Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025Formula 1 

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Leclerc pits. Does Norris cover?

Yes they do.
 
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Blitz24
Norris should not have to pit again. If he does pit again, McLaren has fully grabbed the contender label for Ferrari strategy.
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Y'know, I'm watching Piastri lose over a second per lap to Verstappen, and a thought came to my mind:

McLaren wouldn't be stupid enough to have Piastri to compromise Max on extremely hard tyres, in order to allow Lando to catch up and win both the race and championship, would they?

Because, while Oscar is a phenomenally talented driver, I don't think he can make up a second per lap on Mediums.

Edit: No, they'll pit Norris instead...
 
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I'm not sure Piastri would be able to hold Max up too long.
 
Norris slides into 3rd.
 
If redbull are smart.
They will be pitting him now and not gamble on a possible safety car.
 
IforceV8
VER still has a set of new Med tires left.
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He won't take them, too close to Piastri.

Leclerc is going quite fast, may catch Lando near the end, requiring Oscar to back off and let them both by.
 
PaMu1337
He won't take them, too close to Piastri.

Leclerc is going quite fast, may catch Lando near the end, requiring Oscar to back off and let them both by.
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If Lando can’t defend a 4 sec lead on the same tyres (one lap newer) he doesn’t deserve the title
 
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Fezzik
If Lando can’t defend a 4 sec lead on the same tyres (one lap newer) he doesn’t deserve the title
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McLaren won't care about deserving it when giving Oscar orders.
Funny thing is if Lando drops to 4th, Oscar can also give it to Lando by taking the lead.
 
In other news, Lewis is having a much better race than he was qualifying, which is a very welcome sight to see.
 
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I think Max is actually coming to terms with the possibility of winning the championship. :lol:
 
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ROAD_DOGG33J
Confusing, was that 5 racing laps a pretend scenario?
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5 racing laps when there could still be a restart, and after that a safety car would end the race.
 
Looking at the pace change between Norris and the two cars around him, the Mediums seem to have fallen off
 
Jimlaad43
Looking at the pace change between Norris and the two cars around him, the Mediums seem to have fallen off
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Didn’t understand why they even went for mediums.
Hards was the right call.
 
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I think Piastri is backing off ready to swap
 
GlamFM
Didn’t understand why they even went for mediums.
Hards was the right call.
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Piastri had no choice. Leclerc had to risk it to have a chance to get by.
 
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