469 replies to this topic

[Ev0d3vil]

FP1 in about 40mins time! lets go !

[Andy35]

Yes, this will be interesting.  It's a bit like a first kiss, all the expectation, will it turn out as well as you hope it will?

 

 

Most of the lap seems to warm up the left hand tyres and then that long 180 that warms up the right. I have no idea if that will cause issues or not.

 

Andy

[Ev0d3vil]

Marussia will race with one car only.

[TomNokoe]

First kiss

[thegamer23]

Here we are. Let's see how it is.

[slideways]

Tastes like bad cigarettes and vodka.

[Ev0d3vil]

Turn 3 is super long.

[Ev0d3vil]

Seems to be an engine track. I hope Merc can preserve their engines for Abu Double.

[Jackmancer]

Any numbers on audience this weekend? Is it remotely sold out?

[Ev0d3vil]

Grandstands look empty.

[AJFIN]

European Grand Prix I understand, but Russian Grand Prix in Valencia?

[Claudius]

European Grand Prix I understand, but Russian Grand Prix in Valencia?

 

 My thoughts exactly.

 

But let's hope there will be good racing.

[TomNokoe]

Any numbers on audience this weekend? Is it remotely sold out?

Race day 55,000 sold out indeed.

[Ev0d3vil]

Hamilton brake problem. Sigh. Vibration.

Edited by Ev0d3vil, 10 October 2014 - 06:21.

[lbennie]

crofty analysing first run times again

[DanardiF1]

No Caterham's out yet...

[JeePee]

Half the field will run wide at the start at the 2nd corner 

[Maaarsh]

2nd corner situation ridiculous. Hamilton more or less fastest all sectors (2 hundredths off in the middle) but didn't put them together.

[Gridfire]

Nice to see Button get on it so early on. His time has now been eclipsed by Mercedes, but with the new track it kinda debunks the 'old driver can't adapt' myths...

[OO7]

to the implementation of off camber corners.

[SamH123]

Bottas' tyre blankets cooked his tyres? Strange one...

Annoying way to miss out on plenty of running

[Andy35]

2nd corner situation ridiculous. Hamilton more or less fastest all sectors (2 hundredths off in the middle) but didn't put them together.

 

They are learning the limits and the track is green, it will be fine by FP3

 

Andy

[muramasa]

wow, what a tilke's street circuit!

[Cyanide]

Circuit looks like ****. It's disgusting. 

 

Meanwhile Romain's complaints are getting hilarious. "No pouer, no pouer, yeah, come on". Somebody told him they'll have Mercedes engines next year, right?

[bourbon]

Mercs look streets ahead again.   Well whoever wins this season, we can genuinely say "it's the car!"  We can also say that the RBR is either heavy on fuel or dragging it. 

Edited by bourbon, 10 October 2014 - 07:28.

[Ev0d3vil]

Macca practicing steering wheel pitstop changes. lol. Didnt they do that with Lewis in 2012 India?

[ZuTiMa]

Where is the Williams cars? thought they would do better on this track?

[Nonesuch]

Since it's a new track I'm watching FP1 on the BBC. At the moment I don't much care for the circuit, but I'll reserve judgement until after the race itself.

 

The Russian-flag run-off is certainly not getting any points for subtlety.

 

Mercs look streets ahead again.   Well whoever wins this season, we can genuinely say --> "it's the car!"

 

That's nothing new. In recent times years where we have more than one car at the front end of the grid are rarer than the years in which we don't.

[SophieB]

Where is the Williams cars? thought they would do better on this track?

 

@WilliamsRacing: "Unfortunately we have had a tyre blanket failure which has damaged Valtteri's next tyre set - so that it it for his running in #FP1"

[SamH123]

Where is the Williams cars? thought they would do better on this track?

 

Williams looked very good

Bottas 2nd after the 1st stints, and Massa in his normal position in FP1 but closer to the front of the grid by time compared to normal

[TomNokoe]

what is a degradation

[Cyanide]

Looking like a one stopper. 

 

Not only is the circuit bloody disgusting, the race could turn into a bore-fest strategically with zero tyre degradation. 

 

Woohoo...

[OO7]

Mercs look streets ahead again.   Well whoever wins this season, we can genuinely say "it's the car!"  We can also say that the RBR is either heavy on fuel or dragging it. 

You mean like we could the previous 4 years .

[sofarapartguy]

Predict tons of penalties for going off the track with gaining adv and cutting corners. Well done!

[Jamiednm]

Mercs look streets ahead again.   Well whoever wins this season, we can genuinely say "it's the car!"   

 

Like the last 4 seasons. And countless other seasons.

[bourbon]

You mean like we could the previous 4 years .

 

Indeed.  Great that we can keep the dialogue going. 

[FredrikB]

@WilliamsRacing: "Unfortunately we have had a tyre blanket failure which has damaged Valtteri's next tyre set - so that it it for his running in #FP1"

 

Never heard that one before.

 

But what the hell is it with those of camber corners?

Nothing learned from Abu Crappi?

 

At least we have long straights where DRS will work so we probably will see some overtaking... 

[SophieB]

Great that we can keep the dialogue going. 

 

It really isn't. Not here in a thread about Russian GP practice/quali anyway.

[OO7]

Bottas' tyre blankets cooked his tyres? Strange one...

Annoying way to miss out on plenty of running

Mechanic 1 to Mechanic 2: "I said gas mark 5 not 9!  "

[TomNokoe]

I do love a good old 3 day dry weekend where the track just gets better and better. Help from GP2+3 as well. All of the grip!

[bushgold]

The Russian-flag run-off is certainly not getting any points for subtlety.

 

 

Neither is your avatar. Texas...

 

[hdsport82]

Never heard that one before.

 

 

I remember stories of it happening in the early days of tyre warmers when it was still experimental obviously not an everyday occurrence nowadays!  At least it wasn't during the race! 

Edited by hdsport82, 10 October 2014 - 09:16.

[Kristian]

How come the Russians are allowed the run off to be painted with their flag yet in Austin they were told they couldn't paint the US flag? 

[Nonesuch]

Texas...

 

It happens in a lot of places, sure. I have no problem with that, I just find it amusing. Singapore and Bahrain have some great painted run-offs as well.

[Claudius]

Neither is your avatar. Texas...

 

 

I can't see the US flag there.

[slideways]

Macca practicing steering wheel pitstop changes. lol. Didnt they do that with Lewis in 2012 India?

 

Both JB and KMag had to change them last race. Maybe they were a bit slow... they did it in an amazing 3.1s with that 2012 stop with LH.

[slideways]

I can't see the US flag there.

Looks like the Chevron/Caltex logo. 

[Clatter]

Predict tons of penalties for going off the track with gaining adv and cutting corners. Well done!

That will be the drivers fault, not the circuit.

 

Track is rather uninspiring though.

[sofarapartguy]

That will be the drivers fault, not the circuit.

 

Track is rather uninspiring though.

 

Well drivers ALWAYS try to enter the corner as fast as possible. And then you place no gravel or grass on the outside of the corner and expect people to stay withing the track limits? Nice try. 

[Clatter]

Well drivers ALWAYS try to enter the corner as fast as possible. And then you place no gravel or grass on the outside of the corner and expect people to stay withing the track limits? Nice try. 

Enforce the rules and they will stay within the limits. Blame the sports administrators, not the track.