Why i disagree slightly is that if mercedes were ahead redbull would just push harder on upgrades and work Perez harder at spoiling Bottas and Lewis' race. Where Hamilton could have been ahead i see equally where Redbull could also have done better to fight back.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 16:18RB and Max had the upper hand this year but there’s no denying Lewis and Mercedes could’ve denied them. But it was a combination of them not being good enough at the races they should’ve been strong and won at, and the conditions not going their way too many times, a rather big disparity to RB in that. Sometimes things just go more your way some seasons. F1 has so many variables, the stars need to align sometimes. Some things are out of your control. If somethings went more Mercedes way after the summer break it could’ve been theirs.
Don`t you think it`s rather worth working for the long game (2022-2026) instead ?zibby43 wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 20:57Apparently, the ICE Lewis is taking is a new spec that Merc has been developing all season, which is why Bottas had been taking so many units.
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It’s for the race, not the sprint.Shrieker wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 22:135 place grid drop for the race on Sunday, or for the sprint tomorrow ? Cause they sounded like it's for the sprint tomorrow, in the post quali interview.
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It was a bit confusing when Hamilton said Verstappen has pole now but I think Lewis meant that Verstappen will probably finish sprint race on P2 and thereby gets pole due to his grid drop.Shrieker wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 22:135 place grid drop for the race on Sunday, or for the sprint tomorrow ? Cause they sounded like it's for the sprint tomorrow, in the post quali interview.
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Don’t be. Ham is incredibly smart. So think from that perspective. He is already saying I will likely win the sprint qualy, Max 2 Bottas 3 and then Max will inherit Pole for the real race.Shrieker wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 22:135 place grid drop for the race on Sunday, or for the sprint tomorrow ? Cause they sounded like it's for the sprint tomorrow, in the post quali interview.
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Or, so it seems now, the new Ice is not as magical as it seemed but they opened the DRS too far. Let’s see what the verdict is.atanatizante wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 22:14It seems that here they retained HAM`s RW that both drivers were running at Mexico race, compared to RB which runs here a spoon RW for a better top speed ... nevertheless even on these conditions, HAM was 6km/h faster on top speed trap due to the new ICE ...
Starting the sprint from the Pitlane now. DRS found to be illegal on Lewis' car.zibby43 wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 22:40It’s for the race, not the sprint.Shrieker wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 22:135 place grid drop for the race on Sunday, or for the sprint tomorrow ? Cause they sounded like it's for the sprint tomorrow, in the post quali interview.
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A few mm on the DRS isn’t going to give 4 tenths.Sieper wrote: ↑13 Nov 2021, 00:23Or, so it seems now, the new Ice is not as magical as it seemed but they opened the DRS too far. Let’s see what the verdict is.atanatizante wrote: ↑12 Nov 2021, 22:14It seems that here they retained HAM`s RW that both drivers were running at Mexico race, compared to RB which runs here a spoon RW for a better top speed ... nevertheless even on these conditions, HAM was 6km/h faster on top speed trap due to the new ICE ...