Formula 1 2018 - Round 18 – USA

Burkie1203 · 21-10-2018 7:38pm

pyramuid man wrote: »

Was Kimi going too slow or Hamilton going too quick under vsc? Kimi lost nearly 2 seconds on Hamilton before pitstop.

Hamilton came flying out of pitlane there. Looked like he slightly overcooked it into turn 1

Burkie1203 · 21-10-2018 7:39pm

strawdog wrote: »

I think di resta made a good point tho. Bottas came into play if kimi pitted and we know how he likes to intervene in other people's races

Ferrari have to make a 1 stopper work now

Cool_CM · 21-10-2018 7:41pm

Hamilton 3.6 behind Kimi now

Tzardine · 21-10-2018 7:42pm

Hamilton seriously gaining on RAI. Going to be an interesting few laps.

Cool_CM · 21-10-2018 7:44pm

Hamilton about to get DRS...

dublinman1990 · 21-10-2018 7:44pm

If Hamilton outscores Vettel by 8 points today. Hamilton will still win the F1 WC if he get 2nd place behind Raikkonen.

Ghost Train · 21-10-2018 7:46pm

I suppose all Hamilton has to do is wait for Kimi to pit if he can't just cruise past

CFlat · 21-10-2018 7:49pm

Kimi has to go in to the pits

skipper_G · 21-10-2018 7:50pm

Great camera work on the battle between Kimi and Hamilton. Loved the alternating onboard shots, the sense of speed from Hamilton's onboard through the 3,4,5 section was awesome

dublinman1990 · 21-10-2018 7:50pm

Sainz has a 5 second penalty for gaining advantage on the 1st lap.

Hamilton is now in the lead. Raikkonen is now 5th. Vettel is now in 4th.

Cool_CM · 21-10-2018 7:51pm

Kimi did extremely well to hold him for that long. Hopefully it counts for something

strawdog · 21-10-2018 7:53pm

skipper_G wrote: »

Great camera work on the battle between Kimi and Hamilton. Loved the alternating onboard shots, the sense of speed from Hamilton's onboard through the 3,4,5 section was awesome

Disagree personally. Use of onboards annoying as makes it hard to see the 2 cars overall position in relation to the track so very hard to see if a move has stuck

skipper_G · 21-10-2018 7:53pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Sainz has a 5 second penalty for gaining advantage on the 1st lap.

Hamilton is now in the lead. Raikkonen is now 5th. Vettel is now in 4th.

Good for Force India, should give them an opportunity to squeeze another couple of points on Mclaren

recyclebin · 21-10-2018 7:54pm

Ferrari have to let Kimi by Vettel so he can win race.

AMKC · 21-10-2018 7:55pm

Great work and strategy by Red Bull and Verstappen there.

recyclebin · 21-10-2018 7:55pm

Assuming Hamiltons puts again

skipper_G · 21-10-2018 7:55pm

Verstappen is in the mix for the podium now, great work to make that undercut work

donspeekinglesh · 21-10-2018 7:56pm

strawdog wrote: »

Disagree personally. Use of onboards annoying as makes it hard to see the 2 cars overall position in relation to the track so very hard to see if a move has stuck

They need to use the movable cameras they use in indycar/Nascar.

dublinman1990 · 21-10-2018 7:59pm

Great move by Verstappen. He is now in for a shot at a podium.

Vettel is now in 5th. He is now on soft.

TheDoctor · 21-10-2018 8:01pm

Be very surprised if Lewis has to pit again - can be very gentle on these tyres all the way to the end

recyclebin · 21-10-2018 8:05pm

Gap is at 17 seconds. Could be risky if tyres fall off cliff.

strawdog · 21-10-2018 8:06pm

TheDoctor wrote: »

Be very surprised if Lewis has to pit again - can be very gentle on these tyres all the way to the end

If its marginal as apparently pirelli think it is then i think he might put his championship hat on, pit again and have a go at the end but be happy with a solid podium

Harika · 21-10-2018 8:09pm

strawdog wrote: »

If its marginal as apparently pirelli think it is then i think he might put his championship hat on, pit again and have a go at the end but be happy with a solid podium

As long as he finishes ahead of vettel all is good. If he comes home second and vettel stays fifth he will be champion

dublinman1990 · 21-10-2018 8:09pm

LeClerc is now out of the race.

Ghost Train · 21-10-2018 8:11pm

I think being the USA race Hamilton will want the win

Would be good if he had to pit again and pass on the track, but that might be difficult

Kimi closing gap, backmarkers helping

Inquitus · 21-10-2018 8:12pm

Merc seem to be shítting the bed with Hamilton's strategy here. Too many laps left and he is Haemorrhaging time.

Cool_CM · 21-10-2018 8:12pm

Wow, Lewis' tyres are shagged.

recyclebin · 21-10-2018 8:12pm

Mercedes could blow this now. Too late to pit now.

Harika · 21-10-2018 8:13pm

recyclebin wrote: »

Mercedes could blow this now. Too late to pit now.

But new ultrasoft versus used soft might do the trick

recyclebin · 21-10-2018 8:15pm

Be risky trying to pass Verstappen though if he pits. I think Hamilton will probably get by him and finish second.

dublinman1990 · 21-10-2018 8:15pm

Raikkonen's gap in the race is now 10 seconds. Hamilton is probably going into the pits. His rear tyres are getting worn out.

Gwynplaine · 21-10-2018 8:16pm

So having only seen the od race here and there because most of them are on Sky Sports. Today the race is on 2 channels that I do have. Sky1 and Channel4.

Burkie1203 · 21-10-2018 8:16pm

Dear racing gods. Please let Hamilton's rear tyres blow up

EPAndlee · 21-10-2018 8:16pm

This shall be interesting

Ghost Train · 21-10-2018 8:17pm

Well that makes it more interesting

skipper_G · 21-10-2018 8:17pm

His rears were like melted cheese, they had to pit him again. This could be a cracking finish if he's determined to fight for the win

CFlat · 21-10-2018 8:18pm

This should be exciting.

bnt · 21-10-2018 8:18pm

recyclebin wrote: »

Mercedes could blow this now. Too late to pit now.

You were saying? 18 laps on softs might not be enough.

strawdog · 21-10-2018 8:19pm

Think max wants payback for his lost podium last year. Best race in a good while

CFlat · 21-10-2018 8:20pm

Come on Vet!!

jaapbond · 21-10-2018 8:22pm

Bottas is nearly a roadblock for all the other drivers at this stage .... letting Hamilton passed twice in one race ...

Harika · 21-10-2018 8:22pm

If Hamilton catches verstappen and vettel stays fifth he will be champion

dublinman1990 · 21-10-2018 8:22pm

Hamilton is now 3rd after passing Bottas. Raikkonen is now in trouble with his soft tyres.

Cool_CM · 21-10-2018 8:24pm

Hopefully Kimi's tyres can last!

jaapbond · 21-10-2018 8:28pm

Would there be any chance of Hamilton being happy with 3rd and taking the championship or would he want to win at all costs ?

Harika · 21-10-2018 8:30pm

jaapbond wrote: »

Would there be any chance of Hamilton being happy with 3rd and taking the championship or would he want to win at all costs ?

If it stays like that he would need to finish just once ahead of vettel to win the championship in the last three races.

recyclebin · 21-10-2018 8:31pm

Hamilton to finish second. Vettel in Forth. Everyone celebrates Kimis win. That's best scenario all round.

strawdog · 21-10-2018 8:33pm

Think kimi needs max and lewis to squabble a while to take the heat off

Ghost Train · 21-10-2018 8:33pm

I'd say there's a high probability of somebody being a bit sulky on the podium

recyclebin · 21-10-2018 8:36pm

Hamilton is going to win championship either way. Just let Kimi win!!!

Formula 1 2018 - Round 18 – USA

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