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22 Sep 2019, 10:27 (Ref:3929378) | #26 | |
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Thrilling qualifying and yes, an unanticipated lot of pace from Ferrari. Here's hoping the race can live up to it and we can see a close duel - even if there is no constant wheel-to-wheel action.
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22 Sep 2019, 10:29 (Ref:3929379) | #27 | |
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Leclerc, what a lap, despite a few mistakes. He's on fire ATM. Shame for Danny, hope he can salvage something in the race. Been a while since we've had someone DQed from qualifying
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22 Sep 2019, 11:48 (Ref:3929399) | #28 | ||
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22 Sep 2019, 11:48 (Ref:3929400) | #29 | ||
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22 Sep 2019, 12:03 (Ref:3929403) | #30 | ||
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It is pretty great while obviously angry by the situation DR cant help but smile and laugh while talking about it.
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22 Sep 2019, 12:14 (Ref:3929405) | #31 | ||
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Can't watch the race until the highlights so out of here for a while - and no FB. either
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22 Sep 2019, 12:15 (Ref:3929407) | #32 | |
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I’ll be at the Emirates today, so might be able to miss the result before the highlights
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22 Sep 2019, 12:30 (Ref:3929411) | #33 | ||
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Hoping DR can take advantage of how slow the top runners are going....time for Renault to break out the crashgate strategy again lol.
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22 Sep 2019, 12:47 (Ref:3929415) | #34 | ||
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Has to be said that Kubs is driving with a lot of control.
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22 Sep 2019, 13:00 (Ref:3929420) | #35 | |
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lol Bottas. Slow down. You might beat Lewis. If only Bottas wasn't second in the championship.
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22 Sep 2019, 13:22 (Ref:3929422) | #36 | ||
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What would we do without Grosjean?
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22 Sep 2019, 13:23 (Ref:3929423) | #37 | |
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He's basically a safety car generator.
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22 Sep 2019, 13:24 (Ref:3929424) | #38 | ||
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Haha exactly!
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22 Sep 2019, 13:55 (Ref:3929431) | #39 | |
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Between Grosjean and Kyvat the terrible attempts at corners are ridiculous. And Ricciardo isn't looking so hot this weekend either, more than a few optimistic attempts cost him multiple places but no incidents yet. But there's more time after the SC for things to go sideways again and hit the 2 hour
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22 Sep 2019, 14:03 (Ref:3929432) | #40 | |
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Stroll with a broken car is overtaking Haas. That's pretty dismal.
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22 Sep 2019, 16:18 (Ref:3929447) | #41 | ||
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Congrats to Vettel on ending the drought; he hadn't won since Spa last year but Leclerc is far from happy with Ferrari's pitstop strategy, which he believes cost him the win.
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22 Sep 2019, 16:23 (Ref:3929448) | #42 | ||
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I suffered from watching a live stream which stuttered and froze so I dont know whether we even got a one finger salute on the inlap at the end, from 'finger boy'.
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22 Sep 2019, 17:03 (Ref:3929453) | #43 | ||
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Leclerc got shafted there. Ferrari handing Vettel a win to cheer him up?
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22 Sep 2019, 17:57 (Ref:3929461) | #45 | ||
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With this 'drive slow and stack up the field' strategy, it was the only option they had if they wanted a 1-2. Ferraris strategy would've been more obvious has Mercedes not tried something odd. If they'd done the normal thing and react a lap later then it'd have been obvious what Ferrari were doing and why it worked. Leclerc was shafted, but it was from the driving slow strategy, rather than the pitting afterwards. |
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22 Sep 2019, 18:07 (Ref:3929465) | #46 | |
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Bottas must be a bit miffed. He's basically on a rolling contract so they can drop him at any point if he doesn't preform. He's second in the championship, only to his team mate. His team mate has a big lead over everyone else. He finally has an opportunity to beat his team mate and he's told slow down.
So a rolling contract and is told to improve. Does improve, and told to slow down for his team mate. Literally, no-win situation. Bottas second place in the championship (and therefore Mercedes 1-2 position) is more at risk than Lewis championship. Bottas should have been allowed to race. |
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22 Sep 2019, 18:10 (Ref:3929468) | #48 | ||
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Agree totally with both the Ferrari strategy and Bottas posts
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22 Sep 2019, 18:16 (Ref:3929471) | #49 | ||
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Pffft knowledgeable strategy wonks. Boooooring.
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22 Sep 2019, 18:18 (Ref:3929473) | #50 | ||
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Serious: Ferrari were going for a Vettel undercut on Lewis. I don't think they expected him to get both Lewis and Leclerc. It was a pretty epic outlap that allowed it. Any other day I think we'd have had a Leclerc - Vettel 1-2. Or Multi 21. |
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