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Thread: 2020 Portuguese GP - Portimao
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25th October 2020, 16:52 #41
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I just watched Kimi’s first lap. I think it’s the best first lap I’ve ever seen in F1. 16th to 6th - incredible stuff. Needs to be applauded - mighty impressive.
IMO it’s better than Ayrton in Donnington. If he had drove like that all throughout his career he would be up there with the greats.
Bottas though, whew, he got his ass handed to him today. Hamilton really has the measure of him and I think this year even more so than others.
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25th October 2020, 17:11 #42
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25th October 2020, 17:18 #43
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Tbf to mercedes the softs were not going to make it 20 laps as perez showed. But they could have pit him on the mediums. I know he didn't have a fresh set but as perez and ocon showed, even a slightly used set would have comfortably taken him to the end. A driver should be allowed to pick his own tire though and if bottas wanted to go on a different compound they should have obliged. None of that nonsense about a strategy locked in because hamilton pitted. Mercedes try too hard to over manage the races and it really isn't necessary
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25th October 2020, 17:22 #44
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Seemed like a clear cut penalty to me. Once again the stewards were inconsistent and poor in general. They probably spent more time looking at screens about track limits and missed everything else...except for protecting verstappen and screwing over racing point at every opportunity.
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25th October 2020, 17:30 #45
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25th October 2020, 17:53 #46
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Yep, Bottas got the number two driver treatment today. That said, Mercedes had their eyes on Hamilton making the New World Record of 92 race wins. It meant more to Mercedes than for Bottas winning an insignificant race win. Besides the softs would have not been any good towards the end it seemed.
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25th October 2020, 17:56 #47
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25th October 2020, 18:32 #48
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25th October 2020, 18:49 #49
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Yes , he was ahead , but Lando was inside , and Lance knew it .
And , he was far enough inside that it broke Lance's front wing when they made contact .
If you're going to try an outside move like that , you've got to get it done earlier , or expect the inside guy to try to hold his position on the inside .
I do get what you're saying , but Lando and Lance both arrived at the apex at the same time , and Lando could not have been farther to the right and Lance had lots of space to his left .
I believe both deserved space . Many others showed good examples of how that's done at that corner this race .
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25th October 2020, 19:08 #50
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I am glad you described it well, because what you describe is pure racing. Not sunday crocket at the club. Stroll was nose ahead, that should count for something. With Masi's gloves off racing, Stroll did everything by the book. He had no obligation to make it easy for Norris who was hedging his bet to somehow claw his way back in front.
Well, it doesn't matter now, the punishment has been served and Racing Point's weekend was ruined when they had the potential to acheive more.Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
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Good to see him back in a Skoda, his Octavia WRC days jumped to my mind immediately :D
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