F1 2021 Round 4 : Spanish Grand Prix

Itssoeasy

1.5 seconds lead from max already.

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Don't know how they did not come together there at turn 1.

Irishjg

What a start from Max. Bottas backed off to avoid Lewis on turn one and Charles slipped through. Nice move.

Harika

Now snooze mode, no overtaking expected.
If Tsunoda cannot pass the Haas, don't expect more from the field.

Hamilton squirrely out of turn 2, maybe Bottas can take advanta--- never mind.

Itssoeasy

“We don’t care who wins.” Good one Crofty.

Irishjg

Ham picking up the pace now.

Harika

Harika wrote: »

Now snooze mode, no overtaking expected.
If Tsunoda cannot pass the Haas, don't expect more from the field.

Still fancy Hamilton, looks like he has a bit of pace in hand again. No need to shred tyres this early.

Irishjg

I’d imagine ham will sit on Max’s tail until the pit spots and try the undercut possibly

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Looks like a safety car due

Itssoeasy

Yuki Tsunado stops his car on the outside of turn 10. Safety car to bunch them back up again.

Itssoeasy

Alfa Romeo tyre snafu.

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Not the first time we have seen a team go to put the wrong drivers tyres on,

What a mess.

Edit: A puncture it was.

Itssoeasy

Ah a puncture.

Irishjg

If Perez takes Danny Ric after the safety car Bottas is going to start to feel the heat at some stage.

McFly85

Shocker of a weekend from Tsunoda.

Cool_CM

Jaysus, bad luck for Alfa Romeo

Busi_Girl08

Ah jaysus. Mess of a pit stop

Ah a puncture. Unlucky for alpha but good spot by the engineer.

Faugheen

That Alfa mechanic has done really well to spot that puncture.

Irishjg

McFly85 wrote: »

Shocker of a weekend from Tsunoda.

And he dissed the car and team too. Made himself look like a right tool.

Irishjg

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Luigi, we a needa a new fronta lefta tyre.

No no you cannot have a de tyre.

Get rid of the top 2 teams and F1 would be incredibly entertaining. :pac:

What was the need for the full safety car there?

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This will be close for DRS between Max and Lewis

Busi_Girl08

Nice restart by max there. Gap is slowly stretching out between him and lewis.

Guessing drs will change things quickly once its enabled

Cool_CM

Deleted User wrote: »

Get rid of the top 2 teams and F1 would be incredibly entertaining. :pac:

What was the need for the full safety car there?

Tsunoda stopped on track and there was no safe way to recover the car because of where it was

Itssoeasy

Faugheen wrote: »

That Alfa mechanic has done really well to spot that puncture.

Yeah you can’t learn that in a book as they say.

Cool_CM

Cool_CM wrote: »

Tsunoda stopped on track and there was no safe way to recover the car because of where it was

Virtual safety car wouldn't do the job?
At least they didn't do the traditional extra lap or two dicking about when it was over though.

eviltimeban

Sorry to be OT, but my Sky F1 HD channel isn't available anymore! I had the Sky F1 HD package, and have the right box, Sky Go etc.

I can only watch the race on the regular Sky F1 channel, and the quality of the picture is terrible.

Anyone with the same issue?

Itssoeasy

That right rear tyre of Hamilton looked like it’s seen better days.

Tzardine

eviltimeban wrote: »

Sorry to be OT, but my Sky F1 HD channel isn't available anymore! I had the Sky F1 HD package, and have the right box, Sky Go etc.

I can only watch the race on the regular Sky F1 channel, and the quality of the picture is terrible.

Anyone with the same issue?

Working fine for me.

Blistered right-rear but Hamilton can pretty much stay within a second of Verstappen.
Then ya see Bottas who can't get near a second of Leclerc who's a good second a lap slower. The Merc is fine in traffic Martin.

Cool_CM

Deleted User wrote: »

Virtual safety car wouldn't do the job?
At least they didn't do the traditional extra lap or two dicking about when it was over though.

Not this time, it was on the outside kerb with a gravel trap on the other side and looked a bit awkward to get marshalls to. They got it done and dusted pretty quickly though

eviltimeban

Tzardine wrote: »

Working fine for me.

Do you have the Sport package? I've just checked and I have "Legacy F1 Entitlement". So I mustn't have HD anymore.

Am watching the race on my laptop now, the picture quality is way better.

Tzardine

eviltimeban wrote: »

Do you have the Sport package? I've just checked and I have "Legacy F1 Entitlement". So I mustn't have HD anymore.

Am watching the race on my laptop now, the picture quality is way better.

No I do not have the sports package. I am also on the Legacy F1 Entitlement.

Itssoeasy

Gremlins between sky race control and the commentary box.

Itssoeasy

Max pits.

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4.2 is bad for Redbull, looks like Hamilton will come out ahead now

Undercut should still be enough to cover that slow pit stop.

Verstappen seemed to go off the cliff tbh.

eviltimeban

Tzardine wrote: »

No I do not have the sports package. I am also on the Legacy F1 Entitlement.

And you have HD?

Anyway I just read the thread about it here that was posted a few months ago. Seems like Sky have changed their packages and I've lost HD. Never had any contact from them about.

Anyway back to the race.

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Mazepin affecting the racing there again it seems.

Itssoeasy

Oh that’s good to hear the teams talking to race control.

Idiocy from Merc to leave Hamilton out longer.

Faugheen

How does Mazepin have a super licence?

Cool_CM

Is that the first time we've heard radio going directly to Race Control?

Verstappen using up his tyres unnecessarily as well. Lots of clowning around out there today.

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Cool_CM wrote: »

Is that the first time we've heard radio going directly to Race Control?

I think so, even Brundle seemed surprised.

Itssoeasy

Cool_CM wrote: »

Is that the first time we've heard radio going directly to Race Control?

First time I’ve heard it anyway. It’s a good thing though and toto was right because mazepin is causing problems all over the gaff.

artanevilla

Its making for a mildly interesting race at least.

Faugheen

Mercedes taking a risk by playing the long game. Probably waiting for Perez to pit.

Literally as I type that then Perez pits.

Hamilton to go handy but pass Verstappen around lap 60.