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

[Flibster]

Hulkenberg radio - I think we need to box and do something else

 

[Flibster]

FIA Stewards - Turn 1 incident involving Russell reviewed - No further investigation - Leaving the track and gaining an advantage

 

[Thomas. PLease.]

Characteristically garbage from Sainz when he had a real chance to make something stick

Good job Verstappen left him the space though. Much as he enforced with Russell the other day. Oh wait.

 

[englishpremier]

That's interesting. Only Verstappen and Bottas in the 1:19s.

Ah Bottas has stopped for new hards.

 

[Scam]

Norris stuffed his best chance of the season so far there.

How much did his mate Max slip him to get in the way of everyone behind? (I’m joking guys, get over yourselves..)

Good job Verstappen left him the space though. Much as he enforced with Russell the other day. Oh wait.

I was just saying to my girlfriend how come it’s ok for Max to do that every time. He left zero space on the circuit at all, very reminiscent of his ‘21 moves against Hamilton.. basically forcing the other driver to pull out of it or crash

 

[UTmaniac]

Softs aren't lasting, those hunting for second need to think about pitting for hards. Or like Hulk, switching to mediums for a bit more pace over durability.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

DRS - The show

 

[Trusty]

So annoying seeing Norris in 20. 3rd to 20th. Dumb!

 

[Flibster]

Leclerc in P10. Watch Ferrari pit him for used soft tyres....

 

[Flibster]

Perez pit radio - Still Plan A. Plan A

 

[Flibster]

I was close... Sainz gets a set of medium tyres.

 

[Flibster]

Sainz pit radio - Box Carlos Box. Box for medium.

Sainz - Why?

 

[Scam]

DRS - The show

I noticed a marked difference in how Russell and Hamilton’s overtakes went down in comparison to, say, Perez’s. Just saying’

Mercedes are definitely looking tasty here. Let’s see how the strategy goes.

 

[Flibster]

Holy hell... I almost nailed it..

Pitted Leclerc from P9 onto a set of new soft tyres....

 

[UTmaniac]

Leclerc in on hards on lap 15? wth?

Shirley Leclerc should have been on those hards to ~lap 30.

 

[Flibster]

So for Ferrari, the hard tyre is lasting as long as the soft tyre.
Good good.

 

[Mr Jack]

This is going to be tactically pretty interesting... Apart from P1.

 

[imtoooldforthis]

To be fair this has had more action than most Spanish GPs

 

[Personality+]

Is the rain going to hit the track, or just hover a few km away until the race ends.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

So for Ferrari, the hard tyre is lasting as long as the soft tyre.
Good good.

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