sn809 wrote: ↑29 Apr 2018, 06:44
Its raceday. I am hoping for maxverstappen taking out a few (no physical harm) and Hartley as well as Gasly in points. What you guys don't realise is the tow is very significant here. Getting a puncture on scraping a wall happens. He just didnt know what had happened why the car was so strange and obviously could not steer the car- Right front puncture on a left turn. Discussed in detail by SKY.
Hartly was going to Tow Gasly which is very good of him.
It definitely looked like he was going to give him a tow had he not crashed. He made it back eventually so it wasnt like he was driving on rims or three wheels, he should have stuck onto the non racing line immediately after the issue. Guess he will learn from it.
The car did improve but the race pace was meh. Being so far back i expect them to split strategy: Gasly on US/SS and Hartley on Soft at start.
The Pirelli tyres as alluded by Toto appears to have a very narrow window for the sweet spot even though the operating temperature has a range over 50 degrees. Its also affected hy combination of natural grip from car and track. The car appears to find it harder to switch the tyres on and prefers track with high grip rather than green tracks. Expect the winds to create a havoc today, 50 miles an hour (80 kph) and maybe higher gust. So few incidents is on the cards.