Verstappen at risk of penalty later in season as Honda take crashed power unit out of service

18 comments on “Verstappen at risk of penalty later in season as Honda take crashed power unit out of service”

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   w0o0dy
   26th August 2021, 17:54

   Maybe Pierre could earn a seat at Redbull by doing a “Bowling Bottas” on Hamilton…
   1. 

      Michael (@freelittlebirds)
      26th August 2021, 18:18

      lol, but is it worth it? With all the luck that folks claim Lewis has had this season, it’s far more likely Gasly’s car will ricochet off Lewis’s car and take out Max and Checo requiring 2 new chassis and 2 new engines;-) I’m sure Lewis will fall to the last position and 1 lap down and somehow win the race while Alonso holds him up for 60 laps…
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         Nimba (@nimba)
         27th August 2021, 9:26

         That really sums up the Lewis Hamilton kind of luck in F1 . I don’t remember exactly the race but it was in the V8 era, there was rain, everybody spinning, Force India having gone up the field and retired, whosoever was going into the gravel was retiring except, of course, Lewis Hamilton.
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            Qeki (@qeki)
            27th August 2021, 10:00

            I remember something similar happening in Nurburgring in 07. 4-6 other cars were on gravel in the first corner but Hamilton forced the tracktor driver to move his car back on the tarmac while he was still in it.
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            Ldom (@ldom)
            27th August 2021, 10:06

            If everyone is spinning and you stay on the track, is it luck? Or is it that maybe you’re doing something better?
            1. 

               ChrisVB
               27th August 2021, 12:57

               If your car is spinning, by definition you’re not in control anymore.
               Yes technically it might be possible for a super driver to recover the car correctly from the spin, but then again that same super driver probably wouldn’t have gone into a spin.

               I do agree that Hamilton really seems to be ‘blessed’.
               Or he has a contract with the devil, I don’t know.
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   Kingshark (@kingshark)
   26th August 2021, 18:35

   A lot of similarity between Verstappen 2021 and Hamilton 2016, likewise Hamilton 2021 and Rosberg 2016.
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      rodewulf (@rodewulf)
      26th August 2021, 18:52

      @kingshark
      Yeah, and when you come to think the sandbaggers themselves are happier with their car now, it might represent the end of the championship close fight. I hope not, and in fact I find it more likely to be just another swing in momentum for the season, but let’s see.
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      Esploratore (@esploratore1)
      27th August 2021, 10:58

      Exactly, I’ve been saying this for a while.
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   Balue (@balue)
   26th August 2021, 19:06

   Understandable Honda don’t want a mid-race engine failure in their swansong season.
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   khm78 (@khm)
   26th August 2021, 20:06

   What is EX?
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      Andy (@andyfromsandy)
      26th August 2021, 20:10

      Exhausts
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         Daver
         26th August 2021, 21:52

         And also ES and CE?
      2. 

         mystic one (@mysticus)
         26th August 2021, 21:55

         they make the most noise in the paddock, i m surprised they are not on their 10th EX already :)
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   Todfod (@todfod)
   27th August 2021, 5:57

   Looks like it’s official. Renault is now the worst power unit on the grid. Least reliable, lowest performance and worst to package.
   1. 

      Dave
      27th August 2021, 11:10

      And they went from more suppliers to only one.
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   Nimba (@nimba)
   27th August 2021, 9:28

   Ferrari getting so reliable, they may supply the whole grid come 2030.
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   Zsolt
   27th August 2021, 13:36

   I don’t get it. Verstappen’s engine didn’t fail it started leaking oil. So maybe do a bit welding, or some mechanical reinforcement and use it in FP2-s until it actually does fail.

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