Australian GP 2014 Friday and Saturday practice thread

[Senna4Ever]

This weekend it will be a taste of spring in southern Austria ... good days to spend outside and do some work in the garden ... where I will dig my hope that RB will have reliability issues and therefore has to catch up the missed races in the end ...

Overview of the Top long run times (without a hint which tire been used)
Hamilton 1:33.6
Rosberg 1:33.5
Alonso 1:34.6
Vettel 1:34.4
Button 1:34.6
Ricciardo 1:34.7
Räikkönen 1:36.2
Bottas 1:34.6
Magnussen 1:35.5
Hülkenberg 1:34.9

conclusion from live ticker of motorsport-total

One thing is clear: The pecking order is currently determined by the power unit, and since Mercedes sets the tone. At the back of the three cars with no time have all Renault power at the rear. Ferrari is likely somewhere in the middle.

[Kristof_F40]

For sure RBR had problems, but the way they are going now, there was a lot of drama, just trying to get an unfair advantage.

[fronaldo]

I saw Alonso race sim held up by traffic..

[Nero Horse]

No, when VET was behind Kimi he was catching up and overtook him

Kimi wasn't pushing at that point anymore.

[Kyss4k]

Where? I cannot find it on play store....

So FIA succeeded? You will open your wallet for something that should be and was free... That is just sad. This way we won't never ever see free LT again.

[RedPassion]

For sure RBR had problems, but the way they are going now, there was a lot of drama, just trying to get an unfair advantage.

Nothing new from them,they will go in the history as the most cheating world champions,they are really embarassing for F1.

[Ste]

Live timing on F1.com is still free and the apps have never been free. If you don't like it, don't use it. It's as simple as that. There's no point taking over a thread complaining about it. You're changing nothing.

[Senna4Ever]

Rumor over too much fuel consumption at Ferrari

Wurz told something similar in a season start preview interview he gave ...
And didn't Marmorini say he fears this issue since it was clear the the total weight of fuel will be limited to 100kg?

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Paolo Filisetti @paolofilise
Interessante il lavoro svolto dalla Ferrari, provando strategie di gara alla ricerca del cosiddetto FUEL TARGET Cioè prestazione / consumo

Interesting work done by Ferrari, trying race strategies in search of the so-called TARGET FUEL That performance / consumption

[abbottcostello]

racematelive.com is really amazing...you need some proxy though in order to have it work..I use Hola Unblocker add-on for firefox and it works...

grazie, will give it a go!

[Nero Horse]

So where are all the major RB problems now??? LOL I knew that all this talk about "RB being 2 months behind" was complete rubbish!

[stefa]

So FIA succeeded? You will open your wallet for something that should be and was free... That is just sad. This way we won't never ever see free LT again.

NO, NO and NO!!! I was just asking! I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THAT! Even on races I am not buying ticket on box office, but from the guys around the track . Way to cheaper

[stefa]

So where are all the major RB problems now??? LOL I knew that all this talk about "RB being 2 months behind" was complete rubbish!

As usual for DRAMA QUEENS!

[stefa]

Live timing on F1.com is still free and the apps have never been free. If you don't like it, don't use it. It's as simple as that. There's no point taking over a thread complaining about it. You're changing nothing.

Yes but since this year they removed sector times from free application for PC! And that is GREEDY

[Kingdom Hearts]

Pretty good day, on paper it looks like we are behind Merc. Vettel I don't know what to think, even if he is faster, can he finish the race?.

[Kyss4k]

Live timing on F1.com is still free and the apps have never been free. If you don't like it, don't use it. It's as simple as that. There's no point taking over a thread complaining about it. You're changing nothing.

Live timing is no longer live timing...

[Nero Horse]

I hate how on Sky Sports they only mention Ferrari when they want to say something negative. But when it comes to Merc, Williams, RB or any other team then they're full of praise and saying how well everything's going...pathetic biased bunch! I think I'm gonna have to mute the sound from now on, cause I really can't stand their pathetic biased opinions.

[Senna4Ever]

So where are all the major RB problems now??? LOL I knew that all this talk about "RB being 2 months behind" was complete rubbish!

Said it weeks ago ... this Dr. Marko thing is one of the worst and perfidious guys you can meet.
The first day when he is saying something which comes close to truth and honest is when he is lying in a wooden box ... Devil will have fun then

[Ste]

Live timing is no longer live timing...

Yes but since this year they removed sector times from free application for PC! And that is GREEDY

We pay £40 a month (£480) the to be able to watch F1 here.

It's annoying they removed it but paying £9.99 per YEAR (83p a month) for an app is hardly a big cost, is it?

I think you both need to be realistic.

[fronaldo]

Stefano Domenicali: "We are not still on top of the things we need to solve, which shows the complexity of this project" #f1

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But Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali suggests some teams "were hiding" today and the pecking order might look different again tomorrow. #F1

[Red is Best]

We don't know what were the fuel loads of each car. No way we are behind Renault on the engine front.

[Greig]

So where are all the major RB problems now??? LOL I knew that all this talk about "RB being 2 months behind" was complete rubbish!

This aint a real race track so can hide problems.

[Senna4Ever]

Anyone here who is familiar with Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
there is the scene where the knights are lying in the grass and they are discussing about what happens next with the Trojan Horse when occupied by the french ...
And when one say: and when it gets dark we're getting out of our hideout and overpower the French. And John Cleese says (in German Translation): 'Oh boy I feel sick I think I need to puke'

That scene comes in mind by reading this statement from Domenicali (which now can be taken from any year since 2009)

Stefano Domenicali: "We are not still on top of the things we need to solve, which shows the complexity of this project" #f1

[mirafiori]

I hate how on Sky Sports they only mention Ferrari when they want to say something negative. But when it comes to Merc, Williams, RB or any other team then they're full of praise and saying how well everything's going...pathetic biased bunch! I think I'm gonna have to mute the sound from now on, cause I really can't stand their pathetic biased opinions.

Don't get me started Nero Horse, lets just hope Ferrari will be competitive or its going to be a long season with these biased presenters.

[abbottcostello]

I don't mind the loss of sector times, it seemed most (many) of last years races were shown on a time delay in the US on NBC, so if I went to the F1 site for live timing it spoiled the race for me! Learned that early on & just quit going on the computer or opening any apps til after I watched the race

I don't like paying for iphone apps, so I just don't! If there was something I HAD to have I would pay a modest amount, otherwise I don't need my phone to have all these magical abilities.

Besides, it makes the race seem so much shorter to me when I'm trying to watch on TV & live timing on my computer, so I'm happy to keep it to just TV.

[wisepie]

Seems to me that we're not looking too bad so far, fuel situation will be our biggest headache along with reliability, but this won't be be F1 as we knew it.. Weather could change everything too, but let's be positive. Charging for live timing is outrageous, we all already pay enough for Sky coverage, are the FIA/FOM trying to get rid of true F1 fans as well as the casual observer? It makes my blood boil, but I'll still try to afford and enjoy it. Back to bed now.

[Nick Singer]

We pay £40 a month (£480) the to be able to watch F1 here.

It's annoying they removed it but paying £9.99 per YEAR (83p a month) for an app is hardly a big cost, is it?

I think you both need to be realistic.

Always worth trying to find somebody with a Sky sub who doesn't 'do' mobile and will let you use or 'rent' their SkyGo allocation..

[Nero Horse]

Don't get me started Nero Horse, lets just hope Ferrari will be competitive or its going to be a long season with these biased presenters.

Couldn't agree more mate.

I would love nothing more than to see Ferrari smashing everyone and making that arrogant Crofty cry.

[Nick Singer]

Seems to me that we're not looking too bad so far, fuel situation will be our biggest headache along with reliability, but this won't be be F1 as we knew it.. Weather could change everything too, but let's be positive. Charging for live timing is outrageous, we all already pay enough for Sky coverage, are the FIA/FOM trying to get rid of true F1 fans as well as the casual observer? It makes my blood boil, but I'll still try to afford and enjoy it. Back to bed now.

I think fuel & reliability MAY make this a race of attrition. All well & good to be leading by a lap if you run out of fuel. Equally, a car running mid-field might achieve a podium if others break down of have to slow with fuel issues..