Red Bull have gone from donning things to pissing it up against the wall in terms of pit/tyre strategy.
Red Bull have gone from donning things to pissing it up against the wall in terms of pit/tyre strategy.
That doesn't help him though, he would have been better off with half points.Originally Posted by John Arne
Just happened to be the lap that 100% points are awarded, too.
If Rosberg was Alain Prost, he'd have got it stopped by now and would be sipping champagne with Jean-Marie Balestre.
Ah yes, of course.
It surely means that Rosberg won't be troubled by anyone.
His biggest threat is binning it himself seeing as he has the mobile roadblock (now miles) behind him
Verstappen would have pissed past Hamilton if given the opportunity.
Hulkenberg is having a great day, it's a shame he's always ended up in tubs/teams run by crooks.
Surely they're not going to let fucking Perez get on the podium.
When they both were on full wets, Hamilton was pulling away from him, so you're wrong.
Vettel whinge in 3..2..1
It's great watching Verstappen doing this.
Mad Max carving through the field here has been easily the most entertaining 10 laps of the season.
Vettel whingeing, what a surprise, drive quicker mate.
Right, Lewis needs to win in Abu Dhabi and Rosberg to finish 4th to be crowned champion on races won.
It shows up the usual hype and bloviating that goes on around F1 (and sport in general) when you get someone who lives up to every inch if it.
We just had a 'catching is one thing, passing is another' which I think is a full house.
Verstappen in an Adrian Newey designed car is going to be something.
Today was the first time I've watched more than quarter an hour of a race all year.
Was a good one. Do they always just pretend the Mercs aren't there, half a lap ahead of everyone?
I predict that Hamilton will, on the podium, refer to the Brazilian fans as 'the best fans all year'.
Yep. Mercedes whined about it at one point because their sponsors weren't getting full value.
Alonso sneaked a point from nothing.
Nasr 9th
Max Verstapped is every uncool 19 year old Dutch man ever.
So, is Dutch commentary one of those things where you're broadcasting in one language so anything in another is fair game? Even though English speakers in the Netherlands are prevalent?
This track is really good for showing the speed.
The last section looks good, pity the rest of it is just another vanity project in the desert.
No point in racing and having spectators in a run down shambles considering the money that's in it.
Well, there's almost no money in running a circuit (for F1 anyway) hence there's so many races in oil states looking to legitimise and promote themselves. F1 goes to these places because the governments pay the exorbitant race fees whereas in places like Turkey, France, Germany etc the tracks are actual businesses that need to make a profit. That should be reason enough to lament their ubiquity but most of them are hotel complexes with a bit of tarmac snaked underneath the more expensive balconies rather than an actual racing circuit first.
Rosberg getting absolutely gubbed again, pity it's not going to make any real difference.
He just needs to stay out of bother at the start, really. The pace of that Mercedes is hand over fist.
Can Rosberg just mill Hamilton off at the first corner?
That's optimum scenario
Should be interesting to see if Hamilton attempts to do back him into the Red Bulls if they both get away cleanly.
Rosberg to chuck it up the inside early.
If I were Hamilton I'd be trying everything.
Christ, I'd love to be paid Niki Lauda's money to do whatever he does.
He certainly could, I don't think there's any way they could take existing points away. Risky though, he doesn't have the balls to do a Senna and it would be even more lol if he fucked it up and just put himself out. He'll play it safe and trundle around to a podium finish.Can Rosberg just mill Hamilton off at the first corner?
That's optimum scenario
There is no reason why he shouldn't. As long as it is within the laws, he really should be doing whatever he can to make Rosberg struggle.
The way Mercedes engines have been at times, I'd say putting it all into finishing would be as much of a risk.
Hopefully he goes for the take out, and then dabs as they both climb out of their wrecked cars.
He could diddle that thing around in third or fourth without stressing the engine at all, it's that far ahead of anything else.
They took Schumacher's points off him in '97. All of them, in fact.
Did Villeneuve still finish that race?
Limped home in third. Hakkinen's first victory.
This Channel 4 coverage is fucking awful. First race for 2 years.
Hamilton donning some steampunk sunglasses?
This is all going to fizzle out when Rosberg lols off into the lead and the sunset in lap 1.
And shouldering with the royals and Bernie for the anthem rather than with the rest of the drivers. Wanker.
Any interesting battles going on outside of the Championship? Anything more exciting than Haas v Sauber at least?
That was as good as fly-by's get though.
You actually need to be quicker than everyone else to do that.
Sauber vs Manor? If Manor can finish 9th (or outscore Sauber by two points) then they don't go out of business.
Verstappen backwards and a Ferrari third. That's that then.
Good to see literally nothing has changed.
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