Administrator Stan Posted September 16, 2021 Administrator Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 minute ago, MUFC said: Raining in Sochi for the next 7 days. But not sure about the weekend of the GP. Please keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 16, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 16, 2021 Should be Hamilton's to lose with Max's grid penalty, even if it's only three places. Worst case scenario for Lewis would be Bottas and Max qualifying ahead of him so they start BOT-HAM-??? with Max 4th or 5th. Then with another start on the dirty side of the grid he could fall behind a fast-starting Perez or McLaren/Ferrari from 3rd and get backed into Max. It ought to be an interesting dynamic. If Max had received a 5 place penalty instead of just 3, it would seem more like a no-brainer for Red Bull to get the engine penalty out of the way too. A 3 place penalty leaves him tantalisingly close to still being able to win the race if he qualifies fastest and gets a good start, but the risk remains that qualifying 3rd fastest behind the two Mercedes, starting 6th and losing a couple of places early on could leave him off the podium with a further 10-place penalty likely to be needed at another later race. I expect they won't make the decision until they see what the pace looks like during the practice sessions. Weekends like this are where they need Perez to step up and compete with the Mercedes for the race win but all I can see happening is another 7th or so in qualifying and an uphill struggle to finish 4th or 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, RandoEFC said: Should be Hamilton's to lose with Max's grid penalty, even if it's only three places. Worst case scenario for Lewis would be Bottas and Max qualifying ahead of him so they start BOT-HAM-??? with Max 4th or 5th. Then with another start on the dirty side of the grid he could fall behind a fast-starting Perez or McLaren/Ferrari from 3rd and get backed into Max. It ought to be an interesting dynamic. If Max had received a 5 place penalty instead of just 3, it would seem more like a no-brainer for Red Bull to get the engine penalty out of the way too. A 3 place penalty leaves him tantalisingly close to still being able to win the race if he qualifies fastest and gets a good start, but the risk remains that qualifying 3rd fastest behind the two Mercedes, starting 6th and losing a couple of places early on could leave him off the podium with a further 10-place penalty likely to be needed at another later race. I expect they won't make the decision until they see what the pace looks like during the practice sessions. Weekends like this are where they need Perez to step up and compete with the Mercedes for the race win but all I can see happening is another 7th or so in qualifying and an uphill struggle to finish 4th or 5th. I'll show my ignorance here, but in regards to the bolded, how long does it take to change the engine? I would imagine it would take a very long time, not something they could successfully perform after practice sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 16, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Eco said: I'll show my ignorance here, but in regards to the bolded, how long does it take to change the engine? I would imagine it would take a very long time, not something they could successfully perform after practice sessions. They can easily do it between two practice sessions and certainly overnight between Friday and Saturday. Teams only really get problems if someone makes a proper wreck of their car in say Practice One and they barely get it out before the end of Practice Two, or sometimes people miss Qualifying after a Practice Three crash on a weekend where there's only a couple of hours between the sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 Am wondering if the new engine Bottas has contributed towards him getting pole in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 https://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-hamilton-max-verstappen-out-of-road/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Been raining in sochi for a few days. The rain will continue all week but end on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-wolff-helmut-marko-mr-grumpy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 Looking like rain on Friday morning, all Saturday but very low risk on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 21, 2021 Administrator Share Posted September 21, 2021 Thanks for the updates @MUFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 https://www.planetf1.com/news/mercedes-2021-engine-extreme/ https://www.planetf1.com/news/gerhard-berger-title-fight-good-for-f1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 Regarding sexy bum Lewis at Monza. Looking at his starts in both the sprint race and the actual race. Now for both he started on the dirty side of the track. For the sprint race he's on the dirty side of the track on the fastest tires and gets an horrible start. The actual race he got an immense start on the hards on the dirty side of the track. Does it show that a good launch and counter being on the dirty side of the track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted September 22, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 22, 2021 48 minutes ago, MUFC said: Regarding sexy bum Lewis at Monza. Looking at his starts in both the sprint race and the actual race. Now for both he started on the dirty side of the track. For the sprint race he's on the dirty side of the track on the fastest tires and gets an horrible start. The actual race he got an immense start on the hards on the dirty side of the track. Does it show that a good launch and counter being on the dirty side of the track? Both Lewis and Toto said that he just went too deep on the clutch and had wheelspin as a result, hence the poor sprint race start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 https://www.planetf1.com/news/honda-secret-upgrade/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Rain has been heavy for nearly 2 weeks. There could be another washout this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted September 23, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 23, 2021 2 hours ago, MUFC said: Rain has been heavy for nearly 2 weeks. There could be another washout this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Any idea what the upgrades are that Merc are bringing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 23, 2021 Administrator Share Posted September 23, 2021 43 minutes ago, MUFC said: Any idea what the upgrades are that Merc are bringing? umbrellas for all the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 P1 is dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted September 24, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2021 23 hours ago, MUFC said: Rain has been heavy for nearly 2 weeks. There could be another washout this weekend. 1 hour ago, MUFC said: P1 is dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 Max to take an engine penalty and start at the back of the grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 Lewis knocks down a member of his pit team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Just now, MUFC said: Lewis knocks down a member of his pit team. Looked to try and run him over...haha. In all seriousness, it's that brake issue again, and hope the guy is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MUFC Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 Nice one Antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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