[M5Rick]

Here's the quali

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Regarding the race :
As we know that Checo likes to bang wheels ! Can be part of the Red Bull strategy ?
Because Mexican : "Dando y dando, pajarito volando" !!!

HAM has to watch out with Checo on his side ...

Well it's something that hammy would do in extremis so no love lost there my friend. If he knew german he'd say..
Clip ihn hardt, wenn ich in der richtigen Position bin

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Well it's something that hammy would do in extremis so no love lost there my friend. If he knew german he'd say..
Clip ihn hardt, wenn ich in der richtigen Position bin

Snapshot from MAX last Q3 lap , going too wide over the curbs in the dust !

Damn ! He lost it right there....

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Snapshot from MAX last Q3 lap , going too wide over the curbs in the dust !

Damn ! He lost it right there....

It may even work into his hands tomorrow so long as crazed Lecrash behaves, the RB strategists better get it right.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

He ran Q2 on mediums which is what he will start the race on, my friend. Checo out qualified Max in Q3, fair and square.

Negative my good friend . You are wrong ! => http://www.automobilsport.com/pirell...---221876.html

• With Hamilton starting from pole and Verstappen starting third, two of the top three will start using the medium tyre on the rubbered-in 'clean' side of the track: with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez in between them on *"soft rubber" but starting on the 'dirty' side.

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Mate . No excuses here !

In the last lap ,MAX went too wide over the curbs and this showed a cloud of dust coming from the cars tail !
MAX lost there at least 0.1 sec .
Great run from Checo ! Finally RB can speak about a RB race strategy for tomorrow

Mercedes , Ferrari and McLaren improved a lot ! The top 5 is very close !

But let's keep in mind that Checo is on softs , and MAX on mediums ..

Max was on softs according to broadcast.

[Bongoxxx]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Max was on softs according to broadcast.

That was in Q3, the tyre you set your fastest time on in Q2 is the one you have to start the race with.

[tdott]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

During Q3 Checo would be a lot slower on mediums .
It was Checo's choise to run Q3 with softs .

What are you talking about? Q3 they were all on softs. No one does Q3 on mediums??

It's Q2 that determines your starting tires and that is when top teams run Mediums.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Negative my good friend . You are wrong ! => http://www.automobilsport.com/pirell...---221876.html

• With Hamilton starting from pole and Verstappen starting third, two of the top three will start using the medium tyre on the rubbered-in 'clean' side of the track: with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez in between them on *"soft rubber" but starting on the 'dirty' side.

VER ran Q2 on mediums. Sorry if I wasn't clear, my friend.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Ham
Per*
Vet


Be interesting to see how Red Bull manoeuvre Perez out of the way so Verstappen can finish ahead of him.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

VER ran Q2 on mediums. Sorry if I wasn't clear, my friend.

It's OK my friend . No problem !

By this I meant MAX and HAM on mediums can do it with one pitstop .
Checo on softs has to go with two pitstops !

Pitstops at Imola , pitlane included will take at least 30 sec. !

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Ham
Per*
Vet


Be interesting to see how Red Bull manoeuvre Perez out of the way so Verstappen can finish ahead of him.

Points are tomorrow hehe

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Max was on softs according to broadcast.

Originally Posted by tdott

What are you talking about? Q3 they were all on softs. No one does Q3 on mediums??

It's Q2 that determines your starting tires and that is when top teams run Mediums.

Guys , I was talking about the tires in the race !

Check my post above in # 1242

• With Hamilton starting from pole and Verstappen starting third, two of the top three will start using the medium tyre on the rubbered-in 'clean' side of the track: with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez in between them on *"soft rubber" but starting on the 'dirty' side.

[///M Power-Belgium]

.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

.

With grandma down in eighth it may be a blessing in disguise for the Bulls to concentrate on the only one left if there are no dramas with Lecrash at the start as he is expected to fall back with lack of race pace and fighting with Gasly.
Lets hope no issues with tyres as there was last time for Max and indeed for Checo in FP.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

With grandma down in eighth it may be a blessing in disguise for the Bulls to concentrate on the only one left if there are no dramas with Lecrash at the start as he is expected to fall back with lack of race pace and fighting with Gasly.
Lets hope no issues with tyres as there was last time for Max and indeed for Checo in FP.

Yeah my friend .Let us hope so ..

As for LeCrash : Let us hope he won't use his Ferrari suicide torpedo !
As we know Imola is Ferrari's Italian home-race ..

And suddenly , out of nowhere : The W12 is a lot faster than in Bahrain ?
HAM said : The car feels really good .
BOT said : I didn't felt secured , because the car's tail was unpredictable .

I don't get it ...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah my friend .Let us hope so ..

As for LeCrash : Let us hope he won't use his Ferrari suicide torpedo !
As we know Imola is Ferrari's Italian home-race ..

And suddenly , out of nowhere : The W12 is a lot faster than in Bahrain ?
HAM said : The car feels really good .
BOT said : I didn't felt secured , because the car's tail was unpredictable .

I don't get it ...

Neither do I and it shows no two Pet Mercs are quite the same in places (a new 44 magic mode? where the Bulls are spot on here.
Lecrunch is a worry at the start and Gasly may be prone to an incident remembering last time which Max doesn't want to be caught up in.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Neither do I and it shows no two Pet Mercs are quite the same in places (a new 44 magic mode? where the Bulls are spot on here.

Hmmm the FIA announce extended checks on cars for compliance to the regulations and Red Bulls pace suddenly drops...no coincidence at all I'm sure.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Hmmm the FIA announce extended checks on cars for compliance to the regulations and Red Bulls pace suddenly drops...no coincidence at all I'm sure.

..and 44's suddenly increases out of nowhere ehrmm yeah right

[rcracin]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah my friend .Let us hope so ..

As for LeCrash : Let us hope he won't use his Ferrari suicide torpedo !
As we know Imola is Ferrari's Italian home-race ..

And suddenly , out of nowhere : The W12 is a lot faster than in Bahrain ?
HAM said : The car feels really good .
BOT said : I didn't felt secured , because the car's tail was unpredictable .

I don't get it ...

You don’t get it because you refuse to believe Lewis’ superior race craft.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by rcracin

You don’t get it because you refuse to believe Lewis’ superior race craft.

Well mate , we'll see that tomorrow "during the race" !

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Well mate , we'll see that tomorrow "during the race" !

Off topic. Just to say those reg plate adhesive pads I received from HONDA dealer are the biz my friend, much thinner than the fatter ones and holding plate in securely.