Anybody watching the F1 qualifying?

Chat tomorrow, have a great day & good luck ok!!

Torque 8-)

Oh, it's 22:00! I have to say good night now... I need my beauty sleep :D

Chat to you guys tomorrow. Of course, only if the F1 results are favorable to me :)

Darude, you know me better. You know I have no heart :D

..it helps to know how to win & I like to win, don't you??!!!

Yeah, she's not so bad as feline's go.. ;-)

Quite charming actually in a catty kind of way...lol

Torque 8-)

Hey, be nice to Massa, he's not a loser (I hope not!).

I told you, Torque, this woman (cat) is dangerous. (Have to fix another one, just like the other one).

a pretty cool heart oh well whose pal is she Da :D

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Fatcat has a heart for losers. Hey, Torque, aren't we both losers??

Hey, it's not personal... :D

I just want Hamilton and Raikonnen to spin and go home early :D

Traction MD, tension in the pitlane was high I'm sure, but then again until the path becomes clear it would have been high for sure!

Thanks Cat...., love you too!!

Torque 8-)

MD, you need to go on to Facebook!

Lol, we'll find out tomorrow ..

Ah, ok. I thought you abandoned us!

Cat, I like that: MD, where are you?

I'm here, Baby, just had to fix another drink.

Finn. Poor you!

I still hope your guy loses tomorrow :)

And Torque's guy too :)

Cant do that, Im trapped in Dubai without alcohol :D So basically Im just jealous :D

cat, I would not dare to stop as long as I have your and Torque's company. Torque, traction or tension?

MD, where are you?

Finn... C'mon. Grab yourself a bottle and join us.

Hopefully your man will lose tomorrow anyway :D

Hijacking, this thread is so far offtopic .. I thought I'll get it back on track.. But too much boozing going on.. :D

Torque is helpful when traction is too low...!!

True though!

Wine going down a treat, must iron shirt soon....

Be interesting to see how Kimi & Lewis fare from the mid-pack, anyone expecting to NOT see a bump or two...

Torque 8-)

Torque, I'm already on the second bottle. It's called Santa Cristina. I think it's a bordeaux blend, not quite sure though :D

MD...

Did u stop the vodkas?

PMSL? What's that?

So, the problem for Kimi was that the setup of the tires in correspondence with the loaded fuel did not produce enough heat to develop grip which caused the Ferrari to behave sluggish in the Ascari corner and resulted in a lap time of more than 1:48 seconds. That's what we are talking about. It really is a problem with the tires. When the profile on the "wet" tires is worn down, there is not enough rubber left to produce enough grip through heat. (Still on the 6th)

PMSL Fatcat!!!

Have another bottle!

Torque 8-)

LOL. It's my thread. I get to say who highjacked it or not!

You're right, MD. I'm just too tipsy to be serious now :D

The Finn did not hijack this thread! We did. It was all about Formula 1.

I did, MD. Qtel realized I had not paid my bill and disconnected me. Then they felt sorry for me and gave me my connection back :D

Btw, I finished my first bottle :D

Sorry to hear that, had kind of hoped it had made it!

My 'net also dropped the ball as well, twice in the last 30 mins....arrrrgggghhhh!

Torque (4 beers + one bottle red, next going down nicely)

The finn... Stop highjacking the thread, LOL.

Just joking, grab yourself a bottle (yes, a whole bottle is required) of wine and make yourself at home.

Uh, Houston, you had a problem, Apollo 13?? (6 Vodka)

Torque, it's still lost somewhere in Canada!

Houston, we're back! (Thanks, QTel)

Rosberg is half Finnish..

I never got a chance to ask you as kinda lost touch of late.

Anyway, hope it got through!

Good luck with tomorrow!

MD, the QL king of charm!

Torque 8-)

Right, Kovalainen has a good car, half British, half German. Lol.

I hope 1-2 for Finland tomorrow.. Heikki should be up for it but Kimi is far behind.. We have 2½ finnish drivers there :D

Give Dracula some of your wine, Torque. He won't take mine!

Oh I'm indeed working tomorrow. It's actually a very important day for me at work.

Come on over guys, let's open a few more!! Lol

I've had Columbian before Cat, liked that very much!

Torque 8-)

LOL, MD. I'm blushing :D

no, cat, there is something true in what you say. The best coffee is grown in some altitude. Hence Colombian is very good. Ethiopia has high mountains, too. But for Brazil it's the black magic soul of the North Eastern plateau. You see, a "lover" of something makes irrational arguments about why he loves something. So, Brazilian coffee for me goes together with Samba, Ipanema, Pele, and fatcat.

Dracula, if you're on this thread it means you need to talk to me :D

"Right, another bottle has to be opened!"

share it!!!!

OMG, Torque. You don't have to work tomorrow, do you?!

I hear that the best coffee is from Colombia (I think - could be wrong - plus I'm on my 3rd glass). That is because they hand pick it, as opposed to the way they pick in Brazil, by shaking the trees and hoping for the best.

..you poured me the other night, a bit sweet for me though as I never have sugar in tea or coffee, but certainly delicious!

Torque

I don't usually show it either, but sat here on my own has made me a tad contemplative doing the old 'what ifs'....

Right, another bottle has to be opened!

Torque

Nah, black is beautiful, says a coffee lover.

Thought a cat would prefer cream? ;-)

Torque

Torque, he got what it takes. Did you know that I am very sensitive, too. No, I don't show it. Look at my comments. Concerning Brazilian coffee, they have a lot, but the very very best is from Ethiopia, because that's where it originates from. But, cat, I would love to get a small present from you if you come back from Brazil. It's what you have in mind when you buy it what counts, nothing else.

Last February.

I'm not a coffee drinker (that's another secret!), so I can't really say if our coffee is good. I like my coffee with lots of milk, that shows how much I understand about coffee.

Never tried Brazilian coffee, good is it?

When did you last go Cat?

Torque

.., so your secret should stay your secret lol!

MD, the silly thing is that he does miss me loads too, just has a funny way of showing his emotions, last time he cried his eyes out when I left to return to Dubai, a very sensitive soul. But love his so much!

IF I hasn't called my Mum I'd have been in so much trouble, me & my bro have to remind each other so we don't forget!!!! ;-)

No shame in that MD, very natural, Chris only rings my Mum when he wants a life or 'something'.

Torque (4 beers + half bottle of Shiraz)

Hey, I don't know when I'm going there next, but when I do go I'll bring you some.

I only drink Brazilian Ground Coffee.

Oh, the spoil reputation refers to the b. instead of nice.

I know, it's terrible. That's why I don't drink too often!

The other half is Italian :)

And I'm 100% Brazilian.

Fatcat, no, it's my thing. I only called my mother when I needed money. Shame on me.

Yes, man, you can be proud of him. And you know what, he'll probably be proud of his dad who let's him do these things. Doesn't happen too often.

Don't spoil your reputation, girl!

passion & ability is with the drums, bought him his first set at 3 & he's been semi-pro since 13 playing all over the UK, mainly at motosport events when he's not doing pub gigs.

James Toseland (ex WSB champion) joined him a couple of years ago on stage, was an awesome night at Silverstone's Paddock Bar!

I'm very proud of him!

Torque 8-)

MD, is that a German thing? My German side of the family never calls on birthdays!

LOL - oh, that.

Let me tell you a secret, MD. I've been told that I become nice when I drink. And that came from a person who spends a lot of time with me (not my husband, lol - my co-worker). So, from now on, if I say something nice, just ignore it!

True, Torque, my mother always complained that I never called her.

Well, first of all, cat, everybody here knows you are mean. My "sarcastic" pointed to the fact that you were complaining about not being "invited" by me. But that should not be a problem. I discuss it with Suzanna, get permission from Jumana, and then we'll have a candlelight dinner at ... where ever you like. And we'll be dancing.

..is my view!

The little touches can make the biggest impact.

As do calls out the blue, that usually works well with family I've found.

Torque

LOL, MD. Are you biaised or what?!

The difference is that my asian meal comes from the frozen aisle ;)

Hey, Torque, you're guy is studying music? He will be having a beautiful life then! (6 Vodka)

MD, I wasn't being mean... I was being realistic. Normally, a few years back, she'd have complained to my mom that I forgot her birthday. I didn't receive any complaints, so I can just assume she didn't notice.

....Goan chicken with Lindemans Shiraz!

Torque 8-)

Now you are sarcastic, cat. Don't you remember the song I sang yesterday (John Prine)

"In a town this size

there is no place to hide

Every where you go

you meet some one you know

you can't steal a kiss

in a place like this

how the rumors will fly

in a town this size"?

I forgot about my granny's birthday this year. Shameful!

I don't think she noticed it, though. Alzheimers.

Semillon/chardonnay goes really well with lemongrass chicken :D

, she was walking the dog in the fields at the time!

No, she did see him last week but apparently he's very busy with music college, gigs with his different bands & his job.

I'm actually writing his a letter & hopefully that might make a difference.

Torque (4 beers + one glass of red)

Thanks for invite, MD, I sort of invited myself, lol. I'm shameless!

Torque, red wine after beer? Wow, you're gonna have a monster hangover tomorrow.

Did you call your Mom then, Torque? She might be able to tell you if your son showed up.

..., was my Mum's birthday today so I tried to get hold of him to make sure he'd call her, or visit, he only lives 5 mins from her house & she loves him to bits!

Have tried to get hold of him for several weeks now, but no joy, has been driving me nuts..

Red wine open now!

Torque

cat, the indication of the grade of intoxication was an agreement between Torque and me, so we could judge when either of us was beginning to talk nonsense. Feel free to join this treaty.

Can't get hold of your lad? What's that?

But you already had the show! One can't dance without the musician :)

So all this alcohol talk made me open a botle of wine :) Wait 'till I catch up!

Not sad about that FC, realised that most of the beers have gone after a visit through the night from friends on Thursday... ;-)

Seriously, because I can't get hold of my lad, but do know his driving test is coming up very shortly.

Send messages, try his mob, try the old house, but no joy. Kinda like talking to a brick wall which is never nice regardless of any circumstances..

Torque

..like Jackson Browne wrote it in his song "Rosie" from the album "Running on Empty", .. "and the drummer swept the girl away". That's what normally happens. Yeah, that's what my experience tells me, too. (5 Vodka)

...take over, catty.

Then it's their minute to do what? Dance?

for you fatcat: musicians don't dance. They wait until the (latino) dancers are exhausted from jumping around, then it's their minute.

then your comments are getting useless, Torque, just like mine.

His gf is in Dubai, MD.

No offense but... your sort of have to be latino to dance latino music :)

With a few exceptions, but very few :)

MD, 3 Beers...so far! lol

Feeling sad!

Torque

Torque, how many? Me, 4 Vodka.

..., they look wrong & are just far too independant for that!

Torque 8-)

Don't fancy being scratched just for offering...!!

Torque ;-)

LOL, MD. Of because they know I have two left feet, so to be able to lead me is not the easiest of tasks ;)

Ha, that's due to your miserable reputation, cat. Nobody dares. Of course, everybody knows you bite and you have claws, and ...

...at some point & so you shouldn't worry about your perceived skill, as long as you enjoy it!

Torque 8-)

Oh, no, what I meant is that I do not dance alone, I need somebody to lead me. So far Skanky was the only brave one :)

I thought you needed two good feet to dance well...?!!

Torque 8-)

I didn't say I wanted to dance with you. I might play and sing "The Girl from Ipanema" (if you give me time to practice it). Then you dance with whoever you want, and then I tell you if it's true or not that you are a "terrible" dancer.

I only dance with Skanky, MD :)

Let me decide on that, will ya?

Oh, I'm a terrible dancer :(

would love to see you dancing it. It is a challenge for every guitar player especially the version of Astrud Gilberto. I think her brother is also a god on the guitar.

Yup, that's the English version of it. Are you in to Bossa Nova?

tall and turning, young and lovely the girl from Ipanema goes walking, and when she passes each one she passes goes mmmhhh

when she walks she's like a samba that swings so cool and sways so gently and when she passes each one she passes goes mmmmmhhh oh but I watch her so sadly, how can I tell her I love her, ....... you know how it ends, I was looking back to see if she was looking back to see if I was looking back to see if she was looking back to see ....

LOL

The girl from Ipanema... Do you know that song? I'm impressed!

Should I name them? Pele, Fangio, Fittpaldi, The Girl from Ipanema, FatCat ...

I knew it!

:D

yeah, cat, these people from Brazil are gorgeous!

I just download the ITV version (complete with pre-race show) in High Def quality off the internet. And, avoid looking at news websites and the newspaper between Sunday and Monday. (Also tend to cut off colleageus on Monday morning if conversation starts drifting to F1). "Don't tell me what happened, haven't seen it yet" :-)

MD, deep down I know you support Massa. You just don't want to admit to it :D

yes, Torque, these guys experience extreme psychological and physical pressure. But on the other hand, they are professionals, and they collect good money for the stress. So I tend to enjoy their performance but I am not a fan of a specific driver.

..., he has to believe in himself as he has so much to offer the avid spectator, sport & team.

Torque

maybe that's why Kimi is losing, Torque, too much distraction. Hey, I'm not driving!!

MD, very distracting.... ;-)

Torque

yeah, the fuel smell, the oil stink, and the burnt rubber, and the pit lane groupies.

...mainly because he walks on the wild side both on & off track, an awesome talent for sure.

Kimi is a very sensitive soul don't forget!

Torque 8-)

Don't forget the noise of the engines and smell of the fuel... Amazing..

to tell you honestly, I am really into the cars, these masterpieces of engineering art. I don't care who drives, I love the machines and the racing, whrooooommmmm.

Oh, you male species are too funny. Hubby says: "what's the point in watching, Kimmi has lost the will to race"! LOL

Funny.. I also start walkabout when Raikonen "F%%%s up"..

Tomnorrow will be interesting.. I hope Massa wins and Hamilton comes in 15th, but ofcourse it won't hapen.. It all depends on team strategies tomorrow. Who will go for a one-stopper.

Thanks Fatcat & MD for time confirmation.

Lol FC, I hope Hamilton shows us the talent we know he has, but similarly I've not heard the forecast for tom so that'll be interesting if it proves to be a wet one again!!

Right, food then a walk me thinks

Torque 8-)

Torque, I really hope your English boy stays right there, at the back :D

correct, 3 pm.

15:00 tomorrow, Qatar time.

..who referred to it within a thread!

A very good result in atrocious conditions, congrats to Vettel!

What time is the race on tom, same time?

Share your thoughts re in the pub Fatcat, used to go with my wife to my old local & then make an afternoon & evening of it with friends!

Right, back to the stove...

Torque 8-)

It's not only the language, it's also the ambiance that I miss! I guess I also miss hubby storming out of the room because Raikonnen is losing :D

They also have English commentary on Al Jazeera Sports 2+ or 3+. These are pay channels, however. If you don't mind German commentary you can watch it live on Hotbird, RTL.

Having a dry track also helps, MD :)

I can't wait for the race. Too bad I can only get it in Arabic. If there's one thing I miss is going with hubby (back home) to the pub and watching it there, over a beer and a greasy meal!

I too, watched it. Had to pick up my kids after that. Had a clean track in Doha this time. Record laps.

it was...........just too rainy cool.

think kimi and hamiltom can slide up the ranks? thats gonna be something to look forward to.

happy heart

DRIVE SAFE,someone is waiting for you at home

Shame, he's so over the moon it's nice to watch :)

Can't beleive it.. Well done Vettel.. At least Massa managed to get sixth.. Kovalianen could cause problems tomorrow..

Let's hope it rains again..

Wow...

1) Vettel

6) Massa

14) Raikkonen

15) Hamilton

This is so cool!