2015 British Grand Prix grid

24 comments on “2015 British Grand Prix grid”

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   Will Wood (@willwood)
   4th July 2015, 14:03

   Well, that was an anticlimax…
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      Bobby (@f1bobby)
      4th July 2015, 21:41

      Pretty boring but as a Hamilton fan it’s easier to swallow.
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   kanan
   4th July 2015, 14:12

   Raikkonen will launch ahead of Williams at the start as per usual. Vettel’s been getting better and better at the start as the season progressed, but last 2 races he was not having the best starts. Then again, Bottas is not a brilliant starter, so he might get him. Otw, they will get stuck down there with their nightmarish rivals who they cannot get ahead of on track. Then, I’ve been saying, there is not much difference between Williams and Ferrari, if there is any, so it is possible Williams is actually even faster than Ferrari. Rosberg also might get another launch out of the grid like Austria. There was not much difference between 2 Mercedes, so it will probably be close.
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      DonSmee (@david-beau)
      4th July 2015, 19:02

      Raikkonen has had very poor first laps. He will get swamped is my prediction.
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         Matt (@mattf1f)
         4th July 2015, 22:27

         What season you have been watching? Apart from last race he has had good starts / very good first laps.
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   terry
   4th July 2015, 14:18

   Service as usual. Only thing out of norm was Vettel not getting 3rd. As usual, Hulkenberg was in Q3 unlike his teammate who was eliminated in Q2. Kvyat outqualified his teammate. Hamilton made mistakes, but got the pole anyway. But, I think Williams is faster than Ferrari. There’s been some tracks where they were so close, I think the only reason Ferrari was ahead at those tracks was the drivers. This and next race are not the best for Vettel half the time, as all the European circuits are actually. Raikkonen might just get the upperhand.
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      Park
      4th July 2015, 15:14

      The car development make more sense. Williams got a new package recently.
      1. 

         Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
         4th July 2015, 18:12

         A new Mercedes PU to be precise
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   digitalrurouni
   4th July 2015, 15:55

   Is it just me or am I in the minority when I say Carlos Sainz Jr > Max Verstappen?
   1. 

      Iestyn Davies (@fastiesty)
      4th July 2015, 16:17

      He was 4 tenths faster in FP3, so something went wrong on that car, setup or mechanical.
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      BJ (@beejis60)
      4th July 2015, 16:57

      No, it’s not just you. I agree wholeheartedly.
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      hzh (@hzh00)
      4th July 2015, 17:01

      It appears I am included in the minority. Sainz simply is silently delivering amazing performances race by race, while Verstappen is gradually failing to impress me with each passing GP, compared to Sainz, which includes on-track performances and off-track comments. Excluding talks about Max’s talent, which I am sure is a huge thing, I think that Sainz is showing us that he is already miles ahead of Max in the level of maturity, given the young age of both drivers, and that Max’s talent is really something special.
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         zimkazimka (@zimkazimka)
         4th July 2015, 18:12

         Add me to that group.
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         hzh (@hzh00)
         4th July 2015, 20:48

         “Max’s talent is really something special”.
         I meant to say “Carlos’ talent” in the last sentence of my comment
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         Charles King (@charleski)
         4th July 2015, 22:14

         Sainz is 20, Verstappen is 17. You mature a lot in those 3 years, and learn a lot too. For Maz it’s looking a bit like too much too soon.
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            hzh (@hzh00)
            4th July 2015, 22:50

            True, you can mature a lot in 3 years, but if someone is in formula 1 then someone should already be mature enough to handle the pressure whatever age someone is, although I agree it is too soon. I will for sure have my attention on Max next season.
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      Michel (@mhmberg)
      5th July 2015, 11:15

      Answer is Yes, despite a few.
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   bezza695 (@bezza695)
   4th July 2015, 16:28

   Hamilton was 0.017 faster than I predicted, pretty close tbh
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   JohnNik (@johnnik)
   4th July 2015, 17:21

   Mehri Q1 time 99.377s
   Rosberg Q1 time 92.737s

   107% time 99.229s.
   I haven’t heard of any special dispensation for Mehri to run, did I miss something?
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      JohnNik (@johnnik)
      4th July 2015, 17:25

      Ignore that, BBC have the Q1 times wrong.
      Kimi did 93.426 in Q1, making 107% 99.966s

      I guess Mehri is lucky more front runners didn’t run options in Q1 though.
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   Andy (@andybantam)
   4th July 2015, 18:50

   At the sharp end, it’ll be the same old story. But, Williams vs Ferrari might be a good battle. I know the Williams is better on the straights. The Ferraris will have to get by in the very early stages. Otherwise I think it’ll be an afternoon of cruising up to the back of the Williams, only for them to stretch just enough of a gap to stay ahead.

   Not quite the gains Force India were expecting. I expect Max to be quite racy.

   I see the updated areo package Manor brought has made all of the difference… why bother updating that car at all.
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      Patrick (@paeschli)
      4th July 2015, 19:04

      why bother updating that car at all.

      Making sure they stay within 107%?
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         Andy (@andybantam)
         4th July 2015, 19:12

         @paeschli

         Yeah, I was being pretty flippant with that remark. Very close for Mehri today. They’ll always struggle with a 2014 spec power unit in the back. To be fair, the new package looks much better than before. It, too, is technically a year old as they originally intended to implement these updates at last year’s British GP!
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   Solo (@solo)
   10th July 2015, 21:55

   Mehri isn’t doing himself any favors with this. 2 seconds slower that his teammate is too much.
   I wonder if Stevens gets the best parts etc because he is the one paying bills with his sponsors.

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