Verstappen quickest ahead of Norris in final Emilia-Romagna practice

9 comments on “Verstappen quickest ahead of Norris in final Emilia-Romagna practice”

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   hunocsi (@hunocsi)
   17th April 2021, 11:27

   Did Gasly not go for a quick lap on the soft tyre? Don’t remember seeing him on TV using those.
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      Qeki (@qeki)
      17th April 2021, 11:37

      I didn’t see that happening. Don’t know if AT is really that quick or if their car is working better on medium compound?
      @hunocsi
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   Esploratore (@esploratore)
   17th April 2021, 11:27

   I think what comes obvious is mercedes didn’t go full out, it’s unrealistic that norris can be ahead of both mercedes with a mclaren, which isn’t yet at top level.
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      Esploratore (@esploratore)
      17th April 2021, 11:28

      While perez is still adapting to the new car, so being 6 tenths behind verstappen is not too outlandish, but I think he would halve this gap by qualifying.
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   Mashiat (@mashiat)
   17th April 2021, 11:44

   I really hope it proves to be this close for qualifying and the race, although I have my doubts. The midfield + Perez could play a huge role in the lead battle, especially if any of them manage to get through Q2 on the mediums. In previous years, the top teams could pull out a pitstop advantage over the rest of the pack within 10 laps, whereas it looks like it will take much longer now. This might render the overcut more powerful than the undercut, although I expect the midfield might pit earlier than the frontrunners. That’s where Perez might come in handy for Red Bull, by running long on the mediums and holding up the Mercedes after their pitstops.
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      Rache3 (@rache3)
      17th April 2021, 11:55

      But we will have to wait and see if there are any – incidents- in qualifying… with the amount of errors and reliability issues there has been in free practice and even last qualifying, we could be in for an interesting session – and race for that matter
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   Sumedh
   17th April 2021, 12:31

   What’s up with Danny Ric. All weekend he has been off Norris’s pace.

   Hope it is just a one off
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      petebaldwin (@)
      17th April 2021, 12:52

      He’s obviously struggling with something but I think part of it is that Norris is a bit better than people thought. He was on pace with Sainz and he’s moved to Ferrari and is immediately close to Leclerc.

      I don’t think Ricciardo is going dominate Norris even once he’s used to the team and is up to speed.
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   Dave
   17th April 2021, 15:48

   I guess Montoya laughed at Tsunoda’s sweary outburst at Pérez.

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