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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    sam3110 said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Got a feeling that Verstappen has just won

    Why has Leclerc gone on to the Hard tyre
    Soft won't last 30 laps
    I thought the mediums would have lasted longer on Leclerc for a bit longer so he could then end on softs though.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Watching with petrol head son and he’s moaning about replays being shown and missing the action.

    we need some more rain to liven it up 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    I think Ferrari were either hoping for rain, or that they could fire up the hards better than anyone else
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    And that's the race gone, with a crap pitstop from Ferrari once again. Honestly I've never seen a team with such a fast car consistently fuck it up between their drivers sticking it in the wall, making terrible tactical decisions, blowing up when in the lead, and having awful pitstops in high pressure situations 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    sam3110 said:
    And that's the race gone, with a crap pitstop from Ferrari once again. Honestly I've never seen a team with such a fast car consistently fuck it up between their drivers sticking it in the wall, making terrible tactical decisions, blowing up when in the lead, and having awful pitstops in high pressure situations 
    Yep scratching my head as to how they've let Verstappen win this from 10th.

    Might have been a glimmer of hope for the title race before the start today, but now it's well and truly gone.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Wow and now they box him AGAIN, if you were doing that, why not go Medium Medium Soft Soft?! Fucking imbeciles 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    edited July 2022
    Bet Sainz's softs fall off before the end too...

    So whilst he'll catch Russell, I bet the latter will come back at him.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Bet Sainz's softs fall off before the end too...

    So whilst he'll catch Russell, I bet the latter will come back at him.
    They've already gone off, Hamilton on the same tire going miles quicker
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Naaa I dont see Hamilton catching Verstappen
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    This is a circuit that is tailor made for the Ferrari this season, full of traction zones and slow and medium corners, with only 1 major straight, and they are going to finish off the podium and almost a pitstop behind the Red Bull, and way behind both of the Mercedes, that overall is comfortably only the third fastest car on the grid. 

    Reckon the Italian papers will be calling for Binotto's head after this
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Ham could have won this on pure pace - some messy stops and a few questionable strategic decisions.

    Russell is a potential world champ of the future and will learn a lot from analysing Lewis race pace this year 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    2021: The entertainment factor was Max vs Lewis
    2022: The entertainment factor is seeing how Ferrari can fuck up each week
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,030
    Are Ferrari betting on how badly they can mess up? Absolutely shambolic 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    Although Ferrari are a mess, at least it makes for better viewing. I fear if they had the Red bull race strategists we'd probably be seeing processions most weeks.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Give us a Safety Car and one lap of Lewis on softs against Verstappen :)
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    WDC is truly over now
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,595
    Fair play to RB, can’t stand them or Verstappen but they’ve been brilliant today.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Hamilton was outstanding... He'll get a win this season!!
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    DaveMehmet said:
    Fair play to RB, can’t stand them or Verstappen but they’ve been brilliant today.
    Can’t argue with that. They’ve had a few dollops of luck too (If rain came 5 mins earlier, if Ferrari weren’t so fucking clueless, if his spin had cost him a bit more time etc) but they’ve grabbed all their good fortune in recent times and made it work. If everyone else wants to keep handing them victories, you can’t blame them for taking them.

    This season is pretty much over now. Ferrari have blown it (which would normally please me) and Merc have too much catching up to do, but hopefully they and rest of the field will sort themselves out in time to knock Red Bull down a peg or two next year. They’re an excellent team, but unfortunately, they’re packed with bellends. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,668
    Verstapen is the bogeyman to many on here but to win from 10th on the grid was a great effort 
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  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    sam3110 said:
    This is a circuit that is tailor made for the Ferrari this season, full of traction zones and slow and medium corners, with only 1 major straight, and they are going to finish off the podium and almost a pitstop behind the Red Bull, and way behind both of the Mercedes, that overall is comfortably only the third fastest car on the grid. 

    Reckon the Italian papers will be calling for Binotto's head after this
    Rightly so imo.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Still think Lewis and Max are a step above all the other drivers out there…..
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    blackpool72 said:
    Verstapen is the bogeyman to many on here but to win from 10th on the grid was a great effort 
    Agreed. Very good drive. Nobody is questioning his ability. Just his character.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,595
    blackpool72 said:
    Verstapen is the bogeyman to many on here but to win from 10th on the grid was a great effort 
    He’s still young and has time to mature and sort himself out from a personality pint of view. However, with his wanker of a father and team principal mentoring him, I don’t hold out too much hope.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    DamoNorthStand said:
    Still think Lewis and Max are a step above all the other drivers out there…..
    I agree with this at the moment. I think Russell and LeClerc will continue to improve though and it could (fingers crossed) be a three way close battle between MV, GR and CL for a few years.
    Thats the hope. The best title races will have three drivers and three teams with a realistic chance. That’s what we were expecting this year, but Merc and Ferrari have made a mess of it (albeit in different ways).
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    This whole recent thing about interrupting a rivals interview in the pen to say ‘unlucky’ or ‘well done’ is such a wanky show for the cameras lol 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    DamoNorthStand said:
    This whole recent thing about interrupting a rivals interview in the pen to say ‘unlucky’ or ‘well done’ is such a wanky show for the cameras lol 
    Who did that?
  • RedArmySE7
    RedArmySE7 Posts: 5,407
    lordromford said:
    DamoNorthStand said:
    This whole recent thing about interrupting a rivals interview in the pen to say ‘unlucky’ or ‘well done’ is such a wanky show for the cameras lol 
    Who did that?
    George said “unlucky” to Charles LeClerc
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    They all do it - it’s a recent thing I’ve noticed. Nothing wrong with it - just that it’s obviously a PR show to the cameras to say ‘look what a great sportsman I am’. Makes me chuckle 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    edited July 2022
    DamoNorthStand said:
    They all do it - it’s a recent thing I’ve noticed. Nothing wrong with it - just that it’s obviously a PR show to the cameras to say ‘look what a great sportsman I am’. Makes me chuckle 
    Verstappen made me laugh yesterday... Walked up behind Russell, taps him on the back and had a cheeky grin instantly on his face.

    Was the look of someone who'd just pinned a "kick me" sign on his back

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