2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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MtthsMlw
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2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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Tire selection by Pirelli
C3 - C4 - C5 | 2x hard - 3x medium - 8x soft

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2020 Pole Lap


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Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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May this thread only contain peaceful discussions

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godlameroso
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Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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Tires are too soft. It's going to be a 3 stopper.
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godlameroso wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 13:12
Tires are too soft. It's going to be a 3 stopper.
What makes you think so? Same selection as last year, with one stoppers.

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TimW wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 13:28
godlameroso wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 13:12
Tires are too soft. It's going to be a 3 stopper.
What makes you think so? Same selection as last year, with one stoppers.
From what I can see it is really hard to get 20 laps out of the C3, so that alone is kind of forcing two stops.

13, 20, 20 is going to be tricky to do.
11, 14, 14, 14 is much easier to do but maybe too much time lost in the pits.

Also, look forward to grey skies all weekend.
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MtthsMlw wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 12:21
May this thread only contain peaceful discussions
This made me chuckle, thank you haha.

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godlameroso wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 14:01
TimW wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 13:28
godlameroso wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 13:12
Tires are too soft. It's going to be a 3 stopper.
What makes you think so? Same selection as last year, with one stoppers.
From what I can see it is really hard to get 20 laps out of the C3, so that alone is kind of forcing two stops.

13, 20, 20 is going to be tricky to do.
11, 14, 14, 14 is much easier to do but maybe too much time lost in the pits.

Also, look forward to grey skies all weekend.
Hmm, I'd say they who can do Q2 on mediums will easily do a 1-stop. I think even a S-H could work if a gap is big enough to manage.
Pit delta is slow and close to 30s .. but fair enough, DRS + slipstream is powerful to make up places. Pole is non-desireable outhere, but we all know that ..
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Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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Passing will be possible with the large pace disparity, and the undercut will be powerful.
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Ryar
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Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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Prediction.
Quali - Max (pole but starts 4th), Bottas, Lewis.
Race - Max, Norris, Bottas.
Hakuna Matata!

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godlameroso wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 14:01
TimW wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 13:28
godlameroso wrote:
19 Sep 2021, 13:12
Tires are too soft. It's going to be a 3 stopper.
What makes you think so? Same selection as last year, with one stoppers.
From what I can see it is really hard to get 20 laps out of the C3, so that alone is kind of forcing two stops.

13, 20, 20 is going to be tricky to do.
11, 14, 14, 14 is much easier to do but maybe too much time lost in the pits.

Also, look forward to grey skies all weekend.
What do you use to make these calculations? I see them posted regularly but no idea how much credence I should give them.
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Stu
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Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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I think that this could be a close one (certainly for qualifying), fingers-crossed for a good clean race although I can see the potential for a clash either through or at the end of the big 180 degree corner.
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Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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Am I right in saying that both DRS zones have been shortened from last year? First DRS zone last year started before the kink which is turn 1. And the second DRS zone started closer to the exit of turn 10.

Wonder what effect that will have.

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Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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Judging by the link the map is from 2017.
[...]racing/2017/Russia/_jcr_content/circuitMap[...]

The site for the race still contains the 2018 map.

Track map from 2020.
This year's will be published here but isn't available yet.

I doubt they will change it.

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Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Sep 24 - 26

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Be interesting to see if Danny ric can keep up the good form don’t expect mclaren to be as competitive this weekend hopefully one of the drivers can get a top 5

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Judging by CH reaction on received penalty, I'm suspecting that they will take engine penalty at this race.