Tom Van Persie
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Ferrari really are an embarrassment.
No chance... they would not have had time to get all the lapped drivers out of the way before the restartFull SC would have seen a Lewis win maybe
Max was outstanding but Red Bull strategy was also brilliant. Perfect timing of the pits and the undercut.Hamilton had a fab race but Max has to be DOTD. Everything fell into place nicely but he drove brilliantly.
30 Points now, Merc will finsih in front of them.Mercedes catching Ferrari in the constructors with this?
Also, what a drive from Super Max.
For sure. I’ve said it many times and I’ll say again, RB are just way ahead of everyone else on strategy.Max was outstanding but Red Bull strategy was also brilliant. Perfect timing of the pits and the undercut.
Yup. And pit stops!For sure. I’ve said it many times and I’ll say again, RB are just way ahead of everyone else on strategy.
The call for Max to come in for his second pit stop was actually brilliant. It’d have been easy to go status quo because Max was faster than the cars in front and realistically would have overtaken them. But they really considered all the factors, knowing if they pit now, either Ferrari don’t pit Leclerc meaning Leclerc would come out behind them when he pits albeit on softs, or force them to pit now knowing that with the number of laps left and already using both medium compounds, they couldn’t go soft unless they wanted to pit twice, only leaving the hards. It shows an incredible level of thinking beyond anything that Ferrari have shown, who really should have preempted it by sending both cars on the softs on the second stint which would have eliminated that move from Max.Yup. And pit stops!
To be fair he was getting 2nd from 10th regardless of the Ferrari feck up so think he is driver of the day.Max raced a good race but he can't be driver of the day given the spin - if Ferrari weren't idiots it would have cost him the win.
Tyre difference/advantage probably maybe would have started to fall off by then.Race of the year for me. Max was unbelievable, Lewis needed another 10 laps and it was his for the taking. Shame for Russell but he will get his chance.
Less said about Ferrari the better
I thought it was reasonably boring to be honest. Max was a clear cut winner from the second Ferrari decided on hards. Sky did there best to make it seem interesting with the rain when it wasn’t really there. It doesn’t touch SilverstoneRace of the year for me. Max was unbelievable, Lewis needed another 10 laps and it was his for the taking. Shame for Russell but he will get his chance.
Less said about Ferrari the better
I have to agree, I did enjoy the race, also agree Sliverstone was better.I thought it was reasonably boring to be honest. Max was a clear cut winner from the second Ferrari decided on hards. Sky did there best to make it seem interesting with the rain when it wasn’t really there. It doesn’t touch Silverstone
Tyre difference/advantage probably maybe would have started to fall off by then.
Mediums versus softs with what 10 lap difference? The best off the softs was already worn of
It was the 2nd to 6th fight that I found fascinating. RB and Max got it spot on on the day for 1st so it was a foregone conclusion. Seeing Ferrari implode yet again was just painful to see but great to see the Mercs competing properly this raceI thought it was reasonably boring to be honest. Max was a clear cut winner from the second Ferrari decided on hards. Sky did there best to make it seem interesting with the rain when it wasn’t really there. It doesn’t touch Silverstone
On raw pace alone it’ll be tough. But RB aren’t completely clean reliability wise andFerrari are, well, Ferrari, so he may well get a chance or two if the stars align.Can Lewis win a race this year to extend his record of a win every season?
Race of the year for me. Max was unbelievable, Lewis needed another 10 laps and it was his for the taking. Shame for Russell but he will get his chance.
Less said about Ferrari the better
All a bit of a mute argument really because Max’s tyres would also have fallen off, but most likely is that neither would have eeked 10 more laps out of their tyres.Tyre difference/advantage probably maybe would have started to fall off by then.
Mediums versus softs with what 10 lap difference? The best off the softs was already worn of
Like I said, hard to tell. Lewis was fighting to get into 2nd and that may have led to having no grip in another 10 laps, but good to see he had the pace and could have challengedAll a bit of a mute argument really because Max’s tyres would also have fallen off, but most likely is that neither would have eeked 10 more laps out of their tyres.
Yeah that's what I'm saying both of their tyres probably would have been shotAll a bit of a mute argument really because Max’s tyres would also have fallen off, but most likely is that neither would have eeked 10 more laps out of their tyres.
I said a while ago that I would do anything for two clean races in a row but I don’t know what I was thinking, I have a better shot at marrying a 23-year old Ana De Armas than for that to happen.Between reliability, then in the races where they don’t fail, awful strategy, and then in those races where neither of those things (which is rare) happen, driver error, how many truly clean races have they had this year?
At least under Arrivaberne Ferrari looked genuine on pace for championship untill Vettel's self implode at Germany 2018.Like I said, Ferrari aren’t going to win anything with Binotto as their team principal.
He’s fecking clown who forced out Arrivabene and Ferrari went from second best to fecking hopeless in strategy