Hamilton sets fastest time in final practice

51 comments on “Hamilton sets fastest time in final practice”

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   RIISE (@riise)
   9th April 2011, 7:10

   Like Anthony Davidson said Red Bull have a lot more up their sleeve. I still think Webber will get pole though.
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      bosyber (@bosyber)
      9th April 2011, 7:11

      So you also decided to give him another chance at it in your predictions?
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         RIISE (@riise)
         9th April 2011, 7:15

         Well I predicted Vettel for pole in Aus but I reckon Webber has the edge on him this weekend.
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            Fixy (@)
            9th April 2011, 10:52

            That’s one point less in the predictions so far! (Not being nasty)
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      Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
      9th April 2011, 7:12

      No, it has to be Vettel on pole or my predctions are gonna fall through the roof if rain hits tomorrow. :)
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         Todfod (@todfod)
         9th April 2011, 7:37

         LOL. Mine too :)
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      BasCB (@bascb)
      9th April 2011, 7:17

      Not sure about Webber, I think Seb is definitely planning something. But it will pretty much be for the 2nd row between the McLarens, I guess.
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   Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
   9th April 2011, 7:10

   Petrov is frightenling close to Alonso again. It’s getting to be a regular thing isn’t it?
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      fordsrule (@fordsrule)
      9th April 2011, 7:13

      Lets hope so :)
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         Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
         9th April 2011, 7:16

         I might have to become a Pet fan just to take it easier on my nerves!
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      box this lap (@sebashuis)
      9th April 2011, 7:15

      I feel so sorry for Alonso about that. it’s quite funny because he moved to Ferrari because Renault was to slow.
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         US_Peter (@us_peter)
         9th April 2011, 7:23

         That must make his little spats with Petrov all the more fun for him.
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            Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
            9th April 2011, 7:29

            Now that’s the right attitude to have! ;)
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   bosyber (@bosyber)
   9th April 2011, 7:11

   So did MSC do his fastest without the DRS? And if so, because they (again?) had issues with it, or to try the race pace somehow? What do you think?
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      Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
      9th April 2011, 7:15

      His lap times with Rosberg are almost identical.
      if Roseberg was using it then it seems as though MSC got the leg up on him in practice.
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      RIISE (@riise)
      9th April 2011, 7:16

      His fastest lap I don’t think he was using the DRS. At least he wasn’t using it on the last 2 straights.
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         BasCB (@bascb)
         9th April 2011, 7:23

         I think they might have been doing a bit of training to see how they do without it in the first laps of the race. Or were they keeping back their pace?
         Worst case, they might even have been encountering problems with it.
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            bosyber (@bosyber)
            9th April 2011, 7:35

            I can see very little reason for Merc. to hide their pace on purpose, so if their car can go faster, it is most likely to be due to issues keeping them back.
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      BasCB (@bascb)
      9th April 2011, 7:27

      I think they were doing something different. Rosberg was only marginally quicker and Schu was even slower than yesterday.
4. 

   Franz
   9th April 2011, 7:12

   You get the feeling Red Bull has something left in the tank, but I’m sincerely hoping it’s not a lot. Would love to see an honest to goodness scrap between both Red Bulls & McLarens as long as they don’t take each other out.
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      Calum
      9th April 2011, 9:47

      Hear hear!
5. 

   runforitscooby (@runforitscooby)
   9th April 2011, 7:14

   I had a dream last night that Hamilton and Vettel took each other out, hmmm….
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      BBT (@bbt)
      9th April 2011, 7:25

      so did I, which was a bit weird. Also Webber retired and Button won.
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      Himmat S.
      9th April 2011, 7:28

      Well, those ‘dreams at night’ don’t come true…
      1. 

         BBT (@bbt)
         9th April 2011, 7:31

         Hope not, want to see some racing not bumper cars
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            Kodongo (@kodongo)
            9th April 2011, 7:36

            My reverie is that Hamilton, Vettel and Webber go wheel to wheel for 90+ minutes. May the best man win.
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         VXR
         9th April 2011, 7:46

         I had a dream that it rained in qualifying and some mistakes were made.
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         Calum
         9th April 2011, 9:49

         If you’ve been on the forum you’ll have seen my wierd F1 dream involving Malaysian GP. :L
   3. 

      Sushi Meerkat (@sushi-meerkat)
      9th April 2011, 7:31

      I had a dream that a Predator was after me…

      should spice up racing.
      1. 

         BBT (@bbt)
         9th April 2011, 7:33

         Would make a change from hares or deers being on the track
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            Todfod (@todfod)
            9th April 2011, 8:00

            Yeah. Bernie should think of hiring the Predator full time. You know.. just to ‘improve the show’ and all.
            1. 

               Sushi Meerkat (@sushi-meerkat)
               9th April 2011, 8:08

               Just you wait Todfod, the FIA will only allow the Predator to activate his Plasma Caster in FIA sanctioned “zones”.

               PEW PEW!
         2. 

            Julian
            9th April 2011, 8:51

            Oh deer
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   US_Peter (@us_peter)
   9th April 2011, 7:16

   So last year Hamilton was fastest in FP1 and FP2, Webber slightly faster in FP3. This year Webber was fastest in FP1 and FP2, Hamilton slightly faster in FP3. Does that mean Hamilton will get pole in a wet qualifying and be passed by Button into the first corner?
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      BasCB (@bascb)
      9th April 2011, 7:24

      Now that would be a very nice way for things to go!
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   VXR
   9th April 2011, 7:27

   Hamilton did a one lap run to set his time. Most other drivers stayed out on the soft tyre after they had done their fastest time.

   Red Bull will get pole (if it remains dry). It’s just a question of which one.
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      VXR
      9th April 2011, 7:28

      Just a note to say that Schumacher set his fastest time without the use of DRS.
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         Himmat S.
         9th April 2011, 7:30

         Ok. But he’s not gonna be closing 2 seconds just by using it!
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            BBT (@bbt)
            9th April 2011, 7:31

            Yes, he is normally around 10th anyway
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               VXR
               9th April 2011, 7:39

               I reckon they’ll be competing with the Ferrari’s.
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   Himmat S.
   9th April 2011, 7:32

   I think Red Bull 1-3 and McLaren 2-4 in Qualifying. Gonna be less than 0.4s separating those four cars. The next best? A second away from P4!
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      BBT (@bbt)
      9th April 2011, 7:35

      I read that as RBR 1-2-3 at first.. lol.
      I’ve predicted Heidfeld as 5th in the race. I think we’ll see his normal pace this weekend
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   Daniel
   9th April 2011, 7:37

   MSC’s best lap today was slower by 0.3 seconds than its best lap yesterday. Why didn’t he use the DRS?
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      VXR
      9th April 2011, 7:42

      I guess that you can be fairly certain of what time you will make up by using DRS. What probably mattered more to Mercedes is what the car goes like in the race when you are not using DRS on fresh soft tyres.
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    VXR
    9th April 2011, 7:38

    Red Bull will be well ahead, with maybe McLaren behind, and then Renault, Ferrari etc follwing them.

    If it rains, hit the reset button.
    1. 

       JD
       9th April 2011, 7:48

       VRX why do you ware red bull tinted glasses. I think red bull will prob be slighty ahead but it will be very close with mclaren, doubt they will be “well ahead”
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       US_Peter (@us_peter)
       9th April 2011, 7:49

       Yep. I have a feeling Red Bull are confident enough that they were still running heavy and gathering tire data for the race whereas everyone else were doing quali sims.
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    TommyC
    9th April 2011, 8:10

    does anyone think this is reflective of Mercedes’ real pace? if so, i’m worried. I’m sure that sort of performance is not what Schuey had in mind. I feel kinda disappointed for rosberg too, he deserves better i reckon.
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    xline
    9th April 2011, 8:25

    IS there any meaning in amount of laps run? Just flicking through the above time sheet I wonder about Alonso and Hamilton being the only ones aside from the last guy with 11 laps run in FP3. Also, in total Hamilton ran only 50 laps whereas all others (top ten ignoring Renault coz technical troubles) at least 60+.
13. 

    Nic Morley (@robocat)
    9th April 2011, 8:35

    Off topic but..

    Why do the rest of Australia get F1 quali live, but Tasmania has an hour late delay?? They have some M7 Multisporrt thing advertised for 6pm in Tasmanias guide. But for the rest of Australia M7 Multisport is on at 5pm?
14. 

    Geordie Porker
    9th April 2011, 8:47

    Keith,
    Any chance you could put up a 107% time in the tables. I know it’s only free practice, but in FP3 most teams are doing qualifying runs and it would save me (and probably others) trying to work out how close the likes of HRT are to failing to make the cut.

    Of course, if nobody else wants this (or indeed if you do!) just reply to this so Keith knows whether it’s worth his effort.

    Thanks

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