Formula 1 CFA Comments
Australian GP 2016 - Race
by Cato Batista, 19/03/2016 17:12:10
Ladies and Gentlemen,
When it really counts Lewis is miles ahead of Nico. The World Champion was on top form and delighted with the handling of his Benz. He’s got 50 poles, the 3rd all time mark, and I think we shall stop counting his records under risk to become boring, at least until the end of year.
For Mercedes it is another familiar front row, but the gap is definitely closer to Ferrari and the surprising Toro Rosso. I wonder what the Scuderia is thinking when a team with a third or less of their budget and with their old 2015-spec engines and 2 inexperienced drivers is less than 3 tenths behind…
But the headlines from Australia are the spectacular failure of the new QF system.
Australian GP 2016 - QF
by Cato Batista, 18/03/2016 16:37:21
Ladies and Gentleman,
Not much of an opening. Rain ruined the party on Friday, the track was never dry enough to allow any relevant slick-tyre testing. In many cases the teams didn’t even bother going out to lap in the wet surface. It may be premature to say this but for the little we saw Lewis could be on his way to a third straight title.
Both Mercedes ventured out in the conditions trying wet and dry rubber (when the dry line appeared) and one ended up on top of the sheets and the other in the repair shop. Nico aquaplaned off hitting the wall, nothing too ...
Australian GP 2016 - Preview by Cato Batista, 18/03/2016 16:36:36 Ladies and Gentleman, Welcome to the 2016 CFA Season. We’ll start activities tomorrow after the opening practice sessions at Albert Park. The two changes that could impact racing the most this year are the new QF format and the new tyre ...
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