FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2019: PRACTICE 1/2/3 *** SPOILERS ***

Looks like Ferrari are gambling on a wet qualifying happening.

 

Well, P4 and P5 if quali gets cancelled on Sunday.

 

getting ready for the typhoon

Mercedes.....since they are at the lower end of the pit lane

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pit lane "hunkering" down

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Start lights down, other equipment being lowered/removed

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I see they are getting sandbags from the Merc garage.

 

Hmm, well maybe it not representative but those p1/p2 timesheets look depressingly old school by which I mean pre our magic upgrades.

 

Quote of the day; a "Classic"...

Rgds

 

Teams get a day off, will the preferred drink be a Hurricane, or a Typhoon?

 

Qualifying now on Sunday morning. And if the weather is bad, FP2 times will be used, which means Bottas would be on pole.

 

Have Mercedes countered Ferrari's surge?
Mercedes can "push the car further than before", according to Valtteri Bottas, after upgrades helped move them clear of Ferrari in Suzuka practice.

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11832854/japanese-gp-mercedes-upgrades-impress-as-ferrari-left-with-concerns

 

“.....moral injury.....”

Do they own any bigboy pants?

When should I expect my reprimand?

 

Renault only better than Williams - looks like they are in serious trouble, McLaren is far better but they will probably be already looking at Mercedes...
I really feel for Ricciardo.

 

And Hulkenburg. Renault and Haas have been racing toward the rear this season.

 

That's a lot of equipment on harm's way...best of luck to them all.

The facility will well know about the utility reliability. To back up the electrical service would be freight train sized generator packages and lots of field cabling.

We will see.

 

What's the local forecast of the storm intensity?
Looks to be a Cat 4 to my eye??

Windspeed, rainfall and so forth.
Texas was not kind to them, what...four years ago?

But the sun came out for the race!!!

 

Best weather website anywhere in my experience is

yr.no

the Norwegian national site, an oil rich country that actually uses its money smartly. Every small village on earth seems to be logged in by them, amazing.

Pick English as language enter Suzuka circuit and voila Sunday gorgeous sunny day 22 Celsius

 

Thanks Marc.

 

When is 1200Z in Tokyo tomorrow? They're going to get a direct hit precisely at that hour!

 

Has the schedule been finalized yet?

 

That won't happen until early Sunday morning local time when Suzuka, F1 and FIA officials assess the situation and have a meeting to decide. Outright cancellation is also possible if there is too much damage.

 

How are we supposed to know when to set our alarms.....or DVRs?

 

One of the ESPN channels will re-broadcast the race at 9pm EST.

 

And tape delay tomorrows live 9:00 PM qualifying for the Mississippi State vs Tulane college football game.

 

Preempt qualifying for the football game? What about the race....also preempted?