Poll: Brazilian Grand Prix 2017, São Paulo - Race 19/20

[drunkenmaster]

Now Hamilton will start to have some challenges. Perez, Alonso, Massa...

T2 incident with Vandoorne, Ricciardo and Magnussen will be investigated after the race.

Alonso won't be an issue at all, Massa blew past him like it was nothing, Hamilton is much faster, Massa, a little issue but he did Perez easily enough in the first lap he caught up to him on the main straight so it might take a lap or two extra to pass Massa but it will happen.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Right that's the easy stuff done, now the hard work!

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Well, Hamilton into 5th already with the supers for the end of the race. Should be interesting.

 

[Flibster]

Ok, 21 laps in. P5.

Bottas does a 1:13.626 - new lap record.

 

[Flibster]

10 second penalty for Grosjean - causing a collision.

 

[Flibster]

Hamilton now does a 1:13.485 - new lap record.
On the slower tyre.

 

[timmeh]

10 second penalty for Grosjean - causing a collision.

Unbelievably harsh that

 

[utajoker]

ham just took nearly 1 second out of verstappen.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Hamilton now does a 1:13.485 - new lap record.
On the slower tyre.

Hamilton is laughing. Clear air, people in front struggling in the fast tyre. Has a brand new set of supers for the end. He is easily challenging the front two at this point. Plus there is no gap for those in the front to pit yet.

 

[el_dazza]

7/1 for Hamilton to win.. I honestly reckon he's going to do this.

 

[Flibster]

1:13.320 for Hamilton. Another lap record.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I still don't quite get that crash in q1. All a bit suspect to me.

 

[Flibster]

And now 1:13.124 for Hamilton....

 

[drunkenmaster]

Hamilton now does a 1:13.485 - new lap record.
On the slower tyre.

People always say this, it's a slower tire over a lap, and it's a slower tire if people only do say 10 laps on each, the entire point of tires like softs is after ~20 laps they'll absolutely be the faster tire, in this case these guys qualified on these supersofts so they are far far more heavily used. There is little to no reason for the softs to not be faster right now.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Wow, 1.5s out of max.

 

[utajoker]

1:13.320 for Hamilton. Another lap record.

just done a 1:13:1

1.5 out of verstappen!

 

[Flibster]

Bottas first to pit.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Well they aren't fuel or tyre limited due to the stops needed. Great to see them just going for it.

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen now into the 1:15's - car is very slow.

Vettel now pits.

Verstappen pits too.

 

[utajoker]

ferrari were 0.5 seconds quicker on the stop which cost bottas the lead.