Vettel seems happy. Car is good, in the quali sim he couldn't find the right rhythm and made some small mistakes, but quite happy with long run pace and confident they can improve the car for tomorrow.
https://www.formulap...iro-380151.html
The car is solid seb has to hook it up properly like kimi its as simple as that kimi is showing exactly what he is made of cheers to the ice man.
Here we go guys, comedy gold. Its only practice and they (skysport) are already drawing conclusions. We know that is much to early to call, who is faster, and how much the teams are sandbagging with engine modes.
"Ricciardo is the one to beat at the moment," noted Sky F1's Anthony Davidson, while Paul di Resta added: "Red Bull have the pace this weekend.
"We're in a similar situation to Mexico last year where they were really strong, dominant, and I don't think the others can react at the moment."
Hahahaha RBR dominant last year in Mexico what were they taking, Seb toke the pole remember, was leading the GP until the first corner. We would probably be much faster than RBR in mexico last year on race day.
I really hope our team will show them all what they are capable of. In last 2 weeks a lot of hate was spread toward Ferrari.
RB particular DR always says he can win the race every weekend by looking into FP2 times. Come quali he will get out qualified by his team-mate.
@autosportlive
Vettel reports his "rears are like toast". It's been a tricky morning for tyre complaints up and down the pitlane, and plenty of that frustrated chatter has come from the Ferraris.
hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
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WE TOOK THE RIGHT DECISION TODAY”
ferrari-media
Kimi happy with set-up changes, Seb satisfied with race pace
Baku, April 27 – On a track which sees constant improvement as the asphalt cleans up and more rubber is laid down, Kimi Raikkonen made the best of the set-up improvements established in the first session to go second fastest in Practice 2. Team-mate Sebastian Vettel never managed a fast lap run (both using Ultrasofts) and subsequently focused on long runs for the remainder of the late afternoon session.
“It was an ok day”, said Kimi. “It was not very easy to start with, so during the first practice we decided to switch to a different set up. Unfortunately these kind of changes take quite a long time, but I’d rather skip or lose some track time in the first session and be ready in the second one. All in all, it was the right decision and our P2 was pretty decent. This is a street circuit but not a traditional one. The grip was really limited, especially since low downforce settings are used here. For sure there are things to improve as always, but we were not far from the top today. I think the long run was ok, the race pace looks good. Now we have to analyze all the data and see what we can do for tomorrow”.
“I think that in this place it is quite tricky to find the rhythm and in the first session I didn’t,” Seb commented. “At the beginning of the second one I lacked pace and could not put the lap together, but that can happen very easily here. I made some mistakes under braking, but I think that the long run was a little better. I think we can improve the car for tomorrow and it should be ok. It’s just the beginning after all. We have to understand what the car needs and we have a little bit of time to reset. Hopefully, it can be better tomorrow”.
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it sounds like this isn't one of Seb's favourite tracks.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...g-engine-boost
Mercedes Formula 1 teams get Baku qualifying engine mode boost
Mercedes has granted all three of its Formula 1 teams extra mileage with higher engine modes in qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend.
Like the other F1 suppliers Mercedes gradually increases the usage allowances as it proves the reliability of its latest engines.
hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
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Imagine if RB is the guys blowing exhaust on rear wings
hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
lol ignore the bitter old cows ;-)
Nice of them to give the customer teams something they've had themselves for ages, but no doubt they have a new and even better engine mapping mode for themselves.
Quite frankly this is the first race of the year that I'm truly happy I won't be watching live. With no Brundle to keep Croft in check, it'll be full blown "Merc mania" in the commentary box on sunday. (I truly hope Seb and Kimi qualify well and are able to fight for the win, it depresses Sky tv no end. )
https://youtu.be/XU-n3FpKgwI
very good analysis, tyre allocation so important, looks like SS->Softs best racing strategy but safety car will be deciding the victory it seems
hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
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If that is a 1stop strategy.
After fp2 everyone on same tyre allocation except Sainz & hulk.
I’m predicting 2stop race. On single stop RB can’t win this unless perfect start.
Looking at tow effect on long straight. Undercut gonna be efficient. Good in-lap & out-lap is important
Damn. I hope Vettel can somehow find more pace today and qualify ahead of our rivals.
He need to open the WDC points gap again.
hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
lol ignore the bitter old cows ;-)
Yes, it most likely will be two stopper when FIA thinks a vsc or sc will spice up the race and then teams behind get to pit or something like that. the US is lasting only 5 laps i think which is really bad, rb have the best tyre management and grip, they got the US to work in china very very long compared to what was expected while keeping in touch with ferrari and mercs. RB have giant advantage with tyre solutions . Ferrari has really been struggling mostly seb, i hope seb can do another miracle on Q and race and win
hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
lol ignore the bitter old cows ;-)
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