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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    edited August 2021
    NOOOOOOO RUSSELL

    Edit... that makes sense actually - PHEW
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,022
    Thats got to be one of the most surreal, menfal restarts in F1 history!
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Shame you can’t overtake on this track
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,794
    Ricciardo did Hamilton a massive favour there. 👍🏼
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    edited August 2021
    Hmm... Can Russell keep Ricciardo and Verstappen behind him?

    Well maybe not Verstappen now
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,794
    Alonso is quality. Frustrating for Hamilton, but fair play to him.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,794
    5 place Grid Penalty for Bottas next race. Seems a bit harsh on first viewing. I felt his brakes just didn’t work properly. Maybe he braked just a bit too late.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    WHAT A RACE FOR WILLIAMS!!!!!!
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,794
    Brilliant race. The Hamilton/Alonso battle was fantastic.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,603
    Am away so haven’t been able to watch. Sounds like I missed a good one. Decent result for Lewis in the end and great to see RB have another shit race. Ginger Spice must be dreading her old man coming home tonight. Brilliant for Russell.

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  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,794
    At last Russell gets points in a Williams!
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,056
    What an absolutely unbelievable race. Love it when we get an unexpected winner. 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    edited August 2021
    Mental race. That restart was bizarre. Bit of a balls up by Mercedes but Red Bull missed a trick too by not just putting Verstappen onto slicks for the restart. Always good to see a new winner. 

    Credit to Vettel for this.



    All to play for after the summer break. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    I loved Seb's interview with SKY afterwards when he asked what they'd have done in the situation.

    Of course they cant really answer that question, but always love the awkwardness that sort of thing creates
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,075
    Vettel looks to be getting a penalty due to not having 1l of fuel left 
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,075
    Vettel looks to be getting a penalty due to not having 1l of fuel left 
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    BigRedEvil said:
    Vettel looks to be getting a penalty due to not having 1l of fuel left 
    Looks like the stewards are going out of their way to find a penalty for him. 
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,172
    Hamilton looked really unwell on the podium.  Drove a great recovery race.  Saying he thinks he might have long Covid! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/58050499
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,940
    SELR_addicks said:
    BigRedEvil said:
    Vettel looks to be getting a penalty due to not having 1l of fuel left 
    Looks like the stewards are going out of their way to find a penalty for him. 
    Unfortunately they don’t have to go out of their way. That’s a slam dunk - it’s not open to subjectivity unlike on track stuff - if you can’t provide a litre there isn’t much else the stewards could do 
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,570
    Vettel disqualified. Hamilton promoted to second

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    So Williams up to P7 and P8 then
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    moutuakilla said:
    Vettel disqualified. Hamilton promoted to second
    Wait until they find Lewis farted on the podium.

    Pathetic.  Getting fed up with these post race post mortums.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,603
    Addickted said:
    moutuakilla said:
    Vettel disqualified. Hamilton promoted to second
    Wait until they find Lewis farted on the podium.

    Pathetic.  Getting fed up with these post race post mortums.
    I kind of agree but it’s a black and white ruling, not some of the ridiculous sanctions given out for driving recently.

    Feel for Seb although 7th & 8th for Williams which is great (plus it gives Lewis another 2 point advantage over the spoilt brat from RB)
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    edited August 2021
    Never see that kind of penalty happen. 

    Magically appears when Vettel has protested before a race. Interesting is all. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    SELR_addicks said:
    Never see that kind of penalty happen. 

    Magically appears when Vettel has protested before a race. Interesting is all. 
    Sorry to disappoint

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/26601418.amp
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    edited August 2021
    ForeverAddickted said:
    SELR_addicks said:
    Never see that kind of penalty happen. 

    Magically appears when Vettel has protested before a race. Interesting is all. 
    Sorry to disappoint

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/26601418.amp
    So the last time was 2014? 7 years ago. 

    "It is believed team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical director Andrew Green said there was 1.44 litres left in the car, but they (The officials) were unable to extract it."

    They're appealing. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    SELR_addicks said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    SELR_addicks said:
    Never see that kind of penalty happen. 

    Magically appears when Vettel has protested before a race. Interesting is all. 
    Sorry to disappoint

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/26601418.amp
    So the last time was 2014? 7 years ago. 

    "It is believed team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical director Andrew Green said there was 1.44 litres left in the car, but they were unable to extract it."

    They're appealing. 
    Its very rare, doesnt help that they only check seven cars randomly rather than the entire field, learnt that from someone on Social Media this evening - the fact that Vettel stopped in Sector Two probably made the FIA more suspicious than had he stopped by the pits like the Williams. 
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    F1 rules dictate teams must ensure a one-litre sample of fuel can be taken from the car at any time during the event.

    1) Hadn't the event finished?
    2) Why not take a sample during the red flag?
    3) Why not take a sample as the car is filled up?
    4) Why didn't they take a sample from Ocon who also stopped his car on the track rather than at parc ferme?
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    ForeverAddickted said:
    SELR_addicks said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    SELR_addicks said:
    Never see that kind of penalty happen. 

    Magically appears when Vettel has protested before a race. Interesting is all. 
    Sorry to disappoint

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/26601418.amp
    So the last time was 2014? 7 years ago. 

    "It is believed team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical director Andrew Green said there was 1.44 litres left in the car, but they were unable to extract it."

    They're appealing. 
    Its very rare, doesnt help that they only check seven cars randomly rather than the entire field, learnt that from someone on Social Media this evening - the fact that Vettel stopped in Sector Two probably made the FIA more suspicious than had he stopped by the pits like the Williams. 
    I bet they decided before the race began the moment he came out with that top on. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,794
    A real shame for Vettel, who’s not only become really likeable this year, but is also looking twice the driver he ever did at Ferrari.

    Verstappen, on the other hand, is looking more and more like a sullen, selfish, spoilt brat with his inflammatory and not-even-thinly-veiled “taken out by a Mercedes again” comments. I admire his skill as a driver but he’s quickly becoming the driver I want to lose just because of his childish attitude, not helped by the fact he’s aided and abetted by “arsehole in chief” Christian Horner. Such a shame that these two men, highly skilled in their specific fields, are such a pair of wankers. 

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