Poll: Turkish Grand Prix 2021, Istanbul - Race 16

[Flibster]

Vettel pit radio - Just overall info, the biggest temperatures we've got is the exit of 8, so we think a but more management especially for the exit of 8. That might be through and exit.

 

[Flibster]

1:32.981 for Leclerc now.

Getting closer to slicks, slowly...

 

[Flibster]

Man, Verstappens radio is dreadful today. So much static.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

This is the dullest damp race I remember (although if I had seen a duller one, I would likely have put it out of mind).
If it wasn't for Sainz and Hamilton then nothing decent would have happened.

As an Alonso fan I was pretty gutted at the start, but then he went and punted Schumacher off and lost the desire to be fast.

 

[Flibster]

Sainz radio - Looks like it's starting to rain a bit.

Pit - Pit for inters?

Sainz - Let's wait a bit.

 

[Kautya]

Some rain in turn 9.

 

[Flibster]

Hamilton radio - Grip starting to drop a bit. Still no dry line, exit of 8 only.

 

[turbot1984]

Hope it pours down, this race is super dull ...

 

[Kenai]

Mazepin really is garbage

 

[Flibster]

Norris radio - Yeah, I feel I would just grain a new inter now. I feel like it would be very difficult to get it to the slick phase.

Bottas radio - Still the rain from turn 6 to turn 12

Verstappen radio - Suffering a lot with the rear now too.

 

[Flibster]

Bottas radio - Now I can see a dry line in places, but only a few places. Turn 8, turn 9, braking into turn 12.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Such a shame. Not enough to give us entertainment, and too much to give us entertainment.

 

[Flibster]

Sainz radio - It's raining more now.

Pit - Understood. We think conditions will stay like this for the rest of the race.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Some excitement.

 

[Flibster]

Perez finally realising he can race in a Red Bull!

Now, if Bottas can work it out for Mercedes...

 

[Kenai]

Perez doing for Max what Bottas so often fails to do for Lewis

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen radio - Really struggling in the last sector.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Great pitstop by RB there.

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen triggers a line of stops.

Mazepin pit radio - So, what do you think of the tyres?

Mazepin - Ok, so, I don't really know. They're ****, but I can keep going.

Pit - Ok, understood.

Vettel on medium slick tyres? Brave or stupid?

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

For me, I can't see how driver of the day could be anyone other than Hamilton or Sainz so far today.

Bit of slicks for Vettel. I don't think that will go well...

Edit: It definitely didn't.