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[PaMu1337]

Verstappen wins the race which can only be described as bonkers

 

[niky]

What? Who? Where?

Seb is going gangbusters.

 

[PsuPepperoni]

 

[Roo]

Right, but he doesn't get the point for fastest lap because he's in 14th. You're missing the point.

No.

If Hamilton had fastest lap, it means Vettel or Verstappen won't get that point.

It's not about Hamilon gaining a point, it's preventing the others from doing so.

It won't work, as it happens, but that's the reasoning.

 

[DesertPenguin]

What a fraekin' race!

 

[CoolJetta3]

dude how about Dany Kvyat on the podium?

 

[ZEROX]

BEST RACE OF 2019 FOR AWHILE

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Brilliant drives by Verstappen, Vettel and Kvyat! 👍

 

[DesertPenguin]

No.

If Hamilton had fastest lap, it means Vettel or Verstappen won't get that point.

It's not about Hamilon gaining a point, it's preventing the others from doing so.

It won't work, as it happens, but that's the reasoning.

Ah, I assumed whoever had the fastest lap in the Top 10 got it, even if it wasn't the fastest lap of the race.

 

[C-ZETA]

Phenomenal. Just when you think F1's lost it, it goes and reminds you why you love it.

 

[niky]

Race Recap:

🤬 What a 🤬 race.

I can't even.

 

[phillgt2002]

dude how about Dany Kvyat on the podium?

Yeah, seeing the drivers finish high, no matter who, is what I like to see.

 

[dlshearon]

Holy smokes! I wish every F1 race was that wild.

 

[baldgye]

BEST RACE OF 2019 FOR AWHILE

...so since the last race?




Bonkers race, absolutely insane. This has to be the most number of retirements in a race for over a year?

 

[Silent Drifter]

Can we install water sprinklers at every race track, and just have them randomly go off?

 

[DesertPenguin]

I'm glad it's Kyvat and not Stroll on podium. You just know Stroll has no charisma and will start his response with "Yea, umm..." like he always does. At least Kyvat knows how to present himself.

 

[phillgt2002]

I'm not keen on VER or RB, but their playing of the strategy is what all teams need to take note on.

 

[zzz_pt]

Turns out when the limits are the grip the tires can handle instead of aerodynamics or engine performance, the results are unpredictable. What a race!

 

[Veinz]

First STR podium since Monza 08?

 

[Roo]

Both Mercedes have a nightmare. One Ferrari is in the wall, the other starts last. One Red Bull retires. Nearly half the midfield fails to finish.

Williams: P12 and P13.

 

[baldgye]

Remember when Red Bull dropped the guy who just finished 3rd while their own second driver binned it...

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Hamilton did finish ahead of both Williams.

 

[Touring Mars]

Redemption (of sorts) for Vettel - I reckoned his strategy was simply to keep it on the tarmac and wait for everyone else to crash out in front of him, which pretty much happened.

Great drives from the podium finishers all round though, and huge kudos to Stroll for almost scoring a very unlikely podium... still a great result for him though.

 

[PaMu1337]

First STR podium since Monza 08?

Yes, only the second STR/Minardi podium

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Mercedes, its their sponsored race and all the stuff celebrating their 125th year, no drivers on the podium or Mercedes powered cars....

 

[DesertPenguin]

Turns out when the limits are the grip the tires can handle instead of aerodynamics or engine performance, the results are unpredictable. What a race!

So maybe if we had regular slick tires with significantly less grip we might get some interesting situations even in the dry. More four wheel drifts like Verstappen was going out of the last turn, and people struggling out of slow turns being the difference between an overtake or losing a position. That sounds fun, right?

 

[Silent Drifter]

Redemption (of sorts) for Vettel - I reckoned his strategy was simply to keep it on the tarmac and wait for everyone else to crash out in front of him, which pretty much happened.

It's like playing Ranked Online in F1 2019!

 

[PaMu1337]

Kvyat also had a baby girl last night!

 

[Parker]

Holy hell, what a race. What a drive from Max, Seb and Kvyat.

 

[phillgt2002]

Mercedes, its their sponsored race and all the stuff celebrating their 125th year, no drivers on the podium or Mercedes powered cars....

It happens.. I'm sure they are kicking themselves, but they still have a dominant package.