F1 2021 Round 15:Russian Grand Prix 2021

I remain confident that Sochi has a better chance to get a wet race going then Spa.

Bottas must be a rare favourite for the win surely?

I can’t stand listening to Hill. Still banging the drum about the crash in Italy.

When Hamilton left a wheel in at Silverstone his response was “we want to see close hard racing”.

I wouldn’t mind nearly as much if I disagreed but he was consistent.

From the sounds of it, it will be a wet qualy. So strategies for the race will be interesting.

All new PU for Max, starts last.

Makes sense.

It's just dawned on me that they have both F2 and F3 as support races this weekend. That's 6 races to fit in, the schedule for Saturday is packed, any rain delays will wreak havoc

The penalties are added up! Max already has the 3 place pen along with the engine penalty, so if he qualifies 1st and then has a theoretical 23 place grid pen and Le Clerc qualifies 2nd and has a 20 place grid pen then Le Clerc will start 19th and Max 20th. I think it’s 5 places for the engine and additional places for other parts which can be added also! (Like Bottas two weeks ago) so it also depends on how many penalties they each took to begin with vs where each of them qualify.

Still has to do a 108% lap of pole doesn't he?

Raining heavily

The forum doesn't automatically embed tweets anymore.

Anyway the upshot is that F2 was postponed due to the weather.

What everyone expected, wonder if the Quali doesn't run, will they have it Sunday morning?

i really hope quali goes ahead today but what I saw on sky F1 didn’t fill me with massive confidence but Sochi isn’t spa so that’s where my hope is.

Looks like qualifying will go ahead which is good.

Craig slater with some leading questions imo.

And as Paul “mejum” Diresta said that pit lane entrance wasn’t built with wet weather in mind.

Williams looking racey. Also would be cool if Seb can take advantage of the conditions in the AM.

Track now drying so the Mercs I think are untouchable. Front row lockout likely. Hopefully Bottas in P1. Red Bull need Checco to be right behind them and ready to pounce.

That’s where my question was coming from. He didn’t even try to set a timed lap.

In saying all that Red Bull probably know more than I do 😄

Time for drys?

Need to be careful though as anyone can spin and bring out the flags on the final run.....

Did David Croft mean next year not next week when he was talking about George Russell driving for Mercedes ?

It was Deledda at Monaco.

"So with regards to Deledda and the F2 race, the stewards, having spoken with them, had a look or had two parts,” said Masi.

“They’ve obviously summoned the team and the team displayed to them that they had been having mechanical issues with that car throughout the weekend.

“In addition to that they had a look at Deledda’s participation at the previous event, which he fulfilled all of the criteria. And on that basis they allowed him to start at the back of the grid, which is within the discretion that they have as stewards."

So it would seem to come down to whether they care that he didn't bother trying to set the lap. Leclerc has done it correctly. I wonder will anyone bring it to the attention of the stewards.

That’s good because I was wondering had a time travelled. Murray walkers mistakes were endearing and part of his commentary whereas David Croft just seems to make mistakes.