2022 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Thread

[Aziz]

you don't trust Binotto?

I do not trust the entire team

[Kyss4k]

Yet Max is leading with DNF's???? makes no sense...

Because they began to be consistent. Their curve has an upward trend. Our is the exact opposite. We had 3 good races and then bam, dropped it hard. That's not encouraging at all.

[jgonzalesm6]

Lewis up to 7th......expect the 7xWDC holder to complain about no grip on the tires....

this guy wanted to quit the race....unbelievable.

[Kyss4k]

Ricc doing well ain't he

Yea... even I was mistaken about him but I think I got 2 out of 3 right

[MSC Fan]

That would be cool, wouldn't it be? Nah, I never wanted him in in the first place. There were other drivers I was hoping Ferrari would get back then. Norris, Hulk or even Ricciardo.

Sainz destroyed Norris in 2019, the only benchmark Ferrari had before signing him. Hulk hadn't even gotten a podium in a 9 year F1 career. Ricciardo is getting clobbered by Norris and has in general shown worse performance than Sainz in both 2021 and only slightly better off in 2022.

[JChan]

relax it's 30 laps to go we don't know how good RB engine last!

[Aziz]

Don't watch the rest of the season then...

I wish I could to it, but is seems I like to hurt myself

[arno]

Fantastic Leclerc! So much bad luck for him when he is so far ahead! Same as his first possible win in Bahrein.
Updates bring always some additional risk I guess... That's it, tough game; this is needed to beat Verstappen.

And then it's Sainz... ��
I want Bottas in our team ☺️

[SilverSpeed]

Now Perez will lose 6 magic seconds lol.

[patrese86]

Engine issues is just one of them. It's gutting but it happens to all teams. I'm more frustrated when driver errors cost the team points. It's a shame it had to happen today when we were cruising to a win.

[Tifoso Svedese]

I reckon both Norris and McLaren would be up for a bit of $$$ for a driver swap for 2023. External costs are not part of the budget.

[Hornet]

The reality is our car is not invincible either, so unfortunately these kind of DNF is something we too will have to deal with eventually.

Now we just hope that it doesn't mean we'll need to take an additional engine

[totox]

I do not trust the entire team

So why are you here then? Go and find another team to trust in.

[Kyss4k]

Sainz destroyed Norris in 2019, the only benchmark Ferrari had before signing him. Hulk hadn't even gotten a podium in a 9 year F1 career. Ricciardo is getting clobbered by Norris and has in general shown worse performance than Sainz in both 2021 and only slightly better off in 2022.

What are you even comparing? Different cars to differend teams, what is that? Sure, Sainz had 1 good season and "destroyed" a guy in his 2nd year in F1. Somehow Norris made a good impression on me back then and seem I was right about him as he is destroying the guy I was wrong about.

[jgonzalesm6]

Lewis up to 6th place now........lap 38

[stefa]

At last Ferrari have great race pace in Leclerc case. That little fag from Spain is midfield driver. Losing time to Bottas

If possible I would trade CS with VB

[nani_s23]

Ferrari at some point will have to take 4th engine PU. So that’s a penalty.
This DNF really hurts on that context.

[jgonzalesm6]

If possible I would trade CS with VB

Bottas has been unleashed......he's doing great is'nt he.

[ferrari1.8t]

Lewis up to 6th place now........lap 38

Does the luck that he and Merc have ever run out? So sick of it.

Completely gutted at what happened today.

[MSC Fan]

Ferrari at some point will have to take 4th engine PU. So that’s a penalty.
This DNF really hurts on that context.

That is only if the engine is unsalvagable or if they haven't been cycling through the engines instead of waiting for them to blow up.

[evo_spook]

Does the luck that he and Merc have ever run out? So sick of it.

Completely gutted at what happened today.

Yeah, being barged out on lap one is real lucky


What is wrong with you people

[jgonzalesm6]

Ferrari at some point will have to take 4th engine PU. So that’s a penalty.
This DNF really hurts on that context.

sure looks like it.

[Noquarter]

Me too. Bottas is very solid driver

[nani_s23]

This was our race to Win. We lost. Next race Monaco, hope leclerc wins it.
I expected much from Carlos Sainz, given his dominance over Norris & Max. He’s disappointing me so far.

[PURE PASSION]

I'm on the edge having a stroke, BUT I chose to try and take some positives out of this disaster.
Lec had the best race pace !!!! Faster and with no degradation!!!! Everything else.......

[SFTifoso]

If possible I would trade CS with VB

I would love this.

[Ferrarichamp]

Poor Hamilton, getting beat by Russell again.

[nani_s23]

That is only if the engine is unsalvagable or if they haven't been cycling through the engines instead of waiting for them to blow up.

ferrari already planned this penalty coming after initial races. That’s wt I read from AMus.

[MSC Fan]

I hope Perez wins this race and Russell clinches P2 or else we are in some big trouble for future races when Verstappen would defend/attack more aggressively once he starts to lead the championship.

[evo_spook]

Poor Hamilton, getting beat by Russell again.

Sainz is beating CL? Do circumstances to both matter or only with one?