F1 2020: Round 12 : Portugal Grand Prix

jammiedodgers

Doesn't look like it

https://twitter.com/lawrobarretto/status/1320325546476265472

El_Duderino 09

Quali analysis by teammate is interesting.

4 sets of teammate ended next to each other in quali. The Mercs, Renaults, Alfas and the Haas. All very close to each other within about 1.5tenths.

Some big gaps between teammates were
Verstappen .550s ahead of Albon,
LeClerc .550s ahead of Vettel (LeClerc went nearly 3tenths faster in q3),
Perez .500s ahead of Stroll,
Gasley .350s Ahead of Kvyat, and
Russell a whopping .850s ahead of Latifi.

supremenovice

Everyone is expecting history to be written today with Lewis becoming all-time record Grand Prix winner. Which can only mean one thing - first DNF in over 40 races
He's 15/2 to not be classified - I'm gonna take a bit of that

skipper_G

The weather forecast suggests rain will come after the race. The wind has picked up quite a bit, maybe will lead to a few first lap lock ups and a bit of action into turn 1

Edit: scratch this, the forecast looks wrong. Spots of rain already

antodeco

Suggestions of a bit of rain already falling

Tzardine

Crofty just asked if today will be Schumachers 92nd win.

Car99

T-Maxx wrote: »

It only proves that he's better than Bottas though.

That's why any team on the grid would be glad to have Lewis.

Zookey123

rain could make this tasty!

PsychoPete

Madness!

ctrl-alt-delete

What a start, incidents all over, lock ups everywhere,

and the rain is visible enough there early on in the lap.

skipper_G

Chaos!

Look at Kimi holy crap

Cool_CM

skipper_G wrote: »

Next season won't be any better with Vettel, he's just been out qualified by a Williams.

Yeah, it looks like he's already left the building, to be fair. Can't be an easy position having to go through the whole season with an underpowered car, being consistently outperformed by your younger teammate in the same car and having been unceremoniously dumped for next year before this season had even started - but he hasn't done himself any favours either.

It's a real shame that he finds himself in his current position - whenever he looked like delivering, Ferrari couldn't provide him with a car to do it in. And whenever Ferrari did deliver him a car that could fight for wins and titles in, he couldn't couldn't perform and was guilty of some shocking driving errors.

Hopefully a change of atmosphere and scenery will do him well. That and the lifting of that immense expectation that goes with being a Ferrari driver (that its clear he can't handle anymore).

ctrl-alt-delete

Sainz leads...:eek:

Tzardine

That sky looks angry

phatkev

Gowan Sainz!

PsychoPete

Kimi is 5th and Sainz 1st




What??

skipper_G

A Mclaren just passed a Mercedes for the lead of the grand prix

2020 gets even more insane

Cool_CM

Sainz in the lead!

deafroadrunner

WHAT IS GOING ON!!!!!

Busi_Girl08

Sainz!

The 2 mercs struggling? Really bad 1st lap for Hamilton.

PsychoPete

How did Kimi manage to gain 10 places

Faugheen

Busi_Girl08 wrote: »

Sainz!

The 2 mercs struggling? Really bad 1st lap for Hamilton.

Looks like they can’t get the tyres up to speed. Mercs on the mediums and Sainz on the sorts.

ctrl-alt-delete

Terrible start for Verstappen if it is the soft tyres that have pushed McClaren to the fore.

skipper_G

PsychoPete wrote: »

How did Kimi manage to gain 10 places

He's on brand new soft tyres, must have done a great job warming them up

PsychoPete

That was fun while it lasted

Jordan 199

That was some start from Kimi.

Tzardine

Max is one to watch today - he is on a mission.

skipper_G

Looked like a first lap racing incident between Verstappen and Perez. Gutted for Checo, not much chance of points now

PsychoPete

Normal order has resumed

Burkie1203

Albon nowhere

Think he Is gone

PsychoPete

PsychoPete wrote: »

That was fun while it lasted

Aye. It's a good example of why it being easy to pass isn't always a positive thing. There's a sense of inevitability which makes it hard to enjoy anything a bit different.

skipper_G

Max is flying, meanwhile Albon is P11 and dropping off the back of Stroll. Doing a bang up job of trying to save his seat

Tzardine

Tzardine wrote: »

Max is one to watch today - he is on a mission.

Think his tyres are gone already.

ctrl-alt-delete

Stroll pushing his luck, black and white flag.

PsychoPete

skipper_G

Ocon passes Albon. Yikes

JeffKenna

Max needs to pit

McFly85

Already a 4 second difference between Hamilton and Verstappen, shame he’s having trouble with his tires.

Hopefully Bottas can make this race a real scrap for first.

Faugheen

Gasly absolutely flying out there.

He’s been a joy to watch this season. Always racing.

McFly85

skipper_G wrote: »

Ocon passes Albon. Yikes

Not a hope he keeps his seat, and he knows it.

skipper_G

Stroll jesus

This is it

Thought this was 14:10, feck it anyway

TheDoctor

Shocker of a day for Racing Point

ctrl-alt-delete

Hamilton DRS to the front,

Can Bottas stay close and do the same next lap?

Maybe not considering how much crap he might have picked up

PsychoPete

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Hamilton DRS to the front,

Can Bottas stay close and do the same next lap?

Maybe not considering how much crap he might have picked up

Unlikely I'd say

JeffKenna

Hamilton just taking the piss saying his tyres not feeling great.

Zookey123

Mercedes 1-2 with Hamilton winning. Same sh$£ different day

Inquitus

The DRS is ridiculous here, lol!

PsychoPete

Does Strolls car have mirrors?

ctrl-alt-delete

PsychoPete wrote: »

Unlikely I'd say

He is well back now.

We need rain