rapidstag2 said:Perhaps the stewards will manage to find some evidence on the magnetic tape, assuming they haven't wiped everything clean already. 🙏 It certainly doesn't appear to be his finest day.
As far as I can tell, Charles Leclerc has already secured tomorrow's victory; he really just needs to ensure he gets the car back home in one piece. 😁
Do they even still use those? Honestly, I doubt it. 😬
Raymond Anderson4 said:If you ask me, it looks like Sainz pulled that maneuver just because he was trying to stay clear of Perez...
Even on the camera feed showing Charles Leclerc, you could see the car behind him take this weird line—like, they just suddenly veered off. And then Sainz claims he didn't spot the yellow flag in time, so he couldn't slow down and ended up losing control while trying to miss Perez's car.
looks like the bad luck shifted from Charles Leclerc over to Sergio Perez—honestly, Leclerc is usually on a different level than everyone else. Before Perez popped up, I think I actually beat my own time in the first sector by nearly two-tenths... maybe I could've even dipped under 1:11
stormybadger8 said:Some clueless hack probably wrote this—only someone totally illiterate would spout such nonsense and still have a job🙂 https://www.formula1.com/en/results....ce-result.html
Unbelievable. Some illiterate journalist thinks history only counts from 2015 onwards... I guess everything before 2015 just doesn't matter, right?🤣
And I guess Felipe Massa scored more points than Max Verstappen too😬
Jack Kelly5 said:I still can't wrap my head around how Mercedes just fell off. I mean, going from that 2021 finish to this total disaster... it's wild.
I guess only Louis is struggling—Russell's basically got him in his pocket right now.
It basically comes down to who hides their weaknesses better—Ferrari and Leclerc managing tires, or Red Bull and Max saving the engine if the rain stays away. Of course, pit strategy plays a huge role too—who hits the pits when and how clean they execute the whole thing. This might just be one of those races decided entirely by the pit crews.
Btw, looks like this Red Bull Case car really suits them. They even snagged the fastest lap during the sprint since they seem to be better at tire management than Max—yesterday, once he dealt with Norris, he clocked the fastest lap maybe 6 or 7 laps after Leclerc did.
Kind of interesting that Max didn't get the fastest lap except for maybe one time (I guess, not totally sure). Either Max was nursing his tires or just saving the engine (😬) so he could just take the win at the end 😬. It seems like Leclerc pushed too hard and just burned through his tires too early.