Yet Another Flat 2010 Qualifying Session at Silverstone

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: July 10, 2010

commentComment        

Whilst it is great for the British fans to have their Grand Prix secured for another 17 years, and whilst it is also great to see the grandstands full, I think you would be hard pressed not to be disappointed by Silverstone’s 2010 qualifying session.

The first session was pointless as ever, the second session was better, but the final "shootout" was a forgone conclusion. Sorry people for another negative qualifying review; but unlike the journalists on the TV, I refuse to lie and pretend that everything is fine and that "it just keeps getting better and better" (smile to camera).


Qualifying One

Need I explain?

For those of you not familiar with F1, three new teams joined the grid for the 2010 season but were, from the very beginning, not even close to the rest of the pack. As a consequence, these three teams' six drivers have consistently locked out the bottom places leaving only one chance of a shock drop out, not particularly gripping.

Anyway, the green light shone to an empty pit lane?

It took a full two minutes for any drivers to emerge, which left me thinking that the teams had decided not to waste any tyres and had simply drawn short straws amongst the midfield drivers as to who would go out in Q1!

The first time was eventually set by Glock with a 1:35:951 (nearly five minutes into the session).

Glock’s time was thankfully joined by the rest of the pack. However, as predicted, the usual suspects soon slipped down the pecking order and at the half way stage the knock out zone was occupied by Glock, Kovalainen, Trulli, di Grassi, Yamamoto (replacing Senna, if you can tell me why…I’d love to know!), Chandhok, and Sutil.

Sutil was having some troubles immediately before the session but he soon found some speed and pulled himself up to P14.

Early on it was clear that Red Bull were immense, and Ferrari were the only t...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!