2019 Bahrain GP: Practices & Qualifying

[PURE PASSION]

On his flying lap??

[mwk360]

alfa big issues, apparently reliability issues, wont make it out in this session again by what alfa says

[mwk360]

On his flying lap??

yup ferrari put on another new set of *soft , seb went fastest but messed up on s3 last corner

[FerrariF60]

Pole last year was a 1:27:9

sandbagging anyone???

totally....no one is showing their FULL hand just yet.....they're all waiting for Q3 toromorrow

[mwk360]

merc are saving there Soft tyres , ferrari used two more sets of softs than merc today if i remember correctly

[JPBD]

merc are saving there Soft tyres , ferrari used two more sets of softs than merc today if i remember correctly

They used a single extra set - now instead of FP3 tomorrow (during the day). IMO, good strategy.

[mwk360]

They used a single extra set - now instead of FP3 tomorrow (during the day). IMO, good strategy.

hope so, they predict some rain tomorrow by what crofty just said (lordy having no mercy) so good call if true i guess, still rain ruins everything for the red cars ughhhh, hope it clears before quali

[mwk360]

water leaks for alfa

[mwk360]

[AMuS] The GPS data of FP1 are available. On the four straights, Ferrari is 0.8s faster than Mercedes and Red Bull Honda. So the Melbourne engine problem seem to be solved. But the data also show that Ferrari is still struggling in slow corners.

so looks like higher engine modes for ferrari just me thinking

[FerrariF60]

hope so, they predict some rain tomorrow by what crofty just said (lordy having no mercy) so good call if true i guess, still rain ruins everything for the red cars ughhhh, hope it clears before quali

we dont' know how it's gonna affect the car this year.....it was our achilies heel last year, but this year may be different for us.....we'll have to find out when we get some rain this year in any of the races

[KimiBot]

can't believe the margin of speed the Hulk has over Richiardo.....just wow
richiardo seems no where

That is one interesting pair to watch this year.

[PURE PASSION]

so looks like higher engine modes for ferrari just me thinking

It was from FP1

[mwk360]

It was from FP1

yes

[mwk360]

bot doing a 1:35:9 on race sim soft tyres, hope we get a comparison after a couple of laps

[mwk360]

we dont' know how it's gonna affect the car this year.....it was our achilies heel last year, but this year may be different for us.....we'll have to find out when we get some rain this year in any of the races

[KimiBot]

hope so, they predict some rain tomorrow by what crofty just said (lordy having no mercy) so good call if true i guess, still rain ruins everything for the red cars ughhhh, hope it clears before quali

Rain in Bahrain?

[mwk360]

Rain in Bahrain?

lol yes! chinmay said it few days ago, i thought it was just tiny chance but crofty said rain predicted before quali time (60+% chance)

[mwk360]

seb spinning in turn 2 same place as kimi

[Ferrarichamp]

Having lost out to Bottas in Oz, Ham will be desperate for pole, that's for sure.

[mwk360]

seb spun on his first race sim lap, flat spotted the tyres

[FerrariF60]

Having lost out to Bottas in Oz, Ham will be desperate for pole, that's for sure.

hopefully OUR boys will deny that tomorrow in Q3

[mwk360]

man kubica just doesnt seem to have the pace, compared to russell at the least

[nani_s23]

seb spun on his first race sim lap, flat spotted the tyres

He didn’t flat spotted his tyres.

[nani_s23]

lol yes! chinmay said it few days ago, i thought it was just tiny chance but crofty said rain predicted before quali time (60+% chance)

In Bahrain it’s very rare ...!! Don’t think it’s gonna happen tmrw.

[FerrariF60]

you guys think Ferrari may try to use medium tires in Q2??? a more durable tire for the first stint and then when the car is lighter towards the end, slap some softs until the end of race??

[mwk360]

not sure if i heard correctly, they cut to ad, but crofty said sebs race sim laps arent that impressive

[mwk360]

you guys think Ferrari may try to use medium tires in Q2??? a more durable tire for the first stint and then when the car is lighter towards the end, slap some softs until the end of race??

would be a good idea, but they said the drs is so effective this year that it would probably allow all the cars behind to pass easier

[mwk360]

In Bahrain it’s very rare ...!! Don’t think it’s gonna happen tmrw.

i hope not, but you know how it, anytime ferrari look close the rain came to spoil it lol , crofty/Anthony said its very rare but when it does a lot comes quickly i think

[FerrariF60]

not sure if i heard correctly, they cut to ad, but crofty said sebs race sim laps arent that impressive

that's what i thought i herard also....then again he did put some flat spots on those tires that he spun with, and if he's still using them, they will prolly affect lap times, me thinks

[PURE PASSION]

How about Lec ??