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[OutlawQuadrnt]

Will Hamilton's tires even last into the end?

 

[Fat Tyre]

I had to jump on my indoor bike to blow off some adrenaline. This is going to give me a heart attack.

 

[NotThePrez]

Unless another saftey car or VSC comes up (or unless it does and Mercereds make a bad call again), Hamilton will have to try to hold off Verstappen using tires that'll end up being 41 laps old.

This'll either be a drive to define Lewis' career, or the biggest strategy fumble from Mercedes ever.

 

[Grayfox]

Unless another saftey car or VSC comes up (or unless it does and Mercereds make a bad call again), Hamilton will have to try to hold off Verstappen using tires that'll end up being 41 laps old.

This'll either be a drive to define Lewis' career, or the biggest strategy fumble from Mercedes ever.

Even with a safety car, lewis would lose position in pits.

 

[phillgt2002]

Max is still barely closing the gap. He will have through go through the same traffic as Lewis.

 

[PeterJB]

Max is barely gaining at the moment.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Even with a safety car, lewis would lose position in pits.

Yeah no point in pitting now.

 

[Samus]

The hards will last in terms of not blowing up, question is just if they drop off massively in pace. No sign of it so far.

 

[Milouse]

Unless another saftey car or VSC comes up (or unless it does and Mercereds make a bad call again), Hamilton will have to try to hold off Verstappen using tires that'll end up being 41 laps old.

This'll either be a drive to define Lewis' career, or the biggest strategy fumble from Mercedes ever.

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

 

[MSZ]

Both RB cars just don't have the pace today.

 

[Demon Drone]

The hards will last in terms of not blowing up, question is just if they drop off massively in pace. No sign of it so far.

But with how these tyres go when they go off they go off quickly.

 

[phillgt2002]

11 LAPS LEFT. I'm nervous. Cold, sweaty palms.

I don't know how Mercedes does it on the pit wall.

 

[Grayfox]

Mercedes techs forgot to update the dash lap counter.

 

[Dylan]

10 to go and 12 second gap. Verstappen with traffic between. I think Hamiltons got it.

 

[GingerBredMan]

Horner sounds pretty defeated

 

[Samus]

Looks good for HAM so far but who wants to bet Red Bull will be taking the L1 incident to the CAS.

 

[phillgt2002]

Max parting the back markers somehow

 

[Jimlaad43]

Mercedes must be telling Bottas "whatever you do don't cause a Safety Car with Norris".

 

[Liquid]

Verstappen still not quick enough. Only a safety car can rescue Red Bull.

 

[Grayfox]

Max parting the back markers somehow

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They know he is coming as lewis just passed them.

 

[Demon Drone]

Ten laps to cover 12 seconds and traffic. I think that's too much to overcome.

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Boo slow puncture for Lando. 😔

 

[phillgt2002]

Ten laps to cover 12 seconds and traffic. I think that's too much to overcome.

Nothing's off the table.

 

[Touring Mars]

Lando with a front left puncture...

Hamilton warned to stay off the kerbs....

These 'hard' tyres are in the middle of the Pirelli range i.e. these are actually the same compound as would be classified as a soft tyre at some other circuits...

 

[Samus]

So about that danger of kerbs causing punctures...

 

[phillgt2002]

8 laps. A championship decided by a puncture would be awful, just awful, but I think it's par for the course with this season.

If Lewis secures this championship, even on old tires... What a statement.

 

[Quakebass]

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

I’m lactose intolerant

 

[Fat Tyre]

How's the Constructor's Championship going at the moment?

 

[Grayfox]

How's the Constructor's Championship going at the moment?

RB will win it.

 

[phillgt2002]

I’m lactose intolerant

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How's the Constructor's Championship going at the moment?

I think Mercedes needs 17 points.