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Lewis was doing exactly as you would expect.
The directions prior to the race was that Turn 4 track limits would not be monitored until it was felt you were gaining an advantage. So Mercedes exploited that for as long as they could. |
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29 Mar 2021, 00:21 (Ref:4043628) | #204 | ||
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Coming to this late as had to watch on Ch4......then catch up on other stuff
The whole idea of having one set of rules for a corner for qualifying, but not applying them for the race, until half-way through you decide you will apply them, seems remarkably amateurish for what is supposed to be the pinnacle of motor racing........ But it was an exciting race, with some good performances throughout the field. I'd have liked the Alfas to do better, but such is life Vettels's performance was mostly embarassing, apart from the brief dice with Alonso......claiming that someone had moved unexpectedly when they had maintained a dead straight course before he swerved behibnd them and then ran into them was , as DC said, "Delusional" ! |
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29 Mar 2021, 00:55 (Ref:4043629) | #205 | ||
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THank God they are changing the formula next year.
We need to ensure they dont have races like that all year, with lots passing and not knowing who was going to get pole or win. I mean we didnt know who would win til the last lap was nearly over! And most of the cars finished There were even good duels for midfield places. The sooner they get new cars etc and end this nonsense I can go back to pleasant afternoons napping in front of the tv while the race is on. |
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29 Mar 2021, 06:03 (Ref:4043651) | #209 | |
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One has to wonder how the racing direction judges a situation where one leaves the track when going side by side but the other car is already on the kerbs so there is actually no room to stay on the track?
Is the inside car not leaving the other car room on track or is the inside car simply just using the room the other car is leaving on the inside? Though calls. I'm ok with the judgement made. I would also be ok if the judgement had been just carry on in light of the above and previous events in that corner during the race. Anyway I'm happy that the Red Bull isn't simply driving off at the front and we seem to have a nice season to come on our hands. |
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29 Mar 2021, 07:12 (Ref:4043657) | #212 | |
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What a thrilling season of arguing about race direction this promises to be.
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29 Mar 2021, 08:15 (Ref:4043665) | #213 | ||
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That in itself is confusing though is it not?
Telling drivers that they can run wide, but then not run wide one sentence after each other. Again let’s not pretend Hamilton was the only one doing this, most drivers did it throughout the race and backed that up in post race interviews. The 2 bigger questions are...why wasn’t max doing it and giving away all that lap time (if it was such an advantage) and why have the FIA muddied the waters so much. It should be a simple rule, in or out of the white line, consistent throughout the weekend. Somehow this has become a ‘Hamilton’ thing when it’s the opposite, people should be looking at the FIA |
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Well, I only saw the highlights but they were pretty enjoyable. Good battle at the front but RBR dropped the ball really by instructing Max to let Lewis through so quickly. Should have picked a better spot. Great strategy by Merc.
The track limits thing was embarrassing. How can you have a piece of track that has a white line limit in qually but then not in the race - and then change your mind part way through. Just plain stupid. As to individuals, great race by Norris but I'm surprised Checo's comeback drive has rated so little mention. He did a great job and I believe he will feature considerably more in the rest of the season than any other RBR #2 has in the recent past. Vettel was truly embarrassing. Nowhere near his teammate, but he did seem to pick up his pace eventually before crashing into Ocon and then blaming Ocon for moving when it was clear that he didn't move at all. He has a mountain to climb.... |
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Wow, that quite some start to the season. What a shame we had the inevitable 'track limits' happen again. Even Toto says it needs better clarification. The late Niki Lauda said if you don't want drivers running off track, just build bigger kerbs. Otherwise let them race. We don't need the stewards and race control meddling all the time. It made the race an anti climax in the end
Still at least Merc have a genuine challenger in RBR this year. For me Max deserved to win that race, I just hope they are able to repeat this form come Imola. Checo once again showed why he is a valuable asset. After a poor qualifying and the problems on the formation lap, his tyre saving skills came into their own in the race. Justifies the decision to replace Albon with him Nice to see Ferrari looking more competitive, with both Leclerc and Sainz getting decent results and what a drive from Norris too. Great drive by Yuki in his first race. Shame the highlights didn't seem to show his move on Fred, apparently that was quite good. It's too early to say whether he is the real deal, but he certainly isn't here to make up the numbers. Speaking of Fred, it seems he just can't escape his customary bad luck, despite all his efforts showing his talent is still intact as ever It seems Vettel's move to a new team hasn't got rid of his inability not only to avoid other cars, but to take the blame when it's clearly his fault. How could he claim Ocon changed line? As DC said in the commentary, those are the words of a deluded man Anyway look forward to the next race, hope it's another good one, although please FIA let the drivers race! |
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29 Mar 2021, 09:25 (Ref:4043679) | #216 | ||
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Driving a tighter arch actually increases the advantage of the guy on the outside because the relative difference in radius and thus speed becomes bigger. Due to the above you often see people choosing the wider option instead to avoid a collision. |
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Alonso's race finished by a sandwich wrapper:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/al...rapper/5970411 I wonder if it was a Ham sandwich? |
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29 Mar 2021, 11:14 (Ref:4043692) | #218 | |||
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A Sir-ndwich surely?
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Wow I knew he had bad luck, but that is something else. As bizarre a reason for a retirement as Johnny Herbert’s at Monza 98 |
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29 Mar 2021, 12:04 (Ref:4043701) | #223 | ||
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Great analysis regarding track limits
https://twitter.com/northhertssam/status/1376501204415565832?s=21 |
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29 Mar 2021, 12:35 (Ref:4043706) | #225 | ||
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At least they quickly told RBR to give the position back. Swift action & decisions were made and acted upon by the race directors, by RBR and by Verstappen, all of whom should all be applauded.
Afterwards, Verstappen and RBR both seemed to agree that giving the position back was the right thing to do. Which is good, otherwise the argument over whether this was the correct outcome would be never-ending. The fuzzy & contradicting treatment regarding application about track limits is not something that anyone should be congratulated for. |
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