Wtf. That is insane. I know they went through a lot of them but not to that degree. Poor Williams would have to sit out the remainder of the season these days.
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Last time Ferrari won in Suzuka was in 2004. 20 years ago, madness.
This will be shite.
Red Bull is probably quicker half a second than everyone else after just first S corners.
Red Bull is probably quicker half a second than everyone else after just first S corners.
Stroll is such a waste of space.
Leclerc struggling again, already used three sets of Softs.
Good lap from Hamilton.
And Yuki again wins it.
Boring
Leclerc is finished.
RedBull 1-2. About 0.5 a second a lap quicker than the other big teams (baring norris banzai lap).
May just watch the highlights again like i did for the last race.
May just watch the highlights again like i did for the last race.
Thats harsh, he only had one set of new SOFTS. The rest of top 10 had two.
Think this will be the second season in a row where the majority of races I just watch the highlights. Definitely not going to be making any extra effort for the crazy time zone ones. Although the Aus one was a good race.
Alonso’s Q3 lap was 1.7s faster than his best lap in Suzuka last year, and the biggest improvement of any team.
Weren’t the Aston Martins severely off the pace at Suzuka last year?
Qualified 10th and finished 8th.
Watching qualifying highlight.
C4 F1 coverage is dreadful.
C4 F1 coverage is dreadful.
Possible good news for McLaren around Monaco ?
How was Aus a good race compared to many others? Aside from the Max retirement and Russell crash it was a procession.
They used to get 1400+ horsepower out of 1.5L displacement 40 years ago. Now they get 850 from roughly the same displacement.
That was with a much higher turbo boost. And the engines were changed after qualifying. Huge fun though.
Very true. However I don't think F1's increase in reliability is that great an achievement when considering those numbers. In comparison jet engine reliability has also grown extremely in the same time frame while also increasing power and efficiency (well turbofans to be exact but I'm sure you're aware of that development).
Their big weakness is slow corners. Probably depends if it’s related to a mechanical or aero deficiency, but I wouldn’t expect them to excel at Monaco (barring a superb qualifying lap by one of the drivers).
Quite right.
The tools available to designers as well materials and manufacturing technology has been responsible for huge improvement in reliability and durability. Not to mention efficiency.
Mclaren and Mercedes have 2 sets of hards. RB and Ferrari do not.
Drama on first corner Red Flag
That’s nasty hit
That’s nasty hit
Why have Williams only got 2 chassis’s?
Budget caps hitting hard , I would have thought 3 is a minimum.
Budget caps hitting hard , I would have thought 3 is a minimum.
Yeah I'm a bit surprised by the commentary being so mild this time..had it been some other drivers they probably would have pointed a finger right away. Not intentional obv but it was on Ric that one. Then again, Alex could have placed his car better.
Nobody’s fault , Albon in the right place, racing incident for me.
This could be a long red flag
This could be a long red flag
Biggest looser of this will be Logon if that chassis is fecked.
Really wish they d come up with a way to fix barriers faster.
They decided to rebuild Williams antiquated production line over the summer and so they had a delayed start in building more chassis.
Ah cheers , that makes sense.
Man i really need to visit Japan some time..seems like good people.
Williams cannot catch a break.
Seems like they dropped a few softs on several cars that didn't have them at the start, no?
Starting on the hards would be a gamble, Mercedes have 2 new sets
I noticed Lewis pointed to his front suspension.
Lewis and Russell with a new set of hards, was not expecting that, could it pay off?