If that Max doing chasing, Vettel's tyres would b implode
F1 2018 Season
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If Lewis had been in second , Seb would not have won I dont think.
There was one lap maybe 2 or 3 to go where he just didn't close up as much as the previous laps and lost out on the DRS by less than a tenth.
You have to be able to win in that position and now it looks like Vettel managed him in that phase.
That said he's competing with the best who happen to be 4-time world champions.
He's a solid Number 2, consistent and will bring the car home but if it's going to be a true Ferrari vs Mercedes with Red Bull close then Bottas is going to cost the team points by not doing enough when it counts.
It's Race 2 of a long season, I get you won't chuck it in anywhere but you know if that was a Verstappen/Ric or Hamilton they would have gone for it or made something happen.
Mercedes should get Danny in.
It's Race 2 of a long season, I get you won't chuck it in anywhere but you know if that was a Verstappen/Ric or Hamilton they would have gone for it or made something happen.
Mercedes should get Danny in.
Bottas was far too late in putting his foot down, victory lost for Mercedes as Vettel was a sitting duck for the last 10 laps.
That was a great race bar the pit stop incident with Kimi. With 5 laps to go I could have bet the house on Bottas to win but somehow Vettel managed to stay ahead. Maybe if Bottas didn't lock up his front tires every other lap he would have won.
Toto not happy with Bottas. Even Toto knew Bottas should overlap Vettel
Even Toto knew Bottas should overlap VettelGasly's drive was mega today, didn't put a foot wrong.
Gasly on the radio after the race "now we fight" copying Alonso from two weeks ago.
A big victory for Honda today
A big victory for Honda today
Double leg break for the poor pit guy, Ferrari have confirmed.
Man get out of this thread, it's not healthy for you
TAKE IT TOTO!!!!!
YES!!!
gutted for him , but I have no doubt he will taken care off.
That's for sure. He's going to have surgery soon. Fractured his tibia and fibula. Bad injury
Wish him a full recovery
I watched the last 5 laps hanging on my sofaMan get out of this thread, it's not healthy for you
TAKE IT TOTO!!!!!
YES!!!
Think that might be a potential tipping point for the Bottas or Ric discussion. Long season ahead however, Hamilton will be pleased with the 3rd.
I watched the last five laps repeating "Bottas will overtake him, Bottas will overtake him, Bottas will overtake him" like a mantra, in part to try and lessen the eventual blow of Bottas actually overtaking him and in part as a reverse jinxI watched the last 5 laps hanging on my sofa
I told my father Bottas he was gonna win for sure. Nice jinx!
Yeah honestly i didn't really believe it until the final turn. Think i reacted the same way as when Cristiano scored the third in Cardiff
I screamed like a madman when Vettel won. Never behaved in this way for F1Yeah honestly i didn't really believe it until the final turn. Think i reacted the same way as when Cristiano scored the third in Cardiff
Respect to Seb defending Lewis after a juno clearly wanting a reaction from Lewis.
https://www.gpfans.com/en/articles/1097/vettel-defends-hamilton-over-verstappen-dickhead-comment/
https://www.gpfans.com/en/articles/1097/vettel-defends-hamilton-over-verstappen-dickhead-comment/
Bottas isn’t half the driver Rosberg was, let alone Hamilton/Vettel/Alonso.
I wouldn’t mind Ric in either Mercedes or Ferrari next season.
I wouldn’t mind Ric in either Mercedes or Ferrari next season.
Do we know what the situation is with Kimi? That's the wild card isn't it.
My guess is Ricciardo to Ferrari after the season.
I've been quietly impressed with Magnussen - could he be a potential driver for any of the top 3? No. 2 at Red Bull behind Max, or even Merc?
Ferrari is the most likely option actually, because of the Ferrari-Haas connection. I can see Magnussen become Vettel’s support driver. He is fast enough to get the job done, but not quite fast enough to annoy Vettel.
Yeah, he deserves a lot of respect for stepping in there. The reporter is a complete tool.
Good one Seb.
Was Hamilton forced to answer? I felt he should have just let Seb's answer be.
In the end, what an amazing race. Best there has been in a while now. As soon as I saw Merc go on Mediums I knew this was going to be challenging.
Thoughts and prayers to the Ferrari mechanic. Has Kimi done any interviews post race?
Fantasy League Race 2 Bahrain
Fantasy League Table after Race 2.
Yet another dreadful race for me, I had only once scoring driver, my other 2 did not finish and I took Lewis out !!!
Another excellent race for Mirror, Signal, Madonado, had a 17 point lead after race 1 after race 2 his lead is 41 !! Well Done.
1st jd094 Mirror, Signal, Maldonado 218 X
2nd vangagal Team Skytrain 177 X
3rd 17larsson Buzzing and Hornets 163 X
4th dargonk Dargon's crew 159 X
5th seb_87 Red_Sky_87 156 X
6th muhhaa FC Romantika 155 X
7th screech44 Redfish-Alfa 150 X
8th giggsy92 TeamRocket 148 X
9th spwd MANSELLS MOUSTACHE, 136 X
10th evan7788 altodevil86 135 X
11th impulse Team 3 129 X
12th eric cartman Cartman 125 X
13th pauldyson1uk Billy Jack Racing 112 X
14th muller7uk Muller Motorsport 108 X
15th venkman Toyoda 104 X
16th hephaestus Horizon F1 86
Next race is China Sunday 15th lights out at 07:10.
There is still a few teams with no points , after this race I will be deleting those teams, just to clean up.
Yet another dreadful race for me, I had only once scoring driver, my other 2 did not finish and I took Lewis out !!!
Another excellent race for Mirror, Signal, Madonado, had a 17 point lead after race 1 after race 2 his lead is 41 !! Well Done.
1st jd094 Mirror, Signal, Maldonado 218 X
2nd vangagal Team Skytrain 177 X
3rd 17larsson Buzzing and Hornets 163 X
4th dargonk Dargon's crew 159 X
5th seb_87 Red_Sky_87 156 X
6th muhhaa FC Romantika 155 X
7th screech44 Redfish-Alfa 150 X
8th giggsy92 TeamRocket 148 X
9th spwd MANSELLS MOUSTACHE, 136 X
10th evan7788 altodevil86 135 X
11th impulse Team 3 129 X
12th eric cartman Cartman 125 X
13th pauldyson1uk Billy Jack Racing 112 X
14th muller7uk Muller Motorsport 108 X
15th venkman Toyoda 104 X
16th hephaestus Horizon F1 86
Next race is China Sunday 15th lights out at 07:10.
There is still a few teams with no points , after this race I will be deleting those teams, just to clean up.
Broken tibia and fibula for him.
Think i need to change my 2nd driver, as i have Ocon atm
I dont normally change drivers , I pick and keep all season , but did for this race and it backfired.Think i need to change my 2nd driver, as i have Ocon atm
I bet a few will be putting Gasly in for a race or 2.
Hulkenberg is also a good bet, imo. He seems to be reliable.
Was 2018 meant to be the Hamilton Show ?
I dont think it was , my thought were 2018 was always going to be a few drivers challenging for the title , not just the Merc's fighting each other.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43693302
I dont think it was , my thought were 2018 was always going to be a few drivers challenging for the title , not just the Merc's fighting each other.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43693302
The Ferrari mechanic injured in Kimi Raikkonen's botched pit-stop has had successful surgery on his double leg fracture.
Seeing the race highlight at YT. That incident really looks bad. Hope a full recovery for that mechanic.
I hope so , but it looks bad , a full recovery will be a long and hard slog for him, hopefully will be back in the pit lane, but I suspect it wont be till next season.
Great news! Wish him a speed recovery.
Hamilton should be favourite in China.
Yep. He's got a really good record in Shanghai plus Mercedes always perform strongly there. Ferrari have good race pace everywhere and Red Bull need a strong race too. Mclaren are ahead of them in the constructors.
Vettel has won the 2 races he won last year as well so nothing can be said yet.Yep. He's got a really good record in Shanghai plus Mercedes always perform strongly there. Ferrari have good race pace everywhere and Red Bull need a strong race too. Mclaren are ahead of them in the constructors.
Vettel is in good shape for this race but I hope someone else wins. We need a close championship so the more different winners the better.