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Wrong decision imo.
I’ll await the Chandok evidence...
I’ll await the Chandok evidence...
Poll: French Grand Prix 2019, Paul Ricard - Race 8/21
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I'm saying Ricciardo was way worse than Vettel. He should have known there is little to explain barging onto Norris like that. Perez got in trouble and that was only for gaining places rather than reentering unsafely. So Ricciardo should have gone round off track and come in behind Norris (if Norris was still there).
Vettel did not have control over the angle he was going to enter the track, and the only other option available to him was slamming on the brakes.
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So, in the hopes of salvaging some interest from that bore fest, who stood out today? Hamilton was metronomic, Bottas didn't stuff it up, Leclerc landed another podium, Max didn't crash into anyone - again! - and Vettel salvaged a few points after a thoroughly mediocre race weekend. So far, so *yawn*, but then you have Norris doing a fantastic job with broken machinery and solid performances from Sainz and Hulkenburg. I can't decide whether Raikkonen is just that good or whether his still pointless teammate is just that bad but I get the impression Kimi is a lot happier this season than he was coining it in at Ferrari. Ricciardo stuffed up an actually pretty good race day in about 20 seconds of madness - even if that was the most entertaining 20 seconds of the race - so I'm not sure whether to rate this as a good day or bad. Gasly lucked into a undeserved point; he's got to be competing with Giovanni for most outclassed-by-his-teammate.
Enjoyed the race highlights. Being a Renault supporter there was lots of action. Nice to see them up with mclaren. DR did deserve the penalty at the end. They both had poor starts.
Love hearing RG moaning. Haas have nose dived.
Gasly needs to go!
Race up front is dull as ever.
Enjoyed C4 coverage as ever
Would agree sainz driver of the weekend
Love hearing RG moaning. Haas have nose dived.
Gasly needs to go!
Race up front is dull as ever.
Enjoyed C4 coverage as ever
Would agree sainz driver of the weekend
Soldato
Brilliant
No tactics... What a tool, viva Ferrari
Soldato
Oh and 3/10 from me. Sainz did a great job but I'd personally give Norris DOTW, it's his first year in F1 and he's doing a solid, if not impressive job inside and outside the car.
LOL@Vettel for thinking that extra point is going to make the difference for him winning this year's championship.
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Very true, he easily could have had that. Not that it really matters in the scheme of things.
Indeed, highly unlikely to matter for the either the driver or constructor championships.
Soldato
Probably the most boring race I can remember? If it wasn't for that last lap tussle it was utterly forgettable.
He pretty much ignored them and went for it anyway. I believe he actually got them to almost agree in the end. He missed out by 0.024
On 29 lap old hard tyres, against fresh soft tyres on the Ferrari. Was not an impressive display.
Vettel was 0.15s up in S1, 0.2s down in S2 and 0.08s up in S3.
Soldato
Another 2 for the race from me.
This track has to go....
This track has to go....
Soldato
Yawnfest.
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Worst era of F1 by so far!
I don't really think Hamilton was truly going for fastest lap on final lap, otherwise he wouldn't have moved across to the right-hand side of the track to cross the line.
But yeah, either way, very unimpressive final lap by Vettel. Maybe he was held up?
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Lol vettel wins fastest lap and people trying to discredit him!
Soldato
Seems that missing all the races is the best option these days.
When you have proper excitement from other series, F1 just isn't doing enough to justify itself.
When you have proper excitement from other series, F1 just isn't doing enough to justify itself.