2025 Australian Grand Prix - Practice & Qualifying Thread

[Aziz]

Tbh Australia always throws up some oddities and it's a long season. I don't think the car suddenly became a dud, we had good pace yesterday on both short and long run stints so it's clear some setup changes were done that things either fell away or maybe it's to produce a better race result. Let's see it's early days with a new suspension concept I personally always expected the first few races to be a challenge as we bed in and understand the car. Mclaren were nowhere near challenging until their b-spec launch and then dominated so a tough race tomorrow doesn't suddenly write us off for the entire season.

The confidence was clear in the team, Leclerc didn't say he could fight for pole if they didn't have the pace, he also only had a used set for his final run so the real gap is not 7 tenths.

OK, you have a point, but you know this team as well as I do.
Don't you see a pattern in there behavior? Every season since the last WDC there is a distinctive pattern, they just can't produce a championship winning car

[Greig]

I am still learning this car
I don't know wet weather buttons
I am not used to Brembos

Meanwhile Sainz jumps into Williams, had just 1 day in AD and 1.5 days of testing, and starts right on the money

Did he? Must have not noticed he got out qualified.

Strange view of things.

Also Sainz
"On my side, I had a bit of a scrappy Qualifying to be honest. However, I’m not concerned.
"There are many things that I still need to understand from this car and I’m sure better laps will come soon!
"Tomorrow, under rain, I will also have to adapt quickly but I’m excited about the race. We will try to maximise every opportunity.
"This is only the beginning!"

[Dune]

Concerning result after being one of the good teams at the end of last year. Very concerning. Not a good look.

[Rishu]

With rain forecasted tomorrow, anything can happen. Watch out for Max, Lewis & Charles

[JChan]

LH got his 8th!

[jgonzalesm6]

Did he? Must have not noticed he got out qualified.

Strange view of things.

Also Sainz
"On my side, I had a bit of a scrappy Qualifying to be honest. However, I’m not concerned.
"There are many things that I still need to understand from this car and I’m sure better laps will come soon!
"Tomorrow, under rain, I will also have to adapt quickly but I’m excited about the race. We will try to maximise every opportunity.
"This is only the beginning!"

Well, Sainz was off by a tenth compared to Hamilton's time and Gasly by a thousandth off Hamiltons time as well.

Yeah, Saniz in a new car, new steering wheel and a new team. Interesting.

[Greig]

Well, Sainz was off by a tenth compared to Hamilton's time and Gasly by a thousandth off Hamiltons time as well.

Yeah, Saniz in a new car, new steering wheel and a new team. Interesting.

And he was how much off Albon in the SAME car?

Comparing to other cars is kinda dumb.

[jgonzalesm6]

And he was how much off Albon in the SAME car?

Comparing to other cars is kinda dumb.

Hamilton was off 2/10's compared to Leclerc's time.

Sainz was off 3/10's compared to Albons time.

Not bad in my book where 1 driver has no WDC titles while the other has 7 WDC titles when comparing their times to their team-mates.

[GoodtimesF1]

Two things:

Probably they’ve reached peak performance of SF-24, where not much lap time to gain over rivals.
Thinking of 2026 regs long term benefits.

I refuse to believe they reached peak performance with that car. As for 2026 reg I really see no point because the car will be very different from the 2025 regs. We were fighting for pole positions with last season's car and could have won constructers title. Let's just hope it's the nature of this track because this form really is embarrassing.

[Greig]

Hamilton was off 2/10's compared to Leclerc's time.

Sainz was off 3/10's compared to Albons time.

Not bad in my book where 1 driver has no WDC titles while the other has 7 WDC titles when comparing their times to their team-mates.

I would rate Albon well below Charles.....

[FerrariF60]

Excuses, excuses as always.

Yup, we’re just ooutright bad….for now
We’ll see how fast we recover

[FerrariF60]

I am still learning this car
I don't know wet weather buttons
I am not used to Brembos

Meanwhile Sainz jumps into Williams, had just 1 day in AD and 1.5 days of testing, and starts right on the money

Lewis is too,old mate, way past his due date
I reckon he’s gonna play second fiddle to Charles all season long trying to figure out those things he’s taking about…..lmao

[FerrariF60]

LH got his 8th!

…. Very true indeed for all the Lewis lovers

[JChan]

…. Very true indeed for all the Lewis lovers

Also for Brembo's dream, Finally LH got his 8th!

[Brembo]

Also for Brembo's dream, Finally LH got his 8th!

I cant't ask for anything more!! He needs "the Car !!"

[Cavallino]

I cant't ask for anything more!! He needs "the Car !!"

wouldn't Charles then still be in "the same car"?

[elnano14]

Speaking to Sky Sport Italia, Charles Leclerc tried to explain Ferrari’s Saturday collapse. “Overall, the performance was not the same as yesterday. I think I know the reason for this drop-off, but we need to analyze the data. We did the right thing—we needed to sacrifice some performance. Obviously, it’s never something you want, but it was the right decision for this weekend. But I won’t go into more detail.”

So Leclerc did know the reason for our disaster qualifying

I think it's either a full wet set-up or there are some hidden (?) things we don't know

[Brembo]

Can Leclerc even count up to 100 million ! Or any other driver for that mater?

[jgonzalesm6]

F3 was closed early due to low visibility and a couple of red flags.

Supercars also was red flagged due to low visibility.

[jgonzalesm6]

F2 has been RED FLAGGED. All cars to enter the pit lane.

[jgonzalesm6]

Bearman to start from the pit lane...should a race start.

Suspension set-up changed under Parc Ferme rules.

[jgonzalesm6]

F2 told about 24 minutes of racing so about 12 laps.

[Cress]

Think we have added a lot more downforce on the car for the rain than the other teams, but went a bit too far. Look like we are going to be starting too far back to beat the maccas, but anything can and usually does happen in the wet and if we have the downforce we are going to be in a much better position.

[jgonzalesm6]

F2 told about 24 minutes of racing so about 12 laps.

F2 race has been cancelled.

[nani_s23]

F2 race has been cancelled.

Ferrari didn’t prepare for this.

[ppf175]

https://x.com/FDataAnalysis/status/1900955349772812682

Echo this post either we could be screwed, or could have made the right gamble: the race will tell!

[ppf175]

Rain Chaos at AusGP: F2 Race Cancelled, F1 Adapts

Heavy rainfall at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne caused significant disruptions, notably the cancellation of the Formula 2 feature race due to safety concerns. The Formula 3 race was also red-flagged amidst the downpour. The atmosphere was charged with anticipation as the F1 community showed resilience in the face of adverse weather, although specific claims about Ferrari's preparation for wet conditions remain unconfirmed.

[elnano14]

We are 1s slower than McLaren...

[GoodtimesF1]

https://x.com/FDataAnalysis/status/1900955349772812682

Echo this post either we could be screwed, or could have made the right gamble: the race will tell!

It is even worse when you take into account that the car improved alot towards the end of last season. I think we went backwards.