2013 Abu Dhabi: Qualifying thread

[Nick Singer]

I agree totally with you above statement. Especially this part: "Ferrari have a long history of being mediocre amongst flashes of brilliance."
For what I remember those mediocre periods tends to be long and hopeless...

With 'long' being the key word!

[Greig]

Kimi's car failed deflection test, Lotus called to stewards.

[Ed Harley]

"Paging Mr Valsecchi, paging Mr Valsecchi..."

[DIEK]

Jennie Gow ‏@JennieGow6min
Rumours here that someone might be in trouble in the top 10….results not official yet so let's wait and see what happens

f1talks.pl ‏@f1talks56s
There were a lot of penalties this weekend in lower series for exceeding track limits so some changes on the grid are still possible.

f1talks.pl ‏@f1talks25s
Red Bull duo made their quick laps with all four wheels off the track... #F1

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[DIEK]

Kimi's car failed deflection test, Lotus called to stewards.

[Ed Harley]

So both red cars in Top 10 after all.

[stefa]

So both red cars in Top 10 after all.

From 11 to 10th... Wow!

[Ed Harley]

Hey, it's progress!

[Forzi]

Still nothing official. Grosjean had avoided a similar thing, let's see if it happens.

[radosav]

Can Fernando choose type of tyres?

[fratelliferrari]

Can Fernando choose type of tyres?

I think he can because he qualified in 11th.

[Hermann]

Bianca Leppert ‏@janci1612

Floor on Kimis car didn't manage the FIA check. Same like Grosjean in Hungary. Permane says damage caused of incident in corner 3 with 25g.

[wacc]

I guess it was not as bad at all. Let's find something positive - Fernando is starting from clean side.

From Ferrari.com:

The bare facts are that Fernando Alonso failed to get into the final part of qualifying for the very first time this season. But there’s a separation between one’s perception of that fact as a terrible showing and the reality, which is that the Spanish Ferrari man is eleventh on the grid, on the clean side of the track. In other words, it’s not as bad as the shock of seeing him giving interviews to the press while the final top ten shoot out was still going on.

[Ed Harley]

Whether the floor flexes because of damage or other reason it doesn't matter ie. qualifying result has been achieved with an "illegal" car -> he'll start from the back.

[fratelliferrari]

So Felipe 7th and Fernando 10th tomorrow

[Alessandra]

None. He's on a 4 stop strategy. 2nd stop he's scheduled for a stuck right rear wheel nut... 3rd stop front wing adjustment tool gets stuck and on 4th stop rear jack man falls asleep(if needed).

[Module]

Whether the floor flexes because of damage or other reason it doesn't matter ie. qualifying result has been achieved with an "illegal" car -> he'll start from the back.

Not true, if it's due to damage and they can prove it he will be Ok and they will be allowed to fix it in Parc Ferme

[Ed Harley]

We'll see.

[Hornet]

So Felipe 7th and Fernando 10th tomorrow

Hopefully, but I believe Lotus is presenting their case against it.

Lets hope they fail

[fratelliferrari]

Hopefully, but I believe Lotus is presenting their case against it.

Lets hope they fail

Yes indeed! When do we have confirmation what will be done with Kimi's car?

[stefa]

With 'long' being the key word!

and sometimes that LONG was really long.... Gap between two WDC one in 1979 and another one only to come at 2000.... Don't want that to repeat....

[Hornet]

Yes indeed! When do we have confirmation what will be done with Kimi's car?

No idea how long a decision will take. I usually just keep an eye on twitter, should hear it there first as soon as a decision is announced

[stefa]

No idea how long a decision will take. I usually just keep an eye on twitter, should hear it there first as soon as a decision is announced

That is a decision only for one Lotus (KR) car?

[Kristof_F40]

and sometimes that LONG was really long.... Gap between two WDC one in 1979 and another one only to come at 2000.... Don't want that to repeat....

To be clear it was 1999 not 2000, but the point remains the same, unfortunatly

[wisepie]

It's all very well hoping Kimi will get a penalty but they may yet do the same to Felipe for having all 4 wheels off the track in Q1 (or was it Q2). It's not going to make much difference if the Lotus performs as it did in India. Just pray that wherever our boys start, we don't have any contact and can reel some of the others in on our race pace, although with the lack of traction that's a big ask. We tifosi have been through these challenging times before, it's painful but we're still here and so are Ferrari. It's all cyclical for the top teams and we have to live with it. Forza!

[Hermann]

Adam Cooper ‏@adamcooperf1 1m

Looks like Kimi Raikkonen will be excluded from qualifying for the floor problem - which means he starts from the back of the grid

Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1 1m

Raikkonen excluded from qualifying, allowed to start from the back of the grid

[Ed Harley]

Best news I've heard all day. Bye Bye Kimi!

What else have you heard today?

[Hermann]

Even if i had heard that the UN has negotiated world peace with all the countries of the world, world famine had been solved and cancer cured, this news about Kimi would still top all that.

Kimifans will probably appear in front of the stewards office with big placards. And i hope Jo Bauer doesn't have a twitter.

[Ed Harley]

Even if i had heard that the UN had negotiated world peace with all the countries of the world, world famine had been solved and cancer cured, this news about Kimi would still top all that.

Good for you, Sir.

As a former cancer patient I would put such a medical achievement on top of that list but that's just me.

[wacc]

Best news I've heard all day. Bye Bye Kimi!

Not the best news. The best one is that the qualy result was actually not as bad as it looked liked.