Yeh it's no big loss, very hard to overtake. Abu Dhabi is definitely better than Qatar or Monaco for the ability to overtake.
F1 2024 Season
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I honestly don't mind with fans being a bit fanatic in who they support. I'll argue and disagree with them, but I don't hold them having their favorite against them.
We should all be a bit more rational in politics.
Aaaah dash, looks like Max & Russel have made up. Just as it was getting interesting.
Is Lando about to con me out of yet another pole... he's done it many times this season when I've picked him
Q1 could be very tight
Hamilton FFS decent FP times and then this !
Just 0.5s from P1 to an elimination. Incredible how close qualifying has been this year
I suppose Lewis has plenty of tyres left for the race, could still made it a decent high top 10
looks like not really his fault, a bollard on the track and could not avoid it.
OUT in Q1
16) Alex Albon, Williams17) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber
18) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
19) Franco Colapinto, Williams
20) Jack Doohan, Alpine
Lucky Perez would be out if Charles lap wasn't deleted
OUT in Q2
11) Yuki Tsunoda, RB12) Liam Lawson, RB
13) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
14) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
15) Kevin Magnussen, Haas
Again we have problems with tracks with excessive run off stick some bloody gravel in that'll make them stay on the track!
Max very nearly lost it , did well to save it
Thats the most incredible save while losing no time
Norris Pole, about time I got one right
Thought he was going to feck up my pole prediction for a while there
What was Perez doing?
What was Perez doing?
Norris again.
Piastri definitely not happy, no Pole position yet in GP qualifying. Been on pace all weekend, looked quicker than Norris but come Q3 he doesn't seem to have that extra bit of speed
Hulkenburg after getting a 3 place grid penalty.....
Starting Grid after Hulkenberg's grid drop.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.595 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.804 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:22.824 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:22.945 |
| 5 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:22.984 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:23.132 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:22.886 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:23.196 |
| 9 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:23.204 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:23.264 |
| 11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 1:23.419 |
| 12 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 1:23.472 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:23.784 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:23.877 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:23.880 |
| 16 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.887 |
| 17 | 61 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 1:24.105 |
| 18 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:23.821 |
| 19 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.833 |
| 20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 1:23.912 |
What happened to hulkyboy
Nico Hulkenberg got a three-place grid drop for failing to follow the race director's instructions by overtaking two cars on the pit exit road.
Why does Yuki get overlooked so much?
You only have to listen to Helmut Marko throughout the season as to why. Tsunoda's consistency and emotional stability are a couple of significant factors as to why he'll never be considered for a Red Bull seat. The main one is the fact he's a Honda backed driver and Red Bull would rather not have one there, given that they're off to Aston Martin in 2026.
I just mean in general by F1, not necessarily just RB. I think he's done pretty well this season. At least in quali.
He's done OK this season, in the races he's still not hands down beating his team mate - equal across both Ricciardo and Lawson. F1 will take their lead from RB, if they don't rate him enough for the RB seat then there's no reason why the rest of the paddock will. I suspect he will leave the RB family next season and he'll then be touted to Aston Martin as part of their agreement with Honda.
Did I hear them right that Yuki is driving the RB during the testing?
Perez needs to go but I think the money will save him and there's no stand out replacement, Yuki is too volatile, Franco too crashy and Liam solid rather than spectacular
It's a shame Sainz is stuck at Williams would his driving style have suited the RB or would we have had Perez mk 2? If they hadn't rushed to give Checo the contract they probably could have secured Carlos instead
Perez needs to go but I think the money will save him and there's no stand out replacement, Yuki is too volatile, Franco too crashy and Liam solid rather than spectacular
It's a shame Sainz is stuck at Williams would his driving style have suited the RB or would we have had Perez mk 2? If they hadn't rushed to give Checo the contract they probably could have secured Carlos instead
Lawson's been blanked 0-6 in qualifying by Tsunoda. Probably what makes him an ideal replacement for Perez
Verstappen doing his thing
Checo my boy.
Well that was exciting!
VSC
Good start from Mag and Lec.
How did Leclerc jump 11 places 
You could say Checo has been unlucky the last 2 races but if he'd qualified better here he wouldn't be dragged into the midfield scraps
Move was absolutely on, Piastri was slow and the inside was open. It's a racing incident all day.
The end of Perez’s career? It would be a pretty sad way to finish.
When it comes to saving his car from a certain demise Max is virtually without equal. As far as spins go that was pretty beautiful.
Actually do feel bad for Checo here.
Actually do feel bad for Checo here.
