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An utterly spectacular Brazilian Grand Prix ended with Max Verstappen taking victory after a controlled race from pole position. Behind him, Pierre Gasly made it to the podium in a crazy end of the race that involved two safety cars.
He doesn’t.
He crashed into Karthekeyan and tried to blame it on him as well.
Yeah, no. He overtook Lewis twice. And Leclerc in order to even have that chance after the Williams double whammy inlap hold up & pit up trick. I think the merc was still the slightly faster car (in the hands of Lewis, on pace) but at this altitude and with less wing Max could jump him on the straights.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 00:30I'd go with Sainz, to be honest. Last place to third is much more impressive than starting on pole and winning, especially if the former is in a midfield car, the latter in a top car.
Definitely especially doing 42 laps on medium tyres and holding off faster cars on younger softs after the SC periodJust_a_fan wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 00:30I'd go with Sainz, to be honest. Last place to third is much more impressive than starting on pole and winning, especially if the former is in a midfield car, the latter in a top car.
The hards were rubbish. look how quickly bottas got rid of them. 11 laps or so.
They can't delay the podium. It has to take place at a precise scheduled time after every race. I can't remember exactly why, (I was told on a tour of Silverstone) but I believe it's due to global news providers/feeds knowing the precise moment and picking it up live.
Vowles is incompetent, the strategy team has been the weakest part of Merc for some time, the have cost Merc at least 10 wins since 2014. Vowles needs to go.Capharol wrote: ↑17 Nov 2019, 23:51https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/merc ... b/4599280/Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison has called the decision to give Lewis Hamilton the opportunity to pit under the final safety car in Brazilian “dumb” and a “rookie error.”
Not just the lumps, but the batteries too.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 00:28The RedBulls have used 5 ICEs and TR have used 7 ICEs this season compared to Mercedes 3 so the Merc lumps are probably a bit tired now, and that won't have helped today at all.
I didn't get the "pit opposite to max" at the first SC. You either have a racy RedBull on fresh soft rubber behind you but have track postion for one corner (what happend) or you stay in second with equal rubber when you both pit.ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 01:08Vowles is incompetent, the strategy team has been the weakest part of Merc for some time, the have cost Merc at least 10 wins since 2014. Vowles needs to go.Capharol wrote: ↑17 Nov 2019, 23:51https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/merc ... b/4599280/Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison has called the decision to give Lewis Hamilton the opportunity to pit under the final safety car in Brazilian “dumb” and a “rookie error.”
Hamilton wanted the win. he has the title already, only a win is good enough. He had to pass albon asap to have a chance of attacking max. Win or bust. Kinda like Max's style.
That's always where the errors come from. Max has been fighting these guys with up to know inferior material, so pushing at least at 110%.NathanOlder wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 01:32Hamilton wanted the win. he has the title already, only a win is good enough. He had to pass albon asap to have a chance of attacking max. Win or bust. Kinda like Max's style.