2024 British Grand Prix - [QUALIFYING] discussion thread ⏱️

ROUND 12: 🇬🇧 Great Britain

FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

First Grand Prix: 1950
Number of laps: 52
Circuit Length: 5.891 km
Race Distance: 306.198 km
Lap record: 1:27.097 Max Verstappen (2020)
2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

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Perez..

Not the time to be beaching the car when there are rumors of you being axed mid-season.
- Seemed early to switch to slicks. Don't know who made the decision.
Could it be floor damage for Verstappen?

Edit: Brundle confirms "significant" floor damage
Three brits on top of quali for the first time since 1968, and first time in Silverstone ever..

We truly are in a british age of F1
- One of them must take the win surely
A Haas out qualifying a Ferrari? Now there's something you don't see every day.
- Both ferraris right?
  
  However you want to cut it. KMag out in Q1,LeClerc in Q2.
Oh boy, Sergio beaches in the gravel
Perez is having a horrid season. Parking it in the gravel in Q1 is illustrative for how his season is going.
Let's fucking gooo, Williams.

Sargeant is out qualifying Perez.
- Sargeant is out qualifying Perez.
  
  Is it just me or is this becoming a weekly thing now
  
  He is more often in front of perez than in front of albon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  
  Clever move by Perez. He figured most were going to out qualify him either way, so he placed the car in the gravel trap early to save the engine. /s
From the Monaco curse to now the post-Monaco curse 💀
Three Brits at the top right now.

Considering the floor damage, Max is still doing pretty well.

Hulk also doing great.
That was unexpected
Crofty going wild!
- This is like a wet dream come true for him
Do sky have special sources from the teams¿? The f1tv commentary still aren't confirming that max has damage. How are sky so sure¿?
- There was a clear camera shot of a chip missing from the front of one of the fins on the underside of the floor.
- Journalists are in Whatsapp broadcast groups handled by the teams. RBR press officer sent a message into his group confirming the floor damage.
  
  Not just a Sky thing, quite a few F1 journos are in those groups.
  
  Weird then that this did not reach the f1tv commentary team.
Damn everybody at red Bull must have had a heart attack for a moment or two
Wow. That was good.
Oof, comparing track dominance between Leclerc and Stroll...
Is Redbull allowed repair (replace) the floor before the race?
- I think you're allowed to repair/swap components as long as they're identical spec. No setup changes, but they should be able to put in a new one.
  
  I think that is all at the stewards discretion.
- Short answer is yes, with identical parts otherwise it's a grid drop or pitlane start depending on what is changed and why.
  
  I think that still needs approval of the stewards.
- That will certainly be breaking parc ferme.
  
  No, actually. After the post-qualification inspections, teams can replace damaged parts like-for-like with parts that are undamaged.
  
  No, they have 3,5 hours to repair it.
  
  After the qualifying session ends on Saturday night, there will be a period of three and a half hours when the team are allowed to inspect, repair, and ensure that the racing cars are prepared for the upcoming race.
  
  Source
  
  No you can replace a damaged part as long the replacement part is the exact same spec
  
  Damage is often allowed to be repaired without breaking parc ferme. I just don't know the limits.
Perez and Ricciardo with the same mistake in the same corner lol (Ricciardo was mucky enough not to beach himself)
- And now Max too, something with the RB(R)s in that corner
Damn that is one fight for pole
Did Aston bring any downgrades for this weekend ?
- They brought Lance Stroll.
  
  Frankly stroll has been matching Alonso the past few weekends. Now might not be the best time for these clever jokes
After getting pole:
Well now both Red Bull drivers have gone through the gravel. At least Max got back on the track
Perez: I'm in danger.
@[email protected] did you want rain?
- Haha, I'm a fan of changing conditions so I got what I wanted. I'm excited about tomorrow. Did you enjoy it?
  
  Better than expected. Would have actually loved the rain to come as they forecasted, alas.
Max is trying to fight against the other drivers, but is fighting against his own floor
So what are we predicting today? I think the Red Bulls, the ones not in the gravel that is, will do very well at this circuit, so I think VER will get pole, with the McLarens right behind.
Merc PU is working really well at Silverstone.
Should be a very exciting quali in these conditions.

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