The lack of party mode...as predicted... is affecting everyone else but Mercedes. Lol
Printable View
The lack of party mode...as predicted... is affecting everyone else but Mercedes. Lol
A Renault podium seem possible at the moment. It would be good to see Ricciado on the poduim again.
A crazy podium may occur again with Mercedes appearing to have tyre problems.
Ricciardo is up for a podium methinks. Although I begrudgingly have to admit Stroll is doing a great job
I think Albon would pass Stroll in abit
Hmm those Renault engines look strong. I wonder if Mclaren will regret leaving them because they look dialed in with that chasis
Yeah he is looking real good doing excellent with those softsQuote:
Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
They can do better with Mercedes ponysQuote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Ricciado in podium position now.
At this pace Albon is going to pass stroll and Ricciardo for P3
Ricciado has slowed down somewhatQuote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
I think two stops for Mercedes, if Renault can stay out till the end, we may be up for an upset again. Mercedes worried about curbs and tyres, just what we need .
Nasty curbs, RED FLAGS!
Glad Stroll is ok. That was a significant impact
Third race start Whoopie!
Yeah, that Racing Point looked well mangled. Goes to show how tough the modern F1 cars are.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
yeah. Hmm Like I said those Marshall’s aren’t the most crafty. Ripping that racing point to shredsQuote:
Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
I was laughing my head off when l saw that. Poking fire extinguishers into the engine and gearbox. I had to remind myself that was a multi-million dollar racing carQuote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
I think Bottas would jump in front at the start. Ricciado may get in the mix of the Mercedes with Albon possibly punishing him if he fails to pull it off. Bring on the start.
Come on McCiardo!! :dork::talk::burp::kiss::bounce::facelick::smokin: :wave:
We have a Honda versus Renault engine race going on for third. Albon seem quicker than Ricciado, hence Renault have a fight on their hands it seems.
so difficult to root for both Albon and Ricciardo to get a podium. This is giving me anxiety lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
Here we go
Ricciado helps out Hamilton
Damn. I knew that red flag was going to hurt Russell
Oh well, Albon takes the podium position
Wow wow wow Albon!
Albon looks faster than Bottas at the moment. Wow, can he steal 2nd as well?????
I’m happy the TV feed is showing The Russell Hrosjewn fight. I think he can get Vettel
Russell is effectively tenth when Kimi take his five seconds penaltyQuote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Russell is catching Vettel, we have a fight about to happen here.
Russell seem just outside the points as Kimi appearss to have 6 sec between himself and RussellQuote:
Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
What a race!
Congratulations to Albon. He proves that, if Redbull do their jobs well for him, he would deliver.
Yeah, What a race, What a track!Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Shame Kimi got a 5 sec penalty at the end.
Very happy for Albon, disappointed for Ricciardo but back to back p4’s is some decent driving.
I was entertained and would like to see a return to this track
Personally I didn't enjoy the race that much as essentially the only thing that made it somewhat spicy was the crashes and then the restarts. In fact, as much as the standing grid restarts make it more entertaining, I'm not really sure that they're any fair. Not only do you get your entire buffer to the cars behind wiped out, but you also have a chance to lose a couple of places to the cars behind should you have a bad restart, which, let's face it, shouldn't be that close to begin with.
That said, I'm curious to find out what the race would have actually been like without all the stops, as tyre management would probably have caused a few dramas up and down the field.
Good race, very entertaining!
That's it. I rate Hamilton on par and maybe better than Schumi. What an incredible drive to keep in front.
Great race by both Albon and Ricciardo. Albon finally up close with Verstappen and took his normal 3rd place.
Danny Ric was moving great all race and just didn't have enough power? Aero? to keep Albon behind.
Bottas will never be world champion.
I wonder if there is a Thai F1 broadcast. It probably is as epic as the French one from last week