Vanja #66 wrote: ↑24 Aug 2024, 17:02
I don't think the race gap will be more than 20-25s if everyone has a clean race and without SC
Sadly, I was wrong, it was 25.4s
Norris was better than I expected, or rather he wasn't as punished for a bad start as I expected (Piastri's bad start saved him).
Finishing under 3s from Max is absolutely bonkers, if Russell didn't hold up Piastri and Leclerc by 5s there would have been a proper fight for P2
Amazing job from Sainz, perfect strategy calls for both drivers, I have to say this race was beyond maximised. Mercedes failed spectacularly, Piastri was invisible overall, Perez was expectedly slow. Race started on positions worth 9p and they ended up with 25p - same points haul as Imola and Miami (race only) and the best result since Monaco.
I wish the whole team a very happy celebration, they will be the happiest team tonight