F1 2021 Season

[pauldyson1uk]

Tsunoda is a shock for me, he is doing well.

 

[Leg-End]

Hamilton is like a dog with a bone.

 

[Hephaestus]

Guessing Red Bull are going long now thanks to the monster out lap.

 

[JTW95]

Fastest lap for Lewis is huge.

 

[JTW95]

Lewis pit has really put Red Bull on the back foot here

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Sergio and Seb are stunning so far.

 

[elmo]

Seb goijg for 1 stop?

 

[Pscholes18]

Wtf are Red Bull doing??

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Lewis in front, can he stay there?

 

[Hephaestus]

Guessing Max will start reeling him in now.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Max on Mediums faster than hards, but will they last the race?

 

[Tiber]

Ah feck. I hope the race isnt won by a pit stop

 

[elmo]

Max whines too much

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Sad for most talented driver.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Red Bull cocked up, but how !!

 

[MTF]

Max on Mediums faster than hards, but will they last the race?

He has to stop once more though, right? He used 2 sets of Mediums so far I think.

 

[mitChley]

Max on Mediums faster than hards, but will they last the race?

No, he will need to pit again as he has gone mediums to medium.

 

[altodevil]

Red Bulled it

 

[JTW95]

Red Bull cocked up, but how !!

I guess the hope is Max can catch Lewis on the faster tyre. Surely they should have just pitted straight after Lewis?

 

[ZIDANE]

I believe it is a 2 stop race (?) so assume Red Bull will try to undercut or hope they are faster at the end.

 

[elmo]

Mercedes going to start showing how fast they can go now

 

[pauldyson1uk]

No, he will need to pit again as he has gone mediums to medium.

He has to stop once more though, right? He used 2 sets of Mediums so far I think.

Yes forgot 2 compounds have to be used .

 

[Hephaestus]

Vettel v Alonso, nice to see that again.

Max is catching so quickly and he will probably pit next given the mediums so will get that monster undercut. He'll then just have to defend at the end if Hamilton catches him.

 

[MTF]

I believe it is a 2 stop race (?) so assume Red Bull will try to undercut or hope they are faster at the end.

I think for it to work he will have to overtake Hamilton twice, once on this set of tyres, then stop and overtake again on softs.

 

[JTW95]

Will the hards on the Mercedes in theory make it to the end of the race?

 

[F-Red]

Not even half way through, Verstappen will come back and it'll be a close finish. Merc look quicker on the hards.

 

[Leg-End]

Just happy it appears the front two are close on race pace, Mercedes probably are going to catch up a bit anyway once they get the rear sorted but this is what F1 needs.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

I believe it is a 2 stop race (?) so assume Red Bull will try to undercut or hope they are faster at the end.

I think the same, Max has to out hards on, think Lewis has softs he can put on, could if he has give him the advantage in the last laps.

 

[F-Red]

Will the hards on the Mercedes in theory make it to the end of the race?

No, they have another stop to make. It's a two stop race for everyone.

 

[spontaneus1]

No, they have another stop to make. It's a two stop race for everyone.

Vettel surely on a 1 stop? Unless AM have stolen the Ferrari strategy of just forgetting he exists.

 

[Hephaestus]

Vettel surely on a 1 stop? Unless AM have stolen the Ferrari strategy of just forgetting he exists.

Given his teammate is the owner's son, they probably have.

 

[Rooney1987]

Hamilton vs Verstappen, Norris vs Leclerc, Vettel vs Alonso, Alonso vs Sainz and Checco going through the entire pack. More excitement in half a race then the whole of last season.

 

[MTF]

Starting to think now that Verstappen's chances at the win are slim. Mercedes just holds all the cards. They can match Hamilton's stop to Verstappen's, plus use Bottas in any extra strategy ploys.

Verstappen right now just not fast enough to offset any of that.

 

[spontaneus1]

Hamilton vs Verstappen, Norris vs Leclerc, Vettel vs Alonso, Alonso vs Sainz and Checco going through the entire pack. More excitement in half a race then entirety on whole of last season.

It could be the best season for F1 in terms of actual on track battles in years, I can't remember the last time I seen the cars actually racing each other so much.

 

[JTW95]

Verstappen is starting to get close. There is some action to come.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Starting to think now that Verstappen's chances at the win are slim. Mercedes just holds all the cards. They can match Hamilton's stop to Verstappen's, plus use Bottas in any extra strategy ploys.

Verstappen right now just not fast enough to offset any of that.

Max is catching Lewis,6+ seconds to 1.7 there is 20+ laps left and a pit each to go.
Lewis is a master at staying in front, Max will be itching to overtake and could make a mistake.

 

[JTW95]

Forget what I said about action. Hamilton pits. Interesting stuff.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

OH was not expecting Lewis to pit so soon, with new hards.

 

[Tiber]

One of these days Max will get some help from a team mate

 

[MTF]

It could be the best season for F1 in terms of actual on track battles in years, I can't remember the last time I seen the cars actually racing each other so much.

Hope it continues. Also Bahrain is a great track for racing.

OH was not expecting Lewis to pit so soon, with new hards.

I'm so lost from the point of view of optimal Verstappen strategy with this. Shows why the strategists earn their paychecks, except at Ferrari.