Poll: United States Grand Prix 2016, Austin - Race 18/21

[steve45]

Love this track, enjoy watching and love driving it in Sims, that first corner is in my opinion one of the best of the year.

 

[Ysmalari]

Riccardo's black armband?

It's because of the death of the king of Thailand - the Red Bull company is 51 percent owned by a Thai family from whom the drink originated. The Red Bull cars also have black not yellow tips on their nose cones this weekend.

 

[utajoker]

More engine gremlins for Hamilton. Had to change the fuel system over night.

 

[Sliver]

More engine gremlins for Hamilton. Had to change the fuel system over night.

At least they fixed a potential race compromising fault.

Fingers crossed that Lewis can do the job today, he really needs this to be a win. (Rosberg DNF lol)

 

[MooMoo444]

More engine gremlins for Hamilton. Had to change the fuel system over night.

Unbelievable the reliability hes has this year.

 

[muon]

No one watching qualification?

Everyone ignoring track limits.

 

[Nick1881]

I am, bit bored of hearing track limits tbh.

Poor JB, team messed up there, why did he go out on softs?

Hope Hammy is on pole.

 

[UTmaniac]

P3 was silly too regarding track limits, Charlie has apparently said they lose time with that crazy line many are taking at T19 and around the end of sector 1.

Disaster for JB, too much traffic on a super soft run after a bad soft run.

 

[MooMoo444]

Ric getting screwed on strategy again.

 

[jonneymendoza]

Ric getting screwed on strategy again.

nope?

 

[MooMoo444]

Of course he is, RB easily fast enough to do Q2 on soft but they're putting him on supers for some reason.

 

[muon]

Ric getting screwed on strategy again.

Maybe but split strategy good for RB.

They want to get a win.

 

[drunkenmaster]

Of course he is, RB easily fast enough to do Q2 on soft but they're putting him on supers for some reason.

The point is they don't know which strategy will work in the race tomorrow, it's got nothing to do with saving supersofts now.

The RBR just isn't fast enough to beat the Mercs, but a safety car at the right time to gain 5+ seconds by pitting under a VSC or full safety car, maybe it comes out at the right time to pit if you start on softs, maybe only if you start on supersofts. They are splitting strategy, neither being superior, both requiring luck. By splitting strategy they end up with more chance of something happening that would go in one drivers favour.

 

[steve45]

That direction change in the esses

 

[UTmaniac]

Lets hope Ricci Lake on those supers starts ahead of at least one Merc (both on softs), needs a good q3.

 

[muon]

Lets hope Ricci Lake on those supers starts ahead of at least one Merc (both on softs), needs a good q3.

Or at least in front of Verstappen.

I don't think he'll let him past in the race (i.e. make sure he doesn't get past by moving about in every corner).

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Immense final sector by Nico

Given how scruffy his first sector was, this is his to lose today.

 

[MooMoo444]

Great lap by Ham, now just not to do his usual start....

 

[muon]

Immense final sector by Nico

Given how scruffy his first sector was, this is his to lose today.

Too much to do though.

Ricciardo crucially ahead of Vertsappen.

 

[Glaucus]

Shame we weren't with ham on that lap, smashed the lap record.