Poll: Spanish Grand Prix 2021, Catalunya - Race 4/23

[CaptainRAVE]

Mercedes seem to know better than us. What do I know. I can’t work it out. It was an easy 1st position.

 

[Flibster]

1:21.276 for Hamilton

 

[KiNgPiN83]

They seem pretty sure about it? So they either know something or it’s an amazing poker face at covering up a mistake...

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Erm, ok, 1.4s up. The merc does love the mediums. If they do win this it’ll be a huge blow for max. Makes it more fun for us I guess.

edit: 1.5s last lap. That’s some pace. Easily passed with drs.

 

[Flibster]

Sainz radio - Uh, I don't think I can go to the end on this tyre

Pit - Understood

 

[Psycho Ned]

Erm, ok, 1.4s up. The merc does love the mediums. If they do win this it’ll be a huge blow for max.

Yeah that would be the main benefit to winning from here, psychologically it would be a hammer blow. You got ahead at the start, did the strategy you wanted, we let you have track position back and still beat you.

 

[Flibster]

Mazepin radio - Getting worse with the rears. If I push more it's getting bad.

 

[Kenai]

Interested to see if he keeps taking chunks out of him once he reaches the 'dirty air'

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Interested to see if he keeps taking chunks out of him once he reaches the 'dirty air'

Either way he’s going to push max and his tyres. Long way to go.

 

[Kenai]

Yeah that would be the main benefit to winning from here, psychologically it would be a hammer blow. You got ahead at the start, did the strategy you wanted, we let you have track position back and still beat you.

That's serious confidence from Merc and Lewis if that's even remotely planned

 

[Flibster]

0.6s faster for Hamilton on that lap.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Now in dirty air.

 

[Flibster]

Lap 34 in dirty air - Hamilton 0.15 faster in S1, equal in S2, 0.1 slower in S3

So, about even now.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Just needs some drs detection.

 

[Kenai]

Dropping back out of DRS just at the detection zone, might need to wait for a mistake from Max in the last sector to manage an easy DRS pass

 

[Flibster]

Gasly radio - Ok, So on that lap the last chicane balance is a mess

Pit - Full toggle. Full toggle.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I guess it depends whether Max’s tyres drop off in the final few laps.

 

[Kenai]

Looks like a DRS pass needs the chasing driver to be within about 0.5s as they exit the last turn

 

[cu3ed]

THats looking like Ham figuring out how much he can do to get close and pulling back alittle now to conserve alittle.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Looks like a DRS pass needs the chasing driver to be within about 0.5s as they exit the last turn

It’ll take a mistake from max or a serious drop off.

 

[Locky]

This race is over. Congrats Max..