Piss poor from Bottas and LeClerc to go travelling back to Monaco between races, couldn’t stay in the bubble for 4 days, pathetic.
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Shocking, they are being investigated by FIA , but really what can they do, very much doubt they will exclude them from the race or give and sort of race penalty, It will be a dont do that again.
You would have though they would set a better example.
Not sure how verstappen would feel about that and I think hes under contract till 2023 and i would have thought he had some guarantees about being the no1 driver?... but there really isnt a whole lot of other options for vettel by the looks of it
I think verstappen earns about 12 milllion and vettel 40 million a year ... allegedly vettel turned down a 12 million 1 year extension with ferrari
I would have thought for safety they should now put them in isolation for 7 days with daily testing before allowing them back in the F1 bubble?
I think there's a very high chance of him not finding a drive for this year & announcing his retirement.
I agree he lost his mojo some while ago and looks to have lost his fight. If you go by these practices and last race you could argue he has all but given up. Said in an interview he wouldn't sign for anything else then a competitive team and they have all kind of said no. Merc signing an extension with Bottas killed of his chance I think.
FP3 cancelled, it is hammering it down, qualifying is in doubt.
Qualifying Sunday morning ?
Qualifying Sunday morning ?
"Plan A" for qualifying to go ahead on Saturday, but that it may need to pushed back until a predicted drier Sunday morning, before the race, should conditions not improve.
Last year's Japanese GP saw qualifying and the race both take place on Sunday due to Typhoon Hagibis, while F1 also had that schedule for the 2015 US GP in Austin.
Should qualifying not be able to take place on Sunday morning, the race grid order would be set by taking the times from the latest practice session.
"That would normally be P3, but as it's too wet, that would refer to P2," "That's why the times from P2 might be significant."
Max Verstappen finished fastest ahead of Valtteri Bottas in Practice Two as teams, knowing of the weather forecast, pushed hard in the sunny Friday afternoon session.
Last year's Japanese GP saw qualifying and the race both take place on Sunday due to Typhoon Hagibis, while F1 also had that schedule for the 2015 US GP in Austin.
Should qualifying not be able to take place on Sunday morning, the race grid order would be set by taking the times from the latest practice session.
"That would normally be P3, but as it's too wet, that would refer to P2," "That's why the times from P2 might be significant."
Max Verstappen finished fastest ahead of Valtteri Bottas in Practice Two as teams, knowing of the weather forecast, pushed hard in the sunny Friday afternoon session.
Wouldn’t that really affect the drivers? Or is qualifying not that physically taxing that they can recover after a few hours?
Its happened before, would not be too much of a problem.
It's amazing how already the two red bull ring races will be significantly different
Looks like they knew today would be wet, Max certainly did.
Both the Merc's reported with wiring problems, Lewis has had the wiring loom changed.
Both the Merc's reported with wiring problems, Lewis has had the wiring loom changed.
Explains his FP2 pace.
Green light for Q1 in the wet. Interesting to see how this will compare to last weeks qualifying.
This qualifying should be good to shuffle the pack.
looks like Lewis has sorted his pace out.
For the second week in a row, a Ferrari exits Q2.
OUT IN Q2
Leclerc
Russell
Stroll
Kvyat
Magnussen
OUT IN Q2
Leclerc
Russell
Stroll
Kvyat
Magnussen
Brilliant for Russell to get 12th, the gap between him and Leclerc was minuscule. Imagine saying that this time last year.
It's looking like 10-11 is Ferrari pace currently
Q3 in the wet, should be good.
More like Lewis being rainmaster mode on.
Ferrari being outpace by Renault and AlphaTauri. Goodness me. To think you switch a salesman with an actual engineer at the helm and this happen. That ferrari engine must be awful.
Ferrari being outpace by Renault and AlphaTauri. Goodness me. To think you switch a salesman with an actual engineer at the helm and this happen. That ferrari engine must be awful.
What has happened to ferrari, they were nowhere then.
Lewis and Max both excellent in the wet.
WOW how wet is it, must be close to Red Flag, one mistake or crash and its done I think.
Max is flying in the wet
Get in Lewis
These wet Qualifying sessions are so much more entertaining.
Lewis and Max will be the top 2 I dont dare say in what order though!
Lewis and Max will be the top 2 I dont dare say in what order though!
Lando is a future WC
Verstappen has gone shit
Non stop race quali. Love it.
Could be last one across the line.
Lewis with a MONSTER LAP , OMG that was fast in these conditions
Forget about the standings for a second, every single driver out there has driver fantastic in these conditions
Lewis is King of the wet drivers, no doubt about that.
What a stunning final lap.
What a stunning final lap.
Hamilton masterclass in the end.
Ridiculous lap there.
Geez, Hamilton ends up over a second faster than every other driver.
Hate or Like him and he cant be an utter cnut at times, but you cant fault his driving, even more so in the wet.
Serious amount of smoke/steam coming off those tyres
Meanwhile ferrari... 