Formula 1 VTB are-we-allowed-to-say-Russian? Grand Prix 2021Formula 1

[Grayfox]

Already +1.5 ahead

 

[PaMu1337]

Bad stop for Sainz!

 

[McLaren]

Charles looks like he wants to throw a tow hitch on Max. He's constantly hanging on his rear wing.

 

[Adam41]

Have Mercedes gone to sleep?

 

[Jubby]

Max catches up to 8th and the seas seemingly part with pitstops

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Verstappen is wide awake

 

[Grayfox]

LOL
Max has been to the school of Lewis Hamilton Acting.
My tires are gone then makes fastest lap after fastest lap.

 

[andrea]

Hamilton only 5 seconds up the road from Max

Bad pit stop for Lewis and Max is through

 

[Touring Mars]

Max is now only 5 seconds behind Lewis - but Max now needs the rain to hold off otherwise he'll lose his strategic advantage if he has to pit for inters in the next few laps... Lewis will be hoping it does rain, but he may have to stop before it starts which would screw him over badly.

The rain is still very close to the circuit but holding off for now...

 

[Grayfox]

Hamilton only 5 seconds up the road from Max

Bad pit stop for Lewis and Max is through

If Lewis pits and then it rains.
Max wins as he has to go from hard to inter/wet
Lewis will go from Medium to Hard to Inter/Wet

 

[GingerBredMan]

Max complained about tires and then set the fastest lap.

 

[Jubby]

Ricci-bobby doing a marvelous job as a rear gunner. He may seal this for Norris.

 

[andrea]

Honey Badger is doing a fantastic job for Lando.

 

[Touring Mars]

Drizzling in the pitlane....

Awful stop for Ricciardo

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Oh no, slow stop for Ricciardo. 😔

 

[Grayfox]

The Curse of Dan strikes again

 

[Jubby]

Regardless of who it impacts, the pitlane minigame is a joke.

 

[Touring Mars]

Not happy that it happened, but I'm glad that McLaren made that mistake with Dan instead of Lando, and will hopefully not make the same mistake again...

Max complaining that his hard tyres are dead, while Lewis is setting fastest laps on his mediums... doesn't sound great for RB strategy here.

 

[McLaren]

Good point by the commentator (Karun?) that Max would have to do the 2nd stint on a softer tire. He seems to have really eaten up that hard tire passing every one, and the softer tire wouldn't be any friendlier doing it again.

 

[PaMu1337]

Good point by the commentator (Karun?) that Max would have to do the 2nd stint on a softer tire. He seems to have really eaten up that hard tire passing every one, and the softer tire wouldn't be any friendlier doing it again.

Car is lighter at that point though, so tires do last longer.
I think it's more about finding a gap

 

[Touring Mars]

Hamilton into the pits for hard tyres, and Verstappen comes in right behind for Mediums...

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Nice stop. Nice gap. Go Landooooooooo!

 

[McLaren]

Car is lighter at that point though, so tires do last longer.
I think it's more about finding a gap

Looks like they're already hinting that Max is pushing on the meds, but may not be able to do that the remainder though he has another set ready.

Edit* Wrong tire, not currently on hards.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

"Lewis we can win this race" - tad optimistic?

edit: And he's going for it.

 

[GingerBredMan]

Another Race Director fail.

 

[Fat Tyre]

Go Lewis!

 

[Grayfox]

Mick is retiring

 

[Blitz24]

Schumacher to box and DNF. Finishes 20th.

 

[Dennisch]

Bottas went from p5 is possible to : you gotta overtake if you want points.

Classic Bottas.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Bottas went from p5 is possible to : you gotta overtake if you want points.

Classic Bottas.

Toto to Hamilton - We can win this
Toto to Bottas - You have to overtake so we can get into the points