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[Slahinki]

From a McLaren point of view, once the safety car had ended they should have left him out and run to the optimum one stop strategy

Yes. The VSC timing can be dodgy or not as much as it wants, the fact is once it was clear it was going to end the team should have told Norris to stay out. Antonelli is clearly lacking pace here.

[genarro]

The racing imo has become a joke since the FIA and the stewards can dictate the results... 5 sec faster deployment and the race isnt changed, 5 sec later and you --- over the lead driver...

And now the FIA with the alonso coments.... Just a farce. Absolute joke

[Mcl_G10]

Antonelli gifted 2 races in a row.

[ScottR267]

Agree with comments above, VSC is bad timing and unfortunate.

However team strategy after that was poor. Should’ve kept Lando out

[Ben1980]

If Norris didnt stop, is he making up a big enough gap to cover either Kimi or Max. Im not sure. At best hes pitting into 3rd and hoping.

[Slahinki]

If Norris didnt stop, is he making up a big enough gap to cover either Kimi or Max. Im not sure. At best hes pitting into 3rd and hoping.

I don't know, he is significantly faster than them.

[Mcl_G10]

Antonelli isn't even fast but will win.

[Slahinki]

I mean, look at where Norris is on track. With a green flag pit stop and a slow one at that.

[Emag]

He will be lucky to make the podium. I have no faith in Lando being able to overtake Verstappen on track in this type of layout. Unless there's battery shenanigans involved and he completely blasts past him.

I forgot Leclerc has one more stop to make. But yeah, if he somehow overtakes Max Verstappen in this track, that's a bigger achievement than actually wining a boring race lead from lap 1

[genarro]

The hype of this track is useless... What a dull race track

[Slahinki]

Oh most definitely a really boring track.

[Mcl_G10]

How long will Charles stay out?

Hopefully long enough to cause trouble.

[Ben1980]

If Norris didnt stop, is he making up a big enough gap to cover either Kimi or Max. Im not sure. At best hes pitting into 3rd and hoping.

I don't know, he is significantly faster than them.

I dont think it changes the likely result of 3rd. But it probably would have been better to stay out.

[Ben1980]

I dont mind the track. You need a mix of tracks.

[Swed3121]

If Norris didnt stop, is he making up a big enough gap to cover either Kimi or Max. Im not sure. At best hes pitting into 3rd and hoping.

I don't know, he is significantly faster than them.

I dont think it changes the likely result of 3rd. But it probably would have been better to stay out.

I’m sorry to break it to you and whatever apologist view you have but without that joke of a pistop, Lando would have won the race