Formula One 2014: Hockenheimring

Practice saw Susie Wolff have an impressive session at the wheel of a Williams but clearly Mercedes is the class of the field even though Hamilton had a wreck in Qualifying and starts in 20th.  He blames his brakes.

The Hockenheimring is not exactly Rosberg’s home track despite his protestations, but it is in Germany and Mercedes is having a good year which is raising expectations.

In other off track action Maldonado is making an early commitment to Lotus for next season.  Rosberg likewise with Mercedes.  Ecclestone has started his bribery trial in which his defense is- I didn’t give him a bribe so I could take over the company at a discount, I gave him a bribe so I could cheat on my taxes!

Nice guy.

On offer will be Softs and Super Softs.  The Super Soft is about 2 seconds quicker per lap, but is only good for about 10 laps before it starts to show it’s age (today’s race is 67 laps).  Pirelli is predicting a 2 or 3 stop race.  Only Raikkonen, Grosjean, and Hamilton will be starting Softs.

What’s basically preventing Hamilton from starting last (15th in Qualifying and a Gearbox penalty) is that Ericsson must start from pit lane AND serve a Stop and Go because they didn’t seal the car last night.

Pretty tables below.

Starting Grid

Grid Driver Team Q-Time Q-Laps
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:16.540 17
2 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:16.759 15
3 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:17.078 21
4 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.214 17
5 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:17.273 19
6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:17.577 16
7 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:17.649 19
8 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 1:17.965 22
9 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:18.014 21
10 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1:18.035 21
11 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.193 15
12 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:18.273 13
13 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 1:18.285 14
14 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:18.787 14
15 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:18.983 14
16 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1:19.142 8
17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1:19.676 8
18 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1:20.195 7
19 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1:20.408 7
20 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:18.683 5
21 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:20.489 9
22 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault DNS

Driver Standings

Rank Driver Team Points
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 165
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 161
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 98
4 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 87
5 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 73
6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 70
7 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 63
8 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 55
9 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 35
10 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 30
11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 28
12 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 19
13 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 9
14 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 8
15 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 6
16 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 2

Constructor Standings

Rank Team Points
1 Mercedes 326
2 Red Bull Racing-Renault 168
3 Ferrari 106
4 Williams-Mercedes 103
5 Force India-Mercedes 91
6 McLaren-Mercedes 90
7 STR-Renault 15
8 Lotus-Renault 8
9 Marussia-Ferrari 2

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  1. Rosberg

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  2. Rosberg

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  6. Not too shabby.

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