Poll: Russian Grand Prix 2021, Sochi - Race 15

[cuke2u]

Where is his child's toy he usually has? I guess the slicks on it is too risky..

 

[chrismscotland]

Looks like we should be ok for qualifying

 

[englishpremier]

It’s pretty torrential to be fair, no amount of racing in any series would be out there.

Well, maybe kayaking

The weather today is crazy, there's no way any kind of normal race car could run on it. We've seen plenty of practice sessions cancelled in previous seasons too, it's just the farce at Spa that has really concentrated people's minds on this.

Indeed, it’s not just a bit of rain, it’s a pretty decent storm. No cars would be out there at any kind of speed.

Yeah I don't care what cars or tyres you've got, you're not racing in this or anytime soon after.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1441716729441181701

I don't think anyone is saying they should be racing on a flooded track or when it's proper torrential. More that they should have a proper plan in place rather than a wait and see. And that these days there isn't any racing until the track is ready for intermediates. Which is more than overly cautious. They should also choose tracks more carefully.

 

[Feek]

Is Brundle there this weekend or is it another race he’s missing?

 

[bayo000]

What's RB strategy gonna be in quali? Use it as FP3 letting Max get some laps in, play it safe and not bother or go for it regardless?

 

[el_dazza]

The track looks slippery as hell. A lot of spray too.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Gonna be a bit of a lottery this depending on if the track gets drier and drier you want to be out right at the end or it starts raining again and you need a laptime now!

 

[Mr Jack]

Looks like RB are simply not going to risk Max getting in an incident.

 

[steve45]

Good to see this actually go ahead as planned.
That said Qualy will likely be the highlight of the weekend. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not a fan of this track at all though.

 

[Mr Jack]

Latifi a full second faster than George!?

 

[steve45]

Marzipan 7.7sec back in Q1... I dont care how much money he's bringing, he shouldnt be in F1.

I reckon theres a chance we'll see slicks before the end of this session, gonna be tricky though with such cold conditions.

 

[Mr Jack]

Looks like they'll be handing out penalties for blocking like candy after this one.

 

[el_dazza]

Russell rolling the dice!

 

[Mr Jack]

Russell gambling on slicks, aborting a lap on inters that would have given him 7th, I reckon.

 

[el_dazza]

Hamilton's hit the wall of the pit entrance!

 

[Psycho Ned]

Lewis having a whoopsie in the pitlane!

 

[Stumble Bum]

Not having the best time so far, Hamilton knocked over his mechanic yesterday, and also hit the pitlane wall.

 

[el_dazza]

He'll get away with it, always does

 

[el_dazza]

Slicks don't seem the right tyre atm.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Hamilton will be ok cos none of them will go quicker.

Edit: or maybe not!