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Funny no one at Sky has twigged the tyre performance thing they use is absolute bullshit and always wrong.

Like measuring the time with a sundial.

I say that, they probably realise and keep it just because it helps add drama where there is none.
So true, they literally only bring it up to squeeze “AWS” in.
 

sewey89

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The guys on the wall and back at the factory will always have more info than Lewis, it's the right call today.
I agree, but when you’re pushing and can see you’re getting close, it’ll annoy you to be told to chill out.

He’ll be fine though, he will have known that anything more than 2nd today was an unlikely bonus
 

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The pit stops for extra points always stress me out. Just feel like something will go wrong. Lewis already has fasted lap but I’ve no idea if anyone can break that on their current tyres.
 

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Really poor race on a poor track, but it’ll stay on the calendar because of max
Watching something on Sky yesterday and they showing all of the improvements which have made in order to get the track and facilities up to spec, shame they didn't do anything about the layout to help with overtaking.
 

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Your post was an idiot.
Was it? :lol:

A track which isn’t big enough for the cars to overtake each other.. F1 should be about overtaking and racing for me. Of course the strategies are important, but I don’t like tracks where strategies solely decide the race
 

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As Button said, just leave Lewis out. If Max makes a mistake he’ll be there right behind him. Just don’t see one point being worth it.

Would love to see Bottas go for it for the drama :lol:
 

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Watching something on Sky yesterday and they showing all of the improvements which have made in order to get the track and facilities up to spec, shame they didn't do anything about the layout to help with overtaking.
Yeah. It’s a beautiful looking track and it was great for qualifying, but the race has been a bore
 

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Red Bull run rings around Mercedes operationally. albeit they only do it with one car. Quicker pitstops, better strategy, I think marginally faster car this season, Max has a big chance to be champion now.
 

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If Bottas doesn't at least try for fastest lap he's absolutely spineless.
 

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Mercedes strategy was OK today for me, they tried to win it failed, but FFS WTF were they doing pitting Bottas near the end, totally unnecessary.
I can only assume they didn’t want to risk him ignoring them no not letting Lewis past (assuming they’d already decided they were going to pit Lewis?)
 

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Was it? :lol:

A track which isn’t big enough for the cars to overtake each other.. F1 should be about overtaking and racing for me. Of course the strategies are important, but I don’t like tracks where strategies solely decide the race
As some drivers showed you can overtake , it requires greater skill but is possible. Also, the prognosis for pandemonium at the start was wrong, it was a nice race at the end.
 

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Race was pretty dull, but those pyrotechnics at the end were fantastic.

It's starting to look like the Mercedes mini-revival is over already though.
 

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Well done to RB and Max. Never really in doubt. They just have a faster car and a driver who can use it.
 

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I can only assume they didn’t want to risk him ignoring them no not letting Lewis past (assuming they’d already decided they were going to pit Lewis?)
Yeah that's what I'm thinking as well, wanting to prevent the controversy, and creating even more in the process