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Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:38 pm
by lucifers
max pits

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:39 pm
by Banana Man
Ooh, just when they needed a lightning pit stop. Initiative Lewis.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:39 pm
by F1Tyrant
Slow stop!

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:40 pm
by F1_Ernie
Redbull pitcrew make a mistake

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:40 pm
by TheGiantHogweed
make your mind up hamilton. "tyres have gone off" - much later "tyres are ok"

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:41 pm
by Asphalt_World
Nikita trying to influence the race again!

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:41 pm
by F1Tyrant
Weird strategy call from James here...

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:41 pm
by JN23
Guessing Merc kept Hamilton out to hope Ricciardo would hold Verstappen up? But Ricciardo pitted. Confused really

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:42 pm
by F1_Ernie
Why would you not pit to take advantage of the pitstop error?

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:42 pm
by Asphalt_World
TheGiantHogweed wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:40 pm
make your mind up hamilton. "tyres have gone off" - much later "tyres are ok"
To be fair, I can't remember a race for years where he hasn't said his tyres had gone and then he went super fast on them.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:42 pm
by Asphalt_World
F1_Ernie wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:42 pm
Why would you not pit to take advantage of the pitstop error?
If he has much newer tyres near the end, he can pass, even at this circuit.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:42 pm
by F1Tyrant
Why have Mercedes made this call? Track position is king here.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:44 pm
by F1_Ernie
Asphalt_World wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:42 pm
F1_Ernie wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:42 pm
Why would you not pit to take advantage of the pitstop error?
If he has much newer tyres near the end, he can pass, even at this circuit.
He will need much newer tyres, track position is key.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:46 pm
by JN23
Yeah confused by that strategy from Mercedes tbh, that was probably their best chance.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:46 pm
by F1_Ernie
Redbull dont normally give out many gifts, surely Hamilton had a great chance of the overtake

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:47 pm
by F1Tyrant
I'd Hamilton finishes in P2, it's a massive d'oh from Vowles.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:48 pm
by Asphalt_World
At least Lewis staying out has given this race some bite.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:50 pm
by lucifers
dam lewis is flying

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:50 pm
by TheGiantHogweed
I'm not sure about how well Bottas will manage his tyres to the end if he stopped this early.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:50 pm
by Schermerhorn
Lewis much quicker.

Season is over guys. It was a nice few weeks filled with hope :)

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:52 pm
by Banana Man
Surely Max can’t keep Lewis behind for another 33 laps.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:52 pm
by Asphalt_World
I hope Lewis has a lunge. Will be interesting to see how Max defends.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:53 pm
by mikeyg123
To those seeming to think the Merc strategy call was wrong, why?

Verstappen's stop was 4 seconds, Merc haven't done a stop under 3 seconds all season and Max came into the pits 1.3 seconds ahead of Hamilton.

Given that Max was likely quicker on the new tyres Hamilton was very unlikely to get track position.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:54 pm
by TheGiantHogweed
stop saying ladies and gentlemen crofty. It is so overdramatic and tedious to hear you say so many times....

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:56 pm
by mikeyg123
Banana Man wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:52 pm
Surely Max can’t keep Lewis behind for another 33 laps.
Pretty similar to his debut win at this very track.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:56 pm
by JN23
mikeyg123 wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:53 pm
To those seeming to think the Merc strategy call was wrong, why?

Verstappen's stop was 4 seconds, Merc haven't done a stop under 3 seconds all season and Max came into the pits 1.3 seconds ahead of Hamilton.

Given that Max was likely quicker on the new tyres Hamilton was very unlikely to get track position.
It was less than a second the gap wasn’t it?

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:56 pm
by JN23
Hungary 2019 re-run here?

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:56 pm
by F1_Ernie
mikeyg123 wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:53 pm
To those seeming to think the Merc strategy call was wrong, why?

Verstappen's stop was 4 seconds, Merc haven't done a stop under 3 seconds all season and Max came into the pits 1.3 seconds ahead of Hamilton.

Given that Max was likely quicker on the new tyres Hamilton was very unlikely to get track position.
Looked like Hamilton was closer than ever to Max and under a second

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:57 pm
by jimmyj
Asphalt_World wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:42 pm
TheGiantHogweed wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:40 pm
make your mind up hamilton. "tyres have gone off" - much later "tyres are ok"
To be fair, I can't remember a race for years where he hasn't said his tyres had gone and then he went super fast on them.
Hahaha. You read my mind!

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:59 pm
by F1Tyrant
Hamilton may do well to hold at +1.5 and attack in the last 10 laps

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:00 pm
by Asphalt_World
So, a second stop for Lewis onto softs and then drive like hell. Oh, that would be great to watch!

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:02 pm
by F1_Ernie
Asphalt_World wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 2:00 pm
So, a second stop for Lewis onto softs and then drive like hell. Oh, that would be great to watch!
I reckon so and it will be too late for Redbull to react

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:03 pm
by Asphalt_World
Cough!

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:03 pm
by Banana Man
Good move from Merc IMO.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:04 pm
by JN23
JN23 wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 1:56 pm
Hungary 2019 re-run here?
Here we go!

Max has softs so could pit and try and overtake?

Nope, they’ve stayed out so need to go to the end

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:04 pm
by F1Tyrant
Ballsy from Mercedes!

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:05 pm
by Asphalt_World
F1Tyrant wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 2:04 pm
Ballsy from Mercedes!
Although not too much to lose.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:06 pm
by TheGiantHogweed
i think hamilton will catch bottas in very little time at all with the pace he had before.

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:07 pm
by F1Tyrant
The last 10 laps will be brilliant!

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:08 pm
by TheGiantHogweed
crofty talking about food again...... Such an awful commentator for this sport...