F1 2021

[The binman chronicles]

Game of dodgems anyone?

 

[PhilM]

I'm expecting Schumacher's car to do something similar later in the race...

Didn't take long!

 

[Tubey]

Bottas really does suck. Leclerc in a much inferior car and still nearly doing him.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Didn't take long!

Ha I can't take credit. I was thinking it would be like Perez's and be switched off on Daddy Warbuckskov's request.

 

[PhilM]

What are the odds for Max comfortably leading the race before either a mechanical failure (the throttle or differential) or the previous making him spin off?

 

[evilwebby]

Merc's undercut has forced Verstappen's hand to go long

 

[evilwebby]

Hamilton on the hard tyre, but it's only lap 14. I think they're all going to have to 2 stop whatever tyres they have on

 

[Wizard]

This strategy difference is going to make this very interesting

 

[Tubey]

Verstappen moans non stop.

 

[evilwebby]

Verstappen is driving a wounded car.. Nonetheless it has been a classic attacking race from Merceedes.

I tell you, if this is how the rest of the season is going to go then it's going to be a classic.

 

[evilwebby]

I can't believe they're talking about any drivers 1 stopping.. this is not a 1 stop race

 

[Wizard]

The Vettel, Alonso, Sainz battle is fun

 

[PhilM]

Verstappen moans non stop.

On the face of it, he should have a faster car but for whatever reason, mechanically or his own driving, he wasn't able to get away from Hamilton.

It will be interesting now to see how he responds because in terms of strategy Mercedes appear now to have the upper hand, so he is going to have to push.

Does he have the ability (self-restraint) to do so if the car has issues because it will add risk or will his emotions take over? He needs to calm and steady.

I can honestly see him either beaching the car by pushing too hard or the throttle/differential will give up because of it.

 

[evilwebby]

Norris is having a very good race

 

[evilwebby]

Verstappen's fresh tyre advantage now dissapated. Hamilton in control here. Verstappen can try to undercut, but it would leave him with a very long stint on his only remaining fresh set of softs.