Thought he was going to feck up my pole prediction for a while there
What was Perez doing?
What was Perez doing?
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Norris again.
Piastri definitely not happy, no Pole position yet in GP qualifying. Been on pace all weekend, looked quicker than Norris but come Q3 he doesn't seem to have that extra bit of speed
Hulkenburg after getting a 3 place grid penalty.....
Starting Grid after Hulkenberg's grid drop.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.595 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.804 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:22.824 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:22.945 |
| 5 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:22.984 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:23.132 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:22.886 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:23.196 |
| 9 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:23.204 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:23.264 |
| 11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 1:23.419 |
| 12 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 1:23.472 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:23.784 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:23.877 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:23.880 |
| 16 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.887 |
| 17 | 61 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 1:24.105 |
| 18 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:23.821 |
| 19 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.833 |
| 20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 1:23.912 |
What happened to hulkyboy
Nico Hulkenberg got a three-place grid drop for failing to follow the race director's instructions by overtaking two cars on the pit exit road.
Why does Yuki get overlooked so much?
You only have to listen to Helmut Marko throughout the season as to why. Tsunoda's consistency and emotional stability are a couple of significant factors as to why he'll never be considered for a Red Bull seat. The main one is the fact he's a Honda backed driver and Red Bull would rather not have one there, given that they're off to Aston Martin in 2026.
I just mean in general by F1, not necessarily just RB. I think he's done pretty well this season. At least in quali.
He's done OK this season, in the races he's still not hands down beating his team mate - equal across both Ricciardo and Lawson. F1 will take their lead from RB, if they don't rate him enough for the RB seat then there's no reason why the rest of the paddock will. I suspect he will leave the RB family next season and he'll then be touted to Aston Martin as part of their agreement with Honda.
Did I hear them right that Yuki is driving the RB during the testing?
Perez needs to go but I think the money will save him and there's no stand out replacement, Yuki is too volatile, Franco too crashy and Liam solid rather than spectacular
It's a shame Sainz is stuck at Williams would his driving style have suited the RB or would we have had Perez mk 2? If they hadn't rushed to give Checo the contract they probably could have secured Carlos instead
Perez needs to go but I think the money will save him and there's no stand out replacement, Yuki is too volatile, Franco too crashy and Liam solid rather than spectacular
It's a shame Sainz is stuck at Williams would his driving style have suited the RB or would we have had Perez mk 2? If they hadn't rushed to give Checo the contract they probably could have secured Carlos instead
Lawson's been blanked 0-6 in qualifying by Tsunoda. Probably what makes him an ideal replacement for Perez
Verstappen doing his thing
Checo my boy.
Well that was exciting!
VSC
Good start from Mag and Lec.
How did Leclerc jump 11 places 
You could say Checo has been unlucky the last 2 races but if he'd qualified better here he wouldn't be dragged into the midfield scraps
Move was absolutely on, Piastri was slow and the inside was open. It's a racing incident all day.
The end of Perez’s career? It would be a pretty sad way to finish.
When it comes to saving his car from a certain demise Max is virtually without equal. As far as spins go that was pretty beautiful.
Actually do feel bad for Checo here.
Actually do feel bad for Checo here.
Max 10 sec pen.
10 seconds for the move that's "absolutely on"
Max gets a penalty. Deserved. Nowhere near piastri from axle
Piastri turning sarcasm mode on
"I was super unlucky" = Max admitting he was at fault
Clumsy from Verstappen.
Went for a gap that was always going to close.
it’s the problem with putting limited drivers in f1 cars.
Where's Piastri's penalty for causing a collision?
Piastri under investigation.
10 sec penalty for Piastri.
There it is.
No it was a genuine question as hadn't seen any "under investigation" notice on screen at that time for a blatant crash into the back of Colapinto but go onYou are so bitter
Yeah, fair penalty, altough yeah, you can kind of say he was unlucky, best drivers would go for that.
Leclerc could potentially wnd up in top5 which is great, we just need Lando DNF now
Leclerc could potentially wnd up in top5 which is great, we just need Lando DNF now
Thought this race would be boring. Ty Max and Oscar.