F1 2021 Season

CHEQUERED FLAG ON PRACTICE ONE
That's what you call a fast start from Lewis Hamilton.
Nearly half a second faster than title rival Max Verstappen, on slower tyres too.
Lando Norris did briefly hold second but had his lap removed for track limits.
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Max said earlier this week that this race wouldn't be like the Dutch GP and that it would be hard to compete with Mercedes. Early days but so far that seems accurate. Wonder if they'll be able to improve their setup through FP2 and FP3 to be more competitive, otherwise this will be an easy 1-2 for Merc
 
ArjenIsM3 said:
Max said earlier this week that this race wouldn't be like the Dutch GP and that it would be hard to compete with Mercedes. Early days but so far that seems accurate. Wonder if they'll be able to improve their setup through FP2 and FP3 to be more competitive, otherwise this will be an easy 1-2 for Merc
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Looks like Max will be right, Lewis and Bottas not even on the softs.
The law rake set up suits this track, but yeah early days, I expect the time to be closer come race time.
 
rpitroda said:
I think any competitive sportsmen or woman has a driven personality which exudes confidence and arrogance. That’s characteristic in one degree or another in all professional sports. So I try instead to compare to other elites within the sport.

You’re right though. Maybe Russell telling his team to ruin his strategy if needed for Latifi, or how he interacts with his team when he makes a mistake, is all a facade. It very well could be. I sense it’s authentic. But I could also be wrong.

Perhaps I was unfair @Camilo
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It wouldn't look good for his prospects moving to Mercedes if he was insisting his needs be prioritised over the team and his team mate would it?

I'm not saying that was his reason for doing so but he would've been stupid to appear selfish in that situation. Epseicsllh if he was in talks with Mercedes to race alongside Hamilton.

I'm not saying he is a horrible person. But anyone would need to consider all of these factors if in his situation.
 
Italian GP FP1 Timings
Italian GP Practice One Timesheet
DriverTeamTime
1) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:20.926
2) Max VerstappenRed Bull+0.452
3) Valtteri BottasMercedes+0.525
4) Lance StrollAston Martin+0.750
5) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri+0.793
6) Sebastian VettelAston Martin+0.898
7) Carlos SainzFerrari+0.988
8) Fernando AlonsoAlpine+1.000
9) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren+1.077
10) Sergio PerezRed Bull+1.113
11) Charles LeclercFerrari+1.176
12) Lando NorrisMcLaren+1.177
13) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1.344
14) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri+1.604
15) Esteban OconAlpine+1.608
16) Robert KubicaAlfa Romeo+2.083
17) George RussellWilliams+2.166
18) Nicholas LatifiWilliams+2.516
19) Nikita MazepinHaas+2.519
20) Mick SchumacherHaas+2.625
 
Mclaren looking strong again this year.

We were good here last year in Monza, nice to see that continuing. Looks like It's swung back to Hamilton for this one!
 
ArjenIsM3 said:
Max said earlier this week that this race wouldn't be like the Dutch GP and that it would be hard to compete with Mercedes. Early days but so far that seems accurate. Wonder if they'll be able to improve their setup through FP2 and FP3 to be more competitive, otherwise this will be an easy 1-2 for Merc
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Pretty sure the setup is locked in once Quali starts because of the Sprint Race here, so once they go out to qualify this afternoon the fundamentals are set in stone.

I reckon Red Bull will take a strategic engine change for Max here if he's behind both Mercedes, he could still get points in the sprint race then he's got the whole race to claw back to 3rd which may be the maximum anyway.
 
Leg-End said:
Pretty sure the setup is locked in once Quali starts because of the Sprint Race here, so once they go out to qualify this afternoon the fundamentals are set in stone.

I reckon Red Bull will take a strategic engine change for Max here if he's behind both Mercedes, he could still get points in the sprint race then he's got the whole race to claw back to 3rd which may be the maximum anyway.
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Ah, forgot about the sprint race. Yeah, they're fecked and should do the engine swap :lol:
 
So what constitutes as qualifying for the fantasy. Quali today or the sprint race tomorrow?
 
I forgot about this. I like qualifying on a Friday evening, it's a nice way to start the weekend.

Sprint race is a weird thing though. It's basically starting the race for a few laps and then stopping and starting again, I don't get it
 
rpitroda said:
Is qualifying format the same as always?
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Qualifying
Q2 tyre choice no longer determines Grand Prix start tyre for the top 10

The qualifying format we’ve all become accustomed to – split into three segments with the 10 quickest fighting it out for the best grid slot in Q3 – remains the same.
1800 local time – to maximise the chances of more people being able to watch after work. The fastest time in qualifying gives you P1 on the grid for the new F1 Sprint event.
Drivers can only use the softest tyre compound available and have four sets to run – with those making into Q3 getting an extra set.
And the drivers who make it into the final part of qualifying will no longer have to start the Grand Prix on the compound they went fastest on in Q2, as the choice is now free.
 
Surely they need to implement a minimum speed for out/in laps to try and stop this stacking on track, there's been a few incidents that could have been a nasty accident with someone on a fast lap nearly running into a pack of slow cars that are virtually ground to a halt
 
It looks like a grid out there, if I was on a hot lap and came across that I'd be fuming!

We've nearly had a few nasty accidents lately due to this, they need to put something in place to stop it
 
Yuki Tsunoda has had his lap time deleted for track limits!

That drops Tsunoda out in Q1 - and George Russell IS through.

A big disappointment for the AlphaTauri driver.

OUT IN Q1

16) Nicholas Latifi, Williams

17) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri

18) Mick Schumacher, Haas

19) Robert Kubica, Alfa Romeo

20) Nikita Mazepin, Haas
 
There will be a big crash one day because of this stacking shite, happens at every track too.
 
It nearly caused a huge crash for Vettel last weekend as well with the two Hass, Mazepin added to the issue but I believe the issue was caused by the stacking in the first place
 
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