Poll: Official 2023 Qatar Grand Prix Thread - Losail International Circuit - Round 18

[Flibster]

Can't even give the trophy plaques in the correct order. Well done Qatar...

 

[Quartz]

Did Stroll somewhat redeem himself, finishing only 3 seconds behind Alonso?

 

[Mr Jack]

Did Stroll somewhat redeem himself, finishing only 3 seconds behind Alonso?

After putting for fresh softs he should have made up places.

 

[Tigget]

Not the worst sprint race, still not a fan though but looking forward to tomorrow.

Congrats to Max and Red Bull, truly dominant. Nice to see Oscar get the sprint win too.

 

[Flibster]

Did Stroll somewhat redeem himself, finishing only 3 seconds behind Alonso?

On fresher tyres and after 3 safety cars where he got a free pit stop, and still had 4 cars between them. Not really an achievement.

 

[CSMonkeh]

Is this the first McLaren ‘win’ since Brazil 2012?

 

[Skyboat]

Is this the first McLaren ‘win’ since Brazil 2012?

No, Monza 2021

 

[ci_newman]

Regardless of the winner of the WDC, I've always felt it overshadows the celebration for the race win on the Sunday and whomever else gets on the podium

Just going to quote this here. Oscar has his first ever win but it's lost in the noise of Max's WDC.

In a break of tradition, they even awarded Max's race trophy to him first before the WINNER of the race received his and interviewed him before the race winner.

I can't but help but feel bad for Oscar getting his first win in Max's shadow.

 

[Flibster]

So, interviewed Jos, now Horner...

No one from McLaren though. You know, the race winners?

 

[Flibster]

Perez, Hulkenberg and Ocon summoned to stewards at 21:50 local time.

Reason - Alleged breach of Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 2 d) of the International Sporting Code - Turn 2 incident between Cars 11, 27 and 31 at 20:52.

 

[Flibster]

FINALLY! A McLaren person!

Only 40 minutes post race.

 

[Tigget]

I agree they should be interviewing McLaren etc first but it’s not an actual race win, it’s a sprint win. There’s definitely a difference.

Personally, a WC win does overshadow a sprint win for me. One is a far superior achievement.

That doesn’t take anything away from Oscar, really happy for him and it’s great to see McLaren improving constantly.

 

[Flibster]

Such a shame that Red Bull didn't maintain their boycott of Spy Sports that they started in october last year.

Was so much nicer to watch.

 

[Cookie12]

Pretty good sprint race, just shame it got spoilt by 3 safety cars in terms of actual racing laps.

Wonder if they should actually make them fuel the cars for more laps, so let's say today they have to put in 25 laps worth of fuel for the 19 lap sprint, and then in the event of a safety car they freeze the number of laps? Then its still a full sprint race if that makes sense.

Only doable in terms of fuel for a sprint as obviously for a full race they will be full on fuel.

Just a shame for the spectacle that the race was cut short on an already short race that's all I'm thinking.

 

[Slam62]

I did think sky went over the top with the red bull coverage. They didn’t exactly have to fight for it.

 

[Flibster]

1 deleted lap for Hulkenberg
1 deleted lap for Hamilton
1 deleted lap for Gasly
1 deleted lap for Sainz
1 deleted lap for Norris
1 deleted lap for T|sunoda
1 deleted lap for Bottas
1 deleted lap for Albon
2 deleted laps for Magnussen
2 deleted laps for Alonso
2 deleted laps for Zhou
4 deleted laps for Leclerc - Expect a penalty
5 deleted laps for Stroll - expect 2 penalties (or 1 large one)

 

[Flibster]

Almost an hour post race, we get the pen interview from Piastri. Not had him in person yet though.

 

[Slam62]

Leclercs team radio got weird at the end there, sounded like a French man losing his mind.

 

[Flibster]

Stroll - 5 second penalty.

Leclerc - 5 second penalty

I think that drops Leclerc to 13th and Stroll to 15th and last of the classified finishers.

 

[Stumble Bum]

Just going to quote this here. Oscar has his first ever win but it's lost in the noise of Max's WDC.

In a break of tradition, they even awarded Max's race trophy to him first before the WINNER of the race received his and interviewed him before the race winner.

I can't but help but feel bad for Oscar getting his first win in Max's shadow.

Its not even a race. It's a sprint gimmick.