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

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Such a miserable track for F1 cars to be driving on. The tyre restrictions are just the icing on the cake.

Edit: Ah well, fun is over. The McLaren will have an extreme gap by the end of these 25 laps. Might not really matter.

 

[muon]

They need to gain 15 seconds in 10 laps on 4th.

 

[Mesai]

Such a miserable track for F1 cars to be driving on. The tyre restrictions are just the icing on the cake.

Miserable looking track too. It’s like some early access F1 game where most of the assets are missing.

 

[Hodders]

So quick sweepstake on where Piastri will come out after his stop?

12th?

This is a disaster for McLaren unless they get VERY lucky

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Ahh, the DRS train. Such a majestic sight.

 

[muon]

So quick sweepstake on where Piastri will come out after his stop?

12th?

This is a disaster for McLaren unless they get VERY lucky

Nah wont be 12th. 6th or 7th probably.

 

[Flibster]

McLaren now have a problem, they either pit one of their drivers earlier than lap 25, or Norris needs to back off. When Verstappen was in P2, it gave them enough of a gap that they could come in on the same lap, now... Not so much.

[edit]

And Martin has spotted the same issue...

 

[KiNgPiN83]

So quick sweepstake on where Piastri will come out after his stop?

12th?

This is a disaster for McLaren unless they get VERY lucky

It feels like in their effort to remain neautral and not favour either driver, they've shafted both...

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Incident involving Stroll noted - Yellow flag infringement

Race control - Incident involving Bortoleto noted - Yellow flag infringement

Race control - Incident involving Albon noted - Yellow flag infringement

 

[CaptainRAVE]

McLaren have all the data, but this is crazy. I’d laugh if max now won the WDC.

 

[muon]

Surely Piastri or Norris on lap 24. Give Piastri the first option.

They need Alonso to drive slower.

 

[scarps]

Can't they just introduce some sort of fake rain system or something to make F1 more exciting. Just going round and round in a long line.

People always say Nascar/indy is boring as they go round in circles, is this any different? Least Nas/Indy the cars are close together and there is plenty of smash ups.

 

[Dr Jack]

So quick sweepstake on where Piastri will come out after his stop?

12th?

Into the gap between Antonelli and Alonso in 5 laps.

 

[sparkymark75]

What the punishment for going over the tyre limit? I’m assuming a 5 second penalty?

 

[Slam62]

So quick sweepstake on where Piastri will come out after his stop?

12th?

This is a disaster for McLaren unless they get VERY lucky

Yes I’m beginning to realise this.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

McLaren now have a problem, they either pit one of their drivers earlier than lap 25, or Norris needs to back off. When Verstappen was in P2, it gave them enough of a gap that they could come in on the same lap, now... Not so much.

[edit]

And Martin has spotted the same issue...

I doubt Norris will want to slow down with T-Max behind him.

 

[muon]

What the punishment for going over the tyre limit? I’m assuming a 5 second penalty?

Its a safety issue, probably stop and go at minimum.

 

[Reuben klang]

They need to adapt this track for F1.

Just nothing is happening.

 

[-Ad-]

This is incredibly exciting.

I'm trying to count the alternative red and white blocks on each corner rumble strip and figure out how many the track has.

Thrilling.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Tsunoda time 1:27.857 deleted - track limits turn 10 lap 17

FIA Stewards - Incident involving Stroll reviewed - No further investigation - yellow flag infringement

FIA Stewards - Incident involving Bortoleto reviewed - No further investigation - yellow flag infringement

FIA Stewards - Incident involving Albon reviewed - No further investigation - yellow flag infringement