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Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #480 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:12:29 am »

They can't even turn the wick up on that engine for a whole lap. Bloody farce

mc_red22 · « **Reply #481 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:26:55 am »

If I was the McLaren boss I'd be trying to think of any way I can to drop Honda. Their incompetence has reached new heights.

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #482 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:29:15 am »

NEW PRE-SEASON LAP RECORD
Raikkonen sets the new fastest pre-season lap time, a 1:19.019 on the super soft tyres.

Mr Mingebag Squid · « **Reply #483 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:29:50 am »

Quote from: mc_red22 on March 10, 2017, 11:26:55 am

If I was the McLaren boss I'd be trying to think of any way I can to drop Honda. Their incompetence has reached new heights.

Who do they go to though?

paulrazor · « **Reply #484 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:36:30 am »

Quote from: Funky_Gibbons on March 10, 2017, 11:29:15 am

NEW PRE-SEASON LAP RECORD
Raikkonen sets the new fastest pre-season lap time, a 1:19.019 on the super soft tyres.

yep, came in to post that

he did that and a cool down and a 1.19.6 and pitted.

paulrazor · « **Reply #485 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:37:41 am »

Quote from: Mr Mingebag Squid on March 10, 2017, 11:29:50 am

Who do they go to though?

id crawl back to mercedes

or try get a deal off ferrari

3rd season in and they are still comfortably slowest on straights, i thought things were going in the right direction last year but they are going to be dung this year

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #486 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:37:52 am »

Quote from: Hellrazor on March 10, 2017, 11:36:30 am

yep, came in to post that

he did that and a cool down and a 1.19.6 and pitted.

Bottas 0.8s adrift of that time on the same tyre.

paulrazor · « **Reply #487 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:38:04 am »

kimi is back out....... watch this space

BAM

1.18.6 on super softs

jackh · « **Reply #488 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:41:27 am »

Very excited indeed for Melbourne.

Please, please, please, let's not have Mercedes putting in a stormer this afternoon.

paulrazor · « **Reply #489 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:42:45 am »

Quote from: Funky_Gibbons on March 10, 2017, 11:37:52 am

Bottas 0.8s adrift of that time on the same tyre.

make that 1.2

Quote from: jackh on March 10, 2017, 11:41:27 am

Very excited indeed for Melbourne.

Please, please, please, let's not have Mercedes putting in a stormer this afternoon.

cant wait for merc in the afternoon to send hamilton out on inters and full tanks and he does a 1.15 to piss everyone off

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #490 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:44:08 am »

Quote from: Hellrazor on March 10, 2017, 11:42:45 am

make that 1.2
cant wait for merc in the afternoon to send hamilton out on inters and full tanks and he does a 1.15 to piss everyone off

Wow, was hoping we'd see some proper pace this today!!

Gauntlet well and truly laid.

eyescream · « **Reply #491 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:46:24 am »

Quote from: Hellrazor on March 10, 2017, 11:38:04 am

kimi is back out....... watch this space

BAM

1.18.6 on super softs

Hope this'd annoy Lewis and make him show some pace today.

paulrazor · « **Reply #492 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:52:34 am »

Quote from: Funky_Gibbons on March 10, 2017, 11:44:08 am

Wow, was hoping we'd see some proper pace this today!!

Gauntlet well and truly laid.

Quote from: eyescream on March 10, 2017, 11:46:24 am

Hope this'd annoy Lewis and make him show some pace today.

Vettel was in the low 1.19s yesterday and was clearly not on full power according to most there

big question is, is the merc/red bull sandbagging?

eyescream · « **Reply #493 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:53:38 am »

Autosport:

"13:48 The recovery of the Haas begins. Reports that the marshals were initially a bit perplexed it wasn't an orange car are believed to be wide of the mark."

Isn't this a nice example of the famous British humour?

paulrazor · « **Reply #494 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:55:09 am »

Quote from: eyescream on March 10, 2017, 11:53:38 am

Autosport:

"13:48 The recovery of the Haas begins. Reports that the marshals were initially a bit perplexed it wasn't an orange car are believed to be wide of the mark."

Isn't this a nice example of the famous British humour?

HA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Spanish_Grand_Prix#Background

qualifying times from last year.

3.5-4 second improvement

though the soft tyre was the softest they had last year there.

Beav · « **Reply #495 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:55:14 am »

Everyone praying so hard we dont get Mercedes dominance, we might end up with Ferrari dominance

. Everyone OK with another season of Vettel winning every race?

CornerFlag · « **Reply #496 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:55:19 am »

Doubt we'll see the full extent of the Merc now until we're in P3 in Melbourne.

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #497 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:56:54 am »

Quote from: Hellrazor on March 10, 2017, 11:52:34 am

Vettel was in the low 1.19s yesterday and was clearly not on full power according to most there

big question is, is the merc/red bull sandbagging?

I hope so, would be great to have three teams all challenging each other at the front.

My wife is half Italian and he brother is a big Ferrari fan, couldn't put up with a season of Vettel dominating

paulrazor · « **Reply #498 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:57:32 am »

Quote from: Funky_Gibbons on March 10, 2017, 11:56:54 am

I hope so, would be great to have three teams all challenging each other at the front.

My wife is half Italian and he brother is a big Ferrari fan, couldn't put up with a season of Vettel dominating

ha

anyway

11:55 Burst of activity: Raikkonen, Stroll, Bottas, Verstappen, Sainz and Perez on the track.

eyescream · « **Reply #499 on:** March 10, 2017, 11:59:58 am »

This is a quotation from the f1technical, regarding Kimi's fasets lap:

"On his fastest lap he was about 5kph down on Grosjean in speed trap in S2, slower than Stroll in trap in S3."

The question is, are Ferrari still sandbagging...?

paulrazor · « **Reply #500 on:** March 10, 2017, 12:09:42 pm »

Quote from: eyescream on March 10, 2017, 11:59:58 am

This is a quotation from the f1technical, regarding Kimi's fasets lap:

"On his fastest lap he was about 5kph down on Grosjean in speed trap in S2, slower than Stroll in trap in S3."

The question is, are Ferrari still sandbagging...?

id expect him to be even slower than 5kph off if he did sandbag

he went back out on ultrasofts at the end but didnt improve even though he had the fastest second sector

i dont think ultras are suited to barcelona. more suited for the likes of monaco or russia

eyescream · « **Reply #501 on:** March 10, 2017, 12:22:55 pm »

paulrazor · « **Reply #502 on:** March 10, 2017, 12:41:38 pm »

thanks for that

hard tyre wont get much use then. dont think the ultras were used in australia last year

voodoo ray · « **Reply #503 on:** March 10, 2017, 12:46:40 pm »

not sure what the point of the hard tyre is this year.

paulrazor · « **Reply #504 on:** March 10, 2017, 12:56:29 pm »

Quote from: voodoo ray on March 10, 2017, 12:46:40 pm

not sure what the point of the hard tyre is this year.

it wont be needed much but never has

silverstone is quite rough on tyres so it could be used there. possibly japan too

eyescream · « **Reply #505 on:** March 10, 2017, 02:21:21 pm »

Ferrari are clearly sandbagging!

Proof

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[close]

paulrazor · « **Reply #506 on:** March 10, 2017, 02:56:49 pm »

boooo!

anyway

McLaren seem to be trying again

lets take a sweep for the craic

no money., just for fun

how many laps will they do today

he has done about 20 thus far

ill predict 41

classycarra · « **Reply #507 on:** March 10, 2017, 03:12:19 pm »

I'll call 37

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #508 on:** March 10, 2017, 03:28:18 pm »

RED FLAG

Ferrari though

eyescream · « **Reply #509 on:** March 10, 2017, 03:30:21 pm »

Quote from: Funky_Gibbons on March 10, 2017, 03:28:18 pm

RED FLAG

Ferrari though

Probably their first red flag for reliability issues?

paulrazor · « **Reply #510 on:** March 10, 2017, 03:32:20 pm »

Quote from: eyescream on March 10, 2017, 03:30:21 pm

Probably their first red flag for reliability issues?

vettel had a problem near the end of one session

kimi crashed the other day (which is obviously not what you asked but just pointing out)

he was just shy of 100 laps

alonso on 31

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #511 on:** March 10, 2017, 03:36:29 pm »

Quote from: eyescream on March 10, 2017, 03:30:21 pm

Probably their first red flag for reliability issues?

He's in the gravel so probably lost it on the corner rather reliability.

paulrazor · « **Reply #512 on:** March 10, 2017, 03:37:50 pm »

Quote from: Funky_Gibbons on March 10, 2017, 03:36:29 pm

He's in the gravel so probably lost it on the corner rather reliability.

autosport saying it sounded very sick

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #513 on:** March 10, 2017, 03:44:34 pm »

Quote from: Hellrazor on March 10, 2017, 03:37:50 pm

autosport saying it sounded very sick

OK thanks, I missed that.

I don't think Mercedes are going to throw in a quick lap.

paulrazor · « **Reply #514 on:** March 10, 2017, 03:53:49 pm »

John Surtees has died!

RedSince86 · « **Reply #515 on:** March 10, 2017, 04:14:53 pm »

Quote from: Hellrazor on March 10, 2017, 03:53:49 pm

John Surtees has died!

RIP.

What a motorsport legend.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #516 on:** March 10, 2017, 04:16:19 pm »

they mean fuck all I know but how he wasn't Sir John I'ved no idea.

west_london_red · « **Reply #517 on:** March 10, 2017, 04:18:31 pm »

Quote from: Beav on March 10, 2017, 11:55:14 am

Everyone praying so hard we dont get Mercedes dominance, we might end up with Ferrari dominance . Everyone OK with another season of Vettel winning every race?

More then happy with that if it brings Hamilton a down a peg or two.

RedSince86 · « **Reply #518 on:** March 10, 2017, 04:21:39 pm »

Like someone said above,Mercedes P3 at Melbourne will show their hand.

paulrazor · « **Reply #519 on:** March 10, 2017, 05:15:56 pm »

Quote from: Classycara on March 10, 2017, 03:12:19 pm

I'll call 37

43

Raikkonen fastest. as usual the afternoon was longer runs. he did 111.

sainz 132, Perez 128, stroll 132, mercedes did 107 between 2, Renault 88 between 2, sauber 101 between 2