2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

[AndyL]

Session times:

Friday 27 Nov
Free practice 1 starts: GMT 9:00 AM, CET 10:00 AM, local 1:00 PM
Free practice 2 starts: GMT 1:00 PM, CET 2:00 PM, local 5:00 PM
Saturday 28 Nov
Free practice 3 starts: GMT 10:00 AM, CET 11:00 AM, local 2:00 PM
Qualifying starts: GMT 1:00 PM, CET 2:00 PM, local 5:00 PM
Sunday 29 Nov
Race starts: GMT 1:00 PM, CET 2:00 PM, local 5:00 PM

[Rollo]

This thread needs cats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3br0tDqW3r8

[airshifter]

Should be an interesting qually. Nico quicker in practice and hungry for wins. Seb loves the track, and Kimi has done well in the Lotus. Surprising to see Force India up so high in practice. I always enjoy this race.

[Mia 01]

Ahhhhhhh, Kimi p3!!!!

[Nitrodaze]

Rosberg pole with older engine. Wonder if he has taken too much life out of that engine to get pole. Hamilton behind by three tenths of a sec with fresher engine makes you wonder if he is trying or is his gripes about the car a genuine issue for him. Whatever the case, l hope Merc let these guys race each other without interference. It would be great to see a repeat of the 2014 Abu Dhabi race.

It is also great to see Kimi in 3rd place. The Ferrari seemed great on long runs hence may well take the fight to the Mercs. A Kimi win would be great but those Merc are rapid. Perez has really done well to give Ferrari a brief scare at taking the 3rd place from Kimi. 2nd row is still a great place to be, l think he is going to have a strong race.

I was really disappointed the Williams was unable to get one of their cars onto the 2nd row. Shame for Bottas to lose 4th place in the championship. But the race is tomorrow, anything could happen. Vettel 3rd and Kimi 4th would be great for Ferrari. I hope Williams fix their issues before the start of the 2016 season.

[Bagwan]

Rosberg pole with older engine. Wonder if he has taken too much life out of that engine to get pole. Hamilton behind by three tenths of a sec with fresher engine makes you wonder if he is trying or is his gripes about the car a genuine issue for him. Whatever the case, l hope Merc let these guys race each other without interference. It would be great to see a repeat of the 2014 Abu Dhabi race.

It is also great to see Kimi in 3rd place. The Ferrari seemed great on long runs hence may well take the fight to the Mercs. A Kimi win would be great but those Merc are rapid. Perez has really done well to give Ferrari a brief scare at taking the 3rd place from Kimi. 2nd row is still a great place to be, l think he is going to have a strong race.

I was really disappointed the Williams was unable to get one of their cars onto the 2nd row. Shame for Bottas to lose 4th place in the championship. But the race is tomorrow, anything could happen. Vettel 3rd and Kimi 4th would be great for Ferrari. I hope Williams fix their issues before the start of the 2016 season.

Wow , dude , are you a fan or what ?

You wonder if he was trying because he doesn't get pole ?
And , if not that , it was a car issue ?

And , then a stab at Merc for favouring his rival .

Nice to see you start it off with a tip of the hat for Nico , only to knock Nico's off , intimating he may have foolishly taken too much out of the PU to contend .


A "super-fan" , to be sure . Keep it up . Fun to read .



I started writing this post , and when I finished , the post I quoted was 3 times as long .....Weird .
This one is about the first paragraph of that one .

[Nitrodaze]

Wow , dude , are you a fan or what ?

You wonder if he was trying because he doesn't get pole ?
And , if not that , it was a car issue ?

And , then a stab at Merc for favouring his rival .

Nice to see you start it off with a tip of the hat for Nico , only to knock Nico's off , intimating he may have foolishly taken too much out of the PU to contend .


A "super-fan" , to be sure . Keep it up . Fun to read .



I started writing this post , and when I finished , the post I quoted was 3 times as long .....Weird .
This one is about the first paragraph of that one .

Come on buddy, don't dig for the sake of it. Hamilton with a fresher engine would be expected to be within a tenth of Rosbergs best time, even on a bad day. Get real :-)

[steveaki13]

Hey guys.... not been around for any pre race stuff, but here for the last round of a disappointing season.

[steveaki13]

Crazy side by side first lap.

Vettel has a good start

[gm99]

Early out for Maldonado for a change...

EDIT: Not his fault this time...