Brawn GP - Silverstone Gallery - Our pictures
We were there at the GP and thats why the site has been quite for a few days but i'll update it as much as I can again over the coming days. Here are the photo's we took:
Showing posts with label silverstone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silverstone. Show all posts
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Monday, 22 June 2009
Brawn GP - Silverstone
Well as previously mentioned over the weekend I was at the race for my fourth consecutive Silverstone. Obviously with Jenson down in 6th on the grid and Silverstone being a notoriously difficult place to overtake I realised that getting a better result may prove difficult even for someone showing the form Jenson has. I had already secured an 8/1 bet for Rubens to win at the start of the week, I find myself week in week out at the moment hoping Rubens does well. I've always found that Rubens has much more talent than his luck brings him and was jumping up and down last year for him in Club Silverstone as he made his way upto third. The Red Bulls pace was staggering and the moment Vettel left the grid and started pulling away I knew he had it in the bag which left me dissapointed for Rubens. Further from that I realised that no matter how good Ross's strategy would be trying to keep Webber at bay would still prove extremely difficult.
Rubens more aggressive driving style seemed to keep a little more warmth in the tyres whilst Jenson struggled. Towards the end of Jensons middle stint we saw him weaving down the start finish straight in an attempt to get some more temperature into the tyres, this was also having a detrimental effect on the suspension settings with Jenson finding the car bottomining out. A combination of Jensons consistent driving and strategy calls got Jenson back up the grid from 9th to 6th.
Still in my opinion another great result for Brawn GP on a circuit that doesn't necessarily suit the setup of the BGP001 which was compounded by the cool conditions of the weekend.
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Brawn GP - Todays News
Once again i'm in the Travelodge lobby without the copy and paste options so here are the links to todays stories:
Autosport - Q&A - Jenson Button - www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76401
Autosport - Press Conference - Rubens - www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76393
Autosport - Jenson overwhelmed by fans response - www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76403
BBC - Jenson downbeat on his winning chances - http://f1url.com//4k
Twitpic (Ledug) - Monster energy drink on Jense's Helmet - http://twitpic.com/7x3xq
Brawn GP - Car Weights - Silverstone
Car weights as always were announced a few hours after qualifying and Rubens and Jenson are both lighter than their Red Bull counterparts. Rubens really needs to get down to copse leading the GP to enable BGP a chance at the race win. The weather being Silverstone still may play it's part.
Vettel - 666.5 KG's
Rubens - 657.5 KG's
Webber - 659.5 KG's
Trulli - 658 KG's
Nakajima - 652.5 KG's
Jenson - 657.5 KG's
Rosberg - 661.5 KG's
Glock - 660 KG's
Raikkonen - 654 KG's
Alonso - 654 KG's
Massa - 675 KG's
Kubica - 689.5 KG's
Heikki - 695.5 KG's
Picquet - 682.5 KG's
Heidfeld - 665.5 KG's
Fisichella - 668 KG's
Bourdais - 687.5 KG's
Sutil - 692 KG's
Hamilton - 666 KG's
Buemi - 672.5 KG's
Brawn GP - Qualifying - Silverstone
Qualifying was a tense affair with Red Bull now appearing to have a good high speed package, their upgrades for Silverstone seem to have improved their car somewhat. I'm still undecided by how much as the temperatures at Silverstone may have flattered to decieve with Rubens and Jenson struggling to get heat into the tyres. Race pace may show things up differently for the Brawn GP pair.
Top Ten Qualifiers
Vettel - 1.19.509
Rubens - 1.19.856
Webber - 1.19.868
Trulli - 1.20.091
Nakajima - 1.20.216
Jenson - 1.20.289
Rosberg - 1.20.361
Glock - 1.20.490
Raikkonen - 1.20.715
Alonso - 1.20.741
Brawn GP - FP3 - Silverstone
Another practice session where the Williams team flattered to decieve, Brawn GP continued to try and find the right setup for both Jenson and Rubens:
Rosberg - 1.18.899 - 20 laps
Nakajima - 1.19.102 - 19 laps
Trulli - 1.19.125 - 15 laps
Vettel - 1.19.371 - 15 laps
Massa - 1.19.596 - 19 laps
Raikonnen - 1.19.855 - 13 laps
Glock - 1.19.868 - 19 laps
Alonso - 1.19.917 - 14 laps
Webber - 1.19.946 - 15 laps
Rubens - 1.20.028 - 14 laps
Hamilton - 1.20.048 - 16 laps
Jenson - 1.20.157 - 17 laps
Picquet - 1.20.232 - 18 laps
Bourdais - 1.20.459 - 17 laps
Sutil - 1.20.548 - 15 laps
Fisichella - 1.20.572 - 17 laps
Heikki - 1.20.638 - 18 laps
Heidfeld - 1.20.696 - 20 laps
Buemi - 1.21.024 - 11 laps
Kubica - 1.21.039 - 13 laps
Friday, 19 June 2009
Brawn GP - Todays Storys
As I have no copy and paste options and have to manually type everything in short period of time todays post will be full of links to other articles:
Autosport - Jenson Q&A - www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76336
Autosport - FIA press conference with Ross Brawn - www.autosport/news/report.php/id/76346
F1-Live - Endplate update picture - www.premium.f1-live.com/f1/photos-hires/2009/gpsilverstone/diapo_628.jpg
Brawn GP - FP2 - Silverstone
Firstly apologies but the computer here in the hotel reception won't allow me to copy and paste so I can't use HTML code to lay out :(
Updates tomorrow will be via the Twitter page and then finally I'll update the blog tomorrow night if time. www.twitter.com/brawngpblog
Driver Time Laps
Vettel - 1.19.456 - 39
Webber - 1.19.597 - 35
Sutil - 1.20.141 - 41
Nakajima - 1.20.209 - 36
Alonso - 1.20.237 - 36
Rubens - 1.20.244 - 26
Hamilton - 1.20.417 - 35
Trulli - 1.20.458 - 40
Rosberg - 1.20.468 - 42
Picquet - 1.20.608 - 37
Kubica - 1.20.622 - 23
Heikki - 1.20.733 - 37
Glock - 1.20.762 - 37
Jenson - 1.20.767 - 28
Heidfeld - 1.20.932 - 35
Bourdais - 1.20.945 - 36
Massa - 1.21.005 - 37
Raikkonen - 1.21.132 - 38
Fisichella - 1.21.413 - 40
Buemi - 1.21.668 - 37
Brawn GP - FP1 - Silverstone
Pos Driver Time Laps
1. Vettel 1:19.400 20
2. Webber 1:19.682 + 0.282 19
3. Button 1:20.227 + 0.827 20
4. Barrichello 1:20.242 + 0.842 29
5. Alonso 1:20.458 + 1.058 26
6. Massa 1:20.471 + 1.071 23
7. Trulli 1:20.585 + 1.185 32
8. Hamilton 1:20.650 + 1.250 26
9. Rosberg 1:20.815 + 1.415 32
10. Fisichella 1:20.838 + 1.438 25
11. Sutil 1:20.913 + 1.513 22
12. Kovalainen 1:21.029 + 1.629 22
13. Heidfeld 1:21.103 + 1.703 24
14. Raikkonen 1:21.179 + 1.779 27
15. Bourdais 1:21.384 + 1.984 23
16. Glock 1:21.386 + 1.986 32
17. Nakajima 1:21.489 + 2.089 26
18. Piquet 1:21.525 + 2.125 30
19. Buemi 1:21.590 + 2.190 37
20. Kubica 1:21.801 + 2.401 16
All Timing Unofficial
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Brawn GP - Jenson's Silverstone Helmet Design
As usual Jenson will adopt a special helmet for the British GP
A competition was launched at the start of the 2009 season to give Jenson’s fans the opportunity to design a one-off helmet, incorporating a British theme, for Jenson’s home Grand Prix.
After reviewing hundreds of entries, Bernie Zobl’s ‘Push The Button’ design was chosen by Jenson. The design has been carefully applied to his race helmets for the weekend and will make its track debut during the first practice session on Friday 19 June.
Bernie said: “Through an article in one of the Austrian daily newspapers, I read about the opportunity to design a helmet for Jenson. As an enthusiastic F1 fan, I had to grab the chance immediately! The slogan ‘Push the Button’ was my first brainwave and even though my family laughed about its simplicity, Ive held on to it. And as you can see… it has been worth it! Additionally it was important to me to integrate Jenson’s existing logo into my design because of its popularity and recognition value. I am very pleased about winning the competition and can’t wait to see Jenson using ‘my’ helmet in Silverstone.”
Jenson commented: "As my home race, the British Grand Prix is always really special and I love the atmosphere created at Silverstone by the British fans. For the last few years, it has become something of a tradition for me to have a special British themed helmet and this year is no exception. I wanted my fans to be involved so we ran a competition on my website www.jensonbutton.com and chose the winning design by Bernie. What I loved about Bernies design was its unique take on the Union Jack flag and how he had incorporated it into my own Button logo. The helmet looks great and I cant wait to wear it at Silverstone this weekend."
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A competition was launched at the start of the 2009 season to give Jenson’s fans the opportunity to design a one-off helmet, incorporating a British theme, for Jenson’s home Grand Prix.
After reviewing hundreds of entries, Bernie Zobl’s ‘Push The Button’ design was chosen by Jenson. The design has been carefully applied to his race helmets for the weekend and will make its track debut during the first practice session on Friday 19 June.
Bernie said: “Through an article in one of the Austrian daily newspapers, I read about the opportunity to design a helmet for Jenson. As an enthusiastic F1 fan, I had to grab the chance immediately! The slogan ‘Push the Button’ was my first brainwave and even though my family laughed about its simplicity, Ive held on to it. And as you can see… it has been worth it! Additionally it was important to me to integrate Jenson’s existing logo into my design because of its popularity and recognition value. I am very pleased about winning the competition and can’t wait to see Jenson using ‘my’ helmet in Silverstone.”
Jenson commented: "As my home race, the British Grand Prix is always really special and I love the atmosphere created at Silverstone by the British fans. For the last few years, it has become something of a tradition for me to have a special British themed helmet and this year is no exception. I wanted my fans to be involved so we ran a competition on my website www.jensonbutton.com and chose the winning design by Bernie. What I loved about Bernies design was its unique take on the Union Jack flag and how he had incorporated it into my own Button logo. The helmet looks great and I cant wait to wear it at Silverstone this weekend."
Brawn GP - Our Silverstone attire
I ordered some T shirts from a good friend of mine that does that sort of thing to show our support for the team and have a cheap plug for the site whilst at it. They are arriving in the morning on a courier just in time for when we leave (Can't make the practice sessions tomorrow unfortunately) He has just sent me over the picture of one of the them. We also have my fiance wearing Jenson 22 and myself with Rubens 23.
The picture is showing the rear of the T Shirt. The front has just the web url.
What do you think?
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