An absolutely thrilling Turkish Grand Prix has resulted in a dominant victory by Lewis Hamilton to clinch his 7th World Championship in the best possible way. Sergio Perez finished second as Sebastian Vettel made a last lap move onto the podium.
Bottas is simply the worst driver on the grid and the worst thing for him is that Hamilton is his team mate. A guy that spun 7 times on his own today is in a team that has now won 7 championships in a row.
Mercedes will protect him because they're a great team and they know how to look after their drivers but god have mercy on them once Hamilton hangs up his helmet.
There's always a reason for him being poor apart from himself. The track, tyres, debris, car and sometimes even bees.
He kept spinning in that same puddle after turn one. That left front wheel he kept dipping it, and going on the throttle. Bizzare.
I dont think he is the worst driver on the gird though. Far from it. Hasn't done much mistakes this year..
That I now have to be the one to defend Bottas, but perhaps at that stage his missing DF, as a consequence badly worn right front tire and his out of alignment steering left him no other choice but taking that turn in that way. I’m not a fan but he is not that bad, that I can’t believe.
... the out of alignment steering that was self inflicted from his dive bomb on Ocon on lap 1.
He kept spinning in that same puddle after turn one. That left front wheel he kept dipping it, and going on the throttle. Bizzare.
I dont think he is the worst driver on the gird though. Far from it. Hasn't done much mistakes this year..
That I now have to be the one to defend Bottas, but perhaps at that stage his missing DF, as a consequence badly worn right front tire and his out of alignment steering left him no other choice but taking that turn in that way. I’m not a fan but he is not that bad, that I can’t believe.
... the out of alignment steering that was self inflicted from his dive bomb on Ocon on lap 1.
Yes true. But once the self inflicted issue is there there is not much you can do anymore. We can slate him for that, it is fair, i agree, but also feels a bit like double jeopardy.
WHAT A DRIVE LEWIS HAMILTON - 7 TIME WORLD CHAMPION
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I do agree, overall a very impressive drive on the inters and a in style way to capture nr7. He reaffirms he is one of the all time great, if not the greatest ever.
Just wondering, Max's RedBull seemed ok yesterday in Qualy with this 7 degree setup issue ?!
Or, have the team changed the setup ? I mean, cars can't change wing levels can they ? Parc Ferme and all that?
If so, the setup guy checked the angles, then though, oh, were 7 degrees out on one side. I will adjust the wing on 1 side by 7 degrees. Who the hell would do that ?!?
Also then, they have admitted to changing the setup between qualy and the race, so breaking parc ferme rules and should be disqualified if thats the case ? Or can the teams change the front wing angles while in Parc Ferme ?
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Just wondering, Max's RedBull seemed ok yesterday in Qualy with this 7 degree setup issue ?!
Or, have the team changed the setup ? I mean, cars can't change wing levels can they ? Parc Ferme and all that?
If so, the setup guy checked the angles, then though, oh, were 7 degrees out on one side. I will adjust the wing on 1 side by 7 degrees. Who the hell would do that ?!?
Also then, they have admitted to changing the setup between qualy and the race, so breaking parc ferme rules and should be disqualified if thats the case ? Or can the teams change the front wing angles while in Parc Ferme ?
Maybe the wing was out of whack to start with.difference between both sides. Every change after that (if you don’t correct the baseline) will not help. I don’t know exactly when they discovered it. Ofcourse they have not changed anything under parc ferme (normally before FP3 starts, but not when it rains). They did make a FW change during pitstop 1. That is one of the reasons it took 4.2 seconds (also removed heat blockers on brake duct) and that caused Max to fall behind Perez and with the spin later, ultimately also a podium.
Just wondering, Max's RedBull seemed ok yesterday in Qualy with this 7 degree setup issue ?!
Or, have the team changed the setup ? I mean, cars can't change wing levels can they ? Parc Ferme and all that?
If so, the setup guy checked the angles, then though, oh, were 7 degrees out on one side. I will adjust the wing on 1 side by 7 degrees. Who the hell would do that ?!?
Also then, they have admitted to changing the setup between qualy and the race, so breaking parc ferme rules and should be disqualified if thats the case ? Or can the teams change the front wing angles while in Parc Ferme ?
Changes can be made if conditions change, I think. I.e. a wet race allows changes to wing levels.
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One side was off by 7 degrees, the other not. I did see (but can’t remember when it was) the broadcast show the Verstappen pit box and a bunch of engineers scratching their heads and holding measuring tools of some sort.
I remember seeing that. It was before Q3. They were with 4 guys working on the left flap for 5 minutes or so. I was thinking why not change the nose?
