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[Hanwombat]

AWWWW x2

I cant wait for the race on sunday Even if it is going to be a recording

I'm gonna keep this page bookmarked 4 eva!

[texasmr2]

AWWWW x2

I cant wait for the race on sunday Even if it is going to be a recording

I'm gonna keep this page bookmarked 4 eva!

Your awesome man thats funny!

[MAD MAX]

40 mins

[texasmr2]

40 mins

DAYM I have four and a half hours to go !

[MAD MAX]

The coverage is excellent, its good to to the camera's in the pit garages getting really close up to the cars and the changes

[irons_4_ever]

is red bull back up driver raceing today, i think webber is haveing trouble with his leg

[Chris_0648]

Rosberg looks consistently quick

[MAD MAX]

Webber is out on the track. Pleased that Ferrari are getting quicker. disappointed with Hammy's early session, Heikki even worse.

[EwanM]

Only first practice though, still all to play for.

[EwanM]

Who’s the F1 heavyweight?
May 8, 2009 by James Allen

Picking up on the story yesterday about Fernando Alonso losing 5.5 kilos in bodyweight during the Bahrain GP, I mentioned that Nico Rosberg was telling us yesterday that he feels the rapid weight loss the drivers have undergone over the winter is contributing to them not having the reserves of energy and strength at the end of races.

I spoke to one of the leading driver trainers and he agrees with Rosberg’s point. Apparently, though, the important thing is how you lose the weight. If it’s too sudden then you lose the reserves and your energy patterns go all over the place. If it’s controlled and planned then it’s no problem.

Out of interest here are the weights of some of the leading drivers in F1, as compiled by one of my Italian colleagues,

Webber 75kg – he gained 2kg over the winter while nursing his broken leg
Kubica 70kg – he has lost 8 kilos since the 2007 season
Raikkonen – 69kg
Alonso – 66kg
Rosberg 66 kg – he has lost around 5 kilos over the winter, I’m told
Trulli – 64kg
Vettel 62kg
Heidfeld/ Massa 59kg

One of my readers posted a question the other day, could I imagine Juan Pablo Montoya coming back to F1?

Looking at the above table and what is required from drivers today in terms of weight control, I think we all know the answer to that..

[EwanM]

[irons_4_ever]

what times practise 2 its not showing on my tv programe guide

[EwanM]

what times practise 2 its not showing on my tv programe guide

1pm-2.30pm. Not available on the radio though.

[MAD MAX]

what times practise 2 its not showing on my tv programe guide

I have Sky freeview and its on channel 301 starting at 12.55

[MAD MAX]

Practice 1 timings

1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:21.799
2 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:22.154 0.355
3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:22.221 0.422
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:22.658 0.859
5 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:22.659 0.860
6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:22.667 0.868
7 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:22.753 0.954
8 Timo Glock Toyota 1:22.828 1.029
9 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.855 1.056
10 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:22.859 1.060
11 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.873 1.074
12 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:22.934 1.135
13 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:22.959 1.160
14 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.077 1.278
15 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:23.088 1.289
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:23.089 1.290
17 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:23.157 1.358
18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:23.185 1.386
19 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.522 1.723
20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:23.536 1.737