Somewhat odd and fortunate that Charles didn't seem to lose any performance from the front wing damage. If he did it was a truly exceptional drive from him. Lando very lucky his brake issue didn't happen any earlier.
No doubt he will have done, I just think in the cooler conditions the balance came back to him a bit. I don’t think you can expect Lewis to be quicker at this stage in the Ferrari, and was surprised how off it Charles had been this weekend. Not a thriller of a race, but good to see Piastri is going to take it to Norris. How long do you think they give Lawson at Red Bull?
Well they made the decision not to pair Max with another top driver, like Ferrari and McLaren have done. I'm not sure what they expected from Lawson TBH, even Max is saying the car is lacking pace.
Lewis , Charles and Pierre all DQ’d from Chinese GP Lewis skin block to worn the other two underweight .
Revised Chinese GP top 10 1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 3. George Russell (Mercedes) 4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 5. Esteban Ocon (Haas) 6. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 7. Alex Albon (Williams) 8. Oliver Bearman (Haas) 9. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 10. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
Just been watching a short video by an F1 Tech guy, Albert Fabrega, explaining about the “plank” under the car and what constitutes it being legal or illegal. The plank itself is 1cm thick (10mm) and the difference between legal and illegal is just 1mm, but there are specific measuring points with different rules depending on where the measuring point is. Link in this BBC page. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cn0j7gvnk89o
I don’t know if this has been mentioned before but Rory McIlroy is donating the full $4.5 million he won at the Players Championship, to Mencap. Take a bow young man.
Lawson to be replaced by Tsunoda at RB. Seriously, what is the point? Feel really bad for Lawson - barely been given a chance.
Tsunoda should really have been given the gig in the first place. His style is far more suited to the pointy car that Max insists on. It was just that bellpiece Helmut Marko that didn’t want Tsunoda, likely for racist reasons, knowing him.
I agree with that. But once they made the call they should have stuck with it for at least 5 or 6 races. Lawson is still a young driver and this could wreck his confidence.
He’s not all that good tbh. Albon and Gasly recovered just fine. I wouldn’t worry. Plus he’s a bit of a prick.
