Oh that was heartbreaking seeing him sitting at the side of the track, proper Mika moment almost... Wouldnt have been surprised had Kimi caught him though even if he had stayed in the race
Kvyat's drive didn't do Albon any favours either. Best he can hope for now is a seat back at Alpha Tauri and that's far from a certainty right now either.
Would love to see Perez at Red Bull. He's always had promise as a driver and is now very experienced and consistent, He'd lose to Verstappen over the course of a season, particularly in qualifying, but he's reliable in races and will have a few really good weekends in a year. He'd be to Verstappen what Bottas is to Hamilton and it should help keep Mercedes more honest each weekend making the race at the front a little less of a forgone conclusion.
Perez would be a great choice for Red Bull , probably gets a podium today without a botched strategy call from Racing Point.
I don't really see any way Albon stays in the sport, unless he's going to be test/reserve instead of Buemi.
Found it very interesting how bar that lightning start from Sainz in Portimao that McLaren have gone a bit off the boil , unless they can't upgrade that much because of the impending switch to Mercedes power. They're very much behind Ricciardo , Racing Point and even the Alphatauris .
Bottas is a top driver, just not as good as Hamilton. he was unlucky yesterday to be fair. I don't expect him to be happy about being beaten nearly every week, and if he was, he probably wouldn't be driving for Mercedes and second in the Championship.
Should be an interesting qualifying session this afternoon. The new track is very slippery plus it’s very wet. Verstappen spun twice already on his first out lap.
Glad for Stroll, taking a pole in F1 in a car that, whilst quick, is still no match for a Mercedes or Red Bull, in tricky and variable conditions, on a new circuit is a very fine achievement indeed. Let's not forget he's also had 2 podiums already in his career, and whilst his dad is very rich and owns the team he races in, he clearly has enough talent to take advantage of these opportunities.
Just goes to show though that F1 is much more fun in tricky conditions, Bernie might be mad, but his idea of sprinklers on the circuits to liven things up doesn't seem so crazy when you get results like this
Lots of variables at play here but all I will say is you need two things to make it in F1:
1) Money 2) AND Talent.
To be fair, I’ve criticised him for not being that good a driver, not for having a rich dad.
Also, he’s known for being decent in the wet, and we haven’t had many opportunities to see that this year, so he’s stepped up to the plate well today to demonstrate those skills.
Admittedly, the decision by Racing Point to keep him over Perez next year looked suspect, raised some eyebrows and a lot of people jumped on that as an opportunity to bash him, but they wouldn’t have done that if he was a better driver than Perez. Which he was today, but isn’t in general. At the end of the day, he did well today. He’s obviously got talent and he’s clearly good in the wet. But I stand by my previous assessment: He’s not all that.
Glad for Stroll, taking a pole in F1 in a car that, whilst quick, is still no match for a Mercedes or Red Bull, in tricky and variable conditions, on a new circuit is a very fine achievement indeed. Let's not forget he's also had 2 podiums already in his career, and whilst his dad is very rich and owns the team he races in, he clearly has enough talent to take advantage of these opportunities.
Just goes to show though that F1 is much more fun in tricky conditions, Bernie might be mad, but his idea of sprinklers on the circuits to liven things up doesn't seem so crazy when you get results like this
Sprinklers on the tracks and vol-au-vents in the boardroom. Visionary.
Verstappen is going to be one of the all time greats, but that was a reminder of how young he still is. Silly, impatient move and he’s lucky he didn’t end his race right there.
Verstappen is going to be one of the all time greats, but that was a reminder of how young he still is. Silly, impatient move and he’s lucky he didn’t end his race right there.
Surprised we’re halfway through and only one driver down.
Got a feeling Stroll's win has gone here... Track is drying at the wrong time - Oh this is cruel on Lance, dont like how he's got his seat but he's driven so well this weekend
Got a feeling Stroll's win has gone here... Track is drying at the wrong time - Oh this is cruel on Lance, dont like how he's got his seat but he's driven so well this weekend
He’s also not doing himself any favours with some of his moves here. That whole period with Vettel, Leclerc, Albon and Sainz - he was driving like his car is vastly superior to the others, when it obviously isn’t. Maybe got a bit carried away by the hype of his qualifying success. He was lunging in and trying to make moves where if you don’t overtake, you get overtaken. Silly.
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Oh that was heartbreaking seeing him sitting at the side of the track, proper Mika moment almost... Wouldnt have been surprised had Kimi caught him though even if he had stayed in the race
Felt quite a symbolic moment, being passed by Perez. May have been the moment that Albon lost his seat at Red Bull to Perez as well.
I don't really see any way Albon stays in the sport, unless he's going to be test/reserve instead of Buemi.
Found it very interesting how bar that lightning start from Sainz in Portimao that McLaren have gone a bit off the boil , unless they can't upgrade that much because of the impending switch to Mercedes power. They're very much behind Ricciardo , Racing Point and even the Alphatauris .
Would mean Lewis wind the WC but doubt he’d want to win it like that.
Lots of variables at play here but all I will say is you need two things to make it in F1:
1) Money
2) AND Talent.
Great to see Albon out qualifying Verstappen that'll do his confidence a world of good
Still god to see Albon producing a performance in Qually though
Just goes to show though that F1 is much more fun in tricky conditions, Bernie might be mad, but his idea of sprinklers on the circuits to liven things up doesn't seem so crazy when you get results like this
Admittedly, the decision by Racing Point to keep him over Perez next year looked suspect, raised some eyebrows and a lot of people jumped on that as an opportunity to bash him, but they wouldn’t have done that if he was a better driver than Perez. Which he was today, but isn’t in general.
At the end of the day, he did well today. He’s obviously got talent and he’s clearly good in the wet. But I stand by my previous assessment: He’s not all that.
Really enjoying this one.