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Q3 really wasnt good, should go back to a top 10 shootout instead of the knockout session we have now. It worked well enough for Q1, though would have been better if Haas and Sauber hadn't messed up with their timing. Q2 could do with a bit more time.

The grid seems pretty close, other than Mercedes, with McLaren looking a good bet to fight for points on a regular basis. 

Sebring 12 Hours is about to start, this should be good!


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Missed most of Sebring as it got red flagged 2.5 hours in when a huge thunderstorm hit and the trackside workers had to abandon ship due to lightning strikes and I got tired of waiting for it to be restarted. I gather it effectivly turned into the Sebring 9 Hours with the stoppage.

Excellent start to the year with the Aus GP. Ferrari look very racy, I have no idea why they left Vettel and Raikkonen on Super Soft tyres after the red flag, switching to mediums was the obvious choice and could have netted Vettel the victory. Great to see Haas finish 6th on their debut, easily the most convincing debut I've ever seen from a new team since I started watching F1 in 98. Glad that Alonso's OK as well, that was a big one.
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Missed the Aussie GP but glad to see the year starting in a good way for Nico! Big smileClap
Curious some recap analysis, I know Hami started on pole but seems the 1st lap was led by Vettel who held most of the time till Nico took it. Seems like a fun race. 


I know the first race is never indicative of the season, but pretty standard results it seems 
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Pretty great race overall, I thought. Wonderful to see Haas not be completely out of their depth and get some points. Glad Alonsos ok...wicked wreck.
 
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So it was announced last night that Sky will have exclusive coverage of F1 from 2019 onwards (currently shares the coverage with the Free to Air Channel 4).

Congratulations Bernie, you just killed F1 in the UK.
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Ugh, no racing this weekend. Disapprove


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Originally posted by MillsLayne MillsLayne wrote:

Ugh, no racing this weekend. Disapprove
 
they don't do the busch series anymore on easter weekend?
 
 
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Nope.  No trucks, Indy or F1, either.


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piss. Finally get things up and going and now massive halt.
 
Didn't Malaysia use to happen right after Australia? I assume there has been schedule tampering again?
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Bahrain this weekend! 

Someone who wont be part of it is Alonso Cry
Seems he has not been cleared to race due to his injuries from the Aussie crash. Turns out he had broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung, yikes


Being replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne. Hope Fernando recovers soon. 


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Yeah, looks like that Aussie smash was bigger than it first seemed.

Malaysia is now towards the end of the season whilst Russia has come forward.

March 20 - Australia
April 3 - Bahrain
April 17 - China
May 1 - Sochi
May 15 - Spain
May 29 - Monaco
June 12 - Canada
June 19 - Baku
July 3 - Austria
July 10 - Great Britain
July 24 - Hungary
July 31 - Germany
August 28 - Belgium
September 4 - Italy
September 18 - Singapore
October 2 - Malaysia
October 9 - Japan
October 23 - USA
October 30 - Mexico
November 13 - Brazil
November 27 - Abu Dhabi

We also get Indycars from Phoenix this weekend as well.
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Yeah, looks like that Aussie smash was bigger than it first seemed.

Malaysia is now towards the end of the season whilst Russia has come forward.

March 20 - Australia
April 3 - Bahrain
April 17 - China
May 1 - Sochi
May 15 - Spain
May 29 - Monaco
June 12 - Canada
June 19 - Baku
July 3 - Austria
July 10 - Great Britain
July 24 - Hungary
July 31 - Germany
August 28 - Belgium
September 4 - Italy
September 18 - Singapore
October 2 - Malaysia
October 9 - Japan
October 23 - USA
October 30 - Mexico
November 13 - Brazil
November 27 - Abu Dhabi

We also get Indycars from Phoenix this weekend as well.

They go to Baku?! I really haven't been paying attention. Embarrassed I'll blame lack of coverage rather than myself, though.

Sweet news with the schedule. Any reason why they postponed the Malaysia until October? (other than that fact that it always seemed to rain about 30mins after the race ended)

Shame about Alonso. I suppose some injuries had to be expected (I thought he was walking with a slight limp after he got out of the car) but collapsed lungs are serious business. Any time table for return, or still too early?
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Oh wow yeah Azerbaijan? Interesting and unexpected choiceLOL
Woo Indy! 

Totally missed St Pete. Glad to see JPM is continuing where he left off, but 2015 still stings...
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Yep, going to Baku for it's first ever race, though I refuse to call it the European GP, it's further east than Baghdad! No idea why Malaysia was moved back to October, though it wont be the weather since that'll likely stay the same. It's a street circuit but by the looks of things it's going to be very fast and the second sector through the old city could be quite spectacular.

From what I gather, partially collapsed lung sounds worse than it is, probably closer to bruising than anything else. The worry is g-forces on those broken ribs could make things much worse. He'll have more test before China in 2 weeks but there's no guarantee he'll race there either.


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Practice times from Bahrain, yes that is Button's McLaren in 3rd.Shocked These times are fast, we're already 1.5s under last years poll time and I wouldn't be surprised if the poll record gets smashed tomorrow.

PosDriverCarTimeGapLaps
1Nico RosbergMercedes1m31.001s-38
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1m31.242s0.241s32
3Jenson ButtonMcLaren/Honda1m32.281s1.280s32
4Max VerstappenToro Rosso/Ferrari1m32.406s1.405s31
5Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1m32.452s1.451s38
6Sebastian VettelFerrari1m32.650s1.649s26
7Daniil KvyatRed Bull/TAG Heuer1m32.703s1.702s34
8Valtteri BottasWilliams/Mercedes1m32.792s1.791s39
9Daniel RicciardoRed Bull/TAG Heuer1m32.870s1.869s23
10Felipe MassaWilliams/Mercedes1m32.873s1.872s36
11Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren/Honda1m32.999s1.998s30
12Esteban GutierrezHaas/Ferrari1m33.129s2.128s31
13Carlos SainzToro Rosso/Ferrari1m33.177s2.176s36
14Romain GrosjeanHaas/Ferrari1m33.384s2.383s23
15Sergio PerezForce India/Mercedes1m33.406s2.405s35
16Kevin MagnussenRenault1m33.447s2.446s34
17Nico HulkenbergForce India/Mercedes1m33.570s2.569s37
18Jolyon PalmerRenault1m33.640s2.639s35
19Pascal WehrleinManor/Mercedes1m33.953s2.952s21
20Marcus EricssonSauber/Ferrari1m34.224s3.223s31
21Felipe NasrSauber/Ferrari1m34.477s3.476s34
22Rio HaryantoManor/Mercedes1m34.562s3.561s33
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Yep, going to Baku for it's first ever race, though I refuse to call it the European GP, it's further east than Baghdad! No idea why Malaysia was moved back to October, though it wont be the weather since that'll likely stay the same. It's a street circuit but by the looks of things it's going to be very fast and the second sector through the old city could be quite spectacular.

From what I gather, partially collapsed lung sounds worse than it is, probably closer to bruising than anything else. The worry is g-forces on those broken ribs could make things much worse. He'll have more test before China in 2 weeks but there's no guarantee he'll race there either.

I'm not a fan of the euro GP myself...but I'm glad they found a new place for it. Any idea if this will be a one shot deal? I'll investigate the track, I'm just surprised and kinda happy they choose Baku!

And yeah...probably best to play it safe with Alsono. don't need to do more damage.
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Baku will be like any race, it'll keep going as long as the promotor keeps throwing silly money at it, and the promotor here is govenrment backed.
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Not sure really, their money comes from oil so they're taking a bit of a battering.
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