F1 2021 Round 13: Dutch Grand Prix

ctrl-alt-delete · 05-09-2021 2:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849539#Comment_117849539

Perez's won't last long for sure, huge lock up.

Itssoeasy · 05-09-2021 2:12pm

Max is 3 seconds ahead. Unreal pace.

Faugheen · 05-09-2021 2:14pm

What’s the point of this track?

05-09-2021 2:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849541#Comment_117849541

Indeed and he is on the hard compound so I would assume he wants to go long.

ctrl-alt-delete · 05-09-2021 2:17pm

Bottas could be crucial in this race.

They reckon Lewis is doing a two stop - maybe keep Bottas on the one.

If Max decides to try copy Lewis - they both will have to pass Bottas if the Mercs split the strategy.

PsychoPete · 05-09-2021 2:18pm

I'd imagine Checo will be used to back Hamilton maybe a chance to get Verstappen into the pits

waynescales1 · 05-09-2021 2:20pm

No wonder F1 haven’t used this track since 1985.

ctrl-alt-delete · 05-09-2021 2:20pm

Nice from Latifi there, risky considering who he was passing.

05-09-2021 2:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849558#Comment_117849558

Doubt it for a while, he was what, 20 seconds clear coming out of the pits and he's pulled another load of time in clear air and fresh tyres.

05-09-2021 2:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849571#Comment_117849571

There have been a couple of nice passes already. Perez for example.

skipper_G · 05-09-2021 2:25pm

I think the whole Mercedes, 1 stop 2 stop, will they won't they stuff is absolute horse manure. They know exactly what they're planning to do, it's all mind games

05-09-2021 2:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849557#Comment_117849557

Exactly. It makes sense to split the strategy.

05-09-2021 2:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849589#Comment_117849589

Pretty much too late for it to be worthwhile already.

ctrl-alt-delete · 05-09-2021 2:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849589#Comment_117849589

Well Bottas is not going to interact with the leaders according to his race engineer.

05-09-2021 2:26pm

Some radio message for Bottas. 🤣

05-09-2021 2:29pm

Hamilton with the more of the obligatory remarks about his tires.

ctrl-alt-delete · 05-09-2021 2:29pm

So Max is copying Lewis.

05-09-2021 2:30pm

Mercedes need to slow down on the pitstops.

walshb · 05-09-2021 2:31pm

Slow stop cost Lewis

devnull · 05-09-2021 2:32pm

Bottas is going to be important for Mercedes here. They'll want him to find a way that allows Hamilton to take the lead either before Bottas pits or just after.

Hope they make the right choice.

05-09-2021 2:32pm

I would love it if Bottas pitted now just to piss Mercedes off 😀

ctrl-alt-delete · 05-09-2021 2:33pm

Bottas complaining of vibrations now,

They surely won't be pitting him until Max and Lewis catch and pass.

05-09-2021 2:34pm

20 laps on the soft so 30 on the mediums and lower fuel should be pretty easy to do. Bit of interest coming up to the stops, Verstappen will need a full 2 second gap to stay out the extra lap. If there's a gap to pit into I think the sensible thing would be to get in around lap 45. Would leave enough life in the tyres and time to catch Hamilton if they somehow could go to the end.

lolie · 05-09-2021 2:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849598#Comment_117849598

If Mercedes leave him out he will interact.

05-09-2021 2:35pm

Trouble with leaving Bottas out now is he'll have no way to interfere around the time of the 2nd stops.

devnull · 05-09-2021 2:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849627#Comment_117849627

Bottas should grow a pair and look after himself today, the team have dumped him and he has to put himself first and try and finish the highest that he can instead of being a rear gunner for Hamilton.

Anything else or deciding to not do the above, suggests that he's too submissive to ever make the grade and I don't like to see weakling drivers like that.

05-09-2021 2:36pm

Hamilton closing now.

ctrl-alt-delete · 05-09-2021 2:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117849638#Comment_117849638

All very interesting, Sky of the opinion that Max is dropping off to avoid catching Bottas and bringing him into it like Mercedes want.

The radio comments not telling the full story as usual.

05-09-2021 2:38pm

I think Max is sandbagging and will continue do do so for as long as he can.

ctrl-alt-delete · 05-09-2021 2:39pm

Haha

"so this is for the race win so you are defending"

The race win for Lewis you mean.

F1 2021 Round 13: Dutch Grand Prix

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