2018 Italian Grand Prix - Monza, 31 Aug - 2 Sep

[atanatizante]

AMuS
https://i.imgur.com/kiSQGcD.png

So Ferrari split their tyre job entirely between their drivers being forced by Vettel`s one set of softs allocation ...
That means Vettel will rely on Kimi`s soft tyre run data and vice-versa ...

And Lewis and Bottas were quicker on the soft tyre (although in the first phase they run the SS tyres on a heavier car) which in Di Resta`s eyes means Merc is set to run better on these tyres as they are the main race tyres knowing it`s a one-stop race ... again ...

[GTO99]

https://twitter.com/AuRupteur/status/10 ... 5451246601

That one safety worker standing right at the end of barrier opening was very fortunate that no crash debris didn't go flying to his direction. It certainly could have.

[DVB]

AMuS
https://i.imgur.com/kiSQGcD.png

So Ferrari split their tyre job entirely between their drivers being forced by Vettel`s one set of softs allocation ...
That means Vettel will rely on Kimi`s soft tyre run data and vice-versa ...

That's the advantage of a team with 2 drivers that have the same driving style and like the same set-up from the car.

[Vanja #66]

So Ferrari split their tyre job entirely between their drivers being forced by Vettel`s one set of softs allocation ...
That means Vettel will rely on Kimi`s soft tyre run data and vice-versa ...

And Lewis and Bottas were quicker on the soft tyre (although in the first phase they run the SS tyres on a heavier car) which in Di Resta`s eyes means Merc is set to run better on these tyres as they are the main race tyres knowing it`s a one-stop race ... again ...

Ferrari split their race sims for a while now, way before Seb and Kimi were team mates.

Chance of rain is one thing, predicted rainfall is about 4.5mm for the day, that's not a whole lot.

I've found three sites were no rain is predicted during P3 and Q:

https://www.accuweather.com/en/it/monza ... 47?hour=33

https://weather.com/en-GB/weather/hourb ... 2bd08c8621

https://www.yr.no/place/Italy/Lombardy/ ... _hour.html

Unstable weather, similar as today, but rain mostly expected during night. Let's just see what happens.

[roon]

Kinda looks like that there is another smaller button under the silicone on both sides.
https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... eel--1.jpg

I see the reason for their recent successes. The BS dial is set to zero.

[Shrieker]

Vettel p1 lap

https://streamable.com/jl5pg

He's well over 200 at Lesmo1 and just momentarily drops to 196 according to the info-graphic, which is nothing short of astonishing..

F1 cars have come a loong long way.

Wow...impressive footage. That last picture shows (again) that the halo -although ugly- is an advantage safety wise.

Most definitely.

[Just_a_fan]

Vettel vs Kimi and Hamilton = SS vs S. If the SS is appreciably faster than the S then Vettel's time is nothing special. If the tyre difference is none-existent, then the time is good.

[Zynerji]

Vettel vs Kimi and Hamilton = SS vs S. If the SS is appreciably faster than the S then Vettel's time is nothing special. If the tyre difference is none-existent, then the time is good.

Friday times mean nothing. I cant remember the last time any team showed 100% of their pace in P1/2...

P3 will tell the tale, and even then I still think they have another click to go on their engine mode for Q3.

[yelistener]

Vettel p1 lap

https://streamable.com/jl5pg

FP2:
https://i.imgur.com/wLKHKy4.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/yH8GfjK.jpg

Vettel got some tow from Kimi almost the whole lap. Ferrari was practicing this tow strategy for their quali.

BTW I wonder who controls the button of change onboards of different cars. It's getting a little ridiculous the last few races. Almost no onboard of a complete flying lay. Onboard was changed to another car in the middle of a lap, which is very stupid. This Vettel's flying lap was changed to Alonso after he passed the first chicane. Good thing they it changed back before the 2nd chicane.

[Vanja #66]

There really needs to be a proper f1 dictionary on this site, otherwise people will start calling tow when cars are on opposite sides of track.

[Blackoutjulian]

Vettel p1 lap

https://streamable.com/jl5pg

FP2:
https://i.imgur.com/wLKHKy4.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/yH8GfjK.jpg

Vettel got some tow from Kimi almost the whole lap. Ferrari was practicing this tow strategy for their quali.

BTW I wonder who controls the button of change onboards of different cars. It's getting a little ridiculous the last few races. Almost no onboard of a complete flying lay. Onboard was changed to another car in the middle of a lap, which is very stupid. This Vettel's flying lap was changed to Alonso after he passed the first chicane. Good thing they it changed back before the 2nd chicane.

Thats not Kimi infront of him and no Ferrari has not been practising tows in FP2. Stop making stuff up.

[Ringleheim]

Sky Sports TV coverage gave lots of praise to the wheel tethers preventing the wheels from going anywhere during Ericcson's crash.

But no one bothered to mention the fact that the car going airborne and flipping is purely from the wheel tethers.

Once the car went sideways, a front wheel dangling around on its tether got under the car and the car "tripped" over itself, effectively, hopping up into the air, at which point it started barrel rolling. Watch the video.

With no wheel tether, the car would have just skidded along the ground until it came to a stop after it bounced off the wall.

[Ringleheim]

Impressive track!

5 times above 300 km/h
3 times full throttle, hitting rpm limiter at around 330 - 340 km/h
7 times above 250 km/h







Me like!

You been living under a rock? LOL

This track has been around since 1923! Would you believe this is the SLOW layout of the track? Used to be a hell of a lot faster. First chicane, Variante della Roggia, and Ascari chicanes never used to exist. The 2 Lesmos were tightened a few years ago and made much slower too.

The second lesmo in particular used to be epic. That was when F1 was still F1.

Also, imagine the speed these cars would have going into the Curva Grande with no chicane after the front straight!

[JonoNic]

Sky Sports TV coverage gave lots of praise to the wheel tethers preventing the wheels from going anywhere during Ericcson's crash.

But no one bothered to mention the fact that the car going airborne and flipping is purely from the wheel tethers.

Once the car went sideways, a front wheel dangling around on its tether got under the car and the car "tripped" over itself, effectively, hopping up into the air, at which point it started barrel rolling. Watch the video.

With no wheel tether, the car would have just skidded along the ground until it came to a stop after it bounced off the wall.

It's actually always safer to have one object flying instead of 5 (the chassis and four separate wheels)

[Restomaniac]

Met Office reporting 70% of rain all day until 6PM local time.

GP3 is a currently wet race too.

Just shown Vettel watching. I imagine that shows what Ferrari think it will be like .