2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Imola, Apr 16 - 18

[tpe]

Let's start...

[jgonzalesm6]

Looks to be wet Sunday.

Times have changed due to funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh. Check your local listings. Saturdays sessions are 1 hour earlier. Fridays are moved back 30min.


[AMuS]

Ferrari is bringing a small aero upgrade to Imola. The engineers want to test detailed changes to the wings and the floor on Friday during free practice.

Ferrari also has new parts, but these will not be used in the race until Portimão!

Ferrari about the struggles in the second half of the Bahrain race:

"It's not the tyres. It is possible that the SF21 reacts more strongly to wind changes than the others. Another finding of the engineers: There is still room for improvement in medium-fast and fast corners."

According to Ferrari, they are now in second or third place in the engine power ranking.
Not much is missing from the engine leader Mercedes.


Ferrari confirmed to Micheal Schmidt our preview.
According our data: gap on Mercedes/ Honda (they are quite similar) now is ~15hp.
Will be possible to reduce to 10hp in some conditions.
Recovery was clearly over 40hp

[tpe]

Interesting, although it didn't seem like just 15bhp

[Brembo]

This will probably be a 1 pit race. Ferrari better be ready!!!

[Ferrarichamp]

Looking forward to this weekend. Hopefully Ferrari can improve on their results in the first race.

[Aziz]

Sainz P1.. Nice to see

[gump1480]

What's up with Leclerc ?? No time set

[MSC Fan]

What happened to Leclerc?

[Aziz]

What is happening to Lec?

[Grimlock]

Seems Charles was about to go out as Sergio caused a red-flag. But Carlos p1 again, not that the times are relevant at this point.

[alfaromeo]

Sainz looks great…

[Ferrarichamp]

Sainz P1 ...
can we also have that on Sunday please? :-D

[jgonzalesm6]

Marc Gene has reported said that Charles Leclerc's running has been hampered by a problem (unsure if it's PU related) but he was on track before the RED FLAG.

[jgonzalesm6]

Charles P2....behind Lewis.

[jgonzalesm6]

Charles P2....behind Lewis.

Charles P3 now....Ham P2.....Max P1

edit: Charles P4 now.

[alfaromeo]

Ferrari leclerk-sainz looks fast …

[patrese86]

I think we look alright, relatively speaking

[tifosi1993]

FP1 Best Sector

Bottas: 24.283 --- 26.330 --- 25.590 --- 1:16.564

Hamilton: 26.038 --- 26.352 --- 25.710 --- 1:16.605

Verstappen: 24.236 --- 26.435 --- 25.699 --- 1:16.622

Leclerc: 24.543 --- 26.473 --- 25.727 --- 1:16.796

Gasly: 24.457 --- 26.450 --- 25.791 --- 1:16.888

Sainz: 24.372 --- 26.661 --- 25.805 --- 1:16.888

Alonso: 24.497 --- 26.897 --- 25.886 --- 1:17.457

Stroll: 24.708 --- 26.723 --- 26.058 --- 1:17.489

Latifi: 24.644 --- 26.966 --- 26.129 --- 1:17.739

Ricciardo: 24.804 --- 26.851 --- 25.920 --- 1:17.769

Russell: 24.799 --- 26.797 --- 26.131 --- 1:17.866

Raikkonen: 24.901 --- 26.875 --- 26.107 --- 1:17.883

Norris: 24.836 --- 26.848 --- 26.251 --- 1:17.935

Vettel: 24.569 --- 26.809 --- 26.543 --- 1:17.984

Giovinazzi: 24.908 --- 26.983 --- 26.145 --- 1:18.058

Perez: 24.936 --- 27.098 --- 26.194 --- 1:18.228

Ocon: 24.727 --- 27.077 --- 26.327 --- 1:18.360

Mazepin: 24.872 --- 27.373 --- 26.404 --- 1:18.823

Schumacher: 25.368 --- 27.810 --- 26.302 --- 1:19.480

Tsunoda: 24.765 --- 27.727 --- 26.719 --- 1:19.781

[tifosi1993]

It's quite early but I'm happy with what I'm seeing so far. I don't think we are going to be on the same ballpark as the Merc/Red Bull, but we can be comfortably quicker than the rest of the midfield. Also Charles had few reliability problems but he ended up in P4. And we all know that he always finds that extra in Q3. Exciting times are ahead.

[paolo lalli]

Slowly slowly no doubt that ferrari have done a good job with this year's car considering how far back it was.The cars look fast and can mix it with merc and red bull.How good would a podium be this weekend.? It would certainly say ferrari are back.

[PURE PASSION]

A very very good friday for us !!!!
���� | BEST SECTOR TIMES
@ScuderiaFerrari fastest when counting the fastest sectors, despite the fact @redbullracing didn’t get significant laps in.
Top 4 very close today but tomorrow Merc and Honda should be faster. Ferrari think a second row start is possible
7802

[PURE PASSION]

Is Ferrari a candidate for pole position?
Officially, Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the day with 1.15.551 minutes. One was even faster. However, Leclerc's best time of 1.15.367 minutes was canceled because the Ferrari driver had drifted beyond the lane with all four wheels at the exit of the Piratella curve. "Only a few centimeters", apologized the Monegasse.
In fact, on this particular lap in Piratella, Leclerc made up five km / h on Hamilton. Plus three tenths on the straight. Ferrari mainly won in the uphill passages in a Mercedes. This is an indication of more engine power.
Either way: Ferrari is better sorted at the home game than in Bahrain. Already in the first training session, only 0.232 seconds were missing from the best time. In the afternoon it was 0.283 seconds. This time with Carlos Sainz at the wheel. On Leclerc's best lap, the tires were already four laps old. So you have to count on Ferrari for one lap. However, the pole position would be a big surprise.
Ferrari tested the modified underbody on both cars and a new rear wing on Leclerc's SF21. It wasn't just the upgrades that made the red cars take another step forward. Like Mercedes, Ferrari also benefited from the cool weather and the less aggressive tarmac compared to Bahrain. "That reduces the risk of the rear tires getting too hot," confirmed team boss Mattia Binotto.
From Amus

[gjoko-mkd]

it is obvious that Mercedes reduced engine power

https://www.formulapassion.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/F1_IMOLA_21_FP2_1.jpg

[PURE PASSION]

it is obvious that Mercedes reduced engine power

https://www.formulapassion.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/F1_IMOLA_21_FP2_1.jpg

I see that in the straight ham is 2km faster and that on slow corner they are 4-4 . Also some say that Lec gained from his off track limits run because he was 5ks faster in Piratella.What about Villeneuve and Tosa ??

[PURE PASSION]

https://youtu.be/lIArL3DPbrs

[tpe]

Let's wait until Q3.
But the signs are positive

[tifosi1993]

https://i.imgur.com/t43M3PJ.jpg

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc was rapid in both sector 2 and 3 throughout the practice 1 and 2. The car looked very good. As it was evident in Bahrain, we have a car that is very good in corners. It's still not the best in corners, but it's pretty close.

[SS454]

it is obvious that Mercedes reduced engine power

https://www.formulapassion.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/F1_IMOLA_21_FP2_1.jpg

How did they obtain this telemetry?

[patrese86]

Them track limits are gonna cause mayhem In qualifying.

[Warp]

Ferrari brought the new floor for Sainz and Leclerc. One race ahead of schedule!

[gump1480]

Lec consistently slow in S3. Effect of yesterday's crash or tires not lasting one full lap ??

[Ferrarichamp]

Max just woke up?

[Tifoso Svedese]

Well, at least Algarve, Barcelona, Monaco, Hungaroring, Zandvoort, Singapore, Mexico and Interlagos should be interesting if the car is this quick through the corners. Also Istanbul if it happens and the asphalt still is slow which makes T8 hard to take flat.

Hard to tell what the ultimate pace is considering both were faster yesterday in the afternoon. Either way, I think both should be able to hit the 1.14's in Q2 and Q3.

[ss-89]

Lec consistently slow in S3. Effect of yesterday's crash or tires not lasting one full lap ??

Doubt the former, could be the latter or could be driving to delta for practice. I.e. drive hard s1 and s2 to see ultimate pace and then drop off s3 to not show full hand. Who knows not long to wait for q. I'm hopeful we get at least one car on the second row.

[MSC Fan]

It feels so good seeing Aston Martin looking so bad. They were way too smug last year.

[tifosi1993]

Lec consistently slow in S3. Effect of yesterday's crash or tires not lasting one full lap ??

What? Leclerc was only slower than Max in S3. He was consistently one of the fastest, if not the fastest driver in S3.

Ferrari is 2 tenths down in sector 1 compared to yesterday, Leclerc a tenth down in the sector 2 compared to his FP2 time. There's plenty more to come from Ferrari.

[tifosi1993]

https://i.imgur.com/h2QFyeM.jpg

(right click -- open image in new tab)

[Warp]

Pirelli increased the rear tires pressure by 1 psi, right before the start of FP3.

[Warp]

It feels so good seeing Aston Martin looking so bad. They were way too smug last year.

It's funny because Otmar is complaining about the rules changes in every single interview. He even said they might take legal actions against FIA. I guess sponsors are not happy with their performance.

[BRP]

Otmar and Vettel are going to end up the biggest cry babies in F1 if the don't stop whinging and whining

It's funny because Otmar is complaining about the rules changes in every single interview. He even said they might take legal actions against FIA. I guess sponsors are not happy with their performance.

[330 p4]

Otmar and Vettel are going to end up the biggest cry babies in F1 if the don't stop whinging and whining

A lot of hot air coming out creating a stink from Aston Fartin.

[MSC Fan]

It's funny because Otmar is complaining about the rules changes in every single interview. He even said they might take legal actions against FIA. I guess sponsors are not happy with their performance.

He will get destroyed in the court too. Entire giants have succumbed to FIA's regulation changes (Williams 1994 and 1998, Ferrari 2005 and RedBull 2014). If the FIA didn't care about them, they surely won't care about Aston Martin, especially when Mercedes didn't speak a word. Stroll Sr. thinks he's more influential than he actually is.

[tifosi1993]

:ferrarifl

[tifosi1993]

Pretty good lap from Mic

[jgonzalesm6]

Ouch Yuki.....

[gump1480]

McLaren was sandbagging...they too are up there

[Warp]

McLaren was sandbagging...they too are up there

They said that they found performance overnight with setup changes.

It's probably our powerunit. Honda and Mercedes have a big advantage.

[Tifoso Svedese]

Still quite an engine-dependent track this.

[jgonzalesm6]

Both Williams into Q2......okay.

[PURE PASSION]

What is happening?????!!!!!
All of a sudden we are on Alpine's and Aston"s level ????!!!!!!??????

[tifosi1993]

I think Lec can try out mediums. Sai under pressure.

[gump1480]

We were doing glory runs ...high engine modes

[tifosi1993]

Sainz out of Q2

[Ferrarichamp]

oh dear

[patrese86]

Not good enough from Sainz

[MSC Fan]

NOOOOOO CARLOS!!!!!!!

[Tifoso Svedese]

Low temps and the long straight are playing into others' hands.

[tifosi1993]

Sainz couldn't match his sector 2 time from the previous lap, if he did he would've been in Q3.

[Ferrarichamp]

beaten by (S)troll

[nani_s23]

We were doing glory runs ...high engine modes

Yup...!! Rest of them were running lower engine modes.

[Warp]

We were doing glory runs ...high engine modes

what glory runs? McLaren was faster than us in FP3. There's no surprise. Norris is the fastest on the 1st sector.

[Warp]

We were doing glory runs ...high engine modes

what glory runs? McLaren was faster than us in FP3. There's no surprise. Norris is the fastest on the 1st sector.

[nani_s23]

It’s just Friday times that gave us some hope. Eventually it didn’t last long.

Same old stuff

[nani_s23]

It’s just Friday times that gave us some hope. Eventually it didn’t last long.

Same old stuff

[gump1480]

Shows you how close the pack is. We were definitely driving higher engine modes/lighter in FP1-FP3.

[jgonzalesm6]

It’s just Friday times that gave us some hope. Eventually it didn’t last long.

Same old stuff

+1

[nani_s23]

Only Leclerc is carrying this car to next level.
I don’t see any car performance improvement.

[tifosi1993]

Sector 1, this is where we are losing time. Car is very competitive in sector 2 and 3. Let's see what Leclerc can do with his final run.

[tifosi1993]

LECLERC P4

[Tifoso Svedese]

Charles' time confirmed yet?

That's amazing if true. Way ahead of Bottas on a power track!

[Schumiklub]

Amazing job by Charles!

[alfaromeo]

Uh leclerk : ploskanje

[nani_s23]

Wow Perez outqualifies Max...... !!! Great lap from him & leclerc.

[gump1480]

Engine...engine

[patrese86]

Great job Charles.

Perez is going to murder Hamilton off the start line tomorrow

[MSC Fan]

Leclerc, unsurprisingly, being amazing yet again!

[patrese86]

Great job Charles.

Perez is going to murder Hamilton off the start line tomorrow

[330 p4]

Wow wow wow. The whole grid is crazy close. Top 9 within 0.8. Sounds weird but Sa8nz starting 11th on new tyres with everyone so close is a big advantage.

[330 p4]

Wow wow wow. The whole grid is crazy close. Top 9 within 0.8. Sounds weird but Sainz starting 11th on new tyres with everyone so close is a big advantage.

[nani_s23]

Ferrari would have been P6. If not bottas worst performance & Norris track limits.

I don’t see any kind of improvement from the car. It’s just leclerc all the way, that is keeping or carrying the car into Q3.
Else would have been another disaster year.

[nani_s23]

Ferrari would have been P6. If not bottas worst performance & Norris track limits.

I don’t see any kind of improvement from the car. It’s just leclerc all the way, that is keeping or carrying the car into Q3.
Else would have been another disaster year.

[Warp]

- Hamilton really lucky there. Max lost about 3 tenths.
- Norris really fast.
- Great effort from Leclerc as always!

[Ferrarichamp]

Max, Perez is faster than you, can you confirm you received the message? :-D

[gump1480]

Leclerc is worth 15 hP that Ferrari engine is missing...wow

[patrese86]

Ferrari would have been P6. If not bottas worst performance & Norris track limits.

I don’t see any kind of improvement from the car. It’s just leclerc all the way, that is keeping or carrying the car into Q3.
Else would have been another disaster year.

You want it to be a disaster so you can moan.

[jgonzalesm6]

Great job Leclerc.....as expected.

Job well done Perez, outqualified Max into P2.
Hey Lawerence Stroll "Hold my beer!!"

[Tifoso Svedese]

Ferrari would have been P6. If not bottas worst performance & Norris track limits.

I don’t see any kind of improvement from the car. It’s just leclerc all the way, that is keeping or carrying the car into Q3.
Else would have been another disaster year.

Last year he would've been in no position to take advantage of a Bottas meltdown and this is still a track with a 1.3 km main straight, three major uphill accelerations and average speeds in the excess of 235 kph.

[tifosi1993]

Qualifying best sectors and max speed

Hamilton: 23.633 --- 25.787 --- 24.908 --- 1:14.411 --- 291

Perez: 23.630 --- 25.668 --- 25.059 --- 1:14.446 --- 290

Verstappen: 23.730 --- 25.617 --- 24.965 --- 1:14.498 --- 291

Leclerc: 23.853 --- 25.690 --- 25.060 --- 1:14.470 --- 291

Gasly: 23.806 --- 25.728 --- 25.131 --- 1:14.790 --- 292

Ricciardo: 23.739 --- 25.856 --- 25.231 --- 1:14.826 --- 290

Norris: 23.554 --- 25.737 --- 25.163 --- 1:14.875 --- 293

Bottas: 23.917 --- 25.747 --- 25.008 --- 1:14.898 --- 291

Ocon: 23.975 --- 25.920 --- 25.222 --- 1:15.210 --- 292

Stroll: 23.920 --- 25.907 --- 25.189 --- Lap Time Deleted --- 292

Sainz: 23.910 --- 25.910 --- 25.204 --- 1:15.199 --- 289

Russell: 23.937 --- 25.914 --- 25.410 --- 1:15.261 --- 295

Vettel: 24.115 --- 25.932 --- 25.307 --- 1:15.394 --- 292

Latifi: 24.143 --- 26.013 --- 25.307 --- 1:15.593 --- 294

Alonso: 24.072 --- 26.120 --- 25.401 --- 1:15.593 --- 294

Raikkonen: 24.090 --- 26.172 --- 25.603 --- 1:15.974 --- 290

Giovinazzi: 24.275 --- 26.223 --- 25.572 --- 1:16.122 --- 288

Schumacher: 24.362 --- 26.242 --- 25.545 --- 1:16.279 --- 291

Mazepin: 24.494 --- 26.319 --- 25.905 --- 1:16.797 --- 290

Tsunoda: 24.216 --- 26.168 --- 36.194 --- Crash

[KimiBot]

Leclerc is worth 15 hP that Ferrari engine is missing...wow

He tunes up his car more to quali pace than race pace, so he can get better track position, like I said earlier, he is a clever young man, he knows how difficult it is to overtake, and he knows that our car is slow, so this is the only way to have a chance to get close to the top, if he just can keep his position in race.


Nice job by Perez too, beating Max is not easy.

[KimiBot]

Leclerc is worth 15 hP that Ferrari engine is missing...wow

He tunes up his car more to quali pace than race pace, so he can get better track position, like I said earlier, he is a clever young man, he knows how difficult it is to overtake, and he knows that our car is slow, so this is the only way to have a chance to get close to the top, if he just can keep his position in race.


Nice job by Perez too, beating Max is not easy.

[tifosi1993]

As I've said, car is very good in sector 2 and 3.

[nani_s23]

Last year he would've been in no position to take advantage of a Bottas meltdown and this is still a track with a 1.3 km main straight, three major uphill accelerations and average speeds in the excess of 235 kph.

That’s the reason I said if not bottas worse performance. He would have landed into P6.
And we all know leclerc will pull something extra in Q3. So for me ferrari still lacks the performance from last year.

Mattia B said we are close to Honda & Mercs on engine performance in a recent interview.

[jgonzalesm6]

Perez should send a sombrero and a 6 pack of Dos Equis beer to Lawrence Stroll every race. No hard feelings.;-)

[nani_s23]

Last year he would've been in no position to take advantage of a Bottas meltdown and this is still a track with a 1.3 km main straight, three major uphill accelerations and average speeds in the excess of 235 kph.

That’s the reason I said if not bottas worse performance. He would have landed into P6.
And we all know leclerc will pull something extra in Q3. So for me ferrari still lacks the performance from last year.

Mattia B said we are close to Honda & Mercs on engine performance in a recent interview.

[tifosi1993]

He tunes up his car more to quali pace than race pace, so he can get better track position, like I said earlier, he is a clever young man, he knows how difficult it is to overtake, and he knows that our car is slow, so this is the only way to have a chance to get close to the top, if he just can keep his position in race.


Nice job by Perez too, beating Max is not easy.

No he doesn't. It's only what butthurt Vettel fans used to say. I still don't know what trolls like yourself doing here, you should join up a Vettel fan forum. You've been bad mothing and bashing Ferrari forever, just get out of here.

[MSC Fan]

The only thing Leclerc needs to do tomorrow is to have at least an okayish start and not get into any incidents on lap 1. P4 would practically be guaranteed.

[nani_s23]

He tunes up his car more to quali pace than race pace, so he can get better track position, like I said earlier, he is a clever young man, he knows how difficult it is to overtake, and he knows that our car is slow, so this is the only way to have a chance to get close to the top, if he just can keep his position in race.


Nice job by Perez too, beating Max is not easy.

Well said..!!:thumb

[Tifoso Svedese]

That’s the reason I said if not bottas worse performance. He would have landed into P6.
And we all know leclerc will pull something extra in Q3. So for me ferrari still lacks the performance from last year.

Mattia B said we are close to Honda & Mercs on engine performance in a recent interview.

It's not that far, I mean we're 0.3 secs from pole on a power track and 0.5 s on an even more power-dependent track in Bahrain.

Judging by S2 I think Charles can fight for pole on some twisty tracks this year.

[nani_s23]

He tunes up his car more to quali pace than race pace, so he can get better track position, like I said earlier, he is a clever young man, he knows how difficult it is to overtake, and he knows that our car is slow, so this is the only way to have a chance to get close to the top, if he just can keep his position in race.


Nice job by Perez too, beating Max is not easy.

Well said..!!:thumb

[Tifoso Svedese]

That’s the reason I said if not bottas worse performance. He would have landed into P6.
And we all know leclerc will pull something extra in Q3. So for me ferrari still lacks the performance from last year.

Mattia B said we are close to Honda & Mercs on engine performance in a recent interview.

It's not that far, I mean we're 0.3 secs from pole on a power track and 0.5 s on an even more power-dependent track in Bahrain.

Judging by S2 I think Charles can fight for pole on some twisty tracks this year.

[tifosi1993]

Only a pathetic troll will get upset with today's P4 and will still find ways to undermine Ferrari's progress this year. Ferrari have done an extraordinary job with the chassis and engine. Only 3 tenths behind a Merc and 2 tenths behind behind Red Bull. Solid job from the team yet again, :thumb

[JChan]

Bahrain Quali P4 Race P6
Imola Quali P4 Race ???

[nani_s23]

It's not that far, I mean we're 0.3 secs from pole on a power track and 0.5 s on an even more power-dependent track in Bahrain.

Judging by S2 I think Charles can fight for pole on some twisty tracks this year.

Might be... we shall see. But I don’t keep my hopes on as other teams will not sit or make easy for us.

[nani_s23]

It's not that far, I mean we're 0.3 secs from pole on a power track and 0.5 s on an even more power-dependent track in Bahrain.

Judging by S2 I think Charles can fight for pole on some twisty tracks this year.

Might be... we shall see. But I don’t keep my hopes on as other teams will not sit or make easy for us.

[JChan]

Bahrain Quali P4 Race P6
Imola Quali P4 Race ???

[nani_s23]

Bahrain Quali P4 Race P6
Imola Quali P4 Race ???

Normal race - P6 again
Crazy race - anything can happen

[MSC Fan]

Normal race - P6 again
Crazy race - anything can happen

Well, it's really hard to overtake here. P4 is very much possible again. We just need a good start. One can only hope for Verstappen getting struck by the Italian disasters he has.

[PURE PASSION]

Qualifying best sectors and max speed

Hamilton: 23.633 --- 25.787 --- 24.908 --- 1:14.411 --- 291

Perez: 23.630 --- 25.668 --- 25.059 --- 1:14.446 --- 290

Verstappen: 23.730 --- 25.617 --- 24.965 --- 1:14.498 --- 291

Leclerc: 23.853 --- 25.690 --- 25.060 --- 1:14.470 --- 291

Gasly: 23.806 --- 25.728 --- 25.131 --- 1:14.790 --- 292

Ricciardo: 23.739 --- 25.856 --- 25.231 --- 1:14.826 --- 290

Norris: 23.554 --- 25.737 --- 25.163 --- 1:14.875 --- 293

Bottas: 23.917 --- 25.747 --- 25.008 --- 1:14.898 --- 291

Ocon: 23.975 --- 25.920 --- 25.222 --- 1:15.210 --- 292

Stroll: 23.920 --- 25.907 --- 25.189 --- Lap Time Deleted --- 292

Sainz: 23.910 --- 25.910 --- 25.204 --- 1:15.199 --- 289

Russell: 23.937 --- 25.914 --- 25.410 --- 1:15.261 --- 295

Vettel: 24.115 --- 25.932 --- 25.307 --- 1:15.394 --- 292

Latifi: 24.143 --- 26.013 --- 25.307 --- 1:15.593 --- 294

Alonso: 24.072 --- 26.120 --- 25.401 --- 1:15.593 --- 294

Raikkonen: 24.090 --- 26.172 --- 25.603 --- 1:15.974 --- 290

Giovinazzi: 24.275 --- 26.223 --- 25.572 --- 1:16.122 --- 288

Schumacher: 24.362 --- 26.242 --- 25.545 --- 1:16.279 --- 291

Mazepin: 24.494 --- 26.319 --- 25.905 --- 1:16.797 --- 290

Tsunoda: 24.216 --- 26.168 --- 36.194 --- Crash


Is this for real ??? When Lec did this sector times??I think you confuse his times with Norris . No way Lec with best sector could be P3 above Ves !!!!

[JChan]

Normal race - P6 again
Crazy race - anything can happen

Crazy Race = PER collide with HAM.. P2 or P3 for LEC

[JChan]

Normal race - P6 again
Crazy race - anything can happen

Crazy Race = PER collide with HAM.. P2 or P3 for LEC

[qb_marukochan]

He tunes up his car more to quali pace than race pace, so he can get better track position, like I said earlier, he is a clever young man, he knows how difficult it is to overtake, and he knows that our car is slow, so this is the only way to have a chance to get close to the top, if he just can keep his position in race.


Nice job by Perez too, beating Max is not easy.

no its not, it was the opposite.

yesterday team ran spoon rear wing, today the revert it to high DF wing. thats why our car was missing the speed in sector 1. i think front row was reachable by using spoon rear wing.

they are preparing for race with possibility of rain

[patrese86]

Lando tuned his car for quali, that's why he annilhilated everyone through sector 1. Us to yes with Lec but not to the same extent as Lando. Riccardo is an accomplished driver and he isn't naturally that much slower.

[SilverSpeed]

Hehehe Aston Fartin.

Good job by Leclerc, wonder why Sainz wasn't any faster...

[nani_s23]

Well, it's really hard to overtake here. P4 is very much possible again. We just need a good start. One can only hope for Verstappen getting struck by the Italian disasters he has.

Interesting race tmrw. RB-Honda to watch out for.

Ham vs 2RB cars. Let’s see how Mercs reacts.

Bottas worst performance is an advantage for Honda RB.

They have the car this season to take at least either of the title WCC or WDC. If they don’t win then it’s a golden opportunity miss for them.

Coming to overtaking, it will come down to tyre performance & race pace. I don’t think we have that good race pace to keep other behind. That gives the opportunity for other during pit stop or some other way to pass leclerc.

[KimiBot]

Hehehe Aston Fartin.

Good job by Leclerc, wonder why Sainz wasn't any faster...

Alfa Romeo P16 and P17, so even Williams now faster

[aroutis]

I am not sure if I should get amused or angry by the reaction of certain people that cannot or won't be happy by the progress of the team.
People that want to call themselves tifosi should be happy by what happened today.
We're close to P1 (even if we're P4, but 1st to 10th was less than 1 second), something that given our sad state last year, was unthinkable.

I hope team will keep doing what they do, and hopefully they will replicate the diffuser Mclaren created as this is one thing that according to
experts can be done without any specific issues. We -could- make best of the rest (ie. behind Red Bull and Mercedes) which given last year
is a great win, in preparation for 2022!

[jgonzalesm6]

Good job by Leclerc, wonder why Sainz wasn't any faster...

Leclerc is on another level. I think most of us don't expect much from Sainz to be up there with Leclerc. Sainz is doing way better than what Vettel did IMO.

[tifosi1993]

Is this for real ??? When Lec did this sector times??I think you confuse his times with Norris . No way Lec with best sector could be P3 above Ves !!!!

Apart from the typo I made with Leclerc's lap time (it's 1:14.740 instead of 1:14.470) everything is fine, and real. :lol

Leclerc-Ferrari was one of the fastest combo in sector 2 and 3, we gave away time in the first sector but made time in the second and last sector. Also Ferrari have ditched the spoon RW and have gone for high DF RW, so they have lost some speed because of it.

[MSC Fan]

Hehehe Aston Fartin.

Good job by Leclerc, wonder why Sainz wasn't any faster...

He was only 0.3 seconds off Leclerc. Not bad at all, especially considering Leclerc is one of the fastest, if not the fastest driver on current grid when it comes to qualifying/raw pace. It's just that the top 5 is very closely packed so even a tiny error would mean a disaster.

[stefa]

I am pleased. Feel sorry for CS. If tomorrow is raining anything can happen!

[darkchild]

He tunes up his car more to quali pace than race pace, so he can get better track position, like I said earlier, he is a clever young man, he knows how difficult it is to overtake, and he knows that our car is slow, so this is the only way to have a chance to get close to the top, if he just can keep his position in race.


Nice job by Perez too, beating Max is not easy.

Not really. Ferrari used higher DF setup today, bot running same wing levels.

[stefa]

What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?

[WS6TransAm01]

And the Merc show runs on LOL

[patrese86]

We had one of the best race pace sims as well so there is things to be optimistic for. Even Carlos who will be disappointed to miss out on Q3 will have free tyre choice and a competitive race setup

[KimiBot]

Not really. Ferrari used higher DF setup today, bot running same wing levels.

We will se that tomorrow. 4 last was Ferrari engines, Carlos P11 and Charles P4. Dont you think it is strange that "big step forward Ferrari engine" has so bad performance?
Okey, Haas has 2 rookies, lets forget Haas, but Alfa Romeo, and Carlos.

[MSC Fan]

And the Merc show runs on LOL

I feel that this is just Hamilton magic. RedBull definitely look better than Mercedes IMO. Verstappen was just 0.1 s off pole despite a fairly huge mistake. At this point, we're seeing more of Hamilton's show more than we are seeing Mercedes'...

[KimiBot]

I have been trying not to say anything bad about Latifi and why he is in F1,..... and he was ahead both Alfas today.

[jgonzalesm6]

And the Merc show runs on LOL


I feel that this is just Hamilton magic. RedBull definitely look better than Mercedes IMO. Verstappen was just 0.1 s off pole despite a fairly huge mistake. At this point, we're seeing more of Hamilton's show more than we are seeing Mercedes'...

Lewis had 2 RedBulls behind him. This track is hard to overtake...especially with the top 5 drivers so pit strategy will be EXTREMELY important.

IF it rains......then it's a toss up but the top 3 drivers are excellent in the rain.

[ferrari1.8t]

And the Merc show runs on LOL

Yup, only this year all the ham fanboys can say “Reb Bull was the faster car, Hamilton is the goat”. Meanwhile, Mercedes is still the engine and package to beat. I don’t buy any of these stories that Merc put out to pump Hamilton’s ego and make the fans think there is a challenge this year.

Monster lap from Charles, looking forward to the race tomorrow!

[ferrari1.8t]

And the Merc show runs on LOL

Yup, only this year all the ham fanboys can say “Reb Bull was the faster car, Hamilton is the goat”. Meanwhile, Mercedes is still the engine and package to beat. I don’t buy any of these stories that Merc put out to pump Hamilton’s ego and make the fans think there is a challenge this year.

Monster lap from Charles, looking forward to the race tomorrow!

[PURE PASSION]

Apart from the typo I made with Leclerc's lap time (it's 1:14.740 instead of 1:14.470) everything is fine, and real. :lol

Leclerc-Ferrari was one of the fastest combo in sector 2 and 3, we gave away time in the first sector but made time in the second and last sector. Also Ferrari have ditched the spoon RW and have gone for high DF RW, so they have lost some speed because of it.

Well ,still the best sectors add up 1:14:603. Is this his best sectors or his best lap sectors? And what about the others?? Norris for example had a very good S2.
Dont get me wrong ,i like what i see, just want to know if its right ??

[tifosi1993]

Well ,still the best sectors add up 1:14:603. Is this his best sectors or his best lap sectors? And what about the others?? Norris for example had a very good S2.
Dont get me wrong ,i like what i see, just want to know if its right ??

It's right. Leclerc did his best sector 1 and 2 during his final Q3 lap, but his sector 3 was a tenth slower than his previous personal best. 1:14.603 is his ultimate lap time. (combination of all three best sectors)

Norris was the fastest driver in sector 1 all throughout the qualifying. The purple you saw from Norris during the final Q3 run was beaten by Leclerc, then by the Red Bulls. Leclerc was one of the fastest driver in both sector 2 and 3 throughout the qualifying.

[Keyser Soze]

I'm sure Perez will be in P1 by the first corner. Also Leclerc long pace is quite good. Let's hope for P3 ;)

[ferrari1.8t]

Verstappen hasn’t been out-qualified since 2018. He may get desperate and aggressive at the start. Let’s hope he aims for Hamilton and not Charles.

[wisepie]

Bravo Charles, but sorry it didn't work so well for Carlos. If it's wet, having free tyre choice won't count for much from P11. Encouraging signs from the team, but any pit-stops will have to be fast and error-free. Shame the Alfas couldn't benefit from the 2021 ICE's power upgrade, GIO's final Q1 lap was written off by Mazepin's overtake, apparently, so GIO couldn't make the line to start his attempt. Both Kimi and Gio's FP times don't tally with their quali times, sadly. Hoping for a clean and preferably dry race.

[qb_marukochan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIahLFoLbU
Charles : Let’s wait and see whether it might be took a small compromise for the race tomorrow, that made it a bit more difficult in quali but will help us in the race tomorrow

onboard Q3
https://streamable.com/zosy1o

[Keyser Soze]

Post-qualifying team radio of Charles : " I am disappointed at the chicane but I think I only lost one and half tenths there. Apart from that, the lap was very very good. P4, I couldn‘t have done better. Good job guys."

[Keyser Soze]

So he has more pace that he showed...

[PURE PASSION]

So he has more pace that he showed...

probably a bit more as he says,like 1 - 1,5 tenths. Its a very very good lap and preety close to the top.The only thing that overshadows it a bit ,is Norris lap !!! Its very close but still that makes us 4th fastest team .

[SilverSpeed]

I think its fair to say that all drivers had more in the bag...

[Cavallino]

probably a bit more as he says,like 1 - 1,5 tenths. Its a very very good lap and preety close to the top.The only thing that overshadows it a bit ,is Norris lap !!! Its very close but still that makes us 4th fastest team .

It's going to be a close fight for 3rd fastest team, but Charles even says we made a compromise to be more competitive in the race. Which makes sense because Charles' race simulations were very good and we should be more competitive here than in Bahrain. And you didn't factor in Norris cutting track limits, which allows you to carry more speed and easily adds 1-2 tenths.

I don't think we are the 4th fastest team, I think Ferrari is the 3rd fastest, atleast in the hands of Charles.

[Kyss4k]

It's crazy close. In normal seasons 3 tenths off pole would be good enough for 2nd place in quali. Race should be fun. Hopefully the race pace shown yesterday was real and we can take a good care of the tyres. Looking forward to this :)

[Cavallino]

Random question guys,

Does anyone know a link to some italian radio that commentates on races live?

I have F1TV, but I have absolutely had enough of the Sky TV crew.

I used to find video streams online of the race and would use Sky Italia if I could find one and it was great even though I don't understand all of it, I understand as much as I need to really. It's not like Sky adds much value, they're wrong 80% of the time. Finding those streams can be questionable so I got F1TV. I like F1Tv it has some cool things for watching the races live, I just wish they had other options for the main broadcast.

[alfa84]

Last year we were 1.1 second behind Hamilton and he was comfort and not pushing at all. This year we are 0.3 sec and 4th place(not by fate)

[SilverSpeed]

Yeah, well give or take some circuits might suit us better than others, it's in our best that we gain max points on those circuits that favor our car and Charles!

[SS454]

An exciting qualifying to the Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell'emilia Romagna 2021..... seriously who chose that name?

Well some things don't seem to change. Bottas has looked on form all weekend and fails when in Q3 when it counts. Meanwhile Hamilton steps up his game when it matters and grabs yet another pole.

Sergio Perez showing why he was the only real choice as the second driver at Red Bull Racing. Nice to see a P2 out of him, and with him starting on soft tires, hopefully he gets a good start and gives Hamilton problems. Though being on the soft tires, it is unlikely he will have the correct strategy to win the race tomorrow.

Max Verstappen probably would have been on pole position without his turn 3 mistake, but credit a guy that pushes to the limit every time. Starting 3rd on medium tires is still a good position to be in

Charles Leclerc always seems to be put in performances beyond what anyone expects out of the Ferrari. Sainz really didn't do that badly, it's just the times were that close and a few tenths can make all the difference.

AlphaTauri seem to be really strong over a single lap. Of course a lot should be expected from them with all the testing they've done at Imola, but the car looks fast. Hopefully their race pace is better than it was in Bahrain. Yuki really threw away a great opportunity with his massive crash. It will be fun to watch him attack the field tomorrow though.

We all were out of our seats cheering for Lando. Purple S1, Purple S2... P2...... then deleted. Track limits are the same for everyone and he takes full responsibility. A fair ruling, but what a lap it was. Meanwhile Ricciardo has not looked very good this weekend and I honestly don't expect a lot from him in the race.

People often forget that Ocon is a very fast driver. He only got pulled out of Racing Point so Daddy Stroll could let his son have a seat. A deserving top 10. As for Alonso, doesn't look on his typical form. Not that quick, several mistakes. However, in the race Alonso will always get the most he can achieve.

Aston Martin looking better in qualifying than in Bahrain. Vettel continues to disappoint unfortunately. Perhaps a few good results can get him back on track.

Williams did great. Both cars in Q2 and setting fast times on medium tires. Very impressive. Also tip a hat to Latifi. Sure he still got out qualified by Russell, but he put in several good laps.

Alfa Romeo are kind of where we would expect. Kimi Raikkonen seems to perform better on these old school tracks, qualifying ahead of his teammate.

Haas should be dead last every weekend and the only excitement is to see if Mick is the faster driver, and if Mazepin spins out.

[arib]

Random question guys,

Does anyone know a link to some italian radio that commentates on races live?

I have F1TV, but I have absolutely had enough of the Sky TV crew.

I used to find video streams online of the race and would use Sky Italia if I could find one and it was great even though I don't understand all of it, I understand as much as I need to really. It's not like Sky adds much value, they're wrong 80% of the time. Finding those streams can be questionable so I got F1TV. I like F1Tv it has some cool things for watching the races live, I just wish they had other options for the main broadcast.

You can choose the language of the app and will change who is covering the race! For example I had Portuguese and the commentary was in PT-BR!

[Cavallino]

You can choose the language of the app and will change who is covering the race! For example I had Portuguese and the commentary was in PT-BR!

Really?

I didn't know that, I run it through Kodi on my TV, but I'll get my laptop out and play around with it for the race tomorrow.

[WS6TransAm01]

I feel that this is just Hamilton magic. RedBull definitely look better than Mercedes IMO. Verstappen was just 0.1 s off pole despite a fairly huge mistake. At this point, we're seeing more of Hamilton's show more than we are seeing Mercedes'...

I won’t give Two-Chains that much credit. The car is still the class of the field.

[jgonzalesm6]

Perez is starting on softs next to Lewis who's on mediums. Perez needs to have a good start and beat Lewis into T1. IF Perez has a good start and overtakes Lewis, then Max should tuck underneath Perez into T1. That's a possiblity IF the track is dry.

Of course, Perez has to pit earlier than Lewis. I would pit Max with Lewis.

[Cavallino]

Perez is starting on softs next to Lewis who's on mediums. Perez needs to have a good start and beat Lewis into T1. IF Perez has a good start and overtakes Lewis, then Max should tuck underneath Perez into T1. That's a possiblity IF the track is dry.

Of course, Perez has to pit earlier than Lewis. I would pit Max with Lewis.

Yep, Perez would be playing the number 2 role here perfectly. Hold Lewis up, and then it's basically a tyre preservation battle between Lewis and Max.

There's a chance it compromises Perez enough to give Leclerc 3rd.

And there are some guys out of position who are fast with medium tyres to start like Sainz.

[crbassassin]

I won’t give Two-Chains that much credit. The car is still the class of the field.

If he made the same mistake crashtappen made he wouldn't have been on pole.

[20000rpm]

Can anyone tell me why is there such huge difference between Charles and Carlos? Did Carlos get held up due to red/yellow flag.
I do not agree that Ferrari is being biased as it is made out here by some members, the team as a whole suffers EoD.
The car definitely looks competitive and we should be scoring some points here. I hope Carlos climbs up the order. A 4-5 place would be great if everything goes as planned, anything above it is a bonus.

[MSC Fan]

Can anyone tell me why is there such huge difference between Charles and Carlos? Did Carlos get held up due to red/yellow flag.
I do not agree that Ferrari is being biased as it is made out here by some members, the team as a whole suffers EoD.
The car definitely looks competitive and we should be scoring some points here. I hope Carlos climbs up the order. A 4-5 place would be great if everything goes as planned, anything above it is a bonus.

He was only 0.3 seconds off Leclerc in Q2, which isn't bad by any measure. It's just that the pack has tightened up in qualifying.

[MSC Fan]

Can anyone tell me why is there such huge difference between Charles and Carlos? Did Carlos get held up due to red/yellow flag.
I do not agree that Ferrari is being biased as it is made out here by some members, the team as a whole suffers EoD.
The car definitely looks competitive and we should be scoring some points here. I hope Carlos climbs up the order. A 4-5 place would be great if everything goes as planned, anything above it is a bonus.

He was only 0.3 seconds off Leclerc in Q2, which isn't bad by any measure. It's just that the pack has tightened up in qualifying.

[20000rpm]

Woah.... just 0.3s and already 11th!! Sainz would be disappointed. Feel bad for him.
I hope he can get some points for us in the race.
Hope there won't be any spoilsport for us. If it rains, be it Turkey 2020 race.

[Brembo]

I won’t give Two-Chains that much credit. The car is still the class of the field.

The car for sure! Just look at Bottas. 99 poles , big deal! Even Russell managed to go from his zeros to 9th place in the car.

[jgonzalesm6]

Track looks sunny for now. No rain in the forecast during track time. 5 hours to go.

[Michelc30]

7803

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[stefa]

Track looks sunny for now. No rain in the forecast during track time. 5 hours to go.

Meh... I was hoping for the rain, to spice things up

[Alonsomaniac]

Yep, Perez would be playing the number 2 role here perfectly. Hold Lewis up, and then it's basically a tyre preservation battle between Lewis and Max.

There's a chance it compromises Perez enough to give Leclerc 3rd.

And there are some guys out of position who are fast with medium tyres to start like Sainz.


Red Bull stated that Perez is free to race for the win. So no nr2 role whatsoever.
But besides that, if all goes wel at the start and considering the tyres, we could look at Perez - Hamilton - Leclerc - Verstappen at the end of lap 1.
Would be a nice situation for a great race.

[jgonzalesm6]

Meh... I was hoping for the rain, to spice things up

We might get it.....

The weather forecast that Meteo France send to the teams says that from 13h00 there is a 60% chance of isolated showers.

[330 p4]

I would rather the race remain dry whilst its early season so have a better idea of who is where in performance on a few different style of tracks. Today is RB v Merc at the sharp end and Ferrari v McLaren for 3rd best team. (that's how I'm looking at it so not disappointed if Ferrari finish 5th or 6th.

[Galvonero]

Hi, guys. Any recommendations for online streaming of the race? Thanks.

[jgonzalesm6]

Hi, guys. Any recommendations for online streaming of the race? Thanks.


A working stream if one is needing it - https://cricfree.live/watchfeeds/index/147

[Galvonero]

A working stream if one is needing it - https://cricfree.live/watchfeeds/index/147

Thanks.

[jgonzalesm6]

Thanks.

:thumb

[Alonsomaniac]

Rain!

[patrese86]

Rain looks heavy down at turn one!

[jgonzalesm6]

It's raining right now....

[ferrari1.8t]

I would rather the race remain dry whilst its early season so have a better idea of who is where in performance on a few different style of tracks. Today is RB v Merc at the sharp end and Ferrari v McLaren for 3rd best team. (that's how I'm looking at it so not disappointed if Ferrari finish 5th or 6th.

I feel the same, I would like to see the relative performance in dry conditions to see where we stand. But it is raining at the moment.

[330 p4]

I feel the same, I would like to see the relative performance in dry conditions to see where we stand. But it is raining at the moment.

Tamburello is soaking wet, pit straight barely wet. Guess if it stays this way it will be declared wet and all start on inters? Cannot turn up at 300kph into Tamburello on slicks in current conditions it would end up like the 1st start at Spa 98.

[jgonzalesm6]

Looks like full wets, blue, for now.

[stefa]

It is going to be roller coaster!

[MSC Fan]

Alonso crashed.

[jgonzalesm6]

Track is half wet and half dry.....

[MSC Fan]

LOL half the track is dry and the other half is flooded.

[jgonzalesm6]

Alonso crashed.

just went off track a bit.....probably minor damage to the front wing.

[patrese86]

AM's brakes on fire. Should of copied somebody else's

[ferrari1.8t]

AM's brakes on fire. Should of copied somebody else's

Lol:rotfl

[nani_s23]

just went off track a bit.....probably minor damage to the front wing.

Race started.?..!! I don’t see any live coverage here...!! :roll

[jgonzalesm6]

AM's brakes on fire. Should of copied somebody else's

Otmar will probably complain to the FIA to change the rules on the brakes :-D just like Otmar wanting to change the rules on the cut out of the rear floor.

[nani_s23]

It should be mixed conditions, then race would be interesting & everyone will be in the game.

[jgonzalesm6]

Race started.?..!! I don’t see any live coverage here...!! :roll

20 min left.

[ferrari1.8t]

Race started.?..!! I don’t see any live coverage here...!! :roll

Starts in 25 minutes. Pre-race coverage...crash happened the warm up laps.

[MSC Fan]

Race started.?..!! I don’t see any live coverage here...!! :roll

This is just pre race buildup and the cars go around the track a few times (that is also exactly the stage where Verstappen crashed in Hungary 2020).

[nani_s23]

Thanks for the info guys...!! :thumb

[patrese86]

Love the passion of that Anthem. Forza Ferrari!

[tifosi1993]

:ferrarifl

[stefa]

Love the passion of that Anthem. Forza Ferrari!

The guy sang his guts out! Magnificent!

[ferrari1.8t]

The guy sang his guts out! Magnificent!

So much passion, gave me goosebumps! Forza Italia, Forza Ferrari!

[Hornet]

Looking forward to another exciting race today :pass

[jgonzalesm6]

Vettels car is not ready....pitlane

[jgonzalesm6]

Charles spins.

[patrese86]

That doesn't bode well!

[jgonzalesm6]

Max you beauty!!!!

[ferrari1.8t]

Cry baby Hamilton crying already...waaaa I’ve been past, FIA do your thing and give me another win.

[patrese86]

Sainz got away with it and Charles makes up a place! Latifi out!

[Tifoso Svedese]

When is Mazepin getting a race ban? :lol

[jgonzalesm6]

Latifi is out.

[drax]

Charles passed Perez missed it on TV

[tifosi1993]

Just don't make any mistakes Ferrari boys. Getting good amount of points will be good enough.

[stefa]

CL 3rd

[stefa]

SC period is going to last

[ferrari1.8t]

When is Mazepin getting a race ban? :lol

Don’t think it was his fault this time. Latifi rejoined the track and went into him...

[tifosi1993]

When is Mazepin getting a race ban? :lol

Soon. But he was faultless with his incident with the williams.

[330 p4]

When is Mazepin getting a race ban? :lol

All William's fault there. Rejoined in an unsafe manner, kept moving across and got what he deserved.

[Ferrarichamp]

charles can get a podium.

[patrese86]

Good job the safety car is already out. Schumacher spins, bizzare

[tifosi1993]

Rookie mistake from a rookie

[stefa]

MS made a mistake

[Tifoso Svedese]

Gasly's choice will backfire big-time now that the cars circulate, clearing the water away.

[jgonzalesm6]

damn Mick

[330 p4]

Cars spinning on warm up lap and behind safety car. Schumacher has good company in Alonso and LeClerc. This race is crazy, we will learn little of car performance and might have an unexpected winner.

[Tifoso Svedese]

Is it the same rules for issues during SC periods as formation laps? Would be surprising to me if Pérez isn't asked to be giving those two spots back considering he went off under yellows...

[tifosi1993]

SC in this lap

[ferrari1.8t]

Sky saying Perez illegally passing cars under the safety car after going off....

[stefa]

SP should not have rejoined at same place after that excursion off the track during SC!!

[ferrari1.8t]

Lec right behind ham!!

[jgonzalesm6]

Sky saying Perez illegally passing cars under the safety car after going off....

Penalty looming.

[ferrari1.8t]

Penalty looming.

Race control will wait until the penalty will best serve Merc/Ham lol.

[elnano14]

Dame those McLaren are quick as hell, both in the dry and the rain

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc much faster than Perez. Just hole on to the P3

[stefa]

Ferrari lack that 10 to 15 BHP

[Ferrari312T4]

Ah FIA looking into ways to help Hamilton

[jgonzalesm6]

Lol....Gasly passes Stroll.

[stefa]

CL is now very slow compared to LH

[ferrari1.8t]

Bottas in 10th, proving again to be absolutely useless. Waste of a Merc drive.

[ferrari1.8t]

10 second stop-go penalty for Perez

[Tifoso Svedese]

CL is now very slow compared to LH

I suspect he's playing it safe knowing he stands no chance of beating those two, P3 is excellent today.

[tifosi1993]

Sainz will catch Norris within 5 laps

[stefa]

I suspect he's playing it safe knowing he stands no chance of beating those two, P3 is excellent today.

Yeap

[jgonzalesm6]

Perez under investigation for overtaking under the SC.

Stop Go penatly plus 10 sex.....35sec added.

[Noquarter]

Sainz is so weak

[patrese86]

Has sainz gone off again?

[tifosi1993]

Damn another mistake from Sainz

[tifosi1993]

Sainz is so weak

His pace is pretty good. He needs to stop going off track

[stefa]

CS made a mistake

[stefa]

I wander if FA is thinking why did I choose to come back?!

[Noquarter]

30s behind Charles.

[patrese86]

Sainz is considerably quicker than the two ahead but he keeps going off track. Looks like we are still a bit down on power to the others. We look good in corners though

[gump1480]

How many mistakes will Carlos make !!! Phew lost 8 seconds again...could have been on Norris' gearbox...now 9s behind

[ferrari1.8t]

I wander if FA is thinking why did I choose to come back?!

He, and many others are hoping for a pecking order shake up next year with the new regs. If Alpine doesn’t get it right, he will retire again.

[Noquarter]

30s behind Charles. Very erratic race from Sainz

[Tifoso Svedese]

Charles has almost 20 seconds to play with when it comes to slicks change at least right now.

[ferrari1.8t]

How many mistakes will Carlos make !!! Phew lost 8 seconds again...could have been on Norris' gearbox...now 9s behind

I think he’s trying to hard, pushing to hard in the rain to make up places.

[elnano14]

Leclerc is losing to Perez

[patrese86]

Perez is now closing on Charles

[jgonzalesm6]

Sainz needs mudflaps.....he thinks he's rallying in F1.:-D