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The 2017 Japanese GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:10 am

This is the place to discuss everything related to the 16th round of the 2017 season taking place in Suzuka between the 6th and 8th of October.

To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Japan click here, to register in the competition click here

Picks for Japan close at the start of Saturday practice

The event timetable for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 01:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 05:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 12:00 local time - 03:00 GMT
Qualifying 15:00 local time - 06:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 05:00 GMT

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Re: The 2017 Japanese GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:33 am

FP1 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	01:29.166	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari
2	01:29.377	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
3	01:29.541	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing 
4	01:29.638	Kimi Räikkönen	  Ferrari
5	01:30.151	Valtteri Bottas	  Mercedes
6	01:30.762	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
7	01:30.899	Esteban Ocon	  Force India 
8	01:30.974	Nico Hulkenberg	  Renault
9	01:31.032	Romain Grosjean	  Haas
10	01:31.202	Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
11	01:31.216	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
12	01:31.235	Fernando Alonso	  McLaren
13	01:31.530	Sergio Perez	  Force India
14	01:31.602	Lance Stroll	  Williams
15	01:31.757	Jolyon Palmer	  Renault
16	01:31.912	Felipe Massa	  Williams
17	01:32.252	Carlos Sainz	  Toro Rosso
18	01:32.501	Pierre Gasly	  Toro Rosso
19	01:32.897	Pascal Wehrlein	  Sauber
20	01:33.397	Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
With the prospect of rain for practice 2, FP1 took on a different role in the preparation for weekend.
Carlos Sainz brought out the red flags after mounting the curb coming out of the hairpin and colliding with the inside barrier.
All teams did long fuel runs and light fuel runs giving us a more indicative view into their actual performance.

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Re: The 2017 Japanese GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:44 am

FP2 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	01:48.719	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
2	01:49.518	Esteban Ocon	  Force India
3	01:51.345	Sergio Perez	  Force India
4	01:52.146	Felipe Massa	  Williams
5	01:52.343	Lance Stroll	  Williams
6	No Time		Kimi Räikkönen	  Ferrari
7	No Time		Nico Hulkenberg	  Renault
8	No Time		Jolyon Palmer	  Renault
9	No Time		Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
10	No Time		Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari
11	No Time		Fernando Alonso	  McLaren
12	No Time		Pascal Wehrlein	  Sauber
13	No Time		Carlos Sainz	  Toro Rosso
14	No Time		Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
The session commenced with miniature boat racing down pit lane. The rain was that heavy. With about 45 minutes left in the session, the track was declared safe for cars to begin their practice. Most teams ventured out of pit lane but returned back into pit entry after their sighting lap.

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Re: The 2017 Japanese GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:52 am

Grid penalties to date:

5 Place:- Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Gearbox
20 Place:- Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso Multiple engine components

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Re: The 2017 Japanese GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:18 pm

FP3 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	01:29.055	Valtteri Bottas	  Mercedes
2	01:29.069	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
3	01:29.379	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari
4	01:29.910	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing 
5	01:30.018	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing
6	01:30.109	Esteban Ocon	  Force India
7	01:30.315	Nico Hulkenberg	  Renault
8	01:30.424	Fernando Alonso	  McLaren
9	01:30.563	Sergio Perez	  Force India
10	01:30.764	Jolyon Palmer	  Renault
11	01:30.764	Felipe Massa	  Williams
12	01:30.770	Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
13	01:30.799	Carlos Sainz	  Toro Rosso
14	01:30.982	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
15	01:31.011	Lance Stroll	  Williams
16	01:31.353	Pierre Gasly	  Toro Rosso
17	01:31.459	Romain Grosjean	  Haas
18	01:32.579	Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
19	01:32.698	Pascal Wehrlein	  Sauber
20	01:33.962	Kimi Räikkönen	  Ferrari
Two red flags in this session with the first by Valtteri Bottas clipping the barrier coming out of Spoon. Debris on the track and fake turf repairs required.
Next red was Kimi Raikkonen hitting the barrier at Degner 2 after the rear stepped out on entry.

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Re: The 2017 Japanese GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:22 pm

More grid penalties.

20 places:- Jolyon Palmer Renault Engine components
35 places:- Fernando Alonso McLaren Multiple engine components

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Re: The 2017 Japanese GP Thread

Post by cmlean » Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:19 pm

Grid

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	01:27.319	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
2	01:27.791	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari
3	01:28.306	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing
4	01:28.332	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing 
5	01:29.111	Esteban Ocon	  Force India
6	01:27.651	Valtteri Bottas	  Mercedes
7	01:29.260	Sergio Perez	  Force India
8	01:29.480	Felipe Massa	  Williams
9	01:29.778	Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
10	01:28.498	Kimi Räikkönen	  Ferrari
11	01:29.879	Nico Hulkenberg	  Renault
12	01:29.972	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
13	01:30.849	Romain Grosjean	  Haas
14	01:31.317	Pierre Gasly	  Toro Rosso
15	01:31.409	Lance Stroll	  Williams
16	01:31.597	Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
17	01:31.885	Pascal Wehrlein	  Sauber
18	01:30.022	Jolyon Palmer	  Renault
19	01:30.413	Carlos Sainz	  Toro Rosso
20	01:30.687	Fernando Alonso	  McLaren

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