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Grand Prix thread PIRELLI UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2024 - Sprint Weekend

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Oct 16, 2024.

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Who will finish first?

Poll closed Oct 19, 2024.
  1. Lando Norris

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  2. Charles Leclerc

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  3. Max Verstappen

    33.3%
  4. Carlos Sainz

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  5. Lewis Hamilton

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  6. Sergio Perez

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  7. Oscar Piastri

    33.3%
  8. George Russell

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  9. Liam Lawson

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  10. Any Other

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  1. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Not sure it'll be quite as bad as predicted now they've put even more rubber down.
    Interesting to see what Hamilton does, if he takes a new PU or not as he's starting on the back row/pit-lane.
     
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  2. Justjazz

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    Yes, makes sense to put a new PU in, he himself suggested it would likely be a pit lane start.
     
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  3. ched999uk

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    here we go
     
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    Russell,is starting from the pit lane . Repairing his car meant they had to over run .
     
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  5. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Lando blows it, not aggressive enough.
     
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  6. Big Ern

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    Hamilton 5 places in T1.
     
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  7. Julius Caesar

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    Lando still lacking racecraft.

    He might be the only person in the world who didn't expect Max to go for a dive there.
     
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    And then out.
    looked like Charlie locked up into T1.
     
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  9. SgtBhaji

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    Well poop.
     
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  10. SgtBhaji

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    It was kinda the usual Max dive bomb. Off the track ya go!
     
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  11. Big Ern

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    Dunno if Lando can get Sainz, he's going to get Max for sure, maybe Piastri will too, both gaining massively.
     
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  12. Julius Caesar

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    He's not gained much the last few laps and he'll get the dirty air now. Not sure he's guaranteed to get Max at all.

    Sainz is completely out of the question. Piastri has no chance
     
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    Think he's going to need some serious tyre fade from the Ferraris.
     
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  14. SgtBhaji

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    Usual Max dick move.
     
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    Joke if that's a penalty. Max clearly forced him off
     
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  16. Mark Blow

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    He deliberately pushes Lando off the track, he probably was off track limits doing it and as such Lando has nowhere to go and because of Max’s usual tricks gains a place, and that’s down to Max. Lando shouldn’t give it back and the stewards shouldn’t make him
     
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    Looks like Lando may have bottled it with track limits anyway.
     
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    Looks like Lando may have bottled it with track limits anyway.
     
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    Are you kidding me???
     
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  20. Big Ern

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    Max is ahead at the apex, but only because he drove too deep to make the corner.
    Stewards a joke.
     
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    Verstappen is a cheat. As usual the little weasel gets away with it.
     
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