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Grand Prix thread STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2021

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by ched999uk, Dec 1, 2021.

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Who will cross the line first?

Poll closed Dec 3, 2021.
  1. Lewis Hamilton

    72.7%
  2. Max Verstappen

    9.1%
  3. Valtteri Bottas

    9.1%
  4. Sergio Perez

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    0.0%
  5. Lando Norris

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Daniel Ricciardo

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Pierre Gasly

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Charles Leclerc

    9.1%
  9. Carlos Sainz

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Any Other

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Big crash at start of delayed F2 race. Delayed because of barrier repairs after a big crash in the Porsche race.

    I really don’t like this track.
     
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  2. ched999uk

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    As much as it's great to see the skill threading through those bends it seems too much to me. 50 laps with such high concentration is really going to be difficult. I hope all the drivers are fit and well at the end.
     
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  3. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Another (not bad at all) crash in the F2. Red flag. Race abandoned. Absolute farce.
     
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  4. BrightLampShade

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    That F2 race was a shambles. Abandoned now, whole weekend was a mess to be honest.
     
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  5. ched999uk

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    Doesn't bode well for F1!! Much as it looks great I'm not sure it's a great track in many ways. I know they wanted to somehow have fastest and most turns but it needs to be safe as well.
    Not sure max speeds in Monaco or Baku but this place just seems too fast for too long, no rest for the drivers on a lap.
     
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  6. ched999uk

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    Max using same gearbox so it survived. Hopefully not in the way Charles's did in Monaco!
     
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  7. SgtBhaji

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    Not suggesting it will happen (though it could)... A Hamilton/Max tangle here really puts Max in the driver's seat for the title. A second in the last race would see the job done.

    Hope not though... I want to go in to the last race with a point in it, and a proper ding dong fight on our hands.
     
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    Sky keeping quiet about the 2 drivers from the F2 race being taken to hospital! Hope they are both OK.
     
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  9. Number 1 Jasper

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    Dudnt think it was his gearbox that failed though .
     
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  10. ched999uk

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    I think it was his drive shaft on opposite side to impact. Max didn't change drive shafts at all only wishbones and uprights plus new steering rack.
     
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  11. Number 1 Jasper

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    I expect it will be fine , I seriously doubt RBR would risk a DNF. For a 5 place grid drop , we will see though .

    Seriously , part of me is not looking forwards to this .
     
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  12. ched999uk

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    Me too. Quite nervous for the drivers.
     
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  13. SgtBhaji

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    Know that feeling. :)
     
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  14. Mark Blow

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    A race start with no incidents, surprising….
     
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  15. Number 1 Jasper

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    And very welcome .
     
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  16. eddie_squidd

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    There’s the first one.
     
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  17. eddie_squidd

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    Is that the same corner where Sainz went off?
     
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  18. Big Ern

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    There's the first one. too early for a pit?
     
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  19. SgtBhaji

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    Would have thought maybe...but apparently not
     
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  20. ched999uk

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    Looks like it's going to take a while to fix as barrier has detached.
     
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