Poll: Russian Grand Prix 2019, Sochi - Race 16/21
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The entire TV production crew have been dismal all season, and were especially bad this weekend. It started in Quali where they mixed up the graphics for Russell/Kubica, then the same mislabelling Albon when he crashed as Verstappen, which got Crofty especially riled up, mistakenly. Then they followed Vettel for the last Q3 run, even though it was obviously Leclerc who had the pace, and they continued to stick with him even when his S1 wasn't even a PB and S2 was .3 down. We missed Leclerc's lap entirely. then in the race they cut to a replay of the Toro Rosso's getting a bit close in T1 instead of watching Leclerc catching Bottas down the main straight and potentially taking 2nd place. Clowns.
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Ferrari should be the last team wanting V12s back. Although to be fair, theirs did sound AMAZING for the 10-15 laps it used to last.
Lobbyist award probably, Ferrari probably bunging Sky some cash to try and keep his reputation intact.
Bottas DOTD for me, drove half the race under pressure and one mistake would have cost him position. Whenever Vettel has been under a similar pressure he's cracked.
Ferrari: "Charles, please give Sebastien a tow down into the first corner we promise he won't overtake you." (pig flies past window)
I think this will be a tipping point in Vettel's relationship with Ferrari. Ferrari are going to look at Vettel (who's one step away from retirement), and ask themselves what's he done for the team in his time there, versus Leclerc's performance and how he is going to be the future of Ferrari.
Watch the Italian press now paint Vettel as a petulant child who thinks he's better than the whole team, and how his win in the last GP was an undeserved, lucky fluke.
Watch the Italian press now paint Vettel as a petulant child who thinks he's better than the whole team, and how his win in the last GP was an undeserved, lucky fluke.
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Just read that Hamilton is the only driver without a dnf this season. Also -
Impressive stuff.
Impressive stuff.
Aren’t these current engines the most reliable engines in basically all F1 history as well as the most powerful? If so, why would you go back to an inferior whiney engine... //zips up many, many flamesuits//
(Yeah they sound good but after a few laps it’s pretty wearing..)
//puts on some extra flamesuits
Engines aren't pushed to the limit like they used to be though, it used to be that drivers were on the limit every lap of every race now they're always pacing themselves to manage something or another with turning the engine up to full being used only sparingly.
You give Bottas DOTD for not making a mistake? And he wasn't under pressure he didn't even have to make one single defensive manoeuvre, and he finished 5 seconds behind his teammate, in equal machinery
None of his posts have any factual basis, dotd is chosen by the fans https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.driver-of-the-day-2019.4Mflx1u6tsAABdwuDIvXb8.html and why take a off the cuff statement by a driver in the heat of the moment so seriously . Beside it wasn't a PU failure but anyway but an energy recovery issue which meant the car could not be returned to the pits.
Vettel was driving a perfect race up until the team interfered and as he has stated it seems some only judge him by a few mistakes and forget the huge number of perfect races he's had...
Vettel was driving a perfect race up until the team interfered and as he has stated it seems some only judge him by a few mistakes and forget the huge number of perfect races he's had...
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The result was the same. They were still pushed to the limit, just over a shorter time frame and engines go pop. I just feel like everything is being managed a bit too much these days including tyres.
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You give Bottas DOTD for not making a mistake? And he wasn't under pressure he didn't even have to make one single defensive manoeuvre, and he finished 5 seconds behind his teammate, in equal machinery
Would have taken just 1 lockup from Bottas for LeClerc to have a good chance of getting past so yeah he did pretty well in a car that that was generally slower than the Ferrari. As for the 5 second gap he was never going to be allowed to challenge Ham by Mercedes so I expect he was just giving himself enough air to keep his brakes cool etc. and minimise chance of that aforementioned lockup.
What a poor race.
I'm surprised ferrari pitted leclerc again.
Those strategy calls by ferrari were terrible.
Driver of the day Hamilton or sainz
Hamilton got the win by not giving up and getting lucky.
Bottas was his usual poor self, no way driver of the day. He's a backup for Hamilton no more
Renault dropped the ball, well the car. Think that's mclaren safe in 4th
Not convinced Riccardo was money well spent for Renault
Think albon will keep the seat now
Not much left to watch for this year now.
I'm surprised ferrari pitted leclerc again.
Those strategy calls by ferrari were terrible.
Driver of the day Hamilton or sainz
Hamilton got the win by not giving up and getting lucky.
Bottas was his usual poor self, no way driver of the day. He's a backup for Hamilton no more
Renault dropped the ball, well the car. Think that's mclaren safe in 4th
Not convinced Riccardo was money well spent for Renault
Think albon will keep the seat now
Not much left to watch for this year now.
Done some maths.
In order for Mercedes to secure the Constructors Championship in Japan they need to score 14 more points than Ferrari.
Drivers Championship, well it can't be secured in Japan, however it could be guaranteed to be a Mercedes driver in Japan.
Leclerc needs to outscore Hamilton by at least 4 points, Verstappen needs to outscore Hamilton by at least 7 points and Vettel... well he needs to outscore Hamilton by at least 25 points to keep their championship hopes alive.
Mercedes 1-2 would secure the Constructors and pretty much limit the Drivers Championship to Hamilton or Bottas.
In order for Mercedes to secure the Constructors Championship in Japan they need to score 14 more points than Ferrari.
Drivers Championship, well it can't be secured in Japan, however it could be guaranteed to be a Mercedes driver in Japan.
Leclerc needs to outscore Hamilton by at least 4 points, Verstappen needs to outscore Hamilton by at least 7 points and Vettel... well he needs to outscore Hamilton by at least 25 points to keep their championship hopes alive.
Mercedes 1-2 would secure the Constructors and pretty much limit the Drivers Championship to Hamilton or Bottas.
Nope incorrect, as leclerc clearly showed he didn't need a 5 second gap to keep his brakes cool just a little under 2 seconds go watch the replay. If Bottas needed a whole 5 seconds to do the same then that says it all! And we're basing DOTD on not having a lockup now? LMAO! Did Lewis lockup? No, so why on this same theory is he not DOTD when he finished 5 seconds ahead of your apparent DOTD? Lol
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I rated it a 3, purely because we missed half of the action and for long periods nothing really happened... then when it did (Vettel's car dying) all hope of a dramatic finish was ruined.
You give Bottas DOTD for not making a mistake? And he wasn't under pressure he didn't even have to make one single defensive manoeuvre, and he finished 5 seconds behind his teammate, in equal machinery
Being at risk of being overtaken every lap and not putting a foot wrong is good driving, look at Vettel in Canada he made one mistake under pressure from Hamilton and it ultimately ruined his weekend.
The big laugh was Sky awarding Vettel driver of the day before even half the race was finished, the type of people who vote for DOTD through Sky are usually those who just choose whichever driver Sky says. Vettel basically got a good start and that was it, if the circuit was any good for overtaking then Leclerc would have blown past Bottas, his only chance was pressuring Bottas into a mistake which never happened.
If DOTD is exclusive to the fastest driver then just automatically give it to the race winner.
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