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By overboost
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By overboost
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By overboost
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All the rules have changed again! To no rules??

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#F1 Strategy group: No Halo in 2017. Maybe later. Radio ban lifted during races. Track limits will not be penalized anymore. #AMuS

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Also in our strategy group story: Teams not allowed to use privacy button for radio communication anymore.

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By sagi58
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... What has happened to Williams? Stale drivers?


I'm tempted to believe that Mercedes simply doesn't give them the same engine as the one their drivers have.
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By overboost
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... What has happened to Williams? Stale drivers?


I'm tempted to believe that Mercedes simply doesn't give them the same engine as the one their drivers have.


Yes seeing that they are now battling in the races with Torro Rosso who are running a 2015 Ferrari engine.
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By overboost
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Practice 2 Result

P No. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps
1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1’15.614 43
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’16.008 0.394 36
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1’16.208 0.594 39
4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1’16.456 0.842 40
5 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1’16.490 0.876 38
6 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1’16.512 0.898 45
7 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1’16.781 1.167 43
8 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1’17.087 1.473 16
9 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1’17.148 1.534 44
10 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1’17.225 1.611 21
11 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1’17.342 1.728 32
12 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1’17.367 1.753 38
13 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1’17.425 1.811 44
14 8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1’17.602 1.988 13
15 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1’17.686 2.072 40
16 21 Esteban Gutierrez Haas-Ferrari 1’18.005 2.391 42
17 20 Kevin Magnussen Renault 1’18.056 2.442 46
18 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1’18.130 2.516 28
19 94 Pascal Wehrlein Manor-Mercedes 1’18.193 2.579 42
20 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1’18.313 2.699 47
21 88 Rio Haryanto Manor-Mercedes 1’18.591 2.977 47
22 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1’19.295 3.681 41
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By Bladesman
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I think Nico will win the race this weekend much like last time we were here. Lewis has usually preferred the Nurburgring.

Interesting to see the Ferrari's are much closer in FP3 though.
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By overboost
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Qually results:

1. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 14.363s
2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 14.470s
3. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-TAG 1m 14.726s
4. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull-TAG 1m 14.834s
5. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 15.142s
6. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 15.315s
7. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 1m 15.510s
8. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 1m 15.530s
9. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes 1m 15.5372
10. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes 1m 15.615s

11. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari 1m 15.883s
12 Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda 1m 15.909s
13. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 15.989s
14. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 16.041s
15. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 16.086s*
16. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault 1m 16.665s

17. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault 1m 16.716s
18. Pascal Wehrlein GER Manor-Mercedes 1m 16.717s
19. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 16.876s
20. Rio Haryanto INA Manor-Mercedes 1m 16.977s
21. Felipe Nasr BRA Sauber-Ferrari 1m 17.123s
22. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 17.238s

Rosberg set an amazing time under tough conditions not having set a time on his first run due to electronic problems so it was all or nothing. As well Paddy Lowe says that Rosberg was carrying more fuel than Lewis! Hamilton then under pressure made a big mistake locking up in turn 6 costing him 2 tenths and the pole.
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Looks like Red Bull are definitely ahead of Ferrari after the Maranello team were head and shoulders second best team at the start of the season. I would love to see Red Bull continue their form until the end of the season and into next season, maybe even challenge Mercedes for regular wins and championships in 2017. Ferrari seem to be lost right now, they honestly seem to have no answers for Mercedes or even Red Bull at the moment, others are moving forward while Ferrari are seemingly standing still. :(
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By sagi58
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Looks like Red Bull are definitely ahead of Ferrari after the Maranello team were head and shoulders second best team at the start of the season... Ferrari seem to be lost right now, they honestly seem to have no answers for Mercedes or even Red Bull at the moment, others are moving forward while Ferrari are seemingly standing still. :(


It's not easy being a Ferrari fan, at the moment;
but, that will make winning all the sweeter!! :yes:

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