Formula One 2021 - DRAMA - #Michael Messy

[carred]

1 minute ago, Dudley said:

 

Max would also pit and he'd be ahead on equal tyres.

 

EDIT : No of course he wouldn't be ahead.

True

[sixbuttons]

Also as a total sidebar, haven't watched a race live for far too long - entirely enjoying Channel 4 just saying "fuck it, have the Sky Sports stream" with absolutely no shame.

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3 minutes ago, sixbuttons said:

Bono saying Max's tyres will be on the curve too, but a 0.8 gap per lap is still a 0.8 gap per lap.

 

With that said, I probably still would've made the same call. Can't really trust the stewards to do the right thing if Max decided to give him a cheeky nudge.

Its like 0.3/0.2 now

[Blue]

Just now, Dudley said:

Verstappen isn't quick enough is he?

Not yet anyway

[kiroquai]

Max’s charge seems to have blunted for the moment.

[rafaqat]

lol. Alonso is not going to make it easy for Lewis to get past

[Blue]

El Plan

[Corranga]

1 minute ago, sixbuttons said:

Also as a total sidebar, haven't watched a race live for far too long - entirely enjoying Channel 4 just saying "fuck it, have the Sky Sports stream" with absolutely no shame.

 

I think the Channel 4 deal for F1 involves Sky anyway, though I don't remember the details.

 

On the other hand, I'm surprised that we haven't heard the old "if you are a Sky Q customer..." line which we usually get twice in a race!

[Dudley]

Ah well, they tried. Even without the overtaking prevention committee I don't think the combination had the pace today.

[Bacon Horsemeat]

I have never been so scared of... the cliff

[NexivRed]

Who’s on for third in the constructors at the moment?

[feltmonkey]

Fuck this is tense.  I reckon there's going to be some more drama before the end.

[Vespa Alex]

2 minutes ago, sixbuttons said:

Also as a total sidebar, haven't watched a race live for far too long - entirely enjoying Channel 4 just saying "fuck it, have the Sky Sports stream" with absolutely no shame.

That must have been part of the deal. Pay shed loads and then effectively advertise Sky for a couple of hours. 
 

I didn’t watch the build up, but was that the Sky feed as well or the normal C4?

[NexivRed]

Horner sending fake news to Lewis’ dash 

[rafaqat]

11 laps to go and he's not making up 1 second a lap yet.   Might manage it as long as no mystery crash from a Red Bull 2nd Driver causing a safety car

[kiroquai]

Just now, NexivRed said:

Who’s on for third in the constructors at the moment?

Ferrari pretty much have it in the bag - McLaren need a 1-2 with neither Ferrari finishing to catch them.

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Bono is so calm

[Corranga]

1 minute ago, NexivRed said:

Who’s on for third in the constructors at the moment?

 

Ferrari are almost 40 points ahead of McLaren going in, it was almost always going to be Ferrari

[bradigor]

This is done now

[NexivRed]

I think what went wrong here for them, is Red Bull should only have pitted under a real safety car, not virtual. 

[Sidewaysbob]

But they had to try something 

[Corranga]

Fuck, 8 laps of Crofty conspiring about penalties   punctures

 

Oops, the FIA mean I have penalties on the brain!

[jonamok]

Still not over.

[kiroquai]

Hmm, Lando with a puncture…

[Bacon Horsemeat]

Still worried about the cliff. We've seen how quickly things change in a couple of laps. 10 second lead with 1 lap to go, I'll be calm then

[Dudley]

7 minutes ago, sixbuttons said:

Also as a total sidebar, haven't watched a race live for far too long - entirely enjoying Channel 4 just saying "fuck it, have the Sky Sports stream" with absolutely no shame.

 

It's a one race deal explicitly with that requirement so sky can go "ISN'T IT NICER IF YOU'RE ON SKY Q" every 5 laps.

[rafaqat]

Never over till it's over. Never give up.  God this is so tense.

[Sidewaysbob]

Oh so tense 

[sixbuttons]

4 minutes ago, Vespa Alex said:

 

I didn’t watch the build up, but was that the Sky feed as well or the normal C4?

 

I saw from the grid walk, which was all Sky's presentation.

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2 minutes ago, NexivRed said:

I think what went wrong here for them, is Red Bull should only have pitted under a real safety car, not virtual. 

Lewis’ pace is just much better, I don’t know that any strategy could overcome it without them getting Max having track position advantage.

 

Just nervous about Lewis’ tyres now.