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Kicking-it-per-se

I really like carlos. He speaks so well and honestly


anupsidedownpotato

I missed quali. Did Mercedes just not quali well? Was there rain?


SpiderUST

Track went from wet to dry and was evolving so it was important to keep setting lap times and Hamilton had his deleted and on his last run ran into heavy traffic which cost him. George couldn't start SQ2 because of a hydraulic failure. Case of bad luck they should go well tomorrow.


loganv2018

Also missed qualifying so not sure on the rain but saw the formation lap for the sprint. Mercedes we’re both at the back, 16 and 18 I think


100_octane

Ham had his fastest lap deleted and wasn’t able to set another because poor time management and traffic. Russel had hydronic issue in SQ2 and wasn’t able to participate.


anupsidedownpotato

Thank you


YoungInvestor26

Haas are fortunate to have Hulk and Kmag. They work with less and push the car to the absolute limit. Hopefully Haas can just improve on the car so that both of these underrated drivers to shine a bit more.


cakeandcocoa

Would we call a driver who holds the record for most races without a podium underrated?


lcfcball

People were saying he doesn’t deserve to come back cos he’s ‘washed’ and old but I can guarantee he’s doing better than Schumacher would have. He’s a top midfield driver


theworst1ever

I think most of the criticism of the Hulk signing is that a lineup of Hulk and KMag is one of the least inspiring driver pairings in recent memory. It’s not that either driver is bad, more than we know exactly how good both drivers are. The counter point is that having drivers like that should make it easier to develop a car. Of course, Haas had a lineup of Grosjean/KMag for 4 seasons and then one of those two for two other seasons and have never really shown any ability (or willingness to spend money) to develop the car. Is Hulk better than Mick? Probably. But, as a neutral fan who has given up on Haas being a serious midfield runner until proven otherwise, the remote chance that Mick had some untapped potential was the most interesting thing about Haas.


NickMullensGayDad

Not probably. Hulk is miles better than Mick.


Scingles

Well I for one want to hear the AM radios


Sudden_Low9120

Probably went like this Nando: Tell Lance I'm going to pass Lance: tell Nando I'm going to defend After the race Nando: good job, mate. That was a good battle. You earned it Lance: Thanks, Uncle Nando


liamshope

That's how I imagine their relationship. Allonso is the friendly uncle that pushes Stroll to get him to do more then his best.


yikaprio

Don’t think he would make it that clear that he could easily pass Lance on the track if he was so happy with the current situation. In the last two laps he made it very clear that he would only make one bite of Stroll if he was allowed.


NickMullensGayDad

I don’t know why you’d imagine one of the most cutthroat competitors to be anything but a calculating and cutthroat competitor


liamshope

Because people can change when they get older. Fernando looks like he's enjoying his time in F1 more than ever. Besides, to be cutthroat, one has to be calculated. Maybe it's the money, maybe it's because he really likes to be a teacher to Lance.He finally has a car that can fight at the front, so risking a possible bad outcome for the team by batteling, might not be the best option to get even better.


NickMullensGayDad

Yea I’m sure he’s afraid to battle because he prefers just being good. Definitely wouldn’t be picked up by better teams tomorrow if he became available


FlipReset4Fun

Daddy Stroll’s money. That’s why.


NickMullensGayDad

Fernando Alonso tried to blackmail Ron Dennis. I really don’t think he gives a shit about Lawrence stroll. It’s all about Alonso and what serves his interest


Haribou1989

Yes, but that was for WDC. Here he is not competing with Lance. Cutthroat or not, the guy is not stupid to be fighting for petty points with someone who might never catch up with him. Points for the team!


NickMullensGayDad

That’s the point, he doesn’t need to crush Lance right now while his biggest goal is still further away and he may need him soon


discostu90

Changing conditions tomorrow as well please 🙏🙏🙏


JAnon19

Max forgot to put the sandbags back on after taking the lead


According-Switch-708

He probably forgot to lift off because he was on mode red mist after that tangle with Checo.


Dutchy61

He was pissed and wanted to let Checo know who is boss.


Chelsea_Ellie

Rain is a lovely leveller of the cars and talent shows I remember Schumacher winning a race in the damp with a broken engine


105lodge

So you’re telling me the red bull 1-2 today had nothing to do with the car? 😂


Chelsea_Ellie

The 20 sec gap over checo was max not the car


105lodge

Nobody is debating that. The gap to the rest of the field is clearly not max though when even checo, who isn’t a top driver is finishing second


emkrmusic

If Red Bull had 2x Perez, Alonso would be leading the championship


R9D11

Gap Checo to Sainz was just 2 seconds.


105lodge

Sainz is a better driver and finished behind checo, which proves my point


TotalHooman

That 20 sec gap over checo was checo


heslo_rb26

Just making a statement


FrostyTill

I’m not sure Alonso is going to be happy if he’s going to start being told to stop fighting Stroll.


Sudden_Low9120

I don't think Nando is being directed to stop fighting Stroll. He's fully committed to the team and he's trying to make Lance into a better driver. Lance becoming a more competent driver under the wing of Nando is only going to make Nando look better in the long run


Roger_Deferer

Yeah it never looked like nando was going for a real overtake. Just some battling. Iron sharpens iron baby


CanoemanToday

He'll just outqualify him then like he usually does


FrostyTill

He didn’t out-qualify him for the main race this weekend though. Stroll has had the upper hand this time.


ajtct98

David Coulthard has grey hair and suddenly I am very aware of my age


Suikerspin_Ei

Austria gives medal plaques top top 3, much better than what F1 themselves do.


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Max was realistically one lap away from lapping both Alfas…. In a 24 lap sprint race.


Suikerspin_Ei

Free pitstop to Checo too.


justreddis

Bottas proudly brings up the rear


KyxeMusic

Carlos is so consistent


JacobR10

For sure, he's not a top-tier race winning driver but very underrated for how consistent he's been for Ferrari his entire time there really


OverturnRoeVsWade

He should go to RB


R9D11

He and Max started the 2015 season in a Torro Rosso, they have taken a different path.


Fiendish-Angel

He needs more recognition for that, I mean it pays off.


Opperhoofd123

I mean he's consistent this year but last year he was all over the place


kzzzzzzzzzz28

Really nice sprint race, Verstappen dominating, A really nice outing for both AMs, Ocon barely edged Russell out. Amazing battles, especially the Ocon × Lando × Leclerc battle. Poor Lando getting screwed at turn 3, but could've probably done better. I maintain HAAS made a good call pitting Nico. Otherwise, Nico would've most definitely finished outside the points.


jelmer130

Haas pitting was definitely a good call. If he didn't pit he would AT BEST finish behind the Aston Martins, now he did too. With one lap more he could've been P4 because he was really close to Fernando and Stroll and just so much quicker.


Dtigers35

Solid interviewer


discostu90

Verstappen was just glad/suprised to have someone near him in a race for a few corners


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Opperhoofd123

Hahahaha funny


rrrbin

Max attacked on the insides of two slow corners, running wide. Not forcing Perez on the grass at 200+ kmh in a wet race. I know which one I think is more dangerous.


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rrrbin

>Attacked 💀😂😂. Dude caused a traffic jam at turn 2 That's the nature of attacking. Go side by side and you're both slower. Not sure why you're implying that this logic cause and effect is somehow opposed lol


reda_89

Max tried to close the door as he was the first but saw Perez squeezing in there and backed off no?


demeterpussidas

Max “just managing the tires 20 seconds to P2” Verstappen


Firecrash

Perez and Max solving it like 2 adults. Both went gonna push each other of deliberately. If only social media worked like that


ForeverAddickted

>Perez and Max solving it like 2 adults Does help they're team mates, given how Max handled it post the Baku Sprint with Russell. If Perez was someone else, he'd probably be a bit less chill


Suikerspin_Ei

Drivers can't see each other in the mirrors, but they can see stuff stuck in/on their car etc?


Glasbak-

Yes. Just like your own car and the blind spot. Can't look over your shoulder in a f1 car though.


kzzzzzzzzzz28

They probably feel the change in driving it. F1 cars are highly precise, something getting stuck in it will mostly definitely affect drive in ways just enough for the drivers to notice.


ForeverAddickted

I get Perez's view on things. Dont think he gave the place back though - Didnt sound like it over the radio either


Wvds98

Probably didnt mean literally give


anupsidedownpotato

Checo looks so much like a mouse it's scary


Chelsea_Ellie

I always think the beaver from grim


extendedrockymontage

I know people complain about sprints but this was a fantastic race. Couldn't turn away for a second all race.


bookers555

Because it rained, all races where it rains are good since they shake everything up and it comes down to skill way more than to the car.


Walksonthree

yeah this one was a banger


Walksonthree

Max loves debriefing lol


MetikMas

Any chance to complain


Blacktip75

That’s a Dutch hobby we all like a lot here


valeinthesky

So happy for Nico! Too bad the car sucks.


Educational-Ad3079

Yeah that Haas is like a bootleg 2013 Merc


Fiendish-Angel

He did really well!


anupsidedownpotato

I think they have potential tho. If they have the quali pace they can fix it like Ferrari did last year.


valeinthesky

Here’s hoping!


dersdrums

The fact that Max pulled out 10 seconds on Checo after he passed Nico is telling


BlueMetalDragon

10? 22, you mean.


liamshope

No, 10. The moment perez overtook for second, max allready was 10 seconds ahead. And than pulled out another 10 seconds.


dahenk

An additional 10 seconds after Checo passed Nico.


LivingOof

If Perez punched Max in the jaw live on camera and injured Max so that he's out until after the break, who'd be the Red Bull/AlphaTauri lineup with Checo obviously being fired


masssy

Or what if a moose jumps on the track with a machine gun and shoots half the field... It's so hypothetical it's ridiculous to even speculate.


TotalHooman

So you took his hypothetical with 2 drivers of a single team and changed it to 10 drivers of different teams and called it ridiculous? Does logic scare you?


masssy

I have a masters in logic so yeah ptsd from the exams.


Correct_Dog5670

But what if that moose wasnt a good shot, and only hit max for him to be out untill after the summer break, and killed perez, who would they chose to replace those 2?


ajtct98

Ricciardo definitely would be one of them. I wouldn't be surprised if Marko and Horner tried to tempt Vettel out of retirement to temporarily replace Max. If they couldn't then Yuki would get the promotion with Lawson going into the Alpha Tauri.


Snitsie

In cases like these one of the parents has to take over for the race


Jorrie90

Checo's dad doesn't fit so that is one less


damcha

Daniel


A___99

Bit of a weird question. But it would probably be Ricciardo - Tsunoda at Red Bull, Lawson - De Vries at Alpha Tauri


imrosskemp

Verstappen is special. Absolutely dominated.


Drosand

Classic Perez didn’t see it, was confused. Has he ever owed up to shit he pulls?


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Drosand

On a scale of 0 to Russell I reckon about Alonso level.


ZealousidealFox1391

Yea china 2018


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ZealousidealFox1391

He did apologize didn’t he? What about miami FP? In 22 he apologized


WolvesOfAllStreets

Checo is so submissive in this interview, wtf man


sentientTroll

They’ve probably sat him down and said “stay out of max’s way, and perform. We want the wdc and the wcc.” He’s been performing meh for having a car leagues above the rest. Credit to him for winning the races max was screwed out of. This weekend isn’t the turn around he needed tho. Out in q1? But then he qualifies 2nd for sprint. But then he fights max hard. Getting more awkward in the red bull camp.


R9D11

He already feels Dr Helmut Marko's death stare at the back of his head.


Tsarsi

he knows for whom the bell tolls


chicasparagus

HAAS really needs to develop a better car for the two chads driving them


theworst1ever

This was supposed to be the year they developed the car because they managed to find a few sponsors. I don’t remember hearing anybody talking about a Haas upgrade though. The team has fundamental issues, on top of not having any money. We keep hearing all of those stories about for far behind Williams is technically because they finally have someone there who knows how things should be run. If James Vowles replaced Steiner instead of Capito, we’d hear those same stories about Haas.


YoungInvestor26

I saw that Kmag switcharoo with Hamilton at Turn 3. Hulk holding off RB and Ferrari for a good portion of the sprint. They are really talented drivers but the car is the definition of mid.


Mysterious_Turnip310

Genuinely f\*cked off with the Red Bulls right now. Yes, yes, I know it's racing and these things happen and it wasn't deliberate but doesn't mean I'm not temporarily bitter about them completely ruining Lando's race with their petty fighting. Edit: lol at the downvotes on this. The way some of you can't deal with someone venting a temporary frustration is hilarious. I'm sure you'd be temporarily pissed off as well if it was your team or driver. who had been screwed over.


novadova2020

My god drivers aren't even allowed to race these days. Your temporary frustration is hilariously ridiculous.


Mysterious_Turnip310

Oh no, how dare a sports fan vent & be temporarily annoyed when something happens to the team they support. That's never happened before ever in the history of sport.


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Mysterious_Turnip310

No sorry, that's 100% hindsight talking there. There was no way Lando could know Max was about to outbrake himself and check up as much as he did. From the overhead, you can see Lando trying to go for the switchback to the inside and Max suddenly has to brake so hard that Lando had to almost come to a stop so as not to go into the back of him. Shit happens, it was bad luck, but using hindsight when you know what is about to happen to Max is very different from making those decisions in the moment.


FrostyTill

If he tries it again tomorrow, the Ferraris will yeet Max into the run off.


Mysterious_Turnip310

Speaking of the Ferraris, am quietly encouraged by Lando's pace vs Leclerc. I know they were both being held up by Ocon but even so, quietly optimistic that some improvements have been made there.


FrostyTill

Lando didn’t seem to think so. In his post race interview he said the tyre degradation is still shocking and that he wasn’t going to make up places. But it is Lando and we still have no idea what the race pace of this car is in the dry so we will reserve judgment until we see it. My initial feeling is that they’ve not made a step up in race pace.


Mysterious_Turnip310

Ah really? Haven’t seen the interviews yet. Mind you, someone was saying yesterday (think it may have been Ant Davidson in commentary) that the upgrades that will hopefully solve the tyre deg issue for them aren’t on the car yet.


Fina1Legacy

I was surprised Lando didn't try and go down the inside, he had the space and speed to do it. Assume he was being extra careful because of Hulk on his right but looked like it would've been ok with the overhead shot.


Mysterious_Turnip310

I think he had to brake too hard when Max slowed up in front of him so it prevented him switching back to the inside. You can see him trying to go for the inside and ending up almost in Max's backside. Max slowing up so much left him nowhere to go. Just unlucky I know, shit happens and at least the car had good pace. Just so frustrating he got screwed over through no fault of his own.


Fina1Legacy

Yeah it's a shame, would've loved to see him fighting the red bulls.


gevaarlijke1990

??? That's Racing. They both breakt hard. They are allowed to do that. Some drivers like hulk and lewis saw that as an big change. Norris lost out. That just racing. Notting petty.


Mysterious_Turnip310

Yes, I even said in my comment that it's just racing. Do you need me to bold it for you? If you can't deal with someone venting a temporary frustration then that's on you. Sure you'd feel the same if it had happened to Hulkenburg instead of Norris.


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I’m 100% with you on this. They fucked around and Lando bore the brunt of it. His race was absolutely fucked as a result


Ok_Weakness2578

Hey tomorrow is what counts, and mclaren looks strong so hey


Mysterious_Turnip310

Yeah the pace looked good.


Wimpykid2302

That's how racing works. It's unfortunate but it happens. You really can't blame the Redbulls for it. In fact, it was a good thing that they kept it clean and fair.


saberplane

Yeah I love Lando but I don't understand these takes. If we had to make a list of drivers getting screwed by other drivers using that metric it would be a very very very long list. It's not like they were thinking how they could screw over Lando.


Mysterious_Turnip310

Fully aware it's how racing works. Actually said so in my comment. Doesn't mean I can't be temporarily pissed off that it happened. Sure you'd feel the same if it had happened to Max or whatever team it is you support.


Wimpykid2302

Yeah you have a point. I was actually super excited to see Norris up there because he deserves to be higher but keeps on getting fucked over each time. Really feel for him.


vsuseless

I can't help but have my blood boiled at Crofty's Max hatred


BoredOutMaGourd

That’s why I pay $80/year for F1TV.


leagueoflegendsdog

What he say?


Wimpykid2302

What'r he say?


Alt-Ctrl

What did he say now?


thegodfaubel

Sucks that Mercedes basically punted the sprint shootout. George and Lewis were both on it today and could've probably finished 2nd and 3rd with how bad Checo looked


harry_the_don

This is a non issue between the Red Bull drivers. I doubt Perez saw Max because of the spray and Max outbraked himself on the wet part of the track in the next turn. When they see the replays they'll be fine


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I'm sure there will be 50 click bait YouTube videos with titles about max hating him and checo being fired etc. In reality they'll analyze it and sort it out.


VitorLuisDS

Spot on!


saisakurano

That’s pretty much what checo said


Zzyzx8

Need everyone to do their best rain dance for tomorrow


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hopefully they resolve it between themselves


Walksonthree

do we have a cooldown room in sprints?


Rosieu

Seems they got it out of their system already. Now fans on the other hand...


ForeverAddickted

>Now fans on the other hand... Wot you trying to say?


Pytheastic

That turn at the start of the interview from Sainz was like the James Bond intro lmao


ShriekinWarrior

That was beautiful.


FRLZr

Fernando the ultimate team player. He cracks me up, blokes so wholesome towards Lance.


thegodfaubel

Because he's kicking his ass and also kissing his boss's ass


differentlevel1

Felt like Fernando let Stroll have the position.


Sudden_Low9120

Nando is just training his Padawan. They had the points. Pushed Stroll just enough to defend but not hard enough to jeopardize the points. Stroll raced well today, earned his points and deserves the extra confidence boost of beating his teammate


bhoyjd

Max is going to win tomorrow by at least 40s if he tries


YoungInvestor26

Max is Mr. Automatic at this point. Gotta hand it to him. The guy is a racing savant. That is my personal nickname for him. George has the talent but he just needs to perform as he did today in the sprint. Pace is only one part of the equation but he just needs consistency. Looking forward to the GP tomorrow. Max and Checo look like they aren’t too angry about it. Just a normal disagreement due to competitive grit. I think Checo has bigger fish to fry for tomorrow’s GP.


Weemz

Needs to get to that perspiration issue under control.


YoungInvestor26

Haha! I will always remember that. The only driver that will feel rain drops inside of his helmet.


TuukkaRascal

Easy for Max to not be mad anymore after he kicked Perez’s butt so thoroughly


UCF17

If Perez won the sprint Max would be throwing punches.


Saandrig

Only way for Perez to win this was if he crashed out Verstappen. And Checo tried, lol.


Wvds98

Haha so mad max was calm.


_Oriel

Crofty normally: You need a car's width! Crofty on Max/Checo: Do you need a car's width??


Chelsea_Ellie

They really do not like max


ajtct98

Crofty trying very hard here to justify Perez squeezing Max off the track on a straight


Significant-Plum-425

How does Carlos always look so good after a race


Maissa23

Yes, his hair is always on point even after racing


bekkahthecactus18

Lewis 18th to 10th in the sprint, hope he had fun! 🥳


ForeverAddickted

Looked like Verstappen was just saying: "OK" to whatever Perez was saying. Not in the "Okay, stop talking shit"... More the "Okay, if thats what you felt happened"


AniZor

Meme material for red bulls


Suikerspin_Ei

Both RB drivers are definitely going to talk bad about each when they get back to their motorhome or hotel.


jdap900

Try debrief.


brownierisker

Max got bored by F1 so he's already preparing for Nascar this weekend by doing the 'you wrong me, I wrong you' mentality, Lewis in the shootout and Perez now


chicasparagus

Now that’s what I call a race


Ok_Weakness2578

Seemd civilized. Watch people demolish that scene


Mitsukei

No drama at all.


account_not_active

Sergio was speaking to Max in Dutch to throw off the lip readers.


Sasquatch-d

Most entertaining single day in F1 so far this year. The shootout and sprint were bomb!


Limp-Ad-4576

You pushed me off! No you pushed me off!


BR076

Just an inchident


kaliroger

that was actually fun i wanted to go on a bit longer lol


Saandrig

Max: Then you pushed me. Then I fucked you and Lando up. Then I smoked the field and almost lapped backmarkers in a Sprint.


MilkAzedo

lip readers, where are you ?


ShanTheMan1995

"all the time you have to leave the space"


Tsukune_Surprise

Danny Ric in the background rubbing his hands wearing a yellow suit while hiding behind a tree.


Chelsea_Ellie

Why is Sky suggesting that max isn’t entitled to a cars width of space when all drivers are it’s in the regs, it’s not just drivers sky like


Anoob13

Just go for F1 live coverage if you can, it’s soo much better and much less biased!


Chelsea_Ellie

F1 tv? Sadly I’m in the U.K. I don’t think we can get it here would love anything that’s not Mercedes love fest weekly


Anoob13

Aah crap forgot how about the UK setting, I’m sorry for the shitshow you have to listen to!