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F1 - 2# race, Bahrain, 6.-8.4.2018 ! Ferrari pole position and McLaren managing challenges, new F1 2021 guidelines announced - lots of discussions, Grid Girls&Kids Monaco Race !

Published by NAANII GLOBAL and F1 Team Journalists in Motorsport 2013-2018 Formula 1, etc · 7/4/2018 08:34:11
Tags: Qualifying, Barain, GP, 2018;, Ferrari;, Mc, Laren, Sebastian, Vettel;, Eric, Boullier;, Fernando, Alonso;

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F1 GP Bahrain 2018 - Qualifying -  Result and Interviews

Pole position Ferrari - Lewis Hamilton with troubles and Mc Laren facing challenges;
F1 owner Liberty Media announced future F1 plans and changes  to the teams - major  impacts are expected for the bigger Teams such as Mercedes, Ferrari etc. ;
Some 2018 season GP Circuits, such as Monaco and Sotchi announced a 'coming back' of its most beautifull and glamurous 'Grid Girls', and a combination with recently new introduced 'F1 Grid Kids' for their races.



Pos. - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3
1. S. Vettel Scuderia Ferrari, 1:29.060, 1:28.341, 1:27.958
2. K. Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari 1:28.951, 1:28.515, 1:28.101
3. V. Bottas Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1:29.275, 1:28.794, 1:28.124


Scudería Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel / Kimi Raikkonnen:   ''We've built a very strong car''.

Sebastian Vettel
“I think we have a good base and the car is working”. “We have improved in our work on the car. In the beginning it’s always a bit difficult, but now everything is getting better. So, it was nice to keep the car alive. I felt quite good from the start and made some progress during the session. I am very happy with the last laps I did, and also obviously with the result I got. I was really glad to see how the car was responding today. We worked on the setup and tried different things. In Australia the track is tricky and bumpy, so it was difficult to change too much and draw any conclusions. But after the race and with the mileage we did, I think we understood the car better. It’s nice to see that we have built a very strong car and that today we are able to put it on the front row, beating everybody else. It’s been a great result that the whole team deserves. However, the ‘big day’ is tomorrow”.

Kimi Raikkonen
“My last run was far from perfect; there was traffic and  we couldn’t improve. We did not give ourselves a proper chance to do the best we could. The car had a lot of speed, but we did not take full advantage of that. I’m sure there was a lot more to come. Anyway, we start the race in a good position, so I’m a bit disappointed today but that’s how it goes.. Tomorrow is another day and we should have a good car; we hope for a better result. The key point will be tire management; it will be tricky for everybody. We’ll try to make the best of it, and I’ll go as fast as I can”.

McLaren F1 Team
Eric Boullier, Racing Director
“Although qualifying was the tough challenge that we predicted in what is an extremely tight midfield pack, our performance today was certainly below our expectations. Both drivers didn’t feel as comfortable or confident in the car as they were yesterday, which is something we need to analyse overnight with our engineers.
“We recognise that the teams around us often make a performance step on Saturday and this is something we must address. However, we know that the race pace of our package tends to be more positive than our speed over one lap, and with a free choice of tyres we believe we can fight for points on Sunday.
“Now, we’ll work hard to analyse all the data from today and put everything we can into setting up the cars, so that we can move further up the field in tomorrow’ race.”

Fernando Alonso
“Today wasn’t great – our qualifying performance was worse than we expected. It was okay in free practice, but then in qualifying we lost speed and we were struggling from Q1.
“Our one-lap performance is not yet optimised – we cannot extract the maximum from the tyres over one lap, and we need to find the reasons why.
“Our race pace has been better than our pace over a single lap so far, and yesterday during the long runs on old tyres we felt quite competitive. This morning, too, on a hot track the car felt good and we seem to take good care of the rear tyres, which is going to be an advantage in the race. But, obviously our starting position is compromised already and we are quite far back, so we’ll see what we can do.
“Having said that, not making it into Q3 isn’t the end of the world. We didn’t make it there in Australia either, but on Sunday we both scored points, so hopefully we can repeat that here. This is a demanding circuit, tyre degradation is high and reliability is a concern, so we need to stay focussed and take advantage of the strategy. The free choice of tyres now gives us some advantage and we’ll try to maximise that. The race is tomorrow and that’s when the points are given.”

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Team
Christian Horner , Team Principal
“After a Qualifying session with plenty of action, it’s interesting to see the top five cars qualify within four tenths of each other. Daniel got the best out of the car today to finish in fifth, which will become fourth on the grid with the penalty for Lewis. Max who was doing another lap in Q1 gathering information on engine settings unfortunately lost the rear, the reasons for which we will have to look at, but frustratingly it ended his Qualifying early. However, the damage is superficial and hopefully from 15th on the grid he will put his head down and make some progress through the field as our race pace has looked encouraging here. It is set up to be an exciting race tomorrow.”

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
Toto Wolff
''This was a difficult qualifying session for us but about what we expected after practice yesterday and today. Ferrari have always been strong in the hot conditions and they confirmed that with their one-two in qualifying, with pace that was just out of reach for both Valtteri and Lewis. We have said through the winter that the performance between the top teams is very close and this result simply confirmed it. Like always, we need to keep our feet on the ground, stay humble and keep working. The long runs in practice were very close between Ferrari, Red Bull and ourselves, so there is still much to play for tomorrow. But it's clear from today that Ferrari will start as favourites.''

Lewis Hamilton
''Today wasn't the best of days and tomorrow is going to be one of the hardest races for us in some time. We've been trying to get ahead of the Ferraris, but it has been tough, they just had the pace all weekend. It wasn't the greatest of laps from my side and Ferrari had the edge as they often do in these hotter conditions. The goal for tomorrow is damage limitation. I've got the Soft tyre, so I should be able to go longer - it's going to be interesting to see, there's a couple of different strategies tomorrow. I'll try and eke out every last bit of power and strength from this car. I don't know what we are going to be able to achieve tomorrow, but I will give it everything I've got and hope that I can do something.



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