Poll: Official 2023 Singapore Grand Prix Thread - Marina Bay Street Circuit - Round 16

[Trusty]

completely ruins peoples ability to undercut as they drop back forever in to the pack

Because if anyone pits, they will drop straight to last

Yeah, i just see Ferrari messing up tbh. Managing so much when there is no need

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

This is eerily similar racing to the dark days of "one set of tyres all race".

 

[Tejstar]

completely ruins peoples ability to undercut as they drop back forever in to the pack

Yep, quite clever from Ferrari tbh. Maybe those new strategy hires are making the difference.

 

[chrismscotland]

Verstappen fried the hards?

Yeah suspect so

 

[Hodders]

Would be interesting if Russell gets past Sainz. Ferrari losing the lead from here would be hilarious.

 

[Skyboat]

Helicopter camera into the corners with lots of roads over the top so we can see nothing.... Genius!

I was almost expecting a Rush style moment at Druids

 

[Scam]

I just think driving purposefully slower at the front is a dangerous game. (Besides managing your tyres I guess)

Not sure I’m seeing the bigger picture.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I just think driving purposefully slower at the front is a dangerous game. (Besides managing your tyres I guess)

Not sure I’m seeing the bigger picture.

Let them all cook their tyres.

 

[Flibster]

Is it bad that I want Sainz to have a little wobble so we can get Russell, Norris and Hamilton (in any order) for an all British podium?

 

[utajoker]

If you want the win then go for it...

Stop just following

 

[Stu999]

I’ve got mental fatigue watching this.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I'd be quite happy to see a Sainz win here. He's not done anything wrong today.

 

[imtoooldforthis]

If only we could have a top 5 this close on a normal track

 

[Ranger]

One of the top 5 needs to make a move.....

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

The TV directing has been awful, yet again.

 

[.:MBK:.]

gasly returning the favour there i think

 

[Mesai]

I'd be quite happy to see a Sainz win here. He's not done anything wrong today.

Yea, I’d be happy seeing Sainz winning today. Can’t be asked to have Merc winning again.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Turn 7 incident involving Gasly and Magnussen Noted - Forcing another driver off the track

 

[Kenai]

I just think driving purposefully slower at the front is a dangerous game. (Besides managing your tyres I guess)

Not sure I’m seeing the bigger picture.

It's a difficult track to pass but not to close down (see current train behind Perez), so you can defend your position relatively easily. Most tracks if you tried this, you'd get passed within a couple of laps.

Cars behind get hot, overwork tyres, have very limited pit options. You're in control in more ways than are usually open to the strategists.

If this was achievable elsewhere you'd see it happen more.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Gasly forcing Magnussen off again? Or did he just do it to himself.

Edit: Nope, just did it to himself!