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[Bort]

British Grand Prix

Saturday 20
Third practice: 1000-1100 BST
BBC coverage (UK): 1000-1100, Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online
Qualifying: 1300 BST
BBC coverage (UK): 1210-1420, BBC One/Red Button/5 Live sports extra/online

Sunday 21
Race: 1300 BST
BBC coverage (UK): 1210-1530, BBC One/Red Button/5 Live/online.

[Ginger Tosser]

Sky are favourites, apparently.

Do they want to lose a huge TV audience?

[Flabio]

Well it can't be the BBC, they already have X years of the FIA F1 championship signed up and it'd cost then too much to back out of it (impossible to show both, cause you know they won't place nice and go on alternate weekends).

[ChrisF]

No talk of qualifying, or is everyone down there?

[Roddie]

Apparently BBC are already trying to talk their way out of the F1 contract in order to cover the FOTA series. They'll argue that the product will be drastically different to what they signed up for.

[SuperDanX]

A split just wont happen imo, its in nobody best intrest. The 'deadline' has already been extended now. Suprise, suprise!

[Kieran76]

Should make for a good race with Jensen down in 6th and Nakajima in the mix. I was hoping for a Webber pole though.

[abigsmurf]

Qualifying was interesting. Button will get a proper testing of his racing skills hopefully

[VR46]

Red Bulls are very quick, hats off to Nakajima, expect Button to still make the podium, but victory will be tough from there.

Hamilton, he is Mr Unlucky at the minute, his love for McLaren is falling quicker than a prostitutes knickers.

[MonkeyWrench]

Holy ****, have you seen Vettel's weight?

01 Sebastian Vettel: 666.5 kg
02 Rubens Barrichello: 657.5 kg
03 Mark Webber: 659.5 kg
04 Jarno Trulli: 658 kg
05 Kazuki Nakajima: 652.5 kg
06 Jenson Button: 657.5 kg
07 Nico Rosberg: 661.5 kg
08 Timo Glock: 660 kg
09 Kimi Räikkönen: 654 kg
10 Fernando Alonso: 654 kg

He was the heaviest out of the top 10, certainly makes his qualy lap all the more impressive.

[NW2013]

He's the devil!!

Great Q3, especially at the start where the two Brawns and Red Bulls were trading fastest times. Awesome.

[VR46]

That is pretty shocking, bet he's pleased it's "slow off the grid" Rubens next to him, and no-one else. Should all make for a very good race no matter who you support tomorrow.

[Roddie]

Not to mention the chance of rain spicing things up.

[Shez]

Vettel did say it was a perfect lap, he wasn't joking was he.

Should be a good race tomorrow.

[Paulos G]

Missed qualy yesterday. Glad to see Vettel take pole. Big fan of him. Bring on the race!!