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]

Lando Norris through to Q3!!

Hamilton leads and Bottas 2nd. Leclerc outperforming Vettel

[Cleoriff]

Mercedes front row lockout Hamilton on pole!!

[Cleoriff]

[Cleoriff]

Also huge congratulations to rookie Lando Norris

Brought that McLaren home to 8th in his first F1 season

Full results and timings

Bring on the race tomorrow.....

[Cleoriff]

Great start by Bottas, leads Hamilton. Poor Ricciardo lost a front wing and has pitted ...Such a shame for his home GP

[Cleoriff]

Well done Bottas. Poor race for Lewis who finished 2nd, Verstappen 3rd.

Bottas is the first driver in history to score 26 points for a win (25 +1 for fastest lap)

Ferrari finished 4th and 5th !!

[Cleoriff]

Bahrain F1 this weekend. In all 3 practice sessions Ferrari are leading. Results for FP3 with new kids Leclerc heading the leaderboard

So unless Mercedes are sandbagging (and I don't think they are) It looks like a Ferrari front row lock out!!

All will be revealed after Qualifying in an hour or so

[Cleoriff]

As expected Ferrari has locked out the front row.

Even more amazing is the 'new kid on the grid' Charles Leclerc, has beaten his team mate, 4 x wdc Vettel to pole. Leclerc also broke the lap record.

Going to be a good race tomorrow

[liggerz87]

Thank you

[Cleoriff]

Though Grosjean takes a 3 place grid penalty for impeding Norris who was on a hot lap...