Agreed. They will be the ones to challenge McLaren in Malaysia(qualifying) but Mercedes and Red Bull will be close(my guess).Tomba wrote:I believe Lotus is in much better shape than Mercedes AMG. Especially on race pace they appear to be quite impressive, but until we really see some of their drivers run in front after starting from the front, we'll be able to judge correctly.
As always, time will tell
At the same time you could argue that Grosjean had never been to Albert Park plus has been out of F1 for two years and Raikkonen messed up! Who know! It'll be exciting to find out!KingHamilton wrote:Really.....? with Mercedes and there DRS system on Malaysia straight`s can only see them being quicker, also I think Rosberg should have qualified further up at Aus but he had the huge lock up that ruined his lap. lotus should be quick though, with raikonnen hopefully getting to grip`s with his power steering issue`s.
Completely fair assessments IMO. But if you're putting down Grosjean to inexperience in Australia - I don't think he's raced in Sepang before either. Has he?Donuts wrote:At the same time you could argue that Grosjean had never been to Albert Park plus has been out of F1 for two years and Raikkonen messed up! Who know! It'll be exciting to find out!KingHamilton wrote:Really.....? with Mercedes and there DRS system on Malaysia straight`s can only see them being quicker, also I think Rosberg should have qualified further up at Aus but he had the huge lock up that ruined his lap. lotus should be quick though, with raikonnen hopefully getting to grip`s with his power steering issue`s.
Yes, he has, he "loves" the circuit!raymondu999 wrote:Completely fair assessments IMO. But if you're putting down Grosjean to inexperience in Australia - I don't think he's raced in Sepang before either. Has he?Donuts wrote:At the same time you could argue that Grosjean had never been to Albert Park plus has been out of F1 for two years and Raikkonen messed up! Who know! It'll be exciting to find out!KingHamilton wrote:Really.....? with Mercedes and there DRS system on Malaysia straight`s can only see them being quicker, also I think Rosberg should have qualified further up at Aus but he had the huge lock up that ruined his lap. lotus should be quick though, with raikonnen hopefully getting to grip`s with his power steering issue`s.
I don't know, this is what I read(Lotus F1 Team hompage):raymondu999 wrote:oh? What series?
MclarenWhiteBlue wrote:I would say we learned the approximate pecking order in qualy and race trim.
McLaren
Red Bull
Mercedes
Lotus
Williams
Ferrari
Force India
Sauber
Toro Rosso
Caterham
Marussia
HRT
Almost agreed... Considering Rosberg didn't perform in qualifying, I would say Mercedes is ahead of Red Bull. What happens in the race is a different matter...Blackout wrote:MclarenWhiteBlue wrote:I would say we learned the approximate pecking order in qualy and race trim.
McLaren
Red Bull
Mercedes
Lotus
Williams
Ferrari
Force India
Sauber
Toro Rosso
Caterham
Marussia
HRT
RBR - Lotus
Mercedes
Ferrari
Williams - Sauber
I think we haven't seen Lotus's real pace in quali (I think RG could easily be 3 tenth faster in S1) neither in the race (KR didn't show all of E20's potential (due to the traffic, strategy, SC)...
