2019 Aston Martin Red Bull Racing - Honda F1 Team

[Jambier]

Very funny to see on an engine track that... Mercedes seem to be the slowest of top teams.

Honda is fighting for P1.

And even Renault is ultra fast given the poor chassis, engine must be really strong.

[dxpetrov]

Thinking Mercs just kept too much DF. It might help them in the race though...

[IvailoStefanovBG]

May be they are betting on rain tomorrow...

[bosyber]

Thinking Mercs just kept too much DF. It might help them in the race though...

Thinking Mercs just kept too much DF. It might help them in the race though...

That does somewhat keep the irony intact, with them going for the typical Red Bull approach of the last few years of knowing not to count on pole/front row, but use race pace (like they did before in Hungary, and Spa where it failed) to get ahead on Sunday.

[Jambier]

Yes it reminds RB in the V8 period

[Jaisonas]

one of albon's fp2 laps - that little bit of slipstream at the end was worth 7 kmh?? 306 vs 313 kmh at the start finish line compared to start and end of the lap.
https://streamable.com/1jy2m
https://streamable.com/1jy2m

and including gasly's lap because of easy to see battery charge bar on the steering wheel. Zero charge left just before parabolica I've seen renaults with 20%+ still left
https://streamable.com/zncaj
https://streamable.com/zncaj

https://i.imgur.com/OFuRLz4.jpg

Both cars seem to run out right at the line. So i'd say the calibration is ok. Battery management is a known weak spot atm i think.

[godlameroso]

Or they use up 4MJ before the end of the lap. I usually run out at the parabolica. Matters little when your exit speed is 270kph and the finish line is 240ish meters after.

[Bill]

Engine issues or gamesmanship

[Jaisonas]

Probably one of the 25 trillion sensors honda has as a failsafe. They're playing it way too safe after the mclaren honda exploding engines drama.

[Bill]

Japanese are very with electronics they just showing off their prowess

[Jaisonas]

On another note, it seems Juzh is right with the battery running out. Not a lot of speed on the straight after ascari.

[Bill]

Key word slipstream

[Marti_EF3]

Lol, they seem are playing like kids. What a useless tactic

[shingles]

What a cluster... I mean.... geez.

[GhostF1]

Actual joke of a qualifying. Waste of time watching that nonsense