Poll: Official 2023 Spanish Grand Prix Thread - Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - Round 8

[Flibster]

Hamilton radio - Car slowly going to oversteer. Say for this run I'll take one hole

 

[Flibster]

I'm surprised they pit him there.
Pitiful number of laps on the hard when you look what others are doing on softer compounds.

I'm wondering if they forgot that Leclerc was on the hard tyre and thought he was on the soft or medium.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

It wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Flibster]

Norris radio - The pace is terrible, isn't it?

 

[englishpremier]

This is the most overtaking I've seen at a Spanish GP, and yet it's not that interesting.

It's a shame the tyre deg is so much lower than expected.

 

[UTmaniac]

I'd like to see Mercs split tyre stategy, for their late first stop put one on mediums and one on hards and see how things develop.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

This is the most overtaking I've seen at a Spanish GP, and yet it's not that interesting.

It's a shame the tyre deg is so much lower than expected.

Overtaking isn't as interesting when it's push button activated.

 

[Flibster]

Piastri pit radio - Oscar, confirmimg that tyre degradation is all thermal. Not worried about wear, not worried about graining on this tyre. It's all about thermal management.

 

[Flibster]

Russell radio - Rain at turn 5

 

[booyaka]

Snoozefest to this point so far - lets hope the rain appears

 

[Stumble Bum]

Come on rain, we need you.

 

[UTmaniac]

Wow, couldn't Perez the master tyre protector wait another lap or two in case inters are needed?

 

[Flibster]

Norris radio - Am I racing the car ahead or.. I mean, they're pushing a lot more than me.

Norris is starting to sound so depressed at all times. This pace is terrible, am I racing the car ahead... Just retire the car and go play F1 23....

 

[Flibster]

Sargeant radio - Why am I derating so much? Why am I derating?

Pit - We're following plan on engine usage. As discussed. Happy to push more turn 9

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Norris radio - Am I racing the car ahead or.. I mean, they're pushing a lot more than me.

Norris is starting to sound so depressed at all times. This pace is terrible, am I racing the car ahead... Just retire the car and go play F1 23....

The McLaren effect.

 

[UTmaniac]

It's a big if, but if rain spreads, those hards on Max's car will be slippy as hell.

 

[Scam]

Snoozefest to this point so far - lets hope the rain appears

Tbh I’d be very happy with a Merc p2 and p3 so perhaps let’s not have it rain now

Norris is starting to sound so depressed at all times. This pace is terrible, am I racing the car ahead... Just retire the car and go play F1 23....

Lol indeed. Must be frustrating to have been challenging for podiums two years ago and now absolutely nowhere. Everyone thought McLaren were going in the right direction no?

 

[utajoker]

Verstappen is pulling away even on a harder compound. Must have close to 1s per lap race pace advantage.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Haha. Not even rain, just sweat.

 

[el_dazza]

George