[3798j]

Charles Leclerc...what a class act he is. Looking forward to him winning his first WDC.

[irunalot]

Man Stroll and Latifi are just two guys who can afford the season long F1 experience. The announcers could not stop criticising them 😂 for that warm up lap crash. Total Pastor Maldonado move there.

[GuidoK]

I wonder what the tyre strategy will be tomorrow.
Anyone dare to make a prediction?
Will VER and LEC start on reds to try and get the lead after the 1st corner?
Or do they start on yellows to insure they can get away with 1 pitstop?

To me it seemed that Max had more problems getting the car sorted on reds than yellows, so my prediction is that they both start on yellows.
But that's just as much a guess as a prediction

[TheBingoBalls]

The Ferrari is something else…wow.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by F87source

I don't buy that, sainz has 1 season to adapt which is more than enough for any elite driver and did very very well last season. Then 2022 is a reset button with the new regs pretty much putting everyone on equal footing so there's no excuse for sainz, Charles is just that much better.

Sainz had big issues in the Ferrari box . They couldn't start his PU on time , because the starter was broken ...
Sainz had to do everything in a hurry to make it on time , and had to run on cold tyres !

Sainz was/is furious ...

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

The Ferrari is something else…wow.

That's what I said in ......'January !

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Sainz was/is furious ...

he indeed was. He had all the bad luck in the world while being pretty fast all weekend.
Let's see what he can do tomorrow. But a podium is unlikely I think. It's a difficult track to overtake.

ALO will probably be eager to improve his position too, so there are 2 mad spaniards in the top10

[///M Power-Belgium]

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[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

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As I was saying my friend, Max just 1/10th down but he hasn't got the porpoising.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

I wonder what the tyre strategy will be tomorrow.
Anyone dare to make a prediction?
Will VER and LEC start on reds to try and get the lead after the 1st corner?
Or do they start on yellows to insure they can get away with 1 pitstop?

To me it seemed that Max had more problems getting the car sorted on reds than yellows, so my prediction is that they both start on yellows.
But that's just as much a guess as a prediction

I can see Max and Lec starting on yellows myself..but we could both be wrong.
The danger is NOR and HAM starting on reds.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Sainz had big issues in the Ferrari box . They couldn't start his PU on time , because the starter was broken ...
Sainz had to do everything in a hurry to make it on time , and had to run on cold tyres !
Sainz was/is furious ...

SAI had an unlucky day in the office, that's all:
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...B7qOpffVw.html

P9 (with ALO next to him on P10) inevitably compromises his race tomorrow on this type of track. Likely, Ferrari will put him on a different tyre and pitstop strategy than LEC. His start will be crucial. Will be interesting to witness how long it takes before SAI starts breathing in the necks of HAM (P5) and RUS (P6) as the race moves on (slow W13: HAM and RUS qualified virtually 1 second slower than LEC). We may expect yellow or even red flags and safety car. So chances for SAI to end up on the podium aren't lost.

VER struggles with the balance of the car and expressed not feeling confident about it, so I expect LEC to dominate this race and VER to take too many risks to chase him (risk of VER ending up in the walls). LEC is on a roll. Only a pilot error (pushing the car beyond the limit in a turn), a pitstop strategy gone wrong or a safety car bringing the whole pack together again, can stop him from winning this race.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

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I see that Checo can keep 3rd after providing proof he slowed on a yellow yet Lec was very lucky to keep pole after going too slowly in Q1.
This new sharper stewardship is keeping the drivers on tenterhooks and Vet has slammed the stews' for his 5k euro fine for riding a moped and I would agree with him.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

As I was saying my friend, Max just 1/10th down but he hasn't got the porpoising.

The porpoising effect affects all cars on this bouncy circuit.

Check on footage how the heads/helmets violently get shaken. Drivers must hate that 8-seconds bouncing: see 00:45-00:55. 58 laps like that. Easy for us to watch the race from our 100% stable armchair while those F1 guys struggle for balance.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I see that Checo can keep 3rd after providing proof he slowed on a yellow yet Lec was very lucky to keep pole after going too slowly in Q1.
This new sharper stewardship is keeping the drivers on tenterhooks and Vet has slammed the stews' for his 5k euro fine for riding a moped and I would agree with him.

Yeah, also for FIA F1 stewards, it was busy day:
https://www.fia.com/documents/champi...ason-2022-2005

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Artemis

The porpoising effect affects all cars on this bouncy circuit.

Check on footage how the heads/helmets violently get shaken. Drivers must hate that 8-seconds bouncing: see 00:45-00:55. 58 laps like that. Easy for us to watch the race from our 100% stable armchair while those F1 guys struggle for balance.

Then again we don't get paid 20M notes upwards to put up with that oddity.

[Artemis]

Also decided today:

[E92inNC]

Originally Posted by irunalot

Man Stroll and Latifi are just two guys who can afford the season long F1 experience. The announcers could not stop criticising them 😂 for that warm up lap crash. Total Pastor Maldonado move there.

Lol during the red flag they caused my exact thoughts about Latifi was “Is this dude trying to crash at every single race? Maybe he’s sliding into Mazepin’s role”

[E92inNC]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

There's also the relationship with Ferrari and you can bet your bottom dollar that LEC knows and gets what he wants while Sainz still wonders there.

They did say in FP3 that they opted not to put the new diffuser for day 2 and the race because they only had one and it was unfair to give it to one driver until they can make another so both drivers can have it fitted

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by E92inPHX

They did say in FP3 that they opted not to put the new diffuser for day 2 and the race because they only had one and it was unfair to give it to one driver until they can make another so both drivers can have it fitted

So you say , there's no test mule at Ferrari ..

Ask SEB what he is thinking about that !

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

So you say , there's no test mule at Ferrari ..

Ask SEB what he is thinking about that !

No wonder Seb turned into a greenie wanting EV F1 after that spell with Chas.

[Bubbles]

Stewards ruled Checo slowed appropriately.


And Stroll has no situational awareness

[Artemis]

Sign o' the F1 times: HAM got P5. That's the first time he didn't make it to top 3 in Australia since 2010 (McLaren). HAM got pole position 7 consecutive times (hybrid era). That successful streak was broken today by LEC.