Mercedes hiding speed (power) or just running more drag with that cooling package? [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pos[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time of Day[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Speed[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]77[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Valtteri Bottas[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:41:09[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]320.4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Kevin Magnussen[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:35:23[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]320.2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]27[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Hulkenberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:40:48[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]320.0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]19[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15:28:24[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]320.0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]22[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jenson Button[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:48:45[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]319.6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]26[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniil Kvyat[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:40:40[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]319.1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]11[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sergio Perez[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15:01:19[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]317.8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:34:45[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]315.1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]25[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jean-Eric Vergne[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:09:59[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]312.7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Kimi Räikkönen[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:38:14[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]312.5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]11[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]44[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15:18:18[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]312.3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]12[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15:12:00[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]310.9[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]13[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Fernando Alonso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15:27:14[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]310.7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]17[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jules Bianchi[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:34:13[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]309.6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Max Chilton[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:48:52[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]308.2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]16[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:45:20[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]307.6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]17[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]21[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Esteban Gutierrez[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:38:36[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]306.7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]18[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]99[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Adrian Sutil[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:11:28[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]305.4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]19[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Marcus Ericsson[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:14:32[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]302.5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Romain Grosjean[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:03:55[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]298.7 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Still a bit up on 2013 [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]os[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time of Day[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Speed[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Kimi Räikkönen[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:05:22[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]306.4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]21[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Giedo van der Garde[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:29:04[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]305.8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Paul di Resta[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:23:25[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]305.7[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
Sector times: [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="class: Sectors, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4"]Sector #1[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pos[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]77[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Valtteri Bottas[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]25.249[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]27[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Hulkenberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]25.258[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]19[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]25.265[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]44[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]25.265[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]25.311[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="class: Sectors, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4"]Sector #2[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pos[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]33.658[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Fernando Alonso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]33.801[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]33.884[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]33.903[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Kimi Räikkönen[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.036[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="class: Sectors, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4"]Sector #3[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pos[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]44[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]40.340[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]40.419[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Kimi Räikkönen[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]40.514[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]22[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jenson Button[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]40.531[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]40.575[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Rosberg: Fuel good, Speed good, Tyres... not so good: Nico Rosberg set the pace in Malaysia on Friday, but the Mercedes driver admitted that keeping his tyres in good shape was a major concern. “It was a decent day,” said Rosberg. “It was very, very hot, tough for the car and tough for the tyres. We never expected so much tyre degradation, it’s just massive degradation out there, which is a big challenge. For sure there will be lots of different strategies. With the tyres, anything can happen.” Rosberg said there were no issues with fuel conservation. “It’s not a problem this year, especially this track, it’s not on the limit here. That’s not unusual in any way, it’s like last year. We’re just focussing more on the tyres and getting the long runs done.” Regarding his personal battle with Lewis Hamilton, he said: “Definitely it will be close, it will always be close I think, and I need to try and stay ahead. Being on pole does help, just getting that clean start and getting away from the front is always a big advantage at the beginning of the race.”
Connor ‏@cmckinleyF1 18m Power unit changes:A new CE for MAS/ERI/KOBA new ES for MAS/KOBA new CE PSU for VETA new MGU-K, MGU-H, TC and ICE for MAL Connor ‏@cmckinleyF1 10m @mattymc91 CE:control electronics. ES:energy store. MGU:motor generator unit (Kinectic/Heat) TC:turbocharger. ICE:internal combustion engine
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Lewis will win with that performance, Seb should get 3rd if he qualifies well, maybe even 2nd if Rosberg cant get a grip on the tyres.
Adam Cooper ‏@adamcooperF1 8m FIA says that Seb Vettel is now on his third CE PSU (control electronics power supply unit). When he gets to six it's a 10-place penalty
I think Ferrari has leapfrogged both Williams and Mclaren this weekend. And RBR are definitely back into the mix, with or without a high fuel flow rate.
Not entirely sure this tallies but here we go... Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1 1h Long run avgs, medium tyre: ROS 44.757; HAM 44.792; VET 45.101; HUL 45.746; ALO 45.788; RAI 45.885; MAS 46.214; BOT 46.386
Unlikely by these numbers: http://en.mclarenf-1.com/index.php?...&graf=3&dr1=Nico Rosberg&dr2=Sebastian Vettel Vettel is much better in the long runs, almost on average Rosberg is 0.1-0.2 a lap slower than him and can go longer. You can see Rosberg's tyres starting to overheat when he backs off for a lap where as Vettel just continues at their respected paces.
Top times: FP1 Hamilton 1:40:691 Hard Used Raikkonen 1:40:843 Hard New Rosberg 1:41:028 Hard Used FP2 Rosberg 1:39:909 Medium New Raikkonen 1:39:944 Medium New Vettel 1:39:970 Medium New
Gary Anderson and Edd Straw's version: http://plus.autosport.com/premium/f...mercedes-under-pressure-in-malaysian-heat/The four fastest cars over a single lap - Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and Williams - all on their fresh-tyre run on the quicker, medium-compound Pirelli rubber, were covered by just two tenths of a second. Fastest Friday times [TABLE="width: 352"] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD]Mercedes[/TD] [TD]1m39.909s[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]Kimi Raikkonen[/TD] [TD]Ferrari[/TD] [TD]+0.035s[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]Sebastian Vettel[/TD] [TD]Red Bull-Renault[/TD] [TD]+0.061s[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]Lewis Hamilton[/TD] [TD]Mercedes[/TD] [TD]+0.142s[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]Fernando Alonso[/TD] [TD]Ferrari[/TD] [TD]+0.194s[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]6[/TD] [TD]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD]Williams-Mercedes[/TD] [TD]+0.203s[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] All of these laps were set on the first flying lap on medium rubber, except for Vettel. While some were struggling to keep their rubber alive for the full lap, the Red Bull driver was able to improve by around two tenths on his second attempt. Potentially, Hamilton could have lapped faster as on his best lap he lost time in the second sector. Analysing the long runs, taking into consideration eight counting laps on mediums across the four leading teams, produces this ranking: [TABLE="width: 256"] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]Mercedes[/TD] [TD="colspan: 2"]1m44.757s[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]Red Bull[/TD] [TD]1m44.920s[/TD] [TD]+0.163s[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]Williams[/TD] [TD]1m45.549s[/TD] [TD]+0.792s[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]Ferrari[/TD] [TD]1m45.584s[/TD] [TD]+0.827s[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] The question here is what happens when the runs get longer. While some did run beyond eight 'counting' laps, it's difficult to be certain how the degradation will pan out from car to car. But what does seem to be clear is that Mercedes is very concerned about this. What's more, the radio traffic during the session hinted that Rosberg was perhaps finding it possible to keep within the fuel-use limits, whereas Hamilton was having to be held back. But this is free practice, and the idea is to learn so there's no guarantee that pattern will hold come Sunday.
Vettel's medium tyre stint 1:44.280 14 1:44.454 15 1:44.744 16 1:44.674 17 1:44.848 18 1:46.058 19 1:47.095 20 1:45.131 21 1:47.545 22 1:45.252 23 1:45.185 24 1:45.396 25 1:46.091 Rosberg's medium tyre stint 2:19.062 11 1:44.121 12 1:44.353 13 1:44.438 14 1:44.647 15 1:54.394 16 1:44.800 17 1:44.651 18 1:45.170 19 1:48.328 20 1:45.879 Hamilton's medium tyre stint 2:39.174 12 1:43.756 13 1:46.479 14 1:43.529 15 1:44.624 16 1:44.529 17 1:45.094 18 1:45.539 19 1:45.124 20 1:48.810 21 1:46.142
On board with hamilton [video]http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9236016/on-board-with-hamilton[/video]
Is anybody getting up for SP3? I got up this morning for practice, I don't know about anybody else but I couldn't keep my eyes open. So much more drowsy than australia two weeks ago... strange.
Oi... Silver! Analyze these and give us your take. Rosberg http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9236064/rosberg-pleased-with-practice Hamilton http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9236065/hamilton-cagey-on-performance
Not getting up for SP3, in fact I wouldn't normally get up for the quali at 8am but have plasterer coming to finish job so I will get up for quali. Don't forget clocks go forward early hrs of Sunday morning.
I am fast becoming a Ricciardo fan. I love his attitude and the fact that he looks so happy to be where he is. He seems like a genuine chap. http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9235899/ricciardo-feels-he-was-second
