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You'd think Seb's Ultras will be falling off soon too - how far did Lewis go before they died?

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

They don't want him to pass Bottas, all they care about is Seb's finishing place.

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JN23 wrote:I thought dummy stops weren't allowed?

I don't think they are, but changing your mind is. Impossible to police.

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Kimi lapping well on fresh tyres - what if he catches Seb & Valtteri and has the pace to pass Valtteri? Will they let him have a go?

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Ooh this could get tasty now. Combination of Seb's slow pit and Valterri gunning it means Seb got two Mercs to pass on track now.

Having Valterri there has just given Lewis a huge boost.

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I'd put money of a Ferrari 1-2 now.

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Lewis on new softs hardly catching Seb on 28 lap old softs, Seb may have this sorted.

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JN23 wrote:What's the pit stop time here? Just thinking Vettel might be able to get past Bottas here

21 seconds apparently, unless you're Kimi

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Seb reeling Lewis in now

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Now we'll see Seb's pace in clear air

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Are the Softs supposed to be much slower than the Ultras? Seb seemingly having no problem holding onto Valtterri and keeping Kimi at bay.

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So Seb on Softs easily goes round the outside of Kimi on Ultras. Hmm...

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Well hopefully the different tyre choice will mix it up a bit, this has all the ingredients of a controlled procession if the Mercs make it through T1 as a 1-2.

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Once again, the rain sorts the men from the boys! It's all down to Merc strategy and a good start tomorrow unless it's wet. Kimi showed the Ferrari was perfectly capable in the wet.

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I think those gunning for a harsher penalty should think about it the other way. Would you still be happy with a 5 second penalty if he'd rejoined the track recklessly and caused a crash or heaven forbid injury/fatality? There has to be an element of punishment fitting the crime or every regulation ...

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He finally did it! A win from deep in the pack. he's had some great charges from the back in his career. 17th to 3rd in Brazil 2009, 22nd to 3rd in Hungary 2014, 20th to 3rd in Germany 2014, etc. He finally pulled off a win from way back! Long overdue and what a performance! That was fun to watch. ...

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He finally did it! A win from deep in the pack. he's had some great charges from the back in his career. 17th to 3rd in Brazil 2009, 22nd to 3rd in Hungary 2014, 20th to 3rd in Germany 2014, etc. He finally pulled off a win from way back! Long overdue and what a performance! That was fun to watch. ...

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If Vettel hadn’t of crashed, could Hamilton have still won. He had 17 lap fresher tyres, 2 compounds softer. He emerged 24 seconds behind Vettel,by the time Vettel crashed he was 12 seconds behind with 16 laps to go. I think he had a shot depending on how quickly he dispatched Raikkonen and Bottas....

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Prema wrote:
TedStriker wrote:Interesting - did Valterri give the place, will he want it back?
Yeah.. in the past year.

He won't be able to give it back now!
Lewis' late pit will be very important here.

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Interesting - did Valterri give the place, will he want it back?

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Lewis looking vulnerable here, older slower tyres.

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Now this is the fight we wanted to see!

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Now this could get interesting, Bottas will bring Lewis right into it if he keeps Seb behind.

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Ocon wrote:
TedStriker wrote:Valterri should return the favour and punt Seb off at the restart
I was banned for saying the same thing last race. So I would be careful if I was you.

Noted, and edited

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Here we go again...

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Valterri should return the favour and overtake Seb off at the restart

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JN23 wrote:
TedStriker wrote:A few laps under SC will definitely help Lewis make it to the end on the mediums.
But it's whether he has the pace to keep the others behind him on new softs.

They're gambling on their straight line speed being enough to keep the Red Bulls behind.

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A few laps under SC will definitely help Lewis make it to the end on the mediums.

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F1_Ernie wrote:5 second for Vettel, 10 for Kimi, that's consistency.

Kind of a confirmation that the 5 seconds was way too lenient.

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Looking at the pace of the Ferrari, there was only a 3rd place available to Lewis anyway. He'll likely make it close to that anyway as long as the car holds out.

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Kimi will get a nice bonus for that!

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Could be some fun watching Dan defend against Kimi, hopefully it's not a breeze past.

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F1_Ernie wrote:Shows the massive difference between the big 3 and the rest though, Vettels last and can still earn himself a free pitstop over the rest of the grid.

And the 5 second penalty really hurt him too!

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New Mercedes engine looking fragile in the FI?

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Black_Flag_11 wrote:Bit disappointing from Bottas. 15 seconds and 5 places behind Vettel after less than 20 laps of them both being at the back.

Seb's move damaged Valterri's car beyond just the puncture.

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Rain all over the South of France

https://www.accuweather.com/en/fr/nice/ ... dar/136420

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5 second penalty for knocking someone from 2nd to last. Great.

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Lewis cruising already. How sad I guess he does have to keep a pit stop ahead of Seb though.

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