[Ngilbe36]

Originally Posted by rcracin

On the same thought, did he mess up his final quali lap to not let Lewis get the tow and potential pole?

Interesting tactics - as said by Lewis last year at the Monza qualifying.


But realistically, Bottas is usually slower in race form and probably wasn't holding Lewis up. And maybe he was pushing real hard in quali and genuinely screwed up.

Yup. I thought the same thing about the race. Seemed like Bottas knew about the penalty and was trying to back him into the pack. I wouldnt blame him if that was his tactic, is pretty smart. Those 15 points could be huge!

[yco]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

OK . It's pure speculation from my side : But !

Did Bottas deliberately delayed Lewis Hamilton at the end of the race so that he lost an extra place to Lando Norris due to his 5 sec. time penalty and thus also valuable WC points ?

actually i thought about the same right after the decision that Lewis ll have a penalty.. could be fast swap and Lewis could stretch out a bit but i guess they didnt do it since cars were problematic and its the first race of the season.. but something tells me that Bottas wont be a team player that much this year.. if he can be champion it can work but if he wont im not sure big heads at Merc' d like to keep him for 2021 as a team player.. its a very thin line for him and both sides except the straight line is full of poo..

[msk340i]

Originally Posted by iamwingman

So. I wonder if the improvements Ferrari is claiming for this weekend, a week early, benefit the Other Ferrari powered Teams as well. Or just the factory team?.

It's an aerodynamic package so it will not benefit customer teams

[Ngilbe36]

Something interesting I just saw and thought id share with the group.
If you look at Hamilton on lap 1, he has the exact same situation that he had with Albon late in the race, but roles reversed and he backs out of it even though he was ahead. Food for thought. Early race vs late race, but still.

[E91WAG3N]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Saturday rain showers at the Red Bull ring

Yessssssssssssssssssssss

[M5Rick]

Kerb vibration may be a returning problem for Merc for their complex configuration that can cause interference between the systems could affect their pace. They had it relatively easy with the RB of Max being sidelined with a technical problem and Albon being taken off the track when challenging for the lead.Hopefully with the RB's cars' electrics rectified and challenging more effectively the Mercs could be between a rock and a hard place if it means using the kerbs (which they will have to for more pace and we could be in for a far more exciting race than last Sunday.

[243Racing]

Originally Posted by Ngilbe36

Something interesting I just saw and thought id share with the group.
If you look at Hamilton on lap 1, he has the exact same situation that he had with Albon late in the race, but roles reversed and he backs out of it even though he was ahead. Food for thought. Early race vs late race, but still.

Wrong. Once they entered the corner Hamilton was behind.

When Hamilton hit Albon, Albon was already ahead of him. Very different situations

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Saturday rain showers at the Red Bull ring

[yco]

Originally Posted by Ngilbe36

Something interesting I just saw and thought id share with the group.
If you look at Hamilton on lap 1, he has the exact same situation that he had with Albon late in the race, but roles reversed and he backs out of it even though he was ahead. Food for thought. Early race vs late race, but still.

yes at 8:00.. part of racing..
if Hamilton d spun out there and Albon d get a penalty then we d hear BLM here im sure..

[msk340i]

Originally Posted by yco

yes at 8:00.. part of racing..
if Hamilton d spun out there and Albon d get a penalty then we d hear BLM here im sure..

Fun fact: the Merc black livery isn't about fighting racism. It's because of the death of Ferrari's hopes to win a title.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Saturday rain showers at the Red Bull ring

Originally Posted by E91WAG3N

Yessssssssssssssssssssss

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

[yco]

Originally Posted by msk340i

Fun fact: the Merc black livery isn't about fighting racism. It's because of the death of Ferrari's hopes to win a title.

hehe.. well after putting those stickers on Ferrari started to go downhill.. maybe they should take it off.. otherwise people ll keep nicknaming the team mission lost, mission win later, mission eat pizza and on...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

It's looking good my friend

[///M Power-Belgium]

Is Mercs "DAS" really saving tyres ?
Check this out ...Thoughts ?

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Is Mercs "DAS" really saving tyres ?
Check this out ...Thoughts ?

What I'm thinking is Bottas will be banging that fist in frustration (like Toto does) when they won't be so lucky on Sunday

[yco]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Is Mercs "DAS" really saving tyres ?
Check this out ...Thoughts ?

his engineer repeated for collecting marbles before coming to grid mate since after the race, cars go to weight.. they re just marbles sticked to tires.. i have some of those in my drawer..

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by yco

his engineer repeated for collecting marbles before coming to grid mate since after the race, cars go to weight.. they re just marbles sticked to tires.. i have some of those in my drawer..

I have Tom Kristensen's Audi DTM tyre from Brands Hatch

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by yco

his engineer repeated for collecting marbles before coming to grid mate since after the race, cars go to weight.. they re just marbles sticked to tires.. i have some of those in my drawer..

Mate . That's really funny . I think DAS don't works like it meant to be .

Those tyres look like Godzilla chewed on it..

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Mate . That's really funny . I think DAS don't works like it meant to be .

Those tyres look like Godzilla chewed on it..

They look like tyres from a rubbish dump

[M5Rick]

Goodnight all! Up early tomorrow to fit more floor tiles

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Goodnight all! Up early tomorrow to fit more floor tiles

Well....According Horner :

Two Red Bull's coming to a standstill. It's an image that we didn't see in 2019 and certainly didn't expect in 2020. Red Bull Racing just blew so high off the tower. This year was supposed to be Max Verstappen's championship year, but it's starting now with a backlog. However, that problem should now be solved.

''We've checked the parts one by one and now it looks like there's been a problem with the engine's flywheel. We are now checking all parts to make sure we know how this problem arose and how this can be prevented in the future'', says Horne

''With Honda we're working hard to find a solution to the problem before this weekend, so it won't happen again in the second race. We now know where the problem lies and we'll find a solution'', concludes Horner, who will be racing with his team again on their own Red Bull Ring.