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[brotkasten]

It really sucks that Alonso is not able to do anything.

 

[Zeknurn]

Bottas overtaking a backmarker.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Getting close to DRS now

 

[SunhiLegend]

 

[Mohonky]

Really curious whether Rosberg is holding a little back, or Hamilton is pushing too hard, or whether this is true race pace.

I'm hoping we don't see Hamilton stuck 0.5-2 seconds behind Rosberg again as we have seen numerous times this season so far.

Will probly hit turbulent hot air and get stuck.

 

[Mokubba]

Bottas is just killing guys on the straight.

 

[RoKKeR]

Bottas doing work.

Come on Ham, catch him.

 

[Xando]

Nice to see Vettel doing ok.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Bottas is just killing guys on the straight.

I swear Bottas is going to take off at the end of the straight at this rate.

 

[brotkasten]

Bottas is just killing guys on the straight.

It makes me wonder how Vettel is able to hold his car in 5th position, between all these Mercedes-powered cars.

 

[aspiegamer]

Tyres starting to go off? Lap time slightly up.

 

[Zeknurn]

The pace of the Williams on the straight surprises me every time.

 

[jey_16]

Williams with the same engine as the McLaren....yet so much faster

 

[SunhiLegend]

 

[brotkasten]

Goddamn, that Lotus is falling apart and neither Grosjean nor Maldonado had to do anything with it.

 

[olore]

Williams with the same engine as the McLaren....yet so much faster

With more than half the season done, what is the general consensus of the McLarens main problem?

 

[Ark]

Will probly hit turbulent hot air and get stuck.

Seems that you're right.

Goddamn, that Lotus is falling apart and neither Grosjean nor Maldonado had to do anything with it.

It's a real shame :l

With more than half the season done, what is the general consensus of the McLarens main problem?

Same as all the other years, McLaren is the main problem.

 

[SunhiLegend]

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Williams with the same engine as the McLaren....yet so much faster

McLaren are down on power compared to other Mercedes runners due to Petronas vs Mobil 1 fuel.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Is this potentially a two-stop for some then?

 

[jey_16]

McLaren are down on power compared to other Mercedes runners due to Petronas vs Mobil 1 fuel.

Williams don't use Petronas though

 

[Zeknurn]

Imagine what Bottas could have done had he not dropped back to 11th at the start.

 

[Hasney]

Is this potentially a two-stop for some then?

They were saying around lap 20 is optimum to switch from soft to hard, so not really.

 

[dalin80]

Hamilton can't quite punch through the dirty air.

 

[Caramello]

How do these commentators make so many mistakes..

 

[RoKKeR]

Holy shit Bottas, from 11th to 4th in 20 laps. Incredible stuff.

 

[Dead Man]

Damn, from that far back he passed Mag before the corner.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Williams don't use Petronas though

For 2014 they do, next season they will use Petrobras fuel and lube.

 

[Ark]

Hamilton can't quite punch through the dirty air.

Yeah it's difficult when both cars require the same amount of air.

The race is pretty much over at this point. Good bye Hamilton WDC.

EDIT: Don't forget Mercedes will screw up his pitstop as well.

 

[Mohonky]

How do these commentators make so many mistakes..

I wonder that too, you hear them make a lot of mistakes.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Loving the Force India vs McLaren sub-battle.

 

[brotkasten]

Yep, it does feel like the race is over now.

 

[Betta Lines]

How do these commentators make so many mistakes..

Live commentary is harder than it looks/sounds.

 

[jey_16]

For 2014 they do, next season they will use Petrobras fuel and lube.

very interesting....surprising that Mobil would be that far behind Petronas

 

[Psychotext]

Vettel looking slow on these hards.

 

[Hasney]

Hulkenberg stopping early has fucked him.

Race depends on who pits first, assuming they're smooth stops. Rosberg should get first call, but he can' just say "1 lap before Lewis comes in".

 

[Lima]

Hammer time

 

[Juicy Bob]

 

[Mohonky]

Hammy 4 sec stop coming.....

 

[Gareth Bale]

Hamilton will probably lose at least half a second in the pits

 

[TCRS]

lets bet: 3.7s for hamilton

 

[Hasney]

2.3 Hamilton I reckon. Not gonna curse myself.

EDIT: Smart move from Bottas going easy. Knows he can smash them.

 

[Lima]

2.7

 

[Psychotext]

Good stop.

 

[DieH@rd]

lets bet: 3.7s for hamilton

You loose.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Race over.

 

[jey_16]

Bottas gotta do it again but its fun to watch

 

[TCRS]

You loose.

thank god. let get that fucking britney now.

 

[Mohonky]

Huh, must have rorgotten it was Hamilton pitting.

 

[Foshy]

Alonso slow as fuck, even kimi is catching up