2019 Mexican GP Race Thread

[nani_s23]

What vettel did with Mediums tyres, that can’t be achievable with Lec.
That’s the only reason I find of 2 stopper for him.
His hard tyre pace was good but that was for short period. Once the grip is gone, they just start struggling.
It’s all about tyre management for Ferrari now.

Mercs are beating them with good tyre management & race pace.

[tifosi1993]

The car was slower yes, but about the strategy, I still have no clear idea which was the better one... and I don't think even Ferrari had a clear idea about what was better: 1 or 2 stops... so they split it, thus trying to make sure that at least 1 driver will win the race(don't put all eggs in one basket you know). It was a gamble that didn't pay off because of our lack of pace + pit stop / Charles mistakes.

So the car is crap in race trim, according to you...But then they put him on 2 stops, when he was leading the race, and hoping that he will overtake Hamilton, Bottas and Vettel? Is that make any sense?

Ferrari made a blunder with Leclerc's strategy, they also should've pitted Vettel a lap after Hamilton. But they waited for 4 laps and Vettel lost time with the traffic. Track position is always the key.

[KimiBot]

So the car is crap in race trim, according to you...But then they put him on 2 stops, when he was leading the race, and hoping that he will overtake Hamilton, Bottas and Vettel? Is that make any sense?

Ferrari made a blunder with Leclerc's strategy, they also should've pitted Vettel a lap after Hamilton. But they waited for 4 laps and Vettel lost time with the traffic. Track position is always the key.

yeah

[tifosi1993]

Ferrari tried to cover Albon who was very close to Vettel & almost 3sec to Lec.
Lec never had the pace on Mediums to push outright n build a lead. Which gave an option to Ferrari strategists of thinking 2 stops. Because Ferrari are not confident of going with hards for too long on his car.

Lol...after the the pit stop Albon was 26 sec behind Vettel, and in the end he finished 20+ seconds behind Vettel. Albon was never the threat.

[TonyRizza]

So the car is crap in race trim, according to you...But then they put him on 2 stops, when he was leading the race, and hoping that he will overtake Hamilton, Bottas and Vettel? Is that make any sense?

Ferrari made a blunder with Leclerc's strategy, they also should've pitted Vettel a lap after Hamilton. But they waited for 4 laps and Vettel lost time with the traffic. Track position is always the key.

at least 1 person isnt dumb on this forum lmao

[Greig]

Toto saying they took the risk with 1 stop and hoped it worked....then again he is not a member on this forum who know better

[nani_s23]

So the car is crap in race trim, according to you...But then they put him on 2 stops, when he was leading the race, and hoping that he will overtake Hamilton, Bottas and Vettel? Is that make any sense?

Ferrari made a blunder with Leclerc's strategy, they also should've pitted Vettel a lap after Hamilton. But they waited for 4 laps and Vettel lost time with the traffic. Track position is always the key.

Without Pit stop error & his mistakes on track, Lec would have taken the fight for the win.
Simple equation : he would have been close to Bottas + if he passes him, then 2 vs 1 scenario means
Vet & Lec against Ham. If one can’t do it, the other can as he will be on more fresher tyres.

[TonyRizza]

Without Pit stop error & his mistakes on track, Lec would have taken the fight for the win.
Simple equation : he would have been close to Bottas + if he passes him, then 2 vs 1 scenario means
Vet & Lec against Ham. If one can’t do it, the other can as he will be on more fresher tyres.

how is he going to pass bottas who will have drs and slipstrem of vettel?

[tifosi1993]

Toto saying they took the risk with 1 stop and hoped it worked....then again he is not a member on this forum who know better

So we are believing Toto "Ferrari is the favorite" Wolf now? Oh well...whatever floats your boat.

[Greig]

Charles saying his 2nd stint was not good enough as he did not have good feeling with his tyres to push, our forum experts could have predicted this though...

[ferrari1.8t]

Toto saying they took the risk with 1 stop and hoped it worked....then again he is not a member on this forum who know better

It always works for them. Good for them, I’m not bitter about loosing. I am sick and tired of the lies. Hamilton’s tyres where brand new for the majority of the race and he was crying on the radio. Comes out of the car talking about how hard it was for him...meanwhile he didn’t even break a sweat and even Vettel called him out saying Hamilton was just cruising. It’s been 6 years of this, I am tired and rightfully so. Toto, Hamilton, Pirelli, all lies, and its getting old for F1 fans.

[tifosi1993]

Without Pit stop error & his mistakes on track, Lec would have taken the fight for the win.
Simple equation : he would have been close to Bottas + if he passes him, then 2 vs 1 scenario means
Vet & Lec against Ham. If one can’t do it, the other can as he will be on more fresher tyres.

"If he passes him"....Again, how he's gonna overtake Bottas if our car is slower in race trim?

[nani_s23]

Lol...after the the pit stop Albon was 26 sec behind Vettel, and in the end he finished 20+ seconds behind Vettel. Albon was never the threat.

I’m talking about 1st stint & you are talking about whole race.
On mediums: Albon was within DRS range of Vettel who is 2sec further behind Lec.
At this situation, RB pulled the trigger for Pit stop. So who should react ? Either Vettel or Lec right ?
As Lec is the lead driver & was not building the gap as expected (may be due to tyre problems) ferrari given right call.
Which opened vettel in free air, to do the best. During this process, Ham was always within range of Ferrari’s.
When ham did come for pits, ferrari thought to bring Vettel in too. But by that time it was too late as Ham was doing purple sectors & would emerge ahead of Vettel.
This is where ferrari/vettel thought let’s extend the stint. So that during final laps Lec/vettel against Ham. So gave away track position. Remember overtaking is not difficult on this track.

[alfaromeo]

Ferrari's starting position 1-2 is 0%. Leclerc should be on the Vettal tactics and would win. Ferrari's tactical mistakes and a considerable drop in form from qualifying to the race are a problem. They need to analyze and improve this for the 2020 season.

[Greig]

Binotto saying they did not consider 1 stop when in the lead, it would be a gamble.....our forum experts know better.

[KimiBot]

Charles saying his 2nd stint was not good enough as he did not have good feeling with his tyres to push, our forum experts could have predicted this though...

I was just thinking why he did lost his pace after he went wide, I dont know, but it was strange

[nani_s23]

how is he going to pass bottas who will have drs and slipstrem of vettel?

I’ve clearly said Without pit stop error, Lec with fresh set of tyres would emerge close to Bottas. Which gives advantage.

[Greig]

Ferrari's starting position 1-2 is 0%. Leclerc should be on the Vettal tactics and would win. Ferrari's tactical mistakes and a considerable drop in form from qualifying to the race are a problem. They need to analyze and improve this for the 2020 season.

We never even really had pole here, and Charles would probably have been 4th or 5th without Botta's crash.

[nani_s23]

"If he passes him"....Again, how he's gonna overtake Bottas if our car is slower in race trim?

With fresh tyres & power advantage. First initial laps will always be crucial.

[Greig]

Seb saying Lewis had nothing to loose in taking the gamble to 1 stop, a huge risk but paid off. And Merc had started with a 2 stop in mind but gambled as they were behind.... Our forum experts know better.

[tifosi1993]

Playing gamble with the lead driver was the dumbest strategy in the world. If they really wanted shadowing Albon, then why not put Charles on hard tyres, knowing that Albon had to pit again.

[Greig]

Playing gamble with the lead driver was the dumbest strategy in the world. If they really wanted shadowing Albon, then why not put Charles on hard tyres, knowing that Albon had to pit again.

We never took a gamble with the lead driver though so what are you on about?

[alfaromeo]

Yes and Hamilton today have a lot of luck, nobody know that white Tires can do 50 laps

[nani_s23]

One can ask/say why Charles is 4th. He has the quali pace, but in the race he struggles with tyres more than Vettel.
Even Charles would agree with above statement.

[Greig]

One can ask/say why Charles is 4th. He has the quali pace, but in the race he struggles with tyres more than Vettel.
Even Charles would agree with above statement.

He lucked into pole basically.

[nani_s23]

Playing gamble with the lead driver was the dumbest strategy in the world. If they really wanted shadowing Albon, then why not put Charles on hard tyres, knowing that Albon had to pit again.

Because charles can’t go till the end with those tyres.

[ferrari1.8t]

Yes and Hamilton today have a lot of luck, nobody know that white Tires can do 50 laps

Mercedes knows, they were made specifically for them after all.

[nani_s23]

He lucked into pole basically.

To some extent this weekend. But overall he has the quali pace, but no race pace.

[Vettel165]

Mercedes with the superior race pace was just playing with us. And then this poor tyres, nobody on fresher tyres could even attack somebody. Ricciardo was holding up Perez on 50 Lap old tyres. It was comedy. We know how we are lacking race pace, the Mercedes was always amazing on the hard tyres. And than that s3 made it impossible for Seb to attack. Seb was in the middle of the Mercedes pack. He did a good job holding at least Bottas. I am happy for him today. But sad for Leclerc as the Team destroyed him with the poor strategy. Why put him on the Mediums? Track position is the King here and its all about the tyres. Forza Ferrari.

[tifosi1993]

With fresh tyres & power advantage. First initial laps will always be crucial.

Then how come Vettel couldn't overtake Hamilton? he had the fresher tyres + power advantage.

Vettel could''t overtake one car...I don't know how you expect Leclerc to overtake 3 cars.