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Max Verstappen has won the French Grand Prix thanks to a well thought out two stop strategy. Mercedes were left surprised, leaving both drivers wonder why they stuck to their one-stopper. Hamilton lost the lead on the penultimate lap to finish second, followed by Sergio Perez.
He did 5 laps on the softs, so he definitely had a decent fuel load onboard.
No modern 1 car has that much suspension travel.JordanMugen wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021, 15:13Strongly disagree. Why should F1 tracks be perfectly smooth?
Soften up the springs to work the track surface better if desired.
Bottas was using the chassis Lewis used in Baku. I'm not sure Lewis is using Bottas's Baku chassis!
The plot thickens. Could VB have been experiencing a legit issue this whole time?
From Crash.netdans79 wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021, 15:41Bottas was using the chassis Lewis used in Baku. I'm not sure Lewis is using Bottas's Baku chassis!
Bottas will move onto chassis #6, the same chassis that Hamilton has been using since the start of the 2021 season. The reigning world champion will subsequently run chassis #4, which his teammate raced last time out in Baku.
Yes but Crofty is suggesting the last part might be misreported. We’ll see.Morteza wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021, 15:44From Crash.netBottas will move onto chassis #6, the same chassis that Hamilton has been using since the start of the 2021 season. The reigning world champion will subsequently run chassis #4, which his teammate raced last time out in Baku.
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This is the part I am contesting, I have not seen a quote from a Merc employ claiming it.
Please go over the 50+ pages of the topic on this issue to see how the change in the test is a change in the rules, as the flexibility limits are implicit in the test conditions. (and if you so desire, it can be again discussed in that topic) No need to go over that again, here...Marty_Y wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021, 15:29The rules have not been changed mid season, the tests have been changed to enforce the rules that already existed.DChemTech wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021, 15:21How many times do we have to explain that abiding by the rules was not cheating? The rules were changed mid-season, and hence RB had to adapt wings. Like party modes had to be adapted previously.
And did you have any doubt Mercedes would be better at this track? They were generally faster this year, so far. Only at the street circuits RB could get their car to work better.
Party modes has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Well, their is either something wrong with that chassis or Merc are doing something really weird on the long runs, as Lewis is 7 to 9 tenths slower than Bottas!
