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Round 5 Spain 2015
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 10:37 pm
by cmlean
My instinct tells me the we will have the same 2 teams battling it out in this Round 5 in Spain.
Hamilton:- Really in tune with the Mercedes and will be hard to catch
Vettel:- Has really adapted well to the Ferrari
Rosberg:- In the best car but not as comfortable in getting the best out of it at this time
Raikkonen:- Liking the characteristics of this years car better than last years version
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 10:18 am
by Tim
I don't expect anyone to get close to Hamilton unless he hits some trouble mechanically. His confidence is super high and I can't see Rosberg threatning him.
Ferrari will be close but not too close and Vettel while superb in Malaysia was below par in Bahrain and reminded me of him last year. If Raikkonen is switched on, he'll beat him again and threaten Rosberg.
I hope to see Williams, Red Bull and Sauber fight behind with McLaren catching up. Such a waste to see Button and Alonso so far back!
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 8:02 pm
by cmlean
Free practice 1 has just concluded.
1 Nico Rosberg 1:26.828
2 Lewis Hamilton + 0.070
3 Sebastian Vettel + 0.978
4 Kimi Raikkonen + 1.004
5 Carlos Sainz + 1.304
6 Max Verstappen + 1.701
7 Daniil Kvyat + 1.957
8 Filipe Massa + 2.003
9 Daniel Ricciardo + 2.247
10 Filipe Nasr + 3.312
Ricciardo spent most of the session in the garage having repairs before entering the track near the end.
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 11:09 am
by cmlean
Here are the results from free practice 2
1. Hamilton 1:28.852
2. Vettel + 0.408
3. Rosberg + 0.764
4. Raikkonen +0.928
5. Kvyat + 1.091
6. Verstappen + 1.165
7. Button + 1.642
8. Bottas + 1.673
9. Sainz + 1.822
10. Massa + 1.860
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 8:05 pm
by cmlean
Free practice 3 has been completed
1 Nico Rosberg 1:26.0
2 Sebastian Vettel + 0.156
3 Lewis Hamilton + 0.201
4 Valtteri Bottas + 0.661
5 Kimi Raikkonen + 0.923
6 Daniel Ricciardo + 1.027
7 Felipe Massa + 1.088
8 Max Verstappen + 1.111
9 Daniil Kvyat + 1.292
10 Carlos Sainz + 1.788
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 8:45 am
by cmlean
Qualifying is now in the record books
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01:24.7
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 01:24.9
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 01:25.5
4 Valtteri Bottas Williams 01:25.7
5 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 01:26.1
6 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 01:26.2
7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 01:26.4
8 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 01:26.6
9 Felipe Massa Williams 01:26.8
10 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 01:26.8
Exceptional effort from Toro Rosso to get 2 cars into the top 6
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 5:45 pm
by Tim
Did not expect Rosberg to be this strong! Makes me wonder if Hamilton is actually disctracted by the ongoing contract renewal saga or if Rosberg has actually managed to get all the negativity out and focus on getting a lap time.
Didn't look like Ferrari have actually narrowed the gap and Raikkonen's perfomance in qualifying was unexpectedly poor
The Red Bull seems to be reasonable quick if it can last! I see Renault now even worse than Honda!
Should be an interesting fight between Rosberg and Hamilton. Hope they keep it clean
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 10:45 pm
by cmlean
25 laps in
Rosberg
Vettel
Hamilton
Bottas
Raikkonen
Massa
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:06 pm
by cmlean
40 laps down
Rosberg
Vettel
Hamilton
Bottas
Raikkonen
Massa
Hamilton has pitted for new boots and has chased down Raikkonen and Bottas to get back on the podium.
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:22 pm
by cmlean
50 laps gone
Hamilton
Rosberg
Vettel
Bottas
Raikkonen
Massa
Rosberg is just shadowing Hamilton until Hamilton has to pit.
Dominant performance by the Mercedes having lapped up to 6th place.
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:39 pm
by cmlean
5 laps to go
Rosberg
Hamilton +13 secs
Vettel +40 secs
Bottas + 50 secs
Raikkonen +51 secs
Massa +72 secs
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:47 pm
by cmlean
It's over
1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Raikkonen
6. Massa
7. Ricciardo
8. Grosjean
9. Sainz
10. Kyvat
Well controlled race by Nico Rosberg. Welcome back to Europe.