F1 2021 Season

Azerbaijan GP Result
RankDriverNumberTeamGridPitsFastest LapRace TimePointsPts
1Sergio Perez11Red Bull631:44.6872:13:36.41025
2Sebastian Vettel5Aston Martin1131:44.8901.385 behind18
3Pierre Gasly10AlphaTauri431:45.2202.762 behind15
4Charles Leclerc16Ferrari131:45.3823.828 behind12
5Lando Norris4McLaren931:45.3264.754 behind10
6Fernando Alonso14Alpine841:45.6246.382 behind8
7Yuki Tsunoda22AlphaTauri731:44.9396.624 behind6
8Carlos Sainz Jnr5Ferrari531:45.7007.709 behind4
9Daniel Ricciardo3McLaren1331:45.7138.874 behind2
10Kimi Raikkonen7Alfa Romeo1431:45.6019.576 behind1
11Antonio Giovinazzi99Alfa Romeo2041:45.57510.254 behind0
12Valtteri Bottas77Mercedes1031:45.66511.264 behind0
13Mick Schumacher47Haas1751:47.62414.241 behind0
14Nikita Mazepin9Haas1861:47.74714.315 behind0
15Lewis Hamilton44Mercedes231:44.76917.668 behind0
16Nicholas Latifi6Williams1621:46.60842.379 behind0
17George Russell63Williams1541:45.959no time-0
18Max Verstappen33Red Bull31
fastest overall lap 1:44.481		no time-0
not classifiedLance Stroll18Aston Martin1901:46.207did not finish completed 29 laps0
not classifiedEsteban Ocon31Alpine1211:50.850did not finish completed 3 laps0
 
FIA Formula 1 Standings
RankDriverTeamWinsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull2105
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes3101
3Sergio PerezRed Bull169
4Lando NorrisMcLaren066
5Charles LeclercFerrari052
6Valtteri BottasMercedes047
7Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari042
8Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri031
9Sebastian VettelAston Martin028
10Daniel RicciardoMcLaren026
11Fernando AlonsoAlpine013
12Esteban OconAlpine012
13Lance StrollAston Martin09
14Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri08
15Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo01
16Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo01
17Mick SchumacherHaas00
18George RussellWilliams00
19Nikita MazepinHaas00
20Nicholas LatifiWilliams00
 
dinostar77 said:
Lewis has said he turned the brakes off on the steering wheel when perez moved over to cover him and he didnt realise he had done it. Lucky boy that could have been one hell of a crash if it had been at somewhere like socchi or monza.
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It does seem pretty crazy that you can nudge a switch that turns the brakes off on a car that does over 200mph.

I missed the race and it sounds like it was brilliant.
 
Jippy said:
It does seem pretty crazy that you can nudge a switch that turns the brakes off on a car that does over 200mph.

I missed the race and it sounds like it was brilliant.
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Surely you can't turn the brakes off? It's rather the auromatic brake fluid pressure control innit ?
 
Jippy said:
It does seem pretty crazy that you can nudge a switch that turns the brakes off on a car that does over 200mph.

I missed the race and it sounds like it was brilliant.
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The Firestarter said:
Surely you can't turn the brakes off? It's rather the auromatic brake fluid pressure control innit ?
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It just moved the brake bias to the front of the car to 75%, so essentially locked up gloriously.
 
F-Red said:
It just moved the brake bias to the front of the car to 75%, so essentially locked up gloriously.
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That makes more sense. AKA bottling it:lol:
 
Zlaatan said:
So much salt in this thread today.. Pretty likely it will only get worse as the season goes along as well unfortunately.
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Grim isn’t it. Just fan boys on both sides with zero objectivity.

Good race. Pleased for the podium.
 
Jippy said:
That makes more sense. AKA bottling it:lol:
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The switch is designed for safety car restarts as an easy way to put heat into the tyres, the speed they're going at during that period doesn't need a completely balanced set up on brake bias. However he'll be ruing that something so simple had an impact on a race win for him.
 
F-Red said:
The switch is designed for safety car restarts as an easy way to put heat into the tyres, the speed they're going at during that period doesn't need a completely balanced set up on brake bias. However he'll be ruing that something so simple had an impact on a race win for him.
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I guess I don't have a clue what half the buttons in the cockpit do tbh.

Just an odd one today- can't remember that happening before.

Fluctuation0161 said:
Yes, this is the most pressure a 7 time world championship winner will have ever had. He finally "bottles it" due to the pressure of Baku. :lol:
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Max and Lewis battling for the 'Baku bottler' nickname on the caf.
 
Bottas had an embarrassing race. Didn't even look like he was trying that hard.
 
F-Red said:
Absolutely no confidence with the car set up, you can tell by how early he's off the throttle and braking for the apex.
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He was also on old tyres and think most of the cars he was racing in that clip had pitted towards the end of that safety car stint. Was a dreadful weekend for him in general though.
 
Bottas and wheel to wheel racing just don't go together. Nothing about car set up, he isn't a racer.
 
Why didn't they change tyres before the final 2 lap dash? I thought they could under red flag conditions or had they used all available sets?

I don't see Bottas going to Williams if his seat is taken off him, reckon he will go to another form of motorsport
 
I'm wondering whether they will give Bottas a new Chassis. This has happen in the past before where a driver and team cannot workout what is wrong with one car out of the pair. A new Chassis is built (at a cost of something like £750,000) and suddenly the struggling driver isnt struggling anymore.

Also if as i expect Lewis signs on for another 2 years, i think he may request/demand/ask that Bottas remain in the team. After all he has Bottas under control and the relationship in the garage is much better than it was with Rosberg. A young hungry, with a point to prove Russell isnt what Lewis needs for next two seasons while he fights Max and whoever else for WDC's. A solid no2 like Bottas is what he will want beside him.
 
Mercedes shouldn’t bend over to Hamilton just “because” and to be honest I very much doubt Hamilton would demand anything in regards to his team mate.

This season so far has proved you need two drivers on top form to succeed. Bottas for me is driving like a guy that knows he’s on the way out the team.
 
Leg-End said:
Just watch this from Bottas



Consider this his resignation
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Was that the last two laps or after the first safety car? Because he was on the old hard tyres but those behind pitted to change tyres (Alonso, etc). Horrible weekend for him still.
 
ZIDANE said:
Was that the last two laps or after the first safety car? Because he was on the old hard tyres but those behind pitted to change tyres (Alonso, etc). Horrible weekend for him still.
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First but there is no excuse for his car positioning there, he’a made the same inside corner line misjudgement 4 times in a lap!
 
What a dramatic race! This is why you don't switch off until the very end.

I do feel for Bottas, he got the blame for the wheel mishap a few weeks ago and Toto tried to deflect blame when it was Hamilton's fault today. I love Lewis but Bottas is treated like such an afterthought.
 
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