The Official Australian Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[TheOversteerLever]

LeoSayer said:

Scary speeds being carried through the corner. Lewis looked ragged in places and was still 2 tenths behind Kimi,

Yeah, crazy speeds. Wouldn't bet against Merc finding any missing pace in Q3, would you?

[TheOversteerLever]

Is it just me or do they sound a bit fruitier this year?

[LeoSayer]

TheOversteerLever said:

Yeah, crazy speeds. Wouldn't bet against Merc finding any missing pace in Q3, would you?

15 minutes ago I would have agreed with you, but after seeing Lewis's lap I'm not sure.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

LeoSayer said:

TheOversteerLever said:

Yeah, crazy speeds. Wouldn't bet against Merc finding any missing pace in Q3, would you?

15 minutes ago I would have agreed with you, but after seeing Lewis's lap I'm not sure.

Just the track rubbering in after the earlier rain

[I Love Cake]

Am I imagining it, or do the cars look faster?

[HustleRussell]

LeoSayer said:

15 minutes ago I would have agreed with you, but after seeing Lewis's lap I'm not sure.

Understeer at the start of the lap and big oversteer at the end... tyres not coming in evenly or is it overheating the rears...

Or just low overall grip due to green track

[TheOversteerLever]

I Love Cake said:

Am I imagining it, or do the cars look faster?

Hamilton did a 1:24.191 in Q1 last year and a 1:22.188 for pole in Q3 so they're quicker so far...

[TheOversteerLever]

Even Alonso is beating Lewis' Q1 time from last year. Not sure if you'd call that progress but at least they're actually running in the top 10!

[LeoSayer]

McLaren into Q2, TR put and well behind.

Bottas well down on Hamilton.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Midfield and the fight for last is going to be great this year regardless of what happens at the top

[TheOversteerLever]

Halo looks even stter with the spoilers on top of it.

[HustleRussell]

LeoSayer said:

McLaren into Q2, TR put and well behind.

Bottas well down on Hamilton.

Vettel well behind Raikonnen

McLaren have met my expectations

[red_slr]

Williams are no where, again. WTF they need to get their s**t together.

Wont really see true pace till Q3 due to track being so green but the top 4 looking fairly close.

[HustleRussell]

red_slr said:

Williams are no where, again. WTF they need to get their s**t together.

Wont really see true pace till Q3 due to track being so green but the top 4 looking fairly close.

That’s if the track doesn’t go from green to blue

[TheOversteerLever]

Well there it is, 0.5 seconds!

[HustleRussell]

35 minutes in to F1 2018 and we have the first Christian Horner dig at Renault

[LeoSayer]

red_slr said:

Williams are no where, again. WTF they need to get their s**t together.

I expected them to go forward with Paddy Lowe having been in a senior role for over a year, not backwards.

[travel is dangerous]

the new font is harder to read which seems like a bit of a fail for something that is designed to be read. i can't read the times or driver names.

[sc0tt]

I haven’t missed a GP for years and after a long old drought during winter here I am sat on the train listening to 5 live

[HustleRussell]

LeoSayer said:

red_slr said:

Williams are no where, again. WTF they need to get their s**t together.

I expected them to go forward with Paddy Lowe having been in a senior role for over a year, not backwards.

The car is going to be better than last year’s once they figure it out, the driver line up however is not an upgrade... I think the main problem is that the huge engine advantage from the Mercedes PU which has been flattering them so much since 2014 is gradually reducing year on year as the others begin to converge.