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  • Zulu
    Zulu Posts: 246
    Cmon Lando.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    Wouldn't mind seeing it go to Abu Dhabi, for the drama... But c'mon Lando
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,027
    Right stay calm Lando. If it finishes like this he is 22 points clear of Max going into the last race. And 12 clear of Piastri.

    he is still in the box seat.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,027
    I don’t want him going anywhere near twat face in a wheel to wheel
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    Why haven't McLaren stopped?
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,027
    Max will win now. Basically everyone went into the pits near enough so he has fresher tires and a pit stop out the way and will be right behind them 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,227
    Yeah I thought McLaren would have taken the cheap stop 
  • Zulu
    Zulu Posts: 246
    Gonna be a fascinating race now 
  • Zulu
    Zulu Posts: 246
    one thing that will happen now is Lando in traffic.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    edited 4:22PM
    Am struggling to understand the strategies with this mandatory 25 lap stop

    McLaren's need to stop by Lap 25... and then again after another 25 Laps
    Everyone else needs to stop by Lap 32, and then can run to the end?

    (Provided no further Safety Cars of course)

    If thats the case, then I don't see where the flexibility is...

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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,492
    edited 4:23PM
    So everyone else just pits once and the McLarens have to pit twice? Sounds like a major fuck up, unless they think everyone else's tyres won't last...
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    Fair play to McLaren (and Hulkenberg) for making this interesting
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,492
    The only thing that McLaren must be banking on now is everyone else nursing like hell to make the 25 laps, whereas they can push push push and each stint is only 18 or 19 laps, but a whole pit stop to make up is a mammoth task without another safety car
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    Yeaaa going by Brundle's explanation, McLaren have screwed up, as they're going to get stuck in traffic
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 12,460
    Lando bailed out somewhat by a great stop there 
  • Zulu
    Zulu Posts: 246
    phew (for Lando coming out before Alonso)
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    Sigh... What da f**k was that from Haas... Just ruined their chances of P10 with Bearman
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,027
    So lets do the maths.... based on the expected 1. Max, 2. Oscar, 3. Lando finishing order.

    Lando will be 19 clear of Oscar. And 15 clear of Max.

    Basically he needs to come 4th to be world champion.

    And thats if Max wins. If Oscar wins he can come 6th.

    That is totally doable on a safe and conservative strategy.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    Norris has been f**ked here today... Going to be good to see Sainz on the podium though
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 12,460
    Norris has been f**ked here today... Going to be good to see Sainz on the podium though
    Hasn’t helped himself though, been much slower than Piastri 

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    Abu Dhabi is going to gift Verstappen another title at this rate
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 12,460
    Have a feeling Norris won’t get Kimi here 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,027
    Yep - Max's title. P3 would have been fine for Lando. Not P5
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,027
    Although imagine this... Max is winning, Oscar 2nd, Lando 3rd..... will Oscar move out the way to give Lando the title.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,224
    Still cannot get my head around what McLaren were thinking by not pitting on lap 7 when everyone else did Literally just gifted the race to Verstappen, who now wouldn't surprise me at all by winning the title in Abu Dhabi. Monumental fuck up.

  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,230
    McLaren starting to look like they will fuck this championship up in a fashion that even Ferrari would be embarrassed by. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    Phew... Thanks Kimi
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 12,460
    edited 5:28PM
    Second bit of luck for Norris there
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,630
    edited 5:30PM
    Haha... Love the whinge from GP there if Kimi did just let Norris through

    F**k off Red Bull - Although if it was deliberate from Kimi to move aside, why didnt he do it sooner, so Norris could go and challenge Sainz?
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,941
    edited 5:33PM
    That last lap overtake could be crucial.
    The final podium should be Verstappen Piastri and Norris in whatever order, and that would now be enough for Lando.

    The question is though, will McLaren shoot themselves in the foot yet again?