Quite a lot. The new system sees the slowest car knocked out every 90 seconds in the second part of each of three sessions. The teams had warned everyone wince the changes were announced – just three weeks ago – that the new format would result in no cars on track at the end of the […]
Yet again, I didn’t watch this live – this post is to fill the gaps in the data for the year so far. 107% time: 1m36.885s * Gap to quickest in Q2 ** Gap to quickest in Q1 *** Charles Pic receives a five-place penalty for a gearbox change.
The threat of rain is in the air here – the first time in a long time that qualifying at Monaco may be wet. Three drivers face a tough battle after crashes in free practice 3 earlier. Romain Grosjean got the chaos started when he tagged the barrier at the chicane and needed to come in […]
This is going to be a strange post to write. I’ll end up watching sessions 1 and 2 live, but a Grange Moor Band job will mean that I have to miss Q1 live and watch that on replay afterwards. After 4 rounds, it’s probably time to look at the qualifying battle so far in […]
Firstly, I am not watching qualifying live. I have been completing a job outside and so the result has already been decided. Some news though, Lewis Hamilton will receive a 5 place grid penalty for having to change his gearbox after a third practice accident. Mark Webber and Esteban Gutierrez will also have 5 place penalties. The […]
Another relatively early Saturday morning for qualifying – it begins at 8 am here. Like yesterday, it is still snowing. Malaysia is well-known for its sporadic showers and some may well be due during the sessions. However, the heat there means that it takes a lot of rain to fall before it isn’t simply burnt […]
