Grand Prix 2014 Spanish Grand Prix Practice, Qualifying & Race Discussion

Hola amigos!!

The F1 circus rolls into not-in Barcelona for the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix, the fifth round of the championship. As it is the start of the European season, this Grand Prix is usually the scene of technical updates from all teams, or last-minute bits and bobs to hopefully reverse the awful job the engineers did at the start of the season, depending on your cynicism. Now, all teams say that they can get half-a-second per lap, so the field theoretically shouldn't change order, but inevitably this is never the case. So, it will be interesting to see which teams have been overly-optimistic. I mean, there's one thing talking the talk, but can they walk the walk (or in this case just go really fast).

Often hailed as a 'complete' circuit which tests all aspects of the cars - i.e. a byword for producing awful races - the circuit often used to hold pre-season tests, so teams had a reasonable ides of what to expect, but some guy in the FIA decided that it does rain in Spain, and it doesn't necessarily fall mainly on the plain. So the tests were shoved off to the Middle East, and the teams only now have an almost-certain ides of what to expect. Something to point out, though, it is often said by some people that those cars who are good in the (unfortunately) tight last sector should be good at Monaco.

In terms of classic races, er, well I suppose 2011 wasn't bad, nor '91 and '92. Oh, and of course everyone's favourite safety ambassador won in 2012.

Usually it's bone dry here, with the last wet race in 1996, and thus is inevitably more boring and predictable than usual. Stick a hairpin at the end of the main straight!!! But I suppose it'll be good to see a dry quali for once!!

Ready....Steady....Discuss!!
 
The Merc is more dominant than the Red Bull was though.

I get the feeling the only person who can beat Lewis Hamilton tomorrow is Lewis Hamilton.

I am enjoying watching how on the edge these cars are. Very much looking forward to carnage in Monaco.
 
RasputinLives - Ricciardo has had his share of bad luck this season as well but I agree the straight fight again has been denied


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Great response by Hamilton ..Rosberg's heart may have sank a little - I believe he is on the dirty side of the track

Great performance from Ricciardo again lets hope he gets a podium

Superb from Bottas to get 4th

Good comeback from Grosjean and Kimi 5th and 6th

Alonso will be disappointed with 7th but watch out for his demon starts

Button 8th - not where MClaren had hoped

Massa - 9th only
 
Not sure how you can call 2010 a boring season. It was quite exciting actually, 3 teams capable of winning, 5 drivers going for wins more than once, and nearly a 5 way battle for the title if McLaren didn't falter near the end.

2013 from the past 4 seasons is probably the only one I can call boring, 2011 wasn't great, but it had some good ontrack action.
 
Lets play a game. How many seconds do you think the winner will be ahead of the first non-Mercedes car? I'll say 54.
 
I do think thats a bit of a daft rule. Its basically punishs drivers twice.

Be warned by the way that the marshals seem to be a bit crap on the starting procedure this weekend. Very weird starts in both the GP2 and GP3.
 
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