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Grand Prix thread QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2024

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Jul 4, 2024.

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Who will finish first?

Poll closed Jul 6, 2024.
  1. Lando Norris

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  2. Charles Leclerc

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  3. Carlos Sainz

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  4. Fernando Alonso

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  5. Oscar Piastri

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  6. George Russell

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  7. Lewis Hamilton

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  8. Sergio Perez

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  9. Max Verstappen

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  10. Any Other - please post

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  1. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Ditto
     
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  2. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    I don't think he'll win, but 2nd is certainly possible.
     
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  3. eddie_squidd

    eddie_squidd Well-Known Member

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    Hoping those on soft are preserving tyres and keeping some pace in hand or they are in trouble.
     
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  4. SgtBhaji

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    I'm worried that David Croft will never shut the hell up.
     
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  5. Julius Caesar

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    Lando and McLaren could write the book on how to lose winnable races. Bottling it in a new way every weekend right now

    Lack of experience as frontrunners showing badly
     
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  6. Viva_Giggsy

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    Losing to Max with a faster car is funny to lol
     
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  7. eddie_squidd

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    Max won’t catch him now.
     
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  8. SgtBhaji

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    Well that's been a while
     
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  9. Julius Caesar

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    Max and Red Bull dragging the third best car into serious win contention. Everything about that operation is pitch perfect.
     
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  10. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Great drive from Hamilton, Mclaren trying out some Ferrari strategies and managing to **** both their drivers races in different ways.
     
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  11. Mark Blow

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    I think Lewis is actually crying there with his dad.
     
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  12. eddie_squidd

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    To be fair this is making me a bit emotional.
     
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  13. Mark Blow

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    With his helmet off Lewis looks like he’s morphed in Andros Townsend…
     
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  14. Viva_Giggsy

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    Norris is another DC a good driver but not one good enough to win a world title.
     
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  15. Mark Blow

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    I hope Ferrari have got some good design upgrades for next year, they’re getting well left behind right now
     
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    I don’t think the team are sharp enough with their calls. I hope it’s a lack of experience at the sharp end that they can learn from.
     
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  17. SgtBhaji

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    That one certainly meant a lot to him.
     
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  18. TopClass

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    Steady on- he’s a million times better than DC.

    He’s got to become more ruthless in the big moments- it will come.

    McLaren making errors as a whole team- for me Oscar was the quickest driver out there today and they totally ended his race with their ridiculous call. Apparently the 2-3 sec delay double stack was worse than the 20 secs he lost in the rain stuck on his slick tyres.
     
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    Suspension is the key apparently so that will likely be next season to solve
     
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  20. Viva_Giggsy

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    He really isn't.
     
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