F1 2020 - British Grand Prix

Thrashssacre · 02-08-2020 2:05pm

Dive bomb from max or norris at the first corner please.... Otherwise it'll be a long race.

Jordan 199 · 02-08-2020 2:06pm

Hopefully no reliability issues for the Renault team today.

dublinman1990 · 02-08-2020 2:07pm

I feel a lot of sympathy for Vettel in attempting to fix his own car during the FP3 & qualifying sessions from yesterday. It really feels like you are literally in the worst place you can be when dealing with that situation. If a F1 driver was seen to be doing that to his car; the fans of these drivers would probably be asking a lot of questions why it had to happen in the first place. The fans would initially be thinking "Hang on a second. Why would a F1 driver be given the authority to fix his own car in his team's garage? I thought all of the F1 mechanics would be regarded as the best of the best in the motorsport industry."

That sort of recognition of having the authority of fixing the car is definitely deserved for the RB mechanics after fixing Verstappen's car before the start of Hungary's F1 race last weekend. But not for the mechanics from Ferrari during this weekend? Something is pretty wrong there IMO.

Just on RP. I am actually gutted for Hulkenberg not having the opportunity to race today. He is doing a pit lane start according to F1's starting grid but I supposed to happen today. It is a headwrecker for his confidence for travelling over to the UK over the weekend.

naughto · 02-08-2020 2:10pm

Ads are shocking on c4

Faugheen · 02-08-2020 2:11pm

Hulkenberg’s entire career summed up.

He has absolutely zero luck.

d8491prj5boyvg · 02-08-2020 2:12pm

Very disappointed to see that hulkenburg is not starting. The driver I was shouting for today. I like to RP do well but it galls a little to shout for stroll.

AMKC · 02-08-2020 2:13pm

Why is the Hulk not starting?

Slattsy · 02-08-2020 2:13pm

Hamilton to lap everyone down to about third or fourth today. Hopefully I'm wrong but this could be very boring especially as only one pit stop.

ScrubsfanChris · 02-08-2020 2:15pm

Bottas with a great start but then remembered he's the No.2 driver

HighLine · 02-08-2020 2:15pm

Race over for 1st and 2nd unfortunately.

afatbollix · 02-08-2020 2:15pm

Big purple extinction rebellion flag has been put up on the start line.

Lets hope they don't invade the track.

dublinman1990 · 02-08-2020 2:16pm

Magnussen is out already with contact from Albon. SC is up.

ScrubsfanChris · 02-08-2020 2:16pm

Albon won't be in a job for long more

tipp_tipp_tipp · 02-08-2020 2:16pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Bottas with a great start but then remembered he's the No.2 driver

Amazed he didn't fight harder into turn 1, scared sh!less he'd upset Hamilton.

antodeco · 02-08-2020 2:16pm

God, Bottas really is such a submissive driver. It's actually horrible

Jordan 199 · 02-08-2020 2:17pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Magnussen is out already with contact from Albion.

Bring back Jan Magnussen

Anyone remember him?

Cool_CM · 02-08-2020 2:17pm

This is going to be a pretty frantic race!

Burkie1203 · 02-08-2020 2:17pm

Coulthard blaming Albon there. He defended Hamilton in Austria for very similar incident

weekaizer · 02-08-2020 2:18pm

Bottas doesnt even want to take the lead

PopePalpatine · 02-08-2020 2:18pm

afatbollix wrote: »

Big purple extinction rebellion flag has been put up on the start line.

Lets hope they don't invade the track.

It's a shame they couldn't cover one of the Bonesawco banners.

Inquitus · 02-08-2020 2:19pm

antodeco wrote: »

God, Bottas really is such a submissive driver. It's actually horrible

Aye he could have kept his car in there, instead he lifted!

CFlat · 02-08-2020 2:20pm

Can't see how that's Albion's fault. Plenty of room for 2 cars.

AMKC · 02-08-2020 2:20pm

I must say that the Channel 4 commentators always do a good job of trying to make the race sound exciting.

I used to like Bottas but he is really boring me now.

weekaizer · 02-08-2020 2:20pm

Literally bottases best change of winning this race and he couldn’t even be bothered to put up a fight... absolute waste of a competitive seat.

antodeco · 02-08-2020 2:21pm

Even when the safety car is out, a Mercedes is still in front (but at least it's not Hamilton!)

ctrl-alt-delete · 02-08-2020 2:22pm

Magnusson launched his car off the kerb on the corner previous to the collision, Albon lucky his car is fine it seems - it was a fair old whack.

quokula · 02-08-2020 2:24pm

weekaizer wrote: »

Literally bottases best change of winning this race and he couldn’t even be bothered to put up a fight... absolute waste of a competitive seat.

It’s not a competitive seat. He was specifically hired not to compete with Hamilton, this has been as plain as day since the day he joined the team and still journalists and commentators pretend he’s going to be some kind of challenger each year.

the_pen_turner · 02-08-2020 2:25pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Coulthard blaming Albon there. He defended Hamilton in Austria for very similar incident

the re so biased its sickening

AMKC · 02-08-2020 2:26pm

One racing point in the car lol

dublinman1990 · 02-08-2020 2:26pm

Well done Stroll for overtaking Ocon. Great racing.

weekaizer · 02-08-2020 2:26pm

quokula wrote: »

It’s not a competitive seat. He was specifically hired not to compete with Hamilton, this has been as plain as day since the day he joined the team and still journalists and commentators pretend he’s going to be some kind of challenger each year.

It is a competitive seat. Literally the only other seat capable of putting it upto Hamilton. Any other driver with a streak of self respect would attempt to send one up the inside on that occasion.

Harika · 02-08-2020 2:32pm

So what are you up today?

weekaizer · 02-08-2020 2:35pm

Big off for kvyat

ctrl-alt-delete · 02-08-2020 2:35pm

Is that the third wheel to come clean off a car this year?

Edit: just the tyre on this one.

d8491prj5boyvg · 02-08-2020 2:35pm

This is shaping up to be an absolute turd of a race.

dublinman1990 · 02-08-2020 2:36pm

Jaysus. Kvyat had a massive crash there.

Cool_CM · 02-08-2020 2:36pm

Jaysus, big crash for Dani K!

TheDoctor · 02-08-2020 2:39pm

The tyres seem to be coming off on impact more this year.

Don’t like to see that.

ctrl-alt-delete · 02-08-2020 2:39pm

Kvyat pushing the camera away there, didnt like the cameraman putin it in his face.

dublinman1990 · 02-08-2020 2:40pm

Grosjean is 5th so far after not pitting.

AMKC · 02-08-2020 2:40pm

Kyle Faint Upstart wrote: »

This is shaping up to be an absolute turd of a race.

At the front I agree but at least thereis things happening behind them and who knows Lewis already had one spin this weekend so you never know.

Charlie-Bravo · 02-08-2020 2:40pm

I'm hoping the hard go off early and they need to stop again. Still looking like Hamilton's race.

quokula · 02-08-2020 2:41pm

weekaizer wrote: »

It is a competitive seat. Literally the only other seat capable of putting it upto Hamilton. Any other driver with a streak of self respect would attempt to send one up the inside on that occasion.

And that’s why Mercedes refuse to hire any other driver and keep renewing Bottas’ contract.

CFlat · 02-08-2020 2:42pm

Giving the cameraman a tune up! Love Mark Webber's expressions.

02-08-2020 2:44pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I feel a lot of sympathy for Vettel in attempting to fix his own car during the FP3 & qualifying sessions from yesterday. It really feels like you are literally in the worst place you can be when dealing with that situation. If a F1 driver was seen to be doing that to his car; the fans of these drivers would probably be asking a lot of questions why it had to happen in the first place. The fans would initially be thinking "Hang on a second. Why would a F1 driver be given the authority to fix his own car in his team's garage? I thought all of the F1 mechanics would be regarded as the best of the best in the motorsport industry."

That sort of recognition of having the authority of fixing the car is definitely deserved for the RB mechanics after fixing Verstappen's car before the start of Hungary's F1 race last weekend. But not for the mechanics from Ferrari during this weekend? Something is pretty wrong there IMO.

Just on RP. I am actually gutted for Hulkenberg not having the opportunity to race today. He is doing a pit lane start according to F1's starting grid but I supposed to happen today. It is a headwrecker for his confidence for travelling over to the UK over the weekend.

As I've said elsewhere, in the last 40 years, that's 4 decades, Ferrari have won the title with the best driver ever and then one more the year after he left. They're a jokeshop organisation.

ctrl-alt-delete · 02-08-2020 2:46pm

Should send Lewis out in the safety car, bet he doesn't want a faster driver in the other merc.

AMKC · 02-08-2020 2:47pm

Well this race will not be finished on 1hour and 20mins anyway. I would say add another 20mins at least.

02-08-2020 2:48pm

For all the gushing about the magnificent British marshals is there a shortage of them this year or something?

dublinman1990 · 02-08-2020 2:49pm

The SC is nearly over now.

Doctors room ghost · 02-08-2020 2:50pm

Away they go

F1 2020 - British Grand Prix

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