[Iceman]

Well we should know about dauber by tomorrow. VDG will get the seat from Europe onward I think.

[Iceman]

vdg won his case and is allowed race for sauber on Sunday. This is gonna get messy.

[Iceman]

Harrison Newey, the son of Red Bull Formula 1 technical supremo Adrian Newey, is to team up with Michael Schumacher's son Mick in ADAC Formula 4 this season.

The 16-year-old Newey will race with Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing in the new series, which is Germany's FIA-approved F4 category.

He will combine it with a campaign with HHC Motorsport in BRDC F4, in which he made his car-racing debut last November.

It appears that the UK-based BRDC series will take precedence in his racing programme, as the plan is currently to miss two of the eight ADAC rounds.

Team boss Frits van Amersfoort is ecstatic to have secured the sons of F1's most-successful driver and technical director.

"This has been one of the most pleasant weeks in our four-decade history," he said.

"We're extremely honoured to have some of auto racing's most creditable persons choosing to entrust our team in the development of two promising young talents.

"We see their confidence as a unique challenge that everyone at Van Amersfoort Racing is ready to take up with dedication, and driven by a sincere desire to help the drivers fulfil their dreams."

VAR continues with its Formula 3 European Championship team, which brought Max Verstappen to prominence last season, and which will run Charles Leclerc, Alessio Lorandi and Arjun Maini in 2015.

That really is a fantastic pairing of genetics are anything to go by.

[Iceman]

Qualifying starts In five. I reckon 1. Ham 2. Ros 3. Kimi

[Iceman]

Vettel. What. Seriously. No wait. What.

[Drew.]

Great day for the sport in general that a teams finally rivaling Merc.. Pretty gutted for Lewis that he wasn't able to make his pole position count though.

[Iceman]

Kimi coming back to 4th was amazing too. Well deserved from Ferrari. It's been a long time coming.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Kimi coming back to 4th was amazing too. Well deserved from Ferrari. It's been a long time coming.

Yeah, hopefully this is the start of his luck changing Well done to Vettel and lololol at baby Hamilton throwing his toys out of the pram

[Iceman]

Ferrari have incredible pace again. Kimi was flying this morning

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Ferrari have incredible pace again. Kimi was flying this morning

I'll be so mad if he does he really well the one year we don't go to see a race

[Iceman]

I can't believe I'm going in 4 weeks

If Kimi won id actually die.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Ohhhh I hope he does for you, that would be amazing

[Iceman]

I don't mind if he doesn't. I just wanna see a good race lol

[ChristmasNeeve]

The Hungarian one last year was definitely the best one I've been to, it was good and we had brilliant seats

[Iceman]

Lights out in 10

[Drew.]

Lewis

[Iceman]

Kimi is gonna be a handful for Vettel sooner rather than later. Damn safety car ruining that battle.

[Drew.]

[ChristmasNeeve]

Come On Kimi!

Raikkonen, Ferrari fastest in first Bahrain practice



Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel set the pace in scorching conditions during the first practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.

Raikkonen was the only driver to break the 1’38 barrier during a session in which Mercedes appeared to be focusing solely on longer runs.

It was a typically hot and dry start to the weekend, with ambient temperatures hovering around 36°C as the session began.

There was immediate drama when Jenson Button spun his McLaren at Turn One during his first flying lap, with the car appearing to seize up on entry to the corner and stopping facing backwards towards the apex.

McLaren attempted to replace the battery on Button’s car, but were ultimately unable to get the British driver back out for another run in the session.

There were also problems for Sebastian Vettel as the Ferrari driver was told to slow the car and stay in gear when the team discovered a problem with the SF-15T.

The Mercedes were the first to attempt a long run on the Medium tyres with both cars running consistently around the 1’40 range. Hamilton was heard complaining of a burning seat during his extended run.

There was little in the way of drama or incident during the session. Pastor Maldonado ran very wide exiting the final corner, while multiple drivers suffered lock-ups into the tricky braking zone of Turn Ten.

Sebastian Vettel made it back out with around 30 minutes of the session remaining but while it initially seemed as though the problem remained at first, the Ferrari was soon up to speed.

Vettel lowered the benchmark to a 1’38.029 before Kimi Raikkonen followed his team mate to set the quickest lap of the day with a 1’37.827.

Toro Rosso showed pace with both cars in the top ten and there were positives for McLaren too with Fernando Alonso ending the session only seven tenths adrift of the fastest time.

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton ended the session in P15 and P16 respectively, but covered almost 50 laps between them. Jolyon Palmer logged over 30 laps during his second First Practice appearance of the season in the Lotus.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/1...rain-practice/

[Iceman]

Kimi

[Drew.]

A nice easy pole position again for Lewis

[ChristmasNeeve]

Boooo

[Iceman]

Return of the Iceman. Fantastic to see him back on the podium. I'll be at the next Grand Prix

[Drew.]

Tense ending there with Lewis's and Nicos cars messing up.. Nico can't get a break at the moment can he, oh well. Another great drive and win from Lewis

[Iceman]

If Kimi wins in Barcelona I might just cry