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F1 - General discussion and 2017
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Ferrari stripping down the car after that Raikkonen off. No indication yet that the car suffered a failure. Some damage to the front suspension. Ferrari not sure yet whether the car will be repaired in time to run again before the end of the day.
Ben Anderson
Ben Anderson
A four-lap stint followed by a five-lap stint for McLaren - at least it's going in the right direction!
Alonso is back in the garage again now with the team's mechanics likely making another host of changes to set-up and tyres.
Alonso is back in the garage again now with the team's mechanics likely making another host of changes to set-up and tyres.
Steady progress for Lance Stroll so far this afternoon.
The 18-year-old has just improved to 1:21.531 in the Williams, putting him in eighth, and is on course to break through the 50-lap barrier in the next 20 minutes or so.
Incident-free so far by all accounts and that's what he desperately needs.
The 18-year-old has just improved to 1:21.531 in the Williams, putting him in eighth, and is on course to break through the 50-lap barrier in the next 20 minutes or so.
Incident-free so far by all accounts and that's what he desperately needs.
Sergio Perez is leading the way on the lap counter. He's up to 76 for the day.
Perez said recently that he felt Force India can surprise a few people this season and be one of the top three teams.
I am very optimistic about the car and the season," he said. "Of course it is easy to talk now, but I have a feeling that Force India has done a tremendous job over the winter."
Perez said recently that he felt Force India can surprise a few people this season and be one of the top three teams.
I am very optimistic about the car and the season," he said. "Of course it is easy to talk now, but I have a feeling that Force India has done a tremendous job over the winter."
Grosjean's posted a personal best first sector. He Haas been in a battle with Stroll/Sainz this afternoon.
The lap time falls away from Grosjean on the ultra-softs – how many times have we said that? – and he can't improve.
p.s. The bad puns aren't mine, well not all of them, this one is courtesy of www.autosport.com
The lap time falls away from Grosjean on the ultra-softs – how many times have we said that? – and he can't improve.
p.s. The bad puns aren't mine, well not all of them, this one is courtesy of www.autosport.com
F1 journalist Dan Knutson in Barcelona:
Max Verstappen is doing a race distance. He did a lap, came into the pits but did not stop at the Red Bull garage.
He went to the pit exit and waited a while – just as he would on the grid – before doing a start. He is on the soft compound tyres and turning laps in the 1:25 range, so he has a heavy load of fuel. Red Bull engineers and Christian Horner are monitoring things from the pit wall.
Max Verstappen is doing a race distance. He did a lap, came into the pits but did not stop at the Red Bull garage.
He went to the pit exit and waited a while – just as he would on the grid – before doing a start. He is on the soft compound tyres and turning laps in the 1:25 range, so he has a heavy load of fuel. Red Bull engineers and Christian Horner are monitoring things from the pit wall.
Lap count with less than an hour remaining:
1 Bottas (70)
2 Massa (63)
3 Raikkonen (53)
4 Verstappen (37)
5 Hamilton (59)
6 Hulkenberg (61)
7 Perez (88)
8 Sainz (82)
9 Grosjean (76)
10 Stroll (44)
11 Wehrlein (59)
12 Alonso (39)
13 Ericsson (34)
14 Palmer (25)
1 Bottas Mercedes 1m19.310s
2 Massa Williams 1m19.420s
3 Raikkonen Ferrari 1m20.406s
4 Verstappen Red Bull 1m20.432s
5 Hamilton Mercedes 1m20.702s
6 Hulkenberg Renault 1m21.213s
7 Perez Force India 1m21.297s
8 Stroll Williams 1m21.531s
9 Sainz Toro Rosso 1m21.872s
10 Grosjean Haas 1m21.887s
11 Wehrlein Sauber 1m23.000s
12 Alonso McLaren 1m23.041s
13 Ericsson Sauber 1m23.384s
14 Palmer Renault 1m26.462s
Hamilton has caught Verstappen during this run. The effects of the ultra-softs vs the mediums. He's got past him – that was pretty simple.
1 Bottas (70)
2 Massa (63)
3 Raikkonen (53)
4 Verstappen (37)
5 Hamilton (59)
6 Hulkenberg (61)
7 Perez (88)
8 Sainz (82)
9 Grosjean (76)
10 Stroll (44)
11 Wehrlein (59)
12 Alonso (39)
13 Ericsson (34)
14 Palmer (25)
1 Bottas Mercedes 1m19.310s
2 Massa Williams 1m19.420s
3 Raikkonen Ferrari 1m20.406s
4 Verstappen Red Bull 1m20.432s
5 Hamilton Mercedes 1m20.702s
6 Hulkenberg Renault 1m21.213s
7 Perez Force India 1m21.297s
8 Stroll Williams 1m21.531s
9 Sainz Toro Rosso 1m21.872s
10 Grosjean Haas 1m21.887s
11 Wehrlein Sauber 1m23.000s
12 Alonso McLaren 1m23.041s
13 Ericsson Sauber 1m23.384s
14 Palmer Renault 1m26.462s
Hamilton has caught Verstappen during this run. The effects of the ultra-softs vs the mediums. He's got past him – that was pretty simple.
Alonso's pit in the McLaren. No lap time improvement but a few more laps on the board. Still, 41 is not exactly a thrilling tally for the day.
What is impressive is Hamilton's run on ultra-softs – 10 laps and counting.
Meanwhile, Verstappen is onto the 35th lap of his race run, and his 28th on the medium tyre. Mammoth stint.
Hamilton's got another two laps on the ultra-softs, says his pitboard. Well, 'according to' his pitboard. Inanimate objects can't speak. There's a little Autosport style guide lesson for you.
What is impressive is Hamilton's run on ultra-softs – 10 laps and counting.
Meanwhile, Verstappen is onto the 35th lap of his race run, and his 28th on the medium tyre. Mammoth stint.
Hamilton's got another two laps on the ultra-softs, says his pitboard. Well, 'according to' his pitboard. Inanimate objects can't speak. There's a little Autosport style guide lesson for you.