FORMULA 1 Gran Premio Heineken D'Italia 2018Formula 1

[PzR Slim]

How can you gain an advantage for getting it wrong?

 

[Dennisch]

I find it unbelievable that Bottas can't overtake Max, even with DRS.

 

[PaMu1337]

How can you gain an advantage for getting it wrong?

I don't think he really gained time, Bottas lost some too.

 

[niky]

Hammertime?

Does the Merc have any hammers left versus the Ferrari?

 

[TenEightyOne]

How can you gain an advantage for getting it wrong?

He didn't, unless you count Bottas not steaming into the back of him. No real advantage was there to be gained by either car and no advantage was.

Good race so far, I have to say

 

[niky]

This is going to be close.

And the rain is starting to spatter on the circuit.

 

[PaMu1337]

Ricciardo's engine!

 

[Dennisch]

Good job Renault.

And Daniel thinks, ****. I have this engine for another couple of years.

 

[PaMu1337]

Max is getting worried about his

 

[Dennisch]

Good stuff. Kimi is less than 20 seconds behind.

Pfffft.,

Telling Bottas to keep Kimi behind him. Uhu.

 

[niky]

The overcut was only ever going to be marginal, considering the pace of Ferrari. The question now is how long Bottas can hold back Kimi.

 

[Dennisch]

A great race so far, and rain would make it even better.

 

[PaMu1337]

Hamilton is closing in fast, and Raikkonen looks like his tires are not great.

 

[LumpiestFish]

Considering they’ve been keen on adding extra DRS zones this year, I’m surprised they didn’t add one to the straight before Parabolica. Could’ve even added one to Curva Grande, considering they added the extra through the first corners at Silverstone.

 

[niky]

"Good job Valterri, you've 🤬 up Kimi's left rear."

 

[Greycap]

Mercedes "giving both drivers an equal chance" again. Apparently using one of them as a rolling roadblock on dead tyres is equal. Then again, Bottas is too much of a nice guy to do anything else than smile ear to ear and tell the media how great everything is.

 

[Dennisch]

HOW IN THE HELL CAN YOU BLOCK A FERRARI BUT NOT PASS A RENAULT?!??!?!?!

 

[dingodile_r89]

This is absolute balls. Mercedes has lost a lot of respect, today.

 

[niky]

The tension in the stands is thick enough to cut with a knife.

Jeez, Kimi's rear tires look like they've been filleted with a knife, too.

 

[PaMu1337]

It would be hilarious if they all ruin their tires, have to stop again, and Max wins it

 

[Dennisch]

Pirelli should have brought softer compounds. 36 laps on pace on the softest one is ridiculous.

Edit.

Kimi is not going to make that rear left last.

 

[Bram Turismo]

There is no way that left rear tire will last another 15 laps.

 

[Jimlaad43]

It's like Austria where the soft tyres have fallen apart.

I think Pirelli's argument for these compounds is more a safety issue, where the constant high speeds and abrasive tarmac might cause explodey type issues with the hypersoft tyres.

 

[niky]

Mercedes "giving both drivers an equal chance" again. Apparently using one of them as a rolling roadblock on dead tyres is equal. Then again, Bottas is too much of a nice guy to do anything else than smile ear to ear and tell the media how great everything is.

This is absolute balls. Mercedes has lost a lot of respect, today.

Bottas was always going to have an issue with Verstappen, given their relative track positions before Verstappen's pit.

But he has the power to overtake Verstappen at the end, as long as he's on fresher tires.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Monza is definitely giving us the race we missed in Canada. They've swapped it seems.

 

[PaMu1337]

Bottas misses turn 1!

Edit: squeezed by Max

 

[Dennisch]

And that's a penalty for Max.

 

[niky]

Maxie moving under braking.

Again.

Naughty.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Max you idiot. Slam dunk penalty for that...

 

[PaMu1337]

I say 5 sec penalty for causing a collision