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Grand Prix thread QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2023

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Oct 5, 2023.

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Who will finish SECOND on Sunday - given up on 1st?

Poll closed Oct 6, 2023.
  1. Charles Leclerc

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  2. Sergio Perez

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  3. Fernando Alonso

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  4. Carlos Sainz

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  5. Lewis Hamilton

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  6. George Russell

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  7. Lando Norris

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  8. Oscar Piastri

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  9. Pierre Gasly

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  10. Any Other

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  1. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    watch mclaren? no?
     
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  2. Mark Blow

    Mark Blow Well-Known Member

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    That was Lewis’s fault, he had a lot more room on the outside
     
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  3. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    meh. there's these things called brakes on cars too.

    Hamiltons gone for the only thing he could and I will bet anyone the teams gone through the strategy and said that Russell you are in worse tyres and dirty side, we need Hamilton scampering off on sofas here or we are screwed on both.

    he's pushed Hamilton wide first then braked earlier.

    Hamiltons lunged sure.

    but Russell is an idiot in a car at times.

    come on Oscar.
     
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  4. Mark Blow

    Mark Blow Well-Known Member

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    So we’re having at least 3 stops due to the tyre not coping with driving over the kerbs. Don’t drive on the kerbs then, not difficult
     
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  5. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Hamilton seems to be making a bit of a habit of not quite judging where other cars are.
     
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  6. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    old people have a lot of dings but are safer drivers as they are slower.

    apparently.
     
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  7. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Surely Merc had a word with their drivers before this, knowing that Hamilton would be going for it on the softs and make sure they stay the hell out of each other's way.

    Hamilton's fault but utter madness that they were racing at that point. Proper shot themselves in the foot.
     
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  8. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    exactly. the guy on the dirty side should be delighted to keep 3rd their and let his team mates have a go at ****ing up verstappen
     
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  9. ched999uk

    ched999uk Well-Known Member

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    Yep, 3 stops 4 sets minimum
     
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  10. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    I can't make head nor tail of where people will be in this race bar verstappen miles out in front.

    they are going to all get traffic on Pit stops by the look of it.
     
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  11. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    3 wide around a corner generally ends the same way....
     
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  12. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    tells perez he is a total after thought
     
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  13. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    g'won lando
     
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  14. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Think if I were Alonso, I might be considering getting outta that car.
     
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  15. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Thing is with spring races ( for me ) it’s all for the Yanks
     
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  16. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    "Mike Krack taking it all in."
     
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    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    <laugh>
     
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  18. Mark Blow

    Mark Blow Well-Known Member

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    George driver of the day so far, going in his pace he seems just a bit faster than the McLaren’s, keeping up with them on the hards compared to the softs
     
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  19. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Sargent gives up.
     
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  20. Mark Blow

    Mark Blow Well-Known Member

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    Perez getting lapped by his team mate in the same car his team mate is World champion in, I’ll be surprised if he’s still driving for Red Bull next season.
     
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