Formula 1 Talk

[Ron L]

I think the Mercs repeat, but McLaren will be in the mix since I read they're finally at parity with Mercedes on the engine software. Ferrari will struggle, and probably Red Bull since they need to revert their Macarena wing. I might also go Alpine over Racing Bulls this weekend.

Lando is taking a grid penalty for his new engine!

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[romanLegion9574]

Lando is taking a grid penalty for his new engine!

Wow, my predictions came wrong. Norris did look good in quali, but the grid penalty did hurt, and Red Bull look better than I expected, although Max's pace is harder to sustain without Hadjar to tow him.

Ferrari struggling on a power circuit is no surprise.

 

[Ron L]

It looks a lot like Kimi race, but you can never be sure. Turn 1 comes up really quick at Spa.

 

[26StratMT]

It looks a lot like Kimi race, but you can never be sure. Turn 1 comes up really quick at Spa.

So do mechanical failures lol.
So far those have been his biggest problem this season.
We shall see tomorrow how it shakes out!

 

[Ron L]

IMHO, a pretty good race. Up front Kimi had to catch and pass Charles late and then hold him off. Further back there were a couple of good racing challenges as the race ended.

I think it's interesting that Max fell back a spot and Hadjar finished only about a dozen seconds behind him after fighting through most of the field. I think he may become a real challenge for Max down the road... maybe next season.

 

[tracer bullet]

I was kind of surprised in the post race interviews that Russel wasn't pissed off at Hamilton for basically knocking him out. Kimi on top again is amazing, so recently the questions were if he was old enough to handle it, and that answer is definitely yeah. I still can hardly believe how often the leaders swap places, once Max for example is in front you expect him to stay there the rest of the race but only 10 seconds later he can be 2nd or 3rd, and then back again shortly after.

 

[26StratMT]

IMHO, a pretty good race. Up front Kimi had to catch and pass Charles late and then hold him off. Further back there were a couple of good racing challenges as the race ended.

I think it's interesting that Max fell back a spot and Hadjar finished only about a dozen seconds behind him after fighting through most of the field. I think he may become a real challenge for Max down the road... maybe next season.

Agreed, another great win for Kimi.

Hadjar has been pretty impressive, he’s certainly doing better than the last few people to occupy that seat.
He typically hangs right with Max and even doing a little better now and then.
That’s not the easiest seat in F1 to occupy either.

Overall it was a good race and I’m happy for Kimi.
With George out on the 1st lap it’s helped Kimi increase his lead in the championship and gain a small amount of breathing room.
I’m sure he won’t stop pushing but a little space helps!

 

[26StratMT]

I was kind of surprised in the post race interviews that Russel wasn't pissed off at Hamilton for basically knocking him out. Kimi on top again is amazing, so recently the questions were if he was old enough to handle it, and that answer is definitely yeah. I still can hardly believe how often the leaders swap places, once Max for example is in front you expect him to stay there the rest of the race but only 10 seconds later he can be 2nd or 3rd, and then back again shortly after.

It’s hard to really be pissed at Hamilton, that was typical opening lap stuff.
Most tires are not warm enough to be in their window yet, everyone is pushing for position, and the field is super crowded.
He looked like he got a bit more under steer than expected, and George also could have moved left a little more.
I was surprised he got a penalty as that kind of thing happens pretty often in the opening corners.
He probably wouldn’t have gotten one if George had been able to continue on.
Tough break for George but opening corners are where the chaos usually happens lol.
Sometimes it pays to be a little more defensive in lap 1.

Kimi is just incredible, it’s hard to believe he’s only 19.
Win or lose I’m rooting for him and he’s my favorite for sure.

The swapping is crazy sometimes.
A lot of it is all the crazy rules around harvesting and deployment.
I need like a diagram to understand it lol.
It makes for more exciting racing but sometimes it can feel a little artificial, especially when you get the yo-yo passing.
I feel like to understand what’s actually going on sometimes you need to do a 30 minute data log analysis to really get at how a pass (or defense) was able to happen.
I don’t think Max has fully mastered the new hybrid systems, it’s no secret he loathes them.

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