2026 Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka, March 27 - 29

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Re: 2026 Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka, March 27 - 29

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SC ruined the fun.
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Sevach wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 07:55
Crash because of super clipping(and Colapinto being a dick).
I've got nothing positive to say about Colapinto :lol:
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Sevach wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 07:55
Crash because of super clipping(and Colapinto being a dick).
The car wasn't blinking but slowing by the looks of it.
Maybe a technical error as well?

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renault rs26 wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 07:54
matt_b wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 07:50
Oscar so unlucky there looks like Kimi gonna get a gifted win thanks to the SC
Stupid strategy by McLaren. Oscar said if they keep track position they can win and immidiately they glave position.
Oscar also suggested they pit early to maintain position

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red flag and standing start.
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AR3-GP wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 07:49
Antonelli the big winner here for staying out.
If you are so fast and can prolong the stint not losing pace and looking after tires…then you can create your own luck and stop under the SC. We’ve seen that with Hamilton so many times in his Mercedes days.
So, it’s not just luck, or luck entirely. It’s a consequence of having underlying advantage.
Russell just damaged the tires again, as he often did in the past following too closely and pushing too hard trying to overtake unsuccessfully.

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What is going to happen in Baku when a car super clips in 18 19... dangerous

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The SC is going to mean they save a lot of the fuel. It will be maximum fuel burn after the safety car.
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Colapinto there is driving on instinct to squeeze but at that closing speed there is nothing Ollie can do.

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"the place that we trained" hmm

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SoulPancake13 wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 08:00
Colapinto there is driving on instinct to squeeze but at that closing speed there is nothing Ollie can do.
This is what I thought might be an issue. Reactionary blocks with these closing speeds will be airplane crash, or what Bearman did. They said Bearman was 45km/h quicker than Colapinto.
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Sevach wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 07:55
Crash because of super clipping(and Colapinto being a dick).
Blame the regulations that create sudden massive and never entirely predictable overspeed, cause this depends not only on your own speed but a car suddenly starting harvesting ahead. Such massive overspeed took Bearman by surprise from what i can see, being in the corner. Wise people foresaw these exactly scenarios long before, predicting these things to happen. What precisely did Colapinto do wrong or against the rules?

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Russell...
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renault rs26 wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 07:54
matt_b wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 07:50
Oscar so unlucky there looks like Kimi gonna get a gifted win thanks to the SC
Stupid strategy by McLaren. Oscar said if they keep track position they can win and immidiately they glave position.
He did keep position... Antonelli jumped him because of the SC. They did everything right.

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Antonelli has left the matrix.
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