Something tells me this race is going to be either totally and utterly boring or complete and utter chaos.
Maybe it’ll be a shortened race with half points again.
Judging by the F2 races that's a distinct possibility. I just hope everyone leaves here in one piece.
The F2 race was shortened due to the F1 schedule IIRC, no such issue with the main event.
Bets on what will happen? Mine is its very unlikely the top 3 will all get round the first corner. Leader out of the first corner wins the race
there will be at least one controversial stewards decision during the race
3 safety cars from unforced individual errors & a (really fast) procession.
Here's my predication: Verstappen wins it with strategy
Here’s my predication: Verstappen wins it with strategy
What's the undercut like, how long do you lose in a pit stop on this circuit?
Here we go. Not been this excited about a GP for years!
Oh god please let it be boring lol
Well thats me keeping up my usual record of being totally wrong predicting sports!
Lolz Perez is a very lucky boy not to have punted Max off at t1!
There’s the first…
First SC comes out to play...
Edit: and RB are moaning about it all.
dirty tricks from Bottas?
Got to be a punishment for that.
They double stacked so needed space, look at the space in the pit lane.
Is there a rule about how far you have to stay behind the car in front during a safety car?
Just thinking, say the order is LH, VB, MV, SP when the safety car comes in. LH goes for it straight away, but then VB dithers about for ages and crosses the line (and only once he does that can MV attempt<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;"> an overtake) say 10 seconds after LH, who is long gone by then. I’ve never really seen this done.</span>
Lol, as predicted...Red Bull moaning about VB being slow!
Red flag. Ffs
FFS. Could easy fix that under SC
Oh FFS
Yep, this is all playing in favour of RB. 🙁
Red flag. Ouch for Merc. Big advantage to RB now...
The first layer of barrier has barely **** moved
Massi has totally ****ed this up, they should have known that it would be a red flag pretty much straight away.
Hamilton is rightfully furious.
A free tyre change for Verstappen. Mercedes get what they deserve.
Hamilton is whining away
Is Hamilton about to burst into tears?
Hamilton is whining away
😂
I was right in predicting a controversial decision tho 🙂
I think the main thing we are learning from this weekend is this track is barely fit for purpose.
Mercedes get what they deserve.
On what basis? I will never this whole tribal thing....
I will never this whole tribal thing….
😂😂
I think the main thing we are learning from this weekend is this track is barely fit for purpose.
I think that depends what you think the purpose is, to hold a f1 race, then it's not. For f1 to get suitcases of money from SA, then it very much is.
Mercedes get what they deserve
Care to explain that? I'm a bit hard of thinking you see? I don't see how they deserve that at all.
On what basis?
for deliberately holding up verstappen under the safety car.
IMO the answer is to do as they do in Nascar - you cannot pit under safety car until all the cars are in a line with no gaps
Hopefully Max gets greedy again and stuffs it into the wall all on his own. I'd love to see Karen moan his way out of that...
There was no barrier repairs.
Nope, just a few Marshalls kicking them back in position.
Hopefully Max gets greedy again and stuffs it into the wall all on his own
nice 🙄
Hopefully Max gets greedy again and stuffs it into the wall all on his own. I’d love to see Karen moan his way out of that…
Well you'd kind of like to see things won fairly but...
nice
Nae bother 😉
for deliberately holding up verstappen under the safety car.
Ah - fair enough.
LOL - everyone’s having a right old whinge! 🤣🤣
Nervous!
Oh FFS!
LOL – everyone’s having a right old whinge!
Yeah, getting tiresome now, it's like kids in a playground.
Please Miss, he called me a naughty name!
He did it first!
Anyway, that's Perez gone out.
