2021 Russian Grand Prix grid

30 comments on “2021 Russian Grand Prix grid”

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   Swifty (@theswift)
   25th September 2021, 14:05

   Looking forward to tomorrow, kinda hoping the track remains the same :-)
   1. 

      Nitrambo
      25th September 2021, 19:02

      Lando is the man.
2. 

   Pinak Ghosh (@pinakghosh)
   25th September 2021, 14:08

   Mclaren, Ferrai, Williams in top 3…retro F1
   Mercedes again messed up
   1. 

      amian
      25th September 2021, 17:43

      Indeed! I’m hoping for some Alonso/Hamilton action on track.
   2. 

      Dane
      25th September 2021, 18:58

      The last time these three teams were at the front of the grid was Brazil ‘04 with Barrichello, Montoya and Raikkonen.
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   Jere (@jerejj)
   25th September 2021, 14:08

   Lewis can still win. P4 isn’t necessarily bad on this circuit + slower cars ahead.
   Still, Merc dropped the ball.
   1. 

      f12007v (@f1fan-2000)
      25th September 2021, 14:10

      *lewis dropped the ball
   2. 

      Ben
      25th September 2021, 14:10

      Hamilton dropped the ball
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      Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
      25th September 2021, 14:13

      @jerejj As long as he didn’t damage the car and can start P4 then I think he is still favourite for the race. Second row is a good place to start this race and I would’ve thought he could make an undercut or running long strategy work even if Lando will be quite hard to overtake on track.
      1. 

         elchinero (@elchinero)
         25th September 2021, 14:16

         “Second row is a good place to start this race” Good point … go for P4 in all the races.
         1. 

            Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
            25th September 2021, 14:24

            @elchinero Not suggesting that’s always the case, but Sochi has the longest run to turn one in the calendar and it’s often said that P3 is maybe a better place to start because of the slipstream. Bottas arguably went for P3 on purpose last year by giving Verstappen a slipstream. P4 is not perfect and I’m sure pole would be better, I’m just saying it’s not as bad as it would be on most tracks.
      2. 

         BasCB (@bascb)
         25th September 2021, 14:18

         Yeah, I kind of guess he should get by Russel in the first few corners, what with Russel having somewhat tardy start phases anyway @keithcampbell, and Sainz should be doable. But if Norris gets a good getaway and drives ahead that might be a real battle. If Ricciardo gets a good start, that might make it even more interesting IMO.

         Will also be interesting to see how far up Max and Leclerc can get. Wouldn’t bet against Max beating both his teammate and Bottas tomorrow.
      3. 

         Jere (@jerejj)
         25th September 2021, 14:55

         @keithedin His rear touch was too slight for requiring a gearbox change, so a non-issue.
   4. 

      Tommy C (@tommy-c)
      25th September 2021, 14:13

      Rather ironically it seems Lewis has effectively inherited Max’s 3 place grid penalty…
      1. 

         erikje
         25th September 2021, 14:28

         You have to shout “karma”
         That’s what Lewis fans do :)
   5. 

      Bonno (@inininin)
      25th September 2021, 14:21

      Hamilton crashed into a wall, crashed into his jack man, and then spun on his hotlap. And it’s MERC dropping the ball?
      1. 

         Jere (@jerejj)
         25th September 2021, 14:55

         @inininin @f1fan-2000
         Both.
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   Proesterchen (@proesterchen)
   25th September 2021, 14:10

   Crashing twice and getting beaten by your future teammate. In a Williams.

   It’s almost as if someone’s been projecting when talking about pressure.
   1. 

      BasCB (@bascb)
      25th September 2021, 14:15

      I think Lewis hitting that pitwall also messed up Bottas getting a chance – the delay meant he just did not have the time to get that second lap in to set a good time on them, much like Perez and Ocon did not get a real shot at improving for being too late on the slicks @proesterchen.

      Then again, they could all have pitted earlier, like Russel did.
   2. 

      Robert (@rob8k)
      25th September 2021, 14:19

      Lewis and pit lane entrances don’t have a good relationship, his only main concern is no lasting damage to the gearbox
      1. 

         Jere (@jerejj)
         25th September 2021, 14:56

         @rob8k The rear touch was too slight to require a change.
      2. 

         Illusive (@illusive)
         25th September 2021, 14:59

         It was his front left suspension not gearbox.
5. 

   t1redmonkey (@t1redmonkey)
   25th September 2021, 14:18

   If Danny Ric was also at the back of the grid instead of Max, you would’ve had same 3 teams at the front of the grid as at the back (McLaren, Ferrari, Williams).
6. 

   Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
   25th September 2021, 14:19

   Verstappen is cracking under pressure :)
7. 

   Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
   25th September 2021, 14:22

   I’ll be dreaming of another McLaren win tonight…
8. 

   Alex
   25th September 2021, 14:55

   I can’t believe the amount of mistakes Lewis is making this year. Very unlike him. I think he’s pushing himself past his limit
   1. 

      Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
      25th September 2021, 15:10

      It is strange, but not all of his mistakes can be attributed to pushing too hard. Today’s pit lane incident was more like a loss in concentration, or moment of carelessness, than anything to do with pushing the limit.
      1. 

         Mr Squiggle
         25th September 2021, 23:50

         In other words, he dropped the ball
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   Illusive (@illusive)
   25th September 2021, 15:11

   You’d think Perez can do better after so many races, but he just doesnt have the pace.
10. 

    Mayrton
    25th September 2021, 15:46

    Always good to see your second driver take over and deliver on days such as these RedBull. Oh, wait..

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