Was a great quali. I'm a bit lost as to why Mercedes chose to run the engine again when they knew Ferrari we're updating but hell its lined up to be a great race with button and vettle racing from the back and a very very mixed grid. If kimi nails the start over rosberg it'll be even more interesting.
That would be the dream start. Just hope it doesn't become a tyre and brake saving exercise halfway through.
With his penalty for overtaking under a red he's going to be right at the back. Anyone following will suffer. 85 minutes to go ahhhh
I'll disagree about nico keeping him honest given the lack of fuel nico couldn't have tried if he wanted to. But yes great race!
That track doesn't seem to gel with Lewis. I'm wondering what delights red bull have in store for us tomorrow with two drivers on new engines. What colour smoke.. Blue or white?
With their penalties I think they will be starting a lap down. -20 for Alonso I heard.They need to be at the front to do that
Which is terrible for F1, because F1 needs McLaren and Honda to do well, especially with the chance Renault will bow out after this season.
I'll take that bet. How much you want to wager?
Yes the whole thing stinks a bit doesn't it. If I can't win I'm not going to race. As far as I can tell, Mercedes aren't breaking any rules. They just have the best engine. Even when Red Bull were winning I think the Mercs were fastest in a straight line. But the loss of down force at RBR has made them pretty mediocre.If Renault leave Red Bull will have to take some significant blame. When they were winning championships, the exhaust blowing was perfected by Renault yet Red Bull gave them barely any credit. Now they're losing, according to Horner it's "85% because of Renault". You win and lose together Christian.
...24 grid places is way, way too harsh. With several teams retiring from the odd race because a metric or two means they want to hedge their bets and save the engine, they either need to lower the penalty or up the engine limit, or take Bernie out and dump him - preferably all three. This is ridiculous.
I think it's not really Bernie's fault, but in hindsight they should have delayed entry for a year. Apparently they have an innovative V6 layout which should allow for more potential speed than the standard layout. Unfortunately their MGU-K is underpowered and their system as a whole is unreliable. JB must be having kittens as this is eerily reminiscent of the first season Renault came back as he was driving for Benetton at the same time and the season was essentially an extended test run. The only saving grace is that unlike at Red Bull, the relationship with McLaren and Honda is not disintegrating before the press, with some class shown by the team and the drivers.