2019 Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'ItaliaFormula 1

[PeterJB]

Which will probably undo any advantage Ferrari have.

 

[Veinz]

Still early but Merc seems better than I thought here. Ferrari may have an advantage in qualy but it will go away in the race.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Still early but Merc seems better than I thought here. Ferrari may have an advantage in qualy but it will go away in the race.

The same seemed true in Spa but Leclerc had the legs to stay (just) in front. I think Monza could also be that close.

 

[Veinz]

The same seemed true in Spa but Leclerc had the legs to stay (just) in front. I think Monza could also be that close.

Same with Canada, vettel could never really shake off Hamilton. The only race they looked lost at sea was Austria and that was only because of over heating. It seems climate change is the only thing that can slow merc down.

A mid-high 18 will probably the top time if its dry in qualy. Merc seem perfectly capable of that.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Quali on the way. Drivers have been told to not drive slowly on their outlaps after the F3 farce. Talking of F3 farces, the Parabolica track limits are being enforced because they had to remove the launch ramp sausage kerb after Peroni's enormous crash this morning.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Quali on the way. Drivers have been told to not drive slowly on their outlaps after the F3 farce.

It still looked like a mad Trulli Train as the midfield runners ran round in a gaggle.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Whoever decided to put a sausage kerb on the outside of Paribolica when the cars will be doing 170+ is a stupid idiot.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Whoever decided to put a sausage kerb on the outside of Paribolica when the cars will be doing 170+ is a stupid idiot.

I agree, although everybody was probably surprised by just how easily it launched the car.

 

[Grayfox]

Wonder if Max will make a Q1 time seeing as he just complained about power.

Edit: Nope.
He will start last.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Wonder if Max will make a Q1 time seeing as he just complained about power.

Edit: Nope.
He will start last.

He was already at/near the back in any case, I think?

 

[BrainsBush]

He was already at/near the back in any case, I think?

yep because of 'reliable' Spec 4 engine swap.

 

[DesertPenguin]

And the traffic chain begins again

 

[Grayfox]

Sucks to be Antionio
Loses by 2ms

 

[Liquid]

I agree, although everybody was probably surprised by just how easily it launched the car.

The FIA and Monza track officials trying to explain the kerb being there:

 

[Grayfox]

Whoever decided to put a sausage kerb on the outside of Paribolica when the cars will be doing 170+ is a stupid idiot.

Someone needs to throw the FIA genius that thought of it off the banked oval bridge.

The urge to "Slow" down cars nearly screwed up big time

 

[Jimlaad43]

This is stupid now.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Will Vettel lose the time he set just before the red flag?

 

[DesertPenguin]

Maybe

 

[Jimlaad43]

Will Vettel lose the time he set just before the red flag?

He probably will.

 

[TenEightyOne]

He probably will.

Now they seem to have given Bottas his time back... and Vettel remains on the board.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Bottas' time pops up into the rankings. Did somebody decide to allow it?

 

[Grayfox]

Will Vettel lose the time he set just before the red flag?

I doubt it.

This is the FIA were talking about.
They favor Ferrari

But going off this frame, he was fully outside the white line

 

[TenEightyOne]

This is the FIA were talking about.
They favor Ferrari

Montreal called and said "bollocks"

 

[AshenGraey]

This towing game is sooo silly but you can see why they are looking for it. Let's see who's going to blink first!!

 

[Grayfox]

This towing game is sooo silly but you can see why they are looking for it. Let's see who's going to blink first!!

Surprised a team just doesn't go out.

Because the dirty air will negate any towing if they all go out at once.

 

[DesertPenguin]

I doubt it.

This is the FIA were talking about.
They favor Ferrari

But going off this frame, he was fully outside the white line
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I don't know... from another angle you might be able to see a few millimeters of rubber covering the white paint.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

They won't make it.

 

[mustafur]

This is a Shambles

 

[MUSC4EVER]

I don't think I have ever seen that happen before!!

 

[TenEightyOne]

This is a Shambles

I... I quite like it