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Pole will be set on slick tyres

flyboy10 wrote:Should be any benefit be given to drivers in each Q session to carry forward to the next one? Seems like it doesn't shake things up enough if one driver heads the time sheets in Q1 or Q2 and then everything just gets reset for Q3.

Any reason in particular for that request?

Saz wrote:Qualifying starts again 18:15 local time. So another 15 or so mins.

Didn't it say at the earliest 18:15

How bad is it now? Looks OK to me for full wets?

Always looks better than it is on TV though.

flyboy10 wrote:Are these conditions really too bad for full wets?

Yes because they don't run Monsoon wets anymore

Does anyone know the last time cars raced or quali'd on 'wets'?

pokerman wrote:

flyboy10 wrote:Are these conditions really too bad for full wets?

Yes because they don't run Monsoon wets anymore

If they were out they would be on inters now.

The fact that the cars aren't running at the moment is ridiculous. Forget full wets; it looks to be reaching inter conditions.

They put the race forward to avoid this kind of weather, why not the qualifying, it's not like it's rocket science?

I officially hope the rain will start at 18:14 local time just to annoy the FIA (and possibly teach them something, but they've been refusing to learn for a few years of evening Malaysia now).

According to the official F1 app there's another rookie debuting today:

mds wrote:According to the official F1 app there's another rookie debuting today:

Whoops!
So Perez is hairy apparently.

This is a joke. Every time there is a bit of rain anywhere they wait until the track is dry to go back out.

We are going at 10:15.

mds wrote:According to the official F1 app there's another rookie debuting today:

It's giving me the sh$t's. Ric was Oth

Plus, while I'm ranting, Q3 should've been done by now!

pokerman wrote:

flyboy10 wrote:Should be any benefit be given to drivers in each Q session to carry forward to the next one? Seems like it doesn't shake things up enough if one driver heads the time sheets in Q1 or Q2 and then everything just gets reset for Q3.

Any reason in particular for that request?

Yep. I've seen lots of quali sessions where a driver who'd normally be at the front will barely scrape through to Q1 or Q2 and then end up on pole - which is fine the way the current rules stand and I just thought it might be a way to make the performance in Q1 and/or Q2 count more towards the overall grid positions while still retaining the element of the three-session shoot-out.
I think we all would like the grids to be a bit more messed up for the sake of a better race spectacle and this might be a way to achieve it when the conditions conspire to change the order.

They should never start during evening just because more people can watch. I really hope there is no thunder storm tomorrow

Mercedes-Benz wrote:They should never start during evening just because more people can watch rather which are the best condition for racing without wasting time of everyone. I really hope there is no thunder storm tomorrow

Race is starting earlier tomorrow than quali today for that reason.

Williams on wets, Vettel on inters. This will be interesting.

seems to be a split between inters and full wets. should be intresting.

Williams went out a bit too early. Their tyres will be cold by the time they get going.

Saz wrote:seems to be a split between inters and full wets. should be intresting.

Inters will be faster by the second flyer.

Saz wrote:seems to be a split between inters and full wets. should be intresting.

Your coverage is a lot better than ours .

Vettel vs. Ericsson racing on track. For a reason, apparently.

flyboy10 wrote:

pokerman wrote:

flyboy10 wrote:Should be any benefit be given to drivers in each Q session to carry forward to the next one? Seems like it doesn't shake things up enough if one driver heads the time sheets in Q1 or Q2 and then everything just gets reset for Q3.

Any reason in particular for that request?

Yep. I've seen lots of quali sessions where a driver who'd normally be at the front will barely scrape through to Q1 or Q2 and then end up on pole - which is fine the way the current rules stand and I just thought it might be a way to make the performance in Q1 and/or Q2 count more towards the overall grid positions while still retaining the element of the three-session shoot-out.
I think we all would like the grids to be a bit more messed up for the sake of a better race spectacle and this might be a way to achieve it when the conditions conspire to change the order.

If you change the rules then you change how drivers approach the qualifying

Mercedes-Benz wrote:They should never start during evening just because more people can watch. I really hope there is no thunder storm tomorrow

The race is 2 hours earlier

pokerman wrote:

flyboy10 wrote:

pokerman wrote:

flyboy10 wrote:Should be any benefit be given to drivers in each Q session to carry forward to the next one? Seems like it doesn't shake things up enough if one driver heads the time sheets in Q1 or Q2 and then everything just gets reset for Q3.

Any reason in particular for that request?

Yep. I've seen lots of quali sessions where a driver who'd normally be at the front will barely scrape through to Q1 or Q2 and then end up on pole - which is fine the way the current rules stand and I just thought it might be a way to make the performance in Q1 and/or Q2 count more towards the overall grid positions while still retaining the element of the three-session shoot-out.
I think we all would like the grids to be a bit more messed up for the sake of a better race spectacle and this might be a way to achieve it when the conditions conspire to change the order.

If you change the rules then you change how drivers approach the qualifying

But you won't change what the weather does or mistakes that the team or drivers make. Kimi still stuffed up today and it was clear that getting out near the front of the queue was the right thing to do.

flyboy10 wrote:

pokerman wrote:

flyboy10 wrote:

pokerman wrote:

flyboy10 wrote:Should be any benefit be given to drivers in each Q session to carry forward to the next one? Seems like it doesn't shake things up enough if one driver heads the time sheets in Q1 or Q2 and then everything just gets reset for Q3.

Any reason in particular for that request?

Yep. I've seen lots of quali sessions where a driver who'd normally be at the front will barely scrape through to Q1 or Q2 and then end up on pole - which is fine the way the current rules stand and I just thought it might be a way to make the performance in Q1 and/or Q2 count more towards the overall grid positions while still retaining the element of the three-session shoot-out.
I think we all would like the grids to be a bit more messed up for the sake of a better race spectacle and this might be a way to achieve it when the conditions conspire to change the order.

If you change the rules then you change how drivers approach the qualifying

But you won't change what the weather does or mistakes that the team or drivers make. Kimi still stuffed up today and it was clear that getting out near the front of the queue was the right thing to do.

Rules don't get changed just to suit individual preferences at the time

still no times for williams. and i heard a bit of team radio for grojean telling him to box as well. hm.

Rosberg slowed and blocked Hamilton

Wtf is rosghey doing

Rosberg asking for Hamilton's racing lines

Rosberg the dodgy is back!

Rosberg just wants to set his time after Lewis when the track is drier.

Very naughty Nico.

Nice for Vettel!

GASP ....

Did the rain get a bit harder at the end there?

Rosberg then follows Hamilton for the racing line

2nd Vettel