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Ferrari did what they could, and they're still arguably the better car.

Spa and Monza should be amazing.

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Merc asking Bottas to hand over the position back?

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Bottas can't turn in with that damaged wing. Ricciardo risked too much there.

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Vettel brakes better than Bottas, risky move but just fair enough I'd say.

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Kimi coming alive, Ferrari could/should give him a pass at attacking Bottas? I doubt he's any quicker than Vettel based on earlier in the race, problem is you need 1.5 - 2 seconds advantage. Kimi is lapping 1.4 quicker than Vettel right now. At least worth a go. Could swap them back later. Yeah cau...

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Kimi coming alive, Ferrari could/should give him a pass at attacking Bottas? I doubt he's any quicker than Vettel based on earlier in the race, problem is you need 1.5 - 2 seconds advantage. Hamilton had a heavier car but critically clear air on a hot track. Vettel has been in pretty much dirty air...

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Black_Flag_11 wrote:
chetan_rao wrote:Kimi coming alive, Ferrari could/should give him a pass at attacking Bottas?
I doubt he's any quicker than Vettel based on earlier in the race, problem is you need 1.5 - 2 seconds advantage.

Kimi is lapping 1.4 quicker than Vettel right now. At least worth a go. Could swap them back later.

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Kimi coming alive, Ferrari could/should give him a pass at attacking Bottas?

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How has Hamilton lost 5-6 seconds under VSC? What about holding to deltas?

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Merc have to keep Bottas out. No sense making a stop unless the tires disintegrate completely. He'll come out close to Ricciardo.

Risk losing places on track rather than hand them over in the pits.

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Vettel needs to back off, the rear right is starting to blister. Caught between a rock and a hard place now. P1 is pretty much gone barring exceptional circumstances. Best to leave the race for P2 to later in the race. Bottas may yet have to pit, or will be more vulnerable at the end on marginal ti...

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Vettel needs to back off, the rear right is starting to blister.

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Probably make more sense now to back off Bottas a bit and attack at the end of the race.

Ruining tires chasing around a competitive Merc now could be disastrous.

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Bad stop, Bottas will eventually stop again, but can do just enough to get Lewis clear up front.

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There were slo-mo shots of the front two, and Hamilton's rears look a bit worse than Vettel's given their relative age.

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Vettel as fast or a tiny bit quicker than Hamilton on 30 lap old tires.

Kimi almost in DRS range of Bottas. Ferrari definitely the faster cars on track right now.

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Vettel will need a good few laps now to get the gap down to about 5 seconds net.

Ultrasofts for his second stint and a small chance it could get tasty at the end.

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Vettel holding the gap at ~8.5 seconds. Hamilton will need to stretch this stint and make a one-stop work for him. Good stint management so far.

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Grosjean made a sneaky pass on Alonso the exact moment the VSC was withdrawn. Good move though! Nailed the timing. Good race awareness if that was intentional. Alonso's radio message seemed to indicate he got the all-clear a fraction of a second later on his steering, and he was driving to VSC delta.

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Grosjean made a sneaky pass on Alonso the exact moment the VSC was withdrawn.

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Max cooked.

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Merc's race is now with tire temps and how well they can manage this stint. Given how quick Lewis is going, it looks like a 2-stopper may be the idea.

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Ben Edwards already going on about team orders at Ferrari

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Interesting tire choices there.

Will Merc try an aggressive first stint and attempt a 2-stopper?

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Track temps nearly 60°C!

Starting on Ultrasofts could be a very short first stint on full tanks.

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@mikey: I'd agree there. The start and/or a well-timed undercut are their best chances in regular play.

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If it's a dry start tomorrow, Merc need to nail the start to lead into T1. They'll be fine, they've got Kimi as a buffer. Kimi's perfectly capable of a good start himself, and if Ferrari jump at least one Merc off the start, they could split strategies and push Merc's hand. A good chance of rain to...

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Do you want to start on the Ultras tomorrow if you're Hamilton or do you want to risk using the Softs and hoping you don't lose track position? I have to imagine that he'll go with the Ultras but that opens up opportunities for the guys behind him to try some things strategically. Tires will be fas...

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Race pace won't mean much without track position and/or a strategy advantage. See Hungary 2017.

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If it's a dry start tomorrow, Merc need to nail the start to lead into T1. They'll be fine, they've got Kimi as a buffer. Kimi's perfectly capable of a good start himself, and if Ferrari jump at least one Merc off the start, they could split strategies and push Merc's hand. A good chance of rain to...

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What happened to Verstappen only 7th more than 2 seconds slower? The Red Bull just didn't look good in the rain today. The Mercedes looked great and the Ferraris looked a little twitchy. Calling BS on the Ferrari. Kimi looked like he was easily capable of matching or beating the Mercs. Seb looked l...

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If it's a dry start tomorrow, Merc need to nail the start to lead into T1.

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Magnum runs in the Raikkonen family.

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Sainz is pretty decent in the rain, isn't he?

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Didn't Kimi beat the clock? The commentators said so but he didn't put on another lap time.

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Ridiculous conditions (in a good way).

Sunny at the chicane, monsoon in S3.

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Kimi has been impressive today. Provisional pole now!

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Too wet in S3 even for full wets. Is there a 'monsoon' spec available these days?

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RB missed a chance with Ricciardo again. Too wet for inters, they could've put him on full wets earlier.

Lucky Kimi, spun but kept it on track. He's actually done pretty well so far. Was quickest on a damp track in Q1 before the track dried out for others.

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Red Bull took a real gamble with Ricciardo's tires. Squeaked through by a tenth there, literally. What the hell was that all about? Riccardo, why softs??? Made absolutely no sense. Tires take longer to warm up and it’s mixed conditions I was questioning RB's decision, not chetan_rao's post Moddy I'...

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