Raikkonen leads first session as Massa crashes

32 comments on “Raikkonen leads first session as Massa crashes”

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   spoutnik (@spoutnik)
   25th August 2017, 10:22

   If Massa is still unwell as some sources say does that mean we could see Di Resta in action again?
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      Miltiadis (@miltosgreekfan)
      25th August 2017, 10:26

      Definetely no.He just took too much kerb & speed & thats it.
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      NewVerstappenFan (@jureo)
      25th August 2017, 13:39

      Yes, if he is again unwell.
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   Miltiadis (@miltosgreekfan)
   25th August 2017, 10:28

   I dont know if its an coincedence,but every time Massa runs with a special design,he crashes at some point(Monaco & Brazil 2016)
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      Kaikarden (@kaikarden)
      25th August 2017, 11:27

      Did he crash in Brazil 06 with that special race suit? Could have sworn he won the race. But yes, you are correct for recent events
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         Miltiadis (@miltosgreekfan)
         25th August 2017, 12:26

         I should have said in the Williams years to be accurate!My bad
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   As33
   25th August 2017, 10:35

   Hamilton looks in a class of his own. What a lap!
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   RetardedF1sh (@retardedf1sh)
   25th August 2017, 10:36

   I missed the first hour of practise. Saw a replay of Bottas’ incident, it was a weird one. But how on earth did he manage to get it out of the graveltrap and bring it back to the pits? To me it looked like it was well and truly stuck in the gravel like tends to happen.
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      IJW (@)
      25th August 2017, 11:19

      @retardedf1sh Usually where there are gravel traps, there are grass verges in front of the barriers which if the cars reach, they can use to allow them to get back onto the race track.
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   Matthijs (@matthijs)
   25th August 2017, 10:55

   Hamilton, however, had set his quickest time on the harder soft compound tyres.

   The harder soft or the harder super soft tyre? The names of the compounds are not only ridiculous, but also confusing.
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      Ivan B (@njoydesign)
      25th August 2017, 10:59

      he set his best on Softs (yellow band)
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         Matthijs (@matthijs)
         25th August 2017, 12:19

         @njoydesign Interesting, thanks. That can mean three things. 1. Vettel wasn’t pushing, 2. Hamilton/Mercedes are much faster or 3. The ultrasofts are not faster. Any views on that?
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            Ivan B (@njoydesign)
            25th August 2017, 14:08

            @matthijs too early to make any conclusions)) In FP2 Lewis shaved off 8/10s going with US, so it seems they found the right balance. Will be interesting. Mercs are faster in S1 and S3, Ferrari gain in twisty S2. And frankly, Sebastian looks a bit off the pace at the moment.
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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      25th August 2017, 20:29

      @matthijs I don’t see what’s confusing. If I’d meant ‘super soft’ I’d’ve written ‘super soft’.
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   Ivan B (@njoydesign)
   25th August 2017, 10:59

   I am actually mildly optimistic about Ferrari for this race. This season they always run heavy in FP1, and many times we have seen them trailing the Mercs by a wide margin in practice sessions, before bouncing back in qualifying. Every time Ferrari show good pace in FP1 and FP2, it translates into a pretty good race pace and qualifying performance. If Mercedes’ tyre wear issues on US don’t go away, we might see a very entertaining qualifying. I still expect Ham to take pole at the moment, but I also expect one of the Ferraris to be alongside him on the grid.

   Also, is this true that Mercedes were running new spec engine in FP1? If that is the case, then it would make sense for them to push more than usual in FP1 to get more relevant data about the engine’s improvement.
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      Ivan B (@njoydesign)
      25th August 2017, 11:07

      Forgot to mention, the pace of the RedBulls is rather disappointing. I read that Renault were bringing updates to the engine for this and the next race, and from the gap it seems the performance gains are not effective enough. Were they running those updates in this session I wonder? What I am afraid of is Verstappen doing his super start again and destroying the genuine fight for the win, as he has done a couple of times this season already.
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         Dennis (@dennis65)
         25th August 2017, 11:22

         So let’s run only 4 cars, because they are the only ones that matter? Because that is what you implying.
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            Ivan B (@njoydesign)
            25th August 2017, 11:34

            @dennis65 No, this is not what I imply. What I imply is that RedBull need to have a faster car. But the reality of the situation is that Mercs and Ferraris are way ahead of everyone’s else right this moment, and I would really like to see a straight fight for the win without overopportunistic moves or technical issues robbing us of it.
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               Dennis (@dennis65)
               25th August 2017, 13:22

               Ok, then let’s have Mercedes and Ferrari start and half a minute later the rest.
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               Ivan B (@njoydesign)
               25th August 2017, 13:46

               @dennis65 Everyone keeping a cool head and respecting each other at the start would suffice. In any case, RedBulls are showing a much better pace now in FP2, so maybe we will see a proper 3-team battle throughout the race.

               By the way, you might want to tone your sarcasm down. We all are just spectators without any influence on what happens on the track, just commenting on what we see; there is no need for such knee-jerk flaming responses. I’m not here to pick a fight. Peace.
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            T
            25th August 2017, 14:01

            Wow @dennis65 is everything ok? Are you not having a good day or something coz gees the lingo is rather unnecessary.
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   tonyyeb (@tonyyeb)
   25th August 2017, 11:06

   Sorting of the table with tyre times isn’t working @keithcollantine, lots of errors when looking Chrome’s developer console.
   1. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      25th August 2017, 12:55

      @tonyyeb Apologies, finger trouble by me, should be fixed now.
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         tonyyeb (@tonyyeb)
         25th August 2017, 13:12

         @keithcollantine Perfect, thanks :)
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      nase
      25th August 2017, 13:57

      @tonyyeb
      I’d like to add that I find this table hard to read. Maybe it’s just a type of data that needs a visualisation to lend itself to a more intuitive interpretation.
      I have no idea how complicated the implementation would be, but I think a line chart would be perfect:
      – drivers on the x-axis, sorted by best lap time per tyre compound (relevant compound to be selected in a drop-down list)
      – lap times on the y-axis, colour-coded according to the compound
      – dotted horizontal lines representing the best lap times per compound
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         Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
         25th August 2017, 20:30

         Can I just check, you do know you can just click on each heading to sort the column beneath it?
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            nase
            26th August 2017, 19:02

            @keithcollantine
            Yes, I do. And I really appreciate that you’re making these tables available to us. But as I said, I think that this kind of data is a tad too complex to grasp its essence in a glance. My intention was definitely not to badmouth this table, but to make a suggestion how these data could be presented in an even more accessible way.
            Whether that’d be an improvement, and if so, whether it’d be worth it, is a different matter, of course.
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   Todfod (@todfod)
   25th August 2017, 11:07

   Mercedes and Ferrari are in a league of their own at Spa. Red bulls are nearly a second behind them and the rest of the midfield are nearly 2 seconds down.
   Have a feeling that Hamilton’s going to put it on pole, but have a hard time keeping the Ferraris on Sunday.

   Should be an interesting battle in the midfield as well. Force india, haas and toro rosso followed by Renault and the sluggish looking Mclaren Honda
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      kpcart
      25th August 2017, 11:35

      It is practise 1 for goodness sake
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   Joao (@johnmilk)
   25th August 2017, 11:51

   Ocon’s time was also set on the soft tyre. On paper that makes FI best of the rest
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    Pinak Ghosh (@pinakghosh)
    25th August 2017, 12:27

    Mercedes looking strong especially, with LH. The pace on the soft tyres is good. Down the grid, its good to see McLaren, Torro Rosso and Renault closely packed. Sad to see Williams at the bottom of the grid.
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    Argrent
    25th August 2017, 12:51

    One of the best ones. A lot of drivers had their ‘moments’ but to perform at such a high level for all these years is a unique quality:)

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