Formula 1 2018 - Round 4 - Baku

Harika · 26-04-2018 11:55am #1

Round 4 of this magnificent season. Back in the hearth of Azerbaijan where Mercedes hopes for the first win of 2018. Who would have thought that after testing?

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TV times- Sky and Channel 4
Friday
10am − Practice One
14pm − Practice Two
Saturday
11am − Practice Three
14pm − Qualifying

Sunday
13.10pm − THE BAKU GRAND PRIX

Last year Ricciardo won in an epic race, last race was also epic with Ricciardo winning so who is gonna stop Hamilton?

Talking Points:
Max under pressure, after three bad races.
Is Ferrari cheating or creatively bending the rules with their exhaust and what will the FIA clampdown cause here?
Is RedBull there with Ferrari and Mercedes or was it just the luck of the last race?

BTW: Streaming service available from Barcelona onwards

flazio · 26-04-2018 1:11pm

Still no sign of the kitten softs . What races will they be used in?

Harika · 27-04-2018 8:54am

Preview show by Liberty
Edit: Vettel is hilarious at 25:00 talking about the third pedal on the wheel.

skipper_G · 27-04-2018 10:37am

Max in the barrier in FP1

AMKC · 27-04-2018 10:39am

FP1 Max Verstappen just put his car into the wall otherwise not a lot happened so far. Ferrari very slow so far and Vettel has no grip in the rears.

Joeface · 27-04-2018 11:36am

strange FP session
its like no team is really sure how the cars should run , nice to see force india in the Mix .
Mclaren were doing tow again .Ferrari do seem to be struggling .

Pos Driver Team Time
1 Bottas FIN Mercedes 1'44.242
2 Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 1'44.277
3 Perez MEX Force India 1'45.075
4 Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1'45.200
5 Ocon FRA Force India 1'45.237
6 Verstappen NED Red Bull 1'45.559
7 Alonso ESP McLaren 1'46.465
8 Sirotkin RUS Williams 1'46.480
9 Gasly FRA Toro Rosso 1'46.492
10 Vettel GER Ferrari 1'46.513
11 Stroll CAN Williams 1'46.590
12 Hartley NZL Toro Rosso 1'46.747
13 Hülkenberg GER Renault 1'46.749
14 Grosjean FRA Haas 1'46.856
15 Räikkönen FIN Ferrari 1'46.861
16 Leclerc MON Sauber 1'46.875
17 Ericsson SWE Sauber 1'47.073
18 Magnussen DEN Haas 1'47.434
19 Vandoorne BEL McLaren 1'47.967
20 Sainz ESP Renault 1'48.741

AMKC · 27-04-2018 11:54am

It was a strange session alright. Ferrari were way down in the times. I do not think they had the engines turned up full do. They also seemed to lack rear grip. Renault not great either. A lot of lock up's from them. Force India seem to be doing better do. Hope they can keep it going over the weekend. Brendan Harley done decent considering it was his first time to drive on that track.

skipper_G · 27-04-2018 11:55am

Seems plenty of people struggling with tyre & brake temperatures, lots of front brake locking. Flat spots in the race will shake the eyeballs out of their skulls.

H3llR4iser · 27-04-2018 12:27pm

AMKC wrote: »

FP1 Max Verstappen just put his car into the wall otherwise not a lot happened so far. Ferrari very slow so far and Vettel has no grip in the rears.

Heck, Max really needs to spend a week off in a spa. I still can't really stand him as he's the poster child for the "too much, too soon" kind of types out there, but can't help being a bit saddened by this carry on...come on boy - time to get your stuff together.

Joeface · 27-04-2018 12:35pm

Max, loads of potential given everything too soon.

The Kyvatt demotion has always been silly with me , He had out scored Ricardo something Max has failed to do. Alot of it is to do with been told your the next world champion ...Its not just handed out it has to be earned and he is rushing everything . Needed another full season in Toro Rosso before been moved up.

Joeface · 27-04-2018 3:41pm

If only Q could finish up like this tomorrow there would be serious
potential for a great race .

Red bull are flying with Ricciardo , Max did have some good times but appears to be an engine issue right at the end of the session .
Force India consistent again . From Alonso back to Gasly is 1sec difference . Midfield procession but hopefully a battle come Sunday

Pos Driver Team Time
1 Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 1'42.795
2 Räikkönen FIN Ferrari 1'42.864
3 Verstappen NED Red Bull 1'42.911
4 Bottas FIN Mercedes 1'43.570
5 Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1'43.603
6 Alonso ESP McLaren 1'43.700
7 Ocon FRA Force India 1'43.814
8 Sainz ESP Renault 1'43.834
9 Magnussen DEN Haas 1'43.977
10 Hülkenberg GER Renault 1'44.091
11 Vettel GER Ferrari 1'44.127
12 Perez MEX Force India 1'44.142
13 Grosjean FRA Haas 1'44.425
14 Stroll CAN Williams 1'44.459
15 Gasly FRA Toro Rosso 1'44.712
16 Leclerc MON Sauber 1'44.940
17 Sirotkin RUS Williams 1'45.007
18 Hartley NZL Toro Rosso 1'45.051
19 Vandoorne BEL McLaren 1'45.288
20 Ericsson SWE Sauber 1'46.042

Charlie-Bravo · 28-04-2018 1:36am

I honestly do not know how this will pan out this weekend? Red bull look good but Ferrari are strong. And Merc now have permission to run up engines, hence why FI are a little further ahead this weekend. Should be an interesting qualy, and race.

Jordan 199 · 28-04-2018 3:02am

Ricciardo will record his second win of the season this weekend.

H3llR4iser · 28-04-2018 11:36am

I can't decide if I like this track - it does look ridiculous. Yes, it's set in a pretty city, but frankly...it's mostly narrow as a house driveway, and the section around the castle is beyond silly. I was looking at it the other day on F1 2017 (yes, I've had the game for a year and never drove Baku) and it does feel like driving in a car park - not sure exactly how realistic the game is, but it does look tight on TV as well.
People seem to like it just because of the motorway-like main straight...

skipper_G · 28-04-2018 11:55am

Sirotkin in the wall with 5 minutes to go

AMKC · 28-04-2018 12:03pm

Williams looking a bit better today. Maybe they will get into Q2 maybe even Q3 today in qualifying. Ferrari looking a lot better too. Hamilton looking good. Alonso doing ok but what is up with Vandoorne? He is down the at the bottom. Magnussen doing very good but Grosjean not having a good day so far.

skipper_G · 28-04-2018 1:40pm

I didn't realise just how much Hulk has outperformed Sainz so far. 22 points to 3

skipper_G · 28-04-2018 2:10pm

Getting a tow on the main straight and Ocon goes purple in sector 3. 2nd fastest overall, the effect of the tow is massive around here.

Ghost Train · 28-04-2018 2:14pm

bit of a glitch with the onscreen timing there for a few minutes

Ghost Train · 28-04-2018 2:16pm

That was scary

skipper_G · 28-04-2018 2:16pm

Holy **** that was close to being a massive accident. Hartley what a plonker

EPAndlee · 28-04-2018 2:17pm

That would have been pretty nasty

skipper_G · 28-04-2018 2:19pm

Impressive lap from Leclerc, hinting at his potential

Jordan 199 · 28-04-2018 2:20pm

Super job by Leclerc.

skipper_G · 28-04-2018 2:21pm

Vandoorbells is out, he's not looking like getting any closer to Fonsy so far this season.

Ghost Train · 28-04-2018 2:23pm

skipper_G wrote: »

Holy **** that was close to being a massive accident. Hartley what a plonker

definitely a bit of confusion between them both, did look like Gasly was the one going on the wrong side initially

Mike Litoris · 28-04-2018 2:25pm

Super Stroll literally scrapes through too. Love seeing those laps on the ragged edge.

WTF was Hartley thinking?

Ghost Train · 28-04-2018 2:38pm

Kimi will only have one chance now

Jordan 199 · 28-04-2018 2:40pm

Ocon is doing very well.

skipper_G · 28-04-2018 2:41pm

So Kimi on a different strategy from the other front runners for the race

Mike Litoris · 28-04-2018 2:42pm

RB cutting it close with Ric there!

Formula 1 2018 - Round 4 - Baku

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