2014 Singapore GP - Marina Bay, September 19-21

[Juzh]

Im gona go ahead and call ForceIndia as a prime candidate for the fight for 4th while at the same time Williams in the fight for 3rd... With a locked out Mercedes-Benz front row..

Lol & lol

[MrBigglesworth]

On another note, I expect Ferrari (or at least Alonso) to go well on this circuit.

1. Ferrari were pretty good around both Monaco and Hungary, which are closest to Singapore characteristically.
2. Pirelli are bringing the SS and S tyres to this race, so the hard tyre issue minimizes.
3. Alonso has always excelled around this track. Kimi not so much though.

I agree in that I see Ferrari battling up there, for 5/6th. Behind Mercs and RB.

But I can imagine that there might be some interesting results coming up - with no engineers chiding Ros and Ham for turning their engine settings up - who's to say one won't push the engine over the edge, or run out of fuel...

[Phil]

I wonder what the likelyhood is of a Mercedes car not winning this this weekend. A safety car could ruin the day easily for one of them and if the RedBulls are in the mix and close, perhaps one of them could benefit. Perhaps this will be one of Vettels weekends. He's been on pace in qualifying the last couple of races and perhaps a bit unlucky on strategy... I think a strong weekend for him is just around the corner.

[zioture]

F1 2014 Brembo Brake Facts Singapore

[MercedesAMGSpy]

I think Lewis Hamilton isn't a big Brembo fan after Hockenheim.

[NTS]

I'm curious how critical the fuel will get for some. Could be interesting to see what is basically a very advanced game of chicken between some drivers: who dares to turn it down the latest.

[The Egg]

Here's a question for those of you in the know...

If a driver retires from a race as a result of running out of fuel, can they get a free gearbox (or even engine) change?

[mipade]

I think Lewis Hamilton isn't a big Brembo fan after Hockenheim.

Is Lewis back on Brembos or is he still using the Carbon Industries brakes he was forced to use after the Hockenheim crash??

[adrianjordan]

If this race is as heavy on fuel as some are suggesting, will Lewis be able to take advantage of the fact that he has, pretty consistently from what I recall on the BBC coverage, used less fuel than Nico?

Or are Merc still locking both drivers to using the same engine settings for some stupid reason?

[basti313]

If this race is as heavy on fuel as some are suggesting, will Lewis be able to take advantage of the fact that he has, pretty consistently from what I recall on the BBC coverage, used less fuel than Nico?

It is and always has been a marginal difference. And in Monaco it was the other way round, so I would not read anything into it regarding Singapore.

Or are Merc still locking both drivers to using the same engine settings for some stupid reason?

They can't anymore. Every driver has to find his own settings now.

[PlatinumZealot]

Four percent is not marginal by any stretch. In monaco even with hams problems i dont think nico saved more there either... I might be wrong though but i remember keeping a keen eye on that. For fuel hungry tracks like monza we saw Nico being told to save mid race. It is certainly going to be interesting...

[astracrazy]

I'm pretty sure Nico has used more fuel than Lewis every race this season...

[SectorOne]

It is and always has been a marginal difference.

Depends on your definition of marginal.

[MercedesAMGSpy]

I have heard a lot of radio messages asking Nico to save fuel this season.

[prince]

It is and always has been a marginal difference.

Depends on your definition of marginal.

http://i.imgur.com/VAS0Y9g.jpg

Assuming that both Nico and Lewis starts with equal load of fuel; With that kind of fuel consumption difference, Lewis carries performance penalty in the later stages of race as he would be carrying more fuel than others. Although he would be free to go much faster than others, the remaining fuel load will nullify that advantage.