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Here is the grid:
Mclaren

Ferrari

Red Bull

Renault

HAAS

Sauber

Toro Rosso

Mercedes

Force India

Williams

WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot wrote:Fastest times of the first week of testing in Barcelona:
1. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:19.705 Ultrasoft
2. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:19.952 Soft
3. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20.872 Soft
4. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20.960 Soft
5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.983 Supersoft
6. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:21.153 Soft
7. Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:21.396 Soft
8. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:21.765 Soft
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot wrote:Yeah, Vettel was sandbagging and Räikkönen said that he could have easily gone faster as well! It's all looking great for Ferrari in terms of speed, giving us hope that we'll see a great battle between them and Mercedes this season. Red Bull will be stirring the soup as well, although I'm not yet convinced that they are quite up there with those other two. Massa has shown that making a comeback isn't the only thing he's fast at, and we can except a chipper season from Williams. It seems like they might be ahead of Force India at this point, but their campaign will rest mostly on Massa's shoulders while the Indian team has a more balanced line-up, so it's going to be tight there.
I also trust that STR will spring a few surprises - it may be that I'm mesmerized by their livery, but I've got a feeling that they've managed to make some significant progress from previous seasons.
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot wrote:Hamilton crushed the lap record - I'm not sure how much better the laptimes were expected to get!
It does look like we're in for an interesting race. Ferrari is close to Mercedes, that much is for sure, and I expect them to improve in the race. The polesitter is strong, but I'm not counting out Vettel or Bottas. Vettel looks like he's been reborn, while Bottas is perhaps closer to his teammate than expected, and he did a bit of a lock-up on his hot lap that cost him some time. Räikkönen seemed to struggle throughout the quali, and I think he used more tyres than was planned. That doesn't bode well for him for the race, and it could be that we'll see him fighting Max Verstappen instead.
I'll keep a close eye on Haas; sixth in quali is stunning stuff from the American team.
And now MadRacer38 and his weather forecast for tomorrow - could you please poke your head out of the window and tell us what it's like?