2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina, Nov 24 - 26

[cplchanb]

Curse of the yellow t cam merc strikes again. Seriously ham should get rid of that yellow sticker. It's been nothing but misery these last 2 years

[Juzh]

Max pulling a sneaky one on us. Mercedes as well, but in the other direction.

[chrisc90]

#1 driver showing his talent again by sticking such a big gap to everyone else.

Ferrari vs mercedes tomorrow will be interesting. Charles P2 and Russel P4, decent haul of points difference there. Even if they end up equal - Ferrari take the spot.

[101FlyingDutchman]

Curse of the yellow t cam merc strikes again. Seriously ham should get rid of that yellow sticker. It's been nothing but misery these last 2 years

Yep the sticker change will be all that’s needed

[TFSA]

Where does Charles gets those Q3 laps from?

He's walking on fire when he needs to be.

Incredible performance by Verstappen again. Best qualifier on the grid by far, shows his quality again. His ability to be on it and put the car on the limit right away from the very first lap in Q1, utilizing fewer sets of brand new tires to proceed in Q3 has been massively underrated. It was close, as predicted, and would've been even closer if all top performers were able to save 2 sets for Q3.

Disagree. Leclerc is better in quali - he just struggles so much with his car on many tracks, including this one. Nobody can qualify with a bad or improperly set up car.

But when Leclerc is on, it's 110% in qualifying, pretty much every time.

[search]

Marko just said that they didn't expect to get onto the front row and therefor went for a setup with less downforce, to be able to pass in the race. He doesn't expect it to be a problem tomorrow, though.

The money he lost to Horner will go to the bar bill of the mechanics tomorrow night.

[ME4ME]

Norris again messing up his qualifying.
Perez again losing his lap for track limits.
Verstappen and Leclerc again delivering when it matters.
Sums up 2023.

[JordanMugen]

The money he lost to Horner will go to the bar bill of the mechanics tomorrow night.

Cracking stuff from Max, Charles, Oscar (albeit Lando stuffed up) and Yuki!

[Hammerfist]

Very weird how Redbull struggled in the hotter temperatures. I mean Russell and the mclarens were clearly ahead in practice 3. This generation of cars is so sensitive. Max’s consistency needs to be applauded though. You take the car out of the equation and look at the other top drivers with albeit inferior equipment and no one has been as consistent. It gets boring but the guy is driving at another level.

[Sieper]

Curse of the yellow t cam merc strikes again. Seriously ham should get rid of that yellow sticker. It's been nothing but misery these last 2 years

Yep the sticker change will be all that’s needed

Sticker shock.

[Sieper]

Max is always on. I have seen him make wrong choices, maybe wrong is a big word, too eager is maybe better, but off the pace, sine 2015, never. Not once. Not even in FP. I think it comes from his eagerness, his willingness to go for it. And starting this young, and always competing with the best, usually much older. We all know these guys in sport, there’s always the few, on any level of sport. Great to look at but also the moment of realization, no I can’t do that. As a fan I hope it continues. The good thing for everyone who is not a fan, or who can’t stand him, or anywhere in between, the cars are getting closer and closer. The whole field is so tight now.

I rate this pole, Helmut even bet against it.

[deadhead]

Where does Charles gets those Q3 laps from?

I don’t know but I have a feeling he can be just as good during races if they can give him a capable car…

[deadhead]

The money he lost to Horner will go to the bar bill of the mechanics tomorrow night.

Cracking stuff from Max, Charles, Oscar (albeit Lando stuffed up) and Yuki!

Yeah tha Red Bull suspension working well for the Japanese driver!

[Mogster]

Norris over driving in qualifying is becoming a bit of a reoccurring theme.

[JordanMugen]

Very weird how Redbull struggled in the hotter temperatures. I mean Russell and the mclarens were clearly ahead in practice 3. This generation of cars is so sensitive.

Maybe, or the field is just close so 1-2 tenths variation makes a big difference where normally it wouldn't make any difference.

Yeah tha Red Bull suspension working well for the Japanese driver!