Poll: Official 2023 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread - Albert Park, Melbourne - Race 3/23

[Flibster]

Verstappen looked very wobbly around the first couple of corners.

Safety car deployed.

 

[chrismscotland]

Ferrari....

 

[utajoker]

Get in. Expect verstappen to still win still

 

[Trusty]

go on Russell

 

[Flibster]

Ferrari....

I'm not sure this strategy is going to work out for them.

 

[chrismscotland]

I'm not sure this strategy is going to work out for them.

Its certainly an interesting one

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Turn 1 incident involving Leclerc and Stroll noted - Causing a collision.

FIA Stewards - Turn 1 incident involving Leclerc and Stroll reviewed - No further investigation - Causing a collision.

 

[utajoker]

Verstappen complaining he got pushed wide...

 

[chrismscotland]

Stroll - Leclerc T1 very reminiscent of some of the F2/F3 races this weekend

 

[Trusty]

Verstappen with more to lose can't be so ballsy in the corners eh

 

[Mr Jack]

Wow. What a start!

 

[Journey]

Sainz is going to get a great start and cause a crash. My prediction.

Replying to myself, right team, wrong driver, but Sainz was involved

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen radio (paraphrased) - Waaaaaaaaaah!

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I'm the first to blame Stroll whenever there's contact, but I'd say this is racing incident.

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen radio - He pushed me off the track. I was ahead at the apex. He pushed me off.

Pit - Understood



Hamilton radio - Is my car in one piece? It was so close.

Pit - Yeah, we think everything is ok

 

[Flibster]

Norris pit radio - Lando, we're currently thinking plan A.

Norris - Yeah confirm.

 

[utajoker]

Max should be back past this lap. Car is still ridiculously fast in a straight line

 

[Flibster]

*sigh* 4 DRS zones....

 

[Flibster]

Albon into the wall.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

You can see when DRS isn't enabled that these cars aren't all that for following. I hate DRS, but I hate these cars more.

Edit: Wow, looks a mess for Albon. From the position he was in too. :'(
I hate how terrible they are with replaying incidents in modern f1. The cotton wool wrap is too much.