Hahaha true! They do give it a good go though!!
Right... Let's have some rain now!!
Have they said that’s possible??tarkys_ears wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:43 pmHahaha true! They do give it a good go though!!
Right... Let's have some rain now!!
Still showing thunderstorms around now. I hope it drizzles a bjt
We're all human I guess, fortunately for Lewis there's still plenty of time to repair the damage, and his Championship rival Max Verstappen isn't finding life any easier today either.
Not so sure. Alonso defending well. Podium at best I’d say.
Well even a podium finish would be a decent outcome for him, as it stands Max isn't getting any points.
Don’t think they had radio on the opening lap but he could’ve pitted when he saw the track after. He said after he thought the team had information that it was going to rain again.
Yes, shame they’re not all closer more often. Great to see today. Hopefully the 2022 rules close the pack.tiger76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:16 pmWe're all human I guess, fortunately for Lewis there's still plenty of time to repair the damage, and his Championship rival Max Verstappen isn't finding life any easier today either.
Just now and again F1 throws up races such as this, where the usual also-runs can get their moment in the sun, and it's great to see, the last thing anybody wants to witness is the big 2 strolling miles clear of the rest of the field, that soon grows tedious.
A sort of handicap system as they do in horse racing? it'll never happen as is the case with the PL, the big teams weld all the power and money.
Do they disqualify you for that? Never known it happen. Would be pretty harsh.tarkys_ears wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:28 pmVettel couldn't supply a 1 litre fuel sample at the end of the race. They got 0.3. Surely he will be DSQ, Ham to 2nd and SAI to 3rd.
Thought Lewis caught him quickly at the end… was probably coasting down the hills…tarkys_ears wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:27 pmYeah that's the punishment.
It happened once about 10 years ago and has happened in f2 and 3 quite recently.
Normally they tell the drivers to pull over at the end of the pit lane if they're low, I've no idea why they didn't as they just have known it was marginal
Given how dry it looked, you would have thought, but presumably they were giving Lewis the opportunity to assess the whole track.
It was bizarre wasn’t it, seeing just one car line up on the grid. I’m no F1 expert but I gathered that all of the other teams had made the decision before the restart for their drivers to pit? And if this wasn’t the case then it would have been a bold move for Hamilton to have been the first to have peeled off into the pit and potentially forfeit his lead.NewClaret wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:29 pmGiven how dry it looked, you would have thought, but presumably they were giving Lewis the opportunity to assess the whole track.
Lewis said after that he had been told more rain was due. Seems like a big communication cock up.
Incidentally, had he not gone around, would there have been a start (red lights, green) with all the cars in the pits changing tyres?!?!?
I don’t think you need to know much about F1 to know that was bizarreRileybobs wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:35 pmIt was bizarre wasn’t it, seeing just one car line up on the grid. I’m no F1 expert but I gathered that all of the other teams had made the decision before the restart for their drivers to pit? And if this wasn’t the case then it would have been a bold move for Hamilton to have been the first to have peeled off into the pit and potentially forfeit his lead.
I don’t think they could change the tyres until the race had restarted, but they all obviously saved the pit entry time which is substantial.NewClaret wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:53 pmI don’t think you need to know much about F1 to know that was bizarre
They said to Verstappen before the restart that he could come straight in to change tyres if he thought the track was dry enough, so I’m assuming they left it to the drivers to decide.
The commentary seemed to suggest the drivers could have changed them under the red flag as well, in which case I’m not sure why more didn’t take that risk, especially Max. Odd all round.
I’m also not sure if the pit stops were able to take place while Lewis was waiting for the lights (I.e. before the race restarted). They seemed to, which must be an unfair disadvantage & may have led to cars rejoining before him. Can’t imagine the rule makers ever envisaged that scenario though!!
You’re right though; Lewis was between a rock & a hard place having to make the call without the benefit of knowing how the others would react.
Disappointed for Vettel disqualification and Bottas penalty today. Stewards getting far too involved in the sport at the moment for my liking.
I’m not sure exactly what went on in the pits because the tv was showing the restart with one car on the grid whilst all the action was in the pit lane.Rileybobs wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:01 pmI don’t think they could change the tyres until the race had restarted, but they all obviously saved the pit entry time which is substantial.
How did it work for the cars leaving the pits? Was it ‘first come first served’ or did they all leave in the formation they entered in? Mercedes’ pit garage was closest to the pit entrance wasn’t it? So couldn’t Hamilton theoretically have left the pits in last position regardless? (That’s quite a lot of questions, apologies).
The race was certainly well choreographed for excitement this week, but Vettel must've been supposed to let Hamilton squeeze past him just before the finish - perhaps that Hamilton/Alonso dance was allowed to play out for a lap or so too many? - to comply with the race's result script.