Poll: Official 2024 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread - Autodromo Nazionale Monza - Race 16/24

[Flibster]

Magnussen currently on 10 penalty points. If he gets 2 for that collision, he will get a race ban.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Do we think Verstappen is going to bung on a set of softs with 5 laps to go and go Full Max?

 

[Trusty]

So if Mclaren are 1/2 on lap 51. Do Mclaren give the team orders to swap drivers?

 

[chrismscotland]

Are Mclaren currently top in constructors as it stands?

1 point lead for McLaren as it stands

 

[jonneymendoza]

Do we think Verstappen is going to bung on a set of softs with 5 laps to go and go Full Max?

Yea or hoping for a safety car

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

So if Mclaren are 1/2 on lap 51. Do Mclaren give the team orders to swap drivers?

Why would they?

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Gasly time 1:27.191 deleted - track limits turn 4 lap 27

 

[Trusty]

Why would they?

Because Piastri has no chance of winning the drivers?

 

[Mesai]

So if Mclaren are 1/2 on lap 51. Do Mclaren give the team orders to swap drivers?

Hopefully not. Piastri earned the win - Norris hasn't overtaken anyone so the only way Norris wins is if the team creates it.

 

[Flibster]

Piastri and Norris trading fastest laps. Leclerc only fractions slower as well.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Because Piastri has no chance of winning the drivers?

To win the constructors (which they want), you need 2 drivers on top form. See Red Bull this year as an example.
Start messing around with team orders, and maybe they could sneak the WDC, but they could lose a solid part of the team (Piastri’s confidence).

Edit: Norris fishing for them to pit him early.

 

[muon]

Hopefully not. Piastri earned the win - Norris hasn't overtaken anyone so the only way Norris wins is if the team creates it.

Lost the 2007 WDC with that principle.

 

[Trusty]

To win the constructors (which they want), you need 2 drivers on top form. See Red Bull this year as an example.
Start messing around with team orders, and maybe they could sneak the WDC, but they could lose a solid part of the team (Piastri’s confidence).

Why would Piastri lose confidence though? They get the same number of points in the constructors but lose in the drivers.

 

[Flibster]

Magnussen pit radio - Kev we've got a problem with the brake balance adjuster. So you need to go to driver default bravo 57 on.

 

[Mr Jack]

Colapinto is doing a decent job for his first race with minimal preparation.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Norris time 1:24.940 deleted - track limits turn 4 lap 31

Race control - Russell time 1:25.331 deleted - track limits turn 2 lap 31

 

[muon]

Moot now anyway with that mistake.

 

[Flibster]

Not a great stop for Norris, plus they've given him the undercut again.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Norris making the mistake, to get the undercut.

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen pit radio - We've had to disable some PU performance which is why you may have noticed the clips increase, hopefully we'll get that back for you late.

So Verstappen down on power right now.