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F1 2021 Round 7 : French GP (Paul Ricard)

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  • #302
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,671 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    PsychoPete wrote: »
    Bottas will be absolutely fuming after this race

    He’s been fuming during the race.


  • #303
    Itssoeasy
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    Alright max now is the time.


  • #304
    [Deleted User]
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    Hamilton lost half a second at the chicane and no-one noticed. Another hfew tenths in the next few corners, cliff might have been reached.


  • #305
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,818 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    No doubt he is going to get one shot at it, will it happen though.


  • #306
    titan18
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    Faugheen wrote: »
    Max has found some more pace now. Just under 3s the gap now.

    If Hamilton pulls this off it will be incredible.

    Is it? I think Red Bull messed this up more than this incredible from Hamilton. Nearly all the cars are out on the hards and still getting decent performance from them. Red Bull thought they were falling off more than they did


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  • #307
    [Deleted User]
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    Verstappen gets within a second at the worst possible spot.


  • #308
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,818 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Get in there Max!


  • #309
    namloc1980
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    Come on!!


  • #310
    Itssoeasy
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    Max gets ahead. Don’t do what he did at the start of the race max.


  • #311
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Yes my son


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  • #312
    skipper_G
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    Lovely decisive move


  • #313
    PsychoPete
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    Fantastic stuff


  • #314
    Rossi IRL
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    Mercedes lost themselves this race with their lack of pit stop calls


  • #315
    2011
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    titan18 wrote: »
    Is it? I think Red Bull messed this up more than this incredible from Hamilton. Nearly all the cars are out on the hards and still getting decent performance from them. Red Bull thought they were falling off more than they did

    Yes but it’s now looking better for max.
    He is a phenomenal driver, if anyone can do it Max can.


  • #316
    Faugheen
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    Well in, Max.


  • #317
    TheDoctor
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    As we all say

    Paul Richard always delivers great races


  • #318
    [Deleted User]
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    Thank **** for that. :D

    Coverage poor again though, 8 tenths behind and they stop showing the gap through the few corners before the DRS zone.


  • #319
    Damo 2k9
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    Only started watching F1 half way through last season, read about the French GP being boring.. what a race!! Come on Max.


  • #320
    titan18
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    titan18 wrote: »
    Is it? I think Red Bull messed this up more than this incredible from Hamilton. Nearly all the cars are out on the hards and still getting decent performance from them. Red Bull thought they were falling off more than they did

    Sweet, I was wrong (ish). Still think waiting 2/3 more laps would have been ideal though.


  • #321
    [Deleted User]
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    What's Mercedes' reason for not pitting Bottas once he was overtaken? "**** him!"? Jesus.


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  • #322
    2011
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    Yesssss!
    What a drive! In a class of his own! Fantastic!!!


  • #323
    TheDoctor
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    Great race for McLaren too. 5th and 6th


  • #324
    Burkie1203
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    What happened between checo and bottas


  • #325
    McFly85
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    Brilliant from the entire Red Bull team. What an absorbing race!


  • #326
    namloc1980
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    Horrendous race from Ferrari. No points.


  • #327
    afatbollix
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    Was there even a yellow flag throughout the whole race?

    Great race, Ussually a borefest and that was great.

    Ya can say what you want about Pirelli but these tires are so much better than a tyre war.


  • #328
    Dampsquid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 694 ✭✭✭Dampsquid


    Why didn't Bottas go for fastest lap?


  • #329
    ctrl-alt-delete
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    That was a great race for Redbull. Their strategy was spot on - when they pulled the trigger for that second stop for Max it forced the Mercs to stay out given the power of the undercut.

    Massive momentum now.

    1st and 3rd versus second for the constructors, plus the fastest lap for Max.


  • #330
    TheDoctor
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    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    What happened between checo and bottas

    Did Perez run wide completing the pass?

    Maybe why Bottas didn’t put in case he gets a time penalty


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  • #331
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,704 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Red Bull not only have the car and driver this year, they have the right strategists. Can only assume Mercedes for arrogant for this season me are now being caught out


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