Poll: Official 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread - Shanghai International Circuit - Race 5/24

[Flibster]

FIA Stewards - Turn 6 incident involving Stroll and Hulkenberg under investigation - Forcing another driver off the track

FIA Stewards - Turn 14 incident involving Albon and Gasly under investigation - Forcing another driver off the track

 

[Flibster]

FIA Stewards - Turn 6 incident involving Stroll and Hulkenberg - No further action - Forcing another driver off the track

FIA Stewards - Turn 14 incident involving Albon and Gasly - No further action - Forcing another driver off the track

Race control - Sargent time 1:44.213 deleted - track limits turn 6 lap 8

 

[Flibster]

Russell radio - Really struggling rear left

 

[Flibster]

Albon pit radio - It's no problem Alex, you can go get them

Albon - Yeah, with my tyres destroyed. Yeah.

 

[Flibster]

Hamilton pit radio - Yeah, we're just trying to balance the deg Lewis. Deg is high. Gap to Ocon is 2.3

 

[Mad_Jay]

Come on Logan, do your job. Could use an SC to allow everyone ahead of the pitted Red Bulls to get a cheeky free stop.

 

[chrismscotland]

Come on Logan, do your job. Could use an SC to allow everyone ahead of the pitted Red Bulls to get a cheeky free stop.

We need Latifi back

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Incident involving Gasly noted - Unsafe condition

FIA Stewards - Incident involving Gasly will be investigated after the race - Unsafe condition

 

[Flibster]

Well, that was no Raikkonen stop, but that mechanic will certainly be a little battered from that one.

 

[chrismscotland]

Hamilton doing a lot of moaning again; although I probably would if I couldn't catch an Alpine too.

 

[Mr Jack]

Not Gasly's fault at all that. Hope the mechanic is okay.

 

[utajoker]

Plan D!

We are checking

 

[spook2575]

ferarri gone from plan a to b to d

 

[Flibster]

Leclerc pit radio - What do you think about Plan D?

Leclerc - If you are happy with this pace, yes.

YAY! Sainz on B, Leclerc on D..

 

[WorTortle]

If it wasn't for kids I'd be away back to bed, season is so stale already

 

[Flibster]

Hamilton radio - I've got no grip mate, I don't know what's wrong.

Pit - Yeah looks like rear tyre temps are just through the roof, so lift and coast will help

 

[Mesai]

"Lando just let Max by" comments incoming.

 

[Flibster]

VSC deployed

 

[chrismscotland]

"Lando just let Max by" comments incoming.

Which is nuts - 2 second faster a lap (Max over Lando) - no point fighting it

 

[spook2575]

Vsc helps leclerc