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[TenEightyOne]

Have to say, now I’ve wiped away the qualifying tears from my eyes, with Riccy and Lewis at the back, we could be in for a crack of a race... though I still think, given the Ferrari starts that Bottas will only manage p3 and Vettel will cruise away to an easy home win

Two fast cars coming through the pack will certainly be interesting, Verstappen .vs. Raikkonnen is usually quite interesting but I concur that Vettel should cruise to an easy win. There are only two things that can stop him - insanely clever strategy from Mercedes (don't hold your breath) or rain. Currently it's 50/50 on the rain

 

[baldgye]

Two fast cars coming through the pack will certainly be interesting, Verstappen .vs. Raikkonnen is usually quite interesting but I concur that Vettel should cruise to an easy win. There are only two things that can stop him - insanely clever strategy from Mercedes (don't hold your breath) or rain. Currently it's 50/50 on the rain

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Rain would be very very welcome... but I think if it did rain... any chance of Bottas stepping up to Vettel would be quashed

 

[TenEightyOne]

Rain would be very very welcome... but I think if it did rain... any chance of Bottas stepping up to Vettel would be quashed

I'm with Murray on this one - anything can happen and it usually does. I'll add "if it rains"

 

[BrainsBush]

I try to follow the race via webradio while we're on vacation, despite the bad internet connection in this area. Welcome to the US in 2018

Enjoy the race and let's see if Vettel can cruise to the checkered flag? Curious about how many laps it will take before Daniel and Lewis are in the top 6 again.
Chance of rain increased to 60%. Just a few drops or real rainfall?

 

[Famine]

The woman singing the German national anthem in the style of literally any woman singing the American national anthem before a baseball/football match is one of the wrongest and most cringy things I've ever heard.

 

[jake2013guy]

Lazenby just spoke to Sainz and he said something regarding a forming storm. Interesting. Though as we're discussing it, it's not happening.

 

[DesertPenguin]

So that was what it sounds like when a German does their national anthem like we do ours in the US. It's not a pop song, it's your coutnry's national anthem.

The woman singing the German national anthem in the style of literally any woman singing the American national anthem before a baseball/football match is one of the wrongest and most cringy things I've ever heard.

It's awful and I hate hearing it here all the time.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Sound issues on ESPN and commercials on repeat kept us from seeing the track guide...

 

[PaMu1337]

Beeps for the start lights?

 

[jake2013guy]

Beeps for the start lights?

Yeah. That was annoying.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Hamilton up to 11th.

 

[PaMu1337]

Mediums don't seem to work well for Ricciardo

 

[DesertPenguin]

He's getting there, DRS is now open

 

[PeterJB]

Obscene gap from the top 4 already.

 

[PaMu1337]

Obscene gap from the top 4 already.

More than a second per lap...

 

[DesertPenguin]

No sound........

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Hamilton 7th.
Ricciardo 14th.

 

[PaMu1337]

Grosjean: "He pushed me just the 🤬 off!"

No Romain, you left a gap and missed your braking point.

 

[jake2013guy]

Grosjean: "He pushed me just the 🤬 off!"

No Romain, you left a gap and missed your braking point.

Then tried to do a Vettel 2012.

 

[PaMu1337]

Kimi pitting, didn't lose to Hamilton

 

[PeterJB]

Just as I predicted, Hamilton has passed all the midfielders within the first 15 laps.

 

[PaMu1337]

The rare Alonso mistake

 

[Dennisch]

Ricciardo's car sounds like a bunch of angry bees on the onboard camera.

 

[PaMu1337]

Ricciardo's car sounds like a bunch of angry bees on the onboard camera.

That's just Daniel himself

 

[DesertPenguin]

Okay, sound is cutting out on TV but my phone's ESPN app is fine. All year and no problems, this is just frustrating

 

[FutureF1]

The snooze fest continues

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Not a lot happening right now...

 

[jake2013guy]

Interesting until Bottas/Vettel pit would be Raikkonen. He's catching them quite quickly.

 

[PaMu1337]

Interesting until Bottas/Vettel pit would be Raikkonen. He's catching them quite quickly.

Kimi will likely do a 2-stop, the others a 1-stop (unless it rains)

 

[jake2013guy]

Kimi will likely do a 2-stop, the others a 1-stop (unless it rains)

I know. It's just mildly interesting.