Soldato
Hams tested positive for COVID so won’t be racing Sunday.
Bet mercs phone is ringing off the hook for the best drive in town!
Bet mercs phone is ringing off the hook for the best drive in town!
Poll: Bahrain Grand Prix 2020, Sakhir - Race 15/17
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Vandoorne and Gutierrez are the officials but I guess we’ll wait and see? I bet Bottas is sweating. Imagine he gets beaten by the replacement...
At least it didn’t have an impact on the championship
I bet Max is happy.
Soldato
If anyone's quick, you can still get 6/1 on Bottas or 6/1 on Max to win the race at Betfred and Betway 
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Someone is going to be very lucky to jump into that car.
Crazy that he has already breezed the championship and can now take some races off.
Crazy that he has already breezed the championship and can now take some races off.
Soldato
Can’t wait for Sunday if Bottas wins:
‘Yeah guys **** the haters Bottas 4.0 WDC 2021’
in reality Max will win.
‘Yeah guys **** the haters Bottas 4.0 WDC 2021’
in reality Max will win.
Caporegime
Oh no! Get well soon, Hamilton. Diagnosed on Monday, so quite likely infectious on Sunday, there could be a lot more people going down with this. Thank goodness he'd already taken the season but a shame he's lost his shot at the highest percentage of wins in a season.
Vandoorne is most likely I'd think, although my hope is that they make a deal with Williams and promote Russell
Unlikely I think, the "oval" is likely to be tough for the Red Bull (look at their pace in Monza, the closest track so far). Pérez winning would be a great.
Soldato
Oddly, after the race at the weekend I noticed that when Lewis got out of the car and celebrated with the team he was just elbow bumping them all. In other forms of motorsport this year most drivers have been happy enough jumping into the team as normal, presumably confident in the security of their bubble. Anyone know off hand if it has been the norm for Lewis to celebrate in that way this year or did he perhaps already know that either himself or some of the team may have been at increased risk of infection?
That’s a point actually. Maybe not then.
Soldato
"He woke up on Monday morning with mild symptoms and was informed at the same time that a contact prior to arrival in Bahrain has subsequently tested positive. Lewis therefore took a further test and returned a positive result. This has since been confirmed by a retest.
Mercedes will need to replace Hamilton this weekend, meaning his record streak of 265 consecutive race starts since his debut in March 2007 will come to an end. Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez is one option that the team have to replace the Briton, as is current Mercedes Formula E driver Stoffell Vandoorne, who is testing with the all-electric series in Valencia on Tuesday.
But Mercedes could also look to former F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg to substitute for Hamilton after the German filled in three times this season for Perez and Stroll, having competed in the British Grand Prix, 70th Anniversary Grand Prix and the German Grand Prix in 2020."
Mercedes will need to replace Hamilton this weekend, meaning his record streak of 265 consecutive race starts since his debut in March 2007 will come to an end. Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez is one option that the team have to replace the Briton, as is current Mercedes Formula E driver Stoffell Vandoorne, who is testing with the all-electric series in Valencia on Tuesday.
But Mercedes could also look to former F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg to substitute for Hamilton after the German filled in three times this season for Perez and Stroll, having competed in the British Grand Prix, 70th Anniversary Grand Prix and the German Grand Prix in 2020."
Caporegime
It's been a bit of a mixture. Certainly the week before he was full on leaping into the crowd, but he's also been more cautious at other times. I guess with the Grosjean incident everyone was feeling less exuberant, and having already won the championship this was just another race win for the tally.
Soldato
Soldato
A Russell win this weekend? Wonder what the odds were on that yesterday.
Caporegime
Well that is some good timing if there was such a thing! How crap would that be to lose a WC because you got COVID!
Fingers crossed he recovers well and I'm looking forward to seeing someone new in the Mercedes. See what its like for a new driver with almost no experience in the beast.
Fingers crossed he recovers well and I'm looking forward to seeing someone new in the Mercedes. See what its like for a new driver with almost no experience in the beast.