Two SCs and one VSC in just 8 lapsRestomaniac wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 16:40Is anyone watching F2?
I worry about tomorrow at this rate. So many crashes today and then loads more here.
24h Nürburgring is also on right now
Two SCs and one VSC in just 8 lapsRestomaniac wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 16:40Is anyone watching F2?
I worry about tomorrow at this rate. So many crashes today and then loads more here.
Usual summer weather at the NordschleifeMtthsMlw wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 16:45Two SCs and one VSC in just 8 lapsRestomaniac wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 16:40Is anyone watching F2?
I worry about tomorrow at this rate. So many crashes today and then loads more here.
24h Nürburgring is also on right now
It’s clear Hamilton has been faster all weekend, with identical and different setups. Not 1.2 seconds but the tow is only worth half of that at best. Bottas didn’t do a good lap in Q3 regardless of anything else and was denied his second go by the accident. He was just unlucky. Nothing to see here as far as I’m concerned. Why not make the same fuss about Perez and Verstappen who did the same thing on their first runs?sosic2121 wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 16:23You just believe that Lewis is 1.2s quicker than Valtteri, on a street circuit, after what's happened last race?
Yeah sure, man. And conveniently it was Hamilton who got the benefit first and the water boy delivering the water first.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 15:33Mercedes alternate their drivers going first on track. Next race, Hamilton will be ahead and give Bottas the tow opportunity on the straights of Paul Ricard.aMessageToCharlie wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 15:27Shout out to our "Bottas is not a wingman" - crew.
Exciting grid for tomorrow! It will be heated at the front. But Mercedes not only sacrificed Bottas' qualy but also limited their strategic options for the race with Bottas starting in P10 now.
Good move for keeping Hamilton in the championship. And Bottas is used to it anyways.
Strange you're not moaning about Perez being used to give Max a tow too...
The point is, they were competitive seasons, statistics without any form of context are useless.grubschumi13 wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 13:11I do not think people have forgotten. We remember that in 2019 Mercedes won 71% of the races.Starkblood80 wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 08:42I think many people white wash 2014-2020 as complete Mercedes dominance and forget what actually happened in 2017,2018 and 2019zibby43 wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 07:50
Ferrari and VET led championships later in the season and by greater margins than what RBR has right now in both 2017 and 2018.
The question of which car would perform better circuit-by-circuit was a weekly occurrence, just like it is now.
Even in the middle of 2019, Ferrari was out-qualifying the W10 at every power circuit, and then the Mercs had to battle to the front during the race.
So, for Merc fans in the hybrid era, this is nothing new. Were you following F1 those seasons (asking genuinely, not sarcastically)?
Their worst performance in the hybrid era is 52% of the races in a season. These are not competitive season.
They asked for competition now they have it, so they must compete.
Yeah, I was following those seasons very closely, and I remember a lot of moaning even back then every time Ferrari looked marginally quicker. It was boring then and it’s boring now.zibby43 wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 07:50Ferrari and VET led championships later in the season and by greater margins than what RBR has right now in both 2017 and 2018.
The question of which car would perform better circuit-by-circuit was a weekly occurrence, just like it is now.
Even in the middle of 2019, Ferrari was out-qualifying the W10 at every power circuit, and then the Mercs had to battle to the front during the race.
So, for Merc fans in the hybrid era, this is nothing new. Were you following F1 those seasons (asking genuinely, not sarcastically)?
The first few laps were race>SC>race>SC>race>(V)SC lol.Restomaniac wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 16:40Is anyone watching F2?
I worry about tomorrow at this rate. So many crashes today and then loads more here.
Well after today I’m not so sure.Sevach wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 17:25The first few laps were race>SC>race>SC>race>(V)SC lol.Restomaniac wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 16:40Is anyone watching F2?
I worry about tomorrow at this rate. So many crashes today and then loads more here.
The F1 drivers tend to be a bit smarter however.
And because Leclerc and Hamilton got better positions than their real pace due to the tow, which wasn´t Max case.ringo wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 17:41The crash hurt redbull chances of locking out the front row. Perez was definitely running better than his 7th place would suggest.
Anyhow this will spice up the race. Redbull are out of position as well as Bottas.
Sainz is also in a very good position to get on the podium.
I predict that Hamilton will struggle in the first 3 laps, possibly losing places.
Max may let his emotions get the better of him. I think he is still annoyed with Charles taking pole on monaco because of a crash and npw the same thing has happened here.