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FP2 cancelled due to fog! Medical heli can't fly so no running!
Hamilton playing the crowd brilliantly; wandering around handing our gear and getting in pictures.
Will make FP3 interesting - think the weather's meant to be a bit iffy for Sunday too so race setup and balance may prove to be as important as grid position. Expect some of the smaller teams may roll the dice & take a chance, while Merc/Ferrari/RB run through a rigid programme that's been calculated to the nth degree by the geeks back at base. In the Ron years McHonda would've done that too, now they might not be so dogmatic and at least they've saved a few miles on the engine.
They're not changing the schedule for the race 😀
Well that's been fun so far…
Get Pascal back in the car - this Gio bloke is rubbish! 😉
Really good to see Merc and Ferrari so close. Should push Hamilton into a few mistakes and make the races interesting.
I know Palmer has had some more bad luck today, but he really should be banging the lap times in from the off. If you leave it till the last minute you get caught out by yellow flags. Hulk is showing what the car is capable of.
Lewis on pole again, worrying times for red bull long way off the pace.
Verstappen at the back in a damp race? Could be amusing.
Alonso will be in the points if it's wet is my prediction. If the Civic engine in the back of his car holds out, of course.
A civic engine would do 2 or 3 seasons!
Ha ha! And be faster!
Looks like it will be a cracker tomorrow. 4 equal cars, rain and Verstappen at the back.
Might put a few quid on an outsider in this.
I know Palmer has had some more bad luck today, but he really should be banging the lap times in from the off
Agreed! He has a lot to prove this year, he needs to crack on! 🙂
Who would you go for? Perez?
Both Sainz and Perez are 200/1, the Hulk has 150/1 and Verstappen and Ricciardo have 40/1 and 25/1 respectively. Some tempting numbers there! 🙂
I was surprised at the speed trap figures - alonso "only" 15k down at the end of that straight is quite a step from the 30k they were claiming in Oz.
I was surprised at the speed trap figures - alonso "only" 15k down
I wonder if with the lack of running in FP1 and 2 whether they are able to turn the wick up a little more than normal on the engine for quali... I realise it's a small wick, but it's potentially a lot less running over the weekend.
jonnytheleyther - Member
Ha ha! And be faster!Looks like it will be a cracker tomorrow. 4 equal cars, rain and Verstappen at the back.
Might put a few quid on an outsider in this.
Genuine question: How can bookies offer legal bets on a sport that has team orders?
Ooooh - damp track!
Should be fun if they don't start behind the ruddy safety car.
Up with the boy to watch
Just paid for a day pass - hope it's a good race!
I've a feeling the Red Baron will be ruining Snoopy's day......
It's early, I'm sorry that's the best I could do.
Has Stroll crashed today! 😀
Not sure it was his fault though. He did seem to give up driving through the gravel trap.
Offffff
How has Vettel got away with being so out of position at the start?
How has Vettel got away with being so out of position at the start?
Still under investigation - but they can't get that go. Can you imagine the grid if they did that all the way down.
No action taken!?
This is anyones race!
Enjoying this!
Good fun for most of the race 😀
The problem of following another car in it's wake doesn't bode well for som of the circuits though.
mchonda out and again seems like something other than the engine, again! 🙄 And Alonso being passed on the straight like granny out in her micra was embarrassing.
And Alonso being passed on the straight like granny out in her micra was embarrassing.
Strictly speaking, it's a Honda Jazz, not a Micra!
22 fantasy f1 places jumped in the stw league for me 🙂
I've jumped 6 to 10th pop pickers
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And I've jumped from 18th to 3rd!! Woohoo!
any chance you lot can move the fantasy f1 to another thread ?
any chance you lot can move the fantasy f1 to another thread ?
Seconded
No, stop being grumpy....... and F1 isn't exciting enough for 2 threads
True dat
So why should Kimi be getting a talking-to from his bosses? His form is no different to the last 3 seasons. And Ferrari are notoriously conservative with their No.2 drivers. They've never taken a punt on a young hungry driver.
http://en.f1i.com/news/264522-marchionne-unimpressed-raikkonen-form-china.html
Wondered the same thing. If anything kimi is looking better than at the start of 2016,and most people were at least a little surprised when they re-signed him for this year.
Has alonso been seen anywhere near Maranello lately?
I don't know why they persist with him....but that Italian driver who replaced Werhlein hasn't done his chances any good by crashing twice in one weekend!
can't remember where I read it today, but Sainz seems to be a favourite to replace Kimi...or possibly Riciardo
the-muffin-man - Member
So why should Kimi be getting a talking-to from his bosses? His form is no different to the last 3 seasons. And Ferrari are notoriously conservative with their No.2 drivers. They've never taken a punt on a young hungry driver.http://en.f1i.com/news/264522-marchionne-unimpressed-raikkonen-form-china.html
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F knows.
I'm no kimi fan but in the race I watched, it was the strategy from the team which cocked up his race.
Turkey maybe back on the menu!