Leclerc keeps Ferrari on top in final practice

13 comments on “Leclerc keeps Ferrari on top in final practice”

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   ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
   30th March 2019, 13:09

   Ricciardo & Magnussen are just too far away than their teammates.
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      Jere (@jerejj)
      30th March 2019, 13:10

      @ruliemaulana Too early to jump to definite conclusions solely based on practice sessions. Qualifying and the race are what matters after all.
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         ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
         30th March 2019, 13:18

         @jerejj Maybe not Magnussen, but Ricciardo was behind Hulk in all three sessions.
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            @HoHum (@hohum)
            30th March 2019, 21:24

            I admit I’m surprised but obviously the Renault is a different beast than the RB and either DR or the setup needs to change, I’m reminded of MotoGP and the problems multi world champ Jorge Lorenzo had with Ducati, by the time he convinced them to adjust the bike to his style of riding (and winning) it was too late for the relationship.
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      kpcart
      30th March 2019, 13:23

      These things should only be judged after a few races, sometimes damage is found on a car days later that explains time difference, ie Hamilton and Kubica in Melbourne. Yesterday kubica was one second off Russell, and he felt there was something aerodynamically wrong, today in free practice 3 he got a new floor (bleet in Melbourne spec) , so not optimised for this race, and he was only .1 off Russell. The same could turn out with Ricciardos current struggles, in modern f1, there is very little between the drivers in ability. Look at Hamilton in fp3 only 0.1 faster than his teammate being paid 1/10 the salary.
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         Robbie (@robbie)
         30th March 2019, 13:37

         That and I’ve got lots of patience for drivers new to a team with a teammate who is engrained there, they with far more data on the engrained driver and that driver far more accustomed to the feel of the car in general, even with the reg changes to the wings. Let’s give DR some more races and I’m sure before long both drivers will be equally limited by the car.
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   Jere (@jerejj)
   30th March 2019, 13:09

   To anyone who might worry about the lap times now that the FP3 top time was slower than the fastest FP2 time yesterday: I wouldn’t worry about that at all. First of all, this isn’t the first time that the fastest FP3 time has been slower than the FP2 equivalent on any given race weekend, and secondly, the temperatures are quite a bit different between the afternoon and the evening in the Middle East, so not really representative anyway.
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      kpcart
      30th March 2019, 13:25

      We all know that, and to casual fans it was explained on the TV coverage.
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         @HoHum (@hohum)
         30th March 2019, 21:27

         Ain’t no TV coverage for casual fans in Australia !
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   Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
   30th March 2019, 13:12

   The midfield is well mixed, shame aero turbulence is as ever, horrendous.
   As the times suggest fp3 is a lot slower, qualifying is going to be quite different.
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   Andy Bunting (@wildbiker)
   30th March 2019, 13:49

   Good to see the new young guns up there!
   Bodes well for their future in F1.
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   georgeboole (@)
   30th March 2019, 13:49

   I m just surprised how well McLaren seems to be doing. Even if they dont make it to Q3 but stay close to P11-12 it will be a huge leap forward.
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   Mike Genova
   30th March 2019, 16:42

   The pilesitter is this year’s champ. You heard it here first. This kid is something else

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