F1 2024: Belgian GP - Spa-Francorchamps (July 28)

Fliplegend · 07-28-2024, 10:26 AM

Brilliant drive for George

moooza · 07-28-2024, 10:27 AM

What an incredible race

///M Power-Belgium · 07-28-2024, 10:27 AM

But that looks good for the WDC standings !

Jbrown7403 · 07-28-2024, 10:27 AM

What a crazy result! (Just as I predicted.

) Awesome drive by George!

///M Power-Belgium · 07-28-2024, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

They checked the Merc wing flex no?

I have no idea ..

TheBingoBalls · 07-28-2024, 10:28 AM

Mercedes masterclass. That was a perfectly executed strategy from the start of the race.

Piastri, wow. NOR should be worried - PIA pace towards the end of the first half of the season is something to be talked about and another race where NOR flubbed the start.

moooza · 07-28-2024, 10:29 AM

This is what we want to see, good clean racing, no real mistakes, great fights at all times, Ferrari only making a small strategic mistake. Good stuff

///M Power-Belgium · 07-28-2024, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M5Rick

They checked the Merc wing flex no?

Wolff looks extremely (too)! calm : Think he got stronger medication

M5Rick · 07-28-2024, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GuidoK

And Russel wins!

What a result! who would've thought that!
A 1-2 for MERC!

The pace was there for MERC, very much unexpected. But this is completely unexpected. RUS took the gamble and won, well deserved.

I wonder if Checo got the FL.
If so, Max&RB did very good fighting off his main competitor NOR in the WDC.
That is all that counts for the moment for Max.

Checo got that FL on softs like you suggested.
.

Jbrown7403 · 07-28-2024, 10:31 AM

Absolutely love how competitive the season is going to be after the break!! 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

GuidoK · 07-28-2024, 10:32 AM

For sure shortening that DRS zone changed Spa as a track where easy overtaking is far less easy now.

Killed by Death · 07-28-2024, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Wolff looks extremely (too)! calm : Think he got stronger medication

And a hair cut.

GuidoK · 07-28-2024, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Checo got that FL on softs like you suggested.
.

Excellent.
Lando's failing is now complete

Not being able to finish before Max despite a 10p grit penalty and the McLaren being the faster car in the dry....

fs1977 · 07-28-2024, 10:35 AM

Great race. Top teams where really close today. More than damage control by Verstappen.

TheBingoBalls · 07-28-2024, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by GuidoK

Excellent.
Lando's failing is now complete

Not being able to finish before Max despite a 10p grit penalty and the McLaren being the faster car in the dry....

The NOR/PIA position swap is going to be huge now and it’s why you don’t give away points when you’re trying to compete for a drivers championship. Doesn’t help that NOR continues to screw up his race starts.

Killed by Death · 07-28-2024, 10:37 AM

Not big ones but still #FerrariThings

Slow stop and SAI should have gone for it with a 1 stop.

GuidoK · 07-28-2024, 10:38 AM

For sure it now looks like an excellent decision to trade a MERC car for a Ferrari......not...

I wonder what is currently happening in Hammy's head

///M Power-Belgium · 07-28-2024, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by GuidoK

Excellent.
Lando's failing is now complete

Not being able to finish before Max despite a 10p grit penalty and the McLaren being the faster car in the dry....

RUS was P7 at the startgrid . This means the Benz pitstop strategy was like magic.

I'm pretty sure , The Benz is back !

Think if MAX had an extra set of hards , if it had changed anything.
Think MAX lost a lot of time in traffic and the whole race he had to run in dirty air.
And the Red Bull undercuts didn't worked today...

I think I was right . MAX couldn't win today . But yesterday I was thinking that the win was for a papaya car .

TheBingoBalls · 07-28-2024, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuidoK

For sure it now looks like an excellent decision to trade a MERC car for a Ferrari......not...

I wonder what is currently happening in Hammy's head

From drivers championship, doesn’t matter. For Constructors, will have to see if Mercedes can pass Ferrari but doesn’t look good for HAM regardless, Mercedes seems all in with Kimi and HAM was looking for more than a 1 + 1 so, HAM would probably be at Mercedes for 2 years before Mercedes would move on.

///M Power-Belgium · 07-28-2024, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuidoK

For sure it now looks like an excellent decision to trade a MERC car for a Ferrari......not...

I wonder what is currently happening in Hammy's head

I think LEW will be happy with the Armani fashion in Italy .

GuidoK · 07-28-2024, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

And the Red Bull undercuts didn't worked today...

They worked enough to keep Lando at bay.
Lando staying out longer in the 1st stint was a mistake.
I think they focussed too much on his position in the race at that time and not enough on his position compared to Max' position.

GuidoK · 07-28-2024, 11:05 AM

Lando making a pretty disappointed/defeated impression in his post race interview.

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TheBingoBalls Brigadier General 4287 Rep 4,850 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Toronto, Ontario iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 F36 BMW 440i x ... [0.00]	Mercedes masterclass. That was a perfectly executed strategy from the start of the race. Piastri, wow. NOR should be worried - PIA pace towards the end of the first half of the season is something to be talked about and another race where NOR flubbed the start.
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