fully satisfied with the car. And it's not like Mclaren is gambling by running with more fuel planning a one stopper of some sort, we all know they suck when it comes to fuel strategies. That is the number one reason why Hamilton never win a race unless he qualifies to P1. Mclaren seriously need to sort that out if they want to win this year.

Hamilton is very good car launcher and attacker in the first coners. So if he is to put on a good performance tomorrow then that's where the magic will occur.