Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio de España 2022Formula 1

[Jimlaad43]

Aged like Milk...

 

[Dennisch]

but it would be much less of a buzzkill if he actually had to race for it,

Yeah, but that's just wishful thinking in F1.

 

[Grayfox]

When did they ask Bottas to let HAM pass within the first five races of a season when the title was still wide open?

They dont have to ask via radio, it could be done behind closed doors, could be rando engine change like last year or box orders that lets lewis through

 

[NotThePrez]

And Perez has been pitted for a chance at the fastest lap...almost feels like Red Bull trying to toss him a participation trophy.

 

[Jimlaad43]

It's really refreshing to see a race with 2-3, maybe even 4 stoppers because the order keeps mixing up and we really don't know yet what the order will be at the end of this.

 

[Adam41]

And Perez has been pitted for a chance at the fastest lap...almost feels like Red Bull trying to toss him a participation trophy.

And you know they'll pit Max on lap 64 to take it back. Toxic team.

 

[Samus]

They dont have to ask via radio, it could be done behind closed doors, could be rando engine change like last year or box orders that lets lewis through

So you don't have any evidence then. Got it.

And Perez has been pitted for a chance at the fastest lap...almost feels like Red Bull trying to toss him a participation trophy.

They're just giving VER the chance to do the same.

 

[PaMu1337]

And Perez has been pitted for a chance at the fastest lap...almost feels like Red Bull trying to toss him a participation trophy.

There was absolutely no reason to not go for it. He had a free stop, so why wouldn't they?

 

[Dreadmed]

Assuming Yuki is on relatively fresh softs, it looks like Mick is going to miss out on a points finish again.

E: And there it goes... those mediums are long past their sell by date!

 

[Veinz]

I don't recall them pulling this move so early in the season, though.

They did it last year at the Spanish gp

 

[Grayfox]

So you don't have any evidence then. Got it.

Mexico last year.
Bottas gets 1st in sprint.
Gets engine change.
Gets put to the back of the grid
1 or 2 rounds later, swapping back to another engine.
Loses grid places.

 

[PaMu1337]

And you know they'll pit Max on lap 64 to take it back. Toxic team.

So you don't have any evidence then. Got it.


They're just giving VER the chance to do the same.

Perez and Russell will be too close for a safe stop

 

[NotThePrez]

There was absolutely no reason to not go for it. He had a free stop, so why wouldn't they?

Oh, it makes total sense from a strategy standpoint, but it's still a mild annoyance from a spectator standpoint.

 

[-Fred-]

When did they ask Bottas to let HAM pass within the first five races of a season when the title was still wide open?

Austria 2002. Oh wait, wrong team and it was the 6th race. Same energy, though.

 

[Samus]

Mexico last year.
Bottas gets 1st in sprint.
Gets engine change.
Gets put to the back of the grid
1 or 2 rounds later, swapping back to another engine.
Loses grid places.

Mexico. Race 18. Bottas not in the title contention. Even if your suggestion of purposeful sabotage is true, which is a huge stretch, it would have still made sense to do at that stage. It doesn't this early in the season.

 

[NotThePrez]

Mexico last year.
Bottas gets 1st in sprint.
Gets engine change.
Gets put to the back of the grid
1 or 2 rounds later, swapping back to another engine.
Loses grid places.

1) Mexico didn't have a sprint race last year.

2) Mexico was the 18th round of the season, during a still very active championship fight. That's a tad more excusable than round 6 out of 22.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Live drone footage...that we'll see more of in the future

Please no

 

[Bram Turismo]

Shame Bottas couldn’t hold 4th, but bother great result for him. Russell is such a consistent driver, what a superb drive for Mercedes so far 👍

 

[Samus]

Live drone footage...that we'll see more of in the future

Please no

It's absolutely terrible. The whole point of a drone shot is to give you something you can't get with any other camera, to track fast moving objects. With the way this one is running, it's just a worse heli shot.

 

[Dennisch]

Man, the drama dried up 20 laps too soon.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Look at Latifi go.

 

[Dennisch]

Man, the drama dried up 20 laps too soon.

Boi, you spoke too soon.

Edit.

HAHAHAHAHA Toto with his happy face turned upside down.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Wonder what happened that made it a DNF risk now versus something they could've managed before.

 

[Liquid]

Uncertain unreliability is what makes for an interesting race.

 

[Blitz24]

It's absolutely terrible. The whole point of a drone shot is to give you something you can't get with any other camera, to track fast moving objects. With the way this one is running, it's just a worse heli shot.

I don't know, would be sort of funny if they tried it at Monaco or Baku. Both tracks offer good chances for drone to say hello to building.

 

[McLaren]

"We need to speak later".

 

[Demon Drone]

Team orders will always leave a bad taste in my mouth. Shame on RBR. All this does is cheapen the sport.

 

[Grayfox]

Wonder what happened that made it a DNF risk now versus something they could've managed before.

I did hear "Water Leak" so running out of coolant will be a DNF type thing compared to just a straight overheat by running too close or putting too much load on the PU.

 

[Samus]

Strange, all the people who always criticized HAM for "moaning" in the last few years were very quiet about VER moaning and raging for multiple laps because his DRS wasn't working.

Anyway, Sergio Rubens Perez certainly knows his place in the team now, if he wasn't already sure.

 

[Liquid]

Bottas was excellent today.

Second Driver Syndrome is in full effect; look Bottas at Mercedes compared to Bottas at Alfa and then look at Perez at Red Bull compared to Perez at Racing Point. Not that Perez drove badly but being the number two for an A* team, that's just how it is.