F1 2020: Italian GP - Imola (Nov 1)

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Thanks.

I'm gutted for Max. He pressured BOT into a mistake. Nicely done!! Did you see the debris that came from BOTs car?

I'm no expert on aerodynamics but this may have caused a few problems...

Ferrari screwed up their own race , like usual ! And for the others with debris on the track as well !
MAX's tire incident was absolutely NOT normal ...His counter steering reaction was outstanding , but ended in the gravel !
Tire blew completely in pieces !

The RB 16 looked faster today . That's promising for in the next 4 races !

Stay healthy and safe !
Over here COVID looks like a scene from a Horror Movie !!!
Lock down ! Empty roads ! The silence and death is "TERRIFYING" !!!

[racerbruce]

HAM on radio....
"I'M GOING TO PICK UP THE PACE...DON'T STOP ME".

And then proceeds to set fast lap after fast lap after fast lap after fast lap....

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Bongoxxx

Prove they are using it. FIA inspects the cars and telemetry constantly.

Red Bull and Honda just can’t design a car and power unit to compete - it’s that simple....or some would say Merc also has better drivers.

Merc has better drivers ?
Again ...You watched the race ?

Or did you closed your eyes the moment when MAX took P2 over BOT ?

[yco]

witnessed a history...

not much overtaking but it was a fun race with some parts.. it was a shame for Max cause he was having a good race and he was patiently pursuing struggling Bottas and overtook him in the end..

Lewis' tyre management is in another level.. he was gonna take the lead anyway without VSC.. amazingly great work to make things look boring but actually its not.. wow..

Russel' mistake shows the human part of the sport while just about to take some points.. and more Albon pushes things go downhill.. thats sad..

[5.M0NSTER]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Merc has better drivers ?
Again ...You watched the race ?

Or did you closed your eyes the moment when MAX took P2 over BOT ?

Short term gain, long term pain.

Merc do have better drivers. Max did well today, but I think he wore those hard tires too thin to survive debris on track. And didn’t have enough lead on BOT to pit, so he kept going. And now regrets it.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by yco

witnessed a history...

not much overtaking but it was a fun race with some parts.. it was a shame for Max cause he was having a good race and he was patiently pursuing struggling Bottas and overtook him in the end..

Lewis' tyre management is in another level.. he was gonna take the lead anyway without VSC.. amazingly great work to make things look boring but actually its not.. wow..

Russel' mistake shows the human part of the sport while just about to take some points.. and more Albon pushes things go downhill.. thats sad..

MAX spoke the HULK already . Marko has the last word and should agree...But he showed interests as well . As he talked from the last free RB seat .
As we saw Albon screwed it up under pressure , once again .. Albon got enough opportunities .Think it was enough !

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Ferrari screwed up their own race , like usual ! And for the others with debris on the track as well !
MAX's tire incident was absolutely NOT normal ...His counter steering reaction was outstanding , but ended in the gravel !
Tire blew completely in pieces !

The RB 16 looked faster today . That's promising for in the next 4 races !

Stay healthy and safe !
Over here COVID looks like a scene from a Horror Movie !!!
Lock down ! Empty roads ! The silence and death is "TERRIFYING" !!!

Than the Mercedes on BOTs hands. Not faster than the Mercedes in HAMs hands!!

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Merc has better drivers ?
Again ...You watched the race ?

Or did you closed your eyes the moment when MAX took P2 over BOT ?

BOT had an unwanted passenger during the race.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by yco

witnessed a history...

not much overtaking but it was a fun race with some parts.. it was a shame for Max cause he was having a good race and he was patiently pursuing struggling Bottas and overtook him in the end..

Lewis' tyre management is in another level.. he was gonna take the lead anyway without VSC.. amazingly great work to make things look boring but actually its not.. wow..

Russel' mistake shows the human part of the sport while just about to take some points.. and more Albon pushes things go downhill.. thats sad..

Well stated!

Lewis is putting on racing clinics at this point. He is calling his own strategies, preserving the tires like no one else on the track driving any other chassis.

Anyone not appreciating this cannot be a true F1 fan.

History unfolding. Best-of-the-best performance. Once again, one fastest lap after another.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

BOT had an unwanted passenger during the race.

I know my friend . My response is here above in # 67 !

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX spoke the HULK already . Marko has the last word and should agree...But he showed interests as well . As he talked from the last free RB seat .
As we saw Albon screwed it up under pressure , once again .. Albon got enough opportunities .Think it was enough !

We shall see. RB is 51 percent owned by a Thai company.

I agree that ALB needs to be demoted. RBR need a different driver strategy and need to change their car development to bring both cars forward and not make it so pointy as Max likes it.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

We shall see. RB is 51 percent owned by a Thai company.

I agree that ALB needs to be demoted. RBR need a different driver strategy and need to change their car development to bring both cars forward and not make it so pointy as Max likes it.

According Horner : Albon can change his set-ups when ever he wants . But he is struggling to find a good personal balance of his car .
Perhaps Albon has not the feeling to do it...
Albon's PU is pushing same power as MAX's car .

[yco]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX spoke the HULK already . Marko has the last word and should agree...But he showed interests as well . As he talked from the last free RB seat .
As we saw Albon screwed it up under pressure , once again .. Albon got enough opportunities .Think it was enough !

yes unfortunately he had mate..

IF Hulk comes to RB and after some time still struggles like 0.4 - 0.5s i believe that can mean car is too much Max oriented.. Max is a great driver but that bias might be killing RB's possible constructors points.. then there is not much point to put too much pressure on the 2nd driver..

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by yco

yes unfortunately he had mate..

IF Hulk comes to RB and after some time still struggles like 0.4 - 0.5s i believe that can mean car is too much Max oriented.. Max is a great driver but that bias might be killing RB's possible constructors points.. then there is not much point to put too much pressure on the 2nd driver..

This...

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

This...

Max destroys teamates?...Except for Ricciardo obviously.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

According Horner : Albon can change his set-ups when ever he wants . But he is struggling to find a good personal balance of his car .
Perhaps Albon has not the feeling to do it...
Albon's PU is pushing same power as MAX's car .

Without a solid back up teammate like HAM has then Max's job will be that much harder my friend and the puncture came out of nowhere. It was in pieces but important to try to find what it was that caused it.

[5.M0NSTER]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Max destroys teamates?...Except for Ricciardo obviously.

The only thing he destroyed today were his tires, and chances for any points.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Without a solid back up teammate like HAM has then Max's job will be that much harder my friend and the puncture came out of nowhere. It was in pieces but important to try to find what it was that caused it.

According planetF1 :

The Dutchman had been running P2 after making an impressive move around the outside of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas who had floor damage, but on Lap 51 all that work came undone.

On the run to Villeneuve on-board "cameras showed a piece of debris fly up from Verstappen’s RB16" as the Dutchman then lost control and slid into the gravel trap.

Sadly that Red Bull was beached and Verstappen’s race was over ,caused by debris on the track .

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

According planetF1 :

The Dutchman had been running P2 after making an impressive move around the outside of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas who had floor damage, but on Lap 51 all that work came undone.

On the run to Villeneuve on-board "cameras showed a piece of debris fly up from Verstappen’s RB16" as the Dutchman then lost control and slid into the gravel trap.

Sadly that Red Bull was beached and Verstappen’s race was over ,caused by debris on the track .

Aha saw it,a piece of debris then the deflate.

[FormulaMMM]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

HAM on radio....
"I'M GOING TO PICK UP THE PACE...DON'T STOP ME".

And then proceeds to set fast lap after fast lap after fast lap after fast lap....

It was ridiculous. If I'm not mistaken he built the needed 27 second gap prior to the VSC.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

ALBON !! What ...Man !!!
Think it was enough ! MARKO call the HULK NOW ASAP !!!

DO IT NOW !!!

Agree,Hulk's the man!

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

It was ridiculous. If I'm not mistaken he built the needed 27 second gap prior to the VSC.

Ridiculous indeed....HAM radioed Bono with a during-race strategy to take control of the fate of the race....and then consecutive fast laps and fast sector times to create the 26+ sec lead needed to survive a tire change.

HAM continues to operate on another level from his chief competitors. As previously stated in this thread, the F1 world is watching greatness as history is being created by the precision and engineering at MB and by the racecraft by HAM.