So much for the draft eh
F1 2022 Season
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Merc's pace on the mediums is surprisingly quick
Only going to be a race if the softs don’t last and the hard works on the Merc, Max walks it otherwise
They've been quick all weekend, I saw Russell saying the thin air helps with their draggy car.
Max on softs not pulling has big a gap, as I thought he would.
Hamilton keeping good pace with Max. Surely not?
Alonso train forming up.
As a Max fan I gotta say it would be cool if Lewis wins this. His stans may be insufferable, but Hamilton is a legend.
The Merc hates being in dirty air, Lewis will have to back off a tad, to cool everything down.
Leaders need to make sure they build a gap and can come out ahead of Alonso so probably a dead race up front until then.
Wasn't that the case only for last gen cars?
This is dull
Mercs were very quick last race too, so it's not a big surprise. They look much faster than Ferrari again.
Soft tyres not as fast on this track.
Crofty mentioned it, maybe you are right.
Because of the less dense air everything doesn't cool as well as usual.
Less drag but less cooling also.
Gasly has been watching tapes of Verstappen overtakes I see 
Soft for Ferrari does not seem to be working. They may be the first team to pit.
Gasley 5 second pen gor forcing Stroll off, should have been made to give the place back.
He already has 5 sec gap on Stroll.
They are slower than Mercs and Redbull with or without softs, I don't think tires are their biggest problem this race.
Ferrari and their Alphabets
Yep, I don't think Stroll gained anything from that.
Plan C already?
RB mechanics already on vacation it seems
Max pits, Lewis takes the lead.
Good pit.
Good pit.
I don't think staying out this long was smart idea for Red Bull.
Max having gearbox issues once again. Recurring theme for Max this season. Lewis reporting cuts in his engine.
All depends how long the Mercs stay out and if the softs work for them.
Lewis saying he had cuts in his engine.
Hards for Hamilton. Hards worked well for them earlier this season if I remember well.
Oh ,so Lewis is putting on hards.
Thought he would stay out longer and put on softs.
Thought he would stay out longer and put on softs.
Hards seems a weird choice to me.
Seems a weird call from Mercedes. Isn’t Max just going to pull away and get far enough ahead to do another stop?
That seems a bit weird to me. Even if Verstappen can't extend now, he will have softs to attack at the end of the race. The Merc needs to show some real pace to make this work I think.
Lewis on hards matching Max on mediums, was not expecting that.
Could Lewis pit again for softs, maybe jump the gun and pit before Max does
Russell could win this.
That Red Bull straight line speed just negates anything Merc can gain in the corners, I don’t see how that Hard choice from Merc works out.
Merc fecked it with the hards.
Russell told to lift and coast for the rest of the race.