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Post by MartinT on Jul 12, 2020 16:18:50 GMT
Hamilton gave a lesson in coming back from a bad weekend, something of a strength these days, making him always dangerous. Superb win, a perfect weekend. Great result for Norris, too. I want Red Bull to do better as they're almost, but not quite, at a competitive level. It'll be no good looking to Ferrari for a fight.
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Post by Clive on Jul 12, 2020 18:39:29 GMT
Another good race...at least for some! Lewis is heavy on experience nowadays, I suspect others are getting there on raw speed (in the dry) but his strategic head is amazing. Lando should really come on now with confidence, he’s earned it. Albion needs to find a more clever way to overtake or defend....somehow he’s inviting contact.
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Post by robbiegong on Jul 12, 2020 22:53:20 GMT
Wholeheartedly agree with your comments and observations Jachawk, Martin and Clive.
I can always tell and appreciate when, genuine and proper F1 fans, who understand the sport and know what they are talking about. It's nice to see and refreshing.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 13, 2020 15:29:15 GMT
For those who like 2 wheeled speed as well
MotoGP is on soon
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Post by robbiegong on Jul 13, 2020 19:19:57 GMT
For those who like 2 wheeled speed as well MotoGP is on soon Big whatsits those guys, as for the TT !, I can barely watch  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 13, 2020 19:46:07 GMT
For those who like 2 wheeled speed as well MotoGP is on soon Big whatsits those guys, as for the TT !, I can barely watch Quite The TT is insane |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 15, 2020 14:24:41 GMT
So much insight from every Mercedes debrief. There's a funny moment in this one, too.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 18, 2020 14:27:26 GMT
Phenomenal qualy results from the Hungaroring.
The Mercedes engined cars dominated with Mercedes and Racing Point occupying the top 4 positions. Shoutout to Russell for getting 12th, too.
Times
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:13.447
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0.107s
3 Lance Stroll Racing Point 0.930s
4 Sergio Perez Racing Point 1.098s
5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1.327s
6 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1.370s
7 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1.402s
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1.519s
9 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1.580s
10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri no time
11 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:15.661
12 George Russell Williams 1:15.698
13 Alex Albon Red Bull 1:15.715
14 Esteban Ocon Renault 1:15.742
15 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:16.544
16 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:16.152
17 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri 1:16.204
18 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:16.407
19 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1:16.506
20 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1:16.614
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Post by MartinT on Jul 19, 2020 19:34:55 GMT
Absolutely phenomenal effort by the Red Bull team to fix Verstappen's car on the grid after his accident on the warm-up lap. I've never seen or heard of a steering arm being replaced so fast on an F1 car. Respect.
Majestic win by Hamilton to put him at the top of the standings, including an extra point for fastest lap.
Result
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 8.702s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 9.452s
4 Lance Stroll Racing Point 57.579s
5 Alex Albon Red Bull 77.211
6 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1 LAP
7 Sergio Perez Racing Point 1 LAP
8 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1 LAP
9 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1 LAP
10 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1 LAP
11 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1 LAP
12 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri 1 LAP
13 Lando Norris McLaren 1 LAP
14 Esteban Ocon Renault 1 LAP
15 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP
16 Romain Grosjean Haas 1 LAP
17 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP
18 George Russell Williams 1 LAP
19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 5 LAPS
Did not finish
Pierre Gasly Honda lap 16 engine
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Post by robbiegong on Aug 1, 2020 15:55:43 GMT
So fast, so planted, so smooth, just excellent......
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Post by MartinT on Aug 1, 2020 16:47:41 GMT
That's Hungary, Rob. Try this one...
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Post by robbiegong on Aug 1, 2020 20:30:11 GMT
That's Hungary, Rob. Try this one...  Or even this one  |
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Post by MartinT on Aug 1, 2020 20:52:34 GMT
Very smooth drive and astonishing that he can accelerate so hard and so early coming out of the corners.
Another brilliant pole position.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 2, 2020 16:16:15 GMT
Gosh, that was a close call. Hamilton was lucky, Bottas and Sainz not so lucky and Verstappen very unlucky indeed. Tyres in next week's Silverstone are going to be getting a lot of attention.
Poor Hulkenberg.
Result
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 5.856s
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 18.474s
4 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 19.650s
5 Lando Norris McLaren 22.277s
6 Esteban Ocon Renault 26.937s
7 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 31.188s
8 Alex Albon Red Bull 32.670s
9 Lance Stroll Racing Point 37.311s
10 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 41.857s
11 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 42.167s
12 George Russell Williams 52.004s
13 Carlos Sainz McLaren 53.370s
14 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 54.205s
15 Nicholas Latifi Williams 54.549s
16 Romain Grosjean Haas 55.050s
17 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP
Did not finish
Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri crash
Kevin Magnussen Haas crash
Did not start
Nico Hulkenberg Racing Point engine
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Post by speedysteve on Aug 2, 2020 17:38:45 GMT
Great advert for Pirelli 😂
Spec shit, wear out quickly, fall off a cliff - you'll get exactly what you asked for.
It's quite a tech achievement actually. Makes the racin' excitin' dunnit!
What was the old saying.
"Win on Sunday, sell on Monday"
Now
"Pirelli puncture on Sunday, they'll buy Michelin on Monday"
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Post by MartinT on Aug 2, 2020 17:53:30 GMT
Fall off a cliff is one thing, delaminate at speed quite another!
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Post by MartinT on Aug 2, 2020 19:28:51 GMT
"Pirelli puncture on Sunday, they'll buy Michelin on Monday" In the case of standard road tyres, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 beats pretty much everything else on the road except Michelin's own Super Sport, which you wouldn't want in the rain or in winter. |
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Post by MartinT on Aug 8, 2020 14:06:24 GMT
Bottas just gets pole, Hulkenberg 3rd! Good for him.
Times
1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:25.154
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 0.063s
3 Nico Hulkenberg Racing Point 0.928s
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1.022s
5 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1.143s
6 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1.274s
7 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1.380s
8 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1.460s
9 Alex Albon Red Bull 1.515s
10 Lando Norris McLaren 1.624s
11 Esteban Ocon Renault 1:27.011
12 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:27.078
13 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:27.083
14 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:27.254
15 George Russell Williams 1:27.455
16 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri 1:27.882
17 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:28.236
18 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:28.430
19 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1:28.433
20 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing
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Post by MartinT on Aug 9, 2020 15:50:42 GMT
Terrific win for Verstappen. He and Red Bull got the strategy just right to get ahead of Bottas - then in the lead. Later, Hamilton got past Bottas, too, who must be feeling that he's seen this all before. Well done Hulkenberg for getting 7th. Wonder if we'll ever see him in an F1 car again?
Result
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 11.326s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 19.231s
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 29.289s
5 Alex Albon Red Bull 39.146s
6 Lance Stroll Racing Point 42.538s
7 Nico Hulkenberg Racing Point 55.951s
8 Esteban Ocon Renault 64.773s
9 Lando Norris McLaren 65.544s
10 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri 69.669s
11 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 70.642s
12 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 73.370s
13 Carlos Sainz McLaren 74.070s
14 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1 LAP
15 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP
16 Romain Grosjean Haas 1 LAP
17 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP
18 George Russell Williams 1 LAP
19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1 LAP
Did not finish
Kevin Magnussen Haas lap 46
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Post by speedysteve on Aug 10, 2020 7:23:50 GMT
It was a good win but the tyres are as random for the teams as sudden downpours of rain.
It's all a bit contrived.
The puppet master wants a championship. On a reliable playingfield there would not be one.
Merc are streets ahead. We know that.
Pirelli came with softer tyres, but increased the pressures a lot.
The tyre pressure late change mean the teams have to change lots of things, spring rates, set up etc etc.
If Merc could have set their own pressures, they could have won on a 3 or perhaps even 4 stop, if necessary 🙄
It irks the engineer in me (as does DRS), that it should have come to this.
From a liven it up a bit pov, it's okay.
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Or even this one 
