2016 F1 Grand Prix Running Live Thread

3/17/2016 | Chode

[Chode]

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

First Grand Prix 1996

Number of Laps 58

Circuit Length 5.303KM

Race Distance 307.574KM

Lap Record 1:24.125 by Michael Schumacher (2004)

[Chode]

First free practice results - 2016 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. L. Hamilton Mercedes 01:29.725 14
2. D. Kvyat Red Bull 01:30.146 14
3. D. Ricciardo Red Bull 01:30.875 13
4. N. Hulkenberg Force India 01:31.325 8
5. M. Verstappen Toro Rosso 01:31.720 14
6. N. Rosberg Mercedes 01:31.814 11
7. F. Alonso McLaren 01:33.060 11
8. J. Button McLaren 01:33.129 16
9. S. Perez Force India 01:33.370 6
10. K. Magnussen Renault 01:34.060 13
11. V. Bottas Williams 01:34.550 6
12. F. Massa Williams 01:34.679 6
13. F. Nasr Sauber 01:34.796 7
14. J. Palmer Renault 01:35.477 12
15. M. Ericsson Sauber 01:37.956 6
16. P. Wehrlein Manor 01:40.401 6
17. K. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:40.754 10
18. E. Gutiérrez Haas 01:41.780 8
19. R. Haryanto Manor 01:43.372 7
20. R. Grosjean Haas 01:43.443 6
21. S. Vettel Ferrari no time 8
22. C. Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso no time 3

Second free practice results - 2016 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. L. Hamilton Mercedes 01:38.841 7
2. N. Hulkenberg Force India 01:39.308 8
3. K. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:39.486 7
4. D. Ricciardo Red Bull 01:39.535 9
5. C. Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 01:39.694 16
6. F. Alonso McLaren 01:39.895 16
7. J. Button McLaren 01:40.008 13
8. S. Vettel Ferrari 01:40.761 7
9. S. Perez Force India 01:41.256 8
10. D. Kvyat Red Bull 01:42.411 10
11. E. Gutiérrez Haas 01:42.891 10
12. P. Wehrlein Manor 01:43.401 25
13. R. Grosjean Haas 01:43.731 8
14. R. Haryanto Manor 01:44.304 22
15. N. Rosberg Mercedes 01:47.356 4
16. K. Magnussen Renault no time 2
17. J. Palmer Renault no time 5
18. F. Massa Williams no time 2
19. V. Bottas Williams no time 2

[Lockbox]

The new F1 Qualifying Format, gee which was it, watching water boil or paint dry? I cannot decide! Q3 and 2:30 to go with zero cars on the track! This was must see TV!

Can't wait for some of the longer tracks, a driver may not make it to the end of the 1st lap to set a time.

[Chode]

Third free practice results - 2016 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. L. Hamilton Mercedes 01:25.624 24
2. N. Rosberg Mercedes 01:25.800 25
3. S. Vettel Ferrari 01:25.852 25
4. C. Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 01:26.257 28
5. K. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:26.435 23
6. M. Verstappen Toro Rosso 01:26.701 26
7. V. Bottas Williams 01:26.730 28
8. D. Ricciardo Red Bull 01:26.768 22
9. F. Massa Williams 01:27.151 28
10. S. Perez Force India 01:27.242 22
11. F. Alonso McLaren 01:27.263 20
12. J. Button McLaren 01:27.341 20
13. D. Kvyat Red Bull 01:27.430 22
14. M. Ericsson Sauber 01:27.659 26
15. K. Magnussen Renault 01:27.871 24
16. N. Hulkenberg Force India 01:27.988 22
17. J. Palmer Renault 01:28.117 24
18. E. Gutiérrez Haas 01:28.284 21
19. R. Grosjean Haas 01:28.292 11
20. F. Nasr Sauber 01:28.293 26
21. P. Wehrlein Manor 01:29.046 18
22. R. Haryanto Manor 01:29.272 23

[Chode]

Qualifying results - 2016 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Pos. Driver Team Time
1. L. Hamilton Mercedes 01:23.837
2. N. Rosberg Mercedes 01:24.197
3. S. Vettel Ferrari 01:24.675
4. K. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:25.033
5. M. Verstappen Toro Rosso 01:25.434
6. F. Massa Williams 01:25.458
7. C. Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 01:25.582
8. D. Ricciardo Red Bull 01:25.589

9. S. Perez Force India 01:25.753
10. N. Hulkenberg Force India 01:25.865
11. V. Bottas Williams 01:25.961
12. F. Alonso McLaren 01:26.125
13. J. Button McLaren 01:26.304
14. J. Palmer Renault 01:27.601
15. K. Magnussen Renault 01:27.742

16. M. Ericsson Sauber 01:27.435
17. F. Nasr Sauber 01:27.958
18. D. Kvyat Red Bull 01:28.006
19. R. Grosjean Haas 01:28.322
20. E. Gutiérrez Haas 01:29.606
21. R. Haryanto Manor 01:29.627
22. P. Wehrlein Manor 01:29.642

[GreenAccord]

I made it thru almost all of Q1, then ffwd’d thru a lot of Q2 - to the 7 min mark - then watched most of that - but by Q3’s 3rd car elimination, as it sat in the pits, I literally stopped the DVR and deleted the recording. The knockout qualifying is a failure in my opinion. I bet I’m not alone in that assessment.

[jps098]

While the Q positions may have been close to where they would have lined out in the past, the numbskull who dreamed up this new format, figured out how to make F1 boring.

[Chode]

i see bernie already scrapped the new quali format... what a bollocks that was

[bobby.223]

And here we go! First race of the 2016 season starts in 3 minutes!!!

[henkster]

Good start for the red cars. And a clean start for the field; unusual for Melbourne.

[Chode]

w00t!!!

[Chode]

holy SH!T!!! lucky neither one was hurt/killed

[henkster]

It took a while before they realized Fernando’s car was involved. I was surprised he got out under his own power. I don’t think Gutierrez expected him to go outside. I think he was opening up the inside, but not fast enough.

[Chode]

yup, racing incident, nothing more, lucky boy

[henkster]

That HD slo mo from the camera in the fence was something.

[Chode]

Kimi screwed again

[henkster]

Apparently an engine issue. What do you make of Gutierrez brushing off the media? Did he get his ass chewed or is he just PO’d?

[Chode]

prolly PO'd

[henkster]

Points for Haas.

[Chode]

YES!!! points right out of the box... good on them

[Lockbox]

It looked like the Haas started going right, then moved left, mirroring Fred’s moves. The big Mo got Fred, no where to go with all that speed built up and unable to brake hard enough to prevent contact. Glad everyone appears Ok.