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[vaptin]

It's the FIA's fault, for being so stingy with the number of tyres available.

I'll take the trade off from fast degrading tyres, which must be protected in quali but produce exciting races anyday.

It's only "exciting" when you've got cars on different strategies, but all of the top finishers are on the same strategy with everyone holding back on a new set of options. We're going to see a lot more of what we saw today. Unless they add a set of qualifying tires, or they perhaps throw in three separate available compounds for each race.

No, look at Schumacher, held back on tyres, whereas the others have done just one run but Ferrari don't have any options left over.

The large degradation between the tyres makes alternative strategies possible.

[FRAFPDD]

hamilton leads into turn 1, vettel ends up winning, heard it here first.

[f1ea]

Yeah Q has become quite boring... in exchange the races are awesome, so maybe time to think a bit and figure out how to make Q exciting as well. Maybe an extra set of softs? or making everyone in Q3 use hards?

Massa is set to struggle this weekend on those hard tires... hopefully its not too bad and he can still finish in the points.

Dunno what Alonso was soo excited about... i mean, they seem pretty close on pace, but he looked as if it was his birthday... they even used all the softs; at least not too much... they look good for the race. Maybe Alonso was just happy about his new contract guess we can all get Ferrari/Alonso gear without worrying it will be out-of-style next yr hehe

Maldonado and Perez were pretty good... Sutil is again behind di Resta so not good news for him, except they are back in the warzone so i believe Sutil should do better in there...

The world needs a Vettel DNF

[What's Burning?]

It's the FIA's fault, for being so stingy with the number of tyres available.

I'll take the trade off from fast degrading tyres, which must be protected in quali but produce exciting races anyday.

It's only "exciting" when you've got cars on different strategies, but all of the top finishers are on the same strategy with everyone holding back on a new set of options. We're going to see a lot more of what we saw today. Unless they add a set of qualifying tires, or they perhaps throw in three separate available compounds for each race.

No, look at Schumacher, held back on tyres, whereas the others have done just one run but Ferrari don't have any options left over.

The large degradation between the tyres makes alternative strategies possible.

I said "top finishers"

[What's Burning?]

Dunno what Alonso was soo excited about...

he was excited because he drove the hell out of that car to get the result he did, probably wouldn't be able to repeat the performance, it was a fantastic attempt.

[vaptin]

It's the FIA's fault, for being so stingy with the number of tyres available.

I'll take the trade off from fast degrading tyres, which must be protected in quali but produce exciting races anyday.

It's only "exciting" when you've got cars on different strategies, but all of the top finishers are on the same strategy with everyone holding back on a new set of options. We're going to see a lot more of what we saw today. Unless they add a set of qualifying tires, or they perhaps throw in three separate available compounds for each race.

No, look at Schumacher, held back on tyres, whereas the others have done just one run but Ferrari don't have any options left over.

The large degradation between the tyres makes alternative strategies possible.

I said "top finishers"

Tyres still make a difference with the Redbull and McLaren's. There are more pitstops this year, so deciding when to do a stint on primes or options can make a difference.

[smokin]

Ferrari - I'm pretty sure the Ferraris don't have any Softs for the race so there goes Alonso's podium unless something drastic happens.

Both Ferrari's are fine for options. In fact, both cars only ran a total of 3 racing laps on their allocation of options.

Fernando says that the McLarens have one more set of fresh softs than the Ferraris.

Nando did a great lap, but, he too is on the dirty side. I think we'll see him prioritize getting safely thought turn 1, take any opportunity if it's there, and try and settle into a fast race.

Fantastic lap by Alonso. Didn't think he'd beat Rosberg's time, let alone Button's.

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

At first I thought perhaps Webber using CURSE and Vettel not was a strategic manoeuver to ensure an RBR lockout of the front row. After all, everyone knows all the teams are overcharging the batteries, which makes them very ephemeral, so maybe RBR are trying to preserve Vettel's CURSE for the race as well. But after watching his "tells" in the post-qualy press conference, I am quite convinced the system was "unavailable."

Fair boggles the mind that a team with the brilliance and technological resources of RBR should still be having reliability problems with its CURSE at what originally was scheduled to be the sixth race of the season, which also undermines my confidence that they can have it mended by tomorrow. Except there remains the possibility that Vettel can go to the grid with a fully-charged battery and use it just for the start and isn't likely to be caught before the finish by anyone save Webber.

Which begs the question of whether Webber was listening when Hemlut Marko dropped his "hint."

[darwin dali]

It's the FIA's fault, for being so stingy with the number of tyres available.

I'll take the trade off from fast degrading tyres, which must be protected in quali but produce exciting races anyday.

It's only "exciting" when you've got cars on different strategies, but all of the top finishers are on the same strategy with everyone holding back on a new set of options. We're going to see a lot more of what we saw today. Unless they add a set of qualifying tires, or they perhaps throw in three separate available compounds for each race.

No, look at Schumacher, held back on tyres, whereas the others have done just one run but Ferrari don't have any options left over.

The large degradation between the tyres makes alternative strategies possible.

MS had KERS problems, so went out only on primes to be able to counter any other non-runner in Q3, but when seeing nobody else was in the same situation, they scrapped that run without posting a time.

[darwin dali]

Red bull was dominant as expected...

It's sad to see hamilton and alonso contented w/ 3rd and 4th....I guess that's the effect of red bull's dominance...

Uh...

[LewEngBridewell]

OK, so qualifying counts for less these days. To me, that's a bloody good thing!! Weren't people once moaning that the race was basically won in qualifying once? OMG!!!!!


There was once a time, i.e. recent years, that it would be near impossible to win from any further back on the grid than about 4th. Now we've seen what Webber did in China, ANYTHING can happen. Of course, you still have to have a fast car, and that's what Red Bull have. McLaren need to reel 'em in

[Robert12010]

good laps from lewis and fernando, but like its been mentioned the red bull in quali trim is just totally unreachable, i think the only chance of a non red bull pole could either be next week in monaco due to the nature of the circuit with all the armco, or canada, where straight line speed is most important, i wonder though if thats where lewis's title challenge will really start.....

[vlad]

hamilton leads into turn 1, vettel ends up winning, heard it here first.

Possible!

[FRAFPDD]

hamilton leads into turn 1, vettel ends up winning, heard it here first.

Possible!

probable!

[F1er]

So lets see Vettel's racecraft skills now that he's not on pole.He has the fastest car to win it so I don't wanna hear EXCUSES.