Poll: Qatar Grand Prix 2021, Lusail - Race 20

[CSMonkeh]

Oh dear Pirelli how many punctures?

Also Red Bull really, really lost any respect after their comments.

Kudos to Alonso - first podium in 7 years!
Roll on Saudi Arabia!

 

[the wopster]

Oh dear Pirelli how many punctures?

Think it was more to do with teams going to long on the tyres and going over the sharp curbs too much

 

[TrueCrazyLion]

The tyres started going down like Whoopee cushions in the final laps.
Quite reminiscent of Silverstone 2020.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Think it was more to do with teams going to long on the tyres and going over the sharp curbs too much

A shame that Pirelli can’t factor a few curbs into their designs.

 

[the wopster]

A shame that Pirelli can’t factor a few curbs into their designs.

Hadn’t all those that had tyre failures gone past the 30 laps Pirelli said they could do?

 

[mrgubby]

He made the comment ten minutes after the penalty was announced. I mentioned it in this thread at 12:40 but nobody noticed

I know . I'm questioning how it was "heat of the moment" when he'd been expecting it

 

[Locky]

Hadn’t all those that had tyre failures gone past the 30 laps Pirelli said they could do?

30 laps was the Performance life not actual tyre integrity life...

 

[Feek]

I know . I'm questioning how it was "heat of the moment" when he'd been expecting it

Ahh OK, I see what you mean.

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

A shame that Pirelli can’t factor a few curbs into their designs.

It's almost like they had never seen this track before, or the rather tasty kerbs it has, or the FIAs decision to allow the red and white kerbs to be the track limits here, not the white lines..

I guess its more fun to just moan about pirrelli being rubbish though

 

[413x]

As a big alonso supporter and Renault (through the iterations) I'm very happy with that.

Alonso is still an amazing driver. But I was super anxious about those last laps.

Good result for the WDC too.

Crazy they pit perez. What were they thinking?
I know what they were thinking, but seems. Extremely risk adverse to do that

 

[DeliciousStorage]

Only thing I really disliked is Red Bull ordering Gasly to let Max past, it probably didn't affect the result but it seems like an unfair advantage to effectively be running 4 cars and very unsporting. Max was on the radio saying he was stuck, Gasly is told Max isn't their race and immediately he just happens to make a mistake in the corner and then forgets to open his DRS until Max was ahead. Couldn't have made it any more obvious.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Hamilton’s got this in the bag.

Those discounting Hamilton a few races back saying it was over already… lol.

 

[bayo000]

Anyone else noticed a Merc mechanic standing as far out as he could rather than pull the cables out of the way as it's customary when Max was coming in? Then RB mechanic returned the favour when Lewis was leaving his pit stop.

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Anyone else noticed a Merc mechanic standing as far out as he could rather than pull the cables out of the way as it's customary when Max was coming in? Then RB mechanic returned the favour when Lewis was leaving his pit stop.

Yes!! I also saw the RB mechanic doing that, missed the Merc one earlier though. I also thought it looked a little petty, but makes sense if they were just returning the sentiment

 

[Mr Jack]

Crazy they pit perez. What were they thinking?
I know what they were thinking, but seems. Extremely risk adverse to do that

At the time he pitted, most people were expecting pretty much all the drivers to 2 stop. And, without that VSC, I think he'd have taken Alonso.

Such is racing.

 

[bayo000]

Yes!! I also saw the RB mechanic doing that, missed the Merc one earlier though. I also thought it looked a little petty, but makes sense if they were just returning the sentiment

Yeah, not a fan of this.

 

[jonneymendoza]

Yeah, not a fan of this.

Pretty sure RB are the cause of this due to there bitterness and what appears to be FIA favouring them.

Also, i see pretty much all mechanics do this, be in mclaren, Ferrari etc

 

[muon]

The 'rogue marshall' was apparently correct in waving double yellows. If a car is effectively stopped on the circuit on track then it is double wave yellows. Gasly wasn't just driving off the racing line.

 

[GR63]

@Shimmy I'd love to see an analysis of the forum votes at season end, maybe some sort of graphic rep of them, if you fancy?

 

[GR63]

Only thing I really disliked is Red Bull ordering Gasly to let Max past, it probably didn't affect the result but it seems like an unfair advantage to effectively be running 4 cars and very unsporting. Max was on the radio saying he was stuck, Gasly is told Max isn't their race and immediately he just happens to make a mistake in the corner and then forgets to open his DRS until Max was ahead. Couldn't have made it any more obvious.

Only just noticed it? Been going on for years.. Football has ownership rules to prevent this...