F1 2024 - Round 23 - Qatar - Lusail

Longing

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122910466#Comment_122910466

Just saw that. Incredible awareness of a marshal waving way off to the side of the track. Max had not even the benefit of the LED board where other drivers had.

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122910466#Comment_122910466

His race awareness is something else, Schumacher like having that much free capacity on top of driving the car.

Stella correctly says it’s the drivers responsibility to lift under yellow, then proceeds to say the rules should be flexible or changed just because they fell foul of it, make your mind up.

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122910466#Comment_122910466

That's the difference really. Situational awareness at very high speed. Lando said he never saw it.

Hijpo

NOt the first time we have heard Hamilton wanting to retire the car.

Like, that has to be the absolute pinnacle of juvenile tantrums. Whatever about drivers getting angry on the radio, thats just being a big baby because he isnt winning.

NinjaTruncs

I assume they couldn't retired without serving the drive through, if he retired after coming into the pit to serve it, without leaving the pit, would that be considered served? I assume not.

ShamoBuc

What a driver Max is.

Different gravy altogether.

Simply lovely.

Must be a record number of penalties.

Interesting race.

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122910547#Comment_122910547

Yeah. Same as Stroll, serve it now when it doesn't matter or serve it later when it might. No brainer.

Still, the petulance is something we're seeing a lot of from Hamilton this year. Ferrari might be regretting their choice.

Andrew76

Ocon getting replaced by Doohan for the last race (a deal between him and the team rather than getting dropped). Merc should do the same with Hamilton and Antonelli tbh.

PsychoPete

I'd say Toto can't wait to get rid of Hamilton

blackbox

Serious question - what could the engineers have done to the Red Bull to make it so much faster than for the sprint?

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122910647#Comment_122910647

If I remember after the sprint, Max (and Checo) were saying the car was sliding all over the place. So clearly an aerodynamic change of some sort. May have been multiple inputs to get the result.

Edit: Ted Kravitz said they lowered the car, changed the suspension setting and the front wing setting. So yeah, multiple inputs.

dulpit

Was watching the race earlier, it was boring and my lad wanted to go for spin, so stopped watching. Was going to just check results, so happy I didn't but watched it back. I had turned off about 2 laps before the mirror came off Albon's car.

Very entertaining race from then on.

The Race control is absolutely baffling though, it was so obvious they needed a vsc for 1 lap to let a marshal run out and grab it. Instead they ballsed up 2 driver's race and caused undue risk.

dulpit

Oh also, what's Lewis Hamilton playing at? Things are hard so I want to go home? Cop yourself on.

And for those who listen to the race podcast, we'll definitely be spending time in Valteri Bottas sympathy corner. I thought we'd finally get to be in whatever the opposite is, but 11th is so harsh. It does take him up to 22nd in the championship though, Logan Sargent is now last.

cj maxx

I didn’t watch the race , catch highlights later , but what happened between Max and George . I got it now

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122910766#Comment_122910766

Max said in the press conference that he'd never seen somebody try so hard to fcuk another driver over.

Longing

In Abu Dhabi very high chance that Lando could lose second place in the drivers' championship to LecLerc as Ferrari always go well there.

dulpit

George has always been a marmite character, this makes him look a lot worse...

https://twitter.com/wearetherace/status/1863317375178740168?t=1PfP4Ikicc6lKWGDioLWsg&s=19

PsychoPete

From Verstappens interview with Viaplay :

"I have a lot of respect for a lot of drivers, but after last night I completely lost that respect for him. I just thought it was ridiculous how he tried to force a penalty on me. And I was heavily pissed at him for that. He always does it very nicely here in front of the camera, but then when you’re inside with him in person, it’s just a different person. I can't stand that and it's actually better for him to **** off. I don't want to get involved in this.”

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122910626#Comment_122910626

And Ferrari are probably wondering what the hell they have done.

False start, lost places as a result of that, and then speeding in the pitlane. It might not be the best car or compliant with his style, but those are his mistakes, and his alone.

I get laced on the Autosport forum for saying he is past his best, clearly there are some rose tinted glasses over there because it’s clear to me that his best days are behind him. He was appalling today.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122911489#Comment_122911489

He will probably be a lot better next season. But it also wouldn't surprise me if he's well beaten by Leclerc next season. We'll have a better insight after the first few races.

flazio

A line I've started hearing is "great drivers don't forget how to drive". Last person that was said about was Daniel Riccardo.

wazzzledazzle

Great race and couldn't have worked out better, Max putting George in his place yet again, Ferrari gaining points, pretty fair analysis on sky and lovely to see Ant & Bernie putting that other clown (Naomi) in her place when she was whining about the severity of the penalties dished out.

Checo is finished, he'll never race again in F1 after next week. Lewis is a busted flush. Charles will have him on toast next season.

As races work out, that was pretty much perfect for me

Gamb!t

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122911000#Comment_122911000

I say Russell isnt the only one with the nice guy in front of the camera and a kn0b off it.

Saying that I'm glad Verstappen called him out on it.

PsychoPete

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122912644#Comment_122912644

There's no bullish!t with Verstappen, what you see is what you get. Russell has a bit of weasel vibe to him but I'd agree that is probably a couple of drivers different when the cameras are off

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122912738#Comment_122912738

I think somebody on 'The Race' comments referred to Russell as the typical school prefect. Perfect analogy. 😂

dulpit

This made me lol. I wouldn't be his biggest fan, but Yuki can be quite amusing.

https://twitter.com/formulalynne/status/1863335218926715186?t=IpAPzj48lFyLYu2fUwEtpg&s=19

PsychoPete

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122912757#Comment_122912757

The best one I've seen is he's the type of person to remind a teacher to give homework

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122912866#Comment_122912866

Hits nail on the head.

dulpit

1 thing I noticed and meant to ask about yesterday. At the start/intro of the race they showed the weekend attendance as "sold out". I'm pretty sure every other track shows how many people attended, so was this f1 hiding the fact that Qatar has low attendance because of low capacity?

FREDNISMO

Taught the Norris penalty was harsh (not a fan of Norris by the way) few extra points for Ferrari should potentially make the last race for the constructors interesting, if Max was in Norris position on the first lap I cant help thinking he would of made it stick and take the lead,delighted for Max true champ.