2018 Baku GP: Race

[Larry_Cule]

Geez guys, we're heading into the meat of the season with a performance edge & everybody is worried!!!! Take a valium if you are that nervous.
Enjoy the competition, embrace the challenge, it makes victories that much sweeter

It's already 2 races without a win and also 2 races with the only driver we can have a chance for the WDC out of the podium...
Also who says that a Mercedes frog leap is not a matter of time??
Pffff

[mwk360]

I protest and tweet to FIA. #wewantmaldonadoback...!!

[Greig]

Should have been VSC for RBR, just neutralize the race.. Cars were way off the track.. GRO is something else

VSC would not give marshalls a gap to clear the track of all the debris...SC was clearly needed to let cars go down pitlane.

[nani_s23]

Under SC pit lane should be closed. That should be the new rule. Because it’s pretty evident from 4 races

Mad max will crash, SC will be out.

[Greig]

we can't win the races where we have advantage and pole imagine whats going to happen when mercs get upgrades in spain, lets hope luck will be on our side after this , so far LUCK > PACE

You should support Merc, as everything they do is great to you....

[Greig]

Yeah i remember them being far away from the track, gro was only an issue cause they decided to bring the merc brand SC out for Crashstappen

You must be trolling, so you don't remember them colliding before turn 1? they just both drove off the track with no contact.....

[nani_s23]

Any news on Perez DRS issue ??? Hope for penalty

[Deephouse]

Any news on Perez DRS issue ??? Hope for penalty

Nothing as of yet.

[jgonzalesm6]

should'v red flagged then

Safety car was appropriate for the RB incident. Tractor or "tow" vehicle on the course then IMO it should be red-flagged

[zike]

we can't win the races where we have advantage and pole imagine whats going to happen when mercs get upgrades in spain, lets hope luck will be on our side after this , so far LUCK > PACE

Luck is never pace, pace is pace... And at the moment we have the fastest car, the car with most pole an wins so far, and maybe we will have an update for Spain wich will trash the competition

[Kristof_F40]

VSC would not give marshalls a gap to clear the track of all the debris...SC was clearly needed to let cars go down pitlane.

Yeah you're right, sorry

[jgonzalesm6]

Any news on Perez DRS issue ??? Hope for penalty

nothing, but his podium finish could be in jeopardy

[SilverSpeed]

Sky: Crashtappen
https://streamable.com/6enbj

[zike]

we can't win the races where we have advantage and pole imagine whats going to happen when mercs get upgrades in spain, lets hope luck will be on our side after this , so far LUCK > PACE

Any news on Perez DRS issue ??? Hope for penalty

A penalty for what?

[Kristof_F40]

Everybody talking about Merc upgrades, Personally I think they are still the fastest, they just have had issues every race apart from Melbourne to get the tyres right.. So, yeah that doesn't make them the fastest, but as soon as they have figured that out they are gone.. There is a lot of hidden pace in that car I think

[jgonzalesm6]

A penalty for what?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Db9RgtLWAAENxte.jpg

[mwk360]

Luck is never pace, pace is pace... And at the moment we have the fastest car, the car with most pole an wins so far, and maybe we will have an update for Spain wich will trash the competition

good to see you optimistic , lol im still nauseas after that rat won

[mwk360]

Everybody talking about Merc upgrades, Personally I think they are still the fastest, they just have had issues every race apart from Melbourne to get the tyres right.. So, yeah that doesn't make them the fastest, but as soon as they have figured that out they are gone.. There is a lot of hidden pace in that car I think

looking at bottas pace on SS you might be right, he was flying while seb had to pit earlier

[KimiBot]

https://twitter.com/F1/status/990595215978196992

[512 TR]

On street tracks with barriers they should red flag races more often. This race should have been red-flagged once, maybe twice. For the Ocon incident early on and the Grosjean incident later as both cars were on track. Had that happened the entire race would have been different. Especially the Grosjean incident.

[nani_s23]

Lets move on to next. Get 1-2 atleast this time::: ferrari

[Ferrarichamp]

Lets move on to next. Get 1-2 atleast this time::: ferrari

and finally a long due Ham DNF

[nani_s23]

https://twitter.com/F1/status/990595215978196992

Kimi on the background ... huh with the crash happened in front of him. By that time he passed the pit entry

[Vettel165]

No I dont believe in this f1, we have absolutely no luck again here in Baku, the same was in China. We should have a least 3 victories, and be around 15-20 points ahead of Lewis, now we are 4 points behind it hurts. We have the fastest car surely, but even if we have pole, the magical SC will came out and destroy our race, I am empty now, its no point to watch this sport.

[nani_s23]

and finally a long due Ham DNF

Yeah... a long. Will he get that. He’s been lucky a lot of times

[JPBD]

Upside - Vettel was quite content in the post race interviews. Of course disappointed that the win got away, but we did legitimately have the fastest car today - for the 3rd race on the trot. I think Vettel acknowledges this. He knows the pace is legitimate, and he knows what more is to come - so he is calm to let this one pass him by.

Last season it was much more excitement in stealing a charge from the dominant merc. This year, it feels as though the tides may finally be turning.

Of course I may be proved wrong, but I hope I’m right. Forza Ferrari!

[nani_s23]

5sec penalty for Perez. Vet to 3rd @andrew benson

[Vettel165]

5sec penalty for Perez. Vet to 3rd @andrew benson

You must be joking?

[mizf1]

Stroll. Perez and magnussen.

Illegal use of DRS according to Ted

[mwk360]

No I dont believe in this f1, we have absolutely no luck again here in Baku, the same was in China. We should have a least 3 victories, and be around 15-20 points ahead of Lewis, now we are 4 points behind it hurts. We have the fastest car surely, but even if we have pole, the magical SC will came out and destroy our race, I am empty now, its no point to watch this sport.

that rat has avoided dnf for year+ , its not fair really