F1 2021

[B17BLG]

I love the snidey snide to Merc. That last run will have proper got under the RB skin.

 

[Wizard]

So happy with that. Hamilton getting booed by the kopites makes it all the sweeter.

 

[BNJ1878]

So happy with that. Hamilton getting booed by the kopites makes it all the sweeter.

Plus the fact he enjoyed it would have boiled their piss a fair bit.

It's not hard to imagine a desperate lunge by Verstappen tomorrow. Needs to get past by T5 or he's toast, especially as he's not running the optimum tyre.

 

[orly]

A sharp insight into Hamilton's popularity abroad.

 

[evilwebby]

Mercedes will be very pleased with how well the car seems to be going here. They have unlocked significant performance from their package.

Front row lockout while the RBs start behind and on the least preferred tyre - they will be disappointed if Hamilton doesn't head into the summer break virtually level with Verstappen.

 

[evilwebby]

TBH I doubt the shenanigans on the last Q3 run did anything to change the positions of the front 4, but clearly a bit of Merc mindgame snidery. FWIW thought Horner took it well and didn't use it to escalate the tensions between the two teams.

 

[Lapeno77]

TBH I doubt the shenanigans on the last Q3 run did anything to change the positions of the front 4, but clearly a bit of Merc mindgame snidery. FWIW thought Horner took it well and didn't use it to escalate the tensions between the two teams.

Get the feeling on any normal weekend they may have made something of it, but on the back of 3 bad days for them, PR wise, they're not going to push it.

 

[PhilM]

While not F1, it’s horrible to see a marshal killed at Brands Hatch yesterday while manning their post.

 

[MartSlinger]

How does that work? Are they not in Parc Fermé conditions so nothing can be changed without penalty?!

 

[Tubey]

How does that work? Are they not in Parc Fermé conditions so nothing can be changed without penalty?!

Absolutely hilarious how they're blaming what happened at Silverstone for it too.

What a grim team they are lately.

 

[B17BLG]

Sad Scenes at Brands Hatch yesterday where a marshal was sadly killed after a car collided with the Marshall post.

 

[BNJ1878]

Absolutely hilarious how they're blaming what happened at Silverstone for it too.

What a grim team they are lately.

Silverstone is their Van Dyke injury.

Every little setback will be somehow related to Silverstone.

Scruffy Kopites.

 

[PhilM]

How does that work? Are they not in Parc Fermé conditions so nothing can be changed without penalty?!

Strange one, as all the rules I've previously read and just now suggest that their should be a penalty.

These parts cannot be changed once qualifying starts. If a driver needs a new power unit or ERS element after qualifying, that driver will get a grid penalty or could be required to start from the back of the grid.

According to British magazine Autosport, teams will not be allowed to perform an engine change after the start of Saturday morning practice session.

Under the new rules, the engine cannot be changed on Saturday, ensuring that the teams use the same unit for Practice 3, the qualifying session and the race.

An engine change will only be allowed if there was a definite problem with the original motor.

Unless...

 

[Lapeno77]

How does that work? Are they not in Parc Fermé conditions so nothing can be changed without penalty?!

Think there is a clause if the issue is a danger to the safe running of the car.
If it is that bad, then effectively they're down 1 engine, so only 2 left for the rest of the season to work with, which could be key

 

[BNJ1878]

The wet track makes it interesting.

Also negates the RB soft start disadvantage.

Looking forward to this.