2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Race Thread

[Greig]

To be fair, strategy from Red Bull was masterclass, just SP is mediocre driver!

Ahhahaha could imagine your comments if it was Charles finishing 3rd after being 2nd.....

[jgonzalesm6]

Without his mistakes then there would be no battle with Perez....wah wah team to blame.

Both the team and driver have made mistakes. It's not solely on the driver.

[Greig]

Carlos gets Lewis too I think, but nobody cares about that here.

[stefa]

Ahhahaha could imagine your comments if it was Charles finishing 3rd after being 2nd.....

?!?!

[Hornet]

What an amazing drive by Charles, wow, this felt like a race win

Its nice to keep that P2. Well done

[stefa]

Both the team and driver have made mistakes. It's not solely on the driver.

Exactly!

[tifosi1993]

Of course Vettel will get the DOTD, but Charles is the real DOTD.

[Greig]

?!?!

Red Bull cost Perez 2nd, and you call it masterclass hahaha

[SilverSpeed]

P2 and WCC P2

We are improving hehe.

[stefa]

Red Bull cost Perez 2nd, and you call it masterclass hahaha

To be fair strategy is two part equation. One is what computer says and the other part id on driver to deliver.

[Greig]

Charles praising the team, stone him!!!!!

[Cheeseman]

Max beeing booed lol. Lewis must have a few fans in the stand

[stefa]

Red Bull cost Perez 2nd, and you call it masterclass hahaha

Anyway no one remembers 2nd place in any sport...

[tifosi1993]

Chrales made this race himself, done an incredible job with the first stint by going longer and keeping up the pace. But he/Ferrari took an unnecessary gamble, he was less than a second behind Perez at the 1st stint.

He had more than enough pace to go for the undercut and keep Perez behind.

[Greig]

Anyway no one remembers 2nd place in any sport...

Awh you angry now that you don't get to rage at the pitwall....

[stefa]

Awh you angry now that you don't get to rage at the pitwall....

[tifosi1993]

Charles praising the team, stone him!!!!!

Yeah, this team deserves all the praise in the world. RB strategists should be thrown under bus for costing Perez P2, doesn't matter even if they're the champion!

[WS6TransAm01]

Without his mistakes then there would be no battle with Perez....wah wah team to blame.

The team is to blame for the overall season standings. He didn’t build the engine components than failed, he didn’t make the terrible strategy calls. If anything his mistakes are due to having to over compensate for the mistakes of the team. So again, the teams fault.

Give it up sugarlips.

XOXO

[paneristi]

Carlos gets Lewis too I think, but nobody cares about that here.

SAI over HAM.
LEC over PER.
SF over MB.

[tifosi1993]

Yeah, let's forget, Baku, Spain, Monaco, Canada, Silverstone and Hungary while keep on highlighting France....

Typical ultras. Ferrari can't be blamed for anything, it's always driver's fault.

[FerrariF60]

Without his mistakes then there would be no battle with Perez....wah wah team to blame.

You wanna go there?.? Without the team crappy strategy calls and with a better more reliable engine this kid would have had a shot at the WDC....so there put that in your pipe and smoke it

[nani_s23]

Great drive by Leclerc. He made the race himself. Stellar performance.
Reminded me of Seb against Bottas -> Bahrain GP.

P2 in WDC & P2 in WCC. Ok for now.

Expecting strong performance next year. Need a WDC title with Leclerc.

[paneristi]

To be fair, strategy from Red Bull was masterclass, just SP is mediocre driver!

I disagree this time. Won my bet (although it was hair raising)

[nani_s23]

Great drive by Leclerc. He made the race himself. Stellar performance.
Reminded me of Seb against Bottas -> Bahrain GP.

P2 in WDC & P2 in WCC. Ok for now.

Expecting strong performance next year. Need a WDC title with Leclerc.

[Greig]

Yeah, let's forget, Baku, Spain, Monaco, Canada, Silverstone and Hungary while keep on highlighting France....

Typical ultras. Ferrari can't be blamed for anything, it's always driver's fault.

You only ever blame the team, fact is Charles has made mistakes as much as the team.

[patrese86]

Yeah, let's forget, Baku, Spain, Monaco, Canada, Silverstone and Hungary while keep on highlighting France....

Typical ultras. Ferrari can't be blamed for anything, it's always driver's fault.

There needs to be balance though. You can smell the dissapointment in here that Ferrari didn't throw it away due to poor decisions from the wall.

[Greig]

You wanna go there?.? Without the team crappy strategy calls and with a better more reliable engine this kid would have had a shot at the WDC....so there put that in your pipe and smoke it

Would have still been P2, no answer to Max.

[ferrari1.8t]

Congratulations to Charles, Mega drive!

Congratulations to Ferrari, holding on to P2 in the constructors.

Congratulations to Saniz for passing an ailing Hamilton…

And thanks to Hamilton for holding up Perez and for breaking down lol

[F2008]

In retrospect, it probably wasn't the best strategy, but fortunately Perez is not in the same league as Charles.
At least Ferrari were committed to their plan.
Hopefully they will make the necessary changes for next season.

[patrese86]

Looking forward to next season anyway...

If the rumours are true and we have much more to come from the engine. We have to find a way to not kill the tyres in the race, that should be the big focus for next season.

Tyre management was okay today surprisingly