Poll: Italian Grand Prix 2021, Monza - Race 14

[Irish_Tom]

Bottas showing that if Hamilton had kept his position off the start, Max wouldn’t stand a chance tomorrow.

As it stands, it looks like a slam-dunk for Verstappen tomorrow.

 

[Mr Jack]

Going to be a dull race tomorrow, methinks.

 

[MooMoo444]

These sprint races don't really work at all given 95% of overtaking in F1 happens in pitstops.

 

[Locky]

I think George hands it to Lewis next season..

 

[PikeyPriest]

The slipstream looks and DRS (due to the low wings) isn't useful here. Bottas is going to be screwed tomorrow.

Agreed. The Mclaren’s are on the sorts, but there isn’t the DRS benefit I’d expected. I mean there was talk of merc taking an additional engine on Friday as they would be able to make the places up on track. There just really isn’t the speed differential for the current conditions. Maybe the safety car has given the soft tyres the edge for this race.

 

[Kenai]

I think George hands it to Lewis next season..

You need to make the bait more subtle to get any bites

 

[Psycho Ned]

Normally you'd class this track as one of the more likely for overtaking but no one is gonna stick a Leroy Jenkins up the inside at turn one just to gain 1 grid spot. Tomorrow they might.

 

[Locky]

You need to make the bait more subtle to get any bites

I'm being serious Lewis just isn't the racer he used to be..

 

[el_dazza]

Don't like this format. That was dull and it ruins some people's Sunday.

 

[englishpremier]

Normally you'd class this track as one of the more likely for overtaking but no one is gonna stick a Leroy Jenkins up the inside at turn one just to gain 1 grid spot. Tomorrow they might.

The drivers and commentators said all weekend it's not good for overtaking (excluding crafty because he's an idiot). Yet people in the forums here kept saying Max should take an engine penalty here. I sometimes think they don't listen to the commentary.

 

[Kenai]

That was about as close as you'll get to a perfect demo of this format failing.

Also a very good demo of why 'just let them go flat out' doesn't automatically make for great racing - they weren't particularly tyre or fuel limited here.

 

[Irish_Tom]

Well that was ****.

Just confirms what I thought after the last sprint.

It makes a mockery of the actual qualifying and it’s a massive spoiler for the race tomorrow.

I really hope they don’t adopt this moving forward.

 

[ci_newman]

That was basically 18 laps of nothing happening...

 

[Participant]

Something definitely happened, Hamilton ruined his race.

 

[Finners]

So had Russell been officially out qualified by a team mate now?

 

[Locky]

Something definitely happened, Hamilton ruined his race.

Lewis happened..

 

[Mr Jack]

Terrible format.

Well done Gio, Bottas, and the McLarens. This is Max's to lose now.

 

[Scam]

Don't like this format. That was dull and it ruins some people's Sunday.

Exactly. How many overtakes were there? Alonso? 18 laps just isn't time for anything.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Max deserves the WDC this year. No idea what’s up with Hamilton, long Covid or age, but he isn’t at is best.

Looks like it’ll only be the first couple of laps worth watching tomorrow.

I fail to see how sprint quali is better than actual quali…which means it’ll no doubt be adopted next year.

 

[this_is_gav]

The sprints mean we actually get less F1 track time as it's only 30 mins or there about vs 60 mins for a regular practice session.

Less track time, but more laps and all of them competitive obviously. Well, "competitive" as this Monaco Monza.