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Mickeza

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Red bull going to go softs - hoping to jump ahead at the start and have set the car up for maximum downforce on the straights and hoping the straight line speed is enough to stop an overtake. That’s my guess. Means they need to be P2 at least…
 

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Hamilton visibly not pushing in Sector 3 on that lap, fundamental pace in that Merc.
 

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Verstappen's going to have to do another lap if he's flat spotted those mediums. Maybe forced to use softs now?
 

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Crofty making out that this was their plan all along :lol:

What do RB do tomorrow now? Softs to start and 1 stop onto hards?

You’d think Merc will be running longer in that first stint and therefore have better tyres at the end
 

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Knocked out in Q2
McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo squeaks into Q3 at the last at the expense of Fernando Alonso in the Alpine.
That means the final Q2 drop zone reads:
11) Fernando Alonso, Alpine
12) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri
13) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
14) Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo
15) Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin
 

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Max is on the backfoot for the race really, I don’t think they planned to run softs for the first stint.
 

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Crofty making out that this was their plan all along :lol:

What do RB do tomorrow now? Softs to start and 1 stop onto hards?

You’d think Merc will be running longer in that first stint and therefore have better tyres at the end
RB have essentially already taken the 1st pit stop undercut with this choice, because if Mercedes tries to pit earlier than RB it negates their tyre advantage.
 

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I think It was their plan all along. They would always leave it to the last with it looking like he’d back out as always if they were going to do it. Button called it in FP3. Max has to get on the front of the grid for this to work.