They should take his license before someone gets hurt.Mazespin at it again in Q1
F1 2021 Season
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Completely agree. Especially as he has previous for terrible behaviour at all levels before F1
Will miss the race as will be on a coach travelling back from United
I'd like to know who the least popular driver on that survey was....
I'd like to know who the least popular driver on that survey was....
Bad Q1 to be a pay driver 
What's the deal with haas? Drivers? Equipment? Both?
They designed a slow car. One of their drivers should be nowhere near F1.
Both, mainly lack of updates though, they put all their eggs in the 2022 basket.
Their car is almost impossible to drive and they've got two rookies trying to manage it. And on top of that they have Mazepin for budget reasons when he's a bottom-tier driver in F1 history
The RBs are quick on this circuit. I'd be suprised if Max isnt P1 for tomorrow.
That’s a big punch on Mercedes turf for Red Bull.
Max did it. Great lap.
There were a few folks saying it was Merc's title to lose one page ago, talk about premature. It's ominous how consistently quicker the Red Bulls are on a circuit that's meant to be a the Merc stronghold.
Where did lewis pull out that lap from? Thought p3 would be the best he could get from the car.
Gonna be interesting tomorrow, one RB starting on MED the other on the SOFTS.
RBs will be hard to stop tomorrow.
Gonna be interesting tomorrow, one RB starting on MED the other on the SOFTS.
RBs will be hard to stop tomorrow.
Red Bull quicker over 1 lap here, I reckon the race will be much closer. Lewis splitting the Bulls is good for the race.
Absolutely cant stand max v
The start could be interesting tomorrow!
Still up in the air. Best season in ages. Can't wait for the netflix series after
This track and the next few are all tracks that favour the RB. It's all about nailing the setup and getting your tyres in the right window.
Didn’t expect that from Merc I wonder if they have been limiting the power on the engine. The start will be very interesting.
Hm? No one thought this was a Merc stronghold
Definitely seemed like Hamilton lost 0.2 in the last sector there, given that he was flying after the second sector.
I really hope I can get enough of a signal to watch it smoothly on my phone on the way back from the match.
I really hope I can get enough of a signal to watch it smoothly on my phone on the way back from the match.
Still up in the air. Best season in ages. Can't wait for the netflix series after
Weren't they with Mclaren for their 1-2 finish? That'll be an amazing episode if so.
Looks like Lewis has a PA, do any of the other drivers have one?
Yeah that was confirmed
They have been on pole every season since 2014? It's a stronghold.
Red Bull have on the whole been quicker over 1 lap all season, this race will be close but it will need Hamilton to be 1st or 2nd after lap 1 to be interesting, else Max walks it.
Oh that would be amazing.
Danica Patrick would do better job than Mazepin.
Brilliant, can't wait for that one!
As the poster above mentioned, they've had it locked down for years. The fact that they couldn't get near this weekend but for one lap (which was still 2 tenths slow) is a bad sign for Mercedes.
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Start should be interesting... max and Lewis on front row... Sainz on softs could be interesting in the first few laps as well
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Start should be interesting... max and Lewis on front row... Sainz on softs could be interesting in the first few laps as well
Setup for an interesting start tomorrow.
Red Bull is the faster car but if anyone can make it a competition, it is Hamilton.
Red Bull is the faster car but if anyone can make it a competition, it is Hamilton.
Yeah I think you're right and apologies to @The Hilton if I came across as a dickhead. Historically you're correct to say Mercedes have done very well at COTA - I just think given the current configurations RB are favoured.
Yeah no worries mate, I didn't take it that way. You're probably right about current configurations - this years Mercedes is quite heavily neutered compared to previous years due to the rule changes, so maybe its wrong to expect them to keep up their form here.
It's still bad news for them though, with other firmly red bull tracks coming up.
Cheers for the back and forth mate; glad to bring some positive interactions to this (often toxic) thread
Think it'll be fascinating tomorrow with Hamilton between the Red Bulls - COTA is typically a pretty good track for racing and strategy will be under the microscope. Can't wait!
Max has been pretty incredible it must be said during quali this year.
Still up in the air. Best season in ages. Can't wait for the netflix series after
I wouldn't expect much from Verstappen's side.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-verstappen-fake-drive-survive/
Shame. What I saw last season, Lewis wasn't very keen on it either.
Horner will do it though won’t he, he loves it.
Another day at COTA, another engine change but this time in the Alpine camp with Fernando Alonso receiving a full power unit that will send the Spaniard to the back of the grid
He's right, too. I mean, it's fun to view, but they do create their own narratives, there's no way around that.
Despite looking like an arrogant twat, I must say I quite like Verstappen. Or at least, he always comes across as very honest and down to earth in Dutch media interviews. All this rivalry and mind games stuff really isn't for him and I appreciate that.
(Before this gets taken the wrong way: I also like Hamilton. Always saying good things when I read interviews, and very engaged of course - which is something I hope Verstappen will develop, cause his distant stance isn't as good a look there.)
Strange to see kimmi vettel and alonso at the back of the grid
But with a 40% chance of rain... high track temperature and tyre wear at the circuit plus gusty winds of up to 20mph it could be a really strange race where looking after the car and maximising your pit stop windows and wing set ups could give somebody a massive opportunity if they catch conditions right
Rain half way through would really shake things up