F1 2019 - Round 17 Japan

Harika wrote: »

That was dangerous

Yeah and there's no obvious benefit to keeping him out because he still ended up at the back.

He was too busy having his customary whinge on the radio to listen to the pit wall telling him to pit.

Someone said it on a previous race thread about DiResta saying 'meejum' tyre and now I can't stop hearing it

Soft tyres for Vettel so he's on a 2 stopper

Commentary from Crofty is just tragic this morning.

He probably was working on something witty to say for the past half hour only for Diresta to stop him before he even got to the punchline.

He didn't know what to say.

So Mercedes are planning to stop Hamilton again, somehow I don't think Hamilton is planning the same. If he stays out he has a chance to win the race, if he pits he doesn't

I'm surprised he pitted, not being critical mind you. I would have been okay if he had stayed out, I expected it.

Sainz driver of the day for me, had a really solid race. On for a top 5 finish

Cool_CM wrote: »

Perez out

He was on for a decent points finish too. Damn it, first glance probably a racing incident. Hard to blame either of them more

you really can see that HAM and Diresta dislike each other.

Not a bad race again but not great either.
Poor start from Vettel but looking at Mercedes pace second was a good result maybe even great. Unlucky for max would have been nice to see how they matched up(redbulls that is ).
Ferrari have an amazing engine. I don't think I have ever seen a DRS on a Mercedes completely nullified. But that has happened a few times this year when chasing down Ferrari , bit of straight and they are gone .Ferrari need a lot of work on the rest of the car. Good job by Bottas ,half expected Lewis to stay out that would have made it interesting.
Charles probably expects a race penalty of some sort.

Stroll did well in the middle of the race, over takes not show . Riccardo twice coming through the field not a bad race for him.
Sainz is having a decent season good drive again . The McLaren is kinda in a no man's land of its own ends up fifth or 6th and clear of the rest of the midfield. Renault have a lot to sort out. Norris was unlucky with his race.

Albon is still not showing a real step up in the Redbull got his 4th place but still well off the lead.
Gasly is driving really well for the demoted , it's seems true what he said he prefers the way the Toro Rosso drives for him.
Sauber seem to be joining Haas in going backwards .

Top Dog wrote: »

Missed the end unfortunately.

Can anyone tell me how Perez classified 9th even though he crashed out?

Chequered flag was shown one lap early (even though they did the full race distance) and therefore the official result was taken at the end of the second last lap.

Same thing happened in Canada last year, but from memory the result did not change. Riccardo lost the fastest lap on that occasion though. .

Cool_CM wrote: »

LeClerc given 2 penalties post-race:
10 seconds and Ferrari fined 25,000 for driving the car in an unsafe condition.
5 seconds and 2 penalty points for the the incident with Max.

No further action indeed

Al handed out after the race.... if these penalties would have been given during the race ... (and there is no reason they couldn't been given ) he wouldn't even have scored points ... so yes, stewards are a farce

He did go past the yellow marker but didn't brake the box line. I think that's the grey area that saves him. Paul Di alluded to as much in the commentary .