The F1 Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

Sounds like Hamilton is going to get a bollocking or penalty for that block.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Thank you Paddy. I have just looked on my phone and Hamilton is leading,

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

No action on Hamilton. Possibility that it might rain with a few laps to go. Could make shit interesting big time.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Great win by Hamilton. Shit day for Rosberg, compounded by losing sixth on the line. Championship might just be back on.

 

[Nando]

Thrown away by Red Bull.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I have no idea what they were thinking. Absolutely schoolboy mistake and Ricciardo should be very annoyed.

 

[Nando]

Really classy comments from Nico. Fair play to him.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Didn't hear him obvs - what did he have to say?

 

[The Bear]

Another good weekend for Hamilton. Rosberg spins trying an overtake going into the last lap and has to settle for 5th.

 

[Nando]

Pretty dodgy first corner move IMO. Didn't leave a sniff for Nico who was always in trouble from then and then had an engine issue. Odd spin there at the end.

Delighted for Bottas.

 

[Kenny]

Almost had another Barcelona at the start. Poor start from Lewis and Vettel shot from 3rd to 1st and on the first corner, the 2 Mercs touched but stayed on. Sent Rosberg down to 10th.

Ferrari changed their strategy from a 1 stop to a 2 stop, but when they made their first stop they expected the virtual safety car to stay on whilst in the pits but it went off the moment Seb pitted. Should have been closer in the end but 2 errors on the last corner took away any chance of a close finish.

Rosberg had a proper battle with Max V in the last 10 laps but couldn't get the move on him and his last gamble almost cost him a finish. Lead now down to 9 points (3 races ago it was 43)

 

[Kenny]

Pretty dodgy first corner move IMO. Didn't leave a sniff for Nico who was always in trouble from then and then had an engine issue. Odd spin there at the end.

Delighted for Bottas.

Nico's brakes were basically on fire due to spending a ton of laps within half a second of cars in front of him.

 

[Tredman]

Really good race that, enjoyed it. Quite tactical battle at the front and some great wheel to wheel racing for the places further down.

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[Kenny]

This looks like an interesting part of the Baku Street Circuit

 

[The Bear]

No overtaking there then!

 

[Kenny]

Max Verstappen might try it

Uphill and just enough room for an F1 car by the Castle. They should have left the hill as it was instead of putting tarmac over the cobbles.

 

[Kenny]

P1 in Baku.

Lewis quickest from Nico. It seemed after finding his pace and getting to know the track, Lewis decided to have 4 laps of finding how much he could push to the limits. Went wide about 5 times and clipped a wall twice. Only managed to flat spot his tyres unlike Danny Ric who mullered his car after clipping a corner.

Odd thing after P1 - GP2 started their Qualifying but only got 1 minute in and it was red flagged. No accident on the track but a load of F1 teams had complained to Charlie Whiting about a kerb damaging their cars. So he he stopped the GP2 session and has now postponed it until after P2 after they found the kerb doing the damage

 

[Kenny]

P2 might not happen due to the Kerb issue

 

[Kenny]

P2 starts.

Kerbs already causing issues.

 

[Tredman]

Lewis seems very very quick.