F1 2021 :Round 2 Imola

namloc1980

Mazespin again

cj maxx

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Lewis is obviously an all time great but I’m not a fan of him as a person given his comment in the survive to drive episode covering Roman grosjeans crash last season.

What did he say ?

TheDoctor

Mazespin!!!!

namloc1980

Nightmare race for Vettel.

TheDoctor

A second “two secs Ted”

Adamocovic

namloc1980 wrote: »

Nightmare race for Vettel.

He actually drove quite well. Just issue upon issue.

Inquitus

Mazespin is soo reliable!

antodeco

[Deleted User] wrote: »

And once (more like the the tenth time) again we see that the Mercedes is perfectly fine in traffic. It's Bottas who is crap in traffic.

DRS did massively help in fairness

This is it

McLaren and Ferrari happy enough with that I'd say

2011

Best race in a long time. A well deserved win for Max.
Now that the playing field has been leveled (well to some extent) F1 can be interesting again. Hamilton blessed with luck again (in terms of unlapping himself).

Max’s start in 2nd gear was inspired.

Adamocovic

Good result for Lando

Jordan 199

Kimi scores

Itssoeasy

cj maxx wrote: »

What did he say ?

He said “I felt vulnerable” when Roman crashed and his car burst into flames. Sergio Perez said it showed how much risk they as drivers take. Basically Lewis thought about himself and not his colleague who’d was in serious danger. It’s permanently soured him for me.

Busi_Girl08

Ham got the fastest lap

Itssoeasy

Good stuff max.

Longing

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Kimi scores

Until he gets the penalty for investigation after the race

ctrl-alt-delete

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Kimi scores

Although he is under investigation.

Itssoeasy

Inquitus wrote: »

Mazespin is soo reliable!

He’s consistent alright.

recyclebin

Another poor weekend for Bottas and Perez. Makes it more interesting when you don't have a rear gunner at the front.

Ferrari look to be faster than McLaren in qualifying but Mclaren much better in race and strategy.

Will be a good battle for 1st and 2nd between Mercedes and Red Bull, then another one between McLaren and Ferrari. Hopefully Ricciardo and Sainz settle into their new teams soon as they look a bit off their team mates pace.

JeffKenna

Are you allowed reverse onto the track?

Well done Max!

Explain to me why Hamilton should have been a lap down. I put some washing out and another load on during the red flag.

weekaizer

Itssoeasy wrote: »

He said “I felt vulnerable” when Roman crashed and his car burst into flames. Sergio Perez said it showed how much risk they as drivers take. Basically Lewis thought about himself and not his colleague who’d was in serious danger. It’s permanently soured him for me.

He makes everything about himself... same when niki Lauda passed, ‘I felt nikis spirit was with me in the car’. Countless other examples also.

Inquitus

recyclebin wrote: »

Will be a good battle for 1st and 2nd between Mercedes and Red Bull, then another one between McLaren and Ferrari. Hopefully Ricciardo and Sainz settle into their new teams soon as they look a bit off their team mates pace.

Riccardo seems to be settling in bit better than Saintz so far, so perhaps advantage McLaren for now. Lando really seems to be stepping up and was soo close to putting the car on the 2nd row, just outside the track limits on his final qually lap.

flazio

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Well done Max!

Explain to me why Hamilton should have been a lap down. I put some washing out and another load on during the red flag.

Had there been no red flag Hamilton would have stayed a lap down or at worst unlapped himself behind the safety car with a big gap to the leaders. Under this new system he unlapped himself and got to within 6 grid spaces to the podium.

Santan

JeffKenna wrote: »

Are you allowed reverse onto the track?

That was my first thought as well, I'm sure there was something about that a few years ago, but I'm also thinking that it might be that your not allowed any reverse movement in the pits

Hijpo

Its aggravating that Hamilton can put the car off the track, get lapped then benefit from a red flag and finish second above drivers who didnt put the car off the track.

I suppose it's just more annoying because he seems to benefit more often than anyone else with these things.

recyclebin

You can't reverse in the pits but you can reverse onto track if its safe to do.

Itssoeasy

Well if nothing else it seems we will have something of a competitive season for a good bit of the season which is always good and not a Mercedes coronation. As an F1 fan it’s all I’m concerned about really.

recyclebin

Hijpo wrote: »

Its aggravating that Hamilton can put the car off the track, get lapped then benefit from a red flag and finish second above drivers who didnt put the car off the track.

I suppose it's just more annoying because he seems to benefit more often than anyone else with these things.

It's the same for everyone when their is a safety car or red flag. It's just the luck of the draw.

Where to next? I hope we don’t have to wait another 3 weeks!