F1 2024 - Round 5 - Shanghai, China

rameire

Times.
Friday 19th April
Practice 1 - 4.30am
Sprint Qualifying - 8.30am

Saturday 20th April
Sprint Race - 4.00am
Qualifying - 8.00am

Sunday 21st April
Race - 8.00am

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Charlie-Bravo

I will not be watching the sprint at that time.

Just sitting watching the 2007 Chinese GP. Such a classic. Spoiler: Hamilton in his rookie year with a rookie mistake. So memorable.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122024302#Comment_122024302

Yes was a great season and a good race that year.

rameire

Just the Tyre data.

wazzzledazzle

Red Bull 1-2

Ferrari 3-4

McClaren might struggle for top speed on them two long straights.

Think there is Rain forecast for Sunday so might mix things up a little

Burkie1203

Heavy rain at circuit today. Its to be wet the next few days there at least

Jacovs

Doesnt mean much, but Stroll fastest in FP1, then Piastri, Verstappen, Perez, Hulk.

Slowest was Gasly, Alonso, Hamilton, Russell, Norris.

Sprint qualifying starting in about 80 minutes from now.

flazio

Another fire in the grass. That's a weird one. Not very hot, no fans launching flares. Light rain even.

Andrew76

Sparks from the cars I’m reading? Results from Q1 - painful reading again for Alpine fans

Itssoeasy

They’ll have to sort out that grass fires before the next session. Rain in 14 minutes it said yet the pictures show spots of rain.

Itssoeasy

how is this a good idea to be sitting in the pit lane with tyres temps dropping ?

Andrew76

Good to have Rosberg back this weekend.

Itssoeasy

Russell is out in sprint Q2.

Andrew76

The red helmet on Russell looks a Schumacher to me.

This is it

This should be fun

Andrew76

Yep, wet track usually good for some surprises.

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122037228#Comment_122037228

The grimness continues. #pray4jordan199

Andrew76

Jesus this is going to be interesting!

Andrew76

Sliding all over the place. 😁

Andrew76

Feck no Max on pole this time with that off track.

Itssoeasy

Hamilton gets pole in the sprint. Unreal session.

Andrew76

Ok that was bananas! Hamilton on pole then Norris, then Norris lap deleted then reinstated. Norris on pole, Hamilton second, Alonso then Max. 😁

rameire

And Norris time reinstated and has Pole.

This is it

Wtf, they delete Norris time, Hamilton on provisional pole, then reinstate Landos time... Seems ridiculous to me. Merc/Hamilton would think they have pole, and why push.

Itssoeasy

I was wrong. Nuts.

Itssoeasy

The word provisional might be very true after that session. We think Lando is P1 for the sprint.

wazzzledazzle

That was a great session.

Still expect Max to win sprint easily enough if it stays dry. The Red Bull will breeze by the other 3 in the long straight with DRS

AMKC

What a session. That's was brilliant.

Nice to see Zhoe doing good too at his first ever home race.

stesaurus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122037251#Comment_122037251

Wow, wow, wow.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122037251#Comment_122037251

I just watched the sprint quali on my lunch. I was on my way here to give out about Rosberg being on coverage, not a fan at all.

Frank Bullitt

Rain always spices things up nicely.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122039848#Comment_122039848

It Sure does.

Itssoeasy

Morning lads. It’s dry in Shanghai which means it’s an even playing field.

Itssoeasy

Which decade is nico meant to be in ?

PsychoPete

Would love to see Alonso get a win here, I think Hamilton will struggle to keep Verstappen and Alonso behind him

Andrew76

Morning folks, hopefully this is worth getting up for. 🙂

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122041213#Comment_122041213

or staying up for in my case. Might miss the qualifying session at 8am in four hours.

skipper_G

The secret is not to go to bed and stay up drinking cans instead. Guaranteed to enjoy it

waynescales1

Is "moment" the best word F1 can come up with to describe a small driver error/loss of control?

"He had a moment in Turn 2" 😄

Frank Bullitt

Bone dry and warmer…should be fun

Mediums for the lot by the looks of it

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122041223#Comment_122041223

it’s what I’m doing.

PsychoPete

Lando doing Lando things

skipper_G

Norris' start was cack

Itssoeasy

poor from Lando.

waynescales1

Starting to look like Hamilton v Alonso for P1, like the good old days!

Andrew76

Come on Max! 😁

Frank Bullitt

Max on the move now, let’s go lad!

PsychoPete

Max vs Hamilton for the lead now

Frank Bullitt

Lewis bottled it

skipper_G

Well at least we got to half way before Max wins

Andrew76

Some gap Max is pulling out now he’s in free air.