Formula 1 Emirates Gran Premio Dell'emilia Romagna 2020Formula 1

[Blitz24]

Bottas has floor damage so that's the win gone

And now he's holding up Verstappen so in a few more laps (I assume Bottas will make sure the gap is large enough), Hamilton will pit and the race will be over.

 

[PaMu1337]

Should be Maxs win then hopefully.

He will still need to get past Bottas somehow

 

[numbnuts70]

He will still need to get past Bottas somehow

Floor damage?

 

[PeterJB]

How do they expect Hamilton to do another ten laps on these tyres?

 

[PaMu1337]

Floor damage?

Then still, so very hard to overtake here, even if you are a lot faster.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

10 more laps for Hamilton. I don't think Bottas will be getting into the same traffic Hamilton will be.

 

[VolkswagenX]

Another Hamilton victory I guess.

Edit: virtual safety car race over..

 

[Grayfox]

Are they planning on putting hammy on softs?

What happened to the guy in first decides the strat?

Last race Bottas could not go on softs but was forced to go on hards because hammy was on hards.

Bottas in now on hards, yet Hammy can go on Softs?

 

[PeterJB]

How is Hamilton going twice as long as Bottas and Verstappen on the same tyres?

 

[PaMu1337]

VSC, easy win for Hamilton now

 

[Blitz24]

Virtual Safety Car for Ocon clinches the victory for Hamilton.

 

[andrea]

Well that's the race over. Lucky sob

 

[PeterJB]

Has there ever been a safety car that didn't benefit Hamilton?

 

[numbnuts70]

Thats buggered it then.

 

[FutureF1]

Bottas: I want to race Hamilton
Mercedes: No

Hamilton: I want to win this race
Mercedes: Ok Lewis. We’ll put Valtteri on bad tires so you can overcut.

ugh Imola I wish you could have given us more

 

[Turbotwin01]

Man, could they not have brought the vsc out after he pitted to atleast make it look close? This is Initial D levels of plot armour.

 

[PeterJB]

Funny how it's gone just as he left the pits too

 

[Frank McGank]

Has there ever been a safety car that didn't benefit Hamilton?

At this point it’s like they’re making these calls on purpose. The VSC literally only lasted from about 200 yards before he got to the pit lane until just as he exited his pit box. If there was ever evidence of the FIA conspiring to give Lewis wins...

 

[Liquid]

When Hamilton wants to change strategy, they capitulate.

When Bottas wants to change strategy, it's "team policy" and he's not allowed to.

Transparent.

 

[VolkswagenX]

Is there anything beyond boring? Because that would be the 2020 F1 season.

 

[andrea]

15 second VSC, nice FIA.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

How is Hamilton going twice as long as Bottas and Verstappen on the same tyres?

Verstappen probably went early. Bottas had to go to cover off Verstappen, since you can't really pass here.

 

[AshenGraey]

It's crazy how Max and the Mercedes are just in their own race and everybody else can't touch them 33 laps that P4 is 22 sec behind.....which leads me to believe that if Max got into a Merc alongside Lewis, the both of them would probably lap everyone up to third at every race

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

When Hamilton wants to change strategy, they capitulate.

When Bottas wants to change strategy, it's "team policy" and he's not allowed to.

Transparent.

To be fair, Bottas is struggling with the floor damage.

edit: Said Hamilton initially.

 

[FutureF1]

As much as I don’t like the guy, Max has proved he’s the most talented guy on the grid this year

 

[PaMu1337]

It's crazy how Max and the Mercedes are just in their own race and everybody else can't touch them 33 laps that P4 is 22 sec behind.....which leads me to believe that if Max got into a Merc alongside Lewis, the both of them would probably lap everyone up to third at every race

And P4 and P5 didn't pit yet. P6 is nearly 35 seconds

 

[Blitz24]

15 second VSC, nice FIA.

Have to make sure Hamilton can pit and not lose the lead.

 

[Rangeraus]

At this point it’s like they’re making these calls on purpose.

Ocon was parked over the other side of a crest, several metres away from the edge of the track. They needed either a VSC or Safety Car to retrieve it.

Either way Hamilton was very likely going to take the lead. Having the VSC lasting for just the right amount of time, in the right place, is nothing more than an amazing piece of good fortune I think.

 

[PeterJB]

You can't get a car off the track in 15 seconds, I call bull:censored:

 

[FutureF1]

Odds that Hamilton claims he channelled his inner Senna to win today to honour him...