F1 2021 – spoilers here

but why didn’t he just cover the move next lap?

Chances are the VSC would have ended.

Max seems to have gained 4s under the VSC…

Did Karen pay Giovannazzi to park up there? There was a nice gap in the fence just behind him!

Wild lunge on the last lap? This is properly going down to the wire…

I think Merc have dropped a massive clanger here.

Yeah, if LH had come in, MV would have stayed out and had track position so LH would have then had to overtake on track to win.

I’d have used a code call on the radio to make it sound to RB like he was staying out but then dive in last second.

but why didn’t he just cover the move next lap?

Danger of VSC ending and Max suddenly having a load more speed

so sad pathetic pleading with the fia by toto.. its a sport ffs

make it sound to RB like he was staying out but then dive in last second

Max was what, 4-5 sec behind? Loads of time to respond. Even if he was right on his gearbox he could still react.

bruneep, Horner has made that behaviour his M O, I don’t like hearing it from any of them.

I think Merc might still have this …

Gap has stabilised a bit.

Verstappen needs Lewis’ tyres to go off, very quickly.

I know who I’d put my money on if it’s just a driver under pressure

Verstappen is nowhere near fast enough to catch Lewis.

Hope the back markers keep it clean for both LM and MV.

Merc don’t often get their strategy wrong.

He’s making what, 1/2 s per lap and 13 laps to go, doesn’t look as close as it feels.

Hopefully Max continues to push and push and overcooks at some point, remove the ambiguity.

tyres to go pop

I think Merc might still have this …

Assuming the tyres hold on, probably.
Any sort of incident or the tyres giving up though and it could come right down to the final corner!

Yeah, Max isn’t going fast enough.

Where has Max’s pace gone? Lewis is in traffic and he’s still not closing

10 laps to go, 12 second gap.
Horner is saying there’s nothing that RB can do now to close it down but that might be a double bluff…

Down to Lewis’s tyres staying together, then…

1s a lap now, how much due to the back markers?

If Max does lose this he needs to employ a driver coach over winter. Aggression may win races it doesn’t win championships though.

If Max does lose this he needs to employ a driver coach over winter.

Horner made a big thing about how Max is his own man and doesn’t need such things where as Lewis needs all kinds of support.

I agree though he may need to reconsider even if he does win…

Down to Lewis’s tyres staying together, then…

Adelaide 86?

I’d stayed up all bloody night to watch that!

Back to just under 12s….
Max seems to be struggling to catch and get past the back markers.

Oh!

It’ll finish under the safety car now.

Hello….

ooff safety car soft tyres

Aaargg

Shit.

shit

Finish under SC?!

Played right back into RB hands here.

Oh ffs

Oh oh!
Max pitting? He’s got to do a lot of
Overtaking!

Ffs

This is a gift for Max

Lots of British marshals go to AD don’t they? You know what to do folks…