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Grand Prix thread Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2021

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Jul 14, 2021.

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Who will win the first race with new Quali format?

Poll closed Jul 16, 2021.
  1. Lewis Hamilton

    4 vote(s)
    44.4%
  2. Max Verstappen

    4 vote(s)
    44.4%
  3. Valtteri Bottas

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Sergio Perez

    1 vote(s)
    11.1%
  5. Lando Norris

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Daniel Ricciardo

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Charles Leclerc

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Carlos Sainz

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Pierre Gasly

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Any other

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member
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    Mediums order of the day then.
    Going to be honest I feel like this is going to be a procession, maybe that's just the heat sapping my energy
     
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  2. SgtBhaji

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    Could certainly be all but over very early.
     
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  3. eddie_squidd

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    That’s a big one.
     
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    Deffo over early
     
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  5. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Max just too aggressive.
     
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  6. eddie_squidd

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    They have been due a big coming together at some point.
     
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  7. ched999uk

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    Waiting for replays....
     
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  8. SgtBhaji

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    Max was defending hard there. Need an overhead shot.

    Bet that one hurt. Yikes.
     
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    That’s been coming all weekend- neither giving an inch.

    Hope Max is okay - good to see him out of the car but he looks shaken. Red flag impact
     
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  10. eddie_squidd

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    Hamilton gave him room.
     
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  11. TopClass

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    Not sure how we judge that. Has Max turned in too tightly? Not sure Lewis could go much further right but it’s very close
     
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    Max was really making Hamilton work for it. Really would have been better letting him go. They'd have got him eventually.
     
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  13. Big Ern

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    Lewis gave an inch through luffield, then said **** you through copse.
     
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    I feel that's the outcome of yesterday's weaving. But on its own neither driver was especially to blame there. The slightest of touches
     
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  15. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Lewis won;t be proud of it, but I bet he's having a wry smile.
     
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    Seems imo that Max was more to blame than Hamilton there. He's been aggressive on the defending all weekend.
     
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  17. TopClass

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    That loose wheel from Max’s car was scary as **** you know- I can’t say how glad I am for the halos these days in hindsight.

    My only concern is when there’s fire and if they can get out fast enough
     
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    Hamilton fault, hit Verstappen real wheel. Surely a penalty is coming though red flag gifts him free pit stop to change he's front nose.
     
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    It’s unfortunate in that’s it’s not a hard touch. It looks like it just took Max’s tyre off.
     
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  20. eddie_squidd

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    I look forward to Horner wingeing about it anyway.
     
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