Vettel has this in the bag. Honestly he is going to bag this so easy Hamilton very close behind. And is fastest by half a second.
Silver it seems to me you are in little denial brother. lol Same temps and conditions as Quali and the Race, so we can look at this as a kind of reference point. Starting to get darker now.
Legard just likes to hear his own voice, he doesn't actually check what he says since he learnt from Murray Walker...
Murray Walker is a legend... I wont hear a word said against him. He made even the dullest Grand Prix exciting. Much better than the shower of self righteous yawn merchants that followed.
FA ‏@joseluisf1 "It is rumored that the RB were using a motor with long Km it's power would be noticeably lower"
All teams would be running practice engines wouldn't they? So in theory most would be high on KMs and lower on power.. Hamilton didn't have a great final sector during his quick lap on the Softs, I'd assume there's not much to seperate Lewis and Seb here, lets hope its a good duel throughout the race..
Best sector times: Vettel - 1.41.743 Hamilton - 1.41.833 Alonso - 1.42.480 Red Bull and McLaren are the four slowest cars in the speed trap, yet remain competitive in all sectors. Ferrari are one of the quicker cars in a straight line but have no pace in sector three, losing nearly six tenths to Vettel. So perhaps a set-up change can give Ferrari a huge gain - which could explain why Pat Fry has such high targets: "Felipe (Massa)âs long run didnât seem too bad, but clearly we have to improve our performance over a single lap if we want to start from the front row of the grid". Having said that, Vettel is only talking about McLaren as a threat....
I wonder who this was.... Formula 1 teams told trick brake systems are illegal Formula 1's teams have been told by the FIA that they cannot run trick brake systems that react to temperature to boost cooling during races, following a complaint by Red Bull. AUTOSPORT can reveal that Red Bull wrote to motor racing's governing body ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to seek clarification on the use of thermal energy devices within the air duct of the brake system. The team contended that attempts to use either a bimetallic strip - which would change shape to open and close off cooling ducts depending on the temperature of the brake friction material - or a thermal actuator was a breach of the regulations. In the letter, a copy of which has been seen by AUTOSPORT, Red Bull argued: "Use of such technology via either of the examples offered or similar devices will change the brake system, thus including the air duct, and are not reacting to the driver's direct physical input and are not under his complete control at all times as required by Article 11.1.4 [of the F1 technical regulations]. "RBR therefore contend such systems are in breach of the 2012 F1 Technical Regulations and seek your opinion on the matter." Article 11.1.4 of the regulations states: "Any change to, or modulation of, the brake system whilst the car is moving must be made by the driver's direct physical input, may not be pre-set and must be under his complete control at all times." The FIA duly responded to Red Bull on Friday confirming that it agreed with its view that the use of such systems would be a breach of the rules. In a letter that was forwarded to all teams and seen by AUTOSPORT, the FIA's Charlie Whiting said: "In our view movement of a bimetallic strip and thermal actuator within the air duct as you describe would not be made by the driver's direct physical input, hence we believe such a system would contravene Article 11.1.4 of the F1 Technical Regulations." AUTOSPORT understands that Red Bull's complaint was made after suspicions that at least one of its main rivals was using the concept on its car. However, high levels sources at Red Bull's main rivals insist that they have never used the concept and agree that doing so would be a breach of the rules. Red Bull's dialogue with the FIA shows how focused the outfit is on ensuring that it maintains every possible competitive advantage as it makes a push to win its third consecutive championship double. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103958 That is surely Ferrari...
