Verstappen was 10s ahead of Norris at the time of the VSC, and Piastri would have been just behind him after the pitstops but with much older tyres. He was comfortably winning this.
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And that was with old mediums. Save for a car issue, he was winning today in all circumstances.
Yeah I was expecting Lewis to give him so DRS as well.Hamilton overtakes Leclerc and doesn't even give him the DRS, amazing stuff.
By the way, I thought Leclerc was too aggresive there, he could have received the penalty so correct for letting Albon go.
Also, Lando was on the same strategy and still couldn't get close.
Max got a free 10secs in the first VSC iirc so he would have been close.
And Max got a free 10secs because of the VSC right? Norris took a full stop (28secs) Max a cheap one (18secs)
Yeah, but Norris tried the undercut, it's their fault.
Well they can’t predict a safety car haha
Yes but he still would have been nowhere near the win. 10s even without the VSC is a lot to make up in what was a pretty good track for Red Bull
Was a more enjoyable race than I was expecting anyway, nice to see Williams coming strong again.
Thought that was a solid race overall
Oh yuck, Monaco next
Let's appreciate this GP, why? Cause it's Monaco and the mandatory 2 pitstops next.
He was maintaining the gap to Piastri , if he had stopped in the lap before the VSC he would have been out with 4s advantage unless the pit stop was a mess. In fact he could have waited a couple of more laps but the VSC was a perfect opportunity either way. And then after the actual SC he again quickly build a gap. So SC or not, he was winning today.
Can't stand MBS
He most probably would have but the gap after the actual SC was more due to the tyre differential and Norris attacking Piastri imo. If Norris was the one behind on same tyre differential I’d expect it to have been closer.
That's true for Piastri , Norris pitted for the SC
Go on Hammy.
15 super bru points
13.5 for me, shocked I got that many
Because at the end of the race he would've driven one lap less than everyone else. It doesn't really make a difference when we're talking about lapped cars at the back of the field with 10 laps to go like it was today but you still can't have a scenario where you can finish ahead of someone whose driven a lap more than you.
Understood.
Thought Lewis might've given Leclerc DRS as well but the eventual gap and danger of being caught up I think it was fair. With different pace and track it would be possible but this track you have a really good spot to take multiple cars in a mix up. Plus you have to be there to capitalize on mistakes ahead, he was close to Piastri in the end and any error or worsening tyre situation would've meant 3rd and podium finish.
Great driving again from Max, he is a beast with that Red Bull.
Great driving again from Max, he is a beast with that Red Bull.
Verstappen showing another level of greatness. Gutted a bit for Piastri though. Was fighting a losing battle with McLarens strategy
Yeah, sending him to overtake the whole midfield for no gain and both pitstops being slow came close to looking like sabotage.
This or they've caught some Clownitis from Ferrari
Interesting comments from Verstappen, that he thinks Monaco will be a struggle for the RedBull. High speed circuits with high speed corners seem to be the sweetspot for the car according to him.
Piastri admitted he cocked up, braked 10m too early trying to cover off russell and thought he had Verstappen covered.
verstappen said he started to brake, saw the gap and came off the brakes and hoped the car would stick and it did. Horner said it was a win it or bin it move.
Piastri and Norris both lack that race craft that the greats have to pull off moves like this.
If verstappen was in that Mclaren and Piastri on the RedBull, verstappen would have made it impossible to pass into turn 2.
Piastri admitted he cocked up, braked 10m too early trying to cover off russell and thought he had Verstappen covered.
verstappen said he started to brake, saw the gap and came off the brakes and hoped the car would stick and it did. Horner said it was a win it or bin it move.
Piastri and Norris both lack that race craft that the greats have to pull off moves like this.
If verstappen was in that Mclaren and Piastri on the RedBull, verstappen would have made it impossible to pass into turn 2.
Bit harsh on Piastri. He was susceptible to two cars, easy to say in hindsight. But watching it live I was looking at Max the whole time and knew he was going to put his car into any gap Piastri would have left.
Would have made more sense to cover verstappen I thought and if Russel got through he’d be easier to pass later on. I think piastri slipped up there
Brilliant move by Max at an unexpected spot but at the same time it's hard to fault Oscar for it - especially if he saw George having a better start he would have effectively catapulted him into the lead as soon as he would have moved over to cover Max. But I agree the bigger threat for the race win was clearly Max and not George. Oscars reaction therefore was probably more instinctive than that a lot of thought went into it.
Max's superb drive aside. It was a confusing GP. Where did the McLaren pace go? Why was the RedBull so quick? Why can't Mercedes resolve their hot weather performance issues? Why do the ferrari's come alive towards the latter end of races when fuel is low, but they are so bad in qually which is also low fuel conditions?
This ruleset is by far the more perplexing I've come across in following F1 since the late 80s.
This ruleset is by far the more perplexing I've come across in following F1 since the late 80s.
Answers to both questions can be explained by the benefit of having clean air in front of you.
Clean air is not the key factor, else Verstappen would have gone on to win in Miami too.
It's more to do with the track layout IMO. Red Bull seem to struggle in rear limited tracks like Bahrain, Miami(sector 2) with those slow corners and traction zones overheating their tyres and affecting their race performances. Qualy is still alright though.
On the flip side they thrive in circuits with fast/medium speed corners like Saudi, Suzuka, and now Imola.
I'd expect them to struggle in Monaco but be back in contention in Barcelona.
They just need to win qually in Monaco.
Fair point.
So apparently there have been some new technical directives from the FIA. Barcelona will be interesting.
You make it sound so easy!
I meant that starting P1 there usually wins the race. Unless Ferrari.
TD1: FIA has now made clearer what is and is not permitted in the cooling of tyres and their related systems.
TD2: The TD now clarifies which types of materials are used in the skids block, how they should be attached, so that it should no longer be possible to perhaps exceed the limit and still pass the test. In theory, this could mean that some teams might have to adjust the ride height of their vehicles accordingly.
Comment: personally I would be against any TD that slowed down McLaren for the benefit of RedBull. That's the last thing the sport needs. But who knows the TDs may affect other teams rather than McLaren. We will see in next few races.
Sounds like there will be a M7A tribute livery this weekend for McLaren.
This is a suprise, ferrari set to run last years rear wing from last years minaco GP.
Also they apparently havent given up on this season as a new rear suspension is being tested to fix the poor rear mechanical grip of the car.
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1070777/1/ferrari-set-revert-last-years-monaco-gp-rear-wing-shock-move
Also they apparently havent given up on this season as a new rear suspension is being tested to fix the poor rear mechanical grip of the car.
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1070777/1/ferrari-set-revert-last-years-monaco-gp-rear-wing-shock-move
I mean they did win there last year with it, shame the rest of the car is a step backwards anyway.