Race start delayed due to rain. If Max went for a wet setup, it will be great for him

Race will restart at 1520 GMT. 3hours race timer have yet to start as the race has not been started yet

Excludos

Norway8279 Posts

July 27 2025 14:54 GMT

#3704

First time someone have switched from inters directly to hards and I don't disagree with it. Going to be exciting to see if Lando can keep himself within those 20s all the way to the end

Calling it now. Piastri hanging around in this in-between situation is not going to work out for him

LennX

4572 Posts

July 27 2025 15:13 GMT

#3705

If Piastri have to pit, it means most of the other medium runners have to pit too. He get 2nd, worst case.

E: Norris locked up again. Maybe the hard tires are also suffering the same issues as the mediums

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Norway8279 Posts

July 27 2025 15:30 GMT

#3706

I really thought the hards would keep a lot longer. Simultaneously, that McLaren + Piastri combo really is able to keep the tyres perfectly. Looks bad for Norris

Edit: Imagine if he hadn't lost 4 seconds in that pit stop..or driven off track twice..

LennX

4572 Posts

July 27 2025 15:53 GMT

#3707

At least Norris is in a better headspace nowadays and he doesnt beat himself up. The gap is still manageable.

Btw what are Leclerc wearing with those ring like thingys on his fingers?

Penev

28536 Posts

July 27 2025 15:57 GMT

#3708

Ah.. we need rain during the race, not just 1 stint of inters while the track is drying. As Russell proved last year as well, Spa is surprisingly kind on the tires. I guess the tarmac is really forgiving because those fast corners should shred them.

Penev

28536 Posts

August 02 2025 15:05 GMT

#3709

Charles "I don't like this track" Leclerc pole!

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Norway8279 Posts

August 02 2025 22:57 GMT

#3710

How in the dickens did he pull 1.2 seconds out of his hat on the last lap..? Not sure I have ever seen a bigger single lap improvement before

Meanwhile, Hamilton is not having the time of his life right now

Aristodemus

England2014 Posts

August 03 2025 14:02 GMT

#3711

Bortoleto is the real deal

Penev

28536 Posts

August 03 2025 14:14 GMT

#3712

No Leclerc win today :/

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Norway8279 Posts

August 03 2025 14:16 GMT

#3713

Jesus, what a move by Oskar. He made that look easy. Shows how much tyre lives matter too, and how McLaren just absolutely tricked Leclerc with their "pit to pass" call. Leclerc is right to be pissed.

Interesting watching everyone's lines into T1. No one is doing the same lines. Leclerc hits the apex, Verstappen and Oskar misses it by about a meter, and Norris is another meter wider than that again - every single lap.

edit: Just for kicks, had a check with Alonso: He's even wider than Norris through there. Hamilton is closer to Verstappen/Oskar

Penev

28536 Posts

August 03 2025 14:24 GMT

#3714

That was not just Piastri's doing, Leclerc is managing a problem. I wonder what exactly.

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Norway8279 Posts

August 03 2025 14:29 GMT

#3715

Interested to see if that will even be investigated. F1 is weird with their disregard for moving under braking. Vaguely remember Sainz doing it like 20 times in a row in Monza a few years ago without a penalty. But that was incredibly blatant

edit: jesus fucking christ

Penev

28536 Posts

August 03 2025 14:41 GMT

#3716

Meh, another McLaren 1-2. First 2 stints were interesting but the Ferrari couldn't keep it up sadly.

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Norway8279 Posts

August 03 2025 14:52 GMT

#3717

On August 03 2025 23:41 Penev wrote:
Meh, another McLaren 1-2. First 2 stints were interesting but the Ferrari couldn't keep it up sadly.

Yeah they're in a league of their own atm. But it's still quite exciting to watch two drivers so close in talent battle it out weekend after weekend, ending up so close to each other in points. This has all the opportunities to really heat up towards the end of the season

Lol, Lando running off with the trophy so he wouldn't smash it this time

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Norway8279 Posts

August 03 2025 18:49 GMT

#3718

On August 03 2025 23:29 Excludos wrote:
Interested to see if that will even be investigated. F1 is weird with their disregard for moving under braking. Vaguely remember Sainz doing it like 20 times in a row in Monza a few years ago without a penalty. But that was incredibly blatant

5 seconds and 1 penalty point. Fair enough.

Also, no further action between Max and Lewis. Lewis didn't even bother to show up to the hearing.