2018 Pirelli Grand Prix de FranceFormula 1

[BrainsBush]

Wow. Have to see some replays first

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Well that was chaotic!!

 

[DesertPenguin]

Damn if only that was Hamilton not Bottas. Vettel is getting a new nose and that should be it.

Damn Gasly got caught up in that. I always want to se ethe new guys do well. Leclerc is up there though which is good.

 

[sems4arsenal]

What the 🤬

 

[Dennisch]

All the French have left is Grosjean

 

[Stotty]

Carnage

 

[BrainsBush]

Is it Vettel's(braking) fault?

 

[Dennisch]

Imagine if there were gravel pits and walls round this track. There would be 6 cars left.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Bottas and Vettel under investigation.

 

[DesertPenguin]

So Vettel is being looked at because of incident. Which was caused by a slight lock-up. So basically everyone has to race perfectly...

 

[jake2013guy]

All the French have left is Grosjean

Who I think had contact with Ocon on the start straight.

 

[PeterJB]

#blessed

C'mon Max

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

That was GT Sport level of messiness for a race start.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Did Max gain too much of an advantage by going wide??

 

[niky]

Stewards might allow it. He was avoiding a collision.

Is it Vettel's(braking) fault?

Seems like it. Seems like he locked up.

He had so much more traction off the line that he was up Lewis' tailpipe right away. When they arrived at the corner together, Bottas was later on the brakes and had the advantage and the corner entry, but Vettel seemed to lock up.

There will be an investigation, but I'd say that was more of a racing incident. They met somewhere in the middle of the track.

 

[BrainsBush]

So Vettel is being looked at because of incident. Which was caused by a slight lock-up. So basically everyone has to race perfectly...

A couple of races ago the marshalls said it is the risk of the first corners and thus no penalty

 

[Ether]

Did Max gain too much of an advantage by going wide??

Not sure it matters due to the safety car and because he went off track to avoid contact.

 

[Dennisch]

Did Max gain too much of an advantage by going wide??

He went from 4 to 2, cars 2 and 3 collided with each other so, no.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Yeah it does look like he went wide to avoid the incident.

 

[PzR Slim]

So Vettel is being looked at because of incident. Which was caused by a slight lock-up. So basically everyone has to race perfectly...

I'd say they have to race without crashing into other people, no?

 

[sems4arsenal]

Usually lock ups are forgiven by the stewards, but that is no consolation for Bottas or us poor fans.

 

[jake2013guy]

I'd say they have to race without crashing into other people, no?

Agreed. And him locking up caused the collision.

 

[BrainsBush]

Was that a touche between Alonso and Vettel? I missed the replay

 

[PeterJB]

Was that a touche between Alonso and Vettel? I missed the replay

Alonso's oversteer began before a very light touch on Vettel's wheel.

 

[jake2013guy]

Was that a touche between Alonso and Vettel? I missed the replay

No. Just lost it on the kerb.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Alonso's oversteer began before a very light touch on Vettel's wheel.

 

[niky]

One consolation: We can watch Vettel and Bottas carve their way back up through the field.

 

[PeterJB]

Vettel already up to 12th.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Overtaking into the chicane doesn't seem to be a problem so far.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

5 second penalty for Vettel.