Absolutely buzzing for George, incredible lap that came out of nowhere! Think his closest lap prior was half a second adrift?
Shame Lewis’s DRS failed, he was looking handy in qually too. Red Bull had a shocking Saturday 🙂
Was it a wet qualifying?
Bone dry
Oh wow, amazing! That was just pure pace from Russell then. Impressive!
Karen less so.
What's up with her now?
Any news what happened to RB? Perez seemed to be off the pace then got traffic. Max it sounded like they were trying to bypass sensors again, so something failed?
Great for George, looking forward to a mixed up grid tomorrow.
Karen less so.
What’s up with her now?
Well Perez had a lap removed cos of limits, but was then reinstated? Might have impacted their tyre strategy?
Just not very happy that his drivers were 10th and 11th, while his nearest rivals were up the sharp end. Had a whinge that checo was impeded to I think, but it wasn’t the sole cause.
Can't wait to see how Ferrari throw this advantage away...
Can’t wait to see how Ferrari throw this advantage away…
Yep. My guess for the podium is Russell, Norris, and Verstappen with Sainz in 4th and Leclerc retiring after a wheel falls off following his 4th pitstop.
Can’t wait to see how Ferrari throw this advantage away…
Yep. My guess for the podium is Russell, Norris, and Verstappen with Sainz in 4th and Leclerc retiring after a wheel falls off following his 4th pitstop
Haha! Yep, I can absolutely see it going this way. Except it will be after the 5th pitstop lol
This interview where Verstappen is saying he’s enjoying the rivalry with Leclerc/Ferrari and that he basically doesn’t like Hamilton/Merc. No shit! That’s because he’s winning comfortably this year whereas Hamilton was absolutely pushing him to the limit last season (well second half) and often over (e.g. the crash he had in Q3 in Saudi).
Some excellent defending from Russell there
Leclerc on the hard tyre!! Has he just thrown away the lead again?
This interview where Verstappen is saying he’s enjoying the rivalry with Leclerc/Ferrari and that he basically doesn’t like Hamilton/Merc.
The press are trying hard to keep this Max vs. Lewis story alive IMO.
Yup, there it goes. That didn't take long!!
Has he just thrown away the lead again
Ferrari had to go soft or hard.
Hard tyres have been the story of the race
I’d hope for a real safety car for some payback for Lewis. Shame.
Yep. I was screaming at the telly “FULL FULL FULL!” Sadly not to be.
Ferrari 2-3 after qually not even on the podium. Oh dear. They’re handing this championship to RB. In fact Merc probs not far behind in the constructors!
Yep. I was screaming at the telly “FULL FULL FULL!” Sadly not to be
Unfortunately if it had been full safety car it would have finished behind it. Unless they make a random decision to tear up the rule book at the last minute of course, but who could imagine F1 ever doing that?!?
There weren’t enough laps for full safety - it would have just ended behind the safety car.
Ferrari - don’t know what to say. Throwing so many points away when they should be commanding races.
Yep, hard to deny that Red Bull and Verstappen deserve the titles this year. Hopefully Merc have sorted out their car and will be competitive from now on. I'm a big Danny Ric fan but I hope he moves to Indycar if he can't get on top of that McL. Sad to see him struggle like this.
Genuinely impressive stuff from Verstappen and Red Bull today. They deserved that win. Having said that, all of sudden the other places on the podium are Mercedes for the second race in a row must take the shine off a bit!
In fact Merc probs not far behind in the constructors
Very much so- only 30 points behind.
The other interesting thing is that Perez is only 5 points behind Leclerc- unless Ferrari get there shit together over the summer break it's looking like Leclerc won't even be finishing 2nd
Russell is above Sainz again in the driver's champs. Impressive stuff!
So are they still tightening up the checking of plank flex after the break? Another variable if so. I think Merc will be pretty strong for the rest of the year.
Russell
Amazing drive from him today, great racing, no stupidity a very mature and skilled effort.
From 2nd to 6th for LeClerc. that's going to make for a uncomfortable conversation for the boss and the strategist
Karen less so.
What’s up with her now?
Well, he seems quite cheerful now.
So, on C4, Karen just mentioned that Red Bull swapped tyres on the grid. Is that a change to regulations?
I thought the Top 10 had to start the race on the tyre they qualified on (or was it the exact tyre they got the fastest time in Q2?)
Ferrari strategists pictured earlier:
I thought the Top 10 had to start the race on the tyre they qualified on (or was it the exact tyre they got the fastest time in Q2?)
Yep, changed at the start of this season
Ferrari are really ruining this for all of us. Just as well for them that there aren’t any seat options elsewhere for Leclerc
Just as well for them that there aren’t any seat options elsewhere for Leclerc
Well, Seb's just handed in his notice at AM.....
I’ve been watching F1 for knocking on 40 years now and I think apart from the Ross and Michael years it’s been pretty much a given that Ferrari will shoot themselves in the foot at any opportunity, to the point where I’ve genuinely never understood why drivers want to drive for them.
Well, Seb’s just handed in his notice at AM…..
Same chance of winning the championship I suppose
it’s been pretty much a given that Ferrari will shoot themselves in the foot at any opportunity, to the point where I’ve genuinely never understood why drivers want to drive for them.
Yes, I was just thinking about Alonso's decision to quit Ferrari for McLaren. As I recall, he realized that Ferrari were never going to change and a McLaren-Honda must have seemed like the best option given that Merc and Red Bull weren't interested in him. Sainz and Leclerc must be having similar thoughts right now.
Ferrari have always been a strange team, yes they have the prestige, but they haven't got the records for the prestige.
It must be like earning enough money to do your weekly shopping at Fortnum and Mason and then continually being delivered hampers of Spam and Pot Noodle.
More like having hampers of lovely food but delivered by Yodel throwing it your neighbour's fence.
Alonso to Aston! Wasn't really expecting that...
https://the-race.com/formula-1/alonso-to-make-shock-switch-to-aston-martin-for-2023-f1-season/
...Piastri in at Alpine then.
This seems to be real. Don't see why he would, maybe they offered a huge salary.
Edit. Damn. 30 seconds too slow. Alpine now guaranteed to be a title contender next year.
https://twitter.com/AstonMartinF1/status/1554014220643143680
Heh, I was half wondering whether that might happen. I think Alonso just wants a go on all the rides.
Yep...yet another poor career choice by Alonso
Lewis to replace him in a couple of years.
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