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It’s father’s day this weekend, (not sure if that is also the case in USA?) but either way, I (that is to say @F1TheaJ) have been asked to stand in for the usual writer of Qualifying and Race reviews, our Matt. Having already not been able to fill those boots and failed to produce a … Read more
Ambient 20° Track 21° Humidity 96% Wind 7.9m/s Prelude In lieu of quali today here’s today’s casual FP3 conversation. Summary [10/24/2015, 10:53] @mattpt55: Wow they running FP3 [10/24/2015, 10:55] RW: When will fp3 start? [10/24/2015, 10:55] @vortexmotio:: Well it will certainly be one of the most interesting quali sessions we’ve seen. [10/24/2015, 10:55] @vortexmotio:: 10 minute delay to FP3. [10/24/2015, 10:56] @vortexmotio:: Per … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 lifestyle specialist Mattpt55 Again it was the torrid pace of the Mercedes in Rosberg’s hands that set the standard for FP2. Unfortunately for Lewis, he was nearly a half second back in P4 as he complained all afternoon of “the car being all over the place”. Not happy days and definitely … Read more
Having set the early pace in FP1, Nico Rosberg was ordered to “stop the car” on just his 6th lap of the day. Ironically he parked it near where he was forced to retire from the 2014 race due to gearbox failure. The gremlins were in the hydraulics and hopes were bleak that the German … Read more
Before the opening race of the European season, everyone was getting their hopes up that we could see another epic fight between Ferrari and Mercedes, as the Catalan track is very similar in its nature to the Sepang circuit. It is hard on the tyres and strains the rear tyres more than the fronts. Too … Read more
In the closing races of his career at Ferrari, Fernando Alonso became synonymous with P5. Whether on the grid or at the end of the race, the stereotype on social media was formed. At that time we also had “Ferrari Friday”. The red team would look most impressive in FP1 and FP2, but fail miserably … Read more
This page will update every few minutes while the session is active Hello and welcome everybody to our coverage of the third and final free practice for the Bahrain GP. Like yesterday the amount of usable data to collect will be somewhat limited as the temperatures are much higher than in tonight’s qualifying or tomorrow’s … Read more
Brought to you by Adam Macdonald (@adamac39) After the relaxed pace that was demonstrated earlier a more serious hour and a half of running was expected, with this being the only practice session in the same conditions as the race, making it of paramount importance. Felipe Massa made an early trip out onto the circuit … Read more
The Hippo covers the first free practice at the Bahrain International Circuit. This page will update about every 10 to 15 minutes while the session is active
Brought to you by Adam Macdonald (@adamac39) As with FP1 and FP2 before, it was a Marussia car that made it onto the circuit first followed closely by a Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel wasted no time in dispatching Will Stevens into turn one, clearly showing he means business, even in Free Practice. With little more than … Read more
