Farlz Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 A Max and Red Bull masterclass, love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Bottas 50+ seconds behind Max.......surely Russell will do a better job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I quite enjoyed that as a race, nowhere near the worst of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Bottas 50+ seconds behind Max.......surely Russell will do a better job He was pointlessly boxed to make sure he couldn’t slip ahead of Lewis going for his fastest lap and told to slow down so he wouldn’t take the fastest lap instead and under team orders earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 F1 is poo. I watched some of this to see if there would be any exciting racing…. Zzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, bobzy said: F1 is poo. I watched some of this to see if there would be any exciting racing…. Zzzzz F1 has about 1:5 ratio of entertaining races. When it’s great it’s epic, but you have to sit through a lot of turd between action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, bobzy said: F1 is poo. I watched some of this to see if there would be any exciting racing…. Zzzzz It's been really great this season. But yeah that race was poor. Nothing happened. Can see why they don't use the track anymore. It's only back on the calendar because of Max. Sooner it's gone again the better. Edited September 5, 2021 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted September 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 5, 2021 Two races on the trot where they might as well have given the points out after qualifying. It's a pity because the season was really nicely poised and we're set up for a great championship fight between a well meaning space cadet and a lard faced rubber lipped wrong un. What we could do with now is a proper Grand Prix - where's next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I actually quite enjoyed some of the race; some good battles amongst the midfield teams. Would have loved it if Bottas' fastest lap had stood and Hamilton hadn't been able to beat it. Would have made for some very interesting post race interviews. Red Bull really need a driver to help Verstappen out. Norris would be the perfect driver for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 5, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted September 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Two races on the trot where they might as well have given the points out after qualifying. It's a pity because the season was really nicely poised and we're set up for a great championship fight between a well meaning space cadet and a lard faced rubber lipped wrong un. What we could do with now is a proper Grand Prix - where's next? Monza POWERRRRRR!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 5, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted September 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, wilko154 said: I actually quite enjoyed some of the race; some good battles amongst the midfield teams. Would have loved it if Bottas' fastest lap had stood and Hamilton hadn't been able to beat it. Would have made for some very interesting post race interviews. Red Bull really need a driver to help Verstappen out. Norris would be the perfect driver for them. I enjoyed it too. I enjoyed the spectacle of the track. The sense of speed from the undulations. I enjoyed the tactical battle at the front that didn't fully resolve until near the end. And the midfield was good too. The novelty element of Zandvoort undoubtedly helped, but it was a novelty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 The Bottas fastest lap was just another reason people are fed up with F1. ”Bottas what the **** are you playing at going as fast as you can? Go and sit in the naughty corner”. The “sport” is a joke sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Bottas knows his time with Merc is up. By all accounts Russell will be announced soon. It would be nice if he could race for himself and not abide by every single team order just to please the team and Lewis, having him pit today but then not wanting him to get the fastest lap was ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 6, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2021 Yay, a sprint race this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Bottas will need some clear direction from the team whether he’s allowed to go fast or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 6, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, Genie said: Bottas will need some clear direction from the team whether he’s allowed to go fast or not. I think 'don't be nicking WDC points with late fastest laps' is all he needs to be told. He can clearly go as fast as he has always been capable of going without troubling the front 2. I just hope 'driver of the day' Perez doesn't have to do another climb through the field, now that he has an extra half an hour to make a balls of it all before Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, BOF said: I think 'don't be nicking WDC points with late fastest laps' is all he needs to be told. He can clearly go as fast as he has always been capable of going without troubling the front 2. Do your best, as long as it’s not better than Lewis, in which case slow down a bit. I can see why they do it, it just takes a bit of the authenticity away from the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2021 27 minutes ago, BOF said: Yay, a sprint race this weekend On the plus side, F2 is back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 6, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2021 52 minutes ago, Genie said: Do your best, as long as it’s not better than Lewis, in which case slow down a bit. I think that just needs the first 3 words of the sentence. Being on fresh tyres at the end of Zandvoort was obviously going to give him fastest lap. It's a team sport. He shouldn't need to be told not to nick the fastest lap on fresh tyres. And AFAIK he did it almost accidentally because he was so much quicker on fresh rubber. I'd say the fact he's probably leaving the team had something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Bottas has confirmed he’s driving for Alfa next season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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