Tsunoda apparently had some kind of oil leak which is why he hasn't set a time.
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I'm surprised. They peaked at 5th in 2018, and have seemed increasingly dire these past three seasons. The decision making (or finances) that led to hooking with the Mazepins also didn't point to a team on the rise, and I figured two rookies would hamper their chances at development. I expected them to be backmarkers again not fighting for the midfield.
Have to say, with all three Ferrari engined teams looks strong, it does look like Ferrari may have a decent motor for the coming years.
Edit Interesting, the winner of the F3 sprint race has been penalised for track limits and demoted, with the amount we've seen them running over in practice/testing so far I wonder whether that will come into play today/tomorrow.
Tsunoda not off to a good start. I was hoping for some redemption for him this season.
Seven teams in Q3, nice.
Look to have the 3rd fastest car, closer to the front than RB and Ferrari have been many times in the hybrid era. Clearly not where they want to be but I don't think that classes as f'd up so much.
Mercedes 1.4 seconds off the pace
On used rubber.
Fantastic lap from Leclerc. Bad day for Russell. Going to be interesting tomorrow.
Second law, dear boy, second law. And apologies for the typo.
Up against the best of the best, couldn't match his pace all session, and fluffed his final run. That's gotta hurt. I still think we'll see a lot more from him this season, but he's in for the fight of his life. Being beaten by Hamilton is one thing, getting trounced is another.
Red Bull's advantage looked biggest on short runs with the softs. I expect Ferrari to be stronger in race than quali.
Thanks for the reminder! I was so busy putting dinner in the oven I totally forgot.
Leclerc is Max to Sainz's Pérez. No way Sainz lucks into beating Leclerc again.
They're fighting Red Bull who are far, far, far more into that. Ferrari need more.
I also thought that but just call him by his proper full name I.e Guanyu Zhou, not this last name first nonsense
It's how he's requested to be referred to. Don't see the problem and you'll get used to it soon enough.
This is a fantastic drive from Arthur Leclerc in F3, started 13th up to 2nd so far.
You're right about that being their main problem, but the weakness of the Merc customer teams doesn't suggest they have the best PU any more.
It was chaos. They need to look at how pit stops are regulated. That was very dangerous, and it wasn't even the only time we saw a car move with the gun attached.
Hamilton's pace pretty good now these types are up to temperature.
Cars look much more about to follow but all we get are lame DRS overtakes. Shame.
(This is great between Charles and Max though)
(This is great between Charles and Max though)
Zhou is doing really well. Impressive drive in his first race, matching his much more experienced teammate.
Stops seem slower this year, down to the new tyres?
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