Marcus Ericsson (car number 9):C37 (Chassis 03/Ferrari)Qualifying: 17th in Q1 (1:24.556 min / ultrasoft tyres)
3rd practice: 3th (1:28.890 min / ultrasoft tyres / 14 laps)
“The work done overnight by the engineers on track and at the headquarters in Switzerland paid off. All in all it was a good qualifying today. We have made good progress since yesterday when we were quite a long way off the competition. We should be proud of the work that we have put in since then because it made a big difference. We are still not where we want to be, but today we were really close to Q2. We do have a lot of work ahead of us, but we are in the fight which is nice to see. Overall, I am happy with the progress and I look forward to the first race of the season”
I think it was a positive day, looking at the laptimes and everything. I think we can improve quite a bit, because we got the red flag and I went back out and did my time on a one lap tyre, so there is definitely a few tenths in that.
A new Formula One season is just around the corner. With the Australian Grand Prix just a few days away, no one can predict how the 2018 season will turn out. Following all the new car launches and the Barcelona pre-season tests, we have gained insight on how the new season may play out.
The first team group set off for Australia last Friday and the last members will arrive mid-week. Such a long trip, 16,000 kilometres and a whole day travelling, takes a bit of planning, especially as it’s the first of the season. In fact, the team is actually “operational” at the track as from Wednesday.
Panasonic Jaguar Racing was denied a chance to fight for its first ABB FIA Formula E Championship win after Mitch Evans was penalized in qualifying at the Punta del Este E-Prix last weekend, according to team principal James Barclay.
Affalterbach. Mercedes-AMG will use the most powerful Official FIA F1 Safety Car of all time in the 2018 Formula 1® season: the 430 kW (585 hp) AMG GT R will have its debut as the Official FIA F1 Safety Car of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship at the Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia from 25 to 27 March 2018.
Lewis Hamilton, a very well paid 33-year-old driver will start his 2018 season with major sponsors like Mercedes-Benz and Pretonas making up the 3 quarters of his Sponsors payout and smaller sponsors round out the total of his sponsorship for the season.
Jean-Eric Vergne extended his lead at the top of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, narrowly edging out Lucas di Grassi in a nail-biting finish on the shores of Uruguay for the CBMM Niobium Punta del Este E-Prix.
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