Official 2019 Spanish Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***
Discussion
Generally, a race more interesting for the introduction of major car upgrades than any actual racing, maybe Barcelona will surprise us this year. For the sake of the championship, Ferrari need to get on top of the tyres, and soon.
Date(s): Friday 10 May 2019 - Sunday 12 May 2019
UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)
All sessions are live on Sky F1; only highlights are shown on Channel 4:
Live timing for all sessions available here:
https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html
Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...
Weather forecast:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/3128760
Tyre Choices:
2018 Qualifying Result:
2018 Race Result:
2018 race highlights:
https://youtu.be/lFjwSP4zUR8
Lewis Hamilton's dominance made the Spanish Grand Prix the first race this season in which the win was not disputed in any way,
Hamilton's 64th grand prix victory was one of his most comfortable and put him in a commanding position in the championship.
Date(s): Friday 10 May 2019 - Sunday 12 May 2019
UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)
All sessions are live on Sky F1; only highlights are shown on Channel 4:
Live timing for all sessions available here:
https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html
Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...
Weather forecast:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/3128760
Tyre Choices:
2018 Qualifying Result:
2018 Race Result:
2018 race highlights:
https://youtu.be/lFjwSP4zUR8
Lewis Hamilton's dominance made the Spanish Grand Prix the first race this season in which the win was not disputed in any way,
Hamilton's 64th grand prix victory was one of his most comfortable and put him in a commanding position in the championship.
TheDeuce said:
Well, I arrived back from a very hot Spain last night, to a cold and miserable UK... It's going to be painful watching sunny Barcelona on Sunday (I note the weather here still looks to be poor then)!
Personal rant over. As for the race itself.. As I watched the conclusion of Azerbaijan, I too questioned what Ferrari might need to do in order to halt the onslaught. Two things came to mind: the first, that they applied an update in Azerbaijan, so is it likely there will be anything major to follow in Spain? Probably not. Second, if the points gap in Spain does increase with another Mercedes win, then statistically at least it's increadibly unlikely Ferrari will be able to claw it back, so will they divert funds to next year's car, rather than focus so much on this year's efforts? Not great for their fans, or fans of racing, but enhancing their chances next year is probably a sounder investment than chasing the pace of Mercedes R&D this year.
So I'm expecting a broadly similar Ferrari performance this race. That said the track suits them, the weather is set to be relatively cool which suits them. I've said previously that there will be 'some' Ferrari wins this season and Barcelona is as good a candidate as any.
Don’t forget Ferrari bossed pre-season testing at Barcelona, and have a major front and rear wing upgrade, so there is a chance....Personal rant over. As for the race itself.. As I watched the conclusion of Azerbaijan, I too questioned what Ferrari might need to do in order to halt the onslaught. Two things came to mind: the first, that they applied an update in Azerbaijan, so is it likely there will be anything major to follow in Spain? Probably not. Second, if the points gap in Spain does increase with another Mercedes win, then statistically at least it's increadibly unlikely Ferrari will be able to claw it back, so will they divert funds to next year's car, rather than focus so much on this year's efforts? Not great for their fans, or fans of racing, but enhancing their chances next year is probably a sounder investment than chasing the pace of Mercedes R&D this year.
So I'm expecting a broadly similar Ferrari performance this race. That said the track suits them, the weather is set to be relatively cool which suits them. I've said previously that there will be 'some' Ferrari wins this season and Barcelona is as good a candidate as any.
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