Hamilton finally beats Russell in quali again too.
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3 English drivers in top 4
Wow.
Yes Lando go on lad
We really need max the have a DNF tomorrow and Norris to win, to start to have a championship battle again.
lando doing a schteve mcclaren here
Perez continues to be pony, amazing work giving him a new deal.
Russell is a clown, gets rattled so easily.
Depending on who his team mate is next season, I think I’m ready to go full heel turn on Mercedes with him in there from next season.
We need less British drivers in this sport and give more proper Europeans a chance.
We need drivers on the grid on merit. These 3 are in on merit. It's good for the future of English drivers and fans plus they will be in different teams next year.
That said, there is likely an easier path to F1 for UK/EU over somewhere like India.
He has a career defining season, next year. Antonelli by all accounts is the next big mega talent to come to F1. Will be interesting to see how Russell does in qually against the boy. I expect Russell to have the advantage in actual races, due to his experience.
This is wild
George Russell explained the lively comment he directed at Lewis Hamilton during Saturday's qualifying in Barcelona, ahead of the Mercedes pair locking out the second row of the grid for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
Frustration crackled on the Brackley squad’s team radio in Q3 when Russell took aim at Hamilton upon the conclusion of his first flyer in the final segment of the shoot-out.
"What the f*** was Lewis doing prepping that lap?" he quipped.
The outburst was rooted in a misunderstanding during the pair’s outlaps in Q3, when both Mercedes drivers were vying for the aerodynamic advantage of a tow. However, their plans became entangled.
Russell, positioned behind Hamilton, aimed to let by the Alpine of Esteban Ocon and then latch on to the French driver’s slipstream on the Circuit de Catalunya's long main straight.
However, Hamilton appeared to have the same strategy in mind, delaying his move to let Ocon pass in order to maximize his own exit speed from the final corner.
The move obviously squandered Russell’s plan. However, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz emerged as an unexpected savior, offering Russell another slipstream opportunity in the final moments.
Frustration crackled on the Brackley squad’s team radio in Q3 when Russell took aim at Hamilton upon the conclusion of his first flyer in the final segment of the shoot-out.
"What the f*** was Lewis doing prepping that lap?" he quipped.
The outburst was rooted in a misunderstanding during the pair’s outlaps in Q3, when both Mercedes drivers were vying for the aerodynamic advantage of a tow. However, their plans became entangled.
Russell, positioned behind Hamilton, aimed to let by the Alpine of Esteban Ocon and then latch on to the French driver’s slipstream on the Circuit de Catalunya's long main straight.
However, Hamilton appeared to have the same strategy in mind, delaying his move to let Ocon pass in order to maximize his own exit speed from the final corner.
The move obviously squandered Russell’s plan. However, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz emerged as an unexpected savior, offering Russell another slipstream opportunity in the final moments.
Honestly it's starting to look like Red Bull don't have the fastest car anymore, probably second after McLaren with Mercedes and Ferrari on their heels. Be an interesting season that's for sure!
So...he got beaten basically and then got lucky. Strange character.
Bring back Martin Brundle his grid walks are legendary, these 2 are useless.
Ha ha - was thinking that too! I am excited for this race - it’s going to be fun. Haven’t heard of chances for rain today so assuming we will not get any.
There was a chance of rain earlier in the week , but that vanished, no rain expected.
Yeah just heard them say 20% chance
Give Bernie more time, she is great and knows what she is talking about.
Max and Norris have a new set of softs, could be important later
Russell with a cracking start
What a start by Russell.
Max with DRS will be leading soon
Not long before Max takes 1st position.
Just as I was typing.
Max wins then
Race over, see you next week.
Tire management is going to be key
Already out of DRS range , Max says RB dominating over 
Haha that is terrible racecraft from Georgie boy, as usual
Sigh
Well that lasted long.
Ferrari bashing each other
Got to hope that cloud in the background brings rain
Yeah , made up 3 places in turn one to take the lead , yeah it’s dreadful
Well that was a fun race.
Rain would not be bad news
Something wrong with Alonso’s car?