Anyone know why Merc and Ferrari didn’t switch Russel and Leclerc respectively to Soft tyres at some point in the ~40th-50th laps? By then, midfield drivers as unlikely as Ricciardo were tearing through the pack on Softs, Merc had hit the buffers on Hards, and both drivers had more than sufficient gaps behind them to make the switch without losing places.
Yet Ferrari never did, and Russel was left out until the last possible moment before getting softs for fastest-lap bid.
WTF?
In Ferrari’s case I do not think that they could gain anything (as in they were too far back) but with every pitstop there is a risk of it going wrong and so could have lost points in their battle for second.
I thought that they should have put RUS on a 2 stop strategy with 2 goes flat out on the soft tyres (long before RIC showed that they were the tyre to be on).
Race Strategy lesson 101: use soft tyres in the latter stages of the race as then the track has gripped up and the fuel load is reduced and you will get better performance for longer.
I understand that VER used, used softs at the start to try and help him remain in the lead. Whereas I think that the RBR car in his hands was so quick that any reasonable strategy would have seen him win. And even on the slightly less optimum strategy that they used, he still won by a very comfortable 15 seconds, i.e. he was cruising.
Thanks Ian. Interesting point about Russel’s potential 2-stopper.
The sprint race was good fun.
The format works on tracks where overtaking is pissible.
Is that another new thing included in sprint races?
Kevin Magnussen gets pole. George Russell wins the sprint.
And already social media is full of “Magnussen was lucky” and “sprints aren’t real races.”
99.999% of people who read and comment on F1 couldn’t complete a single lap, at any speed, in a F1 car without spinning or crashing it.
Life has become so much better since I just watch the racing and read genuine reporting and technical feedback. 
My best Allo Allo accent 
Well said. Amateur punditry is the pits of the Earth - the Thickpocalypse spares no-one…
And FWIW, I was entertained. Fingers X’d for a damp race…
Any sensible analysis of turn 1 ?
I’m at work. And unable to watch live… 
Max is a massive bellend. In other news, fire is hot.
Congrats to George on his first F1 win
Nice 1-2 for Merc.
I think this covers it
Hulk to Haas coning up this week 
Hulk on 0 pts for the season and both the Haas drivers are above him (SCH 12) (MAG 25)
Can’t even say it is the car as VET on 36
Huh?
Wondering why they would bother with the bottom driver on the grid
He’s only had two races this year.
Ah yes, I had forgotten he was reserve driver.
End of the road for Mick Schumacher then.
Can’t really add to these, so I’ll just repeat them instead and piss a few people off.
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I mean…
WHAT a cunt!