When the margins are as fine as they ’ ve been for the first two races it ’ s really impossible to tell – not that it ’ ll matter much in the race , considering the impending rain and all .
Of course it wasn ’ t just Ferrari and Mercedes on-track ( although they might as well have been ), with plenty to talk about elsewhere too .
After pissing off all of Australia with Daniel Ricciardo ’ s engine failure , this time it was Max Verstappen ’ s turn to cark it , two of his V6 ’ s cylinders deciding to knockoff early . If this keeps up , expect the same Renault-Red Bull tiff from 2015 to surface once again .
It was a shame to see Antonio Giovinazzi crash at the end of Q1 – but it did get me thinking about the underrated value of a tough final corner . If you ’ re going to crash , at least the crowd get their money ’ s worth .
Lance Stroll managed to keep his car on track and make it through to Q3 for the first time in his career . That ’ s progress . Next step – actually get close to your teammate . He was 0.713s off teammate Felipe Massa .
Two birthdays were celebrated in the paddock on Saturday , with Williams ’ Paddy Lowe and Haas ’ Guenther Steiner officially completing another trip ‘ round the sun .
Both were presented with presents : Steiner a walking cane , Lowe a DVD compilation of every Rosberg-Hamilton spat he adjudicated from the last three years . I ’ ll let you decided which one of those is fake .
SHANGHAI REVIEW BY BEN STEVENS
When the margins are as fine as they ’ ve been for the first two races it ’ s really impossible to tell – not that it ’ ll matter much in the race , considering the impending rain and all .
Of course it wasn ’ t just Ferrari and Mercedes on-track ( although they might as well have been ), with plenty to talk about elsewhere too .
After pissing off all of Australia with Daniel Ricciardo ’ s engine failure , this time it was Max Verstappen ’ s turn to cark it , two of his V6 ’ s cylinders deciding to knockoff early . If this keeps up , expect the same Renault-Red Bull tiff from 2015 to surface once again .
It was a shame to see Antonio Giovinazzi crash at the end of Q1 – but it did get me thinking about the underrated value of a tough final corner . If you ’ re going to crash , at least the crowd get their money ’ s worth .
Lance Stroll managed to keep his car on track and make it through to Q3 for the first time in his career . That ’ s progress . Next step – actually get close to your teammate . He was 0.713s off teammate Felipe Massa .
Two birthdays were celebrated in the paddock on Saturday , with Williams ’ Paddy Lowe and Haas ’ Guenther Steiner officially completing another trip ‘ round the sun .
Both were presented with presents : Steiner a walking cane , Lowe a DVD compilation of every Rosberg-Hamilton spat he adjudicated from the last three years . I ’ ll let you decided which one of those is fake .
SHANGHAI REVIEW BY BEN STEVENS
When the margins are as fine as
they’ve been for the first two races it’s really
impossible to tell – not that it’ll matter much
in the race, considering the impending rain
and all.
Of course it wasn’t just Ferrari and
Mercedes on-track (although they might as
well have been), with plenty to talk about
elsewhere too.
After pissing off all of Australia with
Daniel Ricciardo’s engine failure, this time
it was Max Verstappen’s turn to cark it, two
of his V6’s cylinders deciding to knock-
off early. If this keeps up, expect the same
Renault-Red Bull tiff from 2015 to surface
once again.
It was a shame to see Antonio Giovinazzi
crash at the end of Q1 – but it did get me
thinking about the underrated value of a
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