Spanish Grand Prix - First Practice

3rd & 7 37yd

the McLaren livery looks super mean, i hope the performance lives up to it

by sriram 5/8/2015 8:27:47 AM
It's refreshing to see a woman driving a F1 car

by Jorge Daniel 5/8/2015 8:27:52 AM
Rosberg is now fastest with a 1:27.333. Hamilton is second on a 1:27.509.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:29:06 AM
A new rear suspension layout for McLaren. It's similar to the old design, which is unique in the pit lane and sees the rear arm of the wishbone connect much further back on the rear crash structure.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:30:56 AM
Alonso hangs the rear of his McLaren out around Turn 12. That could also have been a homage to Gilles Villeneuve with the way he collected it together again.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:31:59 AM
Why are the Renault engines less reliable than last year?

by Michael Bialocur 5/8/2015 8:32:10 AM
@MichaelBialocur: Renault attempted to make some performance gains over the winter but in doing it seems they so compromised reliability. They were not happy with the way the token system was changed over the winter as they had to rush some changes and then change their strategy when it became apparent that tokens could be spent at any point during the year. Ferrari seemed to be much better prepared and appeared to bank on the token system being changed.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:34:16 AM
PDVSA money is obviously king at Lotus this year, but Maldonado systematically refusing to share his car with Palmer for FP1 shows 1. that he's insecure with his own driving, 2. that he's a ****.

by dufloop 5/8/2015 8:34:28 AM
The first 30 minutes of the session is up so the teams can no longer use their first set of tyres for the weekend. They now get another set of hards to finish this session before new sets of hard and medium compounds for FP2.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:35:25 AM
@duflop why? I wouldn't share mine!

by Bam 5/8/2015 8:35:27 AM
what are the timing for both ferrari

by altaf 5/8/2015 8:36:29 AM
@altaf: Vettel has set a 1:28.141 and Raikkonen a 1:28.825.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:36:50 AM
You can see the newly sculpted Ferrari sidepod in this photo. Quite a dramatic change as the packaging on the SF15-T tightens up.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:40:40 AM
Laurence: doesn't the times of Ferrari seem too far behind the Mercs? They were expecting some improvement

by rockedin123 5/8/2015 8:40:54 AM
@rockedin123: It's too early in the weekend to read too much into the time, but I suspect Mercedes will hold an advantage over Ferrari here.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:41:30 AM
McLaren sitting on 315KPH - do you think they've turned the engine up?

by Heartmuscle 5/8/2015 8:42:33 AM
Stevens clocked 318KPH, so does that mean Honda is still holding back?

by Heartmuscle 5/8/2015 8:42:35 AM
@Heartmuscle: All these cars can hit well over 320km/h if you trim enough downforce, and therefore drag, off the car. The key is to have efficient downforce and that's what the teams aim for. Power allows you to run more downforce without compromising straight-line speed, but top speeds are not the best indicator of power.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:44:36 AM
I've hoped to see more Ferraris running due to the big package they have bought here.

lets hope they get out soon and start running non-stop! Forza Ferrari!

by fawx 5/8/2015 8:44:49 AM
@fawx: Don't forget all teams are wary of putting mileage on the engines, which are still limited to four under the regulations. That could increase to five, but until it does we could be set for a some quiet Fridays.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:45:56 AM
Hamilton on 335KPH and Rosberg on 319KPH but their times are less than 2/10ths.

by Heartmuscle 5/8/2015 8:46:07 AM
@Bam: because it is now obvious to everybody that Maldonado can not drive as fast and reliably as his team-mate even with one more free practice at every week-end ! I used to think he was fast, now he seems totally lost. And the more he forces Grosjean to be the only one sharing his car in FP1, the more he gets beaten and it gives him such bad publicity.

by dufloop 5/8/2015 8:46:21 AM
Stevens breaks the silence with the roar of a 2014-spec Ferrari engine and the Manor heads out on track.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:48:23 AM
Compare and contrast: Red Bull noses new and old

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:49:42 AM
Any idea what has happened with Ricciardo? I am watching a local coverage in Spanish, cannot quiet understand them.

by Blake187 5/8/2015 8:50:13 AM
@Blake187: No timed lap from Ricciardo so far. I suspect that is a problem with the car as he has effectively wasted the first set of tyres of the weekend. No news yet on the specifics...

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:51:02 AM
Nate, what do you think of the new macca colors/design? i think it looks "dark and moody"! ;-)

by BE 5/8/2015 8:51:35 AM
McLaren even has aero paint to match the new livery!

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:52:44 AM
I quite like the new McLaren livery. It's refreshing.

by Marais 5/8/2015 8:55:38 AM
Looks like Button's hit some roadkill and blood has splatted over the car

by Heartmuscle 5/8/2015 8:55:41 AM
Woowwww!! The Mclaren looks smokin' hot!

by Questionaire 5/8/2015 8:55:44 AM
Vettel has set a fastest first sector...

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:56:56 AM
that mclaren looks something straight out of mad max movies.....cooooollll

by Fouad Habibi 5/8/2015 8:57:05 AM
A little wobble for Vettel through Turn 9 and a personal best in sector two...

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:57:41 AM
Hamilton is on a faster lap behind him though

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:57:53 AM
Vettel improves to a 1:27.846, but Hamilton smashes that with a 1:26.898.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:58:44 AM
Rosberg also improves but can only manage a 1:27.043.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:59:01 AM
without any updates do you think SFI can still earn points

by sumanth 5/8/2015 8:59:06 AM
@sumanth: They have so far, but it will only get more and more difficult. The team admits it will only score from others' mistakes this weekend.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 8:59:42 AM
how much gap between Alonso and rosberg now?already close to 1s or still more than 2s

by @MifdhalAceh 5/8/2015 8:59:51 AM
@@MifdhalAceh: Alonso's best time is a 1:29.813.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:00:09 AM
That Mclaren looks like a future dominator!

by AdiosAyrton 5/8/2015 9:00:14 AM
@dufus...enough with the Maldonado hate...it shows 1. that you are a hater and know nothing of F1. Maldonado has won an F1 race...deal with that reality.

by BE 5/8/2015 9:00:21 AM
they should keep the aero paint...

by sean 5/8/2015 9:00:28 AM
More trouble for Ricciardo as the engine cover comes off again. Clearly the team hasn't fixed the Red Bull's problems yet.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:01:31 AM

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