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Today's results.

Column 1
Driver Car Best time Laps Difference
1 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari C34 1’21.545 108
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari SF15-T 1’21.750 92 0.205
3 Nico Rosberg Mercedes W06 1’21.982 151 0.437
4 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes FW37 1’22.276 71 0.731
5 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes E23 1’22.713 96 1.168
6 Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso-Renault STR10 1’23.187 136 1.642
7 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault RB11 1’23.901 48 2.356
8 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda MP4-30 1’35.553 32 14.008

 

Riccy Racer's lack of pace is a surprise.

And it seems clear that Ferrari has found some HP over the winter too.

 

The Ferrari is doing much better this year and it sounds better too.

The Honda sounds rough. You would think the a company with their experience with F1 engines and time to see what everyone else has done they would be doing better.

 

Final Jerez results.

Column 1
1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari SF15-T 1’20.841 105
2 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari C34 1’22.019 111 1.178
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W06 1’22.172 116 1.331
4 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault STR10 1’22.553 97 1.712
5 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes FW37 1’23.116 73 2.275
6 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes E23 1’23.802 53 2.961
7 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault RB11 1’23.975 63 3.134
8 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda MP4-30 1’27.980 35 7.139

 

I understand why they did it but it still sucks. They let Caterham do it.

 

Daniel Ricciardo takes the Liana around the Top Gear track.

 

Is that what they're using this year? No more Kia Cee'd?

(and what a stupid name for a car that is - Cee'd)

 

No, it's that the Liana was what they used to use for the Reasonably Priced Car, and as such they want all the F1 drivers to keep driving it for comparison's sake.

Basically it's only kept around for F1.

 

Why do I have this feeling that eventually (if Bernie has his way) F1 will become a Middle East exclusive event. After all, they have the money he wants, and since that's his primary motivation.....

 

It's Television that really makes the money for him, not the race fees. He's already losing the TV audience, if it went all ME he'd lose most of the European audience completely.

However, unless the TV mics don't pick it up well, from what I can hear in the clips from the tests the engines sound much better this season - a lot more edge to them.....that should help.

 

Jeeebus that's a tight butt!

 

Well forget that, I didn't want one anyway!

 

So with the danger of the grid dropping to 16 cars Bernie has come up with a new idea. Take 2013 Red Bull cars and run a Mecachrome V8 in as a lower class along with the F1 cars. This is an alternative to teams running 3 cars.

Supposedly the top teams ditched the idea. I guess they didn't want to get passed by the older car with the V8 running at a 4th the cost.