2018 Pirelli Grand Prix de FranceFormula 1

[PaMu1337]

Alonso's wheel broke last lap.

A bus to the podium

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Vettel is voted driver of the day.

 

[Dennisch]

Alonso's wheel broke last lap.

A bus to the podium

They'll blame Honda for that.

 

[niky]

Alonso in the pits. Hahahahahhaa

I'm fairly positive that tire shouldn't sit that way.

 

[baldgye]

Vettel driver of the day

Leclerc and Lewis would be my picks... not a 4 time champion who wiped out another car and ruined his own race at turn 1

 

[PaMu1337]

What's the deal with the red gorilla on the podium?

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Some really crap trophies!

 

[PaMu1337]

Some really crap trophies!

Look like a cheap bit of plastic

 

[DK]

What's the deal with the red gorilla on the podium?

Liberty Media finally heard of Harambe.

 

[PeterJB]

Vettel driver of the day

Leclerc and Lewis would be my picks... not a 4 time champion who wiped out another car and ruined his own race at turn 1

In his defense, he locked up with basically nowhere to go (Bottas had every right to defend against him mind) and then passed 12 drivers seamlessly and took his penalty.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Thoroughly enjoyable race. The chicane worked for overtaking, we had some fantastic non-DRS moves later in the lap and lots of stuff to discuss. Well Done Paul Ricard.

 

[baldgye]

In his defense, he locked up with basically nowhere to go (Bottas had every right to defend against him mind) and then passed 12 drivers seamlessly and took his penalty.

He’s a 4x World Champion, he made an error when he shouldn’t have. No one to blame but himself and he took out another driver. It’s the mistake you’d expect from Romain or Lance, not one of the top 3 drivers on the grid

The top 3 teams are in a league of their own and by the end had a pit stop over the rest of the field. If you think about how Lewis got a puncture from Nico at Spa the damage was so much he couldn’t even finish the race. Imo it’s more impressive that Bottas, with a spin and more energy in the contact that Lewis had was able to finish and only a few places down on Vettel.

But even then, Leclerc being able to finish in the points and have a good race, in a Sauber is more impressive.

 

[Dennisch]

I really hate our studio commentator. He really is a product of today's media. Trying to sensationalise everything that happens.

 

[PaMu1337]

I really hate our studio commentator. He really is a product of today's media. Trying to sensationalise everything that happens.

(Assuming you're talking about Rob Kamphues) He has no idea what he's talking about.

 

[adb]

I'll confess she doesn't have much in the way of credentials, but it wouldn't surprise me if Sauber decided to jump at the chance to be first team in 25+ years to run a woman, for half a season at least.

Could see this happening under Monisha, Vasseur is too much of a professional for this

Race wasn’t too bad, shame about Vettel re championship, still his fault.

Grosjean on Ocon? Silly

Shame about first lap between Gasly and Ocon

Clean weekend for Max, ok from Kimi.

Points for Leclerc so it’s ok, made a mistake, but still great job

Mclaren awful

Williams, screw drivers being bad, car being bad, but why keep Stroll out on very old, severely flat spotted tires? He wouldn’t stand a chance of any proper result anyway so why risk?

 

[baldgye]

Another decent race from Max.... I wonder what the comments would have been if it had been Max who hit Bottas...

 

[Dennisch]

Stroll needs to be protected against himself, they just showed the onboard from before his blowout. You can see his steering wheel bouncing because of the flat spot, and still he goes flat out into that corner.

Dumbass.

 

[mustafur]

I cant blame Vettel for that crash any more then a racing incident, he was boxed in and even broke before Bottas but the loss of downforce would of doomed him into the corner, like with Ricciardo at Baku.

Sure he finished ahead of Bottas but it wasn't as bad as what happened after Verstappens move in China.

 

[PaMu1337]

I cant blame Vettel for that crash any more then a racing incident, he was boxed in and even broke before Bottas but the loss of downforce would of doomed him into the corner, like with Ricciardo at Baku.

Sure he finished ahead of Bottas but it wasn't as bad as what happened after Verstappens move in China.

He should know that you have less downforce there, he should have braked earlier. Bottas left enough space on the inside.

 

[baldgye]

Stroll needs to be protected against himself, they just showed the onboard from before his blowout. You can see his steering wheel bouncing because of the flat spot, and still he goes flat out into that corner.

Dumbass.

It’s why he wiped out Hartley in Canada. On the plus side I guess he’s not costing the team any points

 

[PzR Slim]

Vettel made a misjudgement and ruined his and another drivers race. There's nothing more to say.

 

[baldgye]

Actually I forgot some of the moves Bottas made, fair play he had some crackers around that Spoon like corner

 

[mustafur]

He should know that you have less downforce there, he should have braked earlier. Bottas left enough space on the inside.

Even still, trying to avoid an incident from a car that is essentially behind you even when you brake earlier is not something that normally occurs, reminds me of Jos Verstappen hitting Montoya at Brazil in 2001.

 

[PzR Slim]

Even still, trying to avoid an incident from a car that is essentially behind you even when you brake earlier is not something that normally occurs, reminds me of Jos Verstappen hitting Montoya at Brazil in 2001.

Say what!



Clearly watched a different race to me.

 

[mustafur]

Say what!



Clearly watched a different race to me.

Yes Vettel was slightly ahead when he started braking.

 

[PzR Slim]

Yes Vettel was slightly ahead when he started braking.

They were level. The phrase you used was 'essentially behind'. Vettel screwed up.

 

[baldgye]

 

[Dennisch]

I am glad that Max has found his non crashing form again. I was afraid he was turning into a what could have been.

 

[PzR Slim]

In fact looking at the video again I'm not sure Vettel was going to even make the corner had Bottas not been there.

 

[mustafur]

They were level. The phrase you used was 'essentially behind'. Vettel screwed up.

His front wheel was level with Bottas wing, he was ahead.

He is still at fault for the collison but it's,not as bad as it looked from Vettels position, he broke early and was still a passenger to the car that would drive around him.

Bottas did nothing wrong but was Victim to the situation.