Heads-up for F1 fans.
The coverage of the qualifying session at Shanghai starts on ONE HD today,
14 April 2012, at 15:30 AEST.
Q1 begins at 16:00 AEDT. Conditions are expected to be dry but cool.
Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty on Sunday's race after having
to replace a gearbox.
Hamilton and Button were fastest in P3, followed by Rosberg and Schumacher
and then Webber.
Alonso recorded 15th fastest and Massa 18th at P3. Still struggling with their
cars, Alonso was reported as hoping for the type of luck he had in Malaysia.
After a protest from Lotus, the FIA has allowed Mercedes to use their "double DRS"
'F-duct' rear and front wing design.
See
http://www.formula1.com/news/technic...2/865/949.html
http://www.formula1.com/news/technic...2/864/945.html
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...2/4/13208.html
This seems to account for why the Mercedes have been doing so well in qualifying
where DRS is permitted at any time when conditions are dry, but not as well
during the race when the use is limited to the designated DRS zone.
With its incredibly long straight, it will be interesting to see how the Mercedes do
in Shanghai.
Red Bull gathered data during practice by trying different exhaust systems on
Vettel's car whilst Webber ran with the standard 2012 design for comparison.
Vettel is quoted as saying that he felt McLaren still had the edge.
F1 - Shanghai Qualifying ONE HD 15:30 AEST 14 Apr 2012
watching it now
