So Lewis needs to take about 0.5 a lap out of Piastri to catch and pass. 7 laps newer tyres. Seems possible.
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Wow. 2 sec faster.
Hamilton already taken about 3 seconds off Piastri.
Even croftys given up 
I try to look at it differently: we re watching history being made. And that is a privilege.
I hope Norris can hold off Perez
Hamilton will have him here
Piastri is gonna be in trouble. Shame for him he was racing so well until the second stint.
Piastri must have a problem.
Norris being a bit of a baby
It really is incredible how they've absolutely nailed everything. The driver and the team are just on it
I see it has a mix of both, yeah history being made and 12 on the bounce is an amazing feat, it is the car, driver and team all performing at the same time, but yeah it’s also boring.
So do I
Both Mclarens started to struggle on last stint now.
Yeah both can be true at the same time. I remember watching in the 90s and often having the race as background noise because even then there were some seriously boring races from a competitive standpoint.
Leclerc catching Piastri but with his 5s penalty don’t think he could overtake and pull ahead.
Wonder what happened to Piastri
Wonder what happened to Piastri
Think he looks good for it unless his tyres fall off a cliff.
What happened to Norris? Perez just shaved 2 seconds off him?
No, the same team is gonna win every race this season. Nobody can get within 10 seconds of the leader. Talk about a waste of time.
It's a shame that the most promising race in ages has ended up as another procession. Perez has had a good recovery drive but it shows how much faster the Red Bull is when it comes to race pace.
Hopefully Norris can hold on to 2nd, but not holding out too much hope.
Hopefully Norris can hold on to 2nd, but not holding out too much hope.
Norris must have made a mistake maybe? He seems to be matching Perez again.
Hahaha that GP message came across as: "Max, haven't heard from ya in a while - just making sure you're not dozing off again"
That radio message Like Max just gone for a walk in the park.
Like Max just gone for a walk in the park.What’s Russell doing? He could get two Ferraris quick fire if he can sneak up to Sainz.
RB and Max only 20 seconds in the lead.
The reduction in wind tunnel testing is having an effect..... someone just said.
The reduction in wind tunnel testing is having an effect..... someone just said.
Lapped drivers can be trouble in some laps. Checo lost few tenths in few laps after him too.
Think Norris has managed to pick it up.
He lost that time long before he’d caught Tsunoda. Actually since he caught Tsunoda he has only less half a second to a second.
Go Lando. You can maintain the P2.
Max can pit again for another fastest lap.
What the feck. Perez driver of the day? He's gonna finish 30s behind Max in the same car. Yeah he overtook a couple of guys but that was because he was extremely shite in qualifying again. Absolutely laughable.
So Russel driver of the day easily? He will finish 6th.
Fantasy League is a mess Max is a gimme, the rest
Nice driving by Russell there. Now he should be able to take Leclerc you feel
Im pretty convinced the votes for Perez get brigaded quite heavily with the amount of times he s won it for questionable reasons.
Russell or Norris for me
Didn’t realise Hamilton was creeping up on Perez. Not enough time sadly I feel.
Perez surely in for a shout too? But I’d take Russell probably.
Perez destroyed his tires chasing Norris. Hamilton might catch him if he has more grip, Sainz also dropped off cliff and lost to Russel.
Take the fuel out and the Mercedes comes to life.