Spain GP 2017 - Practice and qualifying thread

[vcs316]

Vettel is told "stop the car" on his second lap!

[SinanOzerS]

[FerrariSteve]

Nooo!! Seb :(

[JChan]

Vettel's done...

[vcs316]

"Try to reach the box, Sebastian," is the new instruction over the radio. Vettel is in the final sector now.

[mwk360]

I hope Kimi can soften the blow this weekend

[stefa]

It's alive

[vcs316]

"Seems better now," Vettel reports, and he stays out after making a "driver default" change in the car.

[nani_s23]

Vet continues

[SinanOzerS]

Oh well at least he's not gonna start from the back, he's done enough for the Q2 with this lap.

[mwk360]

Vet 1:20:9 slower but atleast he set a time, they should box him and check everything now

[fronaldo]

But he set his time

[vcs316]

Very ragged start to the weekend. I hope we are not reverting to the confused and indecisive Ferrari of the past 8 years.

[JPBD]

Going fast. This is seriously edge of our seat stuff! I'm stressedddd

[mwk360]

pheeew close call \( ^w^)/

[nani_s23]

Good lap from vertel

[vcs316]

"How important was that 'Are you sure?' from Sebastian Vettel?" Martin Brundle asks.

"That's why you need experienced drivers."

Indeed, instead of stopping on track and ending his qualifying there and then, Vettel has probably done enough to secure a spot in Q2 at the very least.

Thank God Vettel did not park it when he was asked to. It would have ended his quali session!!

[nani_s23]

Kimi need to come alive now

[mwk360]

Will Kimi set our benchmark this weekend? , he just doesnt have that fight in him llike seb has so far this year

[mizf1]

Well done to Vettel for querying whether he should stop the car, inexperienced driver would have parked up

[mwk360]

Because of Ferrari's issues & Botas issue, Ham looks solid for pole and win

I hope Kimi pulls some of that early years aggressiveness he had and give him a fight

[vcs316]

Ricciardo is told the track looks "slower than expected". He says "I can improve, first two sectors".

[stefa]

SV on track

[nani_s23]

Vet out again

[mwk360]

Q2/Q3 is when mercs up the engine.

We will find out how good those upgrades were and how far they have gotten

[stefa]

And in again

[MasterTifosi]

Vettel should be our technical director

[stefa]

And out again

[fmatiasii]

it'a gonna be along night for seb's mechanic.

[jgonzalesm6]

Well done to Vettel for querying whether he should stop the car, inexperienced driver would have parked up

yup....that comes from knowing the car inside and out and proving team radio wrong.