Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021Formula 1

[andrea]

Toto begging for no safety car haha

 

[Touring Mars]

Hamilton should have pitted when he had the chance under the VSC...

... possibly a big strategic mistake from Merc/Hamilton?

edit: Or at least a very smart move from RB/Max

 

[Grayfox]

16.3 after 1 lap

 

[Sum1s2pid]

20 laps on fresh hards. Wow, can Max do it, assuming no more SC / VSC? 😬

 

[Samus]

Silly from Merc. He had the pace, even without track position he'd have been the one on far fresher tyres and better raw pace.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Lewis maybe should have pitted on that second lap when the VSC was still out as he got to the pit entry

 

[NotThePrez]

Ughhhhhhhhhhh. Tension beyond belief! This will likely come down to the wire!

 

[Jubby]

Hamilton gets to prove he is an 8x champion. Let's see how it goes.

 

[Liquid]

Wow. Race on.

Not asking for much but if Verstappen does 20 qualifying laps, keep the pass as clean as possible.

This is the crucible. The pressure cauldron.

 

[Quakebass]

5 am wine and (Mac n’) cheese night (morning?) F1 watch party for the finale in Seattle, i am already drunk.

Let’s goooooo race cars!

 

[VulcanSpirit]

Verstappen is just eating away at Hamilton's advantage - new fastest lap and under 15 seconds back!

 

[Anghammarad]

Mercedes threw away the driver's championship

 

[Fat Tyre]

Hamilton needs to pit now!

 

[Jubby]

I'll give the stewards the consistency for this race.

 

[Touring Mars]

Hamilton needs to pit now!

Too late...

 

[Grayfox]

Too late...

Every lap hurts them more.

 

[mastergracie]

5 am wine and (Mac n’) cheese night (morning?) F1 watch party for the finale in Seattle, i am already drunk.

Let’s goooooo race cars!

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As a UFC fan living in Germany, I know how you feel.

 

[phillgt2002]

5 am wine and (Mac n’) cheese night (morning?) F1 watch party for the finale in Seattle, i am already drunk.

Let’s goooooo race cars!

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A person, and brave bowels. I've watched GPs on the West Coast.. it's brutal.

 

[Samus]

If HAM pitted and VER didn't then HAM would have been about 10 seconds behind on fresher tyres and more raw pace.

I guess they just didn't want to risk HAM having to pass VER on track though.

 

[Grayfox]

If lewis pushes too hard on the hards, he will wear them out even faster, but he has no choice.

 

[VulcanSpirit]

Having attempted to go banzai on Tsunoda earlier, Alonso's lost out to Gasly under DRS. Toro Rossos now in 7th and 8th.

 

[AshenGraey]

Merc will shoot themselves in the foot for not pitting Lewis under that VSC

 

[Demon Drone]

How much is Max gaining per lap?

 

[Milouse]

Alonso ans Gasly had very good place with 39 laps old hard tires. They only pitted because of VSC.

 

[Grayfox]

How much is Max gaining per lap?

0.4-0.8s / lap

 

[NotThePrez]

This song just popped into my head, and it seems appropriate given the circumstances.

 

[Samus]

How much is Max gaining per lap?

Not enough. Yet.

 

[phillgt2002]

This song just popped into my head, and it seems appropriate given the circumstances.

I'm playing some Massive Attack in the background. Quite fitting.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Seems like Verstappen's advance has stalled a bit. It's been about 14 seconds. Hamilton needs to manage his tires. Max needs 1 second per lap.

 

[Famine]

I guess they just didn't want to risk HAM having to pass VER on track though.