Australian Grand Prix 2011 - Qualifying Thread

[NJB13]

whats the tire situation for the race?

Tyres will be situated on the wheels, 2 at the front and 2 towards the rear.

Sorry mate, actually we have used all our options and both our cars start on the options. We have 2 clean sets of Primes each and (I think because they did a couple of laps on one set of primes in Q1 each) they have one set of slightly used primes as well.

That's what I think I saw, anyone could correct me though.

Wonder if we are planning on running 2 stops ?

[yellowbird rs]

[Gerard]

Thanks!

[F1si]

This really wasn't a good qualifying, but I think that literally anything can happen tomorrow. So let's hope for a good race.

[tifosi_kaka]

Well we said we wouldn't really see who is where until we're at a 'proper' track. The reason we're sliding everywhere, understeering and lacking grip is because the tyres aren't heating up.

Weird that it should be an issue now, but the track is extremely cold. Still, we are way off at the moment but our race tomorrow will be much better and we will be back at the front in the next race.

But this is a long standing problem for Ferrari, we got this issue last year, and now it still remains.

The point is, if the track is cold, then all drivers should be slipping and sliding around. However I only saw the Ferraris, among the top three teams, that were slipping and sliding. So whenever we get cold races then we'll be way off?

Plus, I always tend to think that wet races are similar to races in the cold, where the wet track don't heat up the tires at all. So again, presuming that the cold track and the wet track has the same temperature effect on the tires, then we're doomed in the wet too? That doesn't leave us much races for wins.

[yellowbird rs]

Vettel's lap without using KERS ??????

[Kyss4k]

It is even worse that we are loosing so much time in the critical sector where you have to be close to the car infront of you to use DRS. So no easy overtaking for us.

[MRRabbit]

I want to hear what our team has to say about it!!!

Is it possible that our car is so kind on its tires that forget degradation, it even struggles to generate enough heat into them in cold temp????????????

it looks that way, i cannot believe tho how Webber cvan be so slow compared to his teammate that is just embarrasing.

[Katu]

Wonder if we are planning on running 2 stops ?

i think i read somewhere that the strategy is to pit whenever necessary, there's enough fuel anyway

[Suzie]

Pathetic from Ferrari. This season is a write off already.

Yeah! That's the spirit!

Oh wait.

[tpe]

Where from did you get is the times?

[tifosi_kaka]

Tyres will be situated on the wheels, 2 at the front and 2 towards the rear.

Sorry mate, actually we have used all our options and both our cars start on the options. We have 2 clean sets of Primes each and (I think because they did a couple of laps on one set of primes in Q1 each) they have one set of slightly used primes as well.

That's what I think I saw, anyone could correct me though.

Wonder if we are planning on running 2 stops ?

But with the way we're sliding around, tyres will be wearing off quickly.

The way the RB glued to the track made me wonder if they can do with less stops as well. This RB could be even more dominant than the F2004 in its season.

[tifosi_kaka]

Vettel's lap without using KERS ??????

I'm afraid that's true.

[Agron]

Kubica would be driving the third fastest car today...

[Grillo]

A really bad weekend for us so far, but it isn't over.

Let's see what happens tomorrow.

We don't want a reliable car, a hi mileage testing car, a @#$%&@# car... We want the fast car!!!

[LeonKennedy]

My prediction:

1. Vettel (=)
2. Webber (-1)
3. Hamilton (+1)
4. Button (=)
5. Alonso (=)
6. Petrov (=)
7. Heifeld (-11)
8. Rosberg (+1)
9. Schumacher (-2)
10. Alguersuari (-2)
11. Buemi (+1)
12. Massa (+4)
13. Kobayashi (+4)
14. Barrichello (-3)
15. Sutil (-1)

My prediction and the actual difference of the result in brackets

[yellowbird rs]

Where from did you get is the times?

SPEED GP RaceCast

[NJB13]

There is something very fishy about Seb suddenly being that much faster. I don't remember him having that sort of gap on Webber? Very weird.

[Katu]

Kubica would be driving the third fastest car today...

that leaves only a question, why is heidfeld 18-th?

[Kyss4k]

Vettel's lap without using KERS ??????

Really? How do you know that? That would be more than incredible!

[yellowbird rs]

I'm afraid that's true.

it true, it was the first think they talk about it in the Q press conference

[gvsnraju85]

Anyone care to post the grid please?

http://img830.imageshack.us/i/90021626.jpg/

[Raz]

Schumi tells Lee that "they just don't know what happened" i bet Ferrari would say the same thing.. must be the circuit

[NJB13]

I mean he's half a second faster than last years cars with the DDD's .... hmmmm

[tifosi_kaka]

A really strange weekend, did we not look good during winter testing? The track was equally cold back then, if not cooler.

One more thing that I noticed, is that both RB and McLarens have designed their sidepods to reduce drag and clearing the airflow to the back end. The RB one being super compact, while the McLaren L-shaped one is smaller in volume compared to the Ferrari. I wonder if that is one of the holes in Ferrari's armour?

[LeonKennedy]

A really strange weekend, did we not look good during winter testing? The track was equally cold back then, if not cooler.

One more thing that I noticed, is that both RB and McLarens have designed their sidepods to reduce drag and clearing the airflow to the back end. The RB one being super compact, while the McLaren L-shaped one is smaller in volume compared to the Ferrari. I wonder if that is one of the holes in Ferrari's armour?

Maybe that's why the car was lacking a lot of rear downforce and was sliding all over the place...

[Raz]

KERS = Epic Fail again!

[Brakefade]

Our only hope now is that Ferrari can go longer on their tires and do one less pit stop than the rest.

[alonsonum1]

Pathetic from Ferrari. This season is a write off already. Looks like we are in the mid field. All this big talk and we are nowhere. Destroyed by even an unsorted Mclaren.

Seriously?? it is the first race of a very long season, and can i just remind u that it is only qualifying? like alonso said qualifying is not as important this year as it normally is. as a true ferrari fan u should not be calling them pathetic and writing the season off just yet. its a good job u dont work for ferrari ... am sure ur negativity would do wanders for the team?? it is a disapointing result yes, however we are sitin in a nice position for the race. theres not really goin be much pressure from behind so hopefully alonso can get a fast start n take a couple of positions

its so unfair to write the season off already and write such negative comments. we are Ferrari - we win and lose together ... but whatever we do we back the team!!

[RockyRaccoon]

Alonso seems a little bit puzzled too, says that we are normally 1 second in front of Renault and Sauber and that we looked close to Red Bull yesterday. He said that today wasn't representative of Ferrari's pace...hope he's right!