Also apply that to Norris's dad in his down-with-the-kids clobber.
Also apply that to Norris's dad in his down-with-the-kids clobber.
They only got that opportunity because Red Bull fucked up the pit stop - think it was a second longer than McLaren's.Originally Posted by Clunge
Great weekend from Verstappen overall, amazing pole lap. Hilarious that there are still people crying that Norris didn't let Piastri through to chase Max down when that would actively hurt him in the WDC in the long run.
It would be utterly insane in that scenario to step off the gas and let your team mate through. They all did the right thing, the cars just restricted the window of possibility to basically zero, which I think a lot of people struggle to grasp.
What McLaren got wrong was not taking a punt on the fact that Verstappen might be held up in traffic with new tyres (he was behind Hamilton on the hards I think) and try to overcut him with one of their cars. Might not have worked but it would have been 2-3 finish anyway so why not try it. I suspect that inter-team politics held up the chance to do that and they thought they'd just be conservative, take the 2-3 and move on. Not great for the viewing public.
Drivers behind claiming they have to pace to do x, y and z and should be let through is always bollocks and should be discounted.
I still don't think McLaren give an arse about the drivers title. Constructors is where the money is and the two drivers are good enough to podium the whole season.
I woke up at 6:30 and fell asleep by around 7:30.
Other than the Lando/Max pitstop thing literally nothing happened.
Good to see Tsunoda bringing the zero points Red Bull really needed. Enjoy your next and last race, lad.
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Weebs out in force on the multivote. Antonelli probably actually deserved it this time but didn't get it, democracy remains enigmatic in the F1 fanbase. Need John Curtice on the case.
Why do the weebs obsess about Tsunoda? Because he’s cute and cuddly? The hoops his fans jump through to champion/defend him are wild.
I don't know where they get that from. To be the most petulant little prick in a field of F1 drivers is some going.
I like him (not to the Weeb level) because he's so tiny.
He's basically pocket sized.
Albon was giving him some rivarly in the spoiled brat stakes on the radio earlier.
The driver of the day graphic was quite funny, it outlined not only his rip-roaring drive from 15th-12th but also got his number wrong. Nine different angles of Leclerc's dog though so production budget is well spent.
I’d love Verstappen to shithouse his way to the title this year. McLaren don’t seem to have the killer instinct he does.
I'd much rather he won it than the other Belgian, to be fair.
The state of this 'Grid vs Finishing Spot' table.
Get in there Lewis.
Suzuka is a great track but these cars are way too big for it.
These cars are too big for almost anything that isn't a six-lane motorway.
Vehicle imports to the US today
If there’s no safety cars, this could be 2010s Merc level of dominance this weekend from McLaren
Those gaps are huge. However I think it'll all come back to the other teams when the temperatures drop later.
It's probably still beyond Verstappen to plonk it amongst the McLarens though. Russell might be the top contender actually.
Norris is always dog shit in his first run in Q3. I’m not sure he’s been ahead of Piastri once this season after the first run. Just puts so much pressure on himself for the final run.
Russell is mega. 1 second ahead of the rest
These time deletions coming in 40 minutes late is pathetic. Shambles.
Okay, I’m all aboard Norris is a bottling shitebag. My god, what the fuck was that. Easiest top 2 of your life and he’s out done by a French car
He’ll probably still finish P2 tomorrow as it’s easy to overtake here and their race pace is monstrous but he’s given Piastri another easy win
Just clocked he’s next to max as well on the starting grid. Forget that P2 shout, DNF for days.
Is Hamilton washed?
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Ferrari are washed.
A couple of weekends ago he seemingly won the sprint race quite easily. I think he was always going to be 2nd best to Leclerc over a single lap.
In his older days he seems to be what a footballer would be described as a confidence player. That said the car seems honking for the most part this year. Very small window it actually works well in.
Didn't they also being some 'upgrades' to this race too?
Decent start. We haven't had one of those for a while, have we?
Surprised Lando got such a great start from 6th.
Now we know why.
I assume that's a stop-go for it?
It used to be a drive through for it I believe. But they seem to be gone these days. I suspect 10s or a stop/go.
Alonso got a 5 second for something similar recently, so not surprised it's the same here, but he most definitely will take that trade.
5s seems a bit too lenient there for me. He gains much more with those 2/3 places.
It's definitely too lenient. For something as black and white as that I think they need to be more strict.
Trial races where you must drive on all tyres
I do like these new wider onboard cameras with camera shake. You get more sense of ths speed
As usual, the fuck are Ferrari doing not 1 stopping?
Max the only man on hards is struggling. I would have liked to see Leclerc on the the one stop. He has won several races with that gamble.
I missed it but he’s got a 5 second penalty for jumping three spots off the line?
What a laughable penalty. I’d be jump starting every week in that case.
5 seconds makes it worth jumping.
He was only a foot or two, too far forwards, but he rocketed off the line and got up to 3rd.
Tyres seem to be melting here, which is nice too see. 2 stops could even prove problematic for some drivers.
That's just a safety car for the sake of entertainment surely?
No way they needed a full safety car just to clear some debris.
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