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Grand Prix thread GRAN PREMIO DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO 2022

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Oct 27, 2022.

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Who will finish first?

Poll closed Oct 29, 2022.
  1. Sergio Perez

    20.0%
  2. Max Verstappen

    30.0%
  3. Charles Leclerc

    10.0%
  4. Lewis Hamilton

    20.0%
  5. George Russell

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Carlos Sainz

    20.0%
  7. Lando Norris

    0 vote(s)
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  8. Fernando Alonso

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Sebastian Vettel

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Any Other

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  1. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    Wtf... hards. No no no.

    Let's see what happens but this just feels wrong

    Verstappen will stamped for a good lead then pit and race past.

    If perez passes Hamilton them it's all over on top of that.

    1 stopper strategy when we know who this place can generate a safety car at any point due to brake fade etc.
     
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  2. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Could use something happening to spice this up a bit.
     
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  3. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Merc may as well have stayed out on the medium, then gone soft for the one.
     
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  4. ched999uk

    ched999uk Well-Known Member

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    It seemed like George was asking for that but was then called in and given the hards!!!
     
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  5. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    What ever happened to those dodgy fuel pumps?
     
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    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Or some altitude killing engines?
     
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  7. eddie_squidd

    eddie_squidd Well-Known Member

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    It’s about time for Latifi to do his magic.
     
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  8. SgtBhaji

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    Max is gunna have a free stop anyway at this rate
     
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  9. ched999uk

    ched999uk Well-Known Member

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    It always seems that the teams never try the hard tyres in any practice session then when they try them in the race they are hit or miss as they don't have the data!
    They need to test them in a practice session.
    Merc are 3rd and 4th at best.
     
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  10. Mark Blow

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    Lewis losing time hand over fist on the hards, wrong strategy as Max can now pit with like 15 laps to go on to softs and Lewis would be a sitting duck
     
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  11. Mark Blow

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    Well, there must be some drop off on the mediums as Perez almost 2 seconds back on Lewis
     
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  12. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    I dont think he can do much bar cool car and come back for another bite
     
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  13. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    This season had so much potential early on... And here we are...
     
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  14. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    23 laps left and a pretty big gap but 2 mercs to pass for verstsppen.

    Perez is closing in.
     
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  15. Mark Blow

    Mark Blow Well-Known Member

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    It had potential, but Merc couldn’t design a decent car and Ferrari couldn’t make a decent strategy call if their life depended on it.
     
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  16. Mark Blow

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    George isn’t going any higher than 4th at this rate might as well pit him just before the end to get fastest lap.
     
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    Let's not even talk about Ferrari... Utter massive let down... Urgh
     
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  18. SgtBhaji

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    Is Max even going to need to pit again?
     
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    Danny getting too frustrated! Rookie move.
     
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  20. eddie_squidd

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    Will those mediums go off as Bonno keeps insisting? Will some paint dry? We just don’t know.
     
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