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Solid race. Led from the start and kept out of trouble.
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Solid race. Led from the start and kept out of trouble.
Ferrari not showing their usual race pace, was it the lower temperature stopping them getting the best grip out of the tyres? Either way it dropped Vettel behind the 1 stopping Verstappen and could have put him behind Ricciardo too but Daniel had a scruffy race.
Verstappen finally had a good result, not entirely clean but in this case I think the backmarker slowed up too much unexpectedly and caught him out, I'd have to see it again though.
Grosjean is on his way out, he's getting badly outperformed by Magnussen and is making errors aplenty. If they had a good reserve driver, he'd be under serious pressure to be replaced mid season.
Verstappen finally had a good result, not entirely clean but in this case I think the backmarker slowed up too much unexpectedly and caught him out, I'd have to see it again though.
Grosjean is on his way out, he's getting badly outperformed by Magnussen and is making errors aplenty. If they had a good reserve driver, he'd be under serious pressure to be replaced mid season.
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The Monaco GP is coming up tomorrow, Training and Qualifying promise another nailbiter. Red Bull is meandering between a superior car setup, Riccardo's fantastic and consistent driving, and "Mad Max" Verstappen is showing signs of wear, he can't seem to find the fine line between pushing himself, his car and tactics to excellence and all-out Motor Mayhem. Nico Rosberg, a commentator for RTL tv is probably right: He is in it for long enough now to have learned the line, and if he keeps on driving like he does, crtashing cars and taking out the competition, he mighjt not be safe for driving in F1
Starting grid:
Yeah, Max crashed his car before qualifying, and he has to follow the field.
Starting grid:
Yeah, Max crashed his car before qualifying, and he has to follow the field.
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I don't know about THAT, but I am pretty sure he won't finish, once more
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
And then Mercedes laid down in Austria. A wonky fuel pump! :wtf:
But a great run by Lewis today to capture his 76th career pole - and even better, his 4th Silverstone pole in a row and 6th of his career (another record). Now I just hope the car/engine stays together tomorrow.
But a great run by Lewis today to capture his 76th career pole - and even better, his 4th Silverstone pole in a row and 6th of his career (another record). Now I just hope the car/engine stays together tomorrow.
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WHAT AN EPIC RACE
Can anybody feel worse that suday than Sebastian Vettel, after sliding off track into the gravel field, right in front of the Sachs Corner, the Mercedes Team grandstand? He had the race in his pocket from the very start, totally controlling things, just to make that one mistake in that corenr, that left him with nothing just a handful of rounds to finish. And Mercedes got 1st & 2nd, and Lewis Hamilton showed his genius, again.
Can anybody feel worse that suday than Sebastian Vettel, after sliding off track into the gravel field, right in front of the Sachs Corner, the Mercedes Team grandstand? He had the race in his pocket from the very start, totally controlling things, just to make that one mistake in that corenr, that left him with nothing just a handful of rounds to finish. And Mercedes got 1st & 2nd, and Lewis Hamilton showed his genius, again.
Yep, is was a cracking race shame the dullest track on the GP circuit is next week. RIP to Sergio Marchionne today as well.
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The Hungaroring delivered a nice GP, after all. It took some heat issues, the tire poker was a factor, and there WAS some serious racing going on.
My favorite detail is, that Kimi had a malfunction in his water supply system, so he was the only guy who couldn't ***** along the racing. And he made it onto the podium!
Now it is F1 summer pause, until the 26th of August, in Spa
My favorite detail is, that Kimi had a malfunction in his water supply system, so he was the only guy who couldn't ***** along the racing. And he made it onto the podium!
Now it is F1 summer pause, until the 26th of August, in Spa
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
It took me until last night to finally catch up on watching the races on my DVR. Like everyone else, I was amazed at how Germany turned out. And the rain in Hungary really scrambled qualifying. All I can say now is, Bottas has to be the most jinxed driver on the grid. But these were two great races.
Also, R.I.P. Sergio.
Also, R.I.P. Sergio.
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Monza was tragic for Ferrari. It all looked so good, the front row in the starting grid belonged to Raikkonen and Vettel, so the Grand Prix promised a fat bounty for the Reds. But it went so very different.
Hamilton had promised he would "try everything" to win this, and he literally did just taht, right from the start. But in the corners 4 and 5, a left/right combination (Variante della Roggia), Hamilton, third, behind Vettel, pushed in, around the outside, and, when he was slightly in front, coming into the second part of that combination, he was on the ideal path, and Vettel had to decide:
Do I go a more outside way, leaving my biggest opponent to go ahead in front of me, who HAS to win the italian GP...
Or do I push back in and try to stay head to head with Hamilton?
Vettel chose #2, and he chose wrong. Both cars touiched, but, not a surprise, the inside car has the advantadge, and the outside car, the Ferrari, was spun around and had to let the field pass, being in 18th position now, with a damaged body.
That was the key situation
Hamilton had promised he would "try everything" to win this, and he literally did just taht, right from the start. But in the corners 4 and 5, a left/right combination (Variante della Roggia), Hamilton, third, behind Vettel, pushed in, around the outside, and, when he was slightly in front, coming into the second part of that combination, he was on the ideal path, and Vettel had to decide:
Do I go a more outside way, leaving my biggest opponent to go ahead in front of me, who HAS to win the italian GP...
Or do I push back in and try to stay head to head with Hamilton?
Vettel chose #2, and he chose wrong. Both cars touiched, but, not a surprise, the inside car has the advantadge, and the outside car, the Ferrari, was spun around and had to let the field pass, being in 18th position now, with a damaged body.
That was the key situation
