When the margins are as fine as they ’ ve been for the first two races it ’ s really impossible to tell – not that it ’ ll matter much in the race , considering the impending rain and all .
Of course it wasn ’ t just Ferrari and Mercedes on-track ( although they might as well have been ), with plenty to talk about elsewhere too .
After pissing off all of Australia with Daniel Ricciardo ’ s engine failure , this time it was Max Verstappen ’ s turn to cark it , two of his V6 ’ s cylinders deciding to knockoff early . If this keeps up , expect the same Renault-Red Bull tiff from 2015 to surface once again .
It was a shame to see Antonio Giovinazzi crash at the end of Q1 – but it did get me thinking about the underrated value of a tough final corner . If you ’ re going to crash , at least the crowd get their money ’ s worth .
Lance Stroll managed to keep his car on track and make it through to Q3 for the first time in his career . That ’ s progress . Next step – actually get close to your teammate . He was 0.713s off teammate Felipe Massa .
Two birthdays were celebrated in the paddock on Saturday , with Williams ’ Paddy Lowe and Haas ’ Guenther Steiner officially completing another trip ‘ round the sun .
Both were presented with presents : Steiner a walking cane , Lowe a DVD compilation of every Rosberg-Hamilton spat he adjudicated from the last three years . I ’ ll let you decided which one of those is fake .
SHANGHAI REVIEW BY BEN STEVENS
When the margins are as fine as they ’ ve been for the first two races it ’ s really impossible to tell – not that it ’ ll matter much in the race , considering the impending rain and all .
Of course it wasn ’ t just Ferrari and Mercedes on-track ( although they might as well have been ), with plenty to talk about elsewhere too .
After pissing off all of Australia with Daniel Ricciardo ’ s engine failure , this time it was Max Verstappen ’ s turn to cark it , two of his V6 ’ s cylinders deciding to knockoff early . If this keeps up , expect the same Renault-Red Bull tiff from 2015 to surface once again .
It was a shame to see Antonio Giovinazzi crash at the end of Q1 – but it did get me thinking about the underrated value of a tough final corner . If you ’ re going to crash , at least the crowd get their money ’ s worth .
Lance Stroll managed to keep his car on track and make it through to Q3 for the first time in his career . That ’ s progress . Next step – actually get close to your teammate . He was 0.713s off teammate Felipe Massa .
Two birthdays were celebrated in the paddock on Saturday , with Williams ’ Paddy Lowe and Haas ’ Guenther Steiner officially completing another trip ‘ round the sun .
Both were presented with presents : Steiner a walking cane , Lowe a DVD compilation of every Rosberg-Hamilton spat he adjudicated from the last three years . I ’ ll let you decided which one of those is fake .