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Weighing up: Abu Dhabi qualifying

This week, “Domination: the act of being in control.”

With refuelling banned for 2010, this is the last time we get to do this for at least a year. A reminder, one final reminder, that qualifying is made up of 3 knockout sessions, with the fastest 10 drivers competing in Q3 with race fuel aboard while [...]

Make it easy on yourself

Wanting to revisit some of this season’s races? Trying to follow the story of the 2009 F1 season but not bothered enough to sift through pages of posts to find the one you want? Worry not, for qualifying and race reports now have their own categories somewhere off to the left of this post.

Not really weighing up: Brazilian GP

This week, “Never-ending stoooooory, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah.”

20 drivers, 3 sessions, 1 grid, 3 hours. Drivers, cars, weights from the FIA:

1. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes        650.5
2. Webber       Red Bull-Renault      656.0
3. Sutil        Force India-Mercedes 656.5
4. Trulli       Toyota                658.5
5. Raikkonen    Ferrari               651.5
6. Buemi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari    659.0
7. Rosberg      Williams-Toyota       657.0
8. Kubica       BMW-Sauber            656.0
9. Nakajima     Williams-Toyota       664.0
10. Alonso       Renault               652.0
11. Kobayashi    Toyota                [...]

Weighing up: Singapore qualifying

This week, delayed because it is apparently written in law that the writer of this piece must attend at least one wedding each race weekend, “If you want to get ahead, get a Hamilton.”

Qualifying starts with 20 drivers and, via a process of lap time based elimination, ends with 10 setting the top grid times [...]

Weighing up, briefly: Monza qualifying

This week, “Brevity will get you everywhere.”

After the Chinese meal, the drinks that followed, the tour of Hartlepool’s clubs and the eventual horrible singing, it was the second chorus of Delilah that decisively saw off my already-fragile voice. I should really go and rest that, so we’ll not be long this week.

You know how these things [...]

Weighing up: Spa qualifying

This week, “Yes, I’m sure it’s not upside down.”

There are twenty cars, each weighing 605kg without fuel, and there are three qualifying sessions. At the end of the first session, the slowest five men are knocked out. At the end of the second session, the same. The remaining ten drivers fill up with enough fuel to [...]

Weighing up: Nurburgring qualifying

This week, “Help wanted – apply within.”

You know how this works by now, you band of hardy regulars, you, but just in case: the top 10 cars ran the final part of qualifying with enough fuel to start the race tomorrow and were weighed at the end of the session. 11th down to 20th were knocked [...]

Weighing Up: Silverstone qualifying

This week subtitled, “At least the certain winner isn’t called Jenson…”

Never seen one of these before? Here’s how it works: each car weighs 605 kg without fuel. The top 10 drivers run the final part of qualifying with their race fuel aboard, and the FIA publish the car weights so we can compare relative performances [...]

Weighing Up: Istanbul qualifying

Brawn were quick, Red Bull were wonderful in the faster corners and the Ferrari revival appeared to only be partial. Proof, if it were needed, that if you keep on making predictions for long enough you’ll eventually fluke one.

Sebastian Vettel was fastest in all three stages of qualifying on his way to pole position, just [...]

Weighing Up: Monaco Qualifying

Another weekend, another qualifying session, another Jenson Button pole position.

As usual, the FIA weighed the cars post-qualifying, all cars starting at the minimum weight limit of 605kg. The top ten were weighed after running the final part of qualifying with fuel onboard, everyone else was knocked out before the final part of qualifying and added fuel [...]

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