Bahrain GP 2012 - Sakhir

[WhiteBlue]

Vettel now fast in mid sector and goes P2
Nice to see him go faster than Webber by 2.5 tenth

[RB7ate9]

Webber seemed to take a bit of a wider line than Vettel, using less kerb.

Encouraging to see Vettel and Webber make some fast runs, but of course this is without knowing fuel loads.

[WhiteBlue]

Ricciardo beats Alonso!
The Ferrari is still crap

[RB7ate9]

Red Bull are using two different versions of the B-spec. It appears that Webber is using the version from China (where the exhaust tube is near flush with the top of the sidepod), Vettel's from Malaysia/Australia with the sharp cut into the sidepod above the exhaust tube.

[WhiteBlue]

The cucumber is last.

[Mr Alcatraz]

I expected a better showing from Sauber.

[WhiteBlue]

Latest odds qualifying:

Nico 2.3
Lewis 4.7
Seb 7.4

Latest victory odds:


Lewis 4.4
Nico 4.9
Jenson 5.6
Seb 6

[Artur Craft]

Have you guys realized this year's trend of Schumacher always been faster than Nico with prime tires, but sometimes Nico is faster with options?

I'm starting to think MSC have a car set for primes, on regular basis.

[myurr]

Have you guys realized this year's trend of Schumacher always been faster than Nico with prime tires, but sometimes Nico is faster with options?

I'm starting to think MSC have a car set for primes, on regular basis.

Frustratingly I don't think he's managed to get far enough into a race for us to really see if this is the case or not.

[Artur Craft]

Schumacher quickest but missed a couple of apexes. Rosberg then bests it by half a second.

He really missed the apex of penultimate corner and compromised his speed on the big straight followed by it. He was slower even than STR, by a tenth, and maybe his best time would have been 0,25-0,3s slower than Nico's.

Anyway, the track layout is not much different than China's. No high speed corner whatsoever, a couple of medium speed ones and plenty of slow corners and long straights.

Clean run for Vettel as well and he goes P2, just 0.15s back.

not really, A FI was in his way.

Still, my guess is Rosberg for pole, unfortunately.

[Artur Craft]

Frustratingly I don't think he's managed to get far enough into a race for us to really see if this is the case or not.

At least that's the case on FPs and Q1s

[flickster]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask lads but what is the best website for me to get Lap time data for the cars over FP3?

I would like to compare the long-run times of different teams. The data would be very handy so I can find out who has real pace over race distance.

Thanks you.

[raymondu999]

It's the middle sector where they're losing out. I fear they have the wrong downforce level on that car this weekend.

It's saddening They do have a bit of previous on that. Hockenheim 2010 springs to mind - they were losing 8 tenths in the last sector of Hockenhiem (with the tiny infield) and were gaining some 4 or 5 tenths in Sector 2 with the straight.

Anyway, the track layout is not much different than China's. No high speed corner whatsoever, a couple of medium speed ones and plenty of slow corners and long straights.

You'd probably still put on a higher downforce setting in China - there are two sweepers that aren't exactly medium or slow corners. Here the straights make up a bigger percentage of the lap too methinks.

[Artur Craft]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask lads but what is the best website for me to get Lap time data for the cars over FP3?

I would like to compare the long-run times of different teams. The data would be very handy so I can find out who has real pace over race distance.

Thanks you.

fia official website. Go to F1 media center and click on timing info

[beelsebob]

Is anyone able to link a live stream for qualifying by any chance?