F1 2020 :Round 10 Russian GP Sochi (See MOD note on post4)

McFly85 · 26-09-2020 1:42pm

Another disaster for Ferrari, and Hamilton should have just enough time to get to Q3, which is a shame, Hamilton starting in the bottom 10 would make tomorrow much more interesting!

Charlie-Bravo · 26-09-2020 1:42pm

Can't understand why Hamilton didn't go straight to pit when the red flag came out. He was driving slowly but passes the pit entry.

Tzardine · 26-09-2020 1:45pm

lot of traffic for HAM to get through first

Charlie-Bravo · 26-09-2020 1:45pm

Big queue in the pit lane with no restart time. Hamilton in big trouble.

skipper_G · 26-09-2020 1:46pm

This could be interesting, not sure they'll all have time to get around and start the lap

Tzardine · 26-09-2020 1:50pm

ah balls

Gaoth Laidir · 26-09-2020 1:50pm

Hamilton made it by a fraction of a second, the bastard...

artanevilla · 26-09-2020 1:51pm

I think gee hair is the technical term.

Charlie-Bravo · 26-09-2020 1:53pm

Soft tyre start for Hamilton then.

PopePalpatine · 26-09-2020 1:54pm

Shut the fuck up David Croft. I'm just dreading his fawning for next year's Daesh Lite GP.

Gaoth Laidir · 26-09-2020 1:55pm

Hamilton had 1.25 seconds to spare before the red flag. He judged it well, to be fair. Made 4th in Q2.

Joeface · 26-09-2020 1:58pm

Ah pity it was Q2 , that's what final qual needed here.

PopePalpatine · 26-09-2020 2:04pm

Well, that's it for this weekend.

murphyebass · 26-09-2020 2:05pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Hamilton had 1.25 seconds to spare before the red flag. He judged it well, to be fair. Made 4th in Q2.

Pure luck. Listen to the concern in his engineers voice. He’s looking at the numbers.

McFly85 · 26-09-2020 2:07pm

Glad I watched qualifying, probably more excitement today than tomorrow.

Gaoth Laidir · 26-09-2020 2:12pm

Ah ffs, Hamilton on pole again. Verstappen second!

HAM
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skipper_G · 26-09-2020 2:13pm

Ahahahaha Bottas beaten by Verstappen. How?! That guy does not deserve that seat. Max delivered, Hamilton delivered. Bottas did not

skipper_G · 26-09-2020 2:16pm

Great job from Perez in P4, in the car without the upgrades. While next season's line-up weren't even in the session

Joeface · 26-09-2020 2:17pm

Good laps form Max and Perez at the death.

Did I see that correctly Perez had a poor second and third sector and still got 4th.

murphyebass · 26-09-2020 2:17pm

skipper_G wrote: »

Ahahahaha Bottas beaten by Verstappen. How?! That guy does not deserve that seat. Max delivered, Hamilton delivered. Bottas did not

Bottas is shockingly slow. Always has been.

But Mercedes don’t want their golden boy challenged so he’ll keep his seat.

Gaoth Laidir · 26-09-2020 2:27pm

Hamilton has been called to the stewards.

Harika · 26-09-2020 2:29pm

murphyebass wrote: »

Bottas is shockingly slow. Always has been.

But Mercedes don’t want their golden boy challenged so he’ll keep his seat.

They learned from the Rosberg feud, entertainment for us, nightmare for the company with the risk of losing everything . Bottas still second in wdc? All well done so

El_Duderino 09 · 26-09-2020 2:46pm

Hamilton complaining about starting on pole tomorrow.

"It was one of the worst qualifying sessions - it was horrible!

"Heart in your mouth the whole way. I got the time taken away, which is the first time I've gone wide there the whole weekend. I wanted to stay out and do another lap just to get a banker but they said 'come in, get new tyres' and then the red flag came out. It was a real risk once we got out on that next tyre at the end.

"Ultimately I'm starting on the soft tyre which is not good. It's nice being on pole, but here it's probably the worst place to be on pole with the draggier cars this year. So undoubtedly I'm most likely going to get dragged past tomorrow. Both the cars I'm racing against are both on the medium tomorrow so it's definitely going to make it hard to win the race.

"Nonetheless I'm going to stay positive, try and figure out how I'm going to navigate my way through, get a good start or whatever it may be, and we'll see."

He's starting on pile and on soft tyres but somehow seems to think he's at a disadvantage getting to the first corner against the guys starting on mediums. He's having to write his own story arch to make the race seem exciting so tomorrow he can say that "against all the odds, in the fastest car, starting from the front against guys starting on slower tyres he somehow managed to muscle the car into first after the first corner. What a hero"

And, to be fair, if he is first after the first corner then he'll just scarper away and win the race no bother. Even if he is overtaken into the first corner, he'll be on the soft tyre so he'll only take a few laps to get past. Can't really blame him for wanting to seem like the big hero, but it's pretty transparent.

Burkie1203 · 26-09-2020 3:15pm

If true is a slam dunk penalty surely? Kimi was it got pinged for similar to this recently?

"Lewis Hamilton qualified in pole position for this Sunday's race at the Sochi Racetrack. But the Briton could be penalized. The Mercedes driver, who is looking to match Michael Schumacher's 91 Formula 1 record during the Russian Grand Prix, did not return to the track correctly after escaping on turn 2"

skipper_G · 26-09-2020 4:07pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

If true is a slam dunk penalty surely? Kimi was it got pinged for similar to this recently?

"Lewis Hamilton qualified in pole position for this Sunday's race at the Sochi Racetrack. But the Briton could be penalized. The Mercedes driver, who is looking to match Michael Schumacher's 91 Formula 1 record during the Russian Grand Prix, did not return to the track correctly after escaping on turn 2"

No further action https://www.racefans.net/2020/09/26/no-penalty-for-hamilton-grosjean-magnussen-or-latifi/

Burkie1203 · 26-09-2020 4:15pm

skipper_G wrote: »

No further action https://www.racefans.net/2020/09/26/no-penalty-for-hamilton-grosjean-magnussen-or-latifi/

Lol shambles.

ctrl-alt-delete · 26-09-2020 4:21pm

skipper_G wrote: »

Ahahahaha Bottas beaten by Verstappen. How?! That guy does not deserve that seat. Max delivered, Hamilton delivered. Bottas did not

He got some air off a kerb on a corner, didn't he?

He delivers what Mercedes and Hamilton require, unfortunately. Talks the talk but invariably tows the line.

Frank Bullitt · 26-09-2020 9:22pm

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Hamilton complaining about starting on pole tomorrow.

He's starting on pile and on soft tyres but somehow seems to think he's at a disadvantage getting to the first corner against the guys starting on mediums. He's having to write his own story arch to make the race seem exciting so tomorrow he can say that "against all the odds, in the fastest car, starting from the front against guys starting on slower tyres he somehow managed to muscle the car into first after the first corner. What a hero"

And, to be fair, if he is first after the first corner then he'll just scarper away and win the race no bother. Even if he is overtaken into the first corner, he'll be on the soft tyre so he'll only take a few laps to get past. Can't really blame him for wanting to seem like the big hero, but it's pretty transparent.

Even when he wins, it will be one of the toughest races of his life because he had to manage the tires...that is what F1 is now at the front, you are fight rubber, not cars.

Frank Bullitt · 26-09-2020 9:23pm

https://twitter.com/FIA_F2/status/1309920421358252032

The best thing about F1 this season is F2, and seeing Mick Schumacher get better and better. Serious contender for the title now.

flazio · 26-09-2020 9:24pm

If you get a chance, watch Channel 4 highlights. They're based in Red Bull HQ this weekend and are making the most of it. Best highlights programme from them in a long time.

F1 2020 :Round 10 Russian GP Sochi (See MOD note on post4)

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