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Post by Aj_June on Apr 26, 2019 16:09:37 GMT
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 27, 2019 14:58:22 GMT
The bizarre season continues....So Ferrari destroyed every other team in 3 practice sessions. Well, Merc still finds a way to get first and second spots for tomorrow's race.
This says it all.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Apr 27, 2019 20:05:15 GMT
That first FP session with Russels car getting demolished by a drain cover...well done Baku I cannot predict a winner(its Baku), but with how this season is going so far, its a Mercedes 1 2.
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Post by MrFurious on Apr 28, 2019 11:21:56 GMT
This is kicking off at 13.05 gmt? Will check it out hoping Hamilton dosent go out in front straight away
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 28, 2019 11:28:33 GMT
This is kicking off at 13.05 gmt? Will check it out hoping Hamilton dosent go out in front straight away 5:35 pm here so yeah 13:05 GMT should be the starting time.
This track never ceases to surprise you. I hope Max gets a podium finish. Merc drivers need to thank their strategists for getting them ahead of Vettel. But yeah, I hope Lewis doesn't jump ahead or it would be a less interesting race.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 28, 2019 11:57:39 GMT
No human being has ever been to the moon. Not even an alcoholic?
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 28, 2019 12:22:38 GMT
The 2 merc were almost touching each other in the first few seconds.
I think the new Brit driver Lando Norris is a real talent and would be a future champ.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Apr 28, 2019 14:08:25 GMT
The 2 merc were almost touching each other in the first few seconds. I think the new Brit driver Lando Norris is a real talent and would be a future champ. I think Russel is a bit better(based on last years F2 season), but driving a Williams, he can't really show it. But yeah, Norris, talented driver. As I said, a 1 2 for Mercedes. Strong drive by Bottas. Too bad the RBR is not there yet. Max is getting everything out of that car. It seems no team can really get these softer tires to work properly. RBR really seems to have most issues with that. And wtf was Ricciardo doing. He also needs to realise he is not driving a RBR anymore, you can't brake that late in a Renault.
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Post by MrFurious on Apr 28, 2019 14:12:14 GMT
Happy to see anybody but Hamilton win, switched over at 1.05 and there was just helicopter shots of the city and no cars, was back to the football for me
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 28, 2019 14:28:25 GMT
Happy to see anybody but Hamilton win, switched over at 1.05 and there was just helicopter shots of the city and no cars, was back to the football for me It started about 7 mins later. They should start at time they say. Like in other sports.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 28, 2019 14:32:05 GMT
The 2 merc were almost touching each other in the first few seconds. I think the new Brit driver Lando Norris is a real talent and would be a future champ. I think Russel is a bit better(based on last years F2 season), but driving a Williams, he can't really show it. But yeah, Norris, talented driver. As I said, a 1 2 for Mercedes. Strong drive by Bottas. Too bad the RBR is not there yet. Max is getting everything out of that car. It seems no team can really get these softer tires to work properly. RBR really seems to have most issues with that. And wtf was Ricciardo doing. He also needs to realise he is not driving a RBR anymore, you can't brake that late in a Renault. He (Max) was pretty good in streches. Setting many fastest lap times. But yeah, his car is not at the level of Merc & Ferrari. It would have been great if Max was on Merc.
I think the virtual safety car disturbed the eventual outcome. To me it seemed Hamilton lost 1.85 seconds because of that. He might have caught Bottas if not for that.
What do you think of Vettel-Charles rivalry? Can we conclude Charles is faster when it comes to his driving skills even if he is immature?
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Apr 28, 2019 14:51:37 GMT
I think Russel is a bit better(based on last years F2 season), but driving a Williams, he can't really show it. But yeah, Norris, talented driver. As I said, a 1 2 for Mercedes. Strong drive by Bottas. Too bad the RBR is not there yet. Max is getting everything out of that car. It seems no team can really get these softer tires to work properly. RBR really seems to have most issues with that. And wtf was Ricciardo doing. He also needs to realise he is not driving a RBR anymore, you can't brake that late in a Renault. He (Max) was pretty good in streches. Setting many fastest lap times. But yeah, his car is not at the level of Merc & Ferrari. It would have been great if Max was on Merc.
I think the virtual safety car disturbed the eventual outcome. To me it seemed Hamilton lost 1.85 seconds because of that. He might have caught Bottas if not for that.
What do you think of Vettel-Charles rivalry? Can we conclude Charles is faster when it comes to his driving skills even if he is immature?
Hamiltons delta during the VSC wasn't good, he lost about 2 seconds with that. As for Vettel and Leclerc, its to early to tell. Today they were on a different strategy and it was clear the medium tyre was the best. So that's why Charles was very fast in the first 20 laps. Vettel was better today and Charles fucked it up in quali. Sometimes I think driving for ferrari isn't fun. There is too much pressure on Vettel for many years now. And yes, I want Max in a better car. Can you imagine what he would do with a Mercedes. I also think Max could have maybe gotten Vettel if it wasn't for the VSC. His tyres lost too much temperature during it and he never got it back.
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Post by Aj_June on May 11, 2019 14:12:01 GMT
He (Max) was pretty good in streches. Setting many fastest lap times. But yeah, his car is not at the level of Merc & Ferrari. It would have been great if Max was on Merc.
I think the virtual safety car disturbed the eventual outcome. To me it seemed Hamilton lost 1.85 seconds because of that. He might have caught Bottas if not for that.
What do you think of Vettel-Charles rivalry? Can we conclude Charles is faster when it comes to his driving skills even if he is immature?
And yes, I want Max in a better car. Can you imagine what he would do with a Mercedes. I also think Max could have maybe gotten Vettel if it wasn't for the VSC. His tyres lost too much temperature during it and he never got it back. Man, at the moment Bottas is topping Hamilton. Again today. So I imagine Max may be the champion if he were in Mercedes. Probably he could yield a better results with Ferrari than their existing drivers too. But difficult to know that. See the OP for qualification results.
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Post by Aj_June on May 12, 2019 13:52:55 GMT
I saw the first 9 laps. Hamilton bettered Bottas for the start.
Vettel tried too hard and gave way for Max to take no.3.
But most importantly till first 9 laps, Vettel kept holding Charles which was frustrating for me even if I am Ferrari hater.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on May 12, 2019 14:05:31 GMT
I saw the first 9 laps. Hamilton bettered Bottas for the start. Vettel tried too hard and gave way for Max to take no.3. But most importantly till first 9 laps, Vettel kept holding Charles which was frustrating for me even if I am Ferrari hater. The last few laps Leclerc was holding up Vettel.
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Post by Aj_June on May 12, 2019 14:08:01 GMT
I saw the first 9 laps. Hamilton bettered Bottas for the start. Vettel tried too hard and gave way for Max to take no.3. But most importantly till first 9 laps, Vettel kept holding Charles which was frustrating for me even if I am Ferrari hater. The last few laps Leclerc was holding up Vettel. Just resumed watching. If they bring back Max now I wonder if he will be behind both the ferrari after his pit.
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Post by Aj_June on May 12, 2019 14:17:32 GMT
Safety Car!
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Post by TheSowIsMine on May 12, 2019 14:19:27 GMT
Arg, this fucks up Max his strategy.
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Post by Aj_June on May 12, 2019 14:38:43 GMT
Arg, this fucks up Max his strategy. Max safe on no.3 so far. They put Gasly on soft but him on med. If they put Max on soft then it could have been interesting.
I thought Gasly would take over Leclerc but couldn't manage. Hamilton really sped away. And you still wonder he has no fastest lap in any race.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on May 12, 2019 14:45:39 GMT
Arg, this fucks up Max his strategy. Max safe on no.3 so far. They put Gasly on soft but him on med. If they put Max on soft then it could have been interesting.
I thought Gasly would take over Leclerc but couldn't manage. Hamilton really sped away. And you still wonder he has no fastest lap in any race.
He will get it this race.
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