Poll: United States Grand Prix 2021, Austin - Race 17

[Flibster]

It wasnt +2.7s to begin with.

It's the vagaries of the VSC timing.

 

[muon]

Perez lost 2s though. How did that happen.

 

[Flibster]

New hards for Verstappen 26 laps to go.

 

[Mr Jack]

Yup. Gap was 3.4s before the VSC and was 3.3 after.

No, it wasn't: it was 2.8s before and 3.6s after. Max was at the end of the straight, Lewis lost time all the way down the straight.

 

[utajoker]

Merc need to gap perez. Can't afford to get stuck behind him

 

[Kenai]

Well no undercut for Lewis on the second stop, going long, 6 laps longer than planned.

Hmmmmmmmm

Not sure about that one

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Well no undercut for Lewis on the second stop, going long, 6 laps longer than planned.

Hmmmmmmmm

Not sure about that one

Thinking fresh tire, faster on the straight, max a sitting duck towards the end.

 

[fez]

Are Mercedes just bad at strategy from years of having to have about as much strategy as "turn up".

 

[utajoker]

Need super hammertime now

 

[muon]

What tyre is Verstappen on?

He was struggling on Hards. Hamilton might come back at him.

 

[utajoker]

Are Mercedes just bad at strategy from years of having to have about as much strategy as "turn up".

No point copying. Red bull faster car. Need to try something different.

 

[Kenai]

Thinking fresh tire, faster on the straight, max a sitting duck towards the end.

Going to depend just how far back he'll have to chase him down from

 

[steve45]

Are they planning on a short stint on softs to the end?

 

[fez]

No point copying. Red bull faster car. Need to try something different.

I mean in a general sense. They have made quite a few bad decisions this season. Perhaps its no more than normal but usually they can make as many mistakes as they want and it doesn't really matter.

 

[Flibster]

What tyre is Verstappen on?

He was struggling on Hards. Hamilton might come back at him.

Another new set of hard tyres.

 

[Kautya]

Merc atleast seem to have cleared the threat of Perez.

 

[Junglist]

They're tyres would melt if they tried to go softs at the end and he's already losing time to Max

 

[Flibster]

Mazepin lap time deleted - track limits turn 19

 

[UTmaniac]

Are they planning on a short stint on softs to the end?

That would mean staying out until around lap 42 and even then, those softs could be dead at the race end.

 

[muon]

Another new set of hard tyres.

Pit Hamilton now then imo and put on hard tyres. Hamilton was closing. He will do the same this time around, but not if he drops way behind.

 

[steve45]

They're tyres would melt if they tried to go softs at the end and he's already losing time to Max

Yeah never mind i'm just being thick, for some reason I thought there was a lot less laps left than there is.