Grand Prix thread 2020 Eifel Grand Prix

2020 Eifel Grand Prix, 60 laps of the 5.148-kilometre Nurburgring
9th October Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
9th October Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
10th October Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00
10th October Qualifying 14:00 - 15:00
11th October Race 13:10 - 15:10

All times UK.
Poll closes at start of quali.

 

Think Red Bull might go well here this weekend but also interested to see Renault in any possible wet weather- they’ve been steadily on the up in recent months.

 

I got lucky voting Bottas in the last one. Retreating to safe old Hamilton

 

Well FP1 was fun wasn't it?
Sky had an interesting discussion about Lewis practice start penalty vs Charles Spa practice start. I say interesting more disappointing. Jonny was saying about intent and Charles only went a meter or so over the line. Surely a line is the reference point? So any amount past it is past it, same as race directors track limit on certain corners. Johnny was saying Charles was only asked to see stewards after race due to his slow lap, him crossing line wasn't even discussed! He also talked about everyone else did practice starts in certain position and Lewis did his in different place so it must have been wrong!!!
To me Lewis's practice start was in a dangerous position, there was a miscommunication with his engineer as I think Lewis thought it was OK to go to end of pit exit and engineer thought he was just going few meters further than practice line.

Personally I don't think he should have received an in race penalty let alone 2. I think it should have been looked at after the race and if found guilty he should have had points deduction and maybe team points deduction. It was a mistake by course director to not define the practice start location well enough. This race he is now providing a photo of the location to clarify the location, so that suggests it needed clarifying!

Anyway hopefully the mist will clear and we will see some practice.Pity for Mick.

 

Ferrari had a much better day today, much closer to the pace.

 

Weather.... The great leveller!

 

Nice bit of irony with the ID code of the medical helicopter "D-HFOG"!

 

Looks like stroll is ill! Might be Hulk qualifying later!

 

Anyone else notice the drivers points?
Lewis 205 points driver number 44
Valterie 161 points driver number 77 points difference 44 to lewis
Max 128 points driver number 33 points difference 77 to lewis points difference to Valterie 33!!!

All the points differences are the other drivers numbers!!!!

 

It's a shame we can't have Rosberg in the commentary box every week, just puts Croft in his place for an hour. Might be good for him.

 

Hulkenburg in for Stroll!

 

Bottas with a late season run?

 

Great job from Charles - 0.5sec faster than Seb!

 

Well this aged... well?

 

Very well.

 

let's wait until the chequered flag.

 

I suppose we'll see. Having just seen Bottas' pole lap he may be in trouble also, his car looks very quali lap twitchy, doesn't at all look set up for the race.

Then again my predictions are usually a safe bet for what definitely won't happen.

 

Anybody but Mercedes, hopefully they take each other out at the start

 

Red Bull as ever using Albon to test the tyres for Vestappen.

 

What is it with Seb and spinning?