Poll: Official 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread - Jeddah Circuit - Race 2/23

[SS-89]

That safety car has made this race rather dull. Could they not do a visual check? GPS showed it as on track.

 

[Locky]

What’s happened to crazy Verstappen? Seems more calm and calculated already this season, bit boring.

his car is that fast he does not need to drive like an idiot..

 

[uscool]

That's got nothing to do with the driver, that redbull is F1 Vs F2 cars lmao

 

[Mesai]

That RB needs looking at tbh. taking the mick...

Should prob DQ Merc for those dominant years too.

 

[Kenai]

What a snooze fest. I’ll see if the stops throw up anything

Surely the majority of the field will be running to the end now?

 

[Flibster]

Albon radio - Oh my god brake failure

 

[uscool]

What’s happened to crazy Verstappen? Seems more calm and calculated already this season, bit boring.

Too easy when you can just breeze past and no one can compete lmao

 

[Flibster]

Albon time 1:38.229 deleted - track limits at turn 23 lap 26

 

[Stu999]

Albon you wally.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Bottas time 1:38.366 will be reinstated

Zhou time 1:37.391 deleted - track limits at turn 2 lap 22

 

[Flibster]

Albon finally retires the car.

 

[BuffetSlayer]

BS safety car call. Surely the on track stewards have radios?

Also not sure how the car could possibly still be shown on track given how far away that pull in is from the actual track.

 

[Scam]

Should prob DQ Merc for those dominant years too.

They didn’t breach a cost cap in the first year of new regs though did they.

Surely the majority of the field will be running to the end now?

I might have missed some if the race, in the words of Kimi R “I was taking a ****”

 

[Flibster]

Russell radio - Alonso has a 5 second penalty here, lets fight later. Manage the tyres a little bit now.

Pit - Alonso served his penalty at the stop.

Russell - Aaaaaah ****

 

[Mesai]

They didn’t breach a cost cap in the first year of new regs though did they.

I doubt £500k would have bought Merc some sidepods. RB have the strongest concept plus significant penalties on development (relative to the overspend).

 

[Fr0dders]

Too easy when you can just breeze past and no one can compete lmao

The gap in performance is so great this season qualifying is almost pointless.

 

[Flibster]

Alonso pit radio - So Russell is pushing on a bit now. 1.7 behind. Did a 34.0 last lap. This lap did a 33.7 this lap. Trying to get into DRS to protect himself from Hamilton.

Alonso - Copy. Keep me updated every lap.

 

[Locky]

Lewis is getting dropped by George.

 

[Flibster]

Russell pit radio - We're happy to lean on the rears a bit more out of turn 13.

 

[uscool]

Redbulls 1 second faster per lap to the others behind lol