Poll: Australian Grand Prix 2017, Melbourne - Race 1/20

[Flibster]

Hamilton goes fastest of all, 1:28.117

 

[utajoker]

I'm not sure Hamiltons issue is as bad as he's making out.. No grip and The tyres are over heating yet he's still moving away. (Albeit not as much as he's used to..)

Or others are suffering the same

 

[Mr Jack]

What a shame to see Grosjean out.

 

[Flibster]

Reasonable amount of smoke from the left side of that Haas. Grosjean will be unhappy.

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Or others are suffering the same

I remember Merc doing it last year too. Probably hoping to get Ferrari to put earlier or something. Lol!

Grosjean out.

 

[KiNgPiN83]

I think Palmer just needs to retire before he starts getting in the way..

 

[el_dazza]

Vettel within DRS range..

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Vettel within DRS range..

Much closer! And pits

 

[UTmaniac]

And Hamilton blinks first!

 

[el_dazza]

Softs for Hamilton. Ferrari aren't exactly famed for strategic decisions so that may be the right call

 

[utajoker]

Ultras do 20+ laps

 

[el_dazza]

Gap is about 21.4 atm, Vettel needs more.

 

[Flibster]

1:27.551 for Hamilton

 

[el_dazza]

1:27.551 for Hamilton

0.6 faster than Vettel. He needs some help from Verstappen here or this really hasn't worked.

 

[UTmaniac]

So much for new tyres taking time to come to pace, undercutting looks the way forward again.

 

[Mr Jack]

Surprisingly early stop for Hamilton. Is that wise?

 

[Flibster]

Mercedes may have made a **** up here.

 

[el_dazza]

This is going to be extremely close!

 

[Mr Jack]

Thinking about it: Hamilton did his fastest quali lap on used tyres didn't he? Maybe that's affected him?

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Max is definitely smashing his kers in the DRS zones though to defend which won't be making Hamiltons job any easier.