Posts by Timothy Castillo6

stormybadger8 said:Correction on those numbers... Sebastian Vettel was actually 11 seconds ahead before he pitted...
http://en.mclarenf-1.com/index.php?p...x%20Verstappen

Here's the actual gap between Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel...
-2.865
-2.382
-2.660
-6.013 (Max Verstappen pits)
-19.213 (Max Verstappen in pits)
+0.276 (Max Verstappen's fastest lap)
Sebastian Vettel pits 😵😵😵

So therefore Sebastian wouldn't even have had a reason to chase him down. If he just stayed out on track, he likely could've fought his way back into first place in ten or fifteen laps once he finally exited the pits, assuming the tires held up.

Amanda Kelly said:Three seconds on the first lap.
Then about 1.2 to 1.5 seconds per lap after that.
In my opinion, he would've caught him in about 12 or 13 laps.
And then he would've passed him. Easy.

That’s pretty much what I initially figured, just a slightly different take with 3 stops instead of the current strategy, because why bother swapping out 8-lap-old rubber if you've only got 3 or 4 laps left? If he'd just kept pace with Max and then come out on ultra-fresh rubber—basically having medium tires that were 7 or 8 laps fresher than Max's—he definitely would have caught him.
But instead, Ferrari went for the undercut on Roccard. 🙂

How much time was Vettel actually putting in on Max before his last pit stop when he locked in those final NM?

Raymond Ortiz89 said:That was a masterclass from Max Verstappen... seriously, hats off to him.
As for Ferrari, I’m honestly at a loss for words. They seem to be their own worst enemy most of the time. Honestly, I think half the fans watching this from their couches could have called those tire strategy calls better than they did.

If Sebastian Vettel had just held out for another three or four laps before heading into the pits, he actually would’ve stood a chance, but playing it this safe basically killed his race.

Patrick Bailey4 said:Can someone please post that photo of the massive and tiny Max Verstappen? 😍

That photo doesn't exist because they weren't even alive at the same time. 😢

Max Verstappen. 🙏 🙏 👍 Just sign him right now. I don't care who does it.
Ferrari! 🤮
Mercedes-AMG is absolutely brilliant! 😬

p.s.
The races are just so much better when these two aren't leading the pack. 🙏

There are plenty of folks way more qualified and actually in charge of that stuff... 🙂
But here we are. 😢

swiftmaker12 said:We already saw those different colored tires back in '86 with Benetton... basically just a trip down memory lane at this point... look at Berger running with four different types of colored rubber!!!

Even without seeing the props in the shot, I know for a fact this is Detroit. 🙂
And as for those tires... 🐔

And if he actually manages to puncture one, what's he even going to drive on?

Then nothing's left to say.

They were absolute beasts out there, running such a clean race without a single botched pit stop or any stupid mistakes, just straight up dominance and wins.

graniteharbor502 said:Those Ferrari medium tires? 😁

As for the Mercedes situation, Rosberg was struggling big time with his brakes, plus he was right on the edge with his rubber—that rear left was basically shot:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...-had-to-retire

What I’m actually wondering is, did they have any clean SOFTs left over? 🤷

Does anyone actually know what’s left noof the budget from this?
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/03/0...ace-announced/

Quote: Ghost Disaster

Morgan Hill4 said:I honestly don't get why these idiots went with used SS from qualifying right after the Safety Car. It was such a brainless move. They could have easily run two stints on new softs or even mediums, which would've at least put them in a position to fight for P2 instead of completely blowing everything to hell like this.😵

I honestly had no clue they were sitting on two fresh sets of softs; if they’d actually played that hand, they could've walked away with the win. I'm with you on that. 😵

Haas!
They handled that pretty well, honestly.
The STR at the end was a bit of a letdown, though.
But look, they basically just screwed themselves over.
Still, there are 3 or 4 other teams on the grid that could take them.

'this time Next Year we'll be Champions.' 😂

On Middle, that place is basically the holy grail. It was an absolute grind for Ferrari to pull that off after the Safety Car came out. Seriously tough.

Pure S just like I said.

Maybe they’ll just go for a pure Soft strategy if I can actually make it through to the end of the race without falling apart. I mean, they probably have a better handle on this than I do. That's just how I'm looking at it.

Sebastian Vettel’s gone from the podium, so where does that leave us now?