P1 Drivel
NeilP: Off we go much talk of it being like Jeddah
(14:36:04) NeilP: Finally the timing screens come up!!!
(14:36:43) NeilP: Straight out of the gate Verstappen goes fastest with the two Ferraris second and third
(14:37:32) NeilP: Mercedes absolutely nowhere. I dont believe they are running their new wings yet
(14:38:27) NeilP: 4 drivers off track so far. Verstappen just glances the wall. He is okay though
(14:41:06) NeilP: Hamilton 2.6 seconds slower than Verstappen.
(14:41:48) NeilP: No signs of any cars porpoising
(14:42:24) NeilP: Leclerc goes top on Medium Verstappens time set on soft
(14:42:44) NeilP: High rain risk for this weekend apparently
(14:45:13) NeilP: Sainz goes fastest on Medium. Stop me if you have heard this before Tyres will play a large part in this race.
(14:49:34) NeilP: Russell goes second by a thousandth of a second!
(14:52:47) NeilP: Track evolution going on as Perez goes fastest Teams were thinking 1.35 for this first session we are already at 1.32.7
(14:54:50) NeilP: Sainz goes back top again 1.32.6
(14:56:39) NeilP: Nearly half way through I think the only think we can take from what we have seen is that Ferrari and Red Bull are going to dominate
(14:56:59) NeilP: Leclerc goes fastest
(14:57:42) NeilP: OMG @%&$#@! Horner is on Pit Wall AGAIN this weekend with SKY. Please catch Covid and be ill for a while (Edited from something much nastier!)
(14:59:53) NeilP: Sainz grabs fastest lap with a 1.32.4 Track absolutely evolving
(15:00:44) NeilP: Field spread over 4 seconds
(15:01:16) NeilP: Norris goes 3rd Russell 5th
(15:05:50) NeilP: Hamilton goes 2nd 2 hundredths behind Sainz
(15:05:56) NeilP: Bottas into the barrier
(15:06:06) NeilP: Session Red Flag
(15:07:31) NeilP: The Banter Curse strikes again put him into my Fantasy team this morning!!!!!!
(15:15:05) NeilP: Croft the session will start in 20 seconds time...erm it started 40 seconds ago dummy!!!
(15:17:33) NeilP: New Engine for Leclerc this weekend, also Gasly, Bottas, Magnussen, Zhou, Bottas and Schumacher. This Gaslys third. Update for Leclercs car too but not Sainz
(15:19:25) NeilP: Sainz spins out and punctures a tyre in the process. Looks like he skidded on inside painted section
(15:20:23) NeilP: Verstappen crushes the time down to 1.31.3
(15:20:34) NeilP: Fastest 4 cars are all Honda powered.
(15:20:46) NeilP: Albons goes SECOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(15:21:14) NeilP: Russell goes 3rd 0.5 behind Verstappen
(15:22:26) NeilP: Hamilton goes 4th 0.8 behind Verstappen and .3 behind Russell
(15:23:22) NeilP: Perez goes 5th
(15:24:08) NeilP: Verstappen to 1.31.2
(15:24:43) NeilP: Russell goes 2nd 1.31.3
(15:28:14) NeilP: Leclerc goes top 1.31.0
(15:29:06) NeilP: Perez goes 4th 1.31.4
(15:30:51) NeilP: 4.5 seconds field spread
(15:31:32) NeilP: Thoughts are quali will be in 1.28's
(15:32:24) NeilP: Gasly goes 4th 1.31.4
(15:33:18) NeilP: Dont know what we can take from that really. P2 may yield more see any of you guys then.