Poll: Official 2025 Qatar Grand Prix Race Thread - Lusail International Circuit - Race 23/24

[Dr Jack]

Brave approach from McLaren.

 

[Sui]

Max still has to pit twice more, or once? If twice it doesn’t make a huge difference?

 

[englishpremier]

Just though McLaren of course are going to have to double stack on lap 25 or stop earlier.

 

[muon]

Max still has to pit twice more, or once? If twice it doesn’t make a huge difference?

Once on 32.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

McLaren pit wall : “This is fine.”

 

[el_dazza]

They've gained 3.2 seconds on max already..

 

[UTmaniac]

Just though McLaren of course are going to have to double stack on lap 25 or stop earlier.

Shirley Oscar gets option of lap 24 stop, due to pole yesterday, if both Mcs haven't stopped by then?

 

[Tejstar]

McLaren got the brief to keep the final race interesting. Good job.

 

[KiNgPiN83]

I can't see the tyre benfit giving them the 26 seconds back... Then again i'm just an idiot sat at home with no data.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Incident involving Ocon noted - Failing to server time penalty correctly

Race control - Norris time 1:25.639 deleted - track limits turn 10 lap 11

 

[muon]

Mclaren can afford to use tyres up before lap 25. They dont have to wait till 25.

 

[Feek]

Oscar could let Lando past and then slow down enough to create a Trulli Train.

But it won’t happen.

 

[Vinno]

Well at least this safety car business has injected a small amount of possible excitement into this race.

 

[UTmaniac]

They've gained 3.2 seconds on max already..

What tyre did Max swap to? Hards?

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Ocon failing to serve time penalty correctly… oops. Be as well just box and retire it now.

 

[Flibster]

FIA Stewards - Turn 2 incident involving Gasly and Hulkenberg reviewed - No further investigation - Causing a collision

FIA Stewards - Incident involving Ocon reviewed - No further investigation - Failing to serve time penalty correctly

Race control - Albon time 1:28.247 deleted - track limits turn 10 lap 11

 

[muon]

What tyre did Max swap to? Hards?

Medium, everyone will finish on hard tyres.

Mclaren can go softs.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Albon time 1:28.153 deleted - track limits turn 10 lap 13

 

[el_dazza]

What tyre did Max swap to? Hards?

Mediums.

 

[Flibster]

Medium, everyone will finish on hard tyres.

Mclaren can go softs.

Apart from possibly the McLarens who could do the last stint on softs.

Well if they do 25 on this set, 25 on the next set and have 7 to go at the end.