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Grand Prix thread LENOVO GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2022

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Jul 22, 2022.

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Who will cross the line first?

Poll closed Jul 23, 2022.
  1. Max Verstappen

    23.1%
  2. Charles Leclerc

    38.5%
  3. Lewis Hamilton

    38.5%
  4. Carlos Sainz

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    0.0%
  5. Sergio Perez

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  6. George Russell

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  7. Lando Norris

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  8. Fernando Alonso

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Pierre Gasly

    0 vote(s)
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  10. Any Other

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  1. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    I'm glad it's the last race here...
     
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  2. Mark Blow

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    Lewis nearly 3 second ahead of Perez, I thought with their straight line speed advantage Perez would have been past Hamilton by now
     
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  3. ched999uk

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    Finally something other than the front 2
     
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  4. eddie_squidd

    eddie_squidd Well-Known Member

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    We didn’t see much improvement in quali from their upgrades, maybe we’re seeing it in the race. The Merc does seem a car with better race pace than quali pace.
     
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  5. eddie_squidd

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    Noooooo!!!!!!
     
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  6. ched999uk

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    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    oh ffs charlie.
     
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  8. Mark Blow

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    ****ing hell Charles, this was your race…..
     
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  9. ched999uk

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    Carlos getting an unsafe release penalty for that - ferrari throwing it away again.
    I not red bull that are winning this this season it's ferrari who are giving it to them.
     
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  10. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Is that plan B for blister or barrier
     
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  11. TopClass

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    Title over now I think?

    you can’t give max and Red bull 25 points when your reliability hasn’t been great.

    Hope Lewis can do something but I doubt it
     
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  12. Mark Blow

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    As the race is now 2 stop, Hamilton has put on the hards like Verstappen, Perez etc, why not put on the mediums to give you the extra speed over the hards (Ferrari saying they’re overheating and 0.2 seconds slower than expected) to help build the gap over Perez? If he goes on to hards on his last stint the track will be far more rubbered in help.
     
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  13. Number 1 Jasper

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    There is talk of a throttle issue , so may not be Charles fault .
     
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    Carlos really shifting on the mediums.
     
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  15. Julius Caesar

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    A real shame to see a potentially classic season be over by July, Poor Charles sounds on the verge of a breakdown.

    I don't know if another mechanical failure would be more or less painful than driver error. I guess we'll find out soon what happened with the throttle.
     
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  16. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Pull yourselves together Ferrari
     
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  17. Number 1 Jasper

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    I don’t know but I would guess mechanical issue would hurt more ?

    Driver error - we’re all human and make mistakes . Dust yourself down , try and learn from that mistake , and go again .

    Mechanical failure - Totally and utterly out of your control .
     
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  18. Number 1 Jasper

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    Never going to happen unless they get Ross brawn back .

    I wonder what sir Patrick Head is doing at the moment ?
     
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    Is Lewis about to get a penalty?
     
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  20. Julius Caesar

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    I really won't miss this circuit next year.
     
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