2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku, June 04 - 06

[214270]

It’s likely to be an SC pitstop anyway so who knows if warmup will even play a role

[PlatinumZealot]

The start is going to be a thriller. Verstappen will not be shy and not will LeClerc. I can see Hamilton conceding second place and concentrating on the long game. I just hope LeClerc and Verstappen don’t have a d*** waving competition and end up shooting themselves in the foot.

Since Lewis is P2 he will be on the inside I believe so if he gets a really good launch Charles has to be careful on the outside, and if he gets a bad lunch Max has to be careful on the outside.

I hope no one has a bad lunch- food poisoning would be the last thing any of them needs

But I know what you mean.

Verstappen’s starts have been superb this season so he could be right there. Still wondering if any other cars are going to copy his clever trick of getting a few extra inches in the grid box.

He "games" the starting line each race that's why. I wonder why the other drivers don't do it too.

[max_speed]

if i were bottas , will shame toto in public. mercedes has made a joke of him.without his tow lewis will be where bottas is.

[PlatinumZealot]

Mercedes fixed it's pace by doing 2 warm up laps.
I wonder what it means for the race, surely not a powerful undercut(again), and maybe vulnerable lap 1.

Ahh.. good point!

Mercedes will be shitty on the out laps*. I can't even say whether its better for them to undercut or overcut.

[El Scorchio]

Since Lewis is P2 he will be on the inside I believe so if he gets a really good launch Charles has to be careful on the outside, and if he gets a bad lunch Max has to be careful on the outside.

I hope no one has a bad lunch- food poisoning would be the last thing any of them needs

But I know what you mean.

Verstappen’s starts have been superb this season so he could be right there. Still wondering if any other cars are going to copy his clever trick of getting a few extra inches in the grid box.

He "games" the starting line each race that's why. I wonder why the other drivers don't do it too.

Exactly! I think it’s very smart and I have no idea why they haven’t all started doing it.

[214270]

if i were bottas , will shame toto in public. mercedes has made a joke of him.without his tow lewis will be where bottas is. i hope ves will overtake him . i will not mind if they both crash as long as they both retire from race.

How?

If you’re the only team utilising a 2-lap warmup, how do you position the lead car to get a tow?

[godlameroso]

Gasly almost quicker than Max on a sister car, if only he had a bit of a slipstream he would be in the front. Perez for all the talk failed to deliver again, the second car is cursed. Gasly on same car would probably be in same position.
Leclerc is a star in the making, Hamilton pulled something out should be an easy win for him tomorrow.

Are you kidding?! I love me a good joke here and there, that red flag ruined everyone's final attempt. Once again fate seems to stop the RBR from qualifying where it's supposed to. Enjoy the show man, it's a long race, a lot can happen, the wind is catching people out in turn 15 and turn 4. I believe it has to do with the way the wind interacts on track. Those turns have run off that allows wind to channel through due to the walls, and the track itself also has wind being channeled. When they meet they create a gust of recirculation at the apex of the corner partly stalling the aero. Normally the cars have a head, or right side cross wind through those corners, but sometimes the wind changes direction.

The drivers will have to be mindful of that in the race because they can easily get caught out in those corners.

[Sevach]

Mercedes fixed it's pace by doing 2 warm up laps.
I wonder what it means for the race, surely not a powerful undercut(again), and maybe vulnerable lap 1.

I think the extra fuel load will negate the warm-up issues to some extent.

On the other hand you have scrubbed(the starting tire) and harder compounds which usually are harder to warm up.

[RZS10]

Well the issue isn't what is being written but how :^)

Leclerc's tow off Lewis > Lewis' tow from Bottas > Max' tow off Perez ... quite ironic how Lewis in P2 pulled Charles to P1

[Restomaniac]

Alonso isn’t pulling any punches there.

[politburo]

Gasly almost quicker than Max on a sister car, if only he had a bit of a slipstream he would be in the front. Perez for all the talk failed to deliver again, the second car is cursed. Gasly on same car would probably be in same position.
Leclerc is a star in the making, Hamilton pulled something out should be an easy win for him tomorrow.

He did have "a bit" of slipstream from Tsunoda in front of him.

[El Scorchio]

Gasly almost quicker than Max on a sister car, if only he had a bit of a slipstream he would be in the front. Perez for all the talk failed to deliver again, the second car is cursed. Gasly on same car would probably be in same position.
Leclerc is a star in the making, Hamilton pulled something out should be an easy win for him tomorrow.

Are you kidding?! I love me a good joke here and there, that red flag ruined everyone's final attempt. Once again fate seems to stop the RBR from qualifying where it's supposed to. Enjoy the show man, it's a long race, a lot can happen, the wind is catching people out in turn 15 and turn 4. I believe it has to do with the way the wind interacts on track. Those turns have run off that allows wind to channel through due to the walls, and the track itself also has wind being channeled. When they meet they create a gust of recirculation at the apex of the corner partly stalling the aero. Normally the cars have a head, or right side cross wind through those corners, but sometimes the wind changes direction.

The drivers will have to be mindful of that in the race because they can easily get caught out in those corners.

Yeah, I think Perez could make some nice inroads tomorrow during the race.

[McMika98]

Once again fate seems to stop the RBR from qualifying where it's supposed to. Enjoy the show man, it's a long race, a lot can happen, the wind is catching people out in turn 15 and turn 4. I believe it has to do with the way the wind interacts on track. Those turns have run off that allows wind to channel through due to the walls, and the track itself also has wind being channeled. When they meet they create a gust of recirculation at the apex of the corner partly stalling the aero. Normally the cars have a head, or right side cross wind through those corners, but sometimes the wind changes direction.

The drivers will have to be mindful of that in the race because they can easily get caught out in those corners.

Just admit it, Redbull should have dominated this track, yet a ferrari mclaren and alpha tauri split them.
As for the race, with the fuel onboard they will have zero issues. Redbull has at least a second advantage in race but crucially Hamilton is ahead of Max.

[214270]

I wonder what BOT can do tomorrow? He’ll have to pass SAI, NOR and PER amongst others to get back up to 4th.

[Marty_Y]

Well the issue isn't what is being written but how :^)

Leclerc's tow off Lewis > Lewis' tow from Bottas > Max' tow off Perez ... quite ironic how Lewis in P2 pulled Charles to P1

I think I heard Lewis say on the radio that he wasn't at the ideal distance for the tow, so didn't get the full benefit of it.