Poll: French Grand Prix 2018, Le Castellet - Race 8/21

[Flibster]

Ericsson crashed and on fire.
Where are the marshalls?

[Edit] Oh god... Car is smouldering and Ericsson is struggling to put the steering wheel back on because otherwise there will be a large fine.

 

[JRS]

Already heard whining from Ferrari fans about the thinner tyres...
Completely ignoring that Ferrari ran both at the test after Spain and the standard tyre blistered and the thinner didn't.

Shock as fans of any F1 team bend reality to fit their version of the facts...

 

[Glanza]

FP1 Highlights:

 

[4K8KW10]

Which thinner tyres?! The new tyres are there because Ferrari wanted them.

Pic

https://flic.kr/p/28n2odS

Enjoy the nature there

 

[jonneymendoza]

Missed first practise and made it for 2nd practise ...

 

[Glanza]

FP2 highlights:

 

[Armageus]

#freddogate lol

 

[PinkFloyd]

#freddogate lol

Pretty much the most exciting bit of today's practise sessions right? lol. The price is pretty insane these days!

 

[utajoker]

so are Merc running a new spec engine or just a new engine?

 

[Kanpai]

so are Merc running a new spec engine or just a new engine?

New engine, said to be about tenth of a second a lap quicker than the previous.

 

[MooMoo444]

FP2 highlights:

Honda engine going pop just as RB commit

 

[this_is_gav]

It's raining and the track is wet.

 

[UTmaniac]

It's raining and the track is wet.

This is a travesty, how was Bernie allowed to buy Paul Ricard circuit and not install a shelter over the track before the F1 circus came to town?

 

[this_is_gav]

I'm really not a fan of this pit-exit, with a relatively sharp turn straight onto the racing line with cars approaching at probably 180mph. In the wet it could be quite dangerous in the spray if you're already following another car.

 

[Glanza]

FP3 Highlights:

 

[MooMoo444]

This track is horrible to look at - if the run off areas were a solid colour it would look much less confusing.

 

[Flibster]

Ericsson told "Everything look good, go for it mate."

 

[Flibster]

Great lap from Raikkonen. Lost almost 2 tenths in S3, but still good.

 

[Mr Jack]

This track is horrible to look at - if the run off areas were a solid colour it would look much less confusing.

Yeah, it's ugly. Layout looks good though.

 

[Flibster]

Getting closer to the 1:30 lap times.