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[Marklar]

A Mercedes wins qualifying by half a second, a certain driver causes another outrage in this forum and nobody bothers to start a race thread: The nostalgia.....

 

Well, at least grumpy Toto is a new one

 

 

 

The grid, subject to change if Alonso decides to start from Woking (ugh, that joke gets old, doesnt it?)

 

F1 management desperately tries to keep the hype up by providing a onboard lap with telemetry. Madness 

 

Whatever happened to the mini-sectors

 

There is so little hype that Pirelli couldnt be even arsed to do a strategy prediction until this morning *sigh*
 

Pirelli Motorsport‏Verified account @pirellisport  1h1 hour ago

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Best race strategy with low deg on supersoft (less than 0.15s per lap) is a 2-stopper. 2 stints on supersoft (15 laps each), 1 stint on soft
Another good strategy with low degradation on supersoft is a 1-stopper: 1 stint on supersoft for 21 laps then 1 stint on soft (52-lap race).
If deg on supersoft is high (more than 0.15s per lap) a 2-stopper is best: 1 supersoft stint of 14 laps then 2 soft stints of 19 laps each.
Another good strategy for high supersoft deg is a 1-stopper: 1 stint on soft of 20 laps then 1 stint on medium to the flag (52 laps total).

*Bets on Ferrari splitting strategies to use Kimi as a roadblock*

 

The weather.....

 

Ian Fergusson‏Verified account @fergieweather  47m47 minutes ago

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#F1 #BBCF1 #BRITISHGP SUN: Weakening cold front brings a risk of patchy light rain b4 race start & some light showers poss race window. 23C

 

....translation by Kristian: It wont rain

 

 

The pole conversion rate is the third lowest on the calendar (36 %, just a tiny bit higher than Spa and Monza) and nobody has won this race 4 times in the row. Ferraris race pace is usually promising and this time there are plenty strategy options to attack the leading car with two cars. Jokes asides, it can be a good race.

 

Oh, and based on recent media reports this could be Jolyon Palmers last race. Enjoy it! 

[LiftAndCoast]

You're an asset to this forum, Marklar!

[VolvoT5]

Can anyone near Silverstone tell us what the weather looks like?   FWIW the online weather reports seem to be suggesting the chance of rain is now <40%

Edited by VolvoT5, 16 July 2017 - 09:29.

[Kristian]

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Verstappen

That's my prediction

[ElJefe]

Hamilton to lead from start to finish. 

[FullThrottleF1]

Hoping for a Ferrari win.

[Nonesuch]

If Hamilton fails to win this, I might start to believe the alignment of the stars and the rotational speed of comets does indeed have a curios effect on this year's F1 season.

 

I'm not sure how much of the race I'll be watching, given WEC is racing at the Nürburgring!

 

I'm just hoping Ferrari can get through the first lap without being hit by those guys.

[Giz]

I can report light drizzle in North Worcestershire

[FullThrottleF1]

By those guys you mean mad max?

[DaddyCool]

Here's hoping for some rain and a Hulkenberg podium

[Shepherd]

Well Ricciardo, Bottas could provide some entertainment along with Alonso starting from the back. It might be interesting to see as well how Ferrari handles the race.

[blackmme]

Copied from what I posted in the build up thread a few minutes ago:
I'm over at Stowe and we have had a couple of isolated spots of rain in the last hour.
It's quite humid and far more pleasant than yesterday, although literally as I type this a little breeze has started.
I reckon it feels like a 50/50 of some light rain in the next hour.

Regards Mike

[Nonesuch]

By those guys you mean mad max?

 

Bottas and Verstappen starting behind the Ferraris is indeed cause for concern!

 

[kosmos]

1-Raikkonen

2-Bottas

3-Verstappen

 

That's my prediction

[w1Y]

vettel
Lewis
Kimi
Max
bottas

[FullThrottleF1]

I don't know why anyone wants a wet race. Who wants 2 hours of safety car because Charlie is too scared to let the 'the best drivers in the world's to race.

[maverick69]

For all of your shower needs:

 

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Edited by maverick69, 16 July 2017 - 09:46.

[blackmme]

Okay I won't bore everyone silly with a stream of weather updates but the suns just come out at Stowe and it's now quite warm.
Typical Silverstone always pack for both Hypothermia and Heatstroke 😄

Regards Mike

[f1rules]

God damm Toto, can your head be any further up lewis ass, its a kid youre babysitting... your remark about grosjean, how in apropriate, no class at all
Regarding the episode, i didnt see it, but no doubt the front get preferable treatment and that needs to stop

[blacky]

How many sets of inters everybody has available with this extra set they got for Saturday? Not that it will matter with F1 fans luck for wet races...

[LiftAndCoast]

Ricciardo has taken a new MGU-H and with it a further 10 place penalty - 

 

https://twitter.com/...521632772288512

 

Not that it matters, he'll still be keeping Nando company at the back of the grid.

Edited by LiftAndCoast, 16 July 2017 - 10:01.

[Clrnc]

Hulkenberg in 5th. He's having a great season in terms of qualifying, too bad the car isn't as reliable in race. 

 

Wonder in Mercedes missed a trick not signing him. 

[Nonesuch]

Not that it matters, he'll still be keeping Nando company at the back of the grid.

 

Alonso and Ricciardo making their way up the rankings could spice things up.

[Ivanhoe]

Bottas and Verstappen starting behind the Ferraris is indeed cause for concern!

Help me out but when was the last time Verstappen took someone out of the race? Can't remember he ever did.

[StefanBellof]

Just starting to drop a sprinkling of rain a few miles from the circuit!

[VolvoT5]

Just starting to drop a sprinkling of rain a few miles from the circuit!

Yeah 2 hours from the start of the race though

[Nonesuch]

Help me out but when was the last time Verstappen took someone out of the race?

 

Verstappen ruined Vettel's race in Canada by cutting him off and DESTROYING his front-wing! *insert further drama!*

 

Oh, and never mind that Ferrari foolishly waited to fix this until after a safety car.

[D.M.N.]

For all of your shower needs:

 

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

 

Looking at it at the moment, I'm not convinced the weather is far enough south to impact the F1 to be honest.

[MrAerodynamicist]

Hulkenberg in 5th. He's having a great season in terms of qualifying, too bad the car isn't as reliable in race.

He didn't help himself by hitting the wall in Baku. He's clearly a talented driver but he seems to have a habit of not delivering great race results (He's still not had a podium despite team-mate Perez managing four). But the sport could really do with a competitive Renault team and his grid position wasn't about changeable conditions so hopefully he can surprise me.

[Kunis]

If it stays dry, Kimi do a one stop strategy in the hope of blocking Lewis, but instead Kimi wins the GP

[robefc]

Can anyone near Silverstone tell us what the weather looks like?   FWIW the online weather reports seem to be suggesting the chance of rain is now <40%

Basically very low lying dark clouds but have seen no rain.

If you wanted the definition of 50/50 whether it rains or not then this is it. I think if the weather forecasters were honest they would say they have absolutely no clue!

[BuddyHolly]

1-Raikkonen

2-Bottas

3-Verstappen

 

That's my prediction

That would certainly be an interesting race haha.    Somehow I doubt it ;)

 

1: Hamilton

2: Verstappen

3: Vettel

[Clrnc]

He didn't help himself by hitting the wall in Baku. He's clearly a talented driver but he seems to have a habit of not delivering great race results (He's still not had a podium despite team-mate Perez managing four). But the sport could really do with a competitive Renault team and his grid position wasn't about changeable conditions so hopefully he can surprise me.

And his grid position says a lot a lot about how poor Palmer is. Horrible infact. 

[Disgrace]

Prediction: Federer will win.

[VolvoT5]

If anyone does a 1 stop then surely it is Vettel - he is the one who has been able to make the tyres last better so far this season. 

[TomNokoe]

One stop is an awful strategy in the dry. Highest air temps of the weekend and track is relatively green anyway. Supers won't last long enough and mediums are too slow anyway.

[Graveltrappen]

Movable front wing endplates on the redbull...

[Graveltrappen]

I genuinely didn't know Claire Williams was pregnant. A new generation of Williams!!

[HP]

I don't know why anyone wants a wet race. Who wants 2 hours of safety car because Charlie is too scared to let the 'the best drivers in the world's to race.

You got that all wrong. Charlie is too woŕried about the repair costs ;)

[A3]

Movable front wing endplates on the redbull...

 

It was only a part of the front wing endplate, but quite interesting nonetheless.

[Huffer]

VET and RAI DNF due to VET playing too rough into T1 ;)

[Kristian]

VET and RAI DNF due to VET playing too rough into T1 ;)

Certainly given Seb's state of mind yesterday it wouldn't surprise me!

Though imagine if Raikkonen and Hamilton tangled at t1 taking each other out... the forum servers would implode.

[Huffer]

Though imagine if Raikkonen and Hamilton tangled at t1 taking each other out... the forum servers would implode.

 

And that's a best case scenario...

[Neno]

Prediction: Federer will win.

I'll go with my fellow countrymen. 

[FullThrottleF1]

Owen Wilson not coming over very well in C4 interview.

[Marklar]

the forum servers would implode.

 

And that's a best case scenario...

I have a exam tomorrow. Please no.

[Eff1]

If it's Hamilton followed by 2 Ferraris after lap 1, I reckon Ferrari will split strategies to make life difficult for Mercedes.

Predict however Hamilton will have just enough pace to cover both of them off. 

 

Hamilton FTW.

[johnmhinds]

Owen Wilson not coming over very well in C4 interview.

 

Owen Wilson isn't very connected to reality in general.

[Neno]

Here's hoping for some rain and a Hulkenberg podium

It can be also dry and a Hulk podium. I'll still take it.  

[Jordan44]

Spots of rain in the air at the National Pit Straight

Edit: Sunny again now. Typical British weather

Edited by Jordan44, 16 July 2017 - 11:44.