Spanish GP (Circuit of the Americas) – May 15, 2016

Jason Campbell70 said:If everything runs smoothly without any mechanical issues, I’d give Nico Rosberg a slight edge in qualifying.

Even if Rosberg holds the advantage on this particular track, Lewis Hamilton is quite simply the better driver.

Damn... how did Mercedes find an extra 2.5 seconds per lap while Red Bull is still struggling to match last year's pace?

Jason Campbell70 said:Good heavens!
The son of an Italian father!

We'll be waiting for you in Detroit!

Both current options meet the required standard. So, if only Daniel Ricciardo could step in for one of them, you would finally be satisfied. 🙏

jadeseal7 said:Maurizio☕

Ross Brawn, please come back 🙂

Ciao. 😂

Did you catch that interview?

I wrote this a while ago... Selling cigarettes doesn't make you qualified to run the Ferrari F1 Team.

Daniel Ricciardo 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Jason Campbell70 said:Even if Rosberg holds the advantage on this particular track, Lewis Hamilton is quite simply the better driver.

Maybe so, but we'll find out tomorrow... After all, who can actually forget those qualifying sessions that seem to happen right at the end of the race? ☕

McLaren-Honda-Red Bull😍
Red Bull🙏
the red ones🤣

And of course, because the universe hates us, Lewis Hamilton’s car had to run perfectly... which basically just means we got the predictable podium for a driver who's actually fast.

Mercedes is absolutely dominating right now—they look untouchable. We'll just have to see if they can actually hold onto that momentum once the race starts.
Red Bull 🙏 Daniel Ricciardo 🙏🙏 though, even if I'm not exactly the biggest fan of Max Verstappen, you have to admit the guy is an absolute beast behind the wheel.
Ferrari 🙂
And hey, gotta give some props to Fernando Alonso for making it into Q3

wanderingharbor492 Asks:
Maybe. We'll see tomorrow. Who else remembers qualifying being held at the end of the race? ☕

Too many answers to the question of who takes the win tomorrow.
There is only one answer to the question of who the better driver is.

Kinda bummed Max Verstappen didn't snag P3—but whatever, there's still the race tomorrow, so we'll see how things shake out. Fernando Alonso made it into Q3 though!🙂 Ferrari is honestly a joke...🤣

Jason Campbell70 said:

wanderingharbor492 Asks:
Maybe. We'll see tomorrow. Who else remembers qualifying being held at the end of the race? ☕

Too many answers to the question of who takes the win tomorrow.
There is only one answer to the question of who the better driver is.

Fine. Everyone is entitled to their own take on things, I suppose, but there is so much happening behind the scenes that we aren't even aware of... time will eventually tell everything😉

If we could just drop a Ferrari engine into that Red Bull Racing car, they would absolutely crush everyone on the track.—it’s a wild thought, I know, but imagine the power!

That purple cap really does suit Hamilton quite well... 😁

Hamilton got moving, while Rosberg just got wrecked 😁

Red Bull looks incredible. It’s expected that Newey is working wonders despite being down on engine power...

Ferrari is unfortunately looking very weak, especially Vettel, who seems like a completely different driver out there.

I'm just glad to see Alonso finally made it into Q3...👍

jadeseal7 said:If we could just drop a Ferrari engine into that Red Bull Racing car, they would absolutely crush everyone on the track.—it’s a wild thought, I know, but imagine the power!

.... but what if we dropped a Mercedes engine in there instead? 😉

Ferrari 🤦🤦🤦

Honestly, I have zero clue which kid 😵

Vettel FP3 - 1:23.225
Vettel Q1 - 1:24.124
Vettel Q2 - 1:23.688
Vettel Q3 - 1:23.334

😵

What kind of brat was messing around with the car? Wouldn't that just slow them down? 😵🤣
Or are they just having massive issues with track temps? 🤔

The weirdest part is how much slower they were in S1 and S2 during qualifying compared to FP3. S3 wasn't even that bad—he actually looked faster in qualifying than in FP3—but S1 was a complete disaster...
All of Vettel's qualifying times were about half a second slower in S1 compared to his S1 pace in FP3...

stormybadger8 said:Ferrari 🤦🤦🤦

Honestly, I have zero clue which kid 😵

Vettel FP3 - 1:23.225
Vettel Q1 - 1:24.124
Vettel Q2 - 1:23.688
Vettel Q3 - 1:23.334

😵

What kind of brat was messing around with the car? Wouldn't that just slow them down? 😵🤣
Or are they just having massive issues with track temps? 🤔

The weirdest part is how much slower they were in S1 and S2 during qualifying compared to FP3. S3 wasn't even that bad—he actually looked faster in qualifying than in FP3—but S1 was a complete disaster...
All of Vettel's qualifying times were about half a second slower in S1 compared to his S1 pace in FP3...

Or maybe they're just throwing everyone off by playing games? 🙄

wanderingharbor492 said:.... but what if we dropped a Mercedes engine in there instead? 😉

Honestly, they’d get smoked even with a Ferrari engine—using the Mečkin wouldn't make much of a difference at this point.