Formula 1 2018 - Round 5 – Barcelona

Harika

Round 5 of this magnificent season. Back to the track of pre-season testing. Mercedes looked mighty there, but since then won only one race and this was lucky.



TV times- Sky
Friday
10am − Practice One
14pm − Practice Two
Saturday
11am − Practice Three
14pm − Qualifying

Sunday
14.10pm − THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX

All teams will bring loads of updates here and after that, all Bullsh1t must stop.

skipper_G

Everybody bringing upgrades, hoping that Force India manage to get theirs working well.

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Joeface

Early days but Bottas is already under last years pole time as is Hamilton

Ricciardo has crashed into the barrier also . just front wing damage

Harika

Stroll crashed and Kubica second last. Bad day for Williams.

Joeface

Pos Driver Team Time
1 Bottas FIN Mercedes 1'18.148
2 Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1'18.997
3 Vettel GER Ferrari 1'19.098
4 Verstappen NED Red Bull 1'19.187
5 Räikkönen FIN Ferrari 1'19.499
6 Alonso ESP McLaren 1'19.858
7 Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 1'19.871
8 Grosjean FRA Haas 1'19.906
9 Vandoorne BEL McLaren 1'20.083
10 Gasly FRA Toro Rosso 1'20.508
11 Magnussen DEN Haas 1'20.637
12 Leclerc MON Sauber 1'20.665
13 Perez MEX Force India 1'20.924
14 Ericsson SWE Sauber 1'20.984
15 Sainz ESP Renault 1'21.053
16 Ocon FRA Force India 1'21.144
17 Hülkenberg GER Renault 1'21.159
18 Hartley NZL Toro Rosso 1'21.373
19 Kubica POL Williams 1'21.510
20 Stroll CAN Williams 1'22.756

Not a bad day for Mercedes , or Mclaren for that matter seem to be on pace. Bottas just seems to be on fire . That is a very big gap.
Hats of to Gasly , Apprently his top 10 time was set on a Medium tyre everyone else was on soft or Supersoft.
Williams seem very poor . Renault Renault struggling alot as well

billybonkers

https://streamable.com/wxdsx - KMag at it again!

Joeface

Kmag has a ban coming

skipper_G

I like KMag but that incident happened in FP1, it's completely unnecessary, and it's reckless. A ban might do him good

skipper_G

Charlie whiting down taking pics of the Ferrari scaffolding aka wing mirror halo monstrosity. FIA are not happy

HighLine

skipper_G wrote: »

Charlie whiting down taking pics of the Ferrari scaffolding aka wing mirror halo monstrosity. FIA are not happy

Well the FIA were the ones that stupidly authorised the use of halo mirrors last month before anyone was using them.

skipper_G

HighLine wrote: »

Well the FIA were the ones that stupidly authorised the use of halo mirrors last month before anyone was using them.

Yep not sure what they expected when they made decision.

Elsewhere, Kimi with an engine issue, didn't sound very healthy

ScrubsfanChris

ah lads :pac:

https://twitter.com/wtf1official/status/994867223750684672

Joeface

Pos Driver Team Time
1 Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1'18.259
2 Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 1'18.392
3 Verstappen NED Red Bull 1'18.533
4 Vettel GER Ferrari 1'18.585
5 Bottas FIN Mercedes 1'18.611
6 Räikkönen FIN Ferrari 1'18.829
7 Grosjean FRA Haas 1'19.579
8 Magnussen DEN Haas 1'19.643
9 Vandoorne BEL McLaren 1'19.722
10 Perez MEX Force India 1'19.962
11 Ocon FRA Force India 1'20.024
12 Alonso ESP McLaren 1'20.035
13 Hülkenberg GER Renault 1'20.183
14 Gasly FRA Toro Rosso 1'20.373
15 Ericsson SWE Sauber 1'20.501
16 Leclerc MON Sauber 1'20.514
17 Sainz ESP Renault 1'20.672
18 Hartley NZL Toro Rosso 1'21.265
19 Stroll CAN Williams 1'21.556
20 Sirotkin RUS Williams 1'22.060

Much closer running at the top in FP2. Renault are well off the pace this weekend . and I am not sure what Williams are at , or Hartley they are well of the pace of everone else . Vandoorne well clear of Alonso but i assume different practice plans .

skipper_G

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

ah lads :pac:

https://twitter.com/wtf1official/status/994867223750684672

https://twitter.com/MotorsportWeek/status/994922477263433728

Ghost Train

skipper_G wrote: »

https://twitter.com/MotorsportWeek/status/994922477263433728

https://twitter.com/hdani_12/status/994919108369174529?s=20

They should have just painted over the extra i

Charlie-Bravo

Hartley has completely destroyed his car in that crash at the end of FP3. The back of the car fell off when the marshals were recovering his car.

Ghost Train

Hartley making a mistake through fastest corner and damaged his car

Walked away from it but car looks wrecked at the back

https://twitter.com/VanGamerenF1/status/995258916735979520

HighLine

Not very often you see the engine separate from the chassis like that. Some shunt.

Mint Sauce

HighLine wrote: »

Well the FIA were the ones that stupidly authorised the use of halo mirrors last month before anyone was using them.

I think its a great idea. Now if they could ban Sponsorship on the inside of the Halo, and maybe have the drivers name/car number instead.

skipper_G

Don't reckon that Toro Rosso will be going anywhere for qualy

Edit: the car won't be fixed in time, no surprise there as that was some major damage

Ghost Train

Building up a car from scratch by the look of it, so no surprise that it wont be ready

Sky looks a bit dark in Spain, wonder will we get some rain

skipper_G

Ghost Train wrote: »

Building up a car from scratch by the look of it, so no surprise that it wont be ready

Sky looks a bit dark in Spain, wonder will we get some rain

It's looking pretty gloomy alright. Some rain could mix things up nicely

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Ghost Train

Tub of the crashed Toro Rosso was okay so not a complete rebuild

skipper_G

Might just be Sky being Sky, but they made the point that Hartley is under pressure which he is. And then they said that Pascal Wehrlein is possibly in the frame should Toro Rosso decide to make a change

Ghost Train

Think Hulkenburg wont be in Q2, didn't sound in the right gear

skipper_G

The onscreen graphic for Alonso had it down as medium tyre, must surely be wrong? He couldn't possibly be P7 on the medium

skipper_G

Hulk out and Stroll in the barrier again

Cool_CM

When was the last time somebody actually broke a broadcast camera lense, fair fücks to that cameraman!

https://streamable.com/d59jh (3rd angle at about 29 seconds in)

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Jordan 199

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

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Maybe it's time for him to 'stroll' on.

Mike Litoris

Williams are just shocking at the moment.

Red Bull wasting tyres unless they want to start on these ones.

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skipper_G

Hopefully the race pace is better for Force India, disappointed with that qualy performance.

While the Williams is clearly a sh1tbox, Stroll does look a bit out of his depth.

And great stuff from Leclerc again, faster than Checo, P14 is a solid result.

skipper_G

Oh god it's valsecchi

dazza216

Stellar lap by Hamilton, but it's clear that the tyre changes helped Mercedes significantly. A mid-season change in regulations was uncalled for. Teams need to adapt to regulations, not the opposite.

Charlie-Bravo

GP2 starting off with a damp track. Should be entertaining.

dazza216

dazza216 wrote: »

Stellar lap by Hamilton, but it's clear that the tyre changes helped Mercedes significantly. A mid-season change in regulations was uncalled for. Teams need to adapt to regulations, not the opposite.

Got a link? Dunno what you're on about

skipper_G

I don't see the issue with the tyre changes, article on the F1 website explains the logic clear enough. Changes have been made because of teams moaning in practically every season of F1.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/4/pirelli-reduces-tread-depth-for-barcelona--silverstone---paul-ri.html

Jordan 199

Cool_CM wrote: »

When was the last time somebody actually broke a broadcast camera lense, fair fücks to that cameraman!

https://streamable.com/d59jh (3rd angle at about 29 seconds in)

As Brundle said, since 1991 he never saw a car go off at the exit of turn 12. I do like Martin

skipper_G

Thunder storms overnight, GP3 race starting wet

Ghost Train

Looking dry for the race, bit of unexpected rain would be nice though

GP2 having a few issues with tyres, one or two punctures in the final laps

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skipper_G

Ghost Train wrote: »

Looking dry for the race, bit of unexpected rain would be nice though

GP2 having a few issues with tyres, one or two punctures in the final laps

Yeah the track is dry, just a few damp patches offline in the middle of the lap between turns 4 & 8. But it's going to be a green track for the GP, some might struggle with tyre temps at the start

zetecescort

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

These new starting times are a pain in the ar$e

Are all european gps now at 2pm?

Tzardine

zetecescort wrote: »

Are all european gps now at 2pm?

I hope not, the wife is not impressed that she has to wait another hour for dinner.

skipper_G

zetecescort wrote: »

Are all european gps now at 2pm?

Yes all European rounds & Brazil

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