Spanish Grand Prix - Catalunya, August 16 Sportsbook

[Son Of Jack]

Poor qualifying from the Renault boys.

 

[Son Of Jack]

The thing is he's only 2/10ths behind his teammate. The Ferrari is just a dog ATM.

Vettel was already given a new chassis, either for psychological reasons or for actual damage. Nothing more Ferrari can do, Leclerc is the lead driver so the car setup is tailored to him, and Vettel must use a similar setup (for data-gathering and development purposes) as with all number two drivers.

 

[David76]

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Qualifying 1Q1	Qualifying 2Q2	Qualifying 3Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:16.872	1:16.013	1:15.584
2	Valtteri Bottas	77	Mercedes	1:17.243	1:16.152	1:15.643
3	Max Verstappen	33	Red Bull	1:17.213	1:16.518	1:16.292
4	Sergio Perez	11	Racing Point	1:17.117	1:16.936	1:16.482
5	Lance Stroll	18	Racing Point	1:17.316	1:16.666	1:16.589
6	Alexander Albon	23	Red Bull	1:17.419	1:17.163	1:17.029
7	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	McLaren	1:17.438	1:16.876	1:17.044
8	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:17.577	1:17.1661	1:17.084
9	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:17.256	1:16.953	1:17.087
10	Pierre Gasly	10	AlphaTauri	1:17.356	1:16.800	1:17.136
11	Sebastian Vettel	5	Ferrari	1:17.573	1:17.168	not available-
12	Daniil Kvyat	26	AlphaTauri	1:17.676	1:17.192	not available-
13	Daniel Ricciardo	3	Renault	1:17.667	1:17.198	not available-
14	Kimi Raikkonen	7	Alfa Romeo	1:17.797	1:17.386	not available-
15	Esteban Ocon	31	Renault	1:17.765	1:17.567	not available-
16	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:17.908	not available-	not available-
17	Romain Grosjean	8	Haas	1:18.089	not available-	not available-
18	George Russell	63	Williams	1:18.099	not available-	not available-
19	Nicholas Latifi	6	Williams	1:18.532	not available-	not available-
20	Antonio Giovinazzi	9999	Alfa Romeo	1:18.697	not available-	not available-

Quite a gap between the two Mercedes and the Red Bull of Verstappen

 

[Tom]

Quite a gap between the two Mercedes and the Red Bull of Verstappen

Not a great qualifying season. Actually, it was quite dull. Maybe the race will be better but with this track, I am not too hopeful.

 

[Dylan]

If the F2 race is an indicator then we could have an interesting tyre conservation battle. Cars got five seconds slower over the course of the race.

 

[Dylan]

Only 30 points between Hamilton and Verstappen, so he could wipe out 33% of Hamilton's lead today if he won and Hamilton was 3rd

 

[Son Of Jack]

Only 30 points between Hamilton and Verstappen, so he could wipe out 33% of Hamilton's lead today if he won and Hamilton was 3rd

True but they've always let them race early in the season. They might pull team orders but it would be a big departure from what they've done in the past.

Bottas signed a new contract recently. There could be a new clause that makes him an explicit no.2. But in all honesty I'd expect them to let them race at this stage of the season. Particularly given how dominant they are this year soft tyres and hot weather notwithstanding.

I'd bet Mercedes is lobbying full force for the hardest tyre compounds in all the races where compounds haven't been decided yet.

 

[Dylan]

Particularly given how dominant they are this year soft tyres and hot weather notwithstanding.

I'd bet Mercedes is lobbying full force for the hardest tyre compounds in all the races where compounds haven't been decided yet.

Most of the remaining races will be hot though?

 

[Son Of Jack]

Most of the remaining races will be hot though?

Hot with hard tyres is no bother to Mercedes. In Spain in August with hard tyres, Bottas in second was over 6 tenths clear of Verstappen. Depends on how the race pace goes but I'd back Mercedes all day long over the season.

I back them to influence the tyre selection for the remaining to make them harder for the rest of the races

 

[Dylan]

Hot with hard tyres is no bother to Mercedes. In Spain in August with hard tyres, Bottas in second was over 6 tenths clear of Verstappen. Depends on how the race pace goes but I'd back Mercedes all day long over the season.

I back them to influence the tyre selection for the remaining to make them harder for the rest of the races

Spain has the hardest selection available