Alonso heads times but Hamilton has fastest sectors

23 comments on “Alonso heads times but Hamilton has fastest sectors”

1. 

   Manished
   8th June 2013, 0:16

   Ferrari ‘s long run was approximately 1 sec faster than Lotus / lap

   Game over. Its ferrari’s race to lose.
   1. 

      Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
      8th June 2013, 0:46

      They did do a shorter run than the Red Bull’s though and weren’t significantly faster…
      1. 

         Manished
         8th June 2013, 1:56

         I heard similar statement after Barcelona Fp2…..guess what…both ferrari dominate the field with outright pace.
         1. 

            Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
            8th June 2013, 6:19

            (cough) monaco…
            1. 

               Todfod (@todfod)
               8th June 2013, 7:13

               their long stint pace wasn’t great at monaco.. 3rd fastest from keith’s charts if I remember correctly .
         2. 

            Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
            8th June 2013, 9:25

            Of course it’s no formality @manished! The signs are there though that both should be pretty strong.
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         Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
         8th June 2013, 6:17

         @vettel1 I’d say that the Red bull like I had predicted are the class of the field in this type of tracks, as shown at Sahkir. Some people said the Mercedes rears problem was with lateral g’s rather than longitudinal, so that’s busted as they struggled with rear temps. Finally I though Ferrari would struggle with front temperatures and rear grip but Alonsos run on ss was cautiously impressive as Ferrari always run light. If it’s wet it’s RedBull ftw, if it’s dry it’s RedBull anyway. They never won at Montreal, honestly I don’t rememeber why as they did the last 2 poles at Canada.
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            Kingshark (@kingshark)
            8th June 2013, 7:53

            @vettel1
            Alonso’s long run

            1:19.3
            1:19.1
            1:18.9
            1:21.4 – Held up by traffic.
            1:18.9
            1:18.6
            1:21.2 – Held up by traffic again.
            1:18.1
            1:18.4
            1:18.1
            1:18.1
            1:18.3
            1:18.3
            1:18.2

            14 laps of Alonso pushing on his tyres, yet still going consistently quicker and quicker.
            1. 

               Scottie (@scottie)
               8th June 2013, 8:25

               Pushing is a relative term…
2. 

   smartech1
   8th June 2013, 0:27

   Looks like Ferrari are doing a 3 stopper, Red Bull perhaps 2 stopper.
3. 

   sdtaylor91 (@sdtaylor91)
   8th June 2013, 1:20

   Looking like Hamilton for Pole and probably Alonso for the win at this rate. The mercedes’ last laps on their option stints were quick, so they’re nursing them, but they are keeping life in them. They might have good enough race pace for a podium maybe
4. 

   sdtaylor91 (@sdtaylor91)
   8th June 2013, 1:22

   Ricciardo in the speed trap though, wow! he’s gonna breeze past people in the race
   1. 

      Tyler (@tdog)
      8th June 2013, 1:29

      Yes, the speed differential between him and Vergne is interesting. I wonder if they ran different wing settings.
      1. 

         rambler
         8th June 2013, 9:27

         No, Ricciardo’s only got a stronger right foot.
   2. 

      Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
      8th June 2013, 6:28

      That figure might have been a bit flattered by a good tow.
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         sdtaylor91 (@sdtaylor91)
         8th June 2013, 6:54

         Won’t matter. With drs open, everyone will be on the rev limiter through the speed traps.
         A good tow will improve acceleration but not top speed, that’s determined by the gearing
5. 

   obviously
   8th June 2013, 1:30

   I’m quietly optimistic, seeing that Alonso’s long run pace is noticeable fastest. They just need to realize it on Sunday.
6. 

   elmaestro (@gamer7)
   8th June 2013, 2:11

   the kimster should just get his **** together, qualify near the front row, do 1 less stop less than the others and the win is his.
7. 

   faulty (@faulty)
   8th June 2013, 5:30

   Has Hamilton posted his fastest lap on a long stint on the last lap of a practice session before this season?

   Or do I need to take off the tin hat?
8. 

   AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
   8th June 2013, 6:00

   Mercedes have already covered 134 laps of 4.361km, which equals 584km on this Friday alone. That’s already more than half a Pirelli test ;-)
9. 

   Funkyf1 (@funkyf1)
   8th June 2013, 8:28

   Hamilton is pushing the car trying to find out where he has been failing in previous attempts, everyone’s else is “just” practicing. Alonso for pole.
10. 

    Force Maikel (@force-maikel)
    8th June 2013, 9:10

    They way its looking now we could have a major fight in the race between Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes. Mercedes and Red Bull seem naturally fast around here but the Ferrari can do longer stints and are quicker on the straights vs the Red Bull. Lotus doesn’t seem to have the pace but we all know they have no tyre issues, I wouldn’t rule them out to be in the mix (Kimi that is, not Romain).
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       Manished
       8th June 2013, 10:26

       Lotus’ team report mentioned they failed to switch on the tyre due to extreme cool condition……

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