great drive from Lewis.
Boring in the second half but it's closed up the championship nicely.
Feel sorry for Ricciardo though, one team issue screwed his race up 🙁
Yay! And proper flags too 🙂
Back to Toro Rosso for Canada?
Difficult, as Kvyat didn't exactly shine, either.
All very well having youthful exuberance, but Ricciardo showed the Bull could be fast and precise.
That's twice he's been bummed; he must be looking at other teams for next year.
That's twice he's been bummed; he must be looking at other teams for next year.
There's only Ferrari who may have a space and I'm not not sure anyone would leave Red Bull for Ferrari. Ferrari consistently under perform and have been nearly-men since Schumacher drove for them.
New rules next years and revived Renault engine. I think Red Bull is still the best place for him (unless a Merc seat becomes available).
Danny Ric looking for Hammer time somewhere! I would think maybe Mercedes when they realise Rosberg wont win the championship. Ferrari will want someone ( Rosberg) that wont rock the boat with Vettel. You could well see Sainz and Vestappen in the same team again. Button to WIlliams and Massa to Haas when they ditch Guiterez.
Rossi in the Manor when Rio's cash runs dry.
Also, Vettel would veto Ricciardo to Ferrari...it would make him look slow again 😀
milky1980 - MemberNot a good weekend for Verstappen then...
Back to Toro Rosso for Canada?
Nah, F1 isn't as knee jerk as that - even after the crash Verstappen's stock is still very high - they gave him the RB seat to secure him for 2017 and beyond, not because they thought he might nick a few more points in 2016.
Joe saward is of the opinion that rosberg is negotiating his contract with merc at the moment, via gerhard berger. I think both rosberg and redbull would get a wake up call if Dan ric was seen chatting to toto wolff or niki lauda in Montreal.
What's Buttons options for next season?
There was talk of button replacing Massa at Williams
There was talk of button replacing Massa at Williams
I'd like that
Ferrari will want someone ( Rosberg) that wont rock the boat with Vettel.
I could see this happening. Ferrari have preferred a clear team hierarchy for as long as I can remember
another strategy blunder from ferrari, and some "what goes around comes around" for Britney 🙂 [url= https://vid.me/eHOS/rosberg-hamilton-canada-2014 ]2014[/url]
Couldn't help but laugh at Nico's pirouette
Couldn't help but laugh at Nico's pirouette
Yeah I had a good laugh at that too 🙂
Verstappen drove very well those last few laps, impressed!
Which numpty was it that said the championship was dead 😳 😳 😳
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Hamilton has obviously been spending even more time with his septic mates, what was that accent??
Pook, you weren't the only one 😆 Rosberg looks all at sea currently, struggling to cope with an on-form Lewis as usual.
Everything's just starting to look a bit tasty for the European summer run 😀
More bizarre behaviour from Fred Alonso.
Running [u]just[/u] outside the points and he's begging to come in and have a rest.
He's not dedicated at the moment.
I assumed he was just trying to put fewer laps on the engine given the possibility of of needing more than the allocation to get through the season.
He wanted fresh tyres to see what the car could do.... not retire
He really didn't.
He was looking for an early finish
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"hey, Cyril look at this clown !"
So Dan ric is staying at redbull, and the silly season's next target to take kimis seat is perez.
Meanwhile in Baku, dodgy kerbs look like being an issue, as well as escape roads you can't escape from. And what the hell are mclaren playing at?
what the hell are mclaren playing at?
In what respect? Being competitive?
And what the hell are mclaren playing at?
IMO Honda have given up on the current engine design. Now it's a free-for-all next season (no tokens) I can see them chucking all their resources at a completely new engine and hybrid system.
And on the engine front - it looks like if you haven't got a Merc engine you are nowhere in this Baku race.
And even if you do and your name is Manor, you're still nowhere.
They haven't progressed as people thought they might this year with Merc parts.
When I posted that mclaren were around p6 in fp2 after a similar result in fp1, but it looks like normal service has been resumed. Honda have already said they're working on alternative concepts for next year so I'd expect the rest of their development this year to focus on the ers side of the public, they've just done an update to the ice so that's probably it for the year for the ice.
Right, Baku about to start. I'm predicting a fair amount of carnage at this race.
Seems s. L. O. W.
It's a bit dull... Needs a big crash to close it all up behind a safety car
It's a bit dull... Needs a big crash to close it all up behind a safety car
is very dull
Needs Lewis to guess which button he needs to push. Will be as dull as rosbergs podium celebration at this rate.
Agreed, I thought he should play the 'settings lottery'! Might find something he wasn't expecting!
At least Kimi is providing some entertainment with his radio transmissions. Otherwise, this is dull, dull, dull
The team could at least give Lewis some clues "did you know paddy got SEVEN Green shirts for father's day?"
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Seems he played with the settings and found it! Come on then, Lewis let's see it! Kimi is grumpy...
well, I was wrong, that was a massive yawn fest
Yep let it all out nico, unbridled emotion there. He makes mansell look excitable.
Just a bit wrong, a complete snore fest. Shame as it looked a good track for drama. Oh well, next time....
Baku needs rain. That'd spice it up.
Expected a good race... got lots of ironing done instead.
