Spanish Grand Prix - First Practice

3rd & 7 37yd

Lewis must feel great ! He finishes first in absolutely evey session

by Questionaire 5/8/2015 9:01:42 AM
@Sumanth .. only if the other teams have gone backwards on their cars like the Renault engine

by VS 5/8/2015 9:01:51 AM
Talking of Mad Max cars, Lotus has a new sponsor this weekend.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:03:08 AM
Nate, the way the TORO youth are driving i wouldn't be surprised if RBR promoted BOTH and dumped RIC and KVY!

by BE 5/8/2015 9:03:14 AM
Do you reckon Ferrari as the second force behind Merc here also?

by rockedin123 5/8/2015 9:03:21 AM
@rockedin123: Almost certainly. The question is how far behind they are.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:03:38 AM
Sainz and Verstappen are doing a great job again today, both very tallented!

by AdiosAyrton 5/8/2015 9:04:30 AM
could have sponsored mclaren instead....

by Fouad Habibi 5/8/2015 9:04:35 AM
A few mistakes from Hamilton as he slides the car through one corner and then runs deep at Turn 10.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:05:15 AM
what upgrades did merc bring to barca?

by fawx 5/8/2015 9:05:17 AM
@fawx: A few little aero tweaks and winglets on the floor and rear of the car.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:05:37 AM
Lotus always the coolest team to contact for promoting movies! Remember The Batman

by Questionaire 5/8/2015 9:05:40 AM
Red Bull did Star Wars at Monaco one year

by Heartmuscle 5/8/2015 9:06:25 AM
Rosberg makes a very late entry to the pit lane and goes the wrong way around the bollard at pit entry. That may result in a slap on the wrist, but no damage was done to either the Mercedes or any other competitors (or the bollard, I should add)

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:07:41 AM
Raikkonen: "The seat is getting very hot in this car"

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:07:56 AM
Hamilton had a similar problem earlier this year, which turned out to be the electronics for the FOM camera. The team repackaged it and seem to have solved the problem.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:08:44 AM
@Questionaire: Don't forget on the music front too. Linkin Park and Daft Punk in Monaco a few years back

by Marais 5/8/2015 9:09:04 AM
Lol Raikkonen is literally in the "Hot Seat" nowadays!

by AdiosAyrton 5/8/2015 9:10:22 AM
Is Ferrari maybe too Daredevil with a load of new features on a car that is (was ?) fine

by timot 5/8/2015 9:10:29 AM
@timot: Until its winning the team won't be happy and even then they'd need to push the boundaries to stay ahead. That's what F1 is all about.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:11:04 AM
I should note that Rosberg improved to a 1:26.828 to go 0.070s quicker than Hamilton.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:11:39 AM
@BE: ha ha, funny one, BE. Read again your writing: who's the hater ? just keep it cool, man. Formula 1 is no boxing. I am a big fan of gentleman drivers. Grosjean now seems to fit in, unfortunately not Pastor Maldonado (who I liked very much when he won his race though).

by dufloop 5/8/2015 9:11:52 AM
i've never seen RAI smile so much...me thinks the 'ice man' is starting to thaw :)

by BE 5/8/2015 9:12:02 AM
The stewards are investigating Rosberg for going the wrong side of the bollard marking the pit entry.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:12:23 AM
Mercedes is poking around at the back of Rosberg's car. He was hoping for a perfect weekend here, let's hope that a spanner isn't thrown in the works.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:13:34 AM
Has Ferrari really closed mercy on horse power? And can I assume they did just by comparing speed traps ?

by vic 5/8/2015 9:13:42 AM
@vic: They have definitely boosted horsepower. The best way to measure bhp is to look at acceleration out of corners using GPS tracking rather than top speed, which is still largely dictated by drag.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:15:06 AM
Its unfortunate to see Daniels car running into problems again.....will he be slapped with penalties ?

by Fouad Habibi 5/8/2015 9:15:12 AM
@FouadHabibi: If he uses another internal combustion engine he will get a 10-place penalty this weekend.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:15:46 AM
@Laurence: What kind of reprimand can the stewards apply on Rosberg for running around the bollard? Surely nothing too serious

by Marais 5/8/2015 9:16:05 AM
@Marais: I should imagine the most the stewards will issue would be a reprimand, which can result in a penalty if too many are accrued but won't mean any tangible penalty this weekend.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:17:44 AM
I am curious to know if young Toro Rosso drivers share data with each other, and which one of them more often finds the best set-up. We talk a lot about Verstappen, but Sainz doesn't look like a less better driver...

by dufloop 5/8/2015 9:18:02 AM
@Espn, could you please tell us the current lap time difference between Hamilton and Vettel/Raikkonen? Thanks

by Romain 5/8/2015 9:18:12 AM
@Romain: Nearly a second between Rosberg's best time and Vettel's and just over a second between Rosberg and Raikkonen.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:18:54 AM
Vettel is 0.978s off and Raikkonen 1.004s to be precise.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:19:28 AM
Hamilton runs a little wide in the final sector on his latest lap.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:19:54 AM
Just four races into the season and daniel is in his fourth ICE....any inference on how this season will turn out for dan.....maybe an engine per two races and penalty repeatedly....turning out very bad for him

by Fouad Habibi 5/8/2015 9:20:09 AM
i may tease some drivers now and then, but i respect every one of them...even the 'backmarkers'...that's why i defend them. which one of us would not jump at the chance to drive any f1 race car

by BE 5/8/2015 9:20:23 AM
Another boring Mercz-Ferrari race

by Joash 5/8/2015 9:21:34 AM
@Laurence, still early but can you say what position you expect Alonso to finish this race. How much top would he qualify?

by JJA 5/8/2015 9:21:41 AM
@JJA: McLaren will realistically be aiming to make Q2 in qualifying and score points in the race. From what the team has been saying this weekend won't be a dramatic step up, rather another step along the way.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:22:35 AM
@Joash - well, would you rather it's just another Merc race? At least Ferrari is in the hunt now too...

by Donovan 5/8/2015 9:22:40 AM
What does ICE stand for? #noobquestion

by Donovan 5/8/2015 9:22:43 AM
@Donovan: Internal Combustion Engine - the old fire and brimstone part of the power unit. We differentiate it now because power is also supplied by two types of energy recover system in the Motor Generator Unit - Kinetic (harvesting power under braking from the rear axle) and the Motor Generator Unit - Heat (harvesting power from the exhaust gases via the turbo's turbine)

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:25:34 AM
why are red bull facing so many problems with the Renault Power Unit whereas their sister team, Torro Rossom running up high in 5th and 6th right now?

by jsa 5/8/2015 9:25:55 AM
@jsa: Most likely the packaging of components and the stresses it puts them under.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:26:17 AM
Or "impossible confusing engine" XD

by Michael Bialocur 5/8/2015 9:26:33 AM
Just over two minutes left in this session now. Rosberg remains fastest on a 1:26.828

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:27:42 AM
@Michael Bialocur You can say that if we were speaking about the PU... This is the same old engines we use daily

by Questionaire 5/8/2015 9:28:55 AM
Ricciardo has made it out and is currently 11th fastest and on a quicker lap.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:29:27 AM
Button: "The balance is all wrong on this wing"

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:29:44 AM
Raikkonen returns to the pits to find that there are no Ferrari mechanics to take his car into the garage. He heads back out as a result.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:30:47 AM
The session comes to an end with Rosberg's time secure at the top of the standings.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:31:15 AM
Wahey! Alonso boots the throttle in Turn 12 and pirouettes the McLaren through 360 degrees.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:31:59 AM
I really roost for rosberg to win this GP to keep the drivers championship open.....it will be boring to speculate lewis as 2015 champion at this point of the season

by Fouad Habibi 5/8/2015 9:32:15 AM
Was Alonso trying to drift?

by Heartmuscle 5/8/2015 9:32:42 AM
@Heartmuscle: It looked a bit that way. Sadly it's more likely a sign that Honda's driveability upgrades haven't done the trick.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:33:28 AM
Thanks for joining us for FP1. We will be back with more live commentary in the second session. Make sure you join us.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 9:36:02 AM

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