Vettel puts Ferrari on top as Stroll crash ends practice

30 comments on “Vettel puts Ferrari on top as Stroll crash ends practice”

1. 

   Mashiat (@mashiat)
   25th March 2017, 3:58

   Well, this changes everything (hopefully)
   1. 

      DJ
      25th March 2017, 4:00

      Hopefully Ferrari will be able to give a fight when it matters – the Qualifying.. Game on..
2. 

   Sankalp
   25th March 2017, 3:59

   I want to be hopeful, but I just can’t. I’m guessing the Mercs can do a sub 1.23 😶
3. 

   Jay
   25th March 2017, 4:02

   Alrighty then
4. 

   Marc Saunders
   25th March 2017, 4:04

   I am surprised by Merc. clients FI and WI. they are back while Renault looks impressive.
5. 

   F1Junky
   25th March 2017, 4:06

   So yesterday Hamilton ended the day half second faster than the nearest driver. A class of his own they said. Already won the championship they said.

   So now Vettel is half a second faster in final practice and all I can said is…

   …Race On.
   1. 

      Kanil (@kanil)
      25th March 2017, 4:50

      … and with Bottas closing on Hamilton at over a half second a day, I think it’s safe to say he should be about 2 minutes a lap faster than Lewis come Abu Dhabi.
   2. 

      pSynrg (@psynrg)
      25th March 2017, 5:29

      Going by the F1F experts yesterday, doesn’t that just mean Vettel has the championship in the bag?
6. 

   dragoll (@dragoll)
   25th March 2017, 4:07

   I’m actually quite happy to see BOT competitive with HAM, thats the worst case scenario from FP3, the great news is VET’s pace and also HULK in the Renault, amazing… Could Renault leap frog all the mid-pack runners and come in as 4th best car
   1. 

      Oscar (@oscar)
      25th March 2017, 4:31

      I think they will need more than a pinch of reliability to achieve that.
7. 

   ShadesOfWhite
   25th March 2017, 4:10

   Don’t get too excited. Vettel’s time is slower than the time Hamilton set yesterday.
   1. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      25th March 2017, 4:12

      No it’s not, otherwise it wouldn’t be a new record! See the ‘Combined practice times’ table.
8. 

   OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
   25th March 2017, 4:16

   I guess Stroll Sr. will keep writing fat cheques to let Jr. be forgiven. He bins the cars at a faster rate than what the mechanics can do to fix it.
   1. 

      OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
      25th March 2017, 4:19

      … and @keithcollantine maybe you can go near the Williams garage to see if we can have more prices.
      1. 

         OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
         25th March 2017, 4:21

         Prizes (I’m drowsy but I can’t miss the quali, which starts at 1am here. And working tomorrow).
   2. 

      F1Junky
      25th March 2017, 4:22

      2 cars per weekend. He is going to bin it lap 18 +/- 2 laps. So a budget the size of Ferrari may be required.
9. 

   Sumedh
   25th March 2017, 4:19

   Ferrari topping, Stroll crashing… Sounds like Barcelona testing all over again..
10. 

    Kevin Amery (@k-l-waster)
    25th March 2017, 4:21

    The real eye opener for me is the difference between Hulkenberg and Palmer. I’ve never been all that convinced by Palmer, but to be over 3 seconds slower is a total shellacking.
    1. 

       Admo
       25th March 2017, 4:35

       Do you actually think the difference between Hulkenberg and Palmer is 3.5 seconds, given,

       1) Palmer set a 1:27.5 in FP2, which is .8s faster then today,
       2) Hulkenberg aet his time on Ultra Softs right when teams were starting to do their qualifying sims?
    2. 

       BasCB (@bascb)
       25th March 2017, 5:00

       Was palmer on a quali preperation at all? It almost looks like he was running only race preparation when we look at that gap.
       1. 

          RogerA
          25th March 2017, 5:08

          @bascb he was focusing on race prep to make up for the missed time in fp2 yesterday. he was planning to do a quali run at the end of the session but didn’t get the chance due to the red flag.
11. 

    Fan Shen
    25th March 2017, 4:58

    Strolldonaldo confirmed…
    1. 

       Baron
       25th March 2017, 5:03

       Well, he hasn’t taken out someone else yet…
       Nor has a barrier moved to hit him yet.
       1. 

          Palle (@palle)
          25th March 2017, 5:56

          :-)
12. 

    MG421982 (@)
    25th March 2017, 5:01

    This is encouraging. Surprised by Renault in P5, although the gap to VET is kinda huge. Could be that Renault will be the 4th force this year?! Williams and Force India don’t look that good.
13. 

    Derfel17 (@derfel17)
    25th March 2017, 5:03

    BOT quicker than HAM though. Hey all you guys from yesterday, this one’s for you😉
14. 

    RogerA
    25th March 2017, 5:06

    didn’t see people heaping criticism on bottas when he did the same thing stroll did today during the 2014 race.
    didn’t see people criticism hamilton when he had a few accidents during his initial days in an f1 car back in late 2006/early 2007.

    lance is young & inexperienced in an f1 car & at this track. he’s the reigning fia f3 champion so he’s clearly got talent, give him time & don’t heap criticism on him for every little error. if he hasn’t shown the speed & makes a regular habit of binning it by the end of the year then the level of criticism he’s currently getting (i’ve seen many calling for him to be replaced already) will be fair.
15. 

    Todfod (@todfod)
    25th March 2017, 5:08

    Glad to see the Hulk getting back in the zone. I felt he was just getting bored at Force India over the last couple of seasons.. and I’m sure he’s gonna be stellar at Renault this year.
16. 

    BW
    25th March 2017, 5:09

    I see that Stroll will be taking a grid penalty for a gearbox change. Is this another rule that needs to be changed?
17. 

    NairobiF1
    25th March 2017, 5:56

    All the comments before now have been either very misguided or premature at best. Thats why I have just sat and watched because in the next 1 hour, the question will surely be answered.

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