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Grand Prix thread ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Jul 25, 2024.

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Who will finish first?

Poll closed Jul 27, 2024.
  1. Lando Norris

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  2. Oscar Piastri

    14.3%
  3. Charles Leclerc

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  4. Carlos Sainz

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  5. Lewis Hamilton

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  6. George Russell

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  7. Fernando Alonso

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  8. Sergio Perez

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  9. Max Verstappen

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  10. Any Other

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  1. TopClass

    TopClass Well-Known Member

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    For all of Mercs struggles they have, operationally, shown their Champion mentality in recent weeks.

    That’s where McLaren have to sort it out.
     
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    Lando really beats himself down at times .
     
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  3. Julius Caesar

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    I think he's caught in a mental spiral at the moment. Badly needs the summer break to reset, because it's seriously effecting his driving.

    The mistake at the start today was especially inexcusable, he just fell off the road for no reason.
     
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  4. Mark Blow

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    Lando is saying whoever undercut the most won the race. Not sure that really applies when George only stopped once.
     
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    Well done George, a proper old school Grad Prix victory.

    It does seem that we’re back to dirty air being a big factor again this year, I wonder if we’ll start to see teams going back to focusing on 1 lap pace as winning from the front becomes the most viable strategy again.
     
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    Uh oh. George's car is underweight. DQ incoming

    My talk of Mercedes competence might have been a little premature
     
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  7. Big Ern

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    1.5kg, poor from Mercedes as that's not an insignificant amount.
     
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    Can they really lose 1.5KG from his tyres ?
     
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    He will be dq.

    Hamilton wins.

    It's a massive amount of weight to be under to be fair.
     
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  10. ched999uk

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    Reading Georges DQ it seem at the end of the race he was not under weight! It was only after the fuel was drained he was under by 1.5kg!
    So, it would appear, at no point during the race was he underweight!

    That's a pity as he did appear to win on merit and good strat.
     
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  11. SgtBhaji

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    That is an absolutely lousy way to lose a race. He must be gutted. He deserved that win making the strat work.

    No in lap here either. Not much opportunity to pick up some clag on the tyres after the flag.
     
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  12. TopClass

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    As usual my analysis ages like milk <laugh>
     
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  13. SgtBhaji

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    Something I find pretty amazing, after the debacle last week, is that despite the threat from Piastri, and despite the risk of their two drivers tangling, they had the balls to let them sort it out on track. Have to admire that, even though a bit foolhardy.
     
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    Something that I have taken from the last few weeks though, Formula 1 is in fine form right now! It's such a great feeling to go in to race weekend and not know who is going to come out on top. May this long continue.

    And dear racing gods, please let Ferrari get their poop in a pile over summer. Thanks!
     
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  15. ched999uk

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    There appears to be a suggestion that due to George not stopping a second time, he wore the hards down more than normal. They therefore weighed less than a 3rd set would have at the end of the race.
    Plus as Spa is so long a lap after crossing the finish line they turn right into the pits, do no opportunity to pick up extra rubber and stones on way back to pits.
     
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  16. SgtBhaji

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    Not sure how much weight the clag would add, but a half pound per wheel doesn't seem overly ridiculous.
     
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    This is why it seems so ridiculous to be changing the rules once again in 2026.

    They have just reached a point when several teams at a similar level and it`s exciting.They are aiming to have new regs.One team will find the sweet spot first and dominate until the others catch up,and so it goes on and on.
     
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  18. SgtBhaji

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    Sadly so.

    Hopefully we at least get 18 months of quality F1 before then..

    I wish F1 could figure a way to introduce change incrementally rather than mass blanket changes.

    Who knows who's going to be the dominant force in 2026.
     
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    Wouldn`t mind too much if it was Ferrari !
     
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  20. Number 1 Jasper

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    Williams .

    WCC - 2026 :)
     
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