No, he started on hards.
F1 2020 Season
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Cheers.
Advantage Merc ?
Best on the grid by a mile in my opinion
Would have loved to see Hulk get a podium. Shame be only held onto third for about 3 seconds, but the Red Bull is a shade faster than the Tracing Point and Max might be the best driver on the grid
Almost certainly but he will be have mediums at the end when you can make them last a bit more. Will almost certainly be a Merc 1-2 but if nothing else, it was nice to see Verstappen and Hamilton within sight of each other.
Have to reluctantly agree. Stroll showing that you dont have to be talented to do well in the mercedes. Wonder if the british biased f1 press will put * next to any mercedes title for this year and next because they dont really deserve to be consider a full championship considering the freeze on development.
Agreed.
Great pace from Verstappen. He’ll turn this into a one stop and win this comfortably I think
Mercedes dont like the hot track, blisters on both Lewis and Bottas's.
Max is lapping faster than both, maybe be not advantage Mercedes.
Max is lapping faster than both, maybe be not advantage Mercedes.
Well Mercedes do have a weakness. Clearly Bottas and Hamilton are looking after the tyres and will probably need to pit again.
Verstappens race to lose.
Verstappens race to lose.
nice overtake for Albon
I know he is having a tough season, (not convinced it's all his fault, the Red Bull looks fast but hard to drive) but I love Albon's aggressive driving style
Mercs can’t handle the heat!
Max is driving a perfect race, Bottas is already saying his rears will run out.
Lewis and Bottas will have to pit again, Hulkenburg has a real chance of a podium here.
Max is over a pitstop in front
Lewis and Bottas will have to pit again, Hulkenburg has a real chance of a podium here.
Max is over a pitstop in front
Max is my favourite driver, I hope I was wrong earlier in the thread, would absolutely love to see him win this.
Despite with their struggles with the heat, the Merc dominance this decade has trained my mind to expect Hamilton's cars raw power to catch Max with 2 laps to go
Despite with their struggles with the heat, the Merc dominance this decade has trained my mind to expect Hamilton's cars raw power to catch Max with 2 laps to go
Merc’s have always been bad on the tyres. This is going back to Michael and Nico trundling round in 6th and chewing up the tyres. Their car has always been so much better than everybody’s else’s it hasn’t mattered (obviously nothing like as dramatic as the last 2 weeks).
Have a feeling that at least one of the mercs will have severe tyre failure again. Max could put himself right in the title race here
Max in for mediums
Bottas will not hold of Max
Red Bull just doing us a favour by making Max do it on track. Brilliant. Come on Max, and now just one of the Mercs have a problem so Hulkenberg can get the podium.
Lewis loves to moan when his car isn't dominant
Lewis moaning about pressures.
FFS just drive.
FFS just drive.
Damn what a way by Max to offset the unnecessary time lost on the stop.
Vettel, basically saying you fecked up again.
What on earth have Mercedes got wrong to be eating tyres like that, 2013 Merc returns 
Considering he spun at the first corner, he's not in any position to attack the team for putting him in a bad situation.
What on earth have Mercedes got wrong to be eating tyres like that, 2013 Merc returns
They're effectively on the mediums from last week, and they were chewing through the hards towards the end of the race. Track temperature is lower than last week, so it's a bit of a conundrum for them. They need to manage this session on the hards closely and they might have a chance towards the end. Red Bull are flying today.
That tyre graphic Sky has just shown, not good for both Mercs
This is why I just can't like Hamilton, a fellow brit
''WHAT!? WE'RE NOT WINNING? THEY MUST BE CHEATING''
Hulk for third? It'd be some story...
AH did not know her had spun, did not see that start.
“Forget the tyre management but manage the tyres”
Max and Bottas both in again, Lewis in front but also needs to pit again.
Poor Lewis, being forced to drive dominant cars for two different teams. My heart bleeds
They are not leaving Lewis out, FFS risking a DNF
Did max need to stop again?
Leclerc is getting great results with that dog of a Ferrari
Red Bulls strategy , 6 laps on one sets of mediums, bold by them.
Looks like they want Hamilton to go to the end on these.
Interesting...
Interesting...
Some gambles being made here