2018 Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir, April 6-8

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sn809 wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 17:55
isullivan wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 17:51
epo wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 17:49
Sweet, McFail beaten by TR Honda 👍
Best chassis on the grid, I wonder what the excuse is now.
Boullier said to sky that they were bad in Bahrain last yr as well, they need to work out what's wrong
If there weren't teams using the same engine on the grid i know what his excuse would be.

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HondaWonda wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:32
z.topoln wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:17
epo wrote: Alonso will say the Renault is a GP2 engine :D
Gp3. Because honda is gp2 already

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Think it would be GP2 Chassis. :D
Come on guys, i remember someone being grilled for calling a Renault a Reno. So at least call it an F2 chassis. The last GP2 race was 2016.
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Sevach wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:38
If there weren't teams using the same engine on the grid i know what his excuse would be.
The flip flop sponsorship better step up their technical consulting. This cannot and will not be tolerated.
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PlatinumZealot wrote:Ferrari's engine is just as powerful as Mercedes now so no more excuses!
Depends. Fuel efficiency is more important in race or in other words sustained power for the race.

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Should be a fun season like last year, looks like the pendulum swings to Ferrari or Mercedes depending on the track and/or temperatures. On a side note though I was very surprised Mercedes closed the gap to just 1 tenth in Q3, they were miles off until that session.

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matt_b wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:25
Fulcrum wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:15
Raikkonen claiming traffic affected his final run. Any evidence to support this?
He to back off behind Ric for his outlap then Sainz and Hulk got in the way during his flying lap, no blatant blocking just affecting downforce into those high speed sections. Ferrari should've had him out right behind Seb but there you go.
Saw that on the live map too, Hulk was at the wrong part which meant Raikkonen had to move for the inside line in S2, I forgot which corner that was.
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matt_b wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:25
Fulcrum wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:15
Raikkonen claiming traffic affected his final run. Any evidence to support this?
He to back off behind Ric for his outlap then Sainz and Hulk got in the way during his flying lap, no blatant blocking just affecting downforce into those high speed sections. Ferrari should've had him out right behind Seb but there you go.
I don't really believe Ferrari did this on purpose, do you? I mean, why should they risk losing a car on front row? If Mercedes could have improved on their second runs, Kimi would have possibly dropped to P4.
If they wanted to favor Vettel, they would do it in the race after starting both cars in front row instead of purposely losing important team points to Mercedes.

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LM10 wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:58
matt_b wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:25
Fulcrum wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:15
Raikkonen claiming traffic affected his final run. Any evidence to support this?
He to back off behind Ric for his outlap then Sainz and Hulk got in the way during his flying lap, no blatant blocking just affecting downforce into those high speed sections. Ferrari should've had him out right behind Seb but there you go.
I don't really believe Ferrari did this on purpose, do you? I mean, why should they risk losing a car on front row? If Mercedes could have improved on their second runs, Kimi would have possibly dropped to P4.
If they wanted to favor Vettel, they would do it in the race after starting both cars in front row instead of purposely losing important team points to Mercedes.
Kimi had warned them about sending him out in traffic after his Q2 lap and after his final Q3 lap he said "we did exactly what i didnt want to happen. Exactly"
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JonoNic wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:46
PlatinumZealot wrote:Ferrari's engine is just as powerful as Mercedes now so no more excuses!
Depends. Fuel efficiency is more important in race or in other words sustained power for the race.

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If Ferrari has same amount of power as Merc, then fuel consumption is pretty much the same. This formula is about fuel efficiency, since you are capped by 100kg of fuel, so that means more power you have, less fuel you burn actually.

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f1316 wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:12
GPR-A wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 09:14
Considering the performance difference between Mercedes and others, this is the only way the others can stay competitive
Sure about that?
I will keep this comment recorded!

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Silent Storm wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 19:04
LM10 wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:58
matt_b wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:25


He to back off behind Ric for his outlap then Sainz and Hulk got in the way during his flying lap, no blatant blocking just affecting downforce into those high speed sections. Ferrari should've had him out right behind Seb but there you go.
I don't really believe Ferrari did this on purpose, do you? I mean, why should they risk losing a car on front row? If Mercedes could have improved on their second runs, Kimi would have possibly dropped to P4.
If they wanted to favor Vettel, they would do it in the race after starting both cars in front row instead of purposely losing important team points to Mercedes.
Kimi had warned them about sending him out in traffic after his Q2 lap and after his final Q3 lap he said "we did exactly what i didnt want to happen. Exactly"
Well, No.2 has to put up with these small inconveniences. How else will No.1 will look good. :lol:

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GPR-A wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 19:16
f1316 wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:12
GPR-A wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 09:14
Considering the performance difference between Mercedes and others, this is the only way the others can stay competitive
Sure about that?
I will keep this comment recorded!
Please do :)

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GPR-A wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 19:18
Silent Storm wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 19:04
LM10 wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:58


I don't really believe Ferrari did this on purpose, do you? I mean, why should they risk losing a car on front row? If Mercedes could have improved on their second runs, Kimi would have possibly dropped to P4.
If they wanted to favor Vettel, they would do it in the race after starting both cars in front row instead of purposely losing important team points to Mercedes.
Kimi had warned them about sending him out in traffic after his Q2 lap and after his final Q3 lap he said "we did exactly what i didnt want to happen. Exactly"
Well, No.2 has to put up with these small inconveniences. How else will No.1 will look good. :lol:
It's becoming finns' specialty.

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sosic2121 wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 19:39

It's becoming finns' specialty.
If you want your #1 to win, hire a Finn! :lol: :lol:

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ferkan wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 19:07
JonoNic wrote:
07 Apr 2018, 18:46
PlatinumZealot wrote:Ferrari's engine is just as powerful as Mercedes now so no more excuses!
Depends. Fuel efficiency is more important in race or in other words sustained power for the race.

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If Ferrari has same amount of power as Merc, then fuel consumption is pretty much the same. This formula is about fuel efficiency, since you are capped by 100kg of fuel, so that means more power you have, less fuel you burn actually.
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