Poll: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021, Yas Island - Race 22

[Moley]

As much as I want Max to win I can't help feeling Lewis' experience will win through and he will take title number 8. Have cast my vote as such.

 

[Cryfreeman]

Imagine if Lewis was a carbon copy of Max, now roll back to all them corners and you have a crash on each one. Tells you all that you need to know.

 

[Mr Jack]

Looks like the Mercedes run considerably better (or the RedBull's considerable worse, I guess) in the cool of the evening. Alpine are looking good here too.

 

[Flibster]

Oooof... Both ends done in for Kimi there.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Made a good mess there Kimi!

 

[GravyMonster]

That's a pitlane start for Kimi then

 

[Mr Jack]

That's a pitlane start for Kimi then

Nah, he'll be able to repair all that. Might need a new gearbox though, which would be a 5-place penalty.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Mercedes looking comfortable, more so on the mediums. I guess red bull will try the softs to get pole. Mercedes will now stick their spicy engine in, although that engine must be getting a little more tired.

 

[Feek]

That's a pitlane start for Kimi then

Why? Loads of time for a repair before qualifying tomorrow.

 

[the wopster]

Nah, he'll be able to repair all that. Might need a new gearbox though, which would be a 5-place penalty.

They always use old engines and gearbox’s on Fridays, so won’t be a penalty

 

[fez]

Mercedes looking comfortable, more so on the mediums. I guess red bull will try the softs to get pole. Mercedes will now stick their spicy engine in, although that engine must be getting a little more tired.

Try and get pole and then Max will drive like a complete **** to make sure he doesn't lose the lead. Still got a feeling that he will do something massively stupid and somehow people will decide that it wasn't his fault.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Surprised race control didn't get the marshalls to clean the outside of T9 exit during the gap between sessions. Every time a car gets near the kerb out there it throws up a shower of debris and carbon fibre.

Why do that when you can have 15 laps behind a SC and a red flag?

Mercedes looking comfortable, more so on the mediums. I guess red bull will try the softs to get pole. Mercedes will now stick their spicy engine in, although that engine must be getting a little more tired.

The equivalent of going from a Vindaloo to a Madras?

 

[Junglist]

I'm surprised only a few think Max is going to win.

I want Lewis to but after FP1/FP2 Max looks super quick. I know they were on softs and Mercedes on mediums

 

[MM-Seat]

Apparently the Red Bulls race pace is mighty compared to the Mercedes. Long way to go till Sundays race!

 

[zaphod424]

I'm surprised only a few think Max is going to win.

This forum is mostly UK based tho, so probably a bit biased, if you asked people in the Netherlands I'm sure 99% would say Max will win

 

[Junglist]

Someone compiled the long run times

 

[zaphod424]

Apparently the Red Bulls race pace is mighty compared to the Mercedes. Long way to go till Sundays race!

Also likely that both have turned their engines down, but who knows by how much, will only know for sure at about 14:30 on sunday

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Apparently the Red Bulls race pace is mighty compared to the Mercedes. Long way to go till Sundays race!

 

[Psycho Ned]

I gave up taking the blindest bit of notice on practice times long ago! Only the teams themselves know where they are.

Quali is the only time they lay the cards on the table to give you a bit of a clue.

 

[Mr Jack]

Piastri takes a 5th consecutive F2 pole position. Makes it even more sickening he isn't in an F1 car next year.