Haha!
Good session!
Doubt the mercs will have the race pace to keep the positions but good result anyway.
It's becoming clear now that GR is the real deal.
Interesting start! 😀
GR and MV getting whinge points.
His race has gone with the red flag now though. This is Verstappen's to lose
Yep. Loved the first couple of laps. Gutted for Albon.
And a red flag to help Lewis!
Another weekend, another FIAsco. Most pointless red flag ever?
Lewis would have a chance of winning if DRS didn’t exist - but with four DRS zones there’s no chance. P2 should be nailed on though as Aston and Ferrari don’t quite have the pace.
Pity for Russell, but at least we'll get to see how the Red Bull (Perez), Ferrari, and Merc compare trying to race their way back through the field. I suspect that Verstappen's going to make easy work of Hamilton once he gets a DRS run, so hopefully Alonso and Hamilton will have a good battle for second.
Forgot it was a standing restart (under FIA rule change no.4773624245!).
Max and Lewis in the kitty litter straight away!!? 🤣
Forgot it was a standing restart (under FIA rule change no.4773624245!).
Max and Lewis in the kitty litter straight away!!? 🤣
Red Bull hotline to FIA going mad now no doubt
Another weekend, another FIAsco. Most pointless red flag ever?
There was a shedload of gravel and bits of carbon all over the track. Would have taken ages to clear it all with a train of cars going through it every couple of minutes, spreading it ever further.
Plus the barrier had taken a big clout.
Red Bull hotline to FIA going mad now no doubt
They'll be happy again now.
Bloody DRS! 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Bloody DRS!
Yep. I'm no fan of it. Regardless of who it's affected.
Am I being cynical in thinking that Red Bull must have found some sort of cheat device like Ferrari did with their fuel flow thing a few years ago?
It's like they've got an extra turbo or something. Verstappen can just casually waltz off into the distance, Perez is breezing past everyone else even though they've all got DRS...
This is more than the Mercedes dominance of a few years ago, this is like turning up on a rocket car when everyone else is still using go-karts.
Am I being cynical in thinking that Red Bull must have found some sort of cheat device like Ferrari did with their fuel flow thing a few years ago?
Yes
Yes
Fair enough.
Yours cynically
C-L
Edit: bored now, going for a ride before the proper cycle racing stuff is on.
This is a decent take on it...
https://the-race.com/formula-1/gary-anderson-explains-red-bulls-triple-drs-trick/
They’ve just built a good car. We don’t know what their catering budget is this season though!
During the Merc dominance years if there was unlimited engine use like it was in previous eras they’d have lapped the field easily. But engines get turned down now and they manage the gap. Just fast enough not to get bored! 😀
Fingers crossed for max binning it
Am I being cynical in thinking that Red Bull must have found some sort of cheat device
It's actually not a cheat device, it's just an advantage that other teams don't have.
🚨🚨🚨NASCAR rule enabled🚨🚨🚨
Heaven forbid we finish under a safety car!
Another red
Two lap sprint to the finish.
3 lap sprint anyone?
Alonso ftw
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I'm so glad I got up to watch this live.
I don't like the new Mickey Mouse F1, I should have been back to sleep by now.
Bloody hell
Well, couldn't have possibly seen that coming
said no one ever...
Stupid! Stupid bloody FIA and Liberty.
Wrecking this sport for the sake of the $$$$
At least Bernie knew the boundaries between making money and the sports history and integrity.
Yup, totally unnecessary. Such a joke.
And what are they messing about now??
Got to get the photo op with a car on track. Just leave it now! The race has completed enough laps for full points. No need to complete the laps.
Michael Masi on hand to advise on red flag procedures?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is a farce! Again!
Michael Masi on hand to advise on red flag procedures?
There was a lot of talk of him being in the paddock!
Utter joke - and Crofty trying to big it up as exciting.
…off for a shower! 🚿🚿
I thought Sainz might get a penalty
What a farce. Sainz v Alonso if that was at the start of a race would have been a racing incident. Stroll and Perez had a get out a jail free card despite totally messing up.
Another race and another appeal and finishing order determined by the stewards rather than racing to the finish line. As a fan I dont even think the race has finished as the order may be changed in the next few days pending outcomes of an appeal. How is that any good for the viewer? Fans dont know the result and even if they do it may get changed. Happy sad or dont really care any more!
I feel for Haas and Alfa and was hoping they would keep their points which would mean only De vries and Sargent with no points.
Stick with the referees decision is final on the day end of.
Red flag because some tbh ing dangerous happened. Restarting in the most dangerous why they can always seems like a good plan
Is the Red Bull suspiciously good? The co commentator on 5 Live said that people suspect that Red Bull are sandbagging and not showing its true speed, was the Mercedes ever this dominant?
