F1 2021 :Round 1 Bahrain

Just sabotaging Bottas for the craic now

Harika

If Hamilton stops once more than easy red bull win. If no more stop Verstappen will have to overtake Hamilton

Itssoeasy

So bottas has to go 25 laps on these tyres. Alonso is out with breaks gone.

Cool_CM

Alonso out

That's a pity

namloc1980

Alonso out.

Itssoeasy

Sergio Perez has gone from the pit lane to currently 4th.

Tzardine

TheDoctor wrote: »

Mercs eating tyres

Or.... they want people to think so.

Could be trying to trick Red Bull into an extra stop.

Burkie1203

Checo had laps deleted yesterday for doing what both mercs do at turn 4

Why are they allowed do that

namloc1980

Alpha Tauri lacking race pace. Disappointing.

artanevilla

Alpha Tauri don't look to have the race pace.

waynescales1

Harika wrote: »

If Hamilton stops once more than easy red bull win. If no more stop Verstappen will have to overtake Hamilton

Which he will easily do on fresh softs.

Interesting how the strategic advantage has swung back and forth between RB and Merc.

Itssoeasy

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Checo had laps deleted yesterday for doing what both mercs do at turn 4

Why are they allowed do that

It seems a bit unfair although max was told to do it until told by the stewards tell them to stop.

Itssoeasy

So bottas is doing three stops.

ctrl-alt-delete

Now the warnings are coming for corner 4,

Lewis response is I thought there were no track limits.

Seems like the marshalls were not bothered until Redbull told Max to start doing it?

Itssoeasy

And there we go about turn 4. So Lewis don’t do that again.

artanevilla

Stewards calling out the track limits now. Lewis moaning about it.

Busi_Girl08

Mercedes just got a bollicking about turn 4.

Gaoth Laidir

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Checo had laps deleted yesterday for doing what both mercs do at turn 4

Why are they allowed do that

They've just been warned about it. Lewis on the radio "But I've been doing it all race". Bono: "Yep, and they getting a bit bumpy about it now".

Itssoeasy

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Now the warnings are coming for corner 4,

Lewis response is I thought there were no track limits.

Seems like the marshalls were not bothered until Redbull told Max to start doing it?

Or maybe red bull did to get their attention and stop the mercs doing it.

Burkie1203

So Hamilton and Bottas gaining advantage for multiple laps and a Merc could win the race because of it.

FourFourRED

Burkie1203 wrote: »

So Hamilton and Bottas gaining advantage for multiple laps and a Merc could win the race because of it.

Hopefully

Tzardine

artanevilla wrote: »

Lewis moaning about it.

/surprised pikachu face

Busi_Girl08

Very impressed with Tsunoda. With a first race like this he has a cracking career ahead of him.

Itssoeasy

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

They've just been warned about it. Lewis on the radio "But I've been doing it all race". Bono: "Yep, and they getting a bit bumpy about it now".

Now ? It’s clearly in rules and it was pointed out yesterday so not sure why they are shocked now.

Itssoeasy

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Or maybe red bull did to get their attention and stop the mercs doing it.

Yup, some lovely passive-aggressiveness.

waynescales1

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Now the warnings are coming for corner 4,

Lewis response is I thought there were no track limits.

Seems like the marshalls were not bothered until Redbull told Max to start doing it?

I wonder was that message to Max RB’s subtle way of alerting the stewards to Mercs behaviour at turn 4.

Tzardine

Belter of a stop.

ctrl-alt-delete

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Or maybe red bull did to get their attention and stop the mercs doing it.

Yeah but is that not the same thing?

It is quite obvious that the mercs had not been warned about it, why?

artanevilla

Hamilton has to stay out to win now.

FourFourRED

artanevilla wrote: »

Hamilton has to stay out to win now.

I wonder did he come in a lap or two too early?

namloc1980

Max will catch him.

artanevilla

FourFourRED wrote: »

I wonder did he come in a lap or two too early?

If anyone can manage the tyres it's Hamilton.

Busi_Girl08

Max to catch lewis in 10 laps

Itssoeasy

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Yeah but is that not the same thing?

It is quite obvious that the mercs had not been warned about it, why?

They shouldn’t have had to be warned because yesterday the stewards set out their stall with turn 4 and it was to not go wide at that corner. Lewis going “what me ?” is a bit hard to believe.

Harika

Really wondering why not softs

RunningFlyer

This is great.

Head is all over the place trying to figure the ever-changing strategies!.... or maybe it’s the Heinekens!

Gaoth Laidir

Max 0.8 s faster lap time than Lewis now.

namloc1980

DRS is very overpowering here.

namloc1980

Very poor by Seb there.

Itssoeasy

“Suspected crashing out problems.” Haha.

skipper_G

That was silly from Vettel, and what was he talking about Ocon changing lines..... He was going straight and stayed left

ctrl-alt-delete

skipper_G wrote: »

That was silly from Vettel, and what was he talking about Ocon changing lines..... He was going straight and stayed left

Seb has had tunnel vision for quite some time now.

MrSeanWick

Vettel was silly there. Luck he didn't take Ocon out of the race

Cool_CM

Not a Crofty fan, but that reference to losing Mazepin to "suspected crashing out problems" made me chuckle :pac:

ctrl-alt-delete

Is Max going to make it to Lewis in time?

If he does could Bottas win it when they tangle :eek:

Hoping Verstappen is holding back a bit. No point wasting batteries in case there's a safety car I guess.

Hijpo

Cool_CM wrote: »

Not a Crofty fan, but that reference to losing Mazepin to "suspected crashing out problems" made me chuckle :pac:

Verstappen wont catch hamilton now and if he does he wont pass him unless he lunges which will cause a lock up.

artanevilla

Here we go.

namloc1980

Max needs to get a move on.

waynescales1

Itssoeasy wrote: »

“Suspected crashing out problems.” Haha.

He says something funny the one time he didn’t mean to.