Formula 1 2022

[Wt_know]

S. Perez ...  

[Windwaver]

10 hours ago, Windwaver said:

Zhou was upside down

Replay of accident 

 

Edited July 4, 2022 by Windwaver

[Wt_know]

lucky to have fence barrier to protect the spectators …  

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSdofq64y/?k=1

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[Tommisan]

2 hours ago, Blueray said:

Ferrari defend Charles Leclerc strategy and post-race chat after 'costing him' British GP win

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12644890/ferrari-defend-charles-leclerc-strategy-and-post-race-chat-after-costing-him-british-gp-win

Damage control, but this race apart from Zhou's misfortune is one of the most exciting race by far. I am glad Zhou is all good and without fractures. 

Whoever that had opposed to the halo previously ought to be convinced it had saved Zhou's life.

Pitting Leclerc and Sainz would have been the better option, but under those circumstances, you do not know how others will react.

The fight between Leclerc and Hamilton really showed Leclerc's mighty driving capability. With a damaged front wing and worn hard tyres, he put on a brillant fight again Hamilton. Then came the three way fight between Leclerc, Perez and Hamilton. Masterclass to all three of them!

[bsswan]

1 hour ago, Tommisan said:

Damage control, but this race apart from Zhou's misfortune is one of the most exciting race by far. I am glad Zhou is all good and without fractures. 

Whoever that had opposed to the halo previously ought to be convinced it had saved Zhou's life.

Pitting Leclerc and Sainz would have been the better option, but under those circumstances, you do not know how others will react.

The fight between Leclerc and Hamilton really showed Leclerc's mighty driving capability. With a damaged front wing and worn hard tyres, he put on a brillant fight again Hamilton. Then came the three way fight between Leclerc, Perez and Hamilton. Masterclass to all three of them!

I believe we see LH has lost a bit of his aggression this year - he definitely has less sharp elbows than before.

He gave Checo a bit too much space after passing the two of them at once albeit it scrubbed a bit of pace as he took a narrower line but i think he could have held up the RB more around the fast right with different positioning. He still has memories of last year and was a bit too timid.

All that said, excellent last 10-laps. The right guy won.

[Windwaver]

19 minutes ago, bsswan said:

I believe we see LH has lost a bit of his aggression this year - he definitely has less sharp elbows than before.

He gave Checo a bit too much space after passing the two of them at once albeit it scrubbed a bit of pace as he took a narrower line but i think he could have held up the RB more around the fast right with different positioning. He still has memories of last year and was a bit too timid.

All that said, excellent last 10-laps. The right guy won.

Hamilton really unlucky this season when it comes to safety car.

Imagine if he pitted later when safety car is out, might be the winner since his tires were still doing ok from what he said over team radio.

[bsswan]

2 minutes ago, Windwaver said:

Hamilton really unlucky this season when it comes to safety car.

Imagine if he pitted later when safety car is out, might be the winner since his tires were still doing ok from what he said over team radio.

He did put under the safety car, came in right behind Carlos.

[Spidey10]

46 minutes ago, bsswan said:

He did put under the safety car, came in right behind Carlos.

i think what he meant was LH shouldn't have pitted for hard....if he waited a little bit longer and went straight to soft due tot he SC, his chances would have been better?? 

difficult to say...

Edited July 4, 2022 by Spidey10

[Windwaver]

31 minutes ago, Spidey10 said:

i think what he meant was LH shouldn't have pitted for hard....if he waited a little bit longer and went straight to soft due tot he SC, his chances would have been better?? 

difficult to say...

Yeah, he was doing ok on his old tires and leading the race. Although he's losing some time per lap but will get a free pit stop once the safety car comes on. Instead he pitted early (the pit stop was 4.2s, not good) and pitted a second time when safety car came on shortly after.

In other words, he might win the race if he didn't pit slightly earlier before safety car. With only 1 car on the track, I'm perplexed why the Mercedes garage took 4.2s for his pitstop, Hamilton would have stand a good chance to win the race.

That's why I say his luck is pretty bad when it comes to safety car.

[Windwaver]

Similar accident for F2

 

[Trento]

2 hours ago, Spidey10 said:

i think what he meant was LH shouldn't have pitted for hard....if he waited a little bit longer and went straight to soft due tot he SC, his chances would have been better?? 

difficult to say...

the commentary said Lewis pace wasn’t good with the soft. On medium n hard, he was fastest. If no sc, very high chance he could’ve won

[Trento]

5 hours ago, Tommisan said:

Damage control, but this race apart from Zhou's misfortune is one of the most exciting race by far. I am glad Zhou is all good and without fractures. 

Whoever that had opposed to the halo previously ought to be convinced it had saved Zhou's life.

Pitting Leclerc and Sainz would have been the better option, but under those circumstances, you do not know how others will react.

The fight between Leclerc and Hamilton really showed Leclerc's mighty driving capability. With a damaged front wing and worn hard tyres, he put on a brillant fight again Hamilton. Then came the three way fight between Leclerc, Perez and Hamilton. Masterclass to all three of them!

Ferrari mistake was not sc pitting but early on not letting Leclerc through. Slow reaction but in any case not first time they messed his race. For Sainz, the difference is he sometimes ignore their instructions n plan himself, leading to success. Leclerc should start doing that as the Ferrari strategist seem lost.

but fact is Sainz isn’t a match for Leclerc. Even with damage wing, he was faster. This year red bull will walk away with the title. Too many errors from Ferrari 

[Wt_know]

10 minutes ago, Trento said:

the commentary said Lewis pace wasn’t good with the soft. On medium n hard, he was fastest. If no sc, very high chance he could’ve won

based on track record, Hamilton is damn good in Medium and Hard ... 😁

 

Edited July 4, 2022 by Wt_know

[Tommisan]

2 minutes ago, Trento said:

Ferrari mistake was not sc pitting but early on not letting Leclerc through. Slow reaction but in any case not first time they messed his race. For Sainz, the difference is he sometimes ignore their instructions n plan himself, leading to success. Leclerc should start doing that as the Ferrari strategist seem lost.

but fact is Sainz isn’t a match for Leclerc. Even with damage wing, he was faster. This year red bull will walk away with the title. Too many errors from Ferrari 

Leclerc has been the quickest of the two Ferrari. He is still a title contender but the chances are very slim. The engine failures are the biggest blow for Ferrari. I cannot imagine that they have been so complacent on the reliability of the engines after knowing Redbull had the same issue.

I like that Leclerc takes the soft approach with the Ferrari engineer, he knows he is at the top of his game, but he lets the team throws the order. That means he is also respecting Sainz rather than fighting him without any warning.

If Verstappen keeps on his consistency, no doubt he will win the next title. Perez is an excellent partner, but I will not discount him from being another title contender as well.