Hopefully it's an engine change. He destroyed Verstappen's engine so just to make it even.
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As Mercedes pulled every strategy trick they could imagine, they were at no point a threat to Red Bull's Max Verstappen, resulting in a composed victory in front of the very pleased "orange army". Hamilton and Bottas ended up second and third.
Not saying for sure in this instance , but definitely they will use older PU's on a Friday. They won't use old PU's in qualy or races, so the only time to use them is on a Friday to keep the miles down on a newer PU.SiLo wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:28Gearboxes maybe, but not the engines surely? Although as this isn't a power circuit, it might be an older engine anyway as they have to manage them effectively to complete the season.
They usually use the old engine for all the practice sessions, and then swap in a race engine on the Saturday. It minimise mileage on the race engine.SiLo wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:28Gearboxes maybe, but not the engines surely? Although as this isn't a power circuit, it might be an older engine anyway as they have to manage them effectively to complete the season.
lol the salt in this post is something to reckon withpantherxxx wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:32Hopefully it's an engine change. He destroyed Verstappen's engine so just to make it even.
Exactly the same with Hamilton and Vettel. Very late to the scene each time.NathanOlder wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:37Where are the marshalls!!!!
None in sight and he's been there over a minute
Finally.
We're on the seashore after allEl Scorchio wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:36When they do these 'sound up' things, it always seems to be the same cars (last year Vettel, this year Hamilton and Verstappen) is that just producer's choice or are specific cars specially mic'd up for it?
one can expect a few salty dives. Ha! I was thinking to myself when it happened, it's only a matter of time until someone posts rubbish like that. Isn't the only one either so far. Pretty weak.kenshi_blind wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:36lol the salt in this post is something to reckon withpantherxxx wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:32Hopefully it's an engine change. He destroyed Verstappen's engine so just to make it even.
Maybe they're too busy watching Max to respond to others. It's a bit bothersome indeed, I hope the lifeguards at Zandvoort beach are normally more responsive...El Scorchio wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:40Ha! I was thinking to myself when it happened, it's only a matter of time until someone posts rubbish like that. Isn't the only one either so far. Pretty weak.kenshi_blind wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:36lol the salt in this post is something to reckon withpantherxxx wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:32
Hopefully it's an engine change. He destroyed Verstappen's engine so just to make it even.
It's possible. It's probably a new situation for most of them a 'bigger' event like this, but I hope they can be a bit snappier getting to cars going forward. I'm sure they'll have an debrief later.DChemTech wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:42Maybe they're too busy watching Max to respond to others. It's a bit bothersome indeed, I hope the lifeguards at Zandvoort beach are normally more responsive...El Scorchio wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:40Ha! I was thinking to myself when it happened, it's only a matter of time until someone posts rubbish like that. Isn't the only one either so far. Pretty weak.
