Ferrari 9th and 10th, how do they fall apart so badly on a Sunday?
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Gutted for Piastri, a double podium for McLaren would have been a dream. Came down to that safety car.
feck me this is boring.
5th win 11 on the bounce for RB
5th win 11 on the bounce for RB
Their tyre deg constantly costs them. They needed to pit earlier today, then had to bring on hards, then couldn’t take advantage of the SC. If I were them I’d have been tempted by soft soft medium.
MAX MAX MAX SUPER MAX
In my opinion it's even worse than that. Why risk something in a corner if you can just coast past on a straight. I hate DRS. Imagine Verstappen having to get past Lando today... he would have made it before the safety car but it would have been a show getting there. Ironically I think it's even unfair on Max (despite RB's DRS being in a different league) in some respect, he would be making unforgettable overtakes in that car I'm pretty sure if it wasn't there.
The difference between McLaren's joy and RB just being pleased at yet another win
Norris driver of the day, well deserved
Good race in the end.
Hamilton got the luck with that Saftey car and similarly Piastri got really unlucky. He deserved that podium but that's racing. A lot of luck involved some weekends.
Hamilton got the luck with that Saftey car and similarly Piastri got really unlucky. He deserved that podium but that's racing. A lot of luck involved some weekends.
First race I've watched in a while. The improvement of the papaya is impressive. Albon doing some black magic in that Williams shitbox. Deserves to drive for a better team. But what's most impressive is the regression of Ferrari. The state of that team is absolutely shocking.
Oh yeah, and Max wins.
Oh yeah, and Max wins.
If Red Bull didn't have DRS it would be a lot more interesting. Daft how easy it is for them with that.
Lando bit cringe on the radio as usual though 
Brilliant actor.
Verstappen knows a thing or two about cheating as well.
The whole grid in shock at the McLarens 
Overall a dull race for the most part, bar Norris holding Hamilton off. Shame Piastri couldn't get on the podium, unlucky with the safety car timing
I had Norris 10thSo is mine, bar Max, hoping everyone's is
Did someone tell you that
I had him 9th! Piastri not in top 10
I read a quote from Damon Hill recently saying that boring races were part of Formula '1. The crazy races meant so much more, or overtakes that took 20 laps to complete could be remembered forever.
Basically real racing. There is nothing wrong with a 0-0 draw, same as nothing wrong with a car successfully defending an overtake
Salty
Ridiculous that Max could be leading the constructors championship by himself
Shame Ferrari are somehow regressing year on year. A team with so much history and yet such poor performances for more than a decade.
McLaren's pace was astounding on the hards near the end. Brilliant driving from Lando to keep Lewis at bay at the restart.
McLaren's pace was astounding on the hards near the end. Brilliant driving from Lando to keep Lewis at bay at the restart.
The saltFcuk RB
Hopefully Stappen comes down with a bang sooner rather than later.Kind of but it's happened plenty of times in the past. Lewis, Schumacher, Senna, Prost and more all did similar once or twice
Just hoping Lando managed to keep in track limits after his warning would be horrible to see the podium taken off him
They're basically United post Fergie era.
I agree with this, I think over a season Alonso, Leclerc and Hamilton could all beat him due to his questionable temperament, I’m pretty sure Red Bull would want the 1-2 every week and the reason they don’t is because they can’t risk the potential impact on Max making him vulnerable.
Let's hope there is no post race review like last week
Yeah two team in Red absolutely fkng it up after a really successfully era. At least United have seemed to find a gaffer to turn things around. Don't think that's the case with Ferrari.
Mine was more of a moan at other teamsRB have nailed it this year, hopefully other will challenge soon, McLaren look to be on the right track.Fcuk RB
Lando still questioning the tyre strategy.
I really think people newer to this sport should look at it more like baseball.There were plenty of times in the 90s the F1 race was background tv while drinking beers and having snacks. Imho the major difference between then and now is that the cars are so reliable and much more planted that mechanical issues and cars going off happens far less frequently.
Even though it worked out it was definitely the wrong choice imoLando still questioning the tyre strategy.
Lewis everytime: many thanks to the crowd, they did it!
Interesting times ahead, with Mclaren being a rocket on straights and we have SPA in 3 weeks and later Monza. They would be so happy if we could have Spa + Monza double header already next week, so other's won't have that time to plan their catch up And might even snake a win if their straight-line speed is there as amazing.
And might even snake a win if their straight-line speed is there as amazing.Well easier to make things reliable if you're not on the cutting edge anymore.
Hamilton is in the running for 2nd in the drivers championship amazingly.
I'd doubt it