Grand Prix thread 2017 Not606 Chinese GP Chat and Predictions

Like a moving chicane.

 

Well in Vettel's hands that Ferrari looks by far the quickest car on track. I guess it depends how much Hamilton is holding back.

 

May aswell.

 

Brake issue for Max?

And now we can start the race.

 

Oh Vestappen!

spoil sport.

 

28 laps to go - is it worth Seb putting on a new pair of softs now that he has the RBR two stop covered?

Surely he'd be enormously faster than Hamilton, who will have to do 50 laps on these if he goes to the end?

Not sure if he'd be 30+ seconds faster though lol

 

Approximately true...

 

Merc would surely cover it anyway.

 

So looks like Bottas is coming into play for this race now, if he can keep his pace up it'll cover off the two stoppers.

 

Merc could have surely done better than Bottas.

 

Your play Merc...

 

Until Verstappen passes Kimi Hamilton is safe. I guess they can't pit till Vettel does but then Vettel can't really afford to pit any more.

They're all blocking each other strategy wise.


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There's Vettel, might as well box Hamilton now.

 

Honda engine: how dare you try and race me

 

few hot laps from Hamilton then box, no point not covering others.

 

So now we need Vettel to catch Hamilton and Verstappen to catch Vettel.

 

There are faster guys than Bottas. I think he got overrated when Williams were 3rd fastest out of the box in the new regs in 2014.

Nice enough guy and not a bad driver, but he isn't going to cause Lewis many headaches.

It's horrible to see Alonso powerless when you have the likes of Raikonnen and Bottas being pretty average in the two best cars on the grid.

 

Not a face of someone sticking around.

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Lol bottas just got called nico.

 

Merc aho

On the radio?

 

So far 52 overtakes, only 9 with DRS. Bit of a change from Aus.