[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

It's Max vs Lew as that Merc is keeping up some.

Sainz softs are gone after 10 laps ...

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

RUS is in all sorts falling back and it shows he's got the old floor.

Yes . MAX vs LEW => 4 sec.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Sainz is the only driver with softs .

Checo should pick him off..should do.

[///M Power-Belgium]

5 laps to go ...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

5 laps to go ...

Chas can't get Lew, the F car is still not that quick

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Checo should pick him off..should do.

MAX !!!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX !!!

Nearly 10 seconds ahead of Lew ! and Ferrari have to work harder with their effort.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Sprintrace :
Max p1
lew p2
lec p3

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Sprintrace :
Max p1
lew p2
lec p3

''Simply lovely that''

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Nearly 10 seconds ahead of Lew ! and Ferrari have to work harder with their effort.

At P6 : MAX has a very good chance for the race

[GuidoK]

Max won this one on tyre management.
The first 10 laps HAM could follow, but the next 9 laps Max just drove away.
Still, HAM does a good job for the WDC (or Checo does a bad job)

I think PIA was a disappointment. He cooked his tyres.

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Sainz softs are gone after 10 laps ...

Starting a Sprint Race on 3 lap old Softs? Again the Ferrari race tactician brilliance on display.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

At P6 : MAX has a very good chance for the race

I can't see any problem for Max tomorrow with his passing ability.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Starting a Sprint Race on 3 lap old Softs? Again the Ferrari race tactician brilliance on display.

Yes mate . It's just #FerrariThings !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I can't see any problem for Max tomorrow with his passing ability.

Charlie will defend his P1 in T1 , and LEW will go for it at P3 ...
They can take each other out ! That would make it easier for MAX

Honestly , let's hope for clean fights in the front .
MAX and the RB19 can manage the tyres extremely well in the COTA heat .
And that can win this race ...

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Amazing !

He anticipated getting out of the spin as soon as he felt his car sliding away: a quick yank at the steering wheel + holding that steering wheel position till the 360° was completed.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah I know . This spin made me think about the 2016 Brazilian GP in the wet .

But this one (a 360)! was even worse . And actually it was a one of the best saves ever in the F1 history !

Inevitably with this sport, there have been countless saves by numerous drivers. Drivers got tons of experience to handle this kind of situations.

Cool save, but not necessarily among the best ever.

A couple of Verstappen saves from the past:

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Inevitably with this sport, there have been countless saves by numerous drivers. Drivers got tons of experience to handle this kind of situations.

Cool save, but not necessarily among the best ever.

A couple of Verstappen saves from the past:

Yeah I know .Sure , It's as you said It's inevitably in this sport

On the other hand :
You describe the spin & save situation as an easy reponse and like a straight forward action-reaction from MAX .
But actually it really Isn't it , when the drivers push it in QF beyond the limits it always comes in a highly unexpected moment and out of nowhere ..
Once you're gone ...It's like driving on ice !
I'm pretty sure , 90 % of the drivers would kiss the wall in such a situation .
But , as we know, for most F1 drivers the wall is always too close...

#KeepItOutOfTheWall !

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah I know .Sure , It's as you said It's inevitably in this sport
On the other hand :
You describe the spin & save situation as an easy reponse and like a straight forward action-reaction from MAX .
But actually it really Isn't it , when the drivers push it in QF beyond the limits it always comes in a highly unexpected moment and out of nowhere ..
Once you're gone ...It's like driving on ice !
I'm pretty sure , 90 % of the drivers would kiss the wall in such a situation .
But , as we know, for most F1 drivers the wall is always too close...
#KeepItOutOfTheWall !

Of course handling any such critical/adverse situation ain't no easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy. It never was, is or will be.

I just say that F1 drivers got tons of experience and training under their belts on how to handle their cars - it's their job and their passion. As the physical integrity of F1 pilots matters most and as F1 cars are bloody expensive tools with lots of money and business interests at stake, drivers are well-prepared to handle all sorts of race situations through countless hours of training in simulators and on track.

Lewis Hamilton mishaps (2007-2020):

[dfox]

Boring sprint race. Top racers just settled into their positions and that was it. Some minor fun with Checo passing and Sainz/Russel battle. I hope tomorrow is more entertaining.

Didn't like the max move on turn 1, that was clean racing I guess, but looked dirty.

[Artemis]

The gap between WDC #1 and WDC #2 got bigger again. Almost double.



Gap between WCC #1 and WCC #2 is double.

Gap between WCC #2 and WCC #3 is 27 points now.

[M5Rick]

^ The gap to Max is not important anymore, the most telling one is that LEW is 3 points closer to Checo from that one at 27. Can Checo hold on to limit the points damage from LEW (even with him finishing ahead of him) until the end of the season knowing the eyes of Carlos Slim and Mexico are on him.