such an extraordinary race it was..
well done to Gasly and Alpha Tauri..
Italian team won in Italian GP but not Ferrari.. wondering what Italian Press will write today and tomorrow.. they may get harsh on Ferrari..
Vettel's brake failure at least didnt occur on somewhere worse at least it could be nasty otherwise.. Leclerc was doing some nice overtakes like 2 Alfa Romeos in 500 meters but since he had to push too hard car gave up basically.. im glad he is ok though..
i guess DNF was better for Ferraris than finishing somewhere between 12-15th anyway..
for Merc's.. rules are rules but next year FIA definitely should put a board on pit lane entry as well just like in the pit lane exit.. there is a reason why traffic lights are not 200m before junctions.. and since Alfa Romeo did the same mistake it means its not only because Merc's distraction.. 20% of the grid did the same thing teamswise.. and Merc' was the first to react to SC.. there should be a better solution for this since closing the pit lane on SC was in the past and not anymore.. putting couple of X's on the outer side of the last corner clearly is not enough.. couldnt understand why stewards wanted to push the car to the pitlane instead of rolling 20 meters back as well.. whole situation was weird.. anyways..
pretty nice recovery from Lewis' collected much points as possible while dealing with overheating issues as well.. and since Merc's were in last 5 of speed traps on quali gives a clear picture how well he managed to go up again.. but he might be a bit angry to Bono at the moment.. Bottas caught napping at the start and seems he had too much inner talks during the race that he was invisible during the race.. he was looking a bit detached from the world..
McLarens were looking good all weekend and as Sainz said they probably d be on the podium even if Lewis wouldnt knocked out.. great for Sainz that with no engine mod ban we could have see more overtakes.. and GG from Lando as well he did some nice overtaking..
i guess Stroll blew his chance that actually it was the very moment he could prove he deserves to be in that seat.. he got faster this season surely but he had to deliver the best at this race but it didnt work.. a podium for him is good at the end anyway as it served on a plate to him a bit..
Red Bulls werent not looking strong at all this weekend maybe because of the engine mode ban affected their car more.. unfortunately Albon really squeezed couldnt remember who and that took him out of the race basically.. it was clearly his fault..
but lets not forget its his only 2nd season..
Renaults were looking stronger in quali than race day.. i was expecting some real late braking action from Ricciardo but it seems he didnt have the machinery to perform such moves.. but he took the car to best possible position anyway..
as reverse grid was being discussed during the show.. im 100% against reverse grid cause best package should be on the front as car and driver..its not right to win races by luck or something... and if there ll be 2 races, first with quali results and second one based on race 1 result reversed than it can be but as long as it is 1 race it d be ridiculous.. and if there ll be 2 races they cant call it grand prix anyway..
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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium
HAM 15th .Show us now the Party-Mode mate ...  |
he did show mate.. collected almost the same points with Bottas that didnt have to lose 30 seconds in total in the pitlane.. its a difference between fast driver and top-notch driver in the same car.. almost second avg on each lap and eaten 8-9 cars thats why he is Lewis'..
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Originally Posted by yco
interestingly Alpha Tauris are looking stronger than ever here even not that behind Red Bull.. before the session ended Norris put together a neat lap that maybe its a signal that McLarens will be on stage as well this weekend..
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