Singapore GP Friday and Saturday Practice Session Thread

[ARUN M KARUNAN]

The calendar has turned for a grandprix outside Europe and a night race too

[ARUN M KARUNAN]

Car setup

Front wing

Maximum downforce once again, as understeer could prove costly with the walls so close.

Rear wing
The Singapore streets reward good levels of downforce and efficient torque management. The tight confines of Marina Bay require a relatively high downforce set-up with most of the corners being low and medium speed.

Suspension
An all-round soft car is the optimum set-up for Marina Bay, as drivers have to ride the kerbs and generally be aggressive on the street circuit. The vehicle dynamics are an essential ingredient as the car has to be agile enough to manage some of the severe kerbs, particularly around the turn 1-4 section and at Raffles Avenue.

Brakes
The circuit is tough on brake wear due to the relentless nature of the track and also because this is one of the longest Grand Prix of the year. The calipers, discs and pads all require close attention on cooling as they get little rest during a lap.

Power Unit
The ICE and turbo are given an easy time at Singapore. The Energy Store and MGU-K, however, are really put through their paces. Each braking event is long and hard, particularly around the ¡®hotel¡¯ section through the grandstands, where the K will be able to recover enough energy to keep the battery at a relatively high level of charge throughout the lap. In contrast, the MGU-H is used a little less as the short straights between the corners do not really offer ample time for the exhaust to develop a steady flow.
These short bursts of power naturally require good torque response and driveability but they also bring fuel consumption well up. In fact we will use the largest amount of fuel per lap over the season here and we will be right on the limit of the 100kg permitted. To put this in context, last year we used 150kg of fuel ¨C over 30% more. Here, more than anywhere else, shows the advances made in efficiency.

Quick factsRace distance: 61 laps (308.828km/189.541 miles)
Start time: 20:00 (local)/12:00 (GMT)
Circuit length: 5.065km/3.148 miles
Lap record: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9) 1m48.574s (167.574km/h)
Track abrasiveness: Low. The main issue for the cars is the bumpy asphalt
Pirelli tyre choice: Supersoft (Option)/Soft (prime), a combination last used in Germany
2013 winning strategy: Two stops
Fuel consumption: High ¨C only 45 per cent of the lap is spent at full throttle, but the stop-start nature of the track makes it one of the least fuel-efficient races of the season
Brakewear: High. There are some high-speed stretches, and most of the corners are slow
DRS zones: Two ¨C one on the start-finish straight and the other on the approach to Turn 7
Turbo effect: High ¨C due to lots of hard acceleration from low speed
Safety Car likelihood: High ¨C there has been at least one Safety Car period every year
Grid Advantage: The racing line is on the right, giving that side of the track a slight advantage
Pitlane time: 20s

[fratelliferrari]

Forza Ferrari!

[Alessandra]

"One of the most pointless practices of the season" Ted Kravitz :lol
Welcome to Singapore!

[sachin]

We are at it again,the FP kings ;)

Forza Ferrari.

[AfterLife]

Mclaren promised about one month ago to compete with RedBull in Singapore. Lets see What's all the fuss about?

[AfterLife]

Fernando Alonso is going to win. If you have any question how? you can ask https://twitter.com/hashtag/askcrofty :-D

[ARUN M KARUNAN]

Friday champions rises.a silly car

[AfterLife]

Friday champions rises.a silly car

The king of all the tracks Especially Singapore will win the race. Forza Fernando Alonso ;-)

[DIEK]

http://fotos.subefotos.com/bf5bbd8ba7424bc117f9de7fa0e21ba0o.png

[Kingdom Hearts]

I can't figure why they think is a good idea to make this glory runs on fumes every frikin friday.

[ARUN M KARUNAN]

The king of all the tracks Especially Singapore will win the race. Forza Fernando Alonso ;-)

f14t.the revenge of fallens

[bondilad]

I can't figure why they think is a good idea to make this glory runs on fumes every frikin friday.

Maybe we are seriously quick this time ! :-D

[zike]

Maybe we are seriously quick this time ! :-D

yes yes, we are :lol:lol:lol

[wacc]

I can't figure why they think is a good idea to make this glory runs on fumes every frikin friday.

They probably focus more on Q setup because that has been their weakness for last couple of seasons. Last year they repeated they needed better Q pace all season.

[Senna4Ever]

I know it is for the golden pineapple

but have we been fastest in any FP of this season once before
can't remember ...

[tifosi1993]

http://www.formula1.com/wi/enlarge/0x0/popup/sutton/2013/dcd1419se55.jpg
http://www.formula1.com/wi/enlarge/0x0/popup/sutton/2013/dcd1419se52.jpg

[ARUN M KARUNAN]

yes yes, we are :lol:lol:lol

no no we are not

[tifosi1993]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx5JtotIIAA2FXl.jpg:large

[zike]

no no we are not

Just kidding mate.........but still forza ferrari :ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl

[Alessandra]

By being first in P1 Fer is rehearsing the emotions of being first so that one day, when he's leading a race with 4 laps to go , he doesn't have a nervous breakdown , stop the car and wander around the track asking "Where am I? who am I? Whose car is this?":-??

[zike]

but kimi is 1.7sec off Alonso time......more fuel?

[Stormsearcher]

I told yo'll that we will be ok on this track. :-D
1st in FP1 translates to 4/5th during quali... so a podium is possible. Especially if the merc duo start fighting.

[Stormsearcher]

but kimi is 1.7sec off Alonso time......more fuel?

not unless he is dragging the fuel tanker along with him.
Its perhaps something else, or a setup issue.

[Stormsearcher]

I can't figure why they think is a good idea to make this glory runs on fumes every frikin friday.

Dont think we have ever topped FP this season. So it is not all speed from running on fumes. I think the car would be decent on this track.

[NickEice]

Dont think we have ever topped FP this season. So it is not all speed from running on fumes. I think the car would be decent on this track.

Alonso has topped FP numerous times this year. He has lead FP1 and FP2 on more than a couple occasions.

[NickEice]

Pole last year was 1:42.841

I wonder how much the track is going to evolve to Saturday and what the tire delta between Softs ans SuperSofts is...

[FerrariF60]

http://fotos.subefotos.com/bf5bbd8ba7424bc117f9de7fa0e21ba0o.png

WOW....the look on Andreea Stella's face, Fernando's race engineer is PRICELESS....

i know this is only FREE practice, and DON"T even want to get ANY of my hopes up because the MERC's are, as they've always been on friday....sandbagging...

but DAMN, i miss those days when the Ferrari was on top on Free practices, and the pace they were showing was REAL and continued into QUALI and RACE....those were the days my fellow Ferrari FANS..

let's all hope those will be coming back to us in the near future....and that is 2015

[FerrariF60]

Maybe we are seriously quick this time ! :-D

don't know weather to cry or be happy at your comment....how abut i'll just LOL at it.

[Rishu]

Alonso has topped FP numerous times this year. He has lead FP1 and FP2 on more than a couple occasions.

5 sessions in total

[bondilad]

don't know weather to cry or be happy at your comment....how abut i'll just LOL at it.

Wouldn't laugh too much If I were you. But hope u LOL because ur happy :-)

Podium is possible I think.

[FerrariF60]

Wouldn't laugh too much If I were you. Hoping for the best though.

trust me, i TOO am hoping that whatever ALO showed today was real....but we all know taht is NOT; no one can turn around a MULE into a prancing horse in 2 weeks...NO ONE

this is F1, you know how hard it is to recover ONE second??....let alone 2 SECONDS that we have to the Mercs...

but hey it was good for the show and fans....

on the REAL side, i think come saturday we'll QUALI somewhere around P4 or P5....with Fernando....with Kimi, that is another story

[bondilad]

trust me, i TOO am hoping that whatever ALO showed today was real....but we all know taht is NOT; no one can turn around a MULE into a prancing horse in 2 weeks...NO ONE

this is F1, you know how hard it is to recover ONE second??....let alone 2 SECONDS that we have to the Mercs...

but hey it was good for the show and fans....

on the REAL side, i think come saturday we'll QUALI somewhere around P4 or P5....with Fernando....with Kimi, that is another story

I promised myself not to watch FP after all these glory runs week in week out. Yet here I'm waiting for FP2 in front of the tele having the slightest hope of ferrari sandbagging......which I want to believe but doesn't seem to be the case.

I think we've got the 3rd fastest car but I wouldn't write off williams. They tend to gain time as the weekend progresses. Plus redbull might match the Mercs. But if Vettel gets a penalty that should help.

Nevertheless hoping for atleast one of our guys to be on the podium.

[FerrariF60]

is anyone got a good link for FP2??

thx

[bondilad]

http://www.drakulastream.eu/motor-sports-live-streaming-video.html

[Nova]

I like to think we are running well. No use making fun of it.
Im sure the whole team is doing the best they can given the
car they have to work with. Great seeing us at the top of the sheet.

[fratelliferrari]

After seeing FP1 I think we will be on Pole :-G

[NickEice]

Is the race going to struggle to make the full race distance? This race has been close in the past, especially when there are a couple safety car periods. With the cars being a few seconds slower this year I wonder if the race will end up being a lap or two short?

[elnano98]

Maldonaldo

[FerrariF60]

Maldonaldo

what did he do?? crash???

[elnano98]

what did he do?? crash???

Yup, again
And now Red Flag

[Rishu]

I'll be disappointed if we don't get 3rd row tomorrow

[fratelliferrari]

Maldonaldo

Nice crash :rotfl

[Kiwi Nick]

Maldonado, perhaps more than anybody, illustrates that the notion that the best drivers in the world are in F1 is a myth. He also illustrates that if you are well connected to a socialist dictator, you can get your country to buy you a seat in an F1 car.

[TonyRizza]

Maldonado is the best driver on the grid, heard he's replacing Alonso for us next year:pray

[Domo-kun]

Maldonado, perhaps more than anybody, illustrates that the notion that the best drivers in the world are in F1 is a myth. He also illustrates that if you are well connected to a socialist dictator, you can get your country to buy you a seat in an F1 car.

Chavez has been dead since March 2013 and the PDVSA (or what ever it is called) corruption scandal news have been quiet since October 2013.
Same with our beloved mr. Ecclestone.. He paid what? 200 mils and got away of the corrupiton charges. Peanuts for him. :P

All hail the mighty dollar! :D

[elnano98]

Alonso's long-run pace is very good, but it's still Friday, LOL

[Nova]

2 n 4..not bad for FP2..Yaya!!

[Kiwi Nick]

Maldonado is the best driver on the grid, heard he's replacing Alonso for us next year:pray

And Scotland will secede from the UK.

[Nova]

The difference in the number of posts from a good season to not so good is really amazing...
This place used to be packed...
I wonder if we ran any parts for 2015??

[fratelliferrari]

2 n 4..not bad for FP2..Yaya!!

I am really happy as well but... I just hope we won't see the same tomorrow as was the case in Monza :pray

[Kiwi Nick]

Chavez has been dead since March 2013 and the PDVSA (or what ever it is called) corruption scandal news have been quiet since October 2013.
Same with our beloved mr. Ecclestone.. He paid what? 200 mils and got away of the corrupiton charges. Peanuts for him. :P

All hail the mighty dollar! :D

Wow! It's good to know that Maduro is not a socialist dictator. And, it really warms my heart to know that a country where common folk can't buy toilet paper, can still find the millions of Bolivars required to help a young party member follow his dream of crushing the capitalist pigs who run F1. BTW, in an article dated Sept 20, 2014, "The Economist" calls Venezuela, "Probably the world’s worst-managed economy", largely because PDVSA has figured out how to lose money while being the world's 10th largest oil exporter. Go Pastor!!!

Now, if Putin can just figure out how to get the young Venezuelan on the podium in Sochi....

[anakin]

The fastest lap by alonso compared to his ss tire long run stint ( low 52's to high 53's) autosport suggest that the fastestlap by alonso was done on a very low fuel stint.

[Stormsearcher]

The fastest lap by alonso compared to his ss tire long run stint ( low 52's to high 53's) autosport suggest that the fastestlap by alonso was done on a very low fuel stint.

Am pretty sure they are wishing it too. :-G

[FerrariF60]

Pole last year was 1:42.841

I wonder how much the track is going to evolve to Saturday and what the tire delta between Softs ans SuperSofts is...

yeah, but this year cars are 4-5 seconds slower then last year...thanks to the V6 crappy engines....man i miss those V8's....not even gonna talk about the V10's or V12's....those were MONSTERS

[wisepie]

I am really happy as well but... I just hope we won't see the same tomorrow as was the case in Monza :pray

Maybe the weather will intervene, but the fall-off shouldn't be as high as Monza from FP1/2 to quali.......should it???

[stefa]

Not taking this seriously. Just another friday

[FerrariF60]

Not taking this seriously. Just another friday

yep....exactly my feeling...if we qualify higher then P5 tomorrow it would be a miracle or a really good day at the office for Fernando...

[tifosi1993]

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http://i.imgur.com/eHxVzNEl.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/eHxVzNE.jpg)
http://i.imgur.com/ikYr44Ul.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/ikYr44U.jpg)

via Sutton

[Alonsomaniac]

Ok,ok........it doesn't say much these FP's but being on top is always better than being 11th or so......let's stay positive people!

[tifosi1993]

FP2 Classifications (http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/championship/event_report/documents/2014_14_SIN_F1_P2_Timing_SecondPracticeSessionClas sification_V01.pdf)

FP2 Lap Chart (http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/championship/event_report/documents/2014_14_SIN_F1_P2_Timing_SecondPracticeSessionLapT imes_V01.pdf)

[fratelliferrari]

Maybe the weather will intervene, but the fall-off shouldn't be as high as Monza from FP1/2 to quali.......should it???

I think and hope you are right :-D

[Paulo Goncalves]

Maldonado, what a damage.

[fratelliferrari]

Maldonado, what a damage.

A typical Maldonado action :-G

[Katu]

anyone has a link to watch?

[Senna4Ever]

Just watch the replay of yesterdays FP2
it is a big fun to watch how Alonso can drive this car and how fast he can react ... especially when he caught the rear of the car in the final curve where you driver almost 200km/h

damn ... without his mistake in the first flying lap we probably would be #1 in FP1 and FP2 ... which is more promising than being far behind there too. As we know we haven't much to add come Saturday FP3 and Qualy ...

[Black Adder]

what stream link?

[Katu]

i ask, i answer
http://www.frombar.tv/20140818/vv53f1281d93d983.81562455-872677.html

[fratelliferrari]

Why is Fernando still not out?

[shamim179]

Looking like 4th row at best. Williams have brought some upgrades and seem to be ahead of us.

[bondilad]

Hope we could get thru Q1 without using a set of SS.

[Black Adder]

Pfffff... why are we always optimistic after Friday and back to reality on Saturday to be dissapointed on Sunday?

[Red is Best]

Is it that bad? I'm not seeing it on TV.

[stefa]

Pfffff... why are we always optimistic after Friday and back to reality on Saturday to be dissapointed on Sunday?

I am not! Becauze picture from Friday is NOT realistic!!!

[Hornet]

Alonso P1. Where did that magic lap came from :-E

[fratelliferrari]

Alonso P1. Where did that magic lap came from :-E

I don't know but Iam impressed!

[impactX]

Alo P1 again in practice 3.

[bondilad]

Alonso P1. Where did that magic lap came from :-E

Alonso is a specialist at this track. That's worth a few tenths I reckon.

[zike]

Alo P1 again in practice 3.

this is the first time i think we could be fast

[radosav]

The King of Singapore!

[tifosi1993]

Would be happy with P5 (or anything better than that!)

[Forzi]

Seeing that this is not an engine track, we should be fighting RBR and Williams. Though, RBR seem rather mighty here.They might even challenge Mercedes.

[Fer138]

Wow that's some lap. Magic Alonso!

[Kingdom Hearts]

Good job by Fernando but we should expect p4-5 at max.

[zike]

Good job by Fernando but we should expect p4-5 at max.

with luck p3

[Paulo Goncalves]

At what time CET starts quali???


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[radosav]

I demand pole!

[Paulo Goncalves]

I demand pole!

I will Bet $10 with $11 odd


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[ishkash]

Good job by Fernando but we should expect p4-5 at max.

P10 and with some luck P8 for Kimi, very disappointed with his performance so far this weekend. Hopefully it isn't the complete picture for his sake.

[Paulo Goncalves]

Time of Quali, please. CET?


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[ishkash]

I demand pole!

Alonso's been phenomenal so far, a pole today will be most well deserved.

[Kingdom Hearts]

At what time CET starts quali???


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15:00 CET

[Lesky]

Easy pole for Alonso today, will be like a walk in the park! Happy to see Merc and Red Bull fuming :lol

[Paulo Goncalves]

Thanks, all. Ancsious a lot. 14h CET


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[Paulo Goncalves]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/20/ysyzygyn.jpg
Feel like thirsty one hour


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[Paulo Goncalves]

Discover net right now, sorry all


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[Paulo Goncalves]

See this odd guys, amazing €50 for Alonso/Hamilton double http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/20/esamybe3.jpg


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[Paulo Goncalves]

What about €500 with €10 Bet ?


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[Alessandra]

Just got home - what a super job by Fernando:clap It means nothing I guess for quali or the race, but cheers us all up. What a great driver and sportsman he is:-D

[Forzi]

Mates, easy on ur wishes. Have no idea how could someone hope that we'd manage to beat Merc and RBR in quali. Don't let the FP results get to your head. Too many times we've seen this scenario and too many times we've been dissapointed.

[fratelliferrari]

Mates, easy on ur wishes. Have no idea how could someone hope that we'd manage to beat Merc and RBR in quali. Don't let the FP results get to your head. Too many times we've seen this scenario and too many times we've been dissapointed.

You are right! I would already be very happy if we can get BOTH cars in 3rd row!

[Forzi]

Still a bit too early, but thinking about taking back my words :-D

[red power]

Here we go again Fernando 5th in quali. Nothing new.

[fratelliferrari]

Here we go again Fernando 5th in quali. Nothing new.

The race isn't lost yet! Fernando can get a podium!

[ManFromMilan]

The race isn't lost yet! Fernando can get a podium!



With a great start and good strategy, tomorrow could be really good for Ferrari.:clap