Formula 1 2018 - Round 15 – Singapore

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It was at this very stage last year Vettel’s championship hopes imploded, and the coffin nailed shut in Japan.

Rossi IRL

I'd like to see this championship settled on the track and not by drivers wrecking others drivers.

If I was Hamilton I'd be very worried about Verstappen starting beside me.

kopite386

Hopefully Max does what he did last year and takes somebody out first corner. Just hopefully this time it's Lewis and not Seb.

flazio

I'm calling the result, 1 Verstappen, 2 Hamilton, 3 Vettel

AMKC

Vettel to win, Kimi second and Bottas or Riccardo in 3rd

2011

1 Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Bottas

Rossi IRL

Perez punted Ocon into the wall.

Cool_CM

SC, I'd imagine

CFlat

Great move by Vettel.

AMKC

Oh Safety car already one of the Force India's and Vettel is up to second go Vettel.

Ghost Train

Verstappen a bit unlucky the safety car wasn't called a bit earlier.

Ghost Train

Pity for force india

Faugheen

Ghost Train wrote: »

Verstappen a bit unlucky the safety car wasn't called a bit earlier.

Charlie absolutely waited for Vettel to get that move done.

Faugheen

Sergio Perez lying through his teeth I see.

Cool_CM

Eh, look at Sirotkin's front wing - Bit of wheel rim?

Dunno how that's not a penalty for Perez.
Lovely move by Vettel.
Gonna be a long ****ing race.:rolleyes:

Ghost Train

Deleted User wrote: »

Dunno how that's not a penalty for Perez.
Lovely move by Vettel.
Gonna be a long ****ing race.:rolleyes:

Between teammates sometimes they don't seemed to get involved as much... Would be double punishment

Jordan 199

Cool_CM wrote: »

Eh, look at Sirotkin's front wing - Bit of wheel rim?

Or maybe an ear-ring from an 80's hair metal band

Rossi IRL

Faugheen wrote: »

Charlie absolutely waited for Vettel to get that move done.

Same happened in Spa

Cool_CM

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Or maybe an ear-ring from an 80's hair metal band

Vlad wouldn't like that :-)

CFlat

Max close enough now to make a lunge at Vettel in DRS range.

Ghost Train

Seem to be pacing themselves.

AMKC

This could end up being a very boring race if nothing else happens. Hopefully something happens around pit stop time.

ScrubsfanChris

Looks like zero action until the pit stops

Rossi IRL

Did we just see rain drops?

Ghost Train

Hamilton pushing a bit so maybe rain a possibility

Cool_CM

"Ok Seb, when I say the tyres are still good..."

:pac:

CFlat

Ghost Train wrote: »

Hamilton pushing a bit so maybe rain a possibility

We'd never be that lucky:pac:

ScrubsfanChris

Hamilton now showing how fast he can really go, Vettels been caught cold

Cool_CM

Seb in the pits

Jordan 199

Cool_CM wrote: »

"Ok Seb, when I say the tyres are still good..."

:pac:

Yes Homer Thompson.

Rossi IRL

Mercedes putting on the harder tyres.

skipper_G

Hamilton on the soft tyre though, are they going to try for a 1 stop?

2011

Lewis will maintain the lead

BikeRacer

That was beautiful from Merc

2011

Now Hamilton does not have to stop again and Vettel does

Real amateur hour stuff strategy-wise from Ferrari.

Cool_CM

That could be the race for Mercedes unless there's another SC

skipper_G

skipper_G wrote: »

Hamilton on the soft tyre though, are they going to try for a 1 stop?

Aye. Easy one stop. I've given up on worrying about strategy.

How are Kimi and Verstappen on their tyres? Could come into it later.

Rossi IRL

Vettel will catch Hamilton soon

Will be an interesting battle

Faugheen

Ferrari are gambling because they did no soft-tyre running this weekend, similar to Monza.

It could work out for them but how could you not do any running on the softs?

AMKC

Have Ferrari made a balls of it with there tyre strategy? Great strategy there by Red Bull with Max

Cool_CM

Max on softs too, Ferrari might have seriously dropped the ball here

ScrubsfanChris

Ferrari #1 on pit stop strategies............. said no one

Rossi IRL

Surely Ferrari have to use Kimi now to stay out and slow all down

AMKC

AMKC wrote: »

Have Ferrari made a balls of it with there tyre strategy? Great strategy there by Red Bull with Max

They always do.

Was the lap behind Perez all that cost Vettel there? How did 3 laps on new softer tyres and an existing lead not give him a decent lead?

AMKC

The only way I see Vettel winning this now is if there is another safety car and they get ahead somehow. Not Ferrari's day.

Burkie1203

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Surely Ferrari have to use Kimi now to stay out and slow all down

They will probably box him just as Lewis comes up behind him

Inquitus

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Surely Ferrari have to use Kimi now to stay out and slow all down

Would make complete shíte of his own race mind, and cost them Constructors points.

Vettel is losing massive amounts of time, something has to be wrong. He's dropped 3 seconds behind Verstappen.