F1 2020 :Round 17 Abu Dhabi

MaddChris · 13-12-2020 2:36pm

Insult to injury having Perez traveling back to the pits in that "thing"

skipper_G · 13-12-2020 2:36pm

Horrible end to Perez's time at the team, he's been a brilliant driver for them. I hope we see him on the grid again

Cool_CM · 13-12-2020 2:36pm

Poor Perez, bowing out of F1 for 2020 riding in the back of a reindeer golfcart

ctrl-alt-delete · 13-12-2020 2:39pm

The gap between the top four opens up straight away again.

flazio · 13-12-2020 2:41pm

Small preview of the Ferrari relationship next year?

PsychoPete · 13-12-2020 2:47pm

Will Max finish above Bottas in the championship with a win here?

namloc1980 · 13-12-2020 2:49pm

PsychoPete wrote: »

Will Max finish above Bottas in the championship with a win here?

Only if Bottas finishes 6th or lower.

chopperbyrne · 13-12-2020 2:51pm

PsychoPete wrote: »

Will Max finish above Bottas in the championship with a win here?

No, Bottas will have to finish way down for that to happen.

flazio · 13-12-2020 2:52pm

chopperbyrne wrote: »

No, Bottas will have to finish way down for that to happen.

There's a TV series set in the 80s with a spooky undertone so Stranger Things has happened.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 2:54pm

Merc are babying the MGU-Ks in both cars, so probably explaining their lack of pace versus Max.

PsychoPete · 13-12-2020 2:55pm

Brundle showing his age talking about dynamos

namloc1980 · 13-12-2020 2:56pm

Wouldn't be a F1 race without a messed up Ferrari strategy.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 2:58pm

Max saying it might be difficult to get to the end on the tyres. Thirty laps left.

ctrl-alt-delete · 13-12-2020 2:58pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

Wouldn't be a F1 race without a messed up Ferrari strategy.

I thought after not going in under the VSC that they might have done it when it changed to the full SC - it is a bit strange isn't it? what were they hoping would happen?

Max has just been on saying he thinks the one stop might be a struggle for all.

chopperbyrne · 13-12-2020 2:58pm

In fairness to them, it was just a VSC that was expected to not take long, so not pitting on hard/medium tyres wasn't a bad idea.

Once it went full safety car, then it retroactively was a poor decision.

flazio · 13-12-2020 3:00pm

This is becoming a bit of a dull lights to flag victory for Max. Seems to plenty of variety in layout of the circuit so perhaps they should try a new layout for next year.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 3:00pm

Stroll just gone off the track on braking. Terrible setback for RP.

ctrl-alt-delete · 13-12-2020 3:00pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Max saying it might be difficult to get to the end on the tyres. Thirty laps left.

Lewis concurs

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 3:01pm

Lewis now also doubting the tyres.

namloc1980 · 13-12-2020 3:02pm

Lewis in "tyres are dead" shocker.

thefa · 13-12-2020 3:03pm

flazio wrote: »

Small preview of the Ferrari relationship next year?

Expect Leclerc to outscore Sainz fairly easily over a season, especially if he can reduce the errors. I think Sainz is a very good driver but Leclerc is upper echelon on his day.

chopperbyrne · 13-12-2020 3:04pm

With everyone complaining about tyres, Vettel doing a one stop strategy might now be genius.

tipp_tipp_tipp · 13-12-2020 3:04pm

flazio wrote: »

This is becoming a bit of a dull lights to flag victory for Max. Seems to plenty of variety in layout of the circuit so perhaps they should try a new layout for next year.

There were rumours a few years ago they were considering redesigning parts of it. It is easily Tilke's worst effort. Does not generate good racing at all. Such a shame it's the season finale. Only other layout I've seen used was the V8 supercars which if i remember rightly skipped the micky mouse chicane and haripin combo in the first sector.

Cool_CM · 13-12-2020 3:05pm

It seems to have worked for Seb - wonder how long they'll let him run. The very last thing he needs right now is another Ferrari pit stop :pac:

13-12-2020 3:06pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

Lewis in "tyres are dead" shocker.

He says this every race, but this time I believe it.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 3:06pm

Stroll now going backwards. Passed by Gasly.

Lawlesz · 13-12-2020 3:07pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Lewis now also doubting the tyres.

Well, it is Sunday

murphyebass · 13-12-2020 3:10pm

Happy it’ll be a Max win barring a mechanical but this is a very boring track.

Would like to see Albon push more too.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 3:13pm

Current timing from Max:

Max ---
Bottas 7.9 s
Lewis 11.1 s

skipper_G · 13-12-2020 3:14pm

This is one of those go forwards or go backwards moments for Stroll. He needs to get a move on and clear Vettel now or he will get mugged by Ocon and Kvyat next

BikeRacer · 13-12-2020 3:15pm

Why leave this horse sh*te of a track till last race of the season? People give out about Merc dominance being boring but here we are with Max well out in front and I'm falling asleep

MaddChris · 13-12-2020 3:18pm

BikeRacer wrote: »

Why leave this horse sh*te of a track till last race of the season? People give out about Merc dominance being boring but here we are with Max well out in front and I'm falling asleep

Assume they're giving FIA dump trucks full of money to be the "showpiece" season ender.
Definitely not there on merit

chopperbyrne · 13-12-2020 3:20pm

You'd think Albon should be catching the two Mercedes drivers, but he's way off.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 3:22pm

Lewis is unable to make anything on Bottas today. Gap now 3.3 s. A very un-Mercedes-like day

skipper_G · 13-12-2020 3:22pm

MaddChris wrote: »

Assume they're giving FIA dump trucks full of money to be the "showpiece" season ender.
Definitely not there on merit

Bingo. Giant dump trucks full of regular sized dump trucks full of filthy oil money

ctrl-alt-delete · 13-12-2020 3:26pm

skipper_G wrote: »

Bingo. Giant dump trucks full of regular sized dump trucks full of filthy oil money

It's not dump trucks at all,

When the race is over and all the cameras go home they do the flyover again and they dump the money out of that. It is the last race of the season because it takes about a month to pick up all the money.

flazio · 13-12-2020 3:26pm

I bet Russell would have put Verstappen under pressure.

PsychoPete · 13-12-2020 3:27pm

Ricciardo doing a very solid job today

murphyebass · 13-12-2020 3:27pm

I think I just fell asleep

ctrl-alt-delete · 13-12-2020 3:32pm

Potential excitement ahead if we are to believe radio talk.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 3:33pm

All top 4 have 35 laps done on Hards.

PsychoPete · 13-12-2020 3:33pm

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Potential excitement ahead if we are to believe radio talk.

Nice to see Crofty giving you a mention there

13-12-2020 3:33pm

They have to put Hamilton.

flazio · 13-12-2020 3:34pm

Albon 33 seconds ahead of Norris. Go onto softs and get the Lap point if you want to save the seat.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 3:34pm

Bottas' tyres seem to be going. Gap to Max now 11.1 sec, Lewis 2.2 behind.

EDIT: Bottas is stuck behind a Williams.

murphyebass · 13-12-2020 3:35pm

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Potential excitement ahead if we are to believe radio talk.

Jesus I hope so. This has been one of the most boring races in recent memory. Dreadful stuff.

MaddChris · 13-12-2020 3:35pm

Hamilton closing in on Bottas, come on and make this interesting

PsychoPete · 13-12-2020 3:35pm

I thought Hamilton would have caught Bottas by now

13-12-2020 3:38pm

PsychoPete wrote: »

I thought Hamilton would have caught Bottas by now

So would I. perhaps he has not recovered fully from covid.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-12-2020 3:38pm

Verstappen: "You can durn the engine down now if you want to!".
Reply: "Negative"

F1 2020 :Round 17 Abu Dhabi

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