2024 Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka, April 05 - 07

[PierreW]

Stroll looked like he was crying on the radio complaining about his slow car.

But Alonso make it work.

[InsaneX_Badger]

What's the odds for a Russell DNF atm? Chasing again after the end of a race can only go one way

[maseboogie]

Jeez Leclerc is getting firmly outclassed by Sainz. Great decision to drop him, Ferrari. /s

They’re on completely different strategies. Leclerc maximised what was available today. A Ferrari 3-4 is the maximum, and they both did what they needed to. Not exactly ‘firmly outclassed’. Charles could have qualified 2nd (in people’s fantasies) ahead of Perez, and they’d be finishing 3-4 regardless.

This race, I agree. I was referring to the season so far.

[GrizzleBoy]

Did George just try and throw it all away for P7 at the end of the race again lol

[maseboogie]

Alonso giving Russell a receipt for Melbourne haha

[InsaneX_Badger]

Were probably going to miss the overtake as they will cut to Max crossing the finish line while Russell sends it

[PierreW]

Russell snatching a miracle P7 because Piastri is still too green and could not pass Alonso.

Hamilton still in a race where he has done nothing.

Verstappen snatching fastest lap on old tyres.

[Dunlay]

Charles Leclerc should be driver of the day. Amazing job to finish 4th. Great hunt by George at the end. Lewis was graceful.

What a job Yuki!

[organic]

So Hamilton is supposedly going to be quick enough to beat Charles at Ferrari? I'll believe it when I see it

[dialtone]

Mercedes built a car for the finnish stages of the WRC, the ones they run in the snow.

[Michelangelo]

Russell snatching a miracle P7 because Piastri is still too green and could not pass Alonso.

Hamilton still in a race where he has done nothing.

Verstappen snatching fastest lap on old tyres.

*Alonso doesn't let Piastri overtake.

[Cs98]

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.

You'll notice that Lec passed Hamilton around the outside into 3.

He was completely alongside and Ham was boxed in by the McL ahead. Albon was further back.

[avantman]

Alonso DOTD, this was the easiest weekend to chose one. Outperformed three significantly faster cars driven by very strong drivers and destroyed his teammate in the same car totally. Incredibly strong performance again, congrats! The level of understanding of modern fans voting for Leclerc, who got comfortably beaten by his teammate and finished P4 in clearly and easily 2nd fastest car, is just pathetic. Who are all these people?

[GrizzleBoy]

So Hamilton is supposedly going to be quick enough to beat Charles at Ferrari? I'll believe it when I see it

He gained about 10s total on pace to George after the first stops, before George joined that fight with Piastri and Alonso.

Having g to be the second car to stop each stint is what hurt him.

If he hadn't been slower in the first stint and let George by, he'd have had the better pit strategy and would've been 10s ahead of where George finished in this race, based on his relative pace to George through each stint.

But....shoulda woulda coulda etc...

[Cs98]

Alonso DOTD, one of the easiest weekends to choose. Outperformed three significantly faster cars driven by very strong drivers and destroyed his teammate in the same car totally. Incredibly performance again, congrats! The level of understanding of modern fans voting for Leclerc, who got comfortably beaten by his teammate and finished P4 in clearly and easily 2nd fastest car, is just pathetic. Who are all these people?

I guess people that understand Sainz is a proper teammate benchmark whereas Stroll is a joke?