Life sometimes can be very ironic, I have been waiting to see a race live and at a decent time all season and now that we have full live coverage for Mexico GP, I will be busy and will miss it
Oh well, whatever...
We usualy have the F1 show once a week, but for Mexico GP we have it every night!
Today they interviewed Checo and Alonso. Alonso said his motivation lever right now is 2, but after Abu Dahbi will be 11. He also talked about his three runner-up driver's championships for Ferrari and how in Ferrari being second is not enough because they always want to win. And that he is surprised by how Ferrari now celebrates for arriving third (meaning Vettel's podiums). Someone jelous?
quote"Important event” Mexican Grand Prix - High flying weekend Maranello, 27 October – Racing for the first time on a new track is always an exciting experience for a driver, but in the case of Scuderia Ferrari’s third driver, Esteban Gutierrez, Mexico represents something special. “This is my country, I was born here and I love this place,” he tells ferrari.com.
“I’m very proud of being Mexican and of the fact my country is hosting such an important event, part of a sport which is also my passion. For me this is the best possible combination. The circuit is very technical and I’ve been driving it on the simulator, because as usual with a new track, that’s essential in order to understand how best to tackle it over the weekend. “The three sectors are very different from each other but very technical at the same time. It means drivers who work out the best line will be the first to set quick lap times. I don’t expect it to be very hot, so even getting the tyres up to temperature will not be easy. Only once the cars are out on track will we understand how suited is our car to these various characteristics. As usual, track conditions will improve bit by bit as the cars do more running which will see the lap times gradually come down. It will also be interesting to see how the drivers adapt to this circuit, because they will want to do so as quickly as possible”.
Esteban: “Demanding for man and machine”
Maranello, 28 October – This is definitely a very busy weekend for Esteban Gutierrez, Scuderia Ferrari’s third driver. “Having a home race is a great feeling,” the Mexican admitted to ferrari.com.
“I don’t really know what to expect, but I am sure it will be incredible. Being the third driver means I get to take part in this amazing event with a different perspective, experiencing it from behind the scenes. It’s an honour to host the world of Formula One in our country and I’m curious to see what Mexicans will feel about this very special weekend. A unique aspect of this track compared to all the others is its altitude: everyone thinks about the effects this can have on the cars, but let’s not underestimate its physical impact on the drivers and the team members. As for the car, you can partly assess these conditions in the simulator, while the guys will need to be well prepared physically so they can adapt quickly to the different ambient conditions”.
Kimi impressed with the new track facility "It’s nice to come to a new place, I had been here before but not to Mexico City. I haven’t seen a lot apart from the hotel and the track, but so far everything looks nice and perfect, they have done a very good job here. I’m sure there will be a lot of fans, it is going to be a nice weekend. It will be challenging and unknown for everybody, since it’s a new place and we are at high altitude. This will influence a lot of things, the behavior of the car and of the engine in the first place. Let’s see how it is once we get running, and hopefully we’ll find out that it will be fine for us."
Verstapen P1 1:25:990 Kvyat P2 1:25:295 Kimi P4 1:26:295 Vettel P4 1:26:886... Hamilton P11
Maximum speed in the speed trap 362 kms./h WOW!
quoteSearching for Grip
Kimi and Sebastian’s first taste of the new track
Mexico City, 30 October – Formula 1 action officially returned to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with the first free practice session. The new track surface was still damp from early morning rain, which made life difficult for the drivers, who started running on the Intermediate tyres, before switching to the Mediums. The entire field reported low grip conditions, with lap times a long way off those predicted by the simulator. Quickest was Max Verstappen (1.25.990) in the Toro Rosso, ahead of the Red Bull of Daniil Kvyat (1.26.295.) Raikkonen (1.26.295) and Vettel (1.26.886) were third and fourth respectively for Ferrari, working on adapting to the new track and some aero comparison tests.
Missed second session but it seemed a bit intermitent because of rain.
Scuderia Ferrari 47m47 minutes ago Scuderia Ferrari @ScuderiaFerrari Session ending with #Seb5 P5 1:21.984 and #Kimi7 P6 1:22.399 #MexicoGP #redseason
Scuderia Ferrari @ScuderiaFerrari #Kimi7: 'Cars were sliding, you felt more lìke being in a rally'
quoteMexican Grand Prix - “Slippery surface!”
Kimi “takes it easy” on tricky asphalt
Kimi Raikkonen: “It was quite a tricky day, the layout of the track is ok but the new surface was very slippery. The cars were sliding around and sometimes you felt more like being in rallying than in Formula One! The tires are a bit on the conservative side but it’s the same for everybody. We knew since the beginning that because of the altitude and the thin air, the speeds would have been high, I think everybody was running full downforce; but I would prefer to have the usual amount of downforce. Obviously, as we do more and more laps, track conditions will improve and the surface will grip out, but I’m sure it will still be more tricky than other races. In the second session during the long run it was raining a bit and I didn’t want to risk anything, so I took it easy every time there were drops coming down. Tomorrow we still have time to work on the car for a better set up and see how it goes. We’ll try to make the best out of it."
Scuderia Ferrari @ScuderiaFerrari #Seb5:'It's quite unique and great to enter a sort of stadium with people on the left and right'
quoteMexican Grand Prix - “Fantastic view”
Seb impressed by driving through packed grandstands
Sebastian Vettel: “It was an interesting day, the circuit was very slippery. It has very low grip, I think everybody struggled to keep the car on the track. Surprisingly the speed was low overall, I was hoping that the fast corners were a bit quicker. Hopefully with more rubber on the track it should get quite a bit better. It was amazing to see how many spectators there were already on Friday, and it’s also kind of unique to enter a sort of stadium when you look left and right and see this many people are there… And then the big grandstands, you drive through them! It’s a bit like Singapore, just bigger, and there is a great feeling. I think we can be reasonably happy with how the day went, but I’am sure we can still improve. Unfortunately the rain stopped our long run in the end, but so everyone was affected the same way. Nevertheless I am sure we can do improvements for tomorrow and we should be in a good place.”
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Tue Oct 27, 2015 1:20 pm (Last edited: Tue Oct 27, 2015 1:20 pm)
Smiley Kimi! Priceless.
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this is nice
that was soooooo funny 
everybody for the posts
