Poll: Official 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Race Thread - International Racing Course, Suzuka - Race 4/24

[Flibster]

Race control - Perez time 1:37.693 deleted - track limits turn 9 lap 6

 

[Flibster]

Bottas and Hulkenberg have both pitted for hard tyres.

 

[Flibster]

Leclerc pit radio - And we are going Plan A. Plan A. And tyres update when you can

 

[Flibster]

Gasly radio - Something's not right on the car. I'm just sliding all over the place.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Sargeant time 1:39.348 deleted - track limits turn 14 lap 11

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

What are Stake/Sauber doing?

 

[Flibster]

Zhou in the pits again.

Position switch issued at Mercedes

 

[Flibster]

Alonso finally in and changes his softs to mediums

 

[Mr Jack]

Zhou just has no luck this season.

 

[chrismscotland]

Zhou just has no luck this season.

Yeah, almost as little luck as Williams - I can't see him or Bottas making it into an Audi in 2026

 

[Flibster]

Leclerc pit radio - How many laps can you do at this pace?

Leclerc - For now it's constant, but I don't know when the drop off will come

 

[chrismscotland]

Christ Alpine look awful down the Start/Finish straight

 

[Flibster]

Here we go.

Leclerc pit radio - Am investigating to do Plan C

 

[Mr Jack]

Christ Alpine look awful down the Start/Finish straight

They're just dismal this year.

 

[Mad_Jay]

Probably a good job Alonso still isn't driving for Alpine, or we'd be hearing worse rants than the 'GP2 Engine'. They are getting passed left right and centre.

 

[chrismscotland]

Mercedes look dire as well; did Ferrari pick their strategy for them?

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Norris time 1:38.888 deleted - track limits turn 9 lap 22

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Incident involving Stroll noted - Pit lane infringement

 

[ZedPowered]

At this rate alpine will be passed by Albon…..

 

[spook2575]

slick pitstop by rb pit crew