Andymann Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Read a very interesting article, saying that Mclaren could well have the best car on the grid. I sincerely hope so (although I have my doubts), and would love to see Riciardo with a world title (assuming he can beat Norris). Even more, would love to see someone else, other than LH with a title. Well I know who I would love to see win the title
aiyaaz Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 FP2 timesheet1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.8472 Lando Norris McLaren 0.095s3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 0.235s4 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 0.280s5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0.371s6 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 0.383s7 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 0.447s8 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 0.546s9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 0.636s10 Sergio Perez Red Bull 0.656s11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 0.754s12 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.765s13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 0.893s14 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 0.922s15 Fernando Alonso Alpine 0.923s16 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1.015s17 George Russell Williams 1.484s18 Mick Schumacher Haas 2.450s19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 2.553s20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 2.602s IceCreamMan and WrightJnr 2
IceCreamMan Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) FP2 timesheet1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.8472 Lando Norris McLaren 0.095s3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 0.235s4 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 0.280s5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0.371s6 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 0.383s7 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 0.447s8 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 0.546s9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 0.636s10 Sergio Perez Red Bull 0.656s11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 0.754s12 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.765s13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 0.893s14 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 0.922s15 Fernando Alonso Alpine 0.923s16 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1.015s17 George Russell Williams 1.484s18 Mick Schumacher Haas 2.450s19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 2.553s20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 2.602s Looks promising, tomorrow we will know. Alonso who reckons he is better than any of the current champs needs to step up to the plate hey. Yuki T seems like a shrewd move. Edited March 26, 2021 by IceCreamMan aiyaaz 1
aiyaaz Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Looks promising, tomorrow we will know. Alonso who reckons he is better than any of the current champs needs to step up to the plate hey Yip, the self proclaimed best on the grid has it all to do in that Alpine. What was great to see though was the long run race sim runs, with Max and Lewis being identical on pace. Now, nobody can be sure of the run plans, but if FP2 was a close reflection, we are in for one hell of a season. Let's hope it plays out like that. The data analysis puts Lewis ahead by just over a tenth, theoretically, but Lewis would need to put all those sectors together in a single lap though. What was also great to see is that Perez was about just over 2 tenths away from Max in race sim and given his tyre whispering ability, RBR definitely have a serious chance this year. Also, Bottas looks like he is having trouble with tyres...no surprise. IceCreamMan 1
Chris_ Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 It's nice seeing MSC in the driver timing list again. gemmerbal and Long Wheel Base 2
BaGearA Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 Well mercedes have already thrown out one or two of the sandbags
IceCreamMan Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 MSC top of the board Let’s do the time warp again Long Wheel Base 1
BaGearA Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 Mazespin doing his nickname proud already WrightJnr, Long Wheel Base and Piernas Flacas 3
Baldrick Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) Oh dear Checco Marzipan is going to ruin a lot of drivers quick laps in Q1 this season. Edited March 27, 2021 by Baldrick
aiyaaz Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 We in for a good season.ABSOLUTELY! Fair to say this puts the sand bag theories to rest...? RBR definitely have a great car this year and with Max at the wheel, he's surely got to be slightly ahead of Lewis as the favourite. Yes, it's early in the 23 race season, but RBR starting with a great car and given their season development record, they must surely fancy their chances. I wish Perez took a set of softs in his last crack though. Nevertheless, I reckon his best strategy now is to start on the hard tyres... Vetplant and IceCreamMan 2
aiyaaz Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 Funny to see some of the hardcore Merc fans on other forums claiming the sand bags are still on for Merc and that they've been asked to slow their cars for the spectacle. I think RBR just have a comparable, if not slightly better performing car this year and the lap Max put together was mm perfect. The Mercs did look the best on the mediums though, so this should be one hell of an interesting battle tomorrow! ????
BaGearA Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 if merc are sand bagging that's very weird since car setup ,must stay the same for the race afaik Very ecouraging to see such strong form from red bull but I was expecting to see more from mclaren
BaGearA Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 Good race and I thi k the season will be exciting. But once again, get in there Lewis... Don't know how redbull dropped the ball
IceCreamMan Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 Good race and I thi k the season will be exciting. But once again, get in there Lewis... Don't know how redbull dropped the ballExcellent race. 44 went off track there a couple of times without sanction. Seems a tad unfair 33 had to concede the position. But a glorious race. Perez shined. Well done Steven Knoetze (sk27), ScottCM and aiyaaz 3
Vetplant Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 That is all we wanted, a good close fight on comparatively equal footing. I can watch more races if they all have this tension and intrigue. aiyaaz 1
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