Poll: Turkish Grand Prix 2021, Istanbul - Race 16

[Flibster]

Right.. Yup. Stupid...

Verstappen pit radio - Vettel dry tyres. Really slow through turn 8. Apex turn 8

 

[booyaka]

Hamilton all the way to the end on the same tyres??

Would be a stunning effort

 

[Flibster]

Stroll pit radio - Slicks are bad. It's a new inter to the end.

Stroll - Copy

 

[Kautya]

Right.. Yup. Stupid...

Surprised he made it to the pits without contact anywhere.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I don't think I've ever wished for a dry race before...

There's a first for everything.

 

[Flibster]

Leclerc - Can I stay with this set until the end of the race?

 

[Kenai]

This sport must be so confusing for newcomers when you've got Crofty saying things like "will Hamilton go to the end on one set of slicks?"

No, no I don't think he will

 

[Flibster]

Surprised he made it to the pits without contact anywhere.

Shows he still has car control, and some luck.

 

[spook2575]

Hamilton all the way to the end on the same tyres??

Would be a stunning effort

And possibly leclerc

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

That radio message from Leclerc... That would be pretty amazing.

 

[Kenai]

Lewis probably thinking he's more likely to stay ahead of Perez on these tyres than pit and repass?

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I'm never the biggest Hamilton fan, but big respect to questioning the team calls there.
I just think there could be a huge drop off for him and Leclerc soon though.

 

[Stumble Bum]

I seriously hope drivers who don't even pit once are rewarded. This has been a bad race.

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen with a power steering issue? Steering wheel moving more and more left hand down.

 

[booyaka]

unless it goes to full drys - Lewis has to stay now

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Big laugh from that Ferrari radio message.
"If you can keep Bottas behind, P1".

Pretty sure he wanted the real answer, not the Dreamworld one.

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen radio - Will Lewis still need to pit or not?

Pit - I think he's trying to hang it out in case it gets to dry tyres.

 

[Kenai]

Some quite distinct mid lap differences showing now between new and old tyres.

Max to Lewis gap is swinging from 3.7 to 4.3

 

[Flibster]

Some quite distinct mid lap differences showing now between new and old tyres.

Max to Lewis gap is swinging from 3.7 to 4.3

Lots of traffic.

Sainz gets the fastest lap - 1:32.597

1:32.405 for Sainz now

Hamilton pit radio - Ok Lewis, if you can update us on the tyres.

Hamilton - I mean, I'm sliding around, but it's ok. So far.

Pit - Ok, copy

Late stop for Hamilton now.