Bit of action at the death now.
F1 2019 season
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Torpedo is back
Yeah, the restarts have been shocking for them, guessing a tyre-warming issue. And now we get another chance to demonstrate it with another safety car.
10 laps left less than 15 mins , not going full distance
They were probably screwed either way to be fair, undercut wouldn't have been possible with their tyre warm-up issues and with Hamilton in a Ferrari sandwich they were always going to be vulnerable on strategy. Probably should have pitted Bottas earlier though.
Their failure to appreciate track position is puzzling. Asking miracles from Lewis.
Such a tough race, Singapore. I'm actually feeling quite dehydrated!!
shocking race, one of the worst this season.
Leclerc has every right to be miffed. To do that to him on such a track is just wrong.
There's hardly a race goes by where Norris doesn't impress.
Race to forget really. Lucky win for Vettel with the strategy and the numerous safety cars but I guess he'll point out that Leclerc screwed him over in Monza. Means we should get a classic awkward cooldown room at least.
Yeah, the fireworks is good after race like this.
I love him, he's a great character. Would love him and Max in a team together.
I hope he stays at McLaren but I'm just being sentimental. There's a certain ease about his modus operandi which is borderline obscene. It's as if he's driving karts with his mates. He's my driver of the season.
I enjoyed that race.
Pit strategy's were very interesting. Safety car was on for a bit too long but decent action throughout the field.
Not many people expected three wins a row for Ferrari a few weeks ago
Pit strategy's were very interesting. Safety car was on for a bit too long but decent action throughout the field.
Not many people expected three wins a row for Ferrari a few weeks ago
Aye, if Mclaren managed to get back to their best then I would agree. He streams regularly with Max on iRacing and they're always a good laugh.
A while ago I watched back this stream where Lando and Max drove the 24 hours of Spa together with two German blokes who somehow were also named Max, they were funny as hell. Lando seems like a real nice kid, talented as well.
Race today might’ve been quite dull but it was still better for my sanity than watching United. Nice boost for Vettel winning that one.
Ferrari look ominous. This is a track they should be behind Merc and Redbull at yet it was a 1/2...
Too late.
Ferrari would need to finish 1-2 all the way while hoping for Mercedes to get a couple of DNF for them to have any hope of catching up by the final race.
I think based on that performance Ferrari could win the last 6 races which is some turnaround, Mercedes probably will stop blowing up their own strategies at some point but the engine on that Ferrari gives them a chance everywhere.
Yup. Look to have the best car right now
So BBC reporting McLaren to return to Mercedes engines from 2021.
Cue Merc screwing up with the next engine regs.
And Renault somehow becoming dominant.
The Mclaren return to Mercedes has been rumoured for a while, suggestion I'd seen was that Williams will go the other way and become Renault's customer team.
Was it not confirmed that Williams were being supplied my Merc until 2024 or something last week?
Totally delighted that McLaren are moving away from Renault. Merc engine is quicker, more reliable & cheaper apparently. It kind of feels like this was always their end game once the split from Honda was decided & Renault were more of a stop-gap.
It’d be classic McLaren if the Merc engines were to suddenly go to shit/be surpassed by everyone else in 2021 though...
Was it not confirmed that Williams were being supplied my Merc until 2024 or something last week?
Totally delighted that McLaren are moving away from Renault. Merc engine is quicker, more reliable & cheaper apparently. It kind of feels like this was always their end game once the split from Honda was decided & Renault were more of a stop-gap.
It’d be classic McLaren if the Merc engines were to suddenly go to shit/be surpassed by everyone else in 2021 though...
McLaren best run post Senna was with Merc. Did i missed something here?No, the McLaren/Merc combo has been extremely fruitful over the years (that’s why I’m happy about it).
I’m referring to the ‘luck’ (bad decisions) they’ve had/made in recent years.
Yep, you're right, signed through 2025. Kinda interesting then if Renault are only going to provide their own team with engines. Racing Point would be the only option for a customer team and they have used Mercedes engines since 2009.Was it not confirmed that Williams were being supplied my Merc until 2024 or something last week?
Totally delighted that McLaren are moving away from Renault. Merc engine is quicker, more reliable & cheaper apparently. It kind of feels like this was always their end game once the split from Honda was decided & Renault were more of a stop-gap.
It’d be classic McLaren if the Merc engines were to suddenly go to shit/be surpassed by everyone else in 2021 though...
Really surprising they looked so strong at Singapore, thought that (and Sochi) were Merc tracks.
Looking at FP, the Ferrari lookto b the ones to beat again , Sochi is a Merc track normally but maybe not this week.
Q1 lets see what happens.
Seb not having a good Q1, but there is time for him yet.
Albon in to the barriers , RED FLAG
OUT IN Q1
Raikkonen
Russell
Kubica
Albon (crashed)
Kvyat (not taking part)
Raikkonen
Russell
Kubica
Albon (crashed)
Kvyat (not taking part)
Lewis and Bottas first out in Q2 both on mediums , Leclerc and Seb out on softs.
the differant compounds are telling , Leclerc and Seb half a second headed of Lewis and Bottas with Max splitting them so far.
OUT IN Q2
Gasly
Perez
Giovinazzi
Magnussen
Stroll
Gasly
Perez
Giovinazzi
Magnussen
Stroll
confirmed top 10 runners for the pole shootout:
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Max Verstappen, Red Bull
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
Romain Grosjean, Haas
Lando Norris, McLaren
Carlos Sainz, McLaren
Daniel Ricciardo, Renault
Nico Hulkenberg, Renault
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Max Verstappen, Red Bull
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
Romain Grosjean, Haas
Lando Norris, McLaren
Carlos Sainz, McLaren
Daniel Ricciardo, Renault
Nico Hulkenberg, Renault
Lewis needs to pull a monster lap to get Pole here.
Ferrari engine is so op, Mercedes getting a taste of their own medicine really.