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Grand Prix thread ROLEX GRAN PREMIO DEL MADE IN ITALY E DELL'EMILIA-ROMAGNA 2022

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Apr 19, 2022.

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Who will win the proper Race?

Poll closed Apr 22, 2022.
  1. Charles Leclerc

    35.7%
  2. Carlos Sainz

    14.3%
  3. Max Verstappen

    21.4%
  4. Sergio Perez

    7.1%
  5. Lewis Hamilton

    14.3%
  6. George Russell

    7.1%
  7. Lando Norris

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Daniel Ricciardo

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Any Other

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    probably an unsafe release, but really they need to make the pit-lanes 2 lanes wide, an in and an out lane.
     
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  2. eddie_squidd

    eddie_squidd Well-Known Member

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    How would it work if only some of the were on slicks?
     
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  3. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Come on Charlie.
     
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  4. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Doesn't look like Ferrari have the legs on the straight
     
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  5. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Sadly.
     
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  6. eddie_squidd

    eddie_squidd Well-Known Member

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    Plus it can’t help when your eyeballs are being shaken out of their sockets.
     
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  7. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Plenty of time for a RBR fuel system bork still. :)
     
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  8. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Hard to make an overtake when there's water off-line.
     
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  9. SgtBhaji

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    Activate DRS ffs.
     
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  10. SgtBhaji

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    Makes it more exciting. :)
     
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  11. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    does it? too much risk for the reward tbh.
     
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  12. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    yeah, but they probably won't as it's wet offline into t1 at the end of the drs zone..
     
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  13. ched999uk

    ched999uk Well-Known Member

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    At last drs
     
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  14. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    On the drs. If you are race director charged with safety and told masi was fired for making a spectale at abu dhabi.
    You don't want a car on slicks on wet track area with low downforce heading into a gravel trap or barrier.

    Simple imo.

    The alpha tauri v merc battle shows that merc has not got the grunt.

    Same as perez v le clerc. Ferrari not got the high end grunt.
     
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  15. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    I predict safety car soon.

    Someone will be in gravel at t1
     
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  16. ched999uk

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    Is it me or does nico rosberg enjoying Lewis's struggle and enjoying bigging up George <laugh>
     
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  17. SgtBhaji

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    To be fair, even though George benefited at the start, he's having a much better day.
     
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  18. Mark Blow

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    Can’t get any more humiliating for Mercedes than getting lapped by Red Bull after 40laps.
     
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  19. eddie_squidd

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    Watching Hamilton trying to overtake Gasly is like that sneeze that never comes.
     
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  20. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    Who wanted drs again?

    Hamilton is just not braking late enough. He's not risking it here.
     
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