Malaysian GP 2014 Qualifying thread

[fronaldo]

Looks like we have another wet qualifying session..Lets go Forza Ferrari :ferrarifl

[4ever_tifosi]

Looks like we have another wet qualifying session..Lets go Forza Ferrari :ferrarifl

is it raining now in Sepang?

[LivingHitokiri]

Not sure if its good or bad for us but lets hope our car is better on wet than it was in Australia

[Katu]

not only raining - pouring down

[Katu]

qualiftying delayed

[tifosi1993]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj4PrCVCMAAKxSg.jpg

[fratelliferrari]

qualiftying delayed

For how long? I heard 15 minutes but Iam but Iam not sure I heard it right?

[Forzi]

Somewhat not happy with the rain. We seemed good on dry, now it's anyones game. Would expect Fernando to do well.

[Katu]

For how long? I heard 15 minutes but Iam but Iam not sure I heard it right?

i heard 15 minutes swell

[stefa]

Weather is so bad.... Visibility is questioned

[stefa]

15 min delay

[tifosi1993]

Looks like there will be no qualy today....

[stefa]

in 3 min it will be next update about delay

[Nero Horse]

Oh great, it's that crazy Malaysian weather again. :roll We'll be lucky if we see any quali runs today, me thinks. Oh well, when/if the weather improves then hopefully our boys will get good results. Forza Ferrari!!!

:ferrarifl

[Hornet]

Ah, good ol monsoon rain.


@ScarbsF1 2m
In modern F1, the teams won't change the mechanical set up for wet Q sessions, unless they are sure it will be a wet race

@ScarbsF1 1m
Instead teams will alter the electronic set up of the Power Unit for softer power delivery and gear changes

[stefa]

Looks like there will be no quali today....

Looks like... They will daley it for qouple of times and than post pone it for tomorrow

[crbassassin]

Let's go racing already!!!:furious

[Katu]

okay, i'll carry on doing something useful until it ends

[stefa]

There will be no qualy today

[eddie]

I got drenched running around... Lol! It's cats and dogs here

[stefa]

just saw results of FP3.... Mercedes 1 sec faster.... Hmmmm.. same old, same old...

[eddie]

There will be no qualy today

Could well be, tomorrow is a gamble as well

[fronaldo]

I sense it will be postpone until tomorrow

[Hornet]

Wonder what they can do if it's race day. Race on Monday morning?

I still think it's dumb to start at 4pm, as there will be hardly any room for delay due to rain.

[stefa]

FIA has changeg from meteo france to some Austrian company from this year

[Kyss4k]

Wow, the track is just flooded.

[anotherfinemess]

http://live.drakulastream.eu/static/popups/210423871355740.html

in case someone needs it. :)

[fratelliferrari]

Ruud Gullit in the Ferrari box :-D

[tifosi1993]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj4VpCRCIAArv-X.jpg

[vasveras]

Thank You. Just what i need ! :) FORZA FERRARI


http://live.drakulastream.eu/static/popups/210423871355740.html

in case someone needs it. :)

[Senna4Ever]

FIA has changeg from meteo france to some Austrian company from this year

which is interesting as there just was a interview with an German guy on Austrian Radio who is working there ...
But I can say: weather forecast in Austria (especially from public broadcast) also a lottery ;)

[stefa]

anothe 15 min delay

[tifosi1993]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj4X-l7CUAApTgv.jpg

[stefa]

even the sc is skating in these conditions

[anotherfinemess]

Thank You. Just what i need ! :) FORZA FERRARI

You're welcome! :D

[stefa]

it looks like rain has eased little bit...

[eddie]

5pm local time, qualy should start...

[eddie]

William livery and gear very cool this year. I am a big fan of martini racing... Very cool. Massa looking superbly handsome in white

[Hornet]

5pm local time, qualy should start...

Sounds good to me. They have full wets tire for a reason, lets put them to use

[stefa]

it is not raining at this time

[eddie]

Sounds good to me. They have full wets tire for a reason, lets put them to use

Two or three runs should clear the water off the racing line

[NickEice]

Look like we should get going soon enough... Drying up out there

[LivingHitokiri]

It seems we gonna see some qualifying!

[tifosi1993]

Well, at least the rain has stopped.

[Kyss4k]

Ok, let them out. This looks manageabele.

[eddie]

ETA 4:45pm local time. 5:00pm more realistic. It's very bright here so no issues on visibility

[eddie]

Paddocks still saying Mercs will be the car to beat

[4ever_tifosi]

5794

Kimi getting ready...

[eddie]

# pray for mh370, minute of silence...

[tifosi1993]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj4bQXHIYAAkoS3.jpg

Track is drying up pretty fast, but there's more rain on the way.

[stefa]

Paddocks still saying Mercs will be the car to beat

it is not just paddocks, it is clearly for every one :-)

[eddie]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj4bQXHIYAAkoS3.jpg

Track is drying up pretty fast, but there's more rain on the way.

Local forecast no rain for the next hour

[eddie]

it is not just paddocks, it is clearly for every one :-)

Spoke to Pedro, Ferrari quite confident this weekend. Alonso looks happy... Think they have something up their sleeve. Even Kimi is happy, we never see that much. Lol!

[LivingHitokiri]

Come on start already, the track aint that wet to delay it so much...

[eddie]

Come on start already, the track aint that wet to delay it so much...

5:00 pm mate, waiting for green light from safety car

[Senna4Ever]

16:50 local time to start

[eddie]

Gauntlets are on.... Here we go.... Forza Ferrari.

[stefa]

Spoke to Pedro, Ferrari quite confident this weekend. Alonso looks happy... Think they have something up their sleeve. Even Kimi is happy, we never see that much. Lol!

I would really like to beleive in that, but... how many times it was opposite... so I stay low on hopes for the time being....

[fratelliferrari]

Does anyone know if there is a special Oakley Ferrari already?

[stefa]

and now all of them are on inters :lol

[Kyss4k]

I have an idea about lowering the costs... Get rid of the full wets, when you always wait until the track is ok for inters. :crazy

[Senna4Ever]

rain expected in this session ...

[stefa]

more rain expected

[eddie]

Does anyone know if there is a special Oakley Ferrari already?

Not yet but very soon. Super cool and a must have

[stefa]

I have an idea about lowering the costs... Get rid of the full wets, when you always wait until the track is ok for inters. :crazy

:clap

[Katu]

at least we get it going now

[stefa]

do you hear sound? oh wait it is not TV it is new F1 without sound..... Pitty....

[eddie]

Sepang is very humid so inters are right, track should dry up very fast

[stefa]

that was close....

[eddie]

do you hear sound? oh wait it is not TV it is new F1 without sound..... Pitty....

I am here and the sound is bland.. Lol! If that is the right word. My scuderia on larrini exhaust sounds better...lol

[stefa]

is it me or mercedes changed nose?

[stefa]

I am here and the sound is bland.. Lol! If that is the right word. My scuderia on larrini exhaust sounds better...lol

:lol

[Katu]

vettel has again issues

[stefa]

problem with car for SV

[Kyss4k]

is it me or mercedes changed nose?

They have a new nose, yes. It's the one they should have had in Australia, but it failed the crash test.

[fratelliferrari]

Not yet but very soon. Super cool and a must have

That's great to hear a must have for me too! Do you have a link or something because I can't find any info :-)

[stefa]

it started to rain?!

[eddie]

problem with car for SV

That's how it's done... Lol! Shows finger.... Haha

[stefa]

They have a new nose, yes. It's the one they should have had in Australia, but it failed the crash test.

it looks great

[eddie]

A bunch of red bull guys from Thailand are here, better not show my enthusiasm, might get punched? Lol!

[LivingHitokiri]

Wow, Mercs look even more faster in wet than they were in dry...

[eddie]

That's great to hear a must have for me too! Do you have a link or something because I can't find any info :-)

Heard they will release for sale next month. Let me see if I can get more info.

[eddie]

Wow, Mercs look even more faster in wet than they were in dry...

Local race for them, their confidence going off the roof...

[stefa]

SV is on track

[stefa]

and it goes 3rd...

[stefa]

red flag

[fronaldo]

We struggle in the wet condition

[tifosi1993]

Good job by Grosjean..P11.

[LivingHitokiri]

Poor Maldonado,looking at how Williams does now he surely curses his decision ...
I hope we get some dry Q 3 at least,so we can have a good place for the race.

[Senna4Ever]

and it goes 3rd...

and we are only 1,4 sec behind ... :clap
the only way is up ... it seems ...

[Katu]

Poor Maldonado,looking at how Williams does now he surely curses his decision ...
I hope we get some dry Q 3 at least,so we can have a good place for the race.
whaaat? no, Lotus was the best choice ever as he said just few months ago..

[tifosi1993]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj4j-s-IMAACqWf.jpg

[stefa]

Poor Maldonado,looking at how Williams does now he surely curses his decision ...
I hope we get some dry Q 3 at least,so we can have a good place for the race.

it is raining

[Alfa159]

We struggle in the wet condition

... as we do in dry conditions.

[AfterLife]

Unlucky Mercedes. They have pace but no dry qualifying.

[stefa]

full wets are on

[fronaldo]

... as we do in dry conditions.
At least a little bit better than in the wet

[LivingHitokiri]

whaaat? no, Lotus was the best choice ever as he said just few months ago..
Yeah,rarely we ever saw what Maldonado said to be taken into serious note :-D.
Mostly because he is wrong most of the times!



it is raining
yeah, it seems my hope for even imaginative dry session just washed again....

[stefa]

Unlucky Mercedes. They have pace but no dry qualifying.

as shown they dont need it at all

[AfterLife]

as shown they dont need it at all

Yeah. but rainy qualifying is gamble. I hate to see RedBull qualifying in top 5

[stefa]

KR on inters. what a bad decision!

[LivingHitokiri]

Kimi on interns, whats going on ?

[stefa]

and FA. This is joke!

[Kyss4k]

omg Kvyat...

[Winter]

Russian missle!!

[LivingHitokiri]

REALLY KVYAT ?

[stefa]

FA is out!!!

[Reikai]

LOL what was that?

[Rishu]

Alonso out of Q

[stefa]

great

[Senna4Ever]

Yeah. but rainy qualifying is gamble. I hate to see RedBull qualifying in top 5

with RB would do it also in dry ...

[fratelliferrari]

Kvyat :furious

[tifosi1993]

******* Torro!

[Katu]

damn those rookies.

[stefa]

FA was not looking into his mirrors

[Kyss4k]

So Alonso is out... Fantastic. What was that rookie trying to do? On an outlap?

[Winter]

Alonso changed his line though..

[Katu]

FA was not looking into his mirrors

they say it's useless in these conditions anyway

[crbassassin]

FA was not looking into his mirrors

no one expects to get hit that late into the braking zone

[fronaldo]

@@#$#$#%$# Kyvat..

[Kyss4k]

FA was not looking into his mirrors

Mirrors? In this conditions? :roll They don't see anything in them.

[stefa]

So Alonso is out... Fantastic. What was that rookie trying to do? On an outlap?

To overtake FA who didnt looked into mirrors. It is FA mistake

[Forzi]

Sadly, was Fernando's fault. He just turned in to the Torro Rosso by not looking in to the mirrors.

[gjoko-mkd]

That part of the car can not be change in time to start to drive

[FerrariFanBoii]

Just sit back and think of Malaysia 2012 :'(

[LivingHitokiri]

Yeah but Kvyat was trying to pass on tight corner in full wet conditions in outlap ?
Not sure if anyone expected kvyat to make a move there...

[Reikai]

They can repair FA's car,can't they?

[Kyss4k]

Alonso changed his line though..

It is not a race and it was an outlap. They are usually wawing around the track to heat the tyres up. Kvyat is here to blame 100%

[Kyss4k]

Sadly, was Fernando's fault. He just turned in to the Torro Rosso by not looking in to the mirrors.

lol

[radosav]

Sadly, was Fernando's fault. He just turned in to the Torro Rosso by not looking in to the mirrors.

Not!

[Rishu]

Brundle thinks it was Kvyat's fault

[Kyss4k]

To overtake FA who didnt looked into mirrors. It is FA mistake

There are no mirrors in these conditions. You can se only spray from your rear wheels in them.

[stefa]

It is not a race and it was an outlap. They are usually wawing around the track to heat the tyres up. Kvyat is here to blame 100%

I beg to differ. No! It is not always others to blame for Ferrari mistakes!

[Rob]

Brundle thinks it was Kvyat's fault

was his fault.

[AfterLife]

Giving too much credit to that young Russian driver, is the reason. A ******* full of hot air :lou

[Forzi]

lol

Be "lol'' as you like. Fernando had lots of space on his right and Kvyat did a simple overtake there, could have been easily avoided.

[eddie]

Broken suspension not looking good, abit worried... He has left the pits

[Senna4Ever]

wow ... congrats to the guys in the pit ... amazing ... amazing

[wacc]

lol

Fernando was taking strange line and Kvyat did not expected that. That is all. I see a bigger share on it on Fernando's side

[stefa]

FA on track

[Katu]

they fixed it!! wonderful mechanical team we have!!

[Rishu]

Alonso back out on track

[wacc]

Alonso back out on track

:clap

[fronaldo]

Good news..Alonso out now

[stefa]

Be "lol'' as you like. Fernando had lots of space on his right and Kvyat did a simple overtake there, could have been easily avoided.

exactly!

[Haroski]

Bottas still on inters, hah.

[Nero Horse]

Alonso back out! :clap

[Rob]

brilliant work by the tam to get it fixed and get Fernando out again. :thumb:clap

[tifosi1993]

Sadly, was Fernando's fault. He just turned in to the Torro Rosso by not looking in to the mirrors.

No it wasn't.

[Kyss4k]

I beg to differ. No! It is not always others to blame for Ferrari mistakes!

Just take a look at the spray. Do you really thing they see something in the mirrors? Even Brundle (former F1 driver) said the mirrors are useless in these conditions.

[stefa]

it was not part of suspension it was part for steering

[fronaldo]

Incidents investigate after the qualifying

[LivingHitokiri]

Fantastic work from out team, they got FA in like 5 minutes ,AMAZING!

[eddie]

brilliant work by the tam to get it fixed and get Fernando out again. :thumb:clap

We are Ferrari!

[Kyss4k]

Be "lol'' as you like. Fernando had lots of space on his right and Kvyat did a simple overtake there, could have been easily avoided.

In dry, sure. But how can you leave space to someone, you don't see coming until he is right next to you?

And it wasn't an overtake. He just slided in the corner, because he outbraked himself.

[fratelliferrari]

Alonso back out on track

Wow now that's a fast reparation :-D

[stefa]

Just take a look at the spray. Do you really thing they see something in the mirrors? Even Brundle (former F1 driver) said the mirrors are useless in these conditions.

as I sad it isnot always others fault when Ferrari is doing bad!

[Forzi]

No it wasn't.

He's back out on track, so no big harm done, but please write a fuller comment. Why it wasn't his fault? Why was it Kvyats fault?

[DJTaurus]

Alonso faster than raikonen.....suspension problem solved.

[Kyss4k]

Great job Ferrari. Awesome to get it repaired so fast :-E

[AfterLife]

Well done Ferrari mechanics. Well done. :clap

[Forzi]

In dry, sure. But how can you leave space to someone, you don't see coming until he is right next to you?

The same way you do in a race when it's raining. Drivers don't just follow each other through out the race without trying to do a overtake. They do overtake, and rarely you see these kind of contacts.

Whatever, this is blown out of proportion. No harm done, so just leave at that.

[FerrariFanBoii]

So with weather like this, on the same track! when is Kimi gonna get out the car, put his flip flops on and start eating that Ice cream? :lol

[Kyss4k]

as I sad it isnot always others fault when Ferrari is doing bad!

I'm sorry, but these are facts. I don't know what are you saing :wave

[DJTaurus]

I cant believe how redfools are so competitive after the winter test fiasco.....thats a hell of a comeback!

[gjoko-mkd]

I am glad I was:clap wrong with time to fix the problem

[stefa]

Just rememberd how RB was doing bad in winter testing, and now up there with Mercedes.....

[Alonso14]

It was pretty idiotic by Kvyat, Alonso has no fault. In the wet, outlap and he was already committed to the corner.

Why is Kimi still on inters!!?!?!?!?!

edit: Okay, that's why:-D:-D

[stefa]

I'm sorry, but these are facts. I don't know what are you saing :wave

I am saying that previous incidents was FA fault for not giving space to young Russian

[Katu]

incident will be investigated, then you can argue who's fault it was.

[stefa]

2 sec slower.....

[Kyss4k]

The same way you do in a race when it's raining. Drivers don't just follow each other through out the race without trying to do a overtake. They do overtake, and rarely you see these kind of contacts.

Whatever, this is blown out of proportion. No harm done, so just leave at that.

And the same would happen in the race, when someone just dlide into the corner...

[wacc]

Brilliant strategy for Kimi

[DJTaurus]

Vettel improved again......

[Kyss4k]

I am saying that previous incidents was FA fault for not giving space to young Russian

he couldn't have seen him coming him. :-) Easy as that.

Into Q3 we go! :clap

[DJTaurus]

Ric is the new crying boy :P

Ricciardo: "Get this [censored] Williams out of my way!" Rennie: "OK mate understood keep up the pace we're going to get one more timed lap"

[stefa]

he couldn't have seen him coming him. :-) Easy as that.

Into Q3 we go! :clap

We dont know that... Would like to hear what FA has to say about it

[tifosi1993]

Brilliant strategy for Kimi

Yup.

[Rishu]

Alonso was lucky, looked a bigger damage. Williams, I thought they'd do better

[Alesi1]

Funny how our cars were known to have good traction, and since costa left merc now have the best traction and we struggle. Also don't get how RBR can make such comebacks. I think the wet is no good for us, would have been better off in the dry as our car is more geared toward aerodynamic grip than mechanical grip theses days.

[Senna4Ever]

2 sec slower.....

this isn't our track and this isn't our weather
there still much improvement in the car ... and we learned a lot this weekend ...
just wait next race ...

[LivingHitokiri]

Brilliant strategy for Kimi

Did i miss anything, what wrong went for Kimi in terms of strategy ?

[stefa]

this isn't our track and this isn't our weather
there still much improvement in the car ... and we learned a lot this weekend ...
just wait next race ...

And which track is ours?
How long do we have to wait? Afraid at some point it will be to late...

[Alonso14]

Ric is the new crying boy :P

Ricciardo: "Get this [censored] Williams out of my way!" Rennie: "OK mate understood keep up the pace we're going to get one more timed lap"

Well, I believe Ric was on his hot lap while Bottas was on his out lap, trying to maximize his exit.


Alonso was lucky, looked a bigger damage. Williams, I thought they'd do better

They appear to be weak in the wet.

[Alfa159]

And which track is ours?
How long do we have to wait? Afraid at some point it will be to late...

I agree ... why play catch up every season?

[Kyss4k]

this isn't our track and this isn't our weather
there still much improvement in the car ... and we learned a lot this weekend ...
just wait next race ...

Based on what Ferrari said, this track is "ours". At least more "ours" then Australia.

[Winter]

It is not a race and it was an outlap. They are usually wawing around the track to heat the tyres up. Kvyat is here to blame 100%

That still was very strange line from Fernando..

[Katu]

Did i miss anything, what wrong went for Kimi in terms of strategy ?

changed tyres so that he did't have time to go out and improve his time, if it would have been nessecary

[Nero Horse]

It's unbelievable that Fernando got out again so quickly after such a crash. Bravo to our great mechanics! :clap

[tifosi1993]

Q2

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj4rT7WIYAAgQDV.jpg

[wacc]

Did i miss anything, what wrong went for Kimi in terms of strategy ?

He was the only driver that have to watch the final 2 minutes from the pits.

[stefa]

Based on what Ferrari said, this track is "ours". At least more "ours" then Australia.

great. I wonder how it is going to look like when we are on not so ours track....

[Katu]

mclaren likes to try out inters all the time

[Forzi]

And the same would happen in the race, when someone just dlide into the corner...

What i saw was an overtake, Kvyat was even on the kerb, and it wasn't an optimistic move that came out of nowhere, going or sliding wide or anything of that sort. Fernando had a lot of space on his right part of the track. We've seen many moves like that and it rarely ends up in something we saw today. We've seen loads of times drivers going side to side in these kind of conditions, rarely ending up like this. Dear say, you underestimate the drivers and their ability to see everything around them. If they were as blind as you state, we wouldn't see anyone finishing wet races, and now we're talking about intermediant tire conditions.

I say this again, leave it at that. Not really feeling comfortable going against our own driver.

[wacc]

lol Button on intermediums

[Senna4Ever]

And which track is ours?
How long do we have to wait? Afraid at some point it will be to late...

the next track ...
just preparing official statement ...

[tifosi1993]

Alonso PB S1

[stefa]

the next track ...
just preparing official statement ...

ok

[stefa]

KR 6th.....

[Forzi]

Come on Fernando!

[tifosi1993]

P3! :clap

Or...not. :-s

[stefa]

FA 4th... at least it is not his usual 5th or 6th place

[Katu]

P4.. but better than last time

[stefa]

P3! :clap

it is not....

[stefa]

And RB is there in the front....

[bonzo]

this isn't our track and this isn't our weather
there still much improvement in the car ... and we learned a lot this weekend ...
just wait next race ...

SD speaks

[Rishu]

Well done Fernando, no clean/dirty side here

[wacc]

How was the last lap of Fernando?

[MRRabbit]

nice result for Fernando, great drive :-)

[Reikai]

P4 an P6...There is a good chance that we can have two cars in top 5 tomorrow.I hope for dry race.

[theforce]

I'm sure Alonso could've held 3rd place if he went a bit harder...but not worth risking it since he'll move up couple of places in the first lap anyway:-D

[LivingHitokiri]

Good effort from our guys, lets hope for a dry race tomorrow as i think we stand a better chance on dry rather wet , taking into consideration tyre degradation and our FP performance.

[Forzi]

Would guess Fernando did a mistake in S3. Lost over a second. Was quite faster than Rosberg until then.

[Kyss4k]

FA 4th... at least it is not his usual 5th or 6th place

Yeah, it looked like he will get lucky with Rosberg. Didn't happen, but still 2nd row. Shame Kimi could not be as fast in wet as he was in dry.

[The Architect]

Well, we're ahead of Hulkenburg for now. Hopefully we can beat him tomorrow.

[fronaldo]

Hope for dry race

[LivingHitokiri]

Would guess Fernando did a mistake in S3. Lost over a second. Was on the same pace as Rosberg just until then.

The main reason that he couldn't improve was because of the heavy rain in S 2 and S3 , all besides Rosberg didnt managed to improve so the track was arguably slower by that point.

[Kyss4k]

The worst thing for me personally is Red Bull having better car then us already. After that madness they experienced during testing.

[Senna4Ever]

7 tenth to RB ... even they struggled during testing all the time ...
and now they close to Merc ... and we ...

[stefa]

The worst thing for me personally is Red Bull having better car then us already. After that madness they experienced during testing.

same here. I am amazed how quckly they come back

[Hermann]

7 tenth to RB ... even they struggled during testing all the time ...
and now they close to Merc ... and we ...

Wait 2 more races and they will be in front again.

[Kyss4k]

same here. I am amazed how quckly they come back

Can you imagine if they had Merc engine and no issues in testing? Jesus. :giveup

[Forzi]

The worst thing for me personally is Red Bull having better car then us already. After that madness they experienced during testing.

They seem to have probably the best car out there aerodynamically. They are brilliant in corners, but are loosing heavily in the straights. In dry, they were loosing close to 1 sec in the first sector, but gaining chunks in the middle one. Just wait till they get the engine running full power...

[tifosi1993]

http://i.imgur.com/vylCNoq.jpg

:clap

[stefa]

Can you imagine if they had Merc engine and no issues in testing? Jesus. :giveup

I don't wan't to!

[shamim179]

The worst thing for me personally is Red Bull having better car then us already. After that madness they experienced during testing.

Don't think the Red Bull is better than us for now. It's the wet conditions that suit their car. But yes it's extremely worrying that they can improve their car performance by so much and so quickly. It makes a mockery out of all the other teams.

[Rob]

RBR, has always had good chassis, its just the PU that let them down. No surprise that they ironing the little gremlins out and near front. Why so surprised?

Not bad quali for us really.

[Alessandra]

Well done our boys, especially Fernando:clap
A podium is possible tomorrow with so much depending on the weather.

[Nero Horse]

Taking into account all the tricky conditions and everything that happened during quali I'd say that 4th and 6th positions are very good places for us where to start the race, so I'm happy. :-) Anything can happen in the race and so let's see how it pans out tomorrow.

[Kyss4k]

Don't think the Red Bull is better than us for now. It's the wet conditions that suit their car. But yes it's extremely worrying that they can improve their car performance by so much and so quickly. It makes a mockery out of all the other teams.

Sadly, they were as fast as we were in the third practice. And we have better drivers :-D So I think their car is already ahaead of ours. Hopefully we can somehow push the development faster then them and Merc. It will be needed.

[tifosi1993]

Q3

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj4w0NZIgAABir3.jpg

[radosav]

7 tenth to RB ... even they struggled during testing all the time ...
and now they close to Merc ... and we ...

... and we are one tenth off Mercedes!

[shamim179]

Fairly good qualifying result. But Mercedes is just too strong. We have a great shot at standing on the podium. I expect there to be more DNF's as the heat will take its toll on the cars.

[Kyss4k]

RBR, has always had good chassis, its just the PU that let them down. No surprise that they ironing the little gremlins out and near front. Why so surprised?

Not bad quali for us really.

A lot of us were hoping that the aero rule changes (ban of blown diffuesers mainly) will hamper them more. Looks like it didn't change a thing.

[Reikai]

What about tomorrows weather?

[Winter]

Little disappointed with Kimis 6th, he looked stronger in dry. Hopefully no rain tomorrow..

[Rob]

A lot of us were hoping that the aero rule changes (ban of blown diffuesers mainly) will hamper them more. Looks like it didn't change a thing.

but they not out and out blowing us away are they? RBR only close to Merc due to the conditions. Its a long season, teams learnng the systems quick, we will be up there soon. We nearly there now.

[Kyss4k]

We are losing time in final sector? That's interesting. It's simmilar to the first one, isn't it? Just a straights 2 middle-slow speed corners. And we are doing quite ok (fernando, don't know what happened to Kimi there) in the 1st sector.

[Nero Horse]

A lot of us were hoping that the aero rule changes (ban of blown diffuesers mainly) will hamper them more. Looks like it didn't change a thing.

Did you really think that these rule changes would stop Newey from making a good chassis? As much as I hate Red Bull, there's no denying that Newey can design some decent cars.

[impactX]

P4 in the rain and crybabies will not stop crying.

[Kyss4k]

but they not out and out blowing us away are they? RBR only close to Merc due to the conditions. Its a long season, teams learnng the systems quick, we will be up there soon. We nearly there now.

You have to count in the lack of testing and the underperforming (by 10-20 km/h) Renault engine. With no issues, I think they are where they ended last year compared to others, but Merc (they have a terrific package).

[Alonso14]

I read in another place that Alonso has said to a Spanish TV that after the Kvyat-gate he had problems with the wheel alignment and it was very hard to turn right while he could turn left with one finger.

[Kyss4k]

Did you really think that these rule changes would stop Newey from making a good chassis? As much as I hate Red Bull, there's no denying that Newey can design some decent cars.

I did hope, yep. I know Newey is great and stuff, bet even he had his lows.

[Rob]

P4 in the rain and crybabies will not stop crying.

nothing new.

[Kyss4k]

Such a great job today from our guys considering what happened. I'm happy :clap

[Rishu]

I read in another place that Alonso has said to a Spanish TV that after the Kvyat-gate he had problems with the wheel alignment and it was very hard to turn right while he could turn left with one finger.

Can this be rectified without a penalty? What are the parc ferme rules?

[tifosi1993]

P4 in the rain and crybabies will not stop crying.

Just ignore them.

[Kyss4k]

Can this be rectified without a penalty? What are the parc ferme rules?

They can fix issues no problem in parc ferme :thumb

[Alonso14]

Can this be rectified without a penalty? What are the parc ferme rules?

I don't see why not. It's suspension/steering arm damage.

But I am yet to see this reported somewhere else so treat it with caution for now.

[Rob]

Fernando said the steering wasnt totally fixed, and still got P4, great job all round.