2020 Sakhir Grand Prix - Sakhir, Dec 04 - 06

[Sieper]

Mustn’t forget Bottas did not have DAS yesterday while Russell did.

[godlameroso]

Still practice, they were doing 54's yesterday, I'd be worried if they didn't get a 53.

[Schuttelberg]

So FP3 is finished and it seems the Mercedes drivers have swapped their helmets again.......

You're so desperate for Bottas to thump Russell.

[ringo]

Exactly. If the car wasn't important then why did Fangio swap teams all the time, sometimes mid season, in order to secure the best car? Why didn't Prost win the title in the Renault or the MP4/2. Why did he wait until the MP4-2B? Why didn't Senna win the title in the Toleman? Why didn't Clark win titles in the Lotus 18 or the 21? Why didn't he win it in his first season in the 25? Why wait 'til the second season with the 25? What was Stewart playing around at in the BRM? Or Vettel in the RB5 or the RB10 or any of the Ferraris of the last 6 years?

Any driver needs a top flight car to win titles. If the car is rubbish then the results are rubbish. Simple really.

because of that a drivers main rival is his team mate. İf you can beat your team mate you are better than him. But if you beat someone who has slower car, it isn't mean that much. If you beat someone who drives faster car it means much. Balttery bottus.

The point is, you can only be directly compared to your team mate. And in that comparison, Hamilton has done better than almost anyone. He has finished higher in the title standings than his team mate in all but 2 of his seasons. Consider that 3 of his 5 team mates have had a world championship to their name at some point int heir career. No other driver has ever taken on, and bettered, three world champions in the same car.

And when he hasn't had the best car, he's still got poles and wins in every season he's competed in.

To add to that DEFENDING WDC. They were not just champions. They were hot off the year of winning the championship. They weren't washed up or cold.


Anyhow it is hard to predict what result we will see for the race. I still feel max has a good chance to win this.
Or even Perez.

[piast9]

Q1 was quite calm. I was expecting a melee, traffic and penalties for impeding.

[NathanOlder]

so far top 5 within half a tenth, and Leclerc ahead of Max on same tyre! wtf ?

[smellybeard]

I wonder if vet needs a new engine.
come in and don't get into the top ten on a red tire!

[NathanOlder]

Max forced to put a lap in on the softs , interesting.

[Restomaniac]

Max forced to put a lap in on the softs , interesting.

Whilst both the Mercedes are within 0.016 apart.

[NathanOlder]

Yeah, all day other than the last run,, Russell was losing a couple of tenths in S1.

[nzjrs]

Max forced to put a lap in on the softs , interesting.

That was weird, I think when he crossed they already had enough information to tell him to abort - but I'll have to check the replay.

[LM10]

Leclerc! Amazing!

[PlatinumZealot]

RedBull and Ferrari in front. This would not be happening with Lewis in the car!

[nzjrs]

RedBull and Ferrari in front. This would not be happening with Lewis in the car!

Or with Russel and Bottas in the car!

[Restomaniac]

Bottas needs to be further ahead. Remember that Russell is squeezed in a car that he is too big for with his head almost popping out the top.