Spanish GP 2017 - Race thread

[tifosi1993]

I think this year our car is more competitive. But we don't have Fernando ofcourse.. However, think Seb is doing great this season

My point is we need our second driver to perform. Bottas already won a race and got a pole in Bahrain. And today he helped Hamilton to win the race.

[mwk360]

2nd is not a bad result considering the massive update the Mercs brought for this race, aero and engine wise.

What is now clear is that strategy will play a very crucial role from this race forward, considering the race trim pace of Mercs and Ferrari are just about equal (although I feel we are ahead by a few tenths). Mercedes for sure is now using Bottas as their moving chicane to disrupt Vettel's run for the championship this early in the season and we need to adapt to this quickly. Of course it is easier said than done, and we need Raikkonen to perform well now more than ever to get back to our championship winning ways.

well said man

[fronaldo]

2 weeks a way too long

[fmatiasii]

i wonder if kimi was not taken out, will we have a different result? then bottas eventually had car failure.

[mwk360]

very bad weekend for seb, but he gave it everything, and had p1 in his grasp until Vsc

[PURE PASSION]

S3 was not as good as Merc, so we could be in trouble in Monaco

Wasn't in Q,but was pretty good in the race

[Ferrarichamp]

Vettel 1st or 2nd every race so far. Merc apparently not bullet-proof judging from Botas
DNF. Still leading WDC. I see some positives there

[NickEice]

Seb was in the 2nd sector when the VSC happened. I was yelling at the TV to pit immediately. Pitting the lap after it ended was poor and lost the race. Lewis picked up the 7 seconds by timing g the pit. It is almost always correct to pit under VSC.

[fmatiasii]

perhaps another factor which gave ham some advantage is the DRS which has been extended for 100M when he was chasing Seb.

[mardyrt]

Today, Ferrari lost the race, because they did not think outside of the box. They should have stopped under the VSC, twice. Once to change for the Mediums, then do a lap around, and come straight back in and change to Softs! I was screaming this at the TV! Well, they didnt hear me!
Shame because I was screaming really loud.

[jgonzalesm6]

perhaps another factor which gave ham some advantage is the DRS which has been extended for 100M when he was chasing Seb.

yup

[djmorin27]

If I'm not mistaken it's really not the car at fault in s3 it's vet not getting it right .he did say he struggles in s3.i think advantage Ferrari in Monaco with shorter wheel base.put it this way would u rather drove the track with a 18 wheeler or a box truck.thats how I see it.hey any one on this forum going to Montreal

[mwk360]

Today, Ferrari lost the race, because they did not think outside of the box. They should have stopped under the VSC, twice. Once to change for the Mediums, then do a lap around, and come straight back in and change to Softs! I was screaming this at the TV! Well, they didnt hear me!
Shame because I was screaming really loud.

same here

[fronaldo]

Not gonna blame the team or anyone but luck again not in our side..That racing and not everything will go like we want..Let's see in Monaco if luck in our side

[Ferrarichamp]

Hey guys OT but just wondering, does anyone know what happened to Nova? He used to post here quite a bit and I always enjoyed reading his thoughts..

[fmatiasii]

Hey guys OT but just wondering, does anyone know what happened to Nova? He used to post here quite a bit and I always enjoyed reading his thoughts..

no idea what happened to him but his last visit was january of this year.

[f412]

guess who is driver of the day????

[fmatiasii]

guess who is driver of the day????

me?

[jgonzalesm6]

Kimi and the little boy
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[Ferrarichamp]

guess who is driver of the day????

Bottas

[Zerocool]

Plz don't blame vettel for not doing well in the s3, if the strategy would have been better we could have easily won.. So plz don't say a thing about vettel no one could have fought better and be that calm after the race that just slipped out of his hands..

[stefa]

Kimi and the little boy
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Great

[stefa]

guess who is driver of the day????

Must be Sebastian! That overtake move on VB is just worth of it!

[stefa]

Clearly we cannot win each and every race. What is SV doing now, collecting pints in every race, is what champion should do!

[erinha]

If I'm not mistaken it's really not the car at fault in s3 it's vet not getting it right .he did say he struggles in s3.i think advantage Ferrari in Monaco with shorter wheel base.put it this way would u rather drove the track with a 18 wheeler or a box truck.thats how I see it.hey any one on this forum going to Montreal

Hamilton's lap wasn't the best either. Vettel is too self-deprecating for his own good. Imagine the exact opposite of Alonso in that regard. His lap was possibly the closest to the maximum they could have extracted from the car, more so than Hamilton, so no point in blaming him for losing half a tenth. It's pointless. He didn't lose 8 seconds and a position at least...

[Zerocool]

Kimi and the little boy
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I love this kid, went on tears as kimi crashed.. Happy that kimi has done something to keep atleast the kid happy at last.

[erinha]

Must be Sebastian! That overtake move on VB is just worth of it!

It is Sebastian.

He's so calm in races. Always aware of what's going on around him. If that was someone else in the car, they might have parked it during quali yesterday when the team told them and started at the back end of the grid today. In this race you could easily see the different attitude and approach from Vettel and Hamilton.

[JPBD]

I love this kid, went on tears as kimi crashed.. Happy that kimi has done something to keep atleast the kid happy at last.

I think that kids name is Zike

[steelstallions]

My point is we need our second driver to perform. Bottas already won a race and got a pole in Bahrain. And today he helped Hamilton to win the race.

HE HELPED HIM ALRIGHT, HE HIT KIMI AND KIMI WAS OUT THE RACE.

[Stormy]

Before the race i said i'll be content even with Seb finishing second. I was very angry when i saw Kimi going out because of the pesky move Bottas did. Nevertheless, Karma got Bottas later in the race and his engine blew up. So, i'm content. However, it's true that Seb could've won if he pitted under VSC. Nevertheless, it is what it is, Monaco is next and i think Ferrari is going to nail that race. Extreme aero tracks suits us more, right? For the time being Seb is still leading the WDC and it's very close in WCC. So, heads up and moving forward.