Start of the Formula One Grand Prix Season.
That time again.
This weekend,
The Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
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)
Friday March 24
1am – Practice One
5am - Practice Two
Saturday March 25
3am - Practice Three
6am – Qualifying.
Sunday March 26 (Clocks go forward at 1am)
6am - THE AUSTRALIAN GP
Last edited by SteveB; 23-03-17 at 20:39.
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Teams and drivers for 2017.
Ferrari Sebastain Vettel
Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen
Mercedes Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes Valtteri Bottas
Red Bull Max Verstappen
Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo
Renault Nico Hulkenberg
Renualt Jolyon Palmer
Mc Laren Stoffel Vandoorne
Mc Laren Fernando Alanso
Williams Felipe Massa
Williams Lance Stroll
Sauber Marcus Ericsson
Sauber Pascal Wehrlein
Force India Esteban Ocon
Force India Sergio Perez
Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso Carlos Sainz
Haas Kevin Magnussen
Haas Romain Grosjean
First race Australia March 26. 6am Irish time Sky SportsF1. 2pm Channel 4 Highlights
Last edited by peregine; 23-03-17 at 21:21.
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SteveB (23-03-17)
Qualifying results for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, round one of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship. Race Tomorrow at 6:00AM
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m 22.188s
2. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m 22.456s
3. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1m 22.481s
4. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m 23.033s
5. Max Verstappen Red Bull 1m 23.485s
6. Romain Grosjean Haas 1m 24.074s
7. Felipe Massa Williams 1m 24.443s
8. Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso1m 24.487s
9. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso1m 24.512s
10. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull -No Time
11. Sergio Perez Force India 1m 25.081s
12. Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1m 25.091s
13. Fernando Alonso McLaren 1m 25.425s
14. Esteban Ocon Force India 1m 25.568s
15. Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1m 26.465s
16. Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber 1m 26.419s
17. Kevin Magnussen Haas 1m 26.847s
18. Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1m 26.858s
19. Lance Stroll Williams 1m 27.143s [+ Five place Grid Penalty, crashed, needed new gearbox]
20. Jolyon Palmer Renault 1m 28.244s
Last edited by SteveB; 25-03-17 at 07:35.
Mercedes has problem with Lewis Hamilton’s tyres.
He pitted early but this has put him out behind Sebastian Vettel.
Lewis Hamilton appears to have some sort of mechanical problem. He is reporting "power dropping in and out"
Ferrari win on the cards with ten laps to go.
Last edited by SteveB; 26-03-17 at 06:23.
One for the Tifosi
Sebastian Vettel wins the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari.
Ferrari's first win since 2015
Lewis Hamilton might have had problems but Sebastian Vettel drove a smooth steady race preserving his tyres and once he had the lead he controlled the race.
Last edited by SteveB; 26-03-17 at 06:35.
1. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 57 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +9.975s
3. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes +11.250
4. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari +22.393s
5. Max Verstappen Red Bull +28.827
6. Felipe Massa Williams +1m 17.644s
7. Sergio Perez Force India +1 lap
8. Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso +1 lap
9. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso +1 lap
10. Esteban Ocon Force India +1 lap
11. Nico Hulkenberg Renault +1 lap
12. Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber +2 laps
13. Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren +2 laps
Did not finish
14. Fernando Alonso McLaren 53 laps completed
15. Kevin Magnussen Haas 49 laps completed
16. Lance Stroll Williams 43 laps completed
17. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 28 laps completed
18. Marcus Ericsson Sauber 23 laps completed
19. Jolyon Palmer Renault 18 laps completed
20. Romain Grosjean Haas 15 laps completed
Did not start race = Pascal Wehrlein Sauber
peregine (26-03-17)
The Chinese Grand Prix is on this weekend in Shanghai.
First and second practice is already over. Visibility was bad so medical helicopter couldn’t fly so for safety reasons first practice was effectively 17 minutes and second practice didn’t run at all.
Third practice is 05:00 tonight/Saturday morning and Qualifying is 08:00 Saturday.
Race is 07:00 this Sunday.
Could be interesting because of limited practice and ability to set up cars properly and obtain data.
Conditions were poor at the track but the main problem was at the designated hospital in Shanghai where low cloud, rain and smog meant the helicopter was unable to land at the hospital.
Weather conditions are forecast to be better for third practice and qualifying but low cloud and rain are forecast for the race.
I don’t know that there is any precedent or regulation for a situation where qualifying cannot be held. It is usually a case where conditions are bad during qualifying (or the race) it is delayed until conditions improve or there is a break (or breaks) in the weather to allow qualifying to proceed.
Apparently no more Malaysia
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