2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Second Practice Classification
Posted Nov 24, 2023, 2:13 PM UTC
11
Probably the strongest end to a season Charles has ever had if he keeps it up. He’s driving at his absolute best level and it’s great to watch.
137
He has been impressive the last races. A shame for Brasil and the DNS ... I am sure he would have fought for a podium place. After Qatar he has had some killer races. Austin he had a DSQ and before that was shafted by the Ferrari strategy but held on to the tyres for the 1 stop. Mexico with a minor damaged car managed P3 (because of Perez) and was unlucky with the Red Flag. Last week in Vagas he could have one if not for the SC. He also had 3 poles In the span of the last 4 races so he is on fire. Today he is p1 in FP2 after he missed FP1 and just went straight out and did thr lap.
51
His run last year after the disaster at Belgium was also great. In the last 8 races he took
2 pole positions
6 podiums
Missed out on a easy podium in Brazil because Ferrari fucked up his quali and Norris punted him early in the race, still finished P4.
Beat Checo despite being stuck with the Ferrari pit wall and a slower car.
42
Yup, it was also great but I think this year is even more impressive as it’s with a worse car and with characteristics that he hates, so the fact he’s been this good means he really worked on some things on his driving style to be able to be faster and more consistent with this package.
Also the Japan floor clearly helped him get more comfortable.
13
His end of 2018 was also incredibly strong too. He had 3 consecutive 7 place finishes to end his season in the god damn Sauber.
32
Just needs the fucking car under him man. With the floor update after Singapore he’s been in on it since. And Ferrari keeps fucking him over with DSQ DNS and shit strategies
17
The man would be fighting Perez/Hamilton for third if not for Ferrari screwing him over (which indirectly keeps improving Carlos’ total points). The standings are not reflective of Charles’ performance at all - which has been excellent and certainly show why he is 100% the lead Ferrari driver.
It was the same shitshow with Ferrari screwing him in 2021 too. Should have finished higher in that year’s standings too.
8
That floor update in Japan is doing wonders for him don't you think?
16
Absolutely. Seems like it gave him the confidence in the rear to be able to dial in the slightest bit of oversteer again, and he’s flying.
16
We are so back.
134
He did that one on used tyres and had some decent fuel in there because he went around for ages after setting that lap.
37
God I’m so full of hopium right now
3
VER-NOR-LER incoming?
5
Can't wait for the Alfa 1-2 to snatch 7th in constructors
113
Bottas drives nude to reduce weight
50
All 19 other drivers get distracted and crash out so he wins.
30
Stupid sexy Bottas.
12
Really hope they get it
7
[removed]
1
Charles’ lap help up well considering it was the second (?) soft lap of the session.
Did Norris do 2 prep laps? I saw him do green sectors and then he went again I think.
54
Lando had to abort his first lap half way through thanks to traffic
19
He hit traffic so had to back off the first one
17
Albon went through as he was in the final corner, completely destroying his turn one. Then in sector 2 I think he closed up on Albon too much so aborted his lap.
7
he started the lap and was stuck behind a Williams on high fuel so aborted
4
Valtteri is ON IT this weekend
40
I mean he was on it last weekend too, Alonso just had different plans for him unfortunately. Dude is THE bad luck magnet. Just hoping he makes it through the race without damage…
38
I was really annoyed that the folks on Sky kept saying that no one had been too badly affected by the turn one issues, meanwhile Bottas was in last place.
20
With a broken diffuser and floor after he got hit by Perez from behind as well lmao
10
Charles did entirely 2 quali laps today yet he is on the top and nobody beat him with track evolution. He also did the lap with high fuel given he moved to long run after one cooldown lap without boxing
32
The guy has been on fire since Suzuka floor update. Ferrari are just fucking him over and over again. He should be near Hamilton on points if his team were remotely competent.
8
🤫🤫Alpha Romeo... I might instigate some drama in qualifying
26
Leclerc couldn't complete many laps today (no FP1 for him and several red flags in FP2), I didn't expect him to be the fastest. Obviously can't look past Red Bull for the race, but maybe another pole is possible ?
16
If Leclerc can grab a pole and if Sainz can qualify in row two or three the chances are very good that Ferrari will conquer the number 2 in WCC. Let’s hope so!
2†
Perez was going for P1 there
14
He had the absolute best S2 of the session two tries in a row, but lost the entire advantage to Charles in S3. Probably setup issues?
6
wouldn't say issues, more so differences
Pérez seems to have done a low downforce setup for FP2
5
Yeah there seemed to be a LOT of understeer into the left hander at the end of the two straights
2
Chuck Norris at the top!
14
So, do we get a non RB win here? Considering it's hard to overtake, and most of wins have come from pole, And Ferrari's pace, and Norris clocking that time on used tyres?
4†
Is it really hard to overtake? 2021 Abu Dhabi had 36 overtakes. 2022 Abu Dhabi had 79. I suspect we’ll see more tomorrow.
40
Both Lando and Charles usually go really well around Bahrain as well
10
Ah yes 2021
6
I think Lando and Charles can beat Sergio, but not Max
even if the RB is only faster by say 2 tenths on Sunday, that is enough to initiate an overtake into Turn 6 or into Turn 9
10
It's funny that no one is complaining about the shit show fp2 was with 75% of the run time gone due to two accidents. Would have thought all the rookies were running in that session.
3
That is the top 3 we really want to see, if we had a season of this fp2 next year, I'll be a happy fan.
3
Oh boy, a tragic Williams performance incoming
2
Carlos has been pretty average these last few races.
2
The Statistics flair is reserved for posts highlighting interesting statistics. As a rule of thumb, Statistics posts need to inform readers through visualizations and insights that cannot be obtained from raw data alone. For example, a post containing a qualifying gap between two drivers expressed in tenths of a second is an easily obtainable raw piece of data and constitutes a bad Statistics post. A visualization of what that translates to on-track, or visualization of how that gap came to be would constitute a good Statistics post.
Read the rules. Keep it civil and welcoming. Report rulebreaking comments.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
1
What happened to Sainz and Hulk?
1
Both of them crashes and causes two separate red flags
3
Sainz bottomed out and had a snap after going over some weird bump out of the T3(?). He said in the media pen that he “wishes he had done something differently,” but seeing as how there were several cars in FP1 that very nearly had the same issue in that spot, I’m not totally sure what he could have done differently other than run a different ride height. It seems Ferrari may have upped the height after FP1, or he may have been running a heavier fuel load, or both.
I don’t know all the details on how Hulk’s incident transpired, but he had a one-car crash going down a straight. He later indicated it was driver error.
2
Hulk got wide out of T1, tapped the artificial grass and lost the rear. Hit the rear of the car on the armco barrier
3
Damn AstroTurf
1
Logan below Alex where I’m used to him
-1
The stage is set for
One More Time (Charles pole and Max win)
Lando P2 and Charles P5 and Sainz P6 after starting 10th.
Lewis P3 and Checo P4 after starting 11th
Ideal for me, Lando is so close for the race for 3rd in drivers championship and McLaren is so close to the others so a lot on the line for the teams! At this point I watch the races hoping this will be the one Lando finally wins.
I watch every race in hopes of this
I am formalising my prediction that Lando will win this race.
I had a feeling about it mid-week.
He did look good in FP2. After last weeks crash can only help for a good finale to the season! Already put in my podium prediction of Lando, Max and Charles.
* Daft Punk intensifies *
Blink-182 my man
[removed]
My thought exactly
At this point Max gonna have more wins from Leclerc poles than his own.