GP2 round 5-6 Turkey

[skells22]

Next weekend these guys are out on the wide run offs of Turkey's Istanbul track and last race before a break. i need to know if 3.40pm is in Turkish time zone on the Saturday race next weekend.

[skells22]

i just getting fed up trying to find if Euro sport will show both races live on the same weekend, this time we are waiting for the feature race at 4.30pm as i have worked out that the race will start at 1.40pm and we in UK have to wait again and we know slow bikes can over run

[chunterer]

So prior to qualifiying tomorrow what can we expect?

Surely it'll be an ART V Barwa dust up, with Rapax drivers and RE's Clos hot on their heels?

[JohnMiller]

I certainly wouldn't underestimate the other RE driver as well.

[skells22]

pole news. Valsecchi has the pole

[Mekola]

Valsecchi has resurrected.

[Shaddix]

the DAMS-car sucks even more than last year

[Daisy]

Field is close. First 15 cars within' a second and first 20 cars seperated by just 1.2 seconds is not bad.

[chunterer]

Surprised by Bianchi, thought he would be right up there, so best he can hope for (barring the ART super set up....) is 8th and pole for Sunday morning?

Fair play to Valsecchi though, this pole has come at a crucial time. Ditto for Turvey who's also done a solid job again. Just as we thought i-sport might be out of the picture for this season the team looks threatening here. Great for the championship, it's nice and open!

Really don't get DAMS, why is this team not performing? Is it engineering or driver problems?

[skells22]

the last row of the grid has changed due to a blocking pen for Gonzalez for blocking Herck and only Tung will go up 1 to grid 23 while Gonzalez will start last on the grid.

[runshaw]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Really don't get DAMS, why is this team not performing? Is it engineering or driver problems?

Strange isn't it. D'Ambrosio has loads of experience to build upon, but he started the season much better last year and was sitting 2nd in the championship leaving Monaco until it drastically tailed off for the rest of the season. His win in Monaco last time out was courtesy of an 8th place finish, he was still not really one of the quickest. Bet he's got sweaty palms right now, this should be his 'title' year and he said he was aiming for F1 in 2011, hope it gets better for him because he is a quality driver IMO.

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by runshaw

Strange isn't it. D'Ambrosio has loads of experience to build upon, but he started the season much better last year and was sitting 2nd in the championship leaving Monaco until it drastically tailed off for the rest of the season. Bet he's got sweaty palms right now, this should be his 'title' year and he said he was aiming for F1 in 2011, hope it gets better for him because he is a quality driver IMO.

Yes, I still remember a move he made at Hockenheim a couple of years ago approaching the Mercedes corner - stunning pass around the outside on a drive up through the field. Can't recall the year or who it was that he got by?

As for today's race again, I just wonder if Valsecchi's got enough to fend off the slightly more aggressive Maldonado, and Perez behind? In fact i'm still waiting for those 2 to come together at a given corner....

[F1 Prospects]

Istanbul – Race 1Driver Team
1. Pastor Maldonado Rapax
2. Davide Valsecchi iSport International
3. Sam Bird ART Grand Prix
4. Sergio Perez Barwa Addax Team
5. Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
6. Luiz Razia Rapax
7. Michael Herck DPR
8. Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering
9. Dani Clos Racing Engineering
10. Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology
11. Jerome d’Ambrosio Dams
12. Ho-Pin Tung Dams
13. Johnny Cecotto Trident Racing
14. Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology
15. Oliver Turvey iSport International
16. Josef Kral Super Nova Racing
17. Rodolfo Gonzalez Arden International
18. Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni
Fastest Laptime : Pastor Maldonado (Rapax) – 1:37.010 on lap 15
Not classified
Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni
Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing
Giacomo Ricci DPR
Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing
Charles Pic Arden International
Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix

[skells22]

please be aware do not post results until eurosport shows it and due to slow bikes there will be a delay.

[Mekola]

There was no delay in South America - I watched todays race live!
Delayed one usually is the Sunday race, because it will be live at 4-5 AM here.

[F1 Prospects]

Originally Posted by skells22

please be aware do not post results until eurosport shows it and due to slow bikes there will be a delay.

I post them as soon as the race is concluded when possible. Is this a rule of the forum? I thought it was of some use to those of us who cannot watch the races either live or on delay.

[skells22]

at least you did the right thing and added the word spoiler and i just watch it, by the way it is the other way around for me today, i am in the UK and had to wait for 30 minutes more than planned due to the slow bikes. at least i have it live Sunday.

[skells22]

sorry for this news was late, Perez has been DQ and go to the back of the grid for Sunday race, reason, his car was under weight. Clos will therefore take pole for Sunday race.

[Peat]

Eurosport Player FAIL once again. I'm unsubscribing, its just pathetic. Once again i am stuck with a dodgy portugese stream.

[skells22]

you could have watched it on the TV today live instead but that is too late now and unlike yesterday i saw it live but will not spoil it for the person that will be watching the GP2 race later

[Andy77]

Originally Posted by skells22

please be aware do not post results until eurosport shows it and due to slow bikes there will be a delay.

What the hell ?
If you don't want spoilers then don't visit the race threads. It is pathetic to have race threads and then not being able to discuss it just because someone hasn't seen it. How long am I supposed to wait? When I finally see a replay in 3 weeks? Furthermore, the different TV schedules in different countries do not help there either. Best example there is the ALMS race at Laguna Seca last weekend. If I didnt wanted spoilers on it I simply had to wait a week until yesterday when finally a re-live was shown here.

Don't worry Marc, it was the right thing to do and if I wasn't that lazy with posting results and stuff I would have done it myself.

Cheers,
Andy

[Daisy]

Same here, this is an international forum, not a British forum.

Back on topic, Clos won race 2 , ahead of Razia and Van Der Garde. Great run from Perez from 23rd to 7th, just outside the points.

Vietoris run of bad luck continues, running 2nd and retiring again. He deserves a good result.

[Peat]

Yeah, pretty standard Skells, if someone doesnt want to know a result, why go on a motorsport forum?

- I dont have sky tv, hence why i have (had) the Eurosport Internet Player.

[Peralta]

Perez once again being led down by his team. I wonder if he was conserving fuel the last ten laps or so of the race adit sees he pulled over after the checker flag and later being disqualified due to thecarbeing underweight for lack of an extra few gallons of fuel.

Great sprint race from the back of the grid to get 7th.

[skells22]

sorry. i was a bit mad when Euro sport played it over run card by 30 minutes