Formula One 2019

[Cleoriff]

What better way to start the new F1 thread than wishing Lewis Hamilton a Happy 34th Birthday

Here's hoping for a great season and another world championship for the lad from Stevenage

Get In Lewis and hopefully

PS: New cars are revealed from February 12th. Testing starts February 18th..

Season starts in 10 weeks. March15th Australia...

[Cleoriff]

FP2. Mercedes will struggle this weekend. As Toto said. We are just not fast enough...

[Anonymous]

The bottom two thirds of that table is far more interesting!

[Cleoriff]

Amazing that Toro Rosso are doing better than McLaren. There again it's a different altitude at this track...

Oh well let's hope Merc have something to turn up tomorrow in Qualifying...though I doubt it.

[Cleoriff]

FP3 Started with a wet track and the cars all over the place then it dried out and these are the results

Sorry @Anonymous ....

Still it's Qualifying in 2 hours...though I can't see Merc pulling anything out of the bag. Sainz did well

[Anonymous]

At least Verstappen is down the rankings.. HA!

[jonsie]

Sometimes practice is just that....qualifying usually sorts out the men! Hoping Lewis makes the front row, the wetter the better.

[Anonymous]

Fingers crossed!

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:
At least Verstappen is down the rankings.. HA!

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Yes but he was held up in traffic @Anonymous . His usual cry 'Bloody Unbelievable'

Anyway my grandson is on his way to watch Qualifying with me and he is a Max fan so best watch my mouth. Mind you rather Max than either Ferrari...

[Cleoriff]

Well Bottas  put his car in the wall stopping everyone bar Max getting a hot lap in

Whether Bottas stays in 6th depends on the damage his car sustained.

[Cleoriff]

The Stewards are investigating Max regarding whether he lifted when the yellow flags were shown

Post quali press conference where he shot himself in the foot!

The result of the stewards enquiry aren't known as yet. He could take a grid penalty.