Brasil GP 2012 - QF

Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

Fastest on both sessions was Hamilton, marginally ahead of Vettel and then Webber. Those times were in low-fuel & option tyres, but Ferrari was the best car in every other parameter: driveability (very bumpy track), consistency (long run simulation) tyre management (less degradation on primes) and the quickest on the hard compound. But of course all the tyre talk will be irrelevant with a 90% chance of rain for Sunday.

P1- HAM (1.14.131) VET WEB BUT ALO MAS GRO DIR MAL HUL

P2 – HAM (1.14.026) VET WEB MAS ALO SCH ROS BUT GRO DIR

McLaren was focused on getting Hamilton’s car at its best for QF, he was running a bigger rear wing than BUT who was getting the highest numbers at the speed traps but this is a circuit where the best lap time comes from the having a good set up for the interior sections, not the outside straights. Both Red Bulls were fast as usual thanks to their efficient downforce, but they chassis is not coping well with the bumpy surface, climbing the kerbs (crucial to save tenths here and there) and it's showing premature tyre wear. In this race, more critically than any time in the past, Red Bull wants to get Vettel on pole to keep everybody behind his spray under the rain, their problem is that Hamilton is more motivated than ever and has a very fast car.

The latest forecast model calls for a dry QF session and a wet, maybe very wet GP for Sunday.

So let’s get ready for our last qualifying shoot out of the year. With 20 points in this department Fernando has the poleman award of 2012 in his pocket, his lead is 3 points over Rocco and I, 4 more than Uwe's. It’s only a formality but he will have to wait until tomorrow to claim his title. For the rest this last shot is a golden opportunity to make places in our very contested championship race.

I’ll like to invite you once more to visit our ‘comments’ section. If you have a moment do not miss Santiago’s chronicles of each of the CFA battles of 2011, they are more exciting than the Grand Prix itself! – And there’s a translator, so there are no excuses.

http://f1.manbos.com/post.asp?topiccode=giv1d9f7g09xev6t1gojenn34tud2l&lg=es

Allow me- Cato  HAM  VET  WEB

Good luck!

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