2018 Chinese GP Race

[Ferrarichamp]

Ham off the podium, Mercs still winless... every cloud has a silver lining

[killer]

exactly, kimi wasn't even that quick at the statr to say seb is doing his best to cover a bad start, he left an easy straight line for bottas to drive pass while blocking kimi.

So Kimi's not-so-good start was the problem then?

[mwk360]

Bottas seat may be as good as gone

[Hornet]

Anyone have the latest WDC standing?

The F1 site isnt updated yet

[JPBD]

Seb with some very mature words regarding the Verstappen incident. Max really stands to learn a lesson here. Literally. He’s great, but he must learn.

[Seb]

Dude what...


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[mwk360]

So Kimi's not-so-good start was the problem then?

they both had good starts, they could'v easily been 1 - 2 , seb - kimi but then seb dived in to block him when he wasn't close to overtaking him

[abbottcostello]

Ouch! Kinda harsh there, eh?

[Deephouse]

Anyone have the latest WDC standing?

The F1 site isnt updated yet

Vettel leads Hamilton in the WDC by 9 points

Mercedes lead Ferrari in the WCC by 1 point.

[killer]

they both had good starts, they could'v easily been 1 - 2 , seb - kimi but then seb dived in to block him when he wasn't close to overtaking him

So the so-called block would have not affected Kimi that much if he was not close to Seb, yes?

[mwk360]

Ham off the podium, Mercs still winless... every cloud has a silver lining

good point, we need to take bottas ruining races seriously though

[killer]

Bottas seat may be as good as gone

Why?

[LivingHitokiri]

they both had good starts, they could'v easily been 1 - 2 , seb - kimi but then seb dived in to block him when he wasn't close to overtaking him

Yeap, SEb was determined to do that from the start, you could see his card was turned a bit to the right for that exactly purpose.

[killer]

good point, we need to take bottas ruining races seriously though

Thought his seat was as good as gone?

[abbottcostello]

So the so-called block would have not affected Kimi that much if he was not close to Seb, yes?

I think they were close enough that Kimi slowed & lost his momentum. (My opinion only)

[mwk360]

So the so-called block would have not affected Kimi that much if he was not close to Seb, yes?

lol its like a guy infront moving from a normal lane to a fast lane driving at a slow speed, letting normal lane guys pass all the guys along side them in fast lane, bad analogy but its the best i got right now

[abbottcostello]

Ugh, Listening to Horner interview... bla bla bla

[mwk360]

Thought his seat was as good as gone?

yup he's contract ends end of the year i believe

[killer]

Yeap, SEb was determined to do that from the start, you could see his card was turned a bit to the right for that exactly purpose.

Yeah, no reason for him to want to lead a race after all.

[mwk360]

Why?

Dani Ric is desperate for a merc seat and he backed up the performance to show he is better than hamilton or bottas today

[jgonzalesm6]

Vettel not holding a grudge against Max. He has had some incidents in his past and understands it. He knew RB were on fresher tyres. Max accepts blame.


Move on to the next grand prix.

[Deephouse]

https://streamable.com/53zn8

Very mature response from our guy.

Dont worry guys. We will bounce back in Baku

[killer]

I think they were close enough that Kimi slowed & lost his momentum. (My opinion only)

I actually saw as much as well but people on here keep on about it like Seb put Kimi in the wall or something.

[mwk360]

Yeap, SEb was determined to do that from the start, you could see his card was turned a bit to the right for that exactly purpose.

you right they mentioned him turning his car on the grid unnecessary but that was just a small problem, can't believe how awful ferrari strategy was, ,that broke me

[Rishu]

Dani Ric is desperate for a merc seat and he backed up the performance to show he is better than hamilton or bottas today

Ricciardo being desperate has nothing to do with Merc wanting to replace Bottas or not

[KimiBot]

1 Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 54
2 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 45
3 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 40
4 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer 37
5 Kimi Räikkönen FIN Ferrari 30
6 Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren Renault 22
6 Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault 14
8 Pierre Gasly FRA Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 12
9 Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas Ferrari 10
10 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer 8
11 Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren Renault 6
12 Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber Ferrari 2
13 Carlos Sainz ESP Renault 1
14 Esteban Ocon FRA Force India Mercedes 1

[abbottcostello]

I think the calm cool Vettel has found his Zen, after trying the fiery approach last year! Oooommmm

[Vettel165]

Oh come on that was an disaster today for us, I feel very bad, we had 1-3 in the bag if we just manage to get the better strategy. Why didnt they pit Kimi first so he could put the pressure on Bottas, might even be ahead of him after the pit-stop, and then just pit Seb. And Verstappen what does that guy doing? Yes Seb is still leading the WDC, but today we should be at least 20 points ahead of Lewis, now its just 9 points. The positive thing is that we were the fastest car on the soft tyres, so the pace is there. Damm I really hope that will give team a new boost and motivation to become even stronger for Baku, I really hope we will strike back. Its a hard day for us.

[mwk360]

1 Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 54
2 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 45
3 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 40
4 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer 37
5 Kimi Räikkönen FIN Ferrari 30
6 Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren Renault 22
6 Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault 14
8 Pierre Gasly FRA Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 12
9 Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas Ferrari 10
10 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer 8
11 Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren Renault 6
12 Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber Ferrari 2
13 Carlos Sainz ESP Renault 1
14 Esteban Ocon FRA Force India Mercedes 1

O no, ham closed in

[Ferrarichamp]

may seem a dumb question i don't know, but is Baku considered a Merc, Ferrari or RB track?