This is going to be a tasty last 13 or so laps.
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Yeah. That’ll be a good benchmark. Although I expect they’re too slow pace wise. Should be a fun finish anyway!
Whether he had traction issues or not is missing the point, badly. But just for the record he didn’t have those issues on laps 14-25, just at the end of his stint. However every car in every race has traction issues at the end of their stints so it’s irrelevant either way.
The difference is that he could follow >1sec behind another car for a third of the race without cooking his fronts, which is exactly what the new regs set out to accomplish.
I think it’s more about the window of the mediums not being consistent. The hard is super predictable for the teams and I guess they’re more confident in leaning on it to get the lap times. If the medium was truly the tire for now then I would have expected Verstappen to be on it.
Most fragile guy in the paddock.Lewis continually questioning Bono saying he’s fast
Sainz already fallen back
Max flying away, Seinz is not catching him, already nearly a second ahead.
So if I’m reading it right which is probably wrong, should the Ferrari be rapid here if it’s generally quicker in qualifying with lower fuel loads and whatnot?
You were sayingSainz already fallen back
?Yeah. Le Clerc on old mediums though seems to be doing fine, for now at least. Let’s see!
It really is the hope that kills you with Haas. Might have scored their last points this season.
Carlos looking Racey! come on!
sainz has a sniff.
LETS GO CARLOSS!!!
Lewis also somewhat keeping up with the front two's pace
I imagine both will keep switching places because of DRS? Should be fun!
With how Sainz’s year has gone I’m not sure what’s going to happen here.
This worked out nicely for Le Clerc. Should get up to 5th now
Sainz needs to first land an overtake though for that to happen.
Huge balls if Max holds this
I was thinking that. You've got two thirds of a lap to get over a second ahead, otherwise DRS is going to make it a lottery.
Would be surprised if Max doesn’t take the place back on the next straight, that’s if Sainz can even get it done.
Alonso with an engine problem
Sainz hasnt even got close yet, not even put a move up yet.
Can Leclerc take the Mercs as well?
Leclerc on new mediums, could he snatch 3rd
Seems like Sainz has to exit the hairpin at least within a half second. 6-7 tenths he's been exiting behind hasn't been close enough.
Think Lewis is quicker than him at the moment
Hamilton showing some really nice pace here.
Nonetheless to consistently get great exists from the last hairpin under pressure
Yep. At least under 0.5
Pathetic so far from sainz. The new bottas
Yeah, doesn’t quite look like it’ll happen. Now that Max is out of DRS it’s done.Sainz needs to first land an overtake though for that to happen.
Verstappen is doing all the hard work in sector 1.
aye. he’s not trying anything different either to try and get closer to max before the drs straights.
Lewis has shocked me today, in FP said the car was undrivable.
Race the car is flying.
Sainz is doing almost everything here to be fair to him.
Sandbagging all along
Max is just so much better than Carlos