Poll: Official 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Race Thread - Baku City Circuit - Race 17/24

[Mr Jack]

Perez outqualifies Max for the first time this season. Piastri will fancy his chances for a win. Lewis continues to struggle in quali. Nicely done Leclerc.

 

[SpartaP]

Great lap by Charles.

Shame Norris wasn’t in the mix but an interesting grid for tomorrow.

 

[Flibster]

Now it's all up to McLaren and Ferrari pit strategists.

Oh dear....

McLaren's constant discussions and indecision vs the Ferrari magic 8 ball...

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Perez outqualifies Max for the first time this season. Piastri will fancy his chances for a win. Lewis continues to struggle in quali. Nicely done Leclerc.

Apparently Perez is the most successful driver on this track… 5 podiums including 2 wins.

 

[Dougsnake]

Apparently Perez is the most successful driver on this track… 5 podiums including 2 wins.

Sky said he was a specialist at this track....nearly spat my tea out laughing

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Apparently Perez is the most successful driver on this track… 5 podiums including 2 wins.

Alas for Sergio, those results featured him being sat in a dominant car.

 

[steve45]

Good result for Ferrari. Should be a good race tomorrow, especially with Norris coming through the field.

Yeah looking forward to it. I wrote this season off at the start. However, as this season develops Its the first time in a long time I've genuinely enjoyed F1. 3/4 teams all with real chance of winning. I'd like to see Leclerc convert this one to a win.

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Sky said he was a specialist at this track....nearly spat my tea out laughing

Should’ve stopped the sentence at specialist.. haha!

 

[Flibster]

Sky keep showing the wrong clips during Karun's analysis of the Norris yellow flag. Well done.

 

[mjt]

Lolando.

 

[chrismscotland]

Alas for Sergio, those results featured him being sat in a dominant car.

To be fair podium in 2018 in a Racing Point and Points in 2019 also in an RP

 

[Mr Jack]

Lolando.

Only partly. His final lap was ruined by an ill-timed yellow flag. Without that he would have been through. However, even with rapid track improvement, had he delivered on his earlier laps he wouldn't have been in the position to be put out by that yellow flag.

 

[cuke2u]

Only partly. His final lap was ruined by an ill-timed yellow flag. Without that he would have been through. However, even with rapid track improvement, had he delivered on his earlier laps he wouldn't have been in the position to be put out by that yellow flag.

Correct, Mclaren are adamant that the FIA didn't follow the correct rule for a slow moving car as a yellow flashed up on their board.
Not sure whether he could have improved his first lap though, everyone went out for a second as the track evolved really quickly...

 

[Mesai]

Only partly. His final lap was ruined by an ill-timed yellow flag. Without that he would have been through. However, even with rapid track improvement, had he delivered on his earlier laps he wouldn't have been in the position to be put out by that yellow flag.

Probably also depends on whether going over the curb was a mistake or a result of being distracted.

 

[MooMoo444]

I think Lando will fly through tomorrow. Baku's straight is obviously very long and that McLaren is a bullet in a line lately.

 

[Flibster]

Williams fined €5000 for Albon's unsafe release

 

[Flibster]

Gasly disqualified from Qualifying for exceeding the instantaneous fuel mass flow limit.

 

[Kautya]

Very interesting grid for tomorrow. Felt like some of the drivers were struggling to put a lap together.

 

[Flibster]

Russell gets a reprimand for not slowing for yellow flags.

 

[KiNgPiN83]

I think Lando will fly through tomorrow. Baku's straight is obviously very long and that McLaren is a bullet in a line lately.

Yeah you’ve got to expect him to be able to pass a car every/every other lap down the big straight. Well, until he gets to the faster stuff…