F1 2021 Round 7 : French GP (Paul Ricard)

DaTown · 20-06-2021 2:41pm

Release the Hot air Max

Charlie-Bravo · 20-06-2021 2:41pm

Are we looking at a two stopper for Max, Lewis in Bottas? Perez to go long and one stop it?

Rossi IRL · 20-06-2021 2:41pm

Hamilton out of DRS,,, race is done now

Cool_CM · 20-06-2021 2:41pm

Interesting to see what Bottas does here (or if he does anything) - he's setting fastest sectors

20-06-2021 2:41pm

Can anyone explain to me the benefit of leaving Perez out losing 2-3 seconds a lap? Are the extra 2 laps of tyre life gonna make that much difference at the end to make up for 5 seconds lost?

ctrl-alt-delete · 20-06-2021 2:42pm

Imagine they asked Lewis to let Bottas through, no chance.

20-06-2021 2:42pm

Charlie-Bravo wrote: »

Are we looking at a two stopper for Max, Lewis in Bottas? Perez to go long and one stop it?

Should be 1 stop all around. Harder fresh tyres on less fuel, easily doable.

BrentMused · 20-06-2021 2:42pm

Good opportunity for Bottas here with Lewis not having DRS on Max.

Let's see if he'll take some of his frustration out.

Itssoeasy · 20-06-2021 2:42pm

Bottas is a bit closer than you’d like.

Great stuff by mclaren and vettel is showing that Baku wasn’t a fluke. Class is permanent, form is temporary as they say.

Cool_CM · 20-06-2021 2:43pm

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Imagine they asked Lewis to let Bottas through, no chance.

Probably get the same reaction as everytime Seb is told to let his teammate through :pac:

LMHC · 20-06-2021 2:44pm

CmonLewis

namloc1980 · 20-06-2021 2:46pm

Danny Ricc having a decent race. Glad to see after his struggles.

ctrl-alt-delete · 20-06-2021 2:46pm

So who's tyres are getting hammered more here, Max out front or the two behind?

Not sure how Perez is going to be in the mix here, he has made a second and a half back up since coming out though.

BrentMused · 20-06-2021 2:47pm

BrentMused wrote: »

Good opportunity for Bottas here with Lewis not having DRS on Max.

Let's see if he'll take some of his frustration out.

And Bottas has already slipped out of DRS range.

FFS, he doesn't do himself any favours at times.

Faugheen · 20-06-2021 2:47pm

Hamilton much closer now.

MadYaker · 20-06-2021 2:47pm

Why did some teams leave their drivers out so long on the first set of tires if it’s going to be a one stop race?

Sabre0001 · 20-06-2021 2:47pm

Those staying out are going to have to be very fast at the end to make up for long stint. Leclerc making up places showed that the undercut was the way to go. Surprised merc didn't have Hamilton in earlier. VER will have his work cut out for him.

20-06-2021 2:49pm

Max playing a blinder here but I don’t think he can hold out for much longer.
I hope to be proven wrong!

Faugheen · 20-06-2021 2:50pm

Have Mercedes got another set of mediums? You'd have to wonder if bringing Hamilton in later on is in their minds if they do have one.

Rossi IRL · 20-06-2021 2:51pm

Wonder if we will see Hamilton pit again sooner than scheduled

Leave Bottas out to pressure Max.

ctrl-alt-delete · 20-06-2021 2:52pm

I think there are some games in these radio messages.

Itssoeasy · 20-06-2021 2:52pm

Seems like everyone is thinking a two stopper.

Faugheen · 20-06-2021 2:53pm

This has to be a two-stopper. LeClerc is all over the place.

Sabre0001 · 20-06-2021 2:53pm

Can Perez do one stop if everyone else doing two?

ctrl-alt-delete · 20-06-2021 2:53pm

Lando's front left looks fairly bad again,

Surely this has to be a two stop?

MadYaker · 20-06-2021 2:53pm

There’s going to be more stops the tires aren’t lasting

Faugheen · 20-06-2021 2:54pm

The state of Lando's tyres and they're only a few laps old.

McFly85 · 20-06-2021 2:54pm

Mercedes thinking about a 2 stopper, but I don’t think they’ll actually be able to catch Perez if they do.

BrentMused · 20-06-2021 2:54pm

Sabre0001 wrote: »

Can Perez do one stop if everyone else doing two?

If anyone can, it's him.

He's quietly putting in some lovely lap times too.

klose · 20-06-2021 2:54pm

Could be a good day for Aston Martin and perez if this goes to a two stopper

Itssoeasy · 20-06-2021 2:54pm

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

I think there are some games in these radio messages.

Martin brundle is thinking the same. If the info being said on the radio is accurate.

namloc1980 · 20-06-2021 2:55pm

Even the hard tyres are getting shredded after only fairly short stints.

ctrl-alt-delete · 20-06-2021 2:55pm

Redbull in an awful quandry,

given the time Perez has made up on his tyres i'd risk it and go first with Max.

Surely looking about these tyres cannot last to the end.

Charlie-Bravo · 20-06-2021 2:56pm

It's coming up to crunch time and this pit decision. I'd expect stops as tyres are turning into mush

Itssoeasy · 20-06-2021 2:56pm

Max pitting.
The mercs will have to respond you’d think as more than a few drivers are saying the same think about the tyres being goosed.

Rossi IRL · 20-06-2021 2:57pm

Merc too slow with their pit calls

ctrl-alt-delete · 20-06-2021 2:57pm

Next message to Segio is let Max through.

20-06-2021 2:57pm

Good shout from Red Bull I would think. Can't imagine Mercedes were putting on such awful pace.

Burkie1203 · 20-06-2021 2:58pm

LH tyres look sh1t

20-06-2021 2:58pm

I think Max made the right call.

LMHC · 20-06-2021 2:59pm

Tyres tearing up so bad so quickly. Strategy gone out the window. I wonder if People will call for Pirelli head again.

titan18 · 20-06-2021 2:59pm

Is it a bit early to pit? That's 20 laps on used mediums now

Charlie-Bravo · 20-06-2021 3:00pm

Yes, seems very early.

ctrl-alt-delete · 20-06-2021 3:00pm

titan18 wrote: »

Is it a bit early to pit? That's 20 laps on used mediums now

I think they had to be the first to go, considering where Perez is too - he will still be a massive tool to them. (if the mercs do pit of course).

20-06-2021 3:01pm

Verstappen needs to cool it a bit. No point taking life out of the tyres early. Can make a second a lap easily enough and there's always a chance of a Safety Car closing the field up anyway.

Charlie-Bravo · 20-06-2021 3:02pm

Amazingly no reliability issues for cars this far into the race.

ctrl-alt-delete · 20-06-2021 3:03pm

"depends on how easy it is for him to get through Valteri" :pac:

How are you feeling Bittas?

20-06-2021 3:03pm

I don’t think Hamilton will pit unless there is a safety car.

20-06-2021 3:04pm

I don’t see Bottas slowing Max down by much.

MadYaker · 20-06-2021 3:04pm

Pirelli said the hard compound tires should last 45 laps and they were basically done at 20 ish?

F1 2021 Round 7 : French GP (Paul Ricard)

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