Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2022Formula 1

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Ferrari engines couldn't whip cream.

It went a little Zhou-er.

 

[PaMu1337]

It went a little Zhou-er.

If you were in the room with me I'd show you the door for that

 

[Grayfox]

Was it not a few months ago when Leclerc seemed unbeatable? When Red Bull suffered from reliability issues themselves, and the championship seemed to slip from their hands?

Yeah, the championship is far from over, and neither is this race.

Ferrari were bragging about how RB was going to hit the budget cap.
Wonder if that still is a fact.

 

[McLaren]

Wrong Alfa.

No, I know it's Zhou's. I'm saying Bottas will probably follow with a DNF as well since this track has dropped 3 Ferrari-powered cars.

 

[NICKname]

Good to see Red Bull lying about Perez being allowed to fight for the title as well. Worst of all worlds today, it seems.

If Perez wants to fight for the championship his pace needs to be a lot better than this. He had to destroy his tyres just to stay out of Leclerc's DRS range, then when Leclerc pitted Verstappen caught up to him within a few laps, and now Verstappen is driving away from him with ease.

 

[Bosso]

Mercedes are not?
How many times was bottas ordered to give his place to Lewis last year?
James: Valtteri its James

McLaren has told Daniel to hold position this race.

Zhou
Said "Thank You" when he passed Bottas in this race, meaning bottas gave up his place.


Wrong Alfa.

Not this early in the season. Red Bull had the superior car last year so Mercedes had to focus on Hamilton mainly. Bottas was also nowhere near Hamilton's pace either. Mercedes let their drivers race until one is significantly ahead in the championship. They also let Rosberg duel it out fairly.

 

[Blitz24]

Slippier than an eel on steroids. That's a strange statement.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

If you were in the room with me I'd show you the door for that

Oh, I know. It's so terrible.

 

[PaMu1337]

Hamilton having back pain is not great

On the onboards you can hear the porpoising, and it's violent

 

[Grayfox]

No, I know it's Zhou's. I'm saying Bottas will probably follow with a DNF as well since this track has dropped 3 Ferrari-powered cars.

Still have 3 ferrari powered cars left.

Hamilton having back pain is not great

Merc want to run a stiff car, other teams dont have so much bouncing

 

[McLaren]

Still have 3 ferrari powered cars left.

Yes, but you know full well when one car goes down for an issue, the team immediately starts watching the sister car.

 

[NICKname]

Not this early in the season.

The season is almost halfway done. It's not early in the season anymore. Also, Spain 2021.

Red Bull had the superior car last year so Mercedes had to focus on Hamilton mainly.

First part is wrong, second part doesn't make sense, and since Leclerc has a ton of poles Ferrari arguably has the better car - so Red Bull has to focus on Verstappen then?

Bottas was also nowhere near Hamilton's pace either.

Perez is only near Verstappen's pace for about 1 in 10 races on average. A little better this season since Verstappen is not performing up to his usual standards.

Mercedes let their drivers race until one is significantly ahead in the championship. They also let Rosberg duel it out fairly.

Perez is no Rosberg.

 

[Grayfox]

Yes, but you know full well when one car goes down for an issue, the team immediately starts watching the sister car

I think the next car to go out will be mick, but it wont be power unit, but more of a hitting a wall.

 

[ZoomingZoomer]

How is Checo this slow? He’s losing so much time to Verstappen...

 

[PaMu1337]

I think the next car to go out will be mick, but it wont be power unit, but more of a hitting a well.

A well? That'd be quite the crash

 

[Grayfox]

A well? That'd be quite the crash

Meant to type Wall.

 

[McLaren]

I think the next car to go out will be mick, but it wont be power unit, but more of a hitting a wall.

We were both wrong.

Baku is Ferrari's nightmare.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Wow, another Ferrari power unit going?

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Boo, not KMag... almost was in the points. 😤

 

[PaMu1337]

And there goes another Ferrari engine

 

[Blitz24]

Magnussen power unit failure. That MIGHT need a safety car.

 

[NotThePrez]

Mercedes are not?
How many times was bottas ordered to give his place to Lewis last year?
James: Valtteri its James

Again, the issue is team orders happening relatively early in the season when the championship is nowhere near decided (especially since there's only a 15-point difference between Perez and Max, and Horner had said that he was going to let his drivers fight for the championship), compared to Mercedes using them during the 2nd half of the year in order to secure the championship. It didn't make it ok, but it was at least understandable. This was gone over in the Spanish GP thread, and Perez does have the right to be a bit miffed.

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The bouncing on the Mercedes car looks awful.

Aaaand KMag is out. Bottas and Mick are the last 2 Ferrari cars.

 

[Liquid]

Ferrari engines couldn't whip cream.

Well...

 

[Grayfox]

We were both wrong.

Baku is Ferrari's nightmare.

Wrong HAAS

 

[Dennisch]

It's the Maranello clown show!

 

[ZoomingZoomer]

Wow, another Ferrari power unit going?

 

[PaMu1337]

Again, the issue is team orders happening relatively early in the season when the championship is nowhere near decided (especially since there's only a 15-point difference between Perez and Max, and Horner had said that he was going to let his drivers fight for the championship), compared to Mercedes using them during the 2nd half of the year in order to secure the championship. It didn't make it ok, but it was at least understandable. This was gone over in the Spanish GP thread, and Perez does have the right to be a bit miffed.

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The bouncing on the Mercedes car looks awful.

Aaaand KMag is out. Bottas and Mick are the last 2 Ferrari cars.

As mentioned earlier:
Merc has done it early in the season in the past
There are multiple teams doing it this race alone
The order was only to not fight back, Max passed on pace
The order was better for Perez as well, since he wouldn't keep Max behind anyway, and he would lose time to Leclerc.

 

[Grayfox]

Are these Ferraris overheating or just exploding from bouncing off the limiter for so long?

McLaren cant be angry with daniel so far.

 

[Bosso]

The season is almost halfway done. It's not early in the season anymore. Also, Spain 2021.

First part is wrong, second part doesn't make sense, and since Leclerc has a ton of poles Ferrari arguably has the better car - so Red Bull has to focus on Verstappen then?

Perez is only near Verstappen's pace for about 1 in 10 races on average. A little better this season since Verstappen is not performing up to his usual standards.

Perez is no Rosberg.

This isn't the first team order from Red Bull. Perez was only 15 points behind Verstappen at the start of this GP. That does not warrant team orders.

First part was not wrong. Red Bull of 2021 was the faster car and had better balance. Same as this year - Ferrari car has more porpoising. Leclerc is a qualifying demon as well, whereas it's a weakness of Verstappen. Perez is no Rosberg of course, but that's irrelevent.

 

[Blitz24]

Are these Ferraris overheating or just exploding from bouncing off the limiter for so long?

McLaren cant be angry with daniel so far.

I was noticing that with Hamilton as well. Did the teams just not give a wide enough band?