2019 Spanish Grand PrixFormula 1

[AshenGraey]

They finally made the right call. Let see if Leclerc can catch Max

What happened to Norris? Wasn't he in the top 10 at the start??

 

[PaMu1337]

This race will need a safety car to become exciting. If it continues like this it will be a borefest.

 

[niky]

That call was five laps too late.

LeClerc is edging up to Verstappen, but he can't match Hamilton on pace at all.

 

[Lizard]

Seb you are the one that creates the gap, not the pit wall.

 

[Dennisch]

Completely pointless to bring the white tyre here.

 

[niky]

Sebastian's race just went from bad to badderer.

Pitted two laps too late.

And lost another second or two due to a sticky tire.

 

[PaMu1337]

Verstappen stays on the softs, so at least a 2 stopper for him

 

[AshenGraey]

Gasly really needs to step up his game. Even though Vettel is struggling with tires, it's taking him so long to somewhat catch up... meanwhile Max is not giving Leclerc any quarters!

 

[baldgye]

Well... Bottas humiliated Lewis in qualifying and seems like Lewis is returning the favour in the race!

 

[niky]

Anyone want to take bets on them forcing LeClerc to do 50% of the race on this first set of tires?

 

[PaMu1337]

Awesome move by Kvyat!

 

[crooky369]

Verstappen stays on the softs, so at least a 2 stopper for him

Maybe they're hoping for a 3rd plus fastest lap?

Just seems like a random thing I'd do on GT Sport to keep my race interesting..

 

[PaMu1337]

Anyone want to take bets on them forcing LeClerc to do 50% of the race on this first set of tires?

I'll take that bet

 

[mustafur]

Completely pointless to bring the white tyre here.

We will see, by the sounds of things teams are gambling that the wear is more then expected.

 

[niky]

I'll take that bet

Damnit. They pitted him.

So LeClerc is one-stopping. We'll see if that gets him around Max.

 

[AshenGraey]

Hard compound on Leclerc

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Damnit. They pitted him.

So LeClerc is one-stopping. We'll see if that gets him around Max.

Close enough and hard tires for the other half of the race. Top notch strategy?

 

[niky]

Hard compound on Leclerc

Close enough and hard tires for the other half of the race. Top notch strategy?

Weird flex, but... no, that's not okay...


EDIT:

SWAP THOSE DAMN DRIVERS, FERRARI!!! AGAIN WITH LETTING THEM HOLD EACH OTHER UP!!!

 

[mustafur]

Hulkenburg has pretty much done half the distance on Mediums and that's the first half of the race where you have more fuel, The hard looks like a losing strategy.

 

[baldgye]

Ferrari once again utter falling apart strategy wise, while Mercedes puts a pit stop between them and Max swoops in and takes another podium.

 

[AshenGraey]

What the heck is Ferrari doing???? They are on different strategy for crying outlound!

 

[niky]

Hulkenburg has pretty much done half the distance on Mediums and that's the first half of the race where you have more fuel, The hard looks like a losing strategy.

Right now, LeClerc is not losing too much time to Max. Looks like it might work.

But ye gods, is Ferrari screwing over Vettel by not switching them.

In the old days, they'd switch drivers on differing strategies right snappy. That's how they got Kimi his championship, and Massa within a hair of one.

Now they're too damn afraid to even wipe their noses without triple checking the condition of their handkerchiefs.

 

[baldgye]

Shocking team work from Ferrari twice now in this Grand Prix alone!

 

[PaMu1337]

I wonder if Vettel ruined his tyres in his battle with Leclerc, and has to do another pitstop

 

[mustafur]

Actually I think the hards might be bang on, Hulkenburg did that distance but lost massive amount of time in the last 10 laps, the issue for Leclerc is I think Verstappen has him regardless if he is ahead after his stop, because you will have old Hards vs new Softs and even here that will be an easy overtake.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Interesting insight - Vettel's side was arguing that they're on different strategies, while Leclerc's side was saying he's on the same strategy.

Ferrari's been screwing up strategies since Alonso got there, but it's getting worse and worse. They're too reactive and slow.

 

[PaMu1337]

Actually I think the hards might be bang on, Hulkenburg did that distance but lost massive amount of time in the last 10 laps, the issue for Leclerc is I think Verstappen has him regardless if he is ahead after his stop, because you will have old Hards vs new Softs and even here that will be an easy overtake.

Verstappen will have to go to mediums

Vettel stops again!

 

[mustafur]

If Vettel stayed behind Gasly that would of been the ultimate embarrassment.

Gasly is basically existing.

 

[niky]

Smart move by Vettel.

But Ferrari screwed him royally there. He probably lost a dozen seconds or more behind LeClerc before they let him through.

He shouldn't have come out anywhere near Gasly.

 

[AshenGraey]

They might as well have given Gasly a blue flag to let Vettel pass!