2021 Turkish Grand Prix - Istanbul Park, Oct 08 - 10

[Tizz]

Yeah, they miss Albon in the simulator for sure. I don't know if it was possible for Albon to be flown back during the day to do some work. As Perez has his usual relative speed, it seems a Max thing so this should be solvable. If they get Max' car in a better place, with the Ferrari speed it just might prove to be hard for Lewis to get himself past the Alonso, Leclerc and Perez and get close to Max. It was strange to me that he got snappy oversteer while having a weak front.

[Restomaniac]

Mercedes reporting it’s Inters running. Not what you want if your making setup changes like Verstappen.

[Andres125sx]

Do RB traditionally sandbag?

Traditionally maybe not, but on last GPs I think yes, they have been sandbagging seriously

[Fulcrum]

Raining, for now.

[bonjon1979]

Not a technical question but does anyone know of a bar to watch qualifying in Amsterdam!? Apologies mods if this is in the wrong place!

[AeroDynamic]

From the weather forecast, At worse they will start on inters tomorrow but it will transition to slicks quick enough. Grip is impressive compared to last year, I had doubts the track would remain as laced with grip in these conditions but cars are driving well out there!

[InsaneX_Badger]

Was Merc struggling in FP3 or didn't do any fast running?

[NL_Fer]

Not a technical question but does anyone know of a bar to watch qualifying in Amsterdam!? Apologies mods if this is in the wrong place!

Don’t one specific, but u could look for one around Leidseplein. I mean everyone with Ziggo tv can see on channel 14. Good luck

[Shrieker]

Was Merc struggling in FP3 or didn't do any fast running?

Valtteri did some pushing around mid session. They just weren't that interested.

[SiLo]

Be interesting to see how much it's dried out for qualifying. Alread large parts of the track looking very dry and then some sections very wet.

[Restomaniac]

Was Merc struggling in FP3 or didn't do any fast running?

They didn’t look interested. As an example Hamilton did a grand total of 5 laps.

[pb6797]

Was Merc struggling in FP3 or didn't do any fast running?

They didn’t look interested. As an example Hamilton did a grand total of 5 laps.

Preserving the PU? Maybe they are really struggling with it.

[f1316]

Be interesting to see how much it's dried out for qualifying. Alread large parts of the track looking very dry and then some sections very wet.

Anyone have a precise forecast? Looking at the general forecast for Istanbul, seems no more rain expected, so you might expect it to be a fair bit drier, but wonder if that’s totally accurate?

Personally hope it’s dry but that’s because I don’t think Ferrari will be nearly so strong in the wet.

[SiLo]

Considering qualifying is going to be different conditions, and I think the race will be as well, it's not a huge amount they can learn from FP3. Clearly just checked the car was ok in the wet and finished up early.

[Restomaniac]

Was Merc struggling in FP3 or didn't do any fast running?

They didn’t look interested. As an example Hamilton did a grand total of 5 laps.

Preserving the PU? Maybe they are really struggling with it.

I think it was more the case of there not being a lot to learn.