F1 2018: Spanish GP

Mtxzptlk · 05-11-2018, 04:00 AM

Fri 11 May – Sun 13 May 2018 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA EMIRATES

Spanish GP Tyre Allocation

Fri 11 May – Sun 13 May 2018

Practice 1 Fri 11:00 (Local)| Fri 5:00 AM EST | Fri 2:00 AM PST ESPN3

Practice 2 Fri 15:00 (Local)| Fri 9:00 AM EST | Fri 6:00 AM PST ESPN3

Practice 3 Sat 12:00 (Local)| Sat 7:00 AM EST | Sat 4:00 AM PST ESPNEWS

Qualifying Sat 15:00 (Local)| Sat 9:00 AM EST | Sat 6:00 AM PST ESPN2

Race Sun 15:00 (Local)| Sun 9:00 AM EST | Sun 6:00 AM PST ESPN2

Notables:
- Mclaren's B spec car makes debut
- VER vs RIC continues
- Fashion show for team's new updates

3798j · 05-11-2018, 08:04 AM

F1 TV Pro now signing customers...with a discount to those who come onboard by the 31st.

https://www.formula1.com/en/subscrib...tv-pro.html#en

NickyC · 05-11-2018, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

F1 TV Pro now signing customers...with a discount to those who come onboard by the 31st.

https://www.formula1.com/en/subscrib...tv-pro.html#en

Damn, I wish you could get that on traditional cable/TV. I still watch all the races with my mom so a computer/tablet is a no go.

That would be awesome to just select one driver or whatever and follow them around from time to time.

Anyway, the best part about this weekend's race.....? It means MONACO is just right around the corner!!!

///M Power-Belgium · 05-13-2018, 02:15 PM

Good job MAX !

Chappers 71 · 05-13-2018, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Good job MAX !

Phill, it's unhealthy for a man of your age to take such a keen interest in young Max

///M Power-Belgium · 05-13-2018, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Chappers 71

Phill, it's unhealthy for a man of your age to take such a keen interest in young Max

Don't pull on my leg my friend

It's because MAX is actually Belgian . And what he shows in F1 at his young age ..Was never done before in the F1 history .
In person he's a cool dude too .

Chappers 71 · 05-13-2018, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Don't pull on my leg my friend

It's because MAX is actually Belgian . And what he shows in F1 at his young age ..Was never done before in the F1 history .
In person he's a cool dude too .

Yes a future World Champion for sure

thebishman · 05-13-2018, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Don't pull on my leg my friend

It's because MAX is actually Belgian . And what he shows in F1 at his young age ..Was never done before in the F1 history .
In person he's a cool dude too .

He’s a phenomenon for sure: what was he again? About 25 seconds behind Hamilton? lol

///M Power-Belgium · 05-13-2018, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by thebishman

He’s a phenomenon for sure: what was he again? About 25 seconds behind Hamilton? lol

Ohhh...C'mon ! Put MAX in a Merc . and we will talk again...
On the other hand , it was interesting to see that the Ferrari's were slower , I just wonder why ?
I agree . The Mercs were pretty fast again .

///M Power-Belgium · 05-13-2018, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Chappers 71

Yes a future World Champion for sure

Indeed .If he can have a Merc seat ....Or Red Bull needs to pull more HP , and topspeed out of that Renault engine ASAP .

hellrotm · 05-13-2018, 11:06 PM

The irony of Vettel complaining about the virtual safety car. He wasn’t complaining in Melbourne.

Bartledoo · 05-13-2018, 11:35 PM

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The irony of Vettel complaining about the virtual safety car. He wasn’t complaining in Melbourne.

That was about the only good luck he's had this season though. It was shaping up to be a very competitive and exciting season with it seeming like Vettel should have quite a few more points/wins, but now I'm not so sure...Hopefully this Merc domination is short-lived.

zero2sixtyZ · 05-14-2018, 01:42 PM

When in doubt, power out... unless you're Grosjean.

wdb · 05-14-2018, 01:50 PM

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When in doubt, power out... unless you're Grosjean.

I don't understand why he didn't just use the 40 acres of paved surface to his left. Neither do the sporting authorities, they nailed him pretty hard; 3 grid places + 2 points on his license.

I also don't understand why Ferrari's tire degredation was so much worse than everyone else's.

a90 · 05-14-2018, 02:25 PM

What i can't figure out is why Vettel was unable to catch up with Max. After all, Vettel's tire's were newer and Max missed a part of his frontwing.

thebishman · 05-14-2018, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by wdb

I don't understand why he didn't just use the 40 acres of paved surface to his left. Neither do the sporting authorities, they nailed him pretty hard; 3 grid places + 2 points on his license.

I also don't understand why Ferrari's tire degredation was so much worse than everyone else's.

It was such a dumbass move that he should have been given a race, or two, ban. How he didn’t take out far more drivers is beyond me. Idiot!

rcracin · 05-14-2018, 04:46 PM

Grosjean needs to go.

Leclerc is impressive. Superb driver.

The mercs perform so damn well in clean air.

Rampant · 05-14-2018, 05:10 PM

What the hell were Ferrari thinking when they pulled Vettel in under the VSC. I'm no Vettel fan, but that was pure incompetence on Ferrari's part. Had they left him out he would probably have taken 2nd place.

rcracin · 05-14-2018, 06:56 PM

Nah Vettel said he was struggling with his tires so in hindsight, the stop was definitely a good idea. Unless of course that’s bullshit. But then he would’ve fought Max for the podium.

wdb · 05-16-2018, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rcracin

Leclerc is impressive. Superb driver.

Oh my yes. And he has a level of maturity that certain other new -- and not so new -- faces lack.

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The mercs perform so damn well in clean air.

Yes and where the track is fast also. They'll have a harder time at Monaco.

E92 M Sport · 05-17-2018, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by thebishman

It was such a dumbass move that he should have been given a race, or two, ban. How he didn’t take out far more drivers is beyond me. Idiot!

I can't stand him. Spa 2012! Still outraged at that stunt.

jkoral · 05-17-2018, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wdb

I also don't understand why Ferrari's tire degredation was so much worse than everyone else's.

http://www.planetf1.com/news/mercede...cult-position/

“It’s fair to say that it was extremely marginal,” chief strategist James Vowles explained in a Mercedes video.

“It’s fair to say that if the race had been a lap or two longer, we could have been in big, big trouble.”

He added: “The last few laps of the race for Valtteri were very, very tense,.

“We knew that the front left tyre would be very much down to zero rubber remaining. And it’s a very difficult call as to what’s going to happen.

“But he had eight seconds of race time relative to the Red Bull behind, and what we were trying to do was very delicately use up some of that race time to slow down in some of the key corner sequences to make sure we looked after that tyre whilst not losing temperature in the rubber that was still actually left on it.

“It’s a very, very delicate balance, and I really can’t understate this, Valtteri did an absolutely incredible job.

“We put him in a very difficult position, and he dealt with it absolutely perfectly, taking that tyre just to the end of the race as we asked him to do.”

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