2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix

[Vlad-SRB]

Posted it already. :P
Both Red Bull boys will do fine here, I feel it.

[tderias]

Low tyre deg is all nice and sweet when you have a strong baseline, but when your initial lap time is already 1 sec off Mercedes, then it counts for nothing really.

By the time you preserve your precious 1-stop-less strategy, Nico and Lewis are far gone up the road with a free pitstop in hand.

I still can't see past a Merc 1-2. They can't have lost so much ground since Bahrain.

[iceman1]

Q1 has started.

[Joey Zyla]

Q1 has started.

You're a couple of minutes late with that news.

[iceman1]

Maldonado will not take part in qualifying today (power unit issue).

[phil1993]

Sauber's lighter car surely cannot come quickly enough for them.

[iceman1]

Inters was the bad choice. Time to switch to full wets.

[Joey Zyla]

Good lap by the Hulk.

[iceman1]

Oh Kimi

[Joey Zyla]

Hulk just makes it to Q3!

[phil1993]

Impressive by Romain

[iceman1]

@andrewbensonf1: "Raikkonen has never before been out-qualified by a team-mate in China. A sobering start to his 2014".

[Joey Zyla]

Another front row start for Ricciardo.

[Vlad-SRB]

Nice lap from Ricciardo. He really has it all going well for him. Race will be crazy tomorrow. Mixed weather would be perfect to spice it up.

[iceman1]

Q: (Frederic Ferret – L’Equipe) Daniel and Sebastian, there are two Red Bulls in front of one Mercedes; do you think there is a chance that we see a Red Bull winning tomorrow or are the Mercedes untouchable?

SV: Well, I think if we put two chicanes in all the straights then yes.

DR: The idea is to get a good start for both of us and just drive side by side the whole race and then just fight it out on the last lap! Yeah, I don’t know. Realistically we have to wait and see but if we do I’m sure it won’t come easy.

SV: But do you agree on the chicanes still?

LH: Nah.

SV: It was worth a try!