And there is the carnage. Another Red Flag.
Wonder if Max will get penalized as that was some ugly re-passing of Lewis.
Wonder if Max will get penalized as that was some ugly re-passing of Lewis.
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2021 Formula 1 Season Thread
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Well Hamilton gave Max absolutely no room at that corner, but that is his right...
At least the stewards have time to figure it out before the re-start.
At least the stewards have time to figure it out before the re-start.
But he should also follow the rules and keep within 10 car lengths on the formation lap.
This track is just stupid.
With Perez out, Red Bull team points are badly hurt. Where do the teams stand with respect to championship points? I've lost track of that.
Interesting to see the Race Director trying to make some deals otherwise he kicks it to the Stewards.
What happened to the advantage that Max should have had by not pitting before the first red flag? I don't understand how this is worked out when the race is stopped like this.
Max's advantage was he did not have to pit for new Hards so he did not lose any places - he stayed in First where if he had pitted with the rest, he would have stayed 3rd. And Max lost that advantage when Lewis out-dragged him to the first corner on the first restart.
And another Standing Start...Brace for Mayhem!
I thought there was this concept of maintaining the margin, not just position. Max would have been much further ahead than simply the difference between starting on 1st vs 2nd. Oh well.
I believe the margin only remains during Virtual Safety Cars.
On actual Safety Cars they are allowed to close up. And Red Flags are standing re-starts.
Yes, seems so. Great start by Max. And Lewis got by Ocon quite easily. If the rest of the field can avoid further incidents, then we may get through this race after all . . .
Well even if the race runs up against the three hour maximum, they are far enough along that full points would be awarded.
Good, the track needs to get cleaned off. Vettel should also come in, the damage to his car looks pretty significant.
Max is maintaining the margin to Lewis, I don't see how Lewis will be able to pass him for the win, even with DRS . . .
Max is maintaining the margin to Lewis, I don't see how Lewis will be able to pass him for the win, even with DRS . . .
I don't know - the high-speed nature of this track favors the car following in terms of slip-stream and the AMG does look faster in a straight line than the RBR.
On the flip side, Max's Mediums are not being tasked too hard with all these VSCs so that helps him in the corners to gain some space from Lewis before they hit the straights.
Yeah, but Max won't be easy to pass. He has much less to lose than Lewis by playing dirty (what? play dirty?)