Poll: Sakhir Grand Prix 2020, Sakhir - Race 16/17

[CaptainRAVE]

Haha, the make believe tyre performance chart makes an appearance. I heard that Rob Smedly was involved in these sort of data graphics. I wonder what he was thinking.

And as ever Crofty eats it up. Thank goodness for brundle who then speaks some sense.

 

[Danthus]

Bottas closing the gap.

 

[Flibster]

Sainz radio - The deployment keeps changing, and I'm losing the radio

 

[turbot1984]

So who else on the podium? I'm going Perez.

 

[Flibster]

Russell radio - Fronts have started to deg slightly. Rears overheating

 

[Quartz]

Boring race so far if the radio commentary is any indicator.

 

[Danthus]

Don't cry for me Max Verstappen

 

[Mr Jack]

Always appreciate your radio transcriptions, @Flibster

 

[badgeruk]

Always appreciate your radio transcriptions, @Flibster

Same.

 

[Mr Jack]

So who else on the podium? I'm going Perez.

Sainz, I think. Stroll is doing well too.

 

[Flibster]

Russell pit radio - And George, we're going to Keep extending while we have traffic in our pit window.

Russell - Yeah that's fine mate. No problem

Magnussen lap time deleted - track limits turn 8

 

[vanpeebles]

Alain Prost would make for a good Rod Hull tribute act these days.

 

[Flibster]

Russell pit radio - Ok George, it won't be long. So you can start pushing now.

 

[Nasher]

Russell pit radio - And George, we're going to Keep extending while we have traffic in our pit window.

Russell - Yeah that's fine mate. No problem

Makes a change from Hamilton complaining about every decision

 

[Flibster]

Sainz pit radio - Carlos, we are considering plan b. So stick at status 3. Status 3 is good.

Sainz - What was plan b, I can't remember?

 

[Danthus]

He remembered which box, job done.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Russell flying on these tyres. Fingers crossed for reliability.

 

[Flibster]

Russell does a 56.644 for the fastest lap

 

[Flibster]

Albon lap time deleted - track limits turn 8

 

[Danthus]

Haha, I love how he is learning what the settings are in realtime.

 

[Flibster]

Black and white flag shown for Albon - track limits

 

[CaptainRAVE]

How is bottas so slow? Did he try to do a Hamilton there and stay out? He just can’t strategise. I mean, Russell doesn’t even know where half these settings are. Get Russell in that car now. Why are Mercedes keeping bottas in there?