FIA have big bunch of jokers.

If such a move is permitted, many drivers can do that from now onwards. This creates an outcry.

Now I hope karma comes back to RBR at Qatar !

PER is out of Q2. RBR karma falls on the wrong driver, haiz ....

PER is out of Q2. RBR karma falls on the wrong driver, haiz ....

Slam dunk for Gasly.

Now Horner and Marko damn hate him, no way they are going to let him return to RBR

Will the Honda boys even be near the front given Mercedes is going to fit the rocket engine on LH car ?

Generally MV has more fans around the world than LH I believe. And they are die-hard fans who will vote for him no matter he does it right or wrong. And for sure a fraction of them are also Racist people who dislike black.

Other than this I can't find any valid and solid reason for him to be DOTD with so many dirty tricks/moves. Make no sense.

Low speed corner benefits RBR, high speed corner benefit Merc. The new layout looks like half-half. Gonna be exciting to watch.

ok found the local timing for us in Malaysia



This post has been edited by amdxp: Dec 6 2021, 06:13 PM

While waiting for the next GP, this is quite entertaining to watch

Meanwhile FP2 lap times

Track suits Mercedes better this time round ?

Russia is it ? Can't be Bahrain.

Dang dang dang, the season finale is gonna be "partly" decided in the next 1 hour +

RBR's rear wing is notably slimmer than all of the rest !


And a mighty lap by LH, 1:23.2

Superb lap time by LH. Despite running slightly bigger rear wing.

Mega tow by SP to MV man.....

Game from RBR

Yea, great lap by Lando.

I was wondering why Mercedes did not replicate the same stretegy like RBR to do a tow. Probably they purposely drop him behind MV so as to avoid collision, then engage LH in a hunter mode.

The med is always the better race tyres. Let's see how it play out.

Abu Dhabi GP total 55 laps ?

Soft tyres in the past lasted about less than 15 laps, with the improved layout the drivers could go to 18-20 laps with dropping pace.

Med tyres should last at least 25 laps, even in its C4 compound.

So, for a normal race, for RB :
- 1 stop, from soft to hard. Hard has to do minimum 35 laps with dropping pace after lap 45
- 2 stops, from soft to med (lap 15), then to soft (lap 40). But lose at least 25 sec on additional pits
- as MV has a damaged set of medium, he might just do soft-hard-soft instead. Which is slower than a proper soft-med-soft but he has no choice.

For Merc :
-1 stop and no other better alternative. Either being a hunter from lap 50 onwards or being hunted from lap 50 onwards by Honda boys.

Which is the better strategy ? In the past under normal condition, most if not all drivers did 1 stop.

This post has been edited by amdxp: Dec 12 2021, 11:11 AM

RB running slimmest rear wing is fast we know, but it does come with some trade off. If that slim rear wing is so good why they don't run it the whole season.

Mercedes only need to stay close during the slow section, then open DRS (when RB in front cannot open), the overtaking will be done.

This post has been edited by amdxp: Dec 12 2021, 01:35 PM

Isn't that very clear cut that is due to the tow ? To me it is.

2 mega tow.



This post has been edited by amdxp: Dec 12 2021, 04:22 PM

Yes, karma play back on MV