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[What's Burning?]

That's what I thought it would be no different than stopping a race for inclement weather or darkness.

[LRW]

I think Id like to see that, just once, where all 22 cars breakdown.

[Hammer278]

I think Id like to see that, just once, where all 22 cars breakdown.

You're such a sadist.

[LRW]

Im actually relatively happy today....

[1Lemon]

Im actually relatively happy today....

When you're not happy do you hope for a massive pile up?

[LRW]

No. I drown kittens.

[spankyham]

A few interesting facts to compare from last year at about this time.
1) The fastest car after the last day of testing was the Mercedes
2) At that same test the fastest lap of the ultimate winner of the Aust GP was 1.5 seconds slower
3) Again at the last test, the fastest lap of the winner of the 2nd GP (and ultimately the runaway winner of the WDC) was over 2 seconds slower

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[CookinFlat6]

Is a test at the end of a period of stability and an engine freeze relevant to a test with the biggest shakeup in F1 history tho?

[Hammer278]

A few interesting facts to compare from last year at about this time.
1) The fastest car after the last day of testing was the Mercedes
2) At that same test the fastest lap of the ultimate winner of the Aust GP was 1.5 seconds slower
3) Again at the last test, the fastest lap of the winner of the 2nd GP (and ultimately the runaway winner of the WDC) was over 2 seconds slower

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So what you're trying to say is that this time Ferrari will be winning in Melbourne and then running away with the championships? Ok.

[spankyham]

A few interesting facts to compare from last year at about this time.
1) The fastest car after the last day of testing was the Mercedes
2) At that same test the fastest lap of the ultimate winner of the Aust GP was 1.5 seconds slower
3) Again at the last test, the fastest lap of the winner of the 2nd GP (and ultimately the runaway winner of the WDC) was over 2 seconds slower

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So what you're trying to say is that this time Ferrari will be winning in Melbourne and then running away with the championships? Ok.

Just repeating what I've been saying since day 1 at Jerez. Don't try and read too much into lap times.

Although I don't have any problems with your scenario of Ferrari winning in Aust and the championships

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[spankyham]

Is a test at the end of a period of stability and an engine freeze relevant to a test with the biggest shakeup in F1 history tho?

Good point, last year was a stable rule period. This year has more change than we have been used to - although I wouldn't call it the biggest shake up in F1 history.


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[CookinFlat6]

If Ferrari did win in the next couple of races, then Domenically would be doing very well. Unless when he described the Merc as a monster, he regards RBR the last few years as an even bigger monster.
I wonder which challenge Monte finds bigger, RBR in 2013 or Monster Merc in 2014

[spankyham]

Mercedes has done a great job and what I think is telling is not the times, but rather the laps and kilometers they have completed.
Still, I believe the right strategy until Europe will be to finish as often as possible and harvest as many points as possible from those finishes.

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[Ferrari man 009]

So if there are no finishers, does the car that made it the furthest win even though they didn't finish? I guess that's possible.

I believe as long as the lead car has completed at least 75% of the race, they get full points, less than that they get half points even if none of them finish.

If there are no cars I expect the race would be stopped and the result would be the standings 2 laps before, so any car that dropped out a lap before might even be given 2nd

But anyway, I expect Williams, Force India, Mercedes and possibly Ferrari and McLaren to be capable of making the full distance. Sauber did over 3 race distances yesterday so they look ok too!

Of the Renault powered teams, only Caterham have really shown any signs of reliability. If a Lotus/Red Bull/ Toro Rosso make it to the chequered flag its a good result for them.

For the race I think the Mercedes duo will dominate, but one wont finish. The other will cruise to the win. Bottas will be 2nd just ahead of Alonso, who will produce another strong race performance to drag the Ferrari home 3rd.

[1Lemon]

Why are people counting Marussia out of finishing the race, but keeping Ferrari (Sauber I understand as Sutil will probably crash because he doesn't understand how brakes work)