2019 Austrian GP Practice and Qualifying

[Greig]

How do we think we will do this weekend? Hopefully not as dull as the French GP anyway.....which would be nearly impossible. Love this track though as it does tend to have some good action.

[Greig]

Spielberg – Just four days on from the French Grand Prix, the Scuderia Ferrari drivers are back on track, this time in Spielberg for the ninth round of the season. In the Styrian hills, the weather is incredibly hot, something which Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will have to contend with on track tomorrow, in the first two free practice sessions. The German and Monegasque drivers tackled the usual Thursday tasks at a Grand Prix, taking in a track walk, the first meetings with the engineers and plenty of media work.

In the press conference. Charles was one of the drivers called to the official FIA conference this afternoon, where he discussed his hopes for the coming weekend and other topics. “I really like short tracks like this and here the lap takes just under a minute. In some ways it reminds of the times I used to enjoy in karting. As everyone knows, I prefer street circuits, but of the permanent ones, this is one of the ones I like the most,” said Charles. He then spoke at length about his approach to improving his qualifying performance. “It’s happened to me on more than one occasion to be perfect in Q1, but less so in Q2 and not really competitive in Q3. Along with the engineers, we have worked on taking into account all the variables which change from one part of the session to another and I think that in France, we managed to get the most out of what we had.”

Rules. All the panel were asked for their views on the rules and how they are currently applied in Formula 1. “I think that us drivers can contribute to this discussion. Through the GPDA we have ideas that we hope to bring forward. I believe that input from the drivers is important, because in the end, we are the ones doing the driving,” said Charles. “As for the stewards, I think it would be a good thing to have continuity, possibly keeping the same people for several races.”

Sebastian. In the afternoon, Vettel also met the press in the team’s media motorhome. The German tackled various topics, including the performance level of the SF90. “I think that, in the team, we have the ability, the talent and the ideas to react to the current situation which means we are chasing the others”, said Sebastian. “Clearly, with every race that passes without us managing to get our wheels ahead of the others is not good for us, but I am sure we can recover. We hope it can happen as soon as possible, for ourselves of course, but also for the good of the show. Every Sunday we are giving it our all, trying to develop our car as quickly as possible and to be able to make the most of all the components we have, including the tyres, which this year have rather different characteristics to those from last season.” Sebastian also gave his views on the sport’s rules. “We drivers are also involved in the discussion and that’s a good thing. I think that, in the end, we are very similar to the fans, because we are only interested in racing and having fun, without politics and without any other interests coming into play. Therefore our opinion can be worthwhile.”

[nani_s23]

I think ferrari will & should do well. Not many slow corners :-D.
Last year Ham was crying:rotfl. Hope it’s repeat of Last year 1st Non-Mercs team win. Without penalties :-D

[paolo lalli]

Hamilton will be whingeing and moaning to his engineer that the car is undrivable and he needs something better than this piece of ###### **** to win and that those Ferraris are super fast bla bla and then pole and victory again.I pray that Ferrari really turn up the heat on mercedes or red bull this mercedes dominance must be stopped for the sake of f1 .Ferrari should have 2 race wins under there belt but for reasons beyond there control we were the bride's maids again.

[killer]

How do we think we will do this weekend? Hopefully not as dull as the French GP anyway.....which would be nearly impossible. Love this track though as it does tend to have some good action.

Good chance at very positive results, IMO. Power track. Slow section covering 5 & 6 not really slow so I am hopeful any DF disadvantage will be negated. Up to us not to screw the pooch, really.

[jgonzalesm6]

AMuS

F1 will not return to 2018 tyres. In the vote to return tyres with thicker tread five teams for and five against. For a change at least seven teams would have had to vote for it. So the tyres stay as they are. Nothing changes.

[KimiBot]

Good chance at very positive results, IMO. Power track. Slow section covering 5 & 6 not really slow so I am hopeful any DF disadvantage will be negated. Up to us not to screw the pooch, really.

:thumb

[KimiBot]

Good start for weekend, Mercs PU issues. And nice weather.

[KimiBot]

FP1 2018

Hamilton 1:04.839

[chinmay]

AMuS

F1 will not return to 2018 tyres. In the vote to return tyres with thicker tread five teams for and five against. For a change at least seven teams would have had to vote for it. So the tyres stay as they are. Nothing changes.

In favor of current tyres - Mercedes, Williams, Racing Point, McLaren, Renault.
Against current tyres - Ferrari, Haas, Alfa Romeo, Red Bull, Toro Rosso.

[Greig]

Oh well maybe we should just work hard to make the tyres work, sadly that is just 1 of the many problems we seem to have.

[alfaromeo]

Vettel is so long in pit problems ???

[ferrari1.8t]

Vettel is so long in pit problems ???

Changing his floor, comparing parts.

[alfaromeo]

Ok

[paolo lalli]

We look ok.

[nani_s23]

In favor of current tyres - Mercedes, Williams, Racing Point, McLaren, Renault.
Against current tyres - Ferrari, Haas, Alfa Romeo, Red Bull, Toro Rosso.

Damn this McLaren they never tend to agree with us anytime. They just hate ferrari.
Even if they feel their team is going down, still will not support ferrari.


Don’t know what happened to Renault?? Earlier they were moaning about tyre tyres etc. now voted against it. Huhhhh

[From Treviso]

McLaren and Renault fear Haas would overtake them on the thicker tyres, so no surprise with their stance on the matter

[nani_s23]

McLaren and Renault fear Haas would overtake them on the thicker tyres, so no surprise with their stance on the matter

Oh yeah ...!! I got your point.

[evo_spook]

Damn this McLaren they never tend to agree with us anytime. They just hate ferrari.
Even if they feel their team is going down, still will not support ferrari.


Don’t know what happened to Renault?? Earlier they were moaning about tyre tyres etc. now voted against it. Huhhhh

Why would they agree to the tyre changes if they are doing okay on the tyres.

[nani_s23]

Why would they agree to the tyre changes if they are doing okay on the tyres.

Renault were moaning a lot in the earlier races. From McLaren point of view I can understand, they never gonna agree with ferrari

[Dead Eyes]

Damn this McLaren they never tend to agree with us anytime. They just hate ferrari.
Even if they feel their team is going down, still will not support ferrari.


Don’t know what happened to Renault?? Earlier they were moaning about tyre tyres etc. now voted against it. Huhhhh

McLaren hate us because they are British. They didn't like the years where Italian engineering and Germany efficiency dominated them.

[nuni]

Renault were moaning a lot in the earlier races. From McLaren point of view I can understand, they never gonna agree with ferrari

McLaren is going very well with the current setup. They are the best of the rest, so I don't think they have issues with the tires. Why should they want to change?
I don't think "hate" is a part of the Formula1 decisions. When a team have hundreds of millions of budget the decisions are made based of their own interest.

Maybe Ferrari can copy some of the more successful teams technical issues, as always have been done by other teams.

[Louisa Fortuna]

Our car looks solid, hopefully a good result coming our way :)

[JPZ]

Damn this McLaren they never tend to agree with us anytime. They just hate ferrari.
Even if they feel their team is going down, still will not support ferrari.


Don’t know what happened to Renault?? Earlier they were moaning about tyre tyres etc. now voted against it. Huhhhh

I was thinking the same about Renault, they were complaining that tyres were their 'biggest problem'....

[WS6TransAm01]

Our car looks solid, hopefully a good result coming our way :)

Nope. Merc win 99.99% sure.

[KimiBot]

FP2 2018

Hamilton 1:04.579

[tifosi1993]

Both Ferrari's were out on softs before the red flag, Vettel was fastest in Sector 1: 16.410

[nani_s23]

FP2 2018

Hamilton 1:04.579

Vettel was fastest in S1

[nani_s23]

Almost almost .......

[tifosi1993]

Sector watch (before Vettel's spin)

Sector 1: Leclerc 16.276, Vettel 16.253

Sector 2: Leclerc 28.710, Vettel 28.788

[KimiBot]

Niki Lauda`s Ghost is helping Hamilton today, he is pushing all competitors out of the track

[nani_s23]

Niki Lauda`s Ghost is helping Hamilton today, he is pushing all competitors out of the track

:rotfl Ham always damn lucky ....

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc's ultimate lap (combining all three sectors): 1:04.842 (16.276, 28.710, 16.856)

[KimiBot]

Crofty wants penalty for Leclerc?

[chinmay]

Pierre Gasly is faster than Hamilton and is almost equal to Bottas. It will be another bore fest on Sunday. Mercedes taking pole by 3 tenths and cruising to win.

[tifosi1993]

Crofty wants penalty for Leclerc?

Fortunately he's not gonna get his wish. Charles did lift off in S3, he did 20.131, not even close to his personal best

[PURE PASSION]

Leclerc's ultimate lap (combining all three sectors): 1:04.842 (16.276, 28.710, 16.856)

Ιn FP1 ,they where all quicker!!!
We where under 1:05 with mediums!!!

[KimiBot]

Pierre Gasly is faster than Hamilton and is almost equal to Bottas. It will be another bore fest on Sunday. Mercedes taking pole by 3 tenths and cruising to win.

Or Gasly finally did wake up. Should be good track for RB?

[KimiBot]

Fortunately he's not gonna get his wish. Charles did lift off in S3, he did 20.131, not even close to his personal best

Great, and Seb was MUCH faster (before he lost it) than Charles I think, so it looks really good.

[PURE PASSION]

Pierre Gasly is faster than Hamilton and is almost equal to Bottas. It will be another bore fest on Sunday. Mercedes taking pole by 3 tenths and cruising to win.

The Mercs didnt do a quick lap on softs, and our also isn't representing, so nothing to read. BUT the Mercs doesn't look dominant here !!!

[PURE PASSION]

Great, and Seb was MUCH faster (before he lost it) than Charles I think, so it looks really good.

Up to S2 ,Lec was faster by 1 tenth +

[tifosi1993]

Great, and Seb was MUCH faster (before he lost it) than Charles I think, so it looks really good.

Actually Seb was slower, not by much though, only 0.055 seconds :-)

[KimiBot]

Actually Seb was slower, not by much though, only 0.055 seconds :-)

All right, I did see wrong things then

[Jax]

All right, I did see wrong things then

It must also be remembered that Sebastian Vettel, down in eighth with a best time of 1:05.8 on hard tyres, was on a great lap before spinning off at that high-speed final corner.

He was around two tenths up on Leclerc after the first two sectors.

[tifosi1993]

At least our long run pace looking good.

[PURE PASSION]

At least our long run pace looking good.

Ο softs for 1 lap I saw that Lec was on par with Ham (around 1 tenth faster) ,BUT now that Ham is on Hards I heard (from the tv) that he was a lot faster then us ??!!
Do you have a picture??!!!

[Noquarter]

Giovinazzi worst driver on 2019 grid

[tifosi1993]

Ο softs for 1 lap I saw that Lec was on par with Ham (around 1 tenth faster) ,BUT now that Ham is on Hards I heard (from the tv) that he was a lot faster then us ??!!
Do you have a picture??!!!

Well Leclerc was pretty much lapping withing high 1m08-low 1m09. Leclerc's best lap 1:08.710 (2nd lap), last lap 1:09.214 (12th lap). Overall a bit quicker than Hamilton's soft tyre run.

Now Leclerc on medium tyres, first lap 1:08.832

[PURE PASSION]

Well Leclerc was pretty much lapping withing high 1m08-low 1m09. Leclerc's best lap 1:08.710 (2nd lap), last lap 1:09.214 (12th lap). Overall a bit quicker than Hamilton's soft tyre run.

Now Leclerc on medium tyres, first lap 1:08.832

Thamks !!!
How about Vet on Hards ??

[tifosi1993]

Thamks !!!
How about Vet on Hards ??

Vettel on his 15th lap on hards, lapping within low 1m09-high 1m09, last lap a bit slower, 1m10.037 (he was behind a Williams)

[PURE PASSION]

Vettel on his 15th lap on hards, lapping within low 1m09-high 1m09, last lap a bit slower, 1m10.037 (he was behind a Williams)

:thumb

[tifosi1993]

Giovinazzi worst driver on 2019 grid

Worse than Kubica? Nope.

[Louisa Fortuna]

Giovinazzi worst driver on 2019 grid

Gasly ain't far off if you ask me. Kubica is the worst hands down for me though.

[FerrariF60]

Gasly ain't far off if you ask me. Kubica is the worst hands down for me though.

yeah, i don't know what Kubica is trying to prove, he's deff NOT belonkging in F1 nowadays....he was brilliant PRE accident, but now, NOT so much....

[FerrariF60]

OH, and Gio.....what the $%%$# was he doing banging wheels wiht Charles???? he ALSO the worst driver in F1....maybe enve worse thenn Kubica

[nani_s23]

OH, and Gio.....what the $%%$# was he doing banging wheels wiht Charles???? he ALSO the worst driver in F1....maybe enve worse thenn Kubica

Ohhh give a break. He went deep into that turn, didn’t saw Charles coming as he was turning his car.
Team should have told him.

[Louisa Fortuna]

yeah, i don't know what Kubica is trying to prove, he's deff NOT belonkging in F1 nowadays....he was brilliant PRE accident, but now, NOT so much....

Money talks..

[Ferrari312T4]

yeah, i don't know what Kubica is trying to prove, he's deff NOT belonkging in F1 nowadays....he was brilliant PRE accident, but now, NOT so much....

I think it's great to see him racing again. It's great that Williams gave him that opportunity. And I still think his knowledge can bring Williams further too. But I do admit Kubica is far from what he used to be. I don't think he'll be racing next season. I admire his fight to make it back into Formula 1. It must have been quite hard. I have him rather than a 'talent' like Ricardo Rosset for instance.

[paolo lalli]

Goo should be on the cat walk not the f1 track.Change careers it's never to late.

[Louisa Fortuna]

I think it's great to see him racing again. It's great that Williams gave him that opportunity. And I still think his knowledge can bring Williams further too. But I do admit Kubica is far from what he used to be. I don't think he'll be racing next season. I admire his fight to make it back into Formula 1. It must have been quite hard. I have him rather than a 'talent' like Ricardo Rosset for instance.

I think his time is up a long time ago, you can't function with one arm like he does. It's time Williams give somebody else the drive who ain't that slow compared to Russel

[wisepie]

GIO has had a miserable season with some rubbish strategies, and despite being overshadowed by Kimi points-wise, he doesn't give up places easily and is a good racer in the bottom half of the grid. The Alfa is not showing the promise given in pre-season testing, a bit like ourselves.:-E

[PURE PASSION]

Does anyone have the race pace??

[chinmay]

Does anyone have the race pace??

Doesn't really matter, till the time Ferrari bring revolutionary updates to fix issues, Mercedes should easily be at least half a second ahead per lap on race pace like they have been in almost all of the races till now.

[mardyrt]

I think this track will suit us, because it has flowing corners, and no chicanes. They cannot use rear steer in faster corners, so we are good. I hope at least this will open Ferraris eyes.

[FerrariF60]

I think this track will suit us, because it has flowing corners, and no chicanes. They cannot use rear steer in faster corners, so we are good. I hope at least this will open Ferraris eyes.

open ferrari's eyes for what?? 4ws??? you guys keep mentioning ths 4WS (or anything that implicates that) that mercedes has; how do you know for sure that's what it is?? please enlighten me....do you know someone within Merc camp that has told you so??? i thinks it's a bunch or .....they jsut have MORE downforce on the car, hence making the tires work better......that is the ONLY thing ferrari is missing, DOWNFORCE.....once htey figure that out they'll be on par with merc or maybe even better......

[PURE PASSION]

With soft tires Leclerc and Hamilton were equivalent: in a ten-lap long run the Ferrari driver averaged 1'09 "326, against Lewis' 1'09" 361.

[Rob]

open ferrari's eyes for what?? 4ws??? you guys keep mentioning ths 4WS (or anything that implicates that) that mercedes has; how do you know for sure that's what it is?? please enlighten me....do you know someone within Merc camp that has told you so??? i thinks it's a bunch or .....they jsut have MORE downforce on the car, hence making the tires work better......that is the ONLY thing ferrari is missing, DOWNFORCE.....once htey figure that out they'll be on par with merc or maybe even better......

was told about a year or so a go. By a well known F1 technical analyst about Merc trying to replicate 4 wheel steer.

[Rob]

A busy Friday

Spielberg, 28 June 2019 – Plenty of work for Scuderia Ferrari during the three hours of free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix, with the team preparing for qualifying and the race, as well as carrying out a lot of data acquisition work aimed at establishing the direction for ongoing development of the SF90.

First session. In the morning, Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel only used the Medium Pirelli tyres, working on a programme that involved fine tuning the cars for qualifying and the race, as well as evaluating some components aimed at gathering data. Sebastian did 23 laps, the best in 1’04”982, which put him second on the time sheet. Charles did 26 laps on his way to fourth place with a 1’05”141.

Second session. In the second 90 minute session, Leclerc and Vettel started by evaluating the Medium and Hard tyres respectively. The session was red flagged a couple of times because of accidents and so, when it came to simulating qualifying, there was only time for one short run. Sebastian and Charles both fitted the Softs for this, but the German made a mistake at the final corner, locking up and having to abort his run. Charles meanwhile posted a time of 1’05”086, which turned out to be the fastest time overall of the session. Sebastian’s best lap was a 1’05”871, good enough for eighth.

Programme. The final hour of free practice starts at noon, prior to qualifying at 3pm. The Austrian Grand Prix gets underway at 15.10 on Sunday.

Charles Leclerc #16
“Overall, we had quite a productive day and completed a lot of tests around the set-up. The feeling in the car was good. It was a bit tricky with the wind changing direction, especially in FP2, which made it more challenging to predict what would happen in the corners. Although we have been fast today, we will work hard to take another step forward. On my side, as I did in France, I also have to focus on setting up the car in the best way to follow the track evolution in qualifying. I think we made the best out of it and I look forward to seeing where we stand tomorrow.”

Sebastian Vettel #5
“My off-track excursion didn’t have a big effect on our programme, other than that we couldn’t do the long run on the softs. I was able to stop in time and did not damage the car. We are still trying a lot of things and getting closer. Hopefully tomorrow we can do better than today. It was a bit tricky in the afternoon with the windy conditions. We didn’t actually try new updates, we ran the same parts as last weekend to be able to learn more about them and I think it was successful. Now we need time to understand what to address next. Our balance in the corners is not bad, we can still improve the car and we tried a few things in the afternoon. Maybe the track layout helps us a bit, but this remains a tricky track where it is crucial to have a good feeling in the car and that’s what we have to work on now.”

[Rob]

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[Rob]

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[Brembo]

Thank You !! The car looks like a winner !

[From Treviso]

Giovinazzi worst driver on 2019 grid

That gong would have to go to 'the Claw' Kubica. I think GIO could (I hope) lift his game later this year to match his recently good qualy times.

[Brembo]

Giovinazzi worst driver on 2019 grid

That worst driver on the 2019 grid so far belongs to a 4xWDC champion who has zero wins for Ferrari. You are complimenting Gio by comparing him to Seb so far this season. He's a rookie, getting in the top 10 is equal to Seb getting a pole. Comparing Seb to Charles another rookie so far results wise don't look to cool either. There's still time. Oh yeah, and Lewis is the worst yet this year, it's the car !!!:rotfl

[Lec16]

I hope Charles can put it together today.

[Giallo 550]

That worst driver on the 2019 grid so far belongs to a 4xWDC champion who has zero wins for Ferrari.

They have a flag up for him in Maranello, which is good enough for me.

[nani_s23]

Winless Mad max .....last year it’s engine... this year it’s engine ...Wts next year :rotfl.
Atleast he’s not a rookie anymore:rotfl. Oh it’s the engine right :rotfl

[stefa]

Thank You !! The car looks like a winner !

Back to reality. It is not a winner, and looks doesn not count! This is not beauty contest!

[Ferrarichamp]

Stewards are already busy preparing imaginary penalties just in case a red car is leading the race tomorrow :lol

[Brembo]

They have a flag up for him in Maranello, which is good enough for me.

The flag sounds good,I hope it's not meant to be ' In memory of !" But a win would do him better even in Maranello. Alfa has the best looking car but Rob's pictures look terrific, to bad looks aren't enough to win , Ferrari needs a winning driver. So far not looking to good in the drivers seat. But , "Where there's Charles there's hope !" Max may well be a rookie age wise esp. compared to Seb, but driving wise, he's not a rookie anymore. Oh but he's got a "Rookie engine!" to work with and is still the main threat up front. Good luck to Ferrari next race. Max..imum effort on our drivers part can show maybe a podium!

[TonyRizza]

Winless Mad max .....last year it’s engine... this year it’s engine ...Wts next year :rotfl.
Atleast he’s not a rookie anymore:rotfl. Oh it’s the engine right :rotfl

The engine is down on power compared to merc and ferrari. And the merc is dominant. Nothing more he can do

[nani_s23]

Back to reality. It is not a winner, and looks doesn not count! This is not beauty contest!

:rotfl:clap

[nani_s23]

The engine is down on power compared to merc and ferrari. And the merc is dominant. Nothing more he can do

Then compared to Mercs, ferrari are down in all depts (strategy, tyre window, DF etc). Except Engine.
Nothing more our drivers can do .... rating our driver as worst a winless in 2019 with this car doesn’t suit well.
Even if we quali ahead of merc, keeping that mercs car behind is tall ask.

[stefa]

Then compared to Mercs, ferrari are down in all depts (strategy, tyre window, DF etc). Except Engine.
Nothing more our drivers can do .... rating our driver as worst a winless in 2019 with this car doesn’t suit well.
Even if we quali ahead of merc, keeping that mercs car behind is tall ask.

:clap Of course! Because the tool and back up Ferrari drives have is ZERO!!!

[Louisa Fortuna]

https://strims.gg/ Solid stream guys

[KimiBot]

FP3 2018

Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:04.070

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc looking pretty handy around here, right now he's fastest in all three sectors.

[KimiBot]

I hope Charles can put it together today.

So far so good

[Brembo]

Winless Mad max .....last year it’s engine... this year it’s engine ...Wts next year :rotfl.
Atleast he’s not a rookie anymore:rotfl. Oh it’s the engine right :rotfl

Winless Legend Seb..... exact same it's the engine... and he has trouble keeping up with rookie Charles !

[chinmay]

As expected, easy pole for Mercedes.

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc flying in sector 2, 28.272.

Vettel 28.445, Bot 28.500, Ham 552

[PURE PASSION]

As expected, easy pole for Mercedes.

?????

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc 1:03.987

Hamilton 1:04.130 (+0.143)

Bottas 1:04.221 (+0.234)

Vettel 1:04.250 (+0.263)

Ultimate lap

Leclerc 1:03.925 (16.249, 28.272, 19.404)

Hamilton 1:04.057 (16.213, 28.479, 19.365)

Vettel 1:04.192 (16.274, 28.445, 19.473)

Bottas 1:04.221 (16.284, 28.500, 19.437)

[Jax]

Leclerc 1:03.987

Hamilton 1:04.130 (+0.143)

Bottas 1:04.221 (+0.234)

Vettel 1:04.250 (+0.263)

Ultimate lap

Leclerc 1:03.925 (16.249, 28.272, 19.404)

Hamilton 1:04.057 (16.213, 28.479, 19.365)

Vettel 1:04.192 (16.274, 28.445, 19.473)

Bottas 1:04.221 (16.284, 28.500, 19.437)

Lol i's nice to see the ferrari's for once faster in the sector with the most corners :). It's practice but still

[paolo lalli]

That's a more balanced Ferrari.

[Dead Eyes]

I wonder if Vettel is concentrating on car development. He has always said that the car comes first and then he will deal with his teammate.

Hope we can use our driver advantage to get lock out the front row. But the Mercedes car is soooooooooooooo strong.

[chinmay]

That's a more balanced Ferrari.

One Ferrari works, the other is all over the place. Between two timed runs, some changes were made to Vettel's car and now a bunch more will be done before qualifying as well. Sadly, it's another Mercedes pole.

[chinmay]

I wonder if Vettel is concentrating on car development. He has always said that the car comes first and then he will deal with his teammate.

Hope we can use our driver advantage to get lock out the front row. But the Mercedes car is soooooooooooooo strong.

That's what happened in the second half of 2016. All races, all sessions, Vettel was doing development work.

[tifosi1993]

I wonder if Vettel is concentrating on car development. He has always said that the car comes first and then he will deal with his teammate.

Hope we can use our driver advantage to get lock out the front row. But the Mercedes car is soooooooooooooo strong.

So Ferrari was using Vettel as crash test dummy last year, to test the strength of the monocoque!

[FerrariF60]

So Ferrari was using Vettel as crash test dummy last year, to test the strength of the monocoque!

ha, ha, ha......yeah, i think your're right

[PURE PASSION]

One Ferrari works, the other is all over the place. Between two timed runs, some changes were made to Vettel's car and now a bunch more will be done before qualifying as well. Sadly, it's another Mercedes pole.

So for you,if Vet cant get pole,its Merc ????

[tifosi1993]

ha, ha, ha......yeah, i think your're right

And if Vettel is developing Ferrari, and let's say Hamilton developing Mercedes, shouldn't we kick Vettel out asap and offer Hamilton a contract he can't refuse!

[Dead Eyes]

That's what happened in the second half of 2016. All races, all sessions, Vettel was doing development work.

That is why we improved in 2017.

Schumacher had testing sessions to do it. So he could push on race weekends. Vettel doesn't have testing sessions. So he has to use his race weekends to develop the car.

[Ferrarichamp]

So Ferrari was using Vettel as crash test dummy last year, to test the strength of the monocoque!

good one :lol

[chinmay]

So for you,if Vet cant get pole,its Merc ????

I am not forgetting Leclerc. He is happy with the car but Mercedes was right there as well and come Q3, they always pull ahead.

[tifosi1993]

That is why we improved in 2017.

Schumacher had testing sessions to do it. So he could push on race weekends. Vettel doesn't have testing sessions. So he has to use his race weekends to develop the car.

So not only is Hamilton beating Vettel on race track, but he is also beating him in wind-tunnel! No wonder Mercedes is so dominant, they have Lewis leading them both on-track and wind tunnel! :rotfl

[Dead Eyes]

So not only is Hamilton beating Vettel on race track, but he is also beating him in wind-tunnel! No wonder Mercedes is so dominant, they have Lewis leading them both on-track and wind tunnel! :rotfl

Schumacher and Rosberg developed Merc's engine. Pirelli have also favoured Mercedes since 2014. Hamilton has done nothing for Mercedes. He isn't a development driver like Vettel. He just has the press, the FIA, and the tyre supplier working for him.

[chinmay]

Hopefully after all the development work which will go on till the end of season, Ferrari can close the gap and get closer to Mercedes than they were in 2018. In 2018, Ferrari was 0.23% off the ultimate pace.

[tifosi1993]

Schumacher and Rosberg developed Merc's engine. Pirelli have also favoured Mercedes since 2014. Hamilton has done nothing for Mercedes. He isn't a development driver like Vettel. He just has the press, the FIA, and the tyre supplier working for him.

But Michael left Mercedes in 2012 and Rosberg in 2016. And right now, Mercedes are as dominant as ever. Nah it's Hamilton....:rotfl

[Dead Eyes]

That's what separates the Vettel's and Schumacher from the Leclercs, Alonsos, Hamiltons and Verstappens. One group chase an instant quick lap time without improving the car. The other group chases car development that wins championships.

[Dead Eyes]

But Michael left Mercedes in 2012 and Rosberg in 2016. And right now, Mercedes are as dominant as ever. Nah it's Hamilton....:rotfl

We got closer since Rosberg left. We would be closer this year but Pirelli and the FIA keep favouring Mercedes. It's clear that Vettel has given up since Canada and is developing the car ready for next year.

I like the direction that Vettel and Ferrari have taken. Let them win the battler. We shall win the war.

[darkchild]

Leclerc is starting to show his worth. If Ferrari didnt mess it up in Monaco and he himself didnt bin it in Baku, they would be neck and neck.

[tifosi1993]

That's what separates the Vettel's and Schumacher from the Leclercs, Alonsos, Hamiltons and Verstappens. One group chase an instant quick lap time without improving the car. The other group chases car development that wins championships.

But Schumacher both developed our car and gave us championships, and Vettel failed on that regard miserably. Lewis on the other hand fully emulated Michael, you know developing the car and winning the championships....:lol

If only Ferrari signed Hamilton instead of our current 40-mil crash test dummy. :-s

[Cemz85]

Any news on the failed floor update for this weekend?
Karun said we kept the new updates but didn’t say anything about the floor

[Greig]

That's what separates the Vettel's and Schumacher from the Leclercs, Alonsos, Hamiltons and Verstappens. One group chase an instant quick lap time without improving the car. The other group chases car development that wins championships.

You just making stuff up now? well if not it's not working is it LOL and Lewis wins title after title while not improving the car, seriously give it up

[tifosi1993]

We got closer since Rosberg left. We would be closer this year but Pirelli and the FIA keep favouring Mercedes. It's clear that Vettel has given up since Canada and is developing the car ready for next year.

I like the direction that Vettel and Ferrari have taken. Let them win the battler. We shall win the war.

Oh they have already won the war. :lol

No wonder Toto is so smug, having a driver+technical director+aero genius like Hamilton #blessed, who is keeping his team at the front every year!

[Arcana]

Leclerc is starting to show his worth. If Ferrari didnt mess it up in Monaco and he himself didnt bin it in Baku, they would be neck and neck.

Leclerc started to show his worth from Australia. He would have had more points than Seb if not for Binotto's retarded strategies. By the looks of Friday / Saturday practices, we might have our first 1-2 finish here in Austria since don't know when... unless Seb bins it or some stupid pit wall calls.

[tifosi1993]

Any news on the failed floor update for this weekend?
Karun said we kept the new updates but didn’t say anything about the floor

Blame Vettel...if only he put as much effort developing the floor as he did with those front and rear wings...:lol

Kidding aside, no they are not using the floor here. But Leclerc said they know what's wrong with it/why it's not performing as it should.

[Greig]

When Danny Ric beat Seb, it was cause he was already using the Red Bull to develop the Ferrari, he is that good :-)

[KimiBot]

Rumour...Kvyat replacing Gasly
that would be funny, and would be nice to see if he can do better, or is Max just so good, that everyone looks bad

[chinmay]

Rumour...Kvyat replacing Gasly
that would be funny, and would be nice to see if he can do better, or is Max just so good, that everyone looks bad

Kvyat replacing Verstappen. Only a matter of time before it is made official that Verstappen is leaving for Mercedes.

[Arcana]

Kvyat replacing Verstappen. Only a matter of time before it is made official that Verstappen is leaving for Mercedes.

... and replaces Lewis that will join Ferrari and Seb retires.

[KimiBot]

Ferrari 1-2 :-)

[tifosi1993]

Ferrari's on mediums!

[Cevertmyhero]

Dirty Lewis blocking but penalties don't apply to him.

[Arcana]

Dirty Lewis blocking but penalties don't apply to him.

+1. He blocked Kimi.

[Christopher]

Mediums seem to be working better than the softs right now

[tifosi1993]

Dirty Lewis blocking but penalties don't apply to him.

Mercedes getting penalty!? We all know that's not gonna happen.

[Arcana]

Max is fast here. He might be a real threat this weekend.

[tifosi1993]

Water is wet
Sky is blue
End of Q1
And Stroll's not getting through

[Cavallino]

+1. He blocked Kimi.

and Sky is defending him

[tifosi1993]

If we play our cards right, we'll have 3 sets of soft tyres for Q3. Here, it's very easy to do 3 laps in Q3.

[Christopher]

Why are Ferrari on softs?

[TonyRizza]

Why would we start on softs...

[tifosi1993]

Why are Ferrari on softs?

Well....if you look at FP2 long runs, softs were holding quite nicely, there was hardly any drop off.

I don't think starting on softs or medium tyres gonna matter much, it will be another 1-stop race tomorrow.

[KimiBot]

Well....if you look at FP2 long runs, softs were holding quite nicely, there was hardly any drop off.

I don't think starting on softs or medium tyres gonna matter much, it will be another 1-stop race tomorrow.

Yes, and maybe there is not so much difference with softs and mediums here

[IulianFerrari]

and Sky is defending him

When haven't they?

[chinmay]

Yes, and maybe there is not so much difference with softs and mediums here

7 tenths.

[KimiBot]

7 tenths a lap.

Is it so much, I think I saw 0.3 somewhere

[Christopher]

That Hamilton block is blatant sitting on the apex while Kimi is on a flying lap should be a slam dunk 3 place penalty

[KimiBot]

That Hamilton block is blatant sitting on the apex while Kimi is on a flying lap should be a slam dunk 3 place penalty

Yes, but no

[Cavallino]

When haven't they?

and here's sky saying "they both got through so it doesn't matter"

no, it doesn't matter if they both get through. Last year, Vettel got a 5 place drop for barely holding up Sainz, who got through, and even said Vettel shouldn't have been penalized.

Lewis needs a penalty.

[Cavallino]

Now Lewis is whining.

[Cavallino]

and here's sky saying "they both got through so it doesn't matter"

no, it doesn't matter if they both get through. Last year, Vettel got a 5 place drop for barely holding up Sainz, who got through, and even said Vettel shouldn't have been penalized.

Lewis needs a penalty.

It was 3 not 5. but still.

[tifosi1993]

Alfa currently best of the rest. :thumb

[Rishu]

I hope starting on Softs is the right strategy for us

[Arcana]

Now Lewis is whining.

That's what he does all the time when he's not winning.

[Christopher]

Issues for Seb

[tifosi1993]

Is it so much, I think I saw 0.3 somewhere

Ignore him, likes to pull data out of his ***

[Cavallino]

I'm okay with the idea of starting on the softs, given the degradation. But I think it only makes sense if you're on pole. I'd rather split our strategies.

[IulianFerrari]

Is it so much, I think I saw 0.3 somewhere

0.7s was the official difference between softs and mediums and 1.2s between softs and hards. Of course even those are estimates.

[JChan]

I have so many enemies in my FB FIA comment section... FIA LEWIS don't want to hear I call their LH as GOLDEN BOY OF FIA.

[Arcana]

Issues for Seb

What issues ?

[TonyRizza]

This looks good...

[KimiBot]

0.7s was the official difference between softs and mediums and 1.2s between softs and hards. Of course even those are estimates.

Okey, thanks

[Cavallino]

What issues ?

They're working on his car. We don't know what it is. they're working near the sidepod.

[tifosi1993]

Car is looking good and now we have a mechanical issue, unbelievable :-(

[Cavallino]

Car is looking good and now we have a mechanical issue, unbelievable :-(

i know, it's just our luck. a track where we need maximum points.

[stefa]

Issues for Seb

What is going on?!

[Arcana]

I hope is nothing serious... Honestly I don't really care if we don't get pole today... all I want is 1-2 tomorrow. And fastest lap.

[chinmay]

Massive blunder to put on Soft tyres in Q2. Mercedes on mediums will be able to keep up if they don't get pole. Terrible choice.

[Rishu]

Hopefully he gets at least one run

[Cavallino]

Hopefully Horner is right and it's just some damage from the kerbs, and you can always send him back out if you don't get it fixed.

[Schumiklub]

Massive blunder to put on Soft tyres in Q2. Mercedes on mediums will be able to keep up if they don't get pole. Terrible choice.

Will you ever make a positive comment in your life?


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[chinmay]

Hydraulic leak.

[chinmay]

Will you ever make a positive comment in your life?


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I can't sacrifice truth.

[stefa]

Will you ever make a positive comment in your life?


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:clap

[Greig]

Massive blunder to put on Soft tyres in Q2. Mercedes on mediums will be able to keep up if they don't get pole. Terrible choice.

Give it a rest, it's Merc easy pole you said earlier. We run our fastest race....

[chinmay]

Vettel looks like is heading for 3rd row here.

[Cavallino]

Ferrari can't catch a break. We're not going to get pole now without a tow. And it completely ruins the soft tyre strategy.

[Rishu]

Incoming Leclerc Pole

[Schumiklub]

I can't sacrifice truth.

Well maybe we’ve got nothing to lose and have to do something others won’t? When we don’t take risks then we’re clueless and if we take risks then we’re still clueless.


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[stefa]

This is unbeliveable!!!! Our luck!!!!

[Cavallino]

Wow. what a lap from Leclerc.

[Greig]

Seb out the car

[Rishu]

Damn it

[stefa]

Coolant leaks!?

[Christopher]

Vettel out

[JChan]

SV start at P10

[tohellandback]

What a luck we have...pethetic


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[chinmay]

Well maybe we’ve got nothing to lose and have to do something others won’t? When we don’t take risks then we’re clueless and if we take risks then we’re still clueless.


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Well if you are behind then it makes sense to take risks but if Ferrari knew they could be on pole then it would be better to just mirror whatever Mercedes does.

[Greig]

Well maybe we’ve got nothing to lose and have to do something others won’t? When we don’t take risks then we’re clueless and if we take risks then we’re still clueless.


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Horner said it will be our fastest way to do the race, as we are slower in corners it makes us manage the tyres better. But chinmay knows best...

[Greig]

Well if you are behind then it makes sense take risks but if Ferrari knew they could be on pole then it would be better to just mirror whatever Mercedes does.

But you told us this was Merc pole??????? again you are clueless.

[Schumiklub]

Horner said it will be our fastest way to do the race, as we are slower in corners it makes us manage the tyres better. But chinmay knows best...

I guess you’re right. It’s going to be an easy Mercedes pole anyway.


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[chinmay]

Oh well, Seb can finish P5 tomorrow.

[tifosi1993]

Sector watch

Sector 1: Leclerc 15.952, Bottas 16.099, Ham 16.179, Max 16.223

Sector 2: Lec 28.022, Bot 28.233, Max 28.347, Ham 28.409

Sector 3: Bot 19.227, Lec 19.234, Max 19.291, Ham 19.312

[Ferrari312T4]

If there is bad luck in the air it always seems to land in our garage... We could have had a front row lock out

[Arcana]

Damn it with Seb's car... at least I hope we get pole with Leclerc and win tomorrow.

[Greig]

Seb was developing the car in qual anyway so he does not need to run....

[Rishu]

I guess you’re right. It’s going to be an easy Mercedes pole anyway.


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No

[Schumiklub]

No

Of course not, I was quoting chinmay. :-)


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[tifosi1993]

Yes BABY! POLE!

:dance:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:pass

[Greig]

Yes Charles, awesome lap

[Rishu]

Of course not, I was quoting chinmay. :-)


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Enjoy this Pole mate

[chinmay]

If not for that idiot, Leclerc would be in 1:02s.

[stefa]

Don't rush with the conclusions! How do you know it was Ferrari mistake?!

[JChan]

FIA will put sensor in CL car for being the fastest man...

[stefa]

:ferrarifl

[tifosi1993]

As expected, easy pole for Mercedes.

:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

[jgonzalesm6]

Get in there Charles!!!

[stefa]

I hope there is divine justice tomorrow and CL win this one as he should in Bahrein

[stefa]

:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

I hope he feels stupid now. BIG TIME!!!!

[chinmay]

Hope Leclerc can smash Mercedes tomorrow.

[Greig]

Pierre Gasly is faster than Hamilton and is almost equal to Bottas. It will be another bore fest on Sunday. Mercedes taking pole by 3 tenths and cruising to win.


Doesn't really matter, till the time Ferrari bring revolutionary updates to fix issues, Mercedes should easily be at least half a second ahead per lap on race pace like they have been in almost all of the races till now.


As expected, easy pole for Mercedes.


One Ferrari works, the other is all over the place. Between two timed runs, some changes were made to Vettel's car and now a bunch more will be done before qualifying as well. Sadly, it's another Mercedes pole.


:rotfl

And once again shows why you should stop

[Arcana]

Good. Hope to get that win tomorrow and start beating those pesky Mercs on a regular basis.

[Greig]

Air leak on Seb's car

[Dead Eyes]

No luck for Seb.

Oh well, he's fighting to win the war. Not the battle. Glad we got pole. Our engineers did a great job.

[Greig]

Lewis will be getting a 3 place drop as well if they are consistent...

[KimiBot]

Looks good for us, Seb has lot to do tomorrow and Charles hopefully keeps P1 at the start. That was new track record BTW. Cars are getting faster every year.


:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl

[tifosi1993]

No luck for Seb.

Oh well, he's fighting to win the war. Not the battle. Glad we got pole. Our engineers did a great job.

Oh don't worry, he will be busy tonight developing a brand new air pressure system. :thumb

[wappad]

Oh well, Seb can finish P5 tomorrow.

Yes, think so too. Just like the 'easy' pole for the Mercs..pffff

Forza Ferrari!!:thumb

[chinmay]

Looks good for us, Seb has lot to do tomorrow and Charles hopefully keeps P1 at the start. That was new track record BTW. Cars are getting faster every year.


:ferrarifl:ferrarifl:ferrarifl

By a tenth.

[Greig]

Oh don't worry, he will be busy tonight developing a brand new air pressure system. :thumb

Certainly he will be, then probably has time to do a new floor for Silverstone.

[Ferrari312T4]

Lewis will be getting a 3 place drop as well if they are consistent...

And that's a big IF....

[WS6TransAm01]

Ferrari just can’t catch a break.

Lewis will not get a penalty. The FIA cant let Golden Boy down.

[IulianFerrari]

Loved Charles's pole and Kimi literally giving the middle finger to Hamilton. Hope they give him the penalty he deserves.

[KimiBot]

By a tenth.

Can you imagine how Charles is feeling now, new track record, pole and Ferrari, and he is just a kid. He will get so much boost from this.

[Warp]

All Ferrari-powered cars in Q3 but Grosjean.

[tifosi1993]

Certainly he will be, then probably has time to do a new floor for Silverstone.

:lol

[Greig]

Can you imagine how Charles is feeling now, new track record, pole and Ferrari, and he is just a kid. He will get so much boost from this.

Hopefully the win tomorrow as he deserves....

[Ferrarichamp]

update: 5 place penalty for Charles Leclerc

reason: daring to take pole from Lewis Hamilton

[stefa]

@chinmay

Don't you feel embarrassed? Tip. Think before you speak!

[Cevertmyhero]

Hopefully the win tomorrow as he deserves....

I would love that so much!!!! But I dunno, something always happens to gift the win to hamilton.

[doublesixes]

Well done Charles. Now go give us a victory tomorrow!

[bondilad]

@chinmay

Don't you feel embarrassed? Tip. Think before you speak!

:rotfl

[Frank Dhont]

update: 5 place penalty for Charles Leclerc

reason: daring to take pole from Lewis Hamilton

Update2: possible 5 place penalty for Kimi Raikkonen
Reason: showing the finger to GOLDEN boy :)

[nani_s23]

Great pole from Charles...!! Awesome lap. Hope he get the win which deserves.
Gotta feel for seb. It happens nothing he can do. Hope he do have a good race.

It was a good chance for ferrari 1-2 finish. But as I said many a times, ferrari can’t catch break.

[Lec16]

Get in there Charles!:pass

[tifosi1993]

I think Seb can easily clear off those alfa's, Magnussen, Norris and Gasly within 4-5 laps. I think Seb can finish on podium tomorrow.

[Ferrarichamp]

Update2: possible 5 place penalty for Kimi Raikkonen
Reason: showing the finger to GOLDEN boy :)

:lol

[tifosi1993]

Update2: possible 5 place penalty for Kimi Raikkonen
Reason: showing the finger to GOLDEN boy :)

Update 3: 5 place grid penalty for Max
Reason: "Too close to Lewis": FIA stewards.

[chinmay]

I think Seb can easily clear off those alfa's, Magnussen, Norris and Gasly within 4-5 laps. I think Seb can finish on podium tomorrow.

Not possible. Seb can finish 5th, 4th if Max does a Verstappen on someone.

[Dead Eyes]

Did anyone see Vettel shake hands after he got out of the car. What a classy gentleman.

We are so lucky to have him in our great team. Enzo would be proud of him.

[Dead Eyes]

Not possible. Seb can finish 5th, 4th if Max does a Verstappen on someone.

Vettel is the best overtaker on the grid. Don't count him out.

[stefa]

Not possible. Seb can finish 5th, 4th if Max does a Verstappen on someone.

You are unbelievable! :lol

[chinmay]

@chinmay

Don't you feel embarrassed? Tip. Think before you speak!

Not at all. Unless it is proven (like today) in Q3 that Mercedes will be beaten, there is no reason to assume that Mercedes will be beaten. Same goes for tomorrow.

[Greig]

Vettel is the best overtaker on the grid. Don't count him out.

Yeah as seen last season.....

He will use the race to develop a new DRS system and also front wing....no need to overtake.

[Arcana]

Did anyone see Vettel shake hands after he got out of the car. What a classy gentleman.

We are so lucky to have him in our great team. Enzo would be proud of him.

Yes, he got out of the car and started to further fix and develop the car. A classy move indeed.

[Greig]

Lewis and Kimi was pretty much identical to Seb and Sainz, so FIA want to be consistent these days right.....

[bondilad]

Not at all. Unless it is proven (like today) in Q3 that Mercedes will be beaten, there is no reason to assume that Mercedes will be beaten. Same goes for tomorrow.

I guess you put a lot of thought to that comment. Well done !

[Dead Eyes]

Yeah as seen last season.....

He will use the race to develop a new DRS system and also front wing....no need to overtake.

He was fighting a quicker car. Of course he made a few mistakes. He was really just unlucky though.

Arrivabene didn't blame him. Let's stop turning on our own. We all bleed red.

[chinmay]

Vettel is the best overtaker on the grid. Don't count him out.

Absolutely. Overtake on Ricciardo, China 2017; Bottas, Spain 2017; Ocon, Canada 2017; come to mind. Beside, his 2012 championship was decided by his stunning overtakes in Brazil and Abu Dhabi 2012 from last on the grid.

[Ferrarichamp]

Lewis and Kimi was pretty much identical to Seb and Sainz, so FIA want to be consistent these days right.....

it's amazing that some people still refuse to see the bias.

[Greig]

He was fighting a quicker car. Of course he made a few mistakes. He was really just unlucky though.


Nope, he is not the best overtaker.

[chinmay]

Nope, he is not the best overtaker.

Then who is? Ricciardo or Verstappen? :rotfl

[Dead Eyes]

Nope, he is not the best overtaker.

Did you not see what he did for us at Canada 2017. That passion. That skill. That talent.

[Greig]

Then who is? Ricciardo or Verstappen? :rotfl

Not Seb

[chinmay]

Not Seb

Then who is? :lol

[tifosi1993]

Lewis and Kimi was pretty much identical to Seb and Sainz, so FIA want to be consistent these days right.....

Yup, same incident as last year...if there's no penalty, then I guess maFIA at work.

[Greig]

Did you not see what he did for us at Canada 2017. That passion. That skill. That talent.

I seen Monza, France, USGP etc etc but your trolling is nearly over :-)

[Greig]

Then who is? :lol

Just not Seb.