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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 12, 2021 15:56:51 GMT
Face plants aren't a thing in F1 so he should be ok
He's serious so I'm sure he will be ready
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Post by MartinT on Mar 13, 2021 18:36:24 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Mar 27, 2021 17:25:42 GMT
Looks like we're in for a highly competitive season - excellent!
Verstappen on pole, Hamilton next to him in Bahrain. This is what we need.
Times
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:28.997
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:29.385
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:29.586
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:29.678
5 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:29.809
6 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:29.927
7 Lando Norris McLaren 1:29.974
8 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:30.215
10 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:30.249
10 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:30.601
11 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:30.659
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1:30.708
13 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:31.203
14 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1:31.238
15 George Russell Williams 1:33.430
16 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:31.724
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:31.936
18 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:32.056
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:32.449
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:33.273
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Post by John on Mar 27, 2021 17:32:36 GMT
I think max will win this season
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Post by MartinT on Mar 27, 2021 20:41:03 GMT
He stands a better chance than ever before.
Mercedes are not going to make it easy for Red Bull.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 27, 2021 21:12:27 GMT
Remember me saying that Honda would come good with their engine?
They aren't the greatest engine manufacturer in the world without good reason. It was only a matter of time. Shame that they pulled out for 2022, they may regret that decision.
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Post by robbiegong on Mar 27, 2021 21:44:12 GMT
Remember me saying that Honda would come good with their engine? They aren't the greatest engine manufacturer in the world without good reason. It was only a matter of time. Shame that they pulled out for 2022, they may regret that decision. Stonking job with that engine by Honda. We could see by the end of 2020 that RB were getting v close. Bringing the improved 2022 engine is just what RB would undoubtedly say they needed. LH said it, loud and clear after testing that the RB was the faster car, going into this season and he wasn't bluffing as the numpties always seem to spout. He said the same when the Ferrari was on steroids for a period. Thankfully LH is never one to give up and has been there, done that and still won races against the faster opposition. He actually looked quite contented and said that he was happy the gap wasn't bigger and I believe him. We have a saying, 'hotter/harder the battle, the sweeter the victory'  |
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Post by robbiegong on Mar 27, 2021 22:01:32 GMT
He stands a better chance than ever before. Mercedes are not going to make it easy for Red Bull. Absolutely correct on both counts. He has the car now, it's defo faster, planted and he's as cosy as a baby wrapped in a fresh quilt, so no excuses. MB, being the class act they are, will do everything and more, non stop, unrelenting, to try and close the gap as well as fight them good and proper, all the way, from start to finish. LH has shown too many times that he will pull it out of the bag, even when the odds are stacked. Looking forward to LH hunting MV down, tomorrow, whenever, even more so if MB can find that little bit more pace for LH to get right up MV's rear end and see how he copes with and unrelenting charge The rule change has brought the pack closer and got MB on the back foot, so the fans now have what they've been whining for. Going to be a cracking season, likely one to remember for a long time I reckon. |
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Post by Dave on Mar 27, 2021 23:00:36 GMT
Is Sebastian Vettel a spent force? I think he is...
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Post by MartinT on Mar 27, 2021 23:13:26 GMT
Is Sebastian Vettel a spent force? I think he is... Too early to say, and he did suffer with the yellow flags, but he's not exactly dominating the team early on. |
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Post by speedysteve on Mar 28, 2021 10:28:54 GMT
Should be a good race. Nice to see closer matched machinery.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 28, 2021 17:10:52 GMT
What a race! I had two heart attacks watching that. Let the Hamilton/Verstappen battles continue, epic stuff.
Result
1 Lewis Hamilton1 Mercedes
2 Max Verstappen1 Red Bull 0.745s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 37.383s
4 Lando Norris3 McLaren 46.466s
5 Sergio Perez6 Red Bull 52.047s
6 Charles Leclerc2 Ferrari 59.090s
7 Daniel Ricciardo1 McLaren 65.099s
8 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 67.100s
9 Yuki Tsunoda4 AlphaTauri 85.692s
10 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 86.713s
11 Kimi Raikkonen3 Alfa Romeo Racing 88.864s
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 94.643s
13 Esteban Ocon3 Alpine 1 lap
14 George Russell1 Williams 1 lap
15 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1 lap
16 Mick Schumacher Haas 1 lap
17 Pierre Gasly12 AlphaTauri 1 lap
18 Nicholas Latifi1 Williams 4 lap
Did not finish
Fernando Alonso Alonso brakes lap 34
Nikita Mazepin Haas crash lap 1
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Post by robbiegong on Mar 28, 2021 17:33:52 GMT
What a race! I had two heart attacks watching that. Let the Hamilton/Verstappen battles continue, epic stuff.Result 1 Lewis Hamilton1 Mercedes 2 Max Verstappen1 Red Bull 0.745s 3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 37.383s 4 Lando Norris3 McLaren 46.466s 5 Sergio Perez6 Red Bull 52.047s 6 Charles Leclerc2 Ferrari 59.090s 7 Daniel Ricciardo1 McLaren 65.099s 8 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 67.100s 9 Yuki Tsunoda4 AlphaTauri 85.692s 10 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 86.713s 11 Kimi Raikkonen3 Alfa Romeo Racing 88.864s 12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 94.643s 13 Esteban Ocon3 Alpine 1 lap 14 George Russell1 Williams 1 lap 15 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1 lap 16 Mick Schumacher Haas 1 lap 17 Pierre Gasly12 AlphaTauri 1 lap 18 Nicholas Latifi1 Williams 4 lap Did not finish Fernando Alonso Alonso brakes lap 34 Nikita Mazepin Haas crash lap 1 Amen ! Me too, how on earth LH did that and once again, against the odds. From 2nd, Slower car, older tired tires - LEGEND ! |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 28, 2021 20:48:23 GMT
Might just be talent, not giving up, taking a step up where there isn't a step.
That dropping a place rule has been in MotoGP for a few seasons
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Post by MartinT on Mar 28, 2021 21:15:56 GMT
It was nice to see it done graciously, without any whining.
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Post by ant on Mar 28, 2021 22:22:08 GMT
That was a great race.
great to see some fight from vettel even though he still did 'a seb' and whacked ocon. Daft mistake...
Max looked imperious, bottas looked abit off again, checo was fantastic yet again.
alonso looked like alonso again and it was a shame he had the brake problem that put him out.
Hamilton looked like the wily old fox this time, using every trick in the book to pull a win out of the bag when it shouldnt really have been on given how planted that red bull is.
Norris and ricciardo looked very good, although ricciardo looked abit tentative, and leclerc and sainz both looked promising too
Special mention for tsunoda, a very encouraging performance, points on debut is a difficult thing to achieve.
The haas looked crap, the alpine looked very average, cant say i saw the williams.
The aston looked very average too.
Despite that win, merc need to put the hours in to calm the w12 down, especially for low downforce circuits, it will be a right handful around places like monza.
Hamilton, verstappen and perez were the standouts, but there were plenty of really good performances throughout the grid
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Post by Clive on Mar 29, 2021 7:43:41 GMT
I fear for Seb...
Bottas could well struggle vs HAM who will drive to the level of the other fastest other driver/car combination, ie VER. BOT won’t be able to raise his game to that level, especially if the car is trickier than he’s used to. That’s my prediction....I could be wrong!
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Post by MartinT on Mar 29, 2021 9:15:31 GMT
I fear for Seb, too. If he can't do better than Stroll, he's toast.
How Hamilton made that Mercedes look (fairly) stable is incredible. In the free practices, it looked horrible.
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Post by robbiegong on Mar 29, 2021 10:14:22 GMT
I fear for Seb... Bottas could well struggle vs HAM who will drive to the level of the other fastest other driver/car combination, ie VER. BOT won’t be able to raise his game to that level, especially if the car is trickier than he’s used to. That’s my prediction....I could be wrong! Agree - Bottas is a good driver as are so many of the F1 drivers, if not all but he is not exceptional. He is already looking broken, as he has many times before. He may well grab a pole here or there and the odd win but is not at the level, gifting of being able to provide and deliver the consistency that is so difficult to keep up and maintain, especially against the likes of LH. MV steals 2nd podium positions from VB all too often..... I remember Lewis's father's comments, when Bottas took the job as Lewis's team mate, in 2017, after the departure of Rosberg - quote "Anybody who goes up against Lewis needs to have planned their career correctly because it could be a career-ending move when you go up against Lewis," Hamilton Snr told Sky Sports News HQ. "I personally think, while he's getting older and more mature, he's still actually heading towards the prime of his career. So Lewis is going to be a force to be reckoned with this year." "Lewis only ever thinks about winning," |
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Post by robbiegong on Mar 29, 2021 10:17:00 GMT
I fear for Seb, too. If he can't do better than Stroll, he's toast. How Hamilton made that Mercedes look (fairly) stable is incredible. In the free practices, it looked horrible. Yep, sadly Seb has been looking 'flacky' for a good while now, it's a shame. When you think it cant get worse, he's at the heart of another odd incident |
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