2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku, June 04 - 06

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Re: 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku, June 04 - 06

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And there it is RedBull actively asked to stop it for fresh tyres.

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JordanMugen
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Why would Jonathon Wheatley (Red Bull) ask for a red flag and standing restart, instead of a safety car finish for easy Perez win!?

Seems most counterproductive. Big risk of Perez losing the lead at a standing restart.

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It’s very curious that it happened to Verstappen given you’d junk he may be pushing a little less than other cars.

RBR called for the red flag. I think that was a responsible call. It doesn’t bear thinking about that happening to Perez going full pelt on that straight with Hamilton a second behind him at maximum speed

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Restomaniac wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:44
And there it is RedBull actively asked to stop it for fresh tyres.
Which seems a crazily counterproductive strategy, when Perez could have taken an easy win as the race finished under safety car!?
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Nasty gouge on the leading edge of the central section of Lewis' front wing. Nasty debris on this track. Imagine what it can do to a tyre?

Debris or high speed failure? These tyres should be stronger than last year. And bad batches are very unlikely.
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JPBD1990 wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:43
Pirelli are jokesters, FIA are scammers, Masi’s a scumbag.

Safety car should have been out immediately. What was the latency there?
RedBull demanded red flag.
If i would get the money to start my own F1 team, i would revive Arrows

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Restomaniac wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:41
El Scorchio wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:38
This seems quite a pointless red flag. Just let them finish the race under safety car.

Why the need, seen as it was only safety car with Stroll?
They want them off the old tyres.
Yeah, in hindsight you’ve got to say it was the right call.

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PlatinumZealot wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:45
Nasty gouge on the leading edge of the central section of Lewis' front wing. Nasty debris on this track. Imagine what it can do to a tyre?

Debris or high speed failure? These tyres should be stronger than last year. And bad batches are very unlikely.
Lewis went through the debris cloud.

“Should be” doesn’t mean they are.

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"Michael, I know you're busy, but we had zero warning on that tyre" - Red Bull's Jonathan Wheatley told Michael Masi. "Consider throwing a red flag so everyone can change tyres"

That is quite a different approach from threatening with protests.

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PlatinumZealot wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:45
Nasty gouge on the leading edge of the central section of Lewis' front wing. Nasty debris on this track. Imagine what it can do to a tyre?

Debris or high speed failure? These tyres should be stronger than last year. And bad batches are very unlikely.
Sure about that? Giovanazzi had bad new tyre they threw away in one of the past races.
If i would get the money to start my own F1 team, i would revive Arrows

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JordanMugen wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:44
Why would Jonathon Wheatley (Red Bull) ask for a red flag and standing restart, instead of a safety car finish for easy Perez win!?

Seems most counterproductive. Big risk of Perez losing the lead at a standing restart.
Probably because he doesn’t want his other driver to go spearing off still a chance of failure.
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Do any of the top guys have new softs available?

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PlatinumZealot wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:43
Hoffman900 wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:36
PlatinumZealot wrote:
06 Jun 2021, 15:34
To be honest though Max was off line??
That had nothing to do with it.
Oh really? I state an observation and you state a strong claim? Lets wait till Pirelli investigates. But Max was definitely running far right than normal.
Sometimes PZ, sometimes I wonder.

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Being responsible is what they are. Someone could quite possibly be killed by being cut in half by the pit entry barrier. Right thing to do is red flag it. Regardless of whether a race can be finished under SC or potentially not

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Aaw baby Yuki. Any Mandolorians nearby?
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