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A nice youtube video of Norris last two laps. He took two seconds out of hamilton in those two laps and he was right on it.
Interesting that there's been no recording (that i've seen/heard) telling Hamilton to push on. Anyone else heard anything? Interesting if Merc missed what was happening
That is great footage!! Thanks for posting 🙂
That is great footage!!
TBH, I disapprove. The footage is great but it just reinforces my view that there is far too much assistance from the teams during the racing.
That footage is great, really shows how he was on the limit and the team were helping him get absolutely everything out of the car! We mustn't forget it's a team sport after all.
Really liking Norris' driving and attitude.
I thought the engines were frozen for this year (other than for reliability updates) so the only opportunity for an upgrade was to bring one to the first race? Merc & Honda brought a new one, Ferrari & Renault didn’t AFAIK.
The reliability clause makes the engine freeze a joke.
Renault were caught out by this when the old V8 engines were "frozen" for several years by the FIA to reduce costs. Renault ended up well down on horse power compared with Mercedes and Ferrari who continued to develop their engines much more aggressively.
A lot of things which make an engine more reliable will also increase power. Increased reliability also allows you to run the engine at higher power settings for more of the time, without worrying about it failing.
TBH, I disapprove. The footage is great but it just reinforces my view that there is far too much assistance from the teams during the racing.
I agree. Being told when to use the options lessens my admiration for any driver. They should know themselves. I thought this kind of assistance had been banned.
As for "team sport" angle, Racing is about the driver. Team prepares the car and then the driver should take care of business on the track.
I like Lando and think he is world champion material and he could have reeled in the time on his own anyway. That's the sad thing for me. He's not been allowed to shine.
I wish Christian Horner would concentrate on improving Red Bull and less time criticising other teams (mainly Mercedes). He really gets on my nerves these days.
A mate’s son has just started at Merc. He says everyone was pissing themselves at the weekend about the RedBull complaint about DAS as they had been keeping the FAI in the loop about it from before they even started the project, kept them updated all the way through the process and had them come to the factory a couple of times to check it out in the flesh.
Red Bull and Horner came across as whiney ****s at their home race last weekend.
Christian should concentrate on shagging Geri and let the team get on with racing.
should concentrate on shagging Geri
eeewwwww
He says everyone was pissing themselves at the weekend about the RedBull complaint about DAS as they had been keeping the FAI in the loop about it from before they even started the project, kept them updated all the way through the process and had them come to the factory a couple of times to check it out in the flesh.
That all came out in pre season. Last weekend was a different tack as the scrutineers were looking over the car. It’s just the same as has been done frequently since forever (bendy Red Bull wings for example)
I thought it was a DAS specific protest?
eeewwwww
To be fair to Horner (not words I type very often!) they protested DAS at the first oppotunity they could, FP1 on Friday was the first time the system was used in compettition. But yeah, he generally comes accross as a whiney prat.
TBH, I disapprove
I think the FIA do as well, there was talk late last season to reduce this to just Strategy and Safety, and leave everything else to car and driver from 2021.
3 place grid drop and 2 penalty points for Lando for overtaking under yellows.
Ricciardo put it in the wall pretty hard, unfortunate if quali is cancelled as he'll start from the back then I guess.
But if quali is cancelled we have the Racing Points right at the sharp end and Latiffi one place behind Vettel, on merit, on his second attempt 🙂
Not keen to see Verstappen on pole but otherwise looks like a good grid. How much would it it need to rain to cancel quali...?
That Renault basically lost all rear grip as it ran over the pitlane line. Hopefully Qualy will run tomorrow as Ricciardo is usually good in changing conditions plus we'll get a mixed up grid, set it up for another good race on Sunday.
With FP3 rained off I'm looking forward to qualifying now. Be interested to see if Lewis performs his usual we weather magic.
As there was no coverage worth looking at I went to YouTube and stumbled across this. The racing is bonkers. Move over Saloon Cars and DTM this is the new king.
Be interested to see if Lewis performs his usual we weather magic.
Anyone thinking his slower pace could be a blinder being played to a wet weather setup?
Tactical suicide if so as it's supposed to be nice on Sunday
Anyone thinking his slower pace could be a blinder being played to a wet weather setup?
Merc took his car apart to check the setup - Hamilton said it didn't feel right. Usually the simplest explanation is most likely - Max had a good day, Bottas had an unremarkable day, Hamilton had a bad day. Anything could happen tomorrow if last Sunday is any guide.
This is better, it should rain every quali. I’d be surprised if Ferrari get out of q2 though, ouch.
Yes Lewis! What a star.
he's one steely eyed racing driver!!!
Excellent qualy.
That was an impressive lap, so much faster in very difficult conditions!
A mixed up grid so should lead to some fun tomorrow.
Was anyone else willing Russell to leapfrog the two Ferraris and knock them both out of Q3? Man, that would have been something 🙂 A great effort nonetheless.
Great stuff, one of those occasional qualifying sessions when watching on highlights doesn't come close to doing it justice. Stellar lap from Hamilton. The timesheet at least was reminiscent of Monza a couple of years back.
I'm a pauper so watched the C4 show and they did a good job of showing all the twists and turns. I tried to watch the F1 highlights video on YouTube but they use Crofty and Brundle for the commentary and Croft's constant shouting just made me turn it off! If he can make me do that for one of the best qualy sessions in ages then I'm happy to only see the highlights package.
Oh and the point I came here to make: if Hamilton wins the championship again and anyone says it's not a proper championship due to the odd season I'll just point them to today's Q3 and ask them if they can point put where he isn't the class of the field? 1.2 seconds over everyone else in those conditions on such a short lap is just stunning.
https://m.facebook.com/MercedesAMGF1/photos/a.270107047410/10157693123367411/?type=3&source=48
I don’t know how to post it as an image.
Leclerc has a three place penalty, which means that a Ferrari will start behind a Williams. George Russell drove a fantastic stint though, credit where it's due. Both McLarens have good one lap pace in the wet, plus Ocon claims he had more to give after qualifying an excellent fifth in the Renault. McLaren haven't been third on the start since 2014...
We also have the Racing Points at the back of the grid. Should make for exciting stuff.
Should be a great race in the midfield with two Ferraris trying to get past the Renaults and McLarens. Assuming Bottas can get past Sainz fairly quickly, I guess the top three will romp away, but Merc can split strategy between the two cars so Verstappen at a disadvantage. Alonso must be wishing he'd had the patience to stick with McLaren a bit longer.
There was a repeat of the Hamilton/Albon scuffle in the F2 race. Lawson and Peroni IIRC.
There was none of the big fuss, they just got on with it. The guy on the outside was clattered, he held it and lost the place.
Neither team were Red Bull whingers
McLaren haven’t been third on the start since 2014…
Well other than last Sunday 😉
Neither team were Red Bull whingers
They're just in the junior grades. If they make it to the Big League, they'll get the hang of whinging pretty quick if history is any lesson.
The wingsuit / aerobatic plane thing was impressive! (Sky Sports F1 channel).
They're putting on a good airshow. 🙂
Oops for Ferrari
Ha ha!
Oops for Ferrari
Can't imagine for the life of me why no-one wants to employ Vettel anymore... 🤔
What's the odds of Vettel finishing the season?
Can’t imagine for the life of me why no-one wants to employ Vettel anymore
He was taken out by his teammate
Leclerc would be penalised if he did that to another team imo.
He was taken out by his teammate
To be fair, on this occasion Leclerc was putting his car into gap that didn't exist.
But both Ferrari's out inside of 5 laps.
