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[overboost]

Mercedes one second advantage.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/01/b ... ond-ahead/

Times with tire data

Drivers’ fastest laps
Pos. Driver Team Engine Time Gap Tyre
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Mercedes 1’22.792 Soft
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Mercedes 1’23.022 0.230 Soft
3 Valtteri Bottas Williams Mercedes 1’23.063 0.271 Super-soft
4 Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 1’23.262 0.470 Super-soft
5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Ferrari 1’23.276 0.484 Super-soft
6 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Ferrari 1’23.469 0.677 Super-soft
7 Felipe Nasr Sauber Ferrari 1’24.023 1.231 Super-soft
8 Romain Grosjean Lotus Mercedes 1’24.067 1.275 Super-soft
9 Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso Renault 1’24.191 1.399 Super-soft
10 Marcus Ericsson Sauber Ferrari 1’24.276 1.484 Super-soft
11 Pastor Maldonado Lotus Mercedes 1’24.348 1.556 Super-soft
12 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso Renault 1’24.527 1.735 Super-soft
13 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Renault 1’24.574 1.782 Soft
14 Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 1’24.702 1.910 Super-soft
15 Nico Hulkenberg Force India Mercedes 1’24.939 2.147 Super-soft
16 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Renault 1’24.941 2.149 Soft
17 Kevin Magnussen McLaren Honda 1’25.225 2.433 Soft
18 Jenson Button McLaren Honda 1’25.327 2.535 Super-soft
19 Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 1’25.961 3.169 Soft
20 Jolyon Palmer Lotus Mercedes 1’26.280 3.488 Soft
21 Pascal Wehrlein Force India Mercedes 1’27.333 4.541 Medium
22 Susie Wolff Williams Mercedes 1’28.906 6.114 Medium

[CevertF1]

Hamilton to win, Rosberg 8-10 secs behind.

3rd place car is 30-36 seconds off the Merc pace.

[sagi58]

Mercedes one second advanatage.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/01/b ... ond-ahead/

Times with tire data

Drivers’ fastest laps
Pos. Driver Team Engine Time Gap Tyre
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Mercedes 1’22.792 Soft
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Mercedes 1’23.022 0.230 Soft
3 Valtteri Bottas Williams Mercedes 1’23.063 0.271 Super-soft
4 Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 1’23.262 0.470 Super-soft
5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Ferrari 1’23.276 0.484 Super-soft
6 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Ferrari 1’23.469 0.677 Super-soft...

WoW! How much difference between softs / super softs?

[overboost]

Mercedes one second advantage.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/01/b ... ond-ahead/

Times with tire data

Drivers’ fastest laps
Pos. Driver Team Engine Time Gap Tyre
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Mercedes 1’22.792 Soft
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Mercedes 1’23.022 0.230 Soft
3 Valtteri Bottas Williams Mercedes 1’23.063 0.271 Super-soft
4 Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 1’23.262 0.470 Super-soft
5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Ferrari 1’23.276 0.484 Super-soft
6 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Ferrari 1’23.469 0.677 Super-soft...

WoW! How much difference between softs / super softs?

"Pirelli estimate the super-softs are 0.8 to 0.9 seconds per laps quicker than the soft tyres at this track, so a reasonable estimate puts the W06 at least a second quicker than anything else on the track."

[sagi58]

"Pirelli estimate the super-softs are 0.8 to 0.9 seconds per laps quicker than the soft tyres at this track, so a reasonable estimate puts the W06 at least a second quicker than anything else on the track."

I guess strategy will be all the more important, this year?

[RyRy]

"Pirelli estimate the super-softs are 0.8 to 0.9 seconds per laps quicker than the soft tyres at this track, so a reasonable estimate puts the W06 at least a second quicker than anything else on the track."

I guess strategy will be all the more important, this year?

It very much looks like Mercedes will be long gone so it'll be another year of letting two drivers fight, but fight fair without being too nervous about an incident here and there.

As for the other teams, It looks like the tyres are pretty stable but the soft compounds seem to be comfortably faster but also they don't look like they'll last long.

[sagi58]

"Pirelli estimate the super-softs are 0.8 to 0.9 seconds per laps quicker than the soft tyres at this track, so a reasonable estimate puts the W06 at least a second quicker than anything else on the track."

I guess strategy will be all the more important, this year?

It very much looks like Mercedes will be long gone so it'll be another year of letting two drivers fight, but fight fair without being too nervous about an incident here and there.

As for the other teams, It looks like the tyres are pretty stable but the soft compounds seem to be comfortably faster but also they don't look like they'll last long.

I wasn't referring to anyone catching up with Mercedes. I meant that strategy will be
important for Ferrari, if they want to stay in the fight for second with Williams.

[Hammer278]

Fighting with Williams for 2nd? Wow Sagi, I admire your optimism.

[myownalias]

Fighting with Williams for 2nd? Wow Sagi, I admire your optimism.

Using testing as a basis for making predictions for the season is a dangerous game. Over the years I have seen teams topping the timesheets in testing only to be midfield come the first race. I wouldn't bet against Ferrari being there fighting for best of the rest with the likes of Williams, Red Bull and possibly McLaren. Who knows, maybe McLaren Honda have been sandbagging, it wouldn't be the first time a team has sandbagged through testing, only to blow everyone anyway when they go racing in anger. At this stage I won't make a prediction based upon testing!

[sagi58]

Fighting with Williams for 2nd? Wow Sagi, I admire your optimism.

If you're not being sarcastic, Thank you!!
If you are being sarcastic, !!

[What's Burning?]

Who knows, maybe McLaren Honda have been sandbagging, it wouldn't be the first time a team has sandbagged through testing, only to blow everyone anyway when they go racing in anger. At this stage I won't make a prediction based upon testing!

I would make a prediction at this point, both McLaren Honda to DNF. You can sandbag speed, but no one would ever sandbag mileage. Force India did in three days nearly the mileage McLaren did in 12 days of testing, at this point they would be lucky to go a race distance, let alone expect to finish both cars high in the points.

[RyRy]

Who knows, maybe McLaren Honda have been sandbagging, it wouldn't be the first time a team has sandbagged through testing, only to blow everyone anyway when they go racing in anger. At this stage I won't make a prediction based upon testing!

I would make a prediction at this point, both McLaren Honda to DNF. You can sandbag speed, but no one would ever sandbag mileage. Force India did in three days nearly the mileage McLaren did in 12 days of testing, at this point they would be lucky to go a race distance, let alone expect to finish both cars high in the points.

Yeah I'm with you on that, I wouldn't be all too surprised with either both their cars retiring or both being 5+ laps down

[madbrad]

It can not be Alonso.

[racechick]

Nope, Alonso is ruled out.

[overboost]

It can not be Alonso.

Alonso is out and its Magnussen joining Button for the first race of a McLaren-Honda since Senna and Berger in Australia 1992. Berger won that race holding off Schumacher in a Benneton. Senna and Mansel come together.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xw3wml ... rt-1_sport
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xw4n3l ... rt-2_sport

Interestingly both of the top Williams went out leaving behind an entertaining race!