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Disappointing to see that Ferrari’s obfuscated tobacco advertising is back on the car and the drivers’ helmets. The FIA had told Ferrari to remove it but it’s now very prominent. Despite Mercedes topping both Practice sessions (BOT ahead of HAM in both FP1 and FP2), Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid in […]
The weather forecast included a risk of showers but it looks like it’s going to be a warm, dry race. Qualifying was pretty straightforward other than VET struggling to set a lap time in Q1/ The four Honda-powered cars took new engine components and the associated penalties. However, the floor of ALB’s Red Bull was […]
The last lap of Qualifying saw VET on pole, then his teammate LEC displaced him, and then HAM split the Ferrari pair. But the biggest Quali surprise was hearing RIC was disqualified because his Renault’s MGU-K exceeded the power limit [FIA] Grid: LEC, HAM, VET, VER, BOT, ALB, SAI, HUL, NOR, GIO, GAS, RAI, MAG, […]
Well, Qualifying was errrr… interesting! Video of the slow-race to start the final flying lap – only SAI made it in time and everyone else failed. Toto Wolff said “everyone looks like idiots”; the stewards said they’d investigate that final lap, because they’d previously warned the drivers not to take too long on their out […]
Sad news from yesterday’s F2 race: Formula 2 racer Anthoine Hubert has passed away following a crash in Saturday’s F2 feature race in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. The 22-year-old Frenchman was involved in a multi-car incident at Turn 4 and was immediately attended by emergency and medical crews. All drivers involved were taken to the medical centre, […]
VER became the 100th different pole-sitter in F1 history. The post-Qualifying penalties bump his ex-teammate (RIC) to the very back of the grid after some engine changes; GIO received a three-place grid penalty for impeding STR in Q1. Revised grid: VER, BOT, HAM, LEC, VET, GAS, NOR, SAI, GRO, RAI, HUL, ALB, KVY, MAG, RUS, […]
The weather forecast is proving to be correct – about an hour before the start of the race and it’s already raining. It might dry up soon, but the probability of more rain in the second half of the race is around 90% Qualifying was pretty eventful, with VET unable to run in Q1, teammate […]
Mercedes have the front row locked out again, although HAM is “only” P2. There are no penalties coming out of Qualifying, so the grid is unchanged. Grid: BOT, HAM, LEC, VER, GAS, VET, RIC, NOR, ALB, HUL, GIO, RAI, SAI, GRO, PER, MAG, KVY, STR, RUS, KUB It’s looking a little overcast, and there’s talk […]
The Qualifying session was interesting yesterday, after which the provisional grid was: LEC, HAM**, VER, BOT, MAG*, NOR, RAI, GIO, GAS, VET, GRO, HUL*, ALB*, RIC, SAI*, PER, STR, KVY, RUS, KUB *Penalties to be applied for MAG, HUL, ALB & SAI A couple of Q1 incidents were investigated following which both HAM and RUS […]
There were 2 investigations outstanding at the end of Qualifying yesterday: Incident involving RAI and RIC will be investigated after the session (for leaving track) Incident involving RAI and GRO will be investigated after the session (for unsafe rejoining track) “The stewards ruled Ricciardo took reasonable steps to avoid holding up Raikkonen and also ruled […]
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