[Iceman]

Originally Posted by James

Do you mean the drivers don't try and overtake at the start because they know now they can get passed later? Commentators said that yesterday.

Yeah the start has taken away any excitement of a crash for me.... you only have to look and see how many cars finished the last 2 races to see that they dont care about it that much I have high hopes for spain though.... And the speed thing with Mercedes is just stupid, they're either really fast or stupidly off the pace..... I really just need Schumacher to come good again to keep me interested, theres nobody on the grid that entertains me anymore....

/rant

[Iceman]

NEW DELHI: Force India has said it was committed to field Adrian Sutil in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix despite a possible criminal complaint against the driver in the wake of his reported altercation with Renault owner Eric Lux.

Lux has threatened to file a complaint against Sutil for physically assaulting him in a night club in Shanghai after the Chinese Grand Prix, last month.

"Force India Formula One Team is aware of the statements made by both its driver, Adrian Sutil, and Mr Eric Lux of Genii Capital, pertaining to events following the Chinese Grand Prix.

"Although the team continues to monitor the situation, it remains fully committed to its driver line-up at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix," Force India said in a statement.

Lux, one of the owners of the Renault F1 team, had issued a statement on Monday after a showdown with Sutil at the M1nt private club in Shanghai.

Lux was apparently injured by a broken champagne glass and a wound to the neck required 24 stitches, according to an Italian website.

The background of the altercation is not known yet but Sutil has maintained that Lux's injuries occurred by accident and he did not deliberately wound him.

The last time an incident like this occurred was when Belgian driver Bertrand Gachot was found guilty in a London court of assaulting a taxi driver in 1991 and was prevented from attending the Grand Prix of Belgium.

In the event of a civil conviction, Sutil's F1 super license could be at risk and he could temporarily lose his job with the team. Prior to this civil court judgement, neither the FIA nor Bernie Ecclestone are investigating the matter.

[Iceman]

NEW DELHI: Force India has said it was committed to field Adrian Sutil in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix despite a possible criminal complaint against the driver in the wake of his reported altercation with Renault owner Eric Lux.

Lux has threatened to file a complaint against Sutil for physically assaulting him in a night club in Shanghai after the Chinese Grand Prix, last month.

"Force India Formula One Team is aware of the statements made by both its driver, Adrian Sutil, and Mr Eric Lux of Genii Capital, pertaining to events following the Chinese Grand Prix.

"Although the team continues to monitor the situation, it remains fully committed to its driver line-up at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix," Force India said in a statement.

Lux, one of the owners of the Renault F1 team, had issued a statement on Monday after a showdown with Sutil at the M1nt private club in Shanghai.

Lux was apparently injured by a broken champagne glass and a wound to the neck required 24 stitches, according to an Italian website.

The background of the altercation is not known yet but Sutil has maintained that Lux's injuries occurred by accident and he did not deliberately wound him.

The last time an incident like this occurred was when Belgian driver Bertrand Gachot was found guilty in a London court of assaulting a taxi driver in 1991 and was prevented from attending the Grand Prix of Belgium.

In the event of a civil conviction, Sutil's F1 super license could be at risk and he could temporarily lose his job with the team. Prior to this civil court judgement, neither the FIA nor Bernie Ecclestone are investigating the matter.

[James]

Here comes qualifying 1. Anyone watching?

[Marc]

Originally Posted by James

Here comes qualifying 1. Anyone watching?

Who won?

[James]

Webber on poll position from Vettel.

[James]

What a start from Alonso.

[James]

^ Didn't count for much though heh. Vettel wins again.

[Iceman]

Great race by usual Spanish GP standards..... Hamilton, Button and Webber all under investigation for speeding, hopefully they get DQ'd then Schumacher gets a podium

[James]

Has Seb done the 'Crazy Frog' celebration before then?

[Iceman]

No but he's bringing it back, he's gonna make everyone love it! I bet BBC will use the crazy frog next week now

[James]

I thought it was more Fred Flintstone.

[Iceman]

LOL wonder what its gonna be next week???

[James]

'That's what I'm talking about'.

[Iceman]

LOL did you hear brundle say that at the end of the race? Priceless!! Really pleased with Schumis form this weekend....the old man is ready to get back into things methinks

[denvertdino]

How good is Vetal!

[Iceman]

I hate him

[Iceman]

Schumacher hit the barriers in TP1 Vettel fastest

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Schumacher hit the barriers in TP1 Vettel fastest

thank i forgot it on today and not friday i got it on 301 but there showing the french open so i got it online bbc sports web site so now i can watch both

[Iceman]

yeah next one is on now I think?

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Iceman

yeah next one is on now I think?

Its on now here the link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/9497040.stm

[Iceman]

Im alright, I dont watch Practice unless its a good track

[michael21]

2nd Practice finishing order

1 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
2 Great Britain L Hamilton McLaren
3 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
4 Great Britain J Button McLaren
5 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
6 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
7 Germany M Schumacher Mercedes
8 Australia M Webber Red Bull
9 Germany A Sutil Force India
10 Germany N Heidfeld Renault
11 Russian Federation V Petrov Renault
12 Mexico S Perez Sauber
13 Brazil R Barrichello Williams
14 Switzerland S Buemi Toro Rosso
15 Venezuela P Maldonado Williams
16 Japan K Kobayashi Sauber
17 Spain J Alguersuari Toro Rosso
18 Finland H Kovalainen Lotus
19 Italy J Trulli Lotus
20 Great Britain P Di Resta Force India
21 Belgium J d'Ambrosio Virgin
22 Germany T Glock Virgin
23 India N Karthikeyan Hispania
24 Italy V Liuzzi Hispania

[Iceman]

No Red Bull in the top 4, RUN QUICK THE WORLD IS ENDING

[BBfanUSA]

i live in america and i don't think i'll be awake to watch it.
if they do show the race later i'll try to catch it

Well there's still the Indy 500 and a 600 mile endurance stock car race later that same day here in america