Formula 1 2021

[trabuch]

The podium will be a bit frosty I expect.

[The Bear]

Just now, Super_horns said:

Stewards going to investigate their clash after the race ..

Yep. 5 place grid penalty would do nicely. 

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, Manini said:

It’s brand new isn’t it, so who knows really? It’s like another Monaco isn’t it really, so there’s always room for incident. Tbh I’d rather have this than somewhere like Spain where nowt happens.

 

It's artificial excitement though really isn't it. Narrow tracks with walls everywhere, little natural overtaking, all just crashes and mistakes and reliant on DRS zones for over takes. 

 

It's exactly the sort of false spectacle the likes of Jacques Villeneuve have bemoaned. 

[Apollo]

6 minutes ago, Legend_in_blue said:

This confirms that Max is a **** of the highest order.

 

He's an absolute disgrace.  

You love it really 

[The Bear]

Just now, trabuch said:

The podium will be a bit frosty I expect.

I doubt they'll even look at each other. 

[Zear0]

This'll be an interesting post-race watch. 

[UniFox21]

Confused, didn't Verstappen have a 5sec stop and go?

[Zear0]

Just now, UniFox21 said:

Confused, didn't Verstappen have a 5sec stop and go?

5 seconds added to his race time not stop and go

[Manini]

1 minute ago, Izzy said:

Fair point but I think there's a middle ground. This place just seems a bit nuts and unsafe but I'm no expert.

Me neither. It’s clearly very fast and there’s very little run off, i suppose it’s no surprise there’s been plenty going on.

[moore_94]

Bottas gets Ocon on the line

[Strokes]

Fair play to Hamilton, setting stellar laps with a car falling to bits.

[PhillippaT]

Shame for Ocon.

[Trumpet]

Just now, UniFox21 said:

Confused, didn't Verstappen have a 5sec stop and go?

Nope, just a penalty that gets added at the end.

[Raj]

7 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

He didnt brake test as the highlights show

He did.

Hes a tw@t.

As Keegan once said, I'd love it if Lewis takes the last race. Hes got the bit between  his teeth.

 

[Legend_in_blue]

Get in there Bottas!

[Zear0]

I thought this race was going to be dull as dishwater. 

 

Bring on the finale! 

[trabuch]

Feel a bit sorry for Occon.

[The Horse's Mouth]

1 minute ago, Raj said:

He did.

Hes a tw@t.

As Keegan once said, I'd love it if Lewis takes the last race. Hes got the bit between  his teeth.

 

Watch it again and say it with a straight face cause you can't

[Manini]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

It's artificial excitement though really isn't it. Narrow tracks with walls everywhere, little natural overtaking, all just crashes and mistakes and reliant on DRS zones for over takes. 

 

It's exactly the sort of false spectacle the likes of Jacques Villeneuve have bemoaned. 

Yes, probably. The new car next year is meant to promote better racing and overtaking isn’t it, so hopefully circuits like Barcelona come to life a bit more and there’s less need for high speed street circuits like this (Baku and Monaco non-permitting, they’re excellent). 

[foxes_rule1978]

Sets up a superb final race, what a race that was. On that evidence it is a great track 

[yorkie1999]

11 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

Pretty much I cannot believe this

Hamilton ran into the back of verstappen and wasn’t penalised, doesn’t that seem kinda strange

[The Horse's Mouth]

Just now, foxes_rule1978 said:

Sets up a superb final race, what a race that was. On that evidence it is a great track 

I agree, definitely suits being a race near the start tbh

[The Bear]

Verstappen driver of the day?

 

[trabuch]

It would be interesting to see the telemetry on that incident. Did Verstappen apply the brakes? If he did they might throw the book at him.

[Zear0]

You can see Bottas' face being told what happened to Lewis and Max. Gold