Poll: French Grand Prix 2021, Paul Ricard - Race 7/23

[Flibster]

Would any of you guys if you were top 3 do a two stop now?

I would have pitted Hamilton. Left Bottas out to try to pressure Verstappen.

 

[muon]

RB doing to Merc what Merc did to RB in Barcelona - pit first and force the others to stay out.

Except Mercedes had the ability to split the strategy and didn't. What was the point of having 2 drivers.

 

[el_dazza]

You watch it suddenly pour down with rain to help Hamilton

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Will Perez be helpful when needed?

Edit: Yes. Very!

 

[Flibster]

If Hamilton can do low to mid 1:37's....

Which it looks like he can't....

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Those Ferrari’s seem so slow. My electric scooter has more straight line.

 

[muon]

Tyre blowout for Hamilton?

 

[el_dazza]

Go on then @Flibster translate that radio message

 

[Flibster]

Go on then @Flibster translate that radio message

What's up yeep beep fzzt blarp...

Verstappen radio - More garbled mess.

Pit - (very flatly) No.... Radio's poor Max.

Hamilton now doing mid 1.37's... Bit late.

 

[Kenai]

Had to pop out, assuming Verstappen is trying the fast 2 stop vs Hamilton and Bottas trying to squeeze out the one stop?

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

The "overtake difficulty" graphic is one of the most stupid things I’ve ever seen.

 

[chrismscotland]

Mick having a bad race, well back on his teammate for the first time.

Yeah I wondered if something had happened to his car; back ahead now though

 

[antijoke]

I predict Max doesn’t catch Hamilton for some reason and it’s a dull end to the GP

 

[Mr Jack]

Looks like the hards have been through their graining phase and come back, whilst Max's pace is slowly slipping away.

 

[Flibster]

Must be all the covid vaccine's and the 5g links disrupting all teams radios today...

 

[antijoke]

The "overtake difficulty" graphic is one of the most stupid things I’ve ever seen.

yeah especially considering DRS makes overtaking one of the easiest things ever

 

[muon]

I predict Max doesn’t catch Hamilton for some reason and it’s a dull end to the GP

Took out 1.2 seconds just then. Depends on how much Bottas holds him up.

 

[Mr Jack]

Yeah I wondered if something had happened to his car; back ahead now though

He'd pitted first, I hadn't noticed Mazepin was yet to come in. My bad.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Could do with Bottas doing a hold up job here but knowing him he'll be assuming the position in under a lap.

 

[Kenai]

Go on Crofty, say it, rain expected for the last few laps?