Yas Marina is an interesting track, in that the design with slow corners, followed by fast straights, should allow for over-taking - But for some reason overtaking is next to impossible - Still remember the last race of 2011 when Vettel won his first title - It was the biggest procession of all time.
Red Bull’s reliability is an issue - Usually reliability improves over the course of a season but in Red Bull’s case it has got worse - Red Bull’s had a testing relationship with Renault.
Never mind the grid girls, they’ve pushed back the European start times by an hour. 11pm starts mean 1am finishes every second weekend in Winter, im going to look like a zombie on Mondays.
Normal service resumed for the start of 2018. Mercedes 1-2 in FP1. Red Bull looks quick but Horner mentioned they are running a very skinny rear wing and are still 7kph down on Mercedes on the straights. Ricciardo is going to have to drive the wheels off it on Sunday if there is no rain.
Verstappen showed the Red Bull has speed, though Mercedes usually improve in F3 - Red Bull is the best wet-weather car on the grid, so if they get out at the right time in wet conditions then they can get pole.