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They should make Hamilton start from the pit lane in every race 
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Only caught the second half of the race, Hamilton would have been out of sight had he qualified anywhere in the top 4.
Bottas really needs to pick it up next year, such a flat performance today even with all the encouragement from the pit-wall. I’d say they have their eyes on someone for 2019 & beyond, either Ocon or Ricciardo.
Old school tracks are awesome too
Bottas really needs to pick it up next year, such a flat performance today even with all the encouragement from the pit-wall. I’d say they have their eyes on someone for 2019 & beyond, either Ocon or Ricciardo.
Old school tracks are awesome too
That was early in the race, Verstappen took the fastest lap and lap record late in the race when he pitted for fresh tyres. Prior to that Hamilton went quicker than Bottas lap anyway
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Hamilton is in a different league to Bottas, I would love to Riccardo in a Merc when his contract ends.
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Jesus... no, he's not impressed by people claiming to be #blessed then claiming all the credit for it.
I'm pretty sure he's a Verstappen fan though. I'll check in with him here now and see.
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He was clocking 348kph against cars doing 318kph up the hill, more down to the power of the new engine with only 2 races to go than Hamilton. I love watching when he doesn't get his own way, reminds me of when my kids were toddlers.
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Redemption for Lewis He said his tyres were gone by the time he got to Kimi so not sure he could have done much more, but that was a good drive.
It does go to show the difference between the top teams and the rest though. Really two different leagues, you expect them to be able to go from last on the grid to sixth at least. Just drive in circles around the rest of the field. Anything more than fifth takes some doing though, and knocking on the door of a podium is good going.
I see Haas is getting fed up with it as well, no chance with the top teams effectively running to a different rule book.
Sainz did really well too, moving to Renault definitely looks like the right move for him.
He said his tyres were gone by the time he got to Kimi so not sure he could have done much more, but that was a good drive.It does go to show the difference between the top teams and the rest though. Really two different leagues, you expect them to be able to go from last on the grid to sixth at least. Just drive in circles around the rest of the field. Anything more than fifth takes some doing though, and knocking on the door of a podium is good going.
I see Haas is getting fed up with it as well, no chance with the top teams effectively running to a different rule book.
Sainz did really well too, moving to Renault definitely looks like the right move for him.
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I loved Max's forced pitstop so he could go back out and blaze the fastest lap!!! Seems he gets a bonus for fastest laps so cant blame him
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For a few minutes' work, brilliant
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Kimi is brilliant!
Grosjean has to be the king of the yappy gobsh**es though by a country mile. Loved the team radio a few races back when he was gurning about his front tyres on the last lap demanding he retired. Just in the background you could hear a massive 'SHUT UP' from the pits haha
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He also seems to have forgotten about all the other cars he used to crash into.
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A lot of penalties, and a lot of coasting around managing engines instead of actually racing.
Brilliant idea, just the ticket to improve the show!
They really have lost the plot
Brilliant idea, just the ticket to improve the show!
They really have lost the plot
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Were they not going to reduce penalties for mechanical issues?
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Thank goodness for fast forwardA lot of penalties, and a lot of coasting around managing engines instead of actually racing.
Brilliant idea, just the ticket to improve the show!
They really have lost the plot
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Could be wrong but haven't seen anything official, just everyone complaining about the current system.
If they switched to penalties for manufacturers rather than the drivers then that might work better. But it wouldn't fix the actual problem of drivers having to coast along to manage wear rather than racing. And what about customer teams, etc.
The whole thing is just a mess... But without it costs would go through the roof and we would only have two or three teams left... Rocks and hard places...
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Surely not?? Many of the drivers and teams are against the current setup for engines claiming (quite rightly in my opinion) that it’s harsh.
As for Hamilton, what a drive! That’s bound to silence some of his critics!
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Yea down to 3 for next year. Harsh on the independent teams when a component they don’t make fails & it costs them a points finish etc.
Hamilton will never silence his critics.
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