Bahrain Grand Prix (Outer Loop) | December 4-6, 2020

Raymond Anderson4 said:I'm calling an early Safety Car right after the first lap.

You think it'll happen on the very first one?

mellowtiger83 said:That prediction is about as reliable as the claim that Hamilton would have finished third or lower in 2021 under these exact same regulations.😁

Tibac, you seem to have forgotten how easily our local banks can just shut us down.

Tibi 1 - Mario 0 ☕

I find myself wondering if Charles Leclerc is simply lacking the necessary intuition 👎
Is it even remotely possible for him to secure a championship title at this stage?

Burned out from pure ambition

It seems like McLaren managed to clinch third place in the championship through no fault of their own, which is actually quite a lovely result if you think about it! 🤣

copperdrifter26 said:So you're saying it's the exact same strategy Sebastian Vettel used, except Vettel didn't make it into Q3? I don't see the issue here. A Soft > hard > Soft / Medium (with a one-lap stint) is absolutely plenty. There’s no way he’s going to lose a whole second on an empty tank just because of one qualifying lap on Softs—especially since they knocked out 5 or 6 fast laps on them during FP without any trouble.

Soft/hard isn't the same thing as Medium/hard at all.☕
And honestly, who cares. Charles Leclerc is being a total clown again, but this time he doesn't have Sebastian Vettel to bail him out.🙂

mellowtiger83 said:Max wins today. Bottas isn't even capable of a win anymore; maybe Russell will take it. Bottas has mentally checked out this year. He simply can't handle the pressure.

And it’s just not true that anyone could do what Russell is doing. Not a chance. He stepped into a brand-new car with a completely different button layout, an awkward driving position, smaller shoes, and so on. The balance is different, the braking points are different—everything is different compared to Williams. Everything. And he had two or three practice sessions to get used to the machine.

It is perfectly clear at this point: Russell is a better, faster driver than Bottas, and perhaps even on par with Hamilton.

Now comes the inevitable part—the classic "I told you so." 😛

A routine reality check for all the Max fans out there. XD

Don't sweat it, this was predictable... 😉

Just end the race already.

lol, looks like Charles Leclerc knew he wouldn't be needing those tires today. 😁 😁

I guess it looks like Max just slammed right into the wall for absolutely no reason at all 🙏🙏🙏

Man, what is Charles Leclerc even doing? Seriously, he’s been pulling this same nonsense for two whole seasons now. And then you got people out here claiming he's actually better than Max? Give me a break, lol 🤣 Perez is just stuck in this absolute nightmare of a slump 😢

Kenneth Cruz67 said:I guess it looks like Max just slammed right into the wall for absolutely no reason at all 🙏🙏🙏

Well, if by "for no reason" you mean "Charles Leclerc plowed straight into him and Perez," then yeah, you hit the nail on the head.

😂The way things are starting out, Williams Racing might actually grab a point here.

Kenneth Cruz67 said:I guess it looks like Max just slammed right into the wall for absolutely no reason at all 🙏🙏🙏

The wall was way too close 🤣

Nicholas Newman2 said:😂The way things are starting out, Williams Racing might actually grab a point here.

It’s certainly possible! I mean, what an absolute spectacle it would be if Williams managed to score a point while George Russell fails to finish the race, 😁

Max isn't at fault here. Honestly, he managed to dodge two separate collisions before even hitting turn 4, showing plenty of restraint. Everyone else around him was driving like maniacs; it would have been nearly impossible to make it through that mess without a scratch.

I suppose things might be a little less crowded around the track, which honestly sounds kind of nice 😁

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Nicholas Newman2 said:😂The way things are starting out, Williams Racing might actually grab a point here.

Told you guys Aitken would pull off a points finish for Williams, didn't I?🤣
Now we're just sitting here waiting for Aitken and Latifi to score, plus a Russell DNF😬

Man, imagine the absolute chaos on ESPN if that actually happened🤣🤣🤣

It’s honestly getting hard to listen to how much this Vettel fanboy obsesses over Ferrari. He’s out here comparing a blatant divebomb to a totally standard overtake from last weekend where Ferrari just completely messed up. You can tell he's seriously frustrated.

Is Charles Leclerc our next champion? It’s possible, but only if he ends up behind the wheel of something like a Mercedes-Benz.