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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Fri 13 April 2018
Practice 1 Fri(Thu) 10:00 – 11:30
Practice 2 Fri 02:00 – 03:30

Sat 14 April 2018
Practice 3 Sat(FRI) 11:00 – 00:00
Qualifying Sat 02:00 – 03:00

Sun 15 April 2018
Race Sun 02:10


CIRCUIT INFO:
Lap data
Lap length 5.451km (3.387 miles)
Race laps 56
Race distance 305.066km (189.559 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’32.238 (Michael Schumacher, 2004)
Fastest lap 1’32.238 (Michael Schumacher, 2004, race)
Maximum speed 327kph (203.188 mph)
DRS zone/s (race) Pit straight and longest straight
Distance from grid to turn one 265m

Car performance
Full throttle 56%
Longest flat-out section 1397m
Downforce level High
Fuel use per lap 1.71kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel 0.051s

Strategy
2015 prime tyre: Medium (2014: Medium)
2015 option tyre: Soft (2014: Soft)

*Fastest lap set during a Grand Prix

Data sources: FIA, Williams, Mercedes

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If you subscribe to or bookmark the Formula 1 YouTube channel, they are apparently uploading post-race coverage following the race

This is the link to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB_...dFVKSF9Dmo6izg

Thanks to member Mark355 for this info.

sam_spider

Voted Lewis

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Pre-race paddock walk through by Will Buxton


If the video doesn't play here, follow the link to YouTube it will work on there for sure.

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zdave87

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Hamilton's position surprised me too

Was hoping it'd be Kimi on pole. Maybe he'll make the better start tomorrow

gerry100

Good to see that Kimi still has it but disappointed at how Seb nipped him.

Between tire and strategy mistakes this is a Charlie Brown and the football situation

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What a race and what a great season it has been thus far. Totally enjoyed the race and watching the enfant terrible mess up the races for two drivers. I'm pretty sure people will want to punch him in the paddock

Seeing how the only votes until yesterday were for Lewis or Seb, I was really happy that the result was something else.

Congratulations to the Honey Badger and RBR for executing a great strategy. Twice they pitted both cars on the same lap and then when Max made the world go topsy-turvy, Ricciardo swooped in to take advantage. His best passes were the ones on Lewis and then Bottas. While Bottas and Kimi did damage control for their teams, their star drivers will nevertheless be unhappy about where they finished, especially Seb who having roasted his tires following the spin, could barely defend himself from the mid-pack cars.

The next race is in the Potemkins village that is Baku. I hope that race goes well too.

sam_spider

Enjoyable race to watch, may have been boring if it wasn't for Max's mess up(s).

Happy for Ricciardo, always a fun podium when he's on it.