God, Prost was just shown on the BBC news sport piece.
Looks about 80 and his nose has grown even more!
Looks about 80 and his nose has grown even more!
F1 2021 Season
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
That’s one of the best auto-corrects I’ve seen in a while
Completely agree with this. Red Bull race pace was looking very solid.
I have the impression that Red Bull setup was tailored towards race pace rather than qualifying, hence the low drag profile. So it’s quite surprising that Max got pole by such a large margin. Just a mega lap from Max and great strategy by Red Bull with the tow. I think Mercedes will be scratching their heads about how a car that was 4tenths faster finished 4tenths behind.
A lot still in the balance tomorrow, should be a scintillating race and you can never count out Lewis. If there’s anyone who can pull it out the bag when the cards are stacked against them it’s him.
I have a sneaky suspicion RB always intended on running the soft to start the race, despite what they say. They did a lot of race sim on the soft which is quite unusual.
Ffs, I keep meaning to turn it off on my workphone.That’s one of the best auto-corrects I’ve seen in a while
Great strategy from RB in q3, however I'd rather be in Mercedes position of being on the Mediums and being able to do a one stop. Longest pitlane of the season as well.
Just feel like Max has got it. Track position. Pace for pace he can match the Merc.
Me too. Unless the tyre situation (being on softs) really has a big impact, on raw pace he should be able to stay out in front.
Nah I think this is Lewis'. Better flexibility on strategy starting on the harder tyre. More consistent driver.
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Gonna be interesting to see how the two strategies play out
I think the perfect scenario is we get a few laps at the end where one with fresher tyres is chasing the other down ... would certainly be exciting
Gonna be interesting to see how the two strategies play out
I think the perfect scenario is we get a few laps at the end where one with fresher tyres is chasing the other down ... would certainly be exciting
I’m very much in the camp they always intended starting on the soft - mainly because they expected Lewis to be faster than he was - but ruining a set of mediums to do it makes no sense. They could have just sent Max out on softs at the end to “cover” track conditions improving which happens most weeks.
I thought merc might have split strategies and sent botas out in softs
Gonna be interesting to see if they pace bottas to ensure he's going to be a mobile chicane for max when he pits
Also the red bull is fairly good on its tyres... could max pull off a one stop?
If they do go a 2 stop starting in softs and can see max having to pass bottas... whilst Lewis goes full hammertime ... and then at the end possibly fresher tyres on the merc
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RB didnt intend to start both cars on soft. Max said that himself. He flat spotted his only set of mediums in q2 and forced RB to go to softs. Perez was due to start on softs as a split strategy.
You definitely want to be on the Mediums for this race as traditionally the one stop has been the fastest strategy.
You definitely want to be on the Mediums for this race as traditionally the one stop has been the fastest strategy.
Yeah cos Bottas has done so well this season in slowing Max ?
Done more for Max than Perez has.
Perhaps he can brake test him instead... only a 10 second penalty afterall
I agree. It's definitely looking like 2 stopper for Verstappen. The softs wont last long (10-15 laps at most?) while Hamilton will play the long game with the mediums then go hard tyres until the end. Verstappen also doesn't have a fresh set of mediums to use now.
I thought Lewis had the red soft tyres on in q3? Could have sworn I saw them on his car unless I'm going mad
Fastest lap of Q2 dictates what tyre.
Ah thank you, that explains it!
Honestly the whole weekend it looked like the Mercs were way faster than the Red Bulls untill Max all of a sudden pulled off a mega lap in Q3 which somehow shuffled the cards a bit. Still, I thinks this is Hamilton's to lose. He was faster all weekend and the races before. His car is obviously quicker. He starts on the mediums so can go long. I expect him to win.
I was not expecting that Q3, RB pulled off a cracking job, all credit to them.
Think Max flat spotting his mediums in Q2 , could be his downfall, despite what Horner says, I dont think he wanted to start on the softs.
Earlier I was 50/50, but thinking about it and Max starting of softs, I have swayed 55/45 towards Lewis, I cant see Max getting a pit on front and rumours are he will pit twice and Lewis only once.
Long stint on his mediums and then end the race on softs.
This is all new for Max and his temperament has been under question the past few races, he need to hold it together, where has this is old hat for Lewis, he has been here before and won.
It should be a cracking race.
Max is going to crack and crash out
Some things of interest. Max was mighty in Saudi quali and nowhere near in the race. How punchy will Norris get at the start? Lewis can lean on his tyres a little more in the first stint. Can RB do a 1 stop? If everything goes to plan Lewis will end up catching max up with fresher tyres.
The practice times were pretty misleading - when RB were doing race simulations they looked as quick as Mercedes.
They've definitely set the car up well, both Max and Checo were fast in qualifying (although best performance has to go to Norris, he's been driver of the year for me).
If Max was on mediums there wouldn't be much question if who wins, but now a lot depends on how well the softs hold up. It isn't anyone's to lose, but I'd suggest it's advantage Max just for having pole.
Yeah interesting points. I think that’s why there is so many variables at play tomorrow! Both of them look really confident. They are at the top of their game and should be a cracker!
Assuming no safety car how on earth does Max 1 stop? Aren't C5s (softs for race) a maximum of 20 laps, more like 15? That leaves 38-43 laps on C4s (medium) which is also a stretch. Perhaps needs C3s (hards) for the 2nd stint? Not convinced Lewis can go medium then soft either. Perhaps medium and hard for lewis?
As long as Max has track position its never going to be easy.
was a great lap by max, he nailed the 3rd sector which made all the difference.
interesting down the straight he was actually quicker than hamilton.
it’s clear their plan is get in the lead and be fast enough that he’s not easy to overtake on the straights - we shall see if that’s possible.
Lewis is the king of making his tyres last so he will go long on his first stint to make sure he has tyres to attack max late on.
I’m not sure red bull will go to a 2 stop, unless he absolutely bolts it on the first stint and pulls a huge gap he won’t want to be put back into traffic which could hold him up big time.
It really is going to be tight, something as simple as a bad pit stop could cost either of them.
interesting down the straight he was actually quicker than hamilton.
it’s clear their plan is get in the lead and be fast enough that he’s not easy to overtake on the straights - we shall see if that’s possible.
Lewis is the king of making his tyres last so he will go long on his first stint to make sure he has tyres to attack max late on.
I’m not sure red bull will go to a 2 stop, unless he absolutely bolts it on the first stint and pulls a huge gap he won’t want to be put back into traffic which could hold him up big time.
It really is going to be tight, something as simple as a bad pit stop could cost either of them.
Sorry, missed this and then posted something similar. This looks right to me. Safety car could change everything though.
I’m actually nervous for tomorrow. Only started watching F1 this season after binging DTS in april. This is more exciting for me than even important United games.
I just don’t hope Max wins. He’s so narcissistic, incredibly deluded and always pushes the rules and tries to cheat. Doesn’t help that Horner is almost as bad. Been a thrilling season but seeing Max win would be seriously off-putting for my F1 interest, don’t really fancy sports where the best or most deserving sportsman/team doesn’t win.
I just don’t hope Max wins. He’s so narcissistic, incredibly deluded and always pushes the rules and tries to cheat. Doesn’t help that Horner is almost as bad. Been a thrilling season but seeing Max win would be seriously off-putting for my F1 interest, don’t really fancy sports where the best or most deserving sportsman/team doesn’t win.
It's all relative. I don't like Max, but after so many seasons of Mercedes and Hamilton, I'd take anybody over them. The sport will change completely next year regardless due to the new rules, so I wouldn't walk away regardless of the result.
Wakey wakey F1 thread.
Let's have some handbags in here before the race please, need some pre-match thread build up in here.
Coming off a high on the MMA thread
Let's have some handbags in here before the race please, need some pre-match thread build up in here.
Coming off a high on the MMA thread
Wakey wakey F1 thread.
Let's have some handbags in here before the race please, need some pre-match thread build up in here.
Coming off a high on the MMA thread
There's plenty of time for that. The race is at 9pm here, so I guess finishes around 11pm. I'd imagine by the time I log back in tomorrow there'll have been about 15 new pages added to this thread.Big day! It’s been so long that there has been this much tension and excitement in an F1 race.
Going to be a bloodbath in here no matter what happens.
Half expecting a first corner smash and a race-long inquest.
Half expecting a first corner smash and a race-long inquest.
My veins are ready. My body is ready! Popcorn gif, camping chair gif. It's all ready!Going to be a bloodbath in here no matter what happens.
Half expecting a first corner smash and a race-long inquest.
15 is very modest!
Expect at least 30
I still think Max will do a 1 stop. Softs onto Hard. Lewis will also 1 stop, but his mediums will last longer than the softs so he’ll have fresher tyres at the end. It’s going to be exciting.
I think Lewis might lose a few places at the start aswell, lots of people on softs around him. Both him and max just need to keep out of trouble on lap 1, although I expect max to disappear off on the softs
I think Lewis might lose a few places at the start aswell, lots of people on softs around him. Both him and max just need to keep out of trouble on lap 1, although I expect max to disappear off on the softs
It would help if they could block each other so they can stop arguing.
Damn.. Some day this is going to be!