2024 Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka, April 05 - 07

[Cs98]

Yeah, sure. How dare Albon try to go for a clear passing opportunity? Shame on him for getting squeezed out!

That's not a clear pass opportunity, that's a crash trap. He's always going to get squeezed there when he isn't fully alongside. He's putting himself in bad positions and the team can't afford it. How much money has this guy thrown down the drain in a team that needs every penny?

Tell me more about how Albon is at fault for Ricciardo not looking at his mirrors.

He's not, he's at fault for putting himself in a terrible position where there was little to no potential gain and huge risk. William's can't afford it, they don't have the money or the spares. He needs to stay out of trouble, that means making risk vs reward decisions, that was a bad one.

[wogx]

Will anyone now try a sprint to the finish without an additional pit stop?

[Spacepace]

He put himself in a terrible position, there was no overtake to be had halfway along the outside there, only risk.

Yeah, sure. How dare Albon try to go for a clear passing opportunity? Shame on him for getting squeezed out!

That's not a clear pass opportunity, that's a crash trap. He's always going to get squeezed there when he isn't fully alongside. He's putting himself in bad positions and the team can't afford it. How much money has this guy thrown down the drain in a team that needs every penny?

If Ricciardo did this on purpose you'd be looking at this differently but he didn't so he gets a pass. He was desperate to not lose another place to Stroll and he f'd up

[InsaneX_Badger]

Will anyone now try a sprint to the finish without an additional pit stop?

I've not been able to tune in much to the weekend but could the hards even make more than half distance by themselves let alone full race distance going by the pirelli race start graph?

[AR3-GP]

Will anyone now try a sprint to the finish without an additional pit stop?

you can try but you will finish last.

[DiogoBrand]

Will anyone now try a sprint to the finish without an additional pit stop?

I've not been able to tune in much to the weekend but could the hards even make more than half distance by themselves let alone full race distance going by the pirelli race start graph?

I'm still waiting to see the day when Pirelli knows their own tyres.

[Mansell89]

This an opportunity for McLaren to switch to their hards and then effectively “one stop” in the race?

[dialtone]

Will anyone now try a sprint to the finish without an additional pit stop?

I've not been able to tune in much to the weekend but could the hards even make more than half distance by themselves let alone full race distance going by the pirelli race start graph?

At most the first stint of softs is a bit more manageable but they still need 2 stops imho.

[Cs98]

Yeah, sure. How dare Albon try to go for a clear passing opportunity? Shame on him for getting squeezed out!

That's not a clear pass opportunity, that's a crash trap. He's always going to get squeezed there when he isn't fully alongside. He's putting himself in bad positions and the team can't afford it. How much money has this guy thrown down the drain in a team that needs every penny?

If Ricciardo did this on purpose you'd be looking at this differently but he didn't so he gets a pass. He was desperate to not lose another place to Stroll and he f'd up

Ricciardo was keeping the position whether he moved over or not, that's not a place you pass on the outside from half a car length back. Albon's decision making is not good here, from the standpoint of taking a big risk without any real reward. That doesn't mean he is technically at fault for the crash, it just means it was a bad decision to put himself in a risky position.

[FittingMechanics]

One Mercedes on hards.

[maseboogie]

Ric driving desperate trying to keep his seat.

Vultures are definitely circling now. That crash was on him.

It's mind boggling to me the downfall he suffered after Red Bull, went from one of the best on the grid to a joke. Such a shame.

Seriously. Man rolled the dice 2x (Renault, McLaren) and came up snake eyes. Fell from top 10 to being seen as a media darling masquerading as an F1 driver.

[Spacepace]

That's not a clear pass opportunity, that's a crash trap. He's always going to get squeezed there when he isn't fully alongside. He's putting himself in bad positions and the team can't afford it. How much money has this guy thrown down the drain in a team that needs every penny?

If Ricciardo did this on purpose you'd be looking at this differently but he didn't so he gets a pass. He was desperate to not lose another place to Stroll and he f'd up

Ricciardo was keeping the position whether he moved over or not, that's not a place you pass on the outside from half a car length back. Albon's decision making is not good here, from the standpoint of taking a big risk without any real reward. That doesn't mean he is technically at fault for the crash, it just means it was a bad decision to put himself in a risky position.

Being beside Ricciardo is a risky position

[dialtone]

One Mercedes on hards.

Hopefully LEC can overtake HAM on hards.

[ispano6]

Hamilton and Russell restarting on hards...

[InsaneX_Badger]

Will anyone now try a sprint to the finish without an additional pit stop?

I've not been able to tune in much to the weekend but could the hards even make more than half distance by themselves let alone full race distance going by the pirelli race start graph?

I'm still waiting to see the day when Pirelli knows their own tyres.