2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - Practice & Qualifying Thread

[jgonzalesm6]

sadly this won't open up for me
anyone else got something different??

www.sportsurge.net.

[ntukza]

My main concern now is that if we're so bad in qualifying then we will stuck in DRS train or dirty air so let's hope we'll up the game in FP2 FP3

What drives you to be concerned about this? What have you seen? Knowing that Ferrari didn't do any soft tyre runs in FP1, what is the basis for your concern?

[ntukza]

Ferrari FP1: Ferrari focused on the mids in a high fuel load configuration
@FUnoAT
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Lap times with the mids look good. Ferrari confirms that it has clear ideas. The team has a solid foundation to build on with the SF-24.

After running a full 3 days and racking up so many laps last week, I wonder why it took just one extra hour of running for the team to confirm this. Is it the new bits on the car maybe?

[elnano14]

What drives you to be concerned about this? What have you seen? Knowing that Ferrari didn't do any soft tyre runs in FP1, what is the basis for your concern?

Ferrari (I forget who between Leclerc and Fred) said we need to improve one lap pace to compete against the RBR

I don't think we'll be bad coming into qualifying, but I think we'll be around P2-P5 most tracks, and with good race pace + tyre deg, we can overtake cars in race pretty easily

[FerrariF60]

thank you

[FerrariF60]

so traffic for US, or is teh merc that quick on SOFT tire??

[Aviamata]

Let's go we do Q run right now

[FerrariF60]

Let's go we do Q run right now

we seem slow on soft tyre, NO??

[Aviamata]

we seem slow on soft tyre, NO??

Wait for more lap , that was just the first Q lap we done today

[Aviamata]

Hamilton lap time with C3 is pretty similar on preseason testing at the moment so no big surprise

[ntukza]

Ferrari (I forget who between Leclerc and Fred) said we need to improve one lap pace to compete against the RBR

I don't think we'll be bad coming into qualifying, but I think we'll be around P2-P5 most tracks, and with good race pace + tyre deg, we can overtake cars in race pretty easily

[Aviamata]

Merc is running very low to the ground

[FerrariF60]

are we in trouble, or did merc and AM do glory runs

[FerrariF60]

are we in trouble, or did merc and AM do glory runs

never mind

[ntukza]

are we in trouble, or did merc and AM do glory runs

We're in big trouble, but not as big as Red Bull who are behind us currently.

[FerrariF60]

Leclerc doesn't seem happy with the set up at all....he locks up, all over the show

[elnano14]

Leclerc still can not put together a fast lap
Struggling with the balance

[FerrariF60]

Leclerc still can not put together a fast lap
Struggling with the balance

yeah, he's ALL OVER the show

[Aviamata]

Red Bull a lot slower than expected , Merc stronger than expected

[FerrariF60]

that Merc is SO LOW to the ground its' not funny.....oh and quick

[FerrariF60]

Red Bull a lot slower than expected , Merc stronger than expected

yeah, red bull is no where...i'm afraid about the Mercs....they're lightning fast

[Aviamata]

that Merc is SO LOW to the ground its' not funny.....oh and quick

Allison was so confident from the test i think they had some secret . So low on the ground

[subfire91]

Merc upped the PU mode most probably

[Aviamata]

But i hope we will have another 2012 season

[elnano14]

The 0.3s gap between Lewis and Sainz is basically the 1st sector alone

[FerrariF60]

Allison was so confident from the test i think they had some secret . So low on the ground

yup, now i'm really worried....that Merc is sparking everywhere, from the front teatray, back.....
i would ahve to say they made the biggest step forward.....unless Ferrari and Red fools are hiding something

[FerrariF60]

The 0.3s gap between Lewis and Sainz is basically the 1st sector alone

so what is that mean, they upped the engine power more??

[tifosi1993]

The 0.3s gap between Lewis and Sainz is basically the 1st sector alone

It's all in the first and third sector, Haas is showing how much Ferrari is holding back with power. Charles couldn't do a single clean lap on his 2nd run.

[paneristi]

yup, now i'm really worried....that Merc is sparking everywhere, from the front teatray, back.....
i would ahve to say they made the biggest step forward.....unless Ferrari and Red fools are hiding something

The flying torch

[Aviamata]

Damn i really need some telemetry to confirm that we actually running lower engine mode . I'm so worrying now