Hamilton narrowly leads Verstappen as Schumacher crashes

19 comments on “Hamilton narrowly leads Verstappen as Schumacher crashes”

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   Rockgod (@rockgod)
   31st July 2021, 12:12

   Did LH and MV set it on softs? Also on the other note, for all the hate that Mazepin gets he was relatively crash free compared to Schumacher.
   1. 

      Jere (@jerejj)
      31st July 2021, 12:28

      @rockgod Yes, on soft, and I agree with you on Haas drivers.
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      Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
      31st July 2021, 13:12

      Mick is crashing a lot more, he is a lot quicker though.
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      Dave
      31st July 2021, 15:58

      So far he’s slow. Now I said it…just only once.
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   Michael (@freelittlebirds)
   31st July 2021, 12:15

   Tight at the front.

   Ricciardo closer to Norris

   Sainz and Leclerc – nothing between them

   Alonso ahead of Ocon (or O’Connor as my iPad thinks)

   Perez… It seems to be getting further away from him something that also happened to Gasly and Albon.
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      matt
      31st July 2021, 12:38

      i sometimes think the 2nd driver at redbull,doesnt quite get the same car as the number 1 driver.
      dont get me wrong,max is very talented,,but i dont think the speed difference is all down to his talent.
      i would like to see alonso or norris in that redbull..if its the same story,then i’ll be convinced by my suspicion.
      1. 

         NOTmax
         31st July 2021, 13:10

         Yes. Because Red Bull wants there second driver completely out of the fight…

         Makes totally sense. They just want max to look good, they aren’t trying to win. 🙄
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         Mashiat (@mashiat)
         31st July 2021, 13:58

         Red Bull are fighting for their first genuine constructors title for 8 years. There is no way they sabotage that by having one car not full up-to-spec. It seems like you have a theory and are willing to reach for any evidence to support it, even if it makes little sense. I don’t understand why it’s so difficult for some people to fathom that a wealthy top team like Red Bull that’s fighting for the top prize is able to put two fully-updated and equal cars on track.
         1. 

            @HoHum (@hohum)
            31st July 2021, 14:30

            @mashiat, You’re not wrong but it is possible that Perez has his car set up for a 1 stop strategy, something he has been very successful at, while Ver is going for the banzai option, which is his thing.
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            anon
            31st July 2021, 15:10

            @mashiat have Red Bull given any indication of how much of a priority they think the constructors championship is? The idea that a team might place more of a priority on the drivers championship over the constructors championship is something that has happened in the past – whether you might or might not think Red Bull are doing that is another matter, but the underlying idea isn’t impossible in itself.
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   Adam (@rocketpanda)
   31st July 2021, 12:24

   At the beginning of the year, despite Red Bull being strong, I was pretty convinced that by the midpoint a turnaround would happen and Mercedes would resume business as usual. They’d get on top of their car issues and become the obvious frontrunner and the title would be theirs no matter what Red Bull did. I do think we’re starting to see that. I’m sure people will say I’m jumping to conclusions too fast, and if I’m wrong at the end of the year I’ll happily admit that though.
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      Jere (@jerejj)
      31st July 2021, 12:29

      @rocketpanda I share the same feeling.
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      AJ (@asleepatthewheel)
      31st July 2021, 13:10

      @rocketpanda The Red Bull still appears to be marginally faster, thus Max has a good chance of taking the crown this year. The constructors will likely go to Mercedes because Perez has been blowing hot and cold, whereas Bottas has been consistently in the P3-P5 range.
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   Illusive (@illusive)
   31st July 2021, 12:28

   Perez is a second down on Max, I feel Gasly might be promoted mid season, or the car is just too difficult to drive and somehow only Max is able to tame the bull.
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      Esploratore (@esploratore1)
      31st July 2021, 21:13

      Should’ve taken alonso, he wouldn’t settle for number 2, but in the end your performance dictates who is number 1 and 2, so he’d end up being a natural number 2 to verstappen at his age, and certainly better than perez.
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         Illusive (@illusive)
         1st August 2021, 8:08

         @esploratore1 Alonso would be stop gap just like Perez. Redbull is a team that believes in nurturing young blood. Imagine Russel not getting the seat in the Merc and Redbull steals him. I feel Russel, Norris definitely deserve better cars, more than Alonso or Perez.
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   Andy (@andyfromsandy)
   31st July 2021, 12:37

   RBR yet to turn the engines up fully.
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      Andy (@andyfromsandy)
      31st July 2021, 12:38

      Perez unable to get rhythm in the middle sector.
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      PMccarthy_is_a_legend (@pmccarthy_is_a_legend)
      31st July 2021, 13:58

      Wow Perez is nowhere. He won’t feature this weekend, Max gotta do it on his own.

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