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Completely agree, did the same thing.

@trib4udi This is the correct take. Would have been a borefest with Lewis leading after lap 1. Both him and Max had great weekends, but the result is down to car/strategy, not the drivers.

You never know, I think it’s too early to make that judgement. But it’s true that Toto talked about George after the Bottas crash as if he were a Merc driver.

@slotopen I honestly don’t understand why so many people missed this. The one-stop was thought to be the better strategy going into the race. Mercedes played this to perfection. Plus, Max didn’t have any sets of […]

Very nicely done by the Merc strategy team today, hats off! They fully took advantage of the faster pace and Perez not being there.

Not smart at all from Bottas if he wants to keep his seat beyond this year. Him being obedient just might convince Merc to keep him but without that he’s as good as gone for them.

The problem with that is that there was still Bottas ahead. And that time it was still a possibility that he could make it to the end. Mercedes was going win one way or the other. Had a faster car today as well. […]

It was fun while it lasted but championship is certainly over in my books. Hopefully Max can keep it interesting.

You don’t get 100 poles every day, give him a break @petterson. It’s true he does it every time but at least today it was completely justified. But the congratulations from the team were lukewarm at best.

Exactly as erikje said, not allowed, that’s why I am a bit puzzled.

Any ideas why the gaps were so small in Q1 and widened quite a bit afterwards?

Any ideas why the gaps were so small in Q1 and widened quite a bit afterwards?

Quite an achievement by Lewis! Good quali from Max and even Valtteri as well, Perez on the other hand is sinking into the Gasly/Albon territory.

Makes sense, thanks again @balue !

Thanks @balue I’m not that well-versed in the practice runs. Is it safe to say that FP1 is usually focused on the car setup?

What would be the typical scenario in terms of when teams run race and when quali simulations in FP1, FP2, and FP3?

I wouldn’t take this too seriously, this is pure gamesmanship from Lewis. It’s true that Max made more small errors but Lewis has the only blunder of the season so far.

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I don’t blame him for wanting Bottas as his teammate, every driver wants that comfort. Lewis’ return for the last race of 2020 seemed really rushed, I don’t think he wanted Russell anywhere near his car. Still, I […]

I agree he’s safe for this year, this story is nonsense. He actually complements Lewis rather well. And Toto mentioned he does not want to repeat the “two roosters in one hen house” situation they had with […]