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[Kuros]

dat dark cloud in the near distance

It was like Armageddon in Cardiff about an hour and a half ago. If that's coming it will make for a crazy finish.

 

[Juicy Bob]

I don't really think Bottas ahead would've made any real difference at all. And Bottas was unable to pass Massa even with DRS lap after lap.

You can't really say that Bottas would've been any further ahead had they switched the cars.

 

[DBT85]

Not just this race though is it? They're walking it every fortnight.

I'll happily admit that I know shit all about the intricacies, but is the Mercedes car/drivers/staff that good for them to be dominating like this?

The car is in a league of it's own really.

Imagine putting Chelsea in The Championship. Or Madrid in Segunda. Or Liverpool in the Conference North

 

[Gareth Bale]

Why do you guys want rain? Rosberg fighting against the williams not exciting enough?

Not really. He'll get past Bottas, that's as much excitement as we can expect.

Plus, rain is a big chance for Mercedes to fuck it.

 

[Ark]

Don't agree that Massa should have let Bottas go. They were racing and Bottas couldn't make the move, that's life.

 

[freakzilla149]

Fuck's sake

Are Mercedes the only halfway competent team on the grid?

For real. Ferrari are doing OK but their car isn't good enough. Williams have a decent car but their strategy is beyond hopeless.

The rest don't even count as far as Merc are concerned.

 

[TCRS]

holy shit guys, what a race

most entertaining since bahrain 14 I think.

 

[Blastoise]

Merc's are too fucking OP.

 

[NHale]

So why didn't Williams send one of the drivers to cover Hamilton on the pits after that pit message? Smedley sleeping on the pit wall?

Also Mercedes needs to stop with the bullshit "no undercut" your teammate strategy. If Hamilton DNFs today that stupid idea will cost them a victory. They needed to pit a lot earlier with one of them.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Sky are making blowjob jokes

 

[stryke]

Nevermind Bottas vs Massa, what confounds me more is that Williams let the undercut happen.

 

[MrJustinius]

Why is everyone hoping for rain? Williams are shit-tier in wet conditions. Merc will 1-2 in that situation.

At least we have a bit of a race for 2nd right at least.

Williams still being stuck in small-team mentality costing them a chance of a win is no surprise at all sadly.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Hamilton might have won anyway, but Bottas has been screwed out of second at minimum by his team.

Bottas the Bottler should have overtaken him, no screw job here, he said he was faster than Massa, he's just not that good.

 

[dakun]

Bottas out of drs. Rosberg will attack now

 

[NHale]

Nevermind Bottas vs Massa, what confounds me more is that Williams let the undercut happen.

They don't know what an undercut is.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

The car is in a league of it's own really.

Imagine putting Chelsea in The Championship. Or Madrid in Segunda. Or Liverpool in the Conference North

Falcao, Benitez and Lovren will make that a reality soon enough ¬¬

 

[aspiegamer]

Nevermind Bottas vs Massa, what confounds me more is that Williams let the undercut happen.

Agreed. I know they're all trying to 1-stop but one of them needed to pit 1-2 laps before Hamilton, or at least the same lap. Another strategy botch. Hell, the world TV feed advertises Hamilton's stops in advance. Can't claim you didn't see it coming.

Christ Williams.

 

[Xun]

Sky are making blowjob jokes

Anything to get the viewership I suppose.

They won't need to worry when they own the sport though...

 

[DBT85]

How many cars to finish the race?

I'm assuming Alonso won't, becuase Honda.

Maybe if we get a little rain we might be down to 10 or 11!

Falcao, Benitez and Lovren will make that a reality soon enough ¬¬

lol

 

[Juicy Bob]

Agreed. I know they're all trying to 1-stop but one of them needed to pit 1-2 laps before Hamilton, or at least the same lap. Another strategy botch. Hell, the world TV feed advertises Hamilton's stops in advance. Can't claim you didn't see it coming.

Christ Williams.

Unless they didn't think they could make it to the end by stopping that early.

 

[Dilly]

Rain would make this a damn great race.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Why is everyone hoping for rain? Williams are shit-tier in wet conditions. Merc will 1-2 in that situation.

At least we have a bit of a race for 2nd right at least.

Williams still being stuck in small-team mentality costing them a chance of a win is no surprise at all sadly.

Rain = Interesting. I do not mind who win if it keeps interesting.

F1 needs as many spanners threw at it right now as possible

 

[NHale]

With heavy rain the Ferrari can finish on the podium. Hamilton will win with 50 seconds advantage.

 

[Par Score]

Heavy rain in 15 minutes, British GP always delivers the goods.

 

[aspiegamer]

Unless they didn't think they could make it to the end by stopping that early.

When you're Williams and you're up against Mercedes, you absolutely have to split strategies to increase your chance of a win. You have to.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Nigel Mansell CBE ‏@nigelmansell 8m8 minutes ago

No Williams did not make the wrong call they have done a brilliant job today .Mercs and Lewis just made a fantastic call to stop first .

Masa and Bottas were just doing a fantastic job ,Brilliant starts but lost out because of pit stops ,Lewis gambled and got the jump.

You have 2 different comments ,one is pit stops the other is letting the drivers race ,Williams are letting them race , Up to the Teams

I agree with Our Nige.

 

[f0rk]

When you're Williams and you're up against Mercedes, you absolutely have to split strategies to increase your chance of a win. You have to.

They are fighting ferrari more than Mercedes

 

[Zeknurn]

Rain at 14:05.

Lets do this.

 

[DBT85]

Another one bites the dust.

Awful place to stop.

 

[Gareth Bale]

What a place to stop

 

[Juicy Bob]

SC?

 

[Tempy]

Sainz power out. Welp.

 

[Linius]

That's it for Sainz.

 

[DBT85]

VSC.

Another tractor on track.

 

[dakun]

Yeah lets just roll the car until your reach the exit of the corner.. Idiot.

 

[TCRS]

sainz pls

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Pray for Honda, Alonso could be on for a point.

 

[olore]

God´s sake, hope they just can roll it off

 

[Zeknurn]

We got a real safety car when we should have had a virtual one and now we get a virtual one when we need a real one.

 

[Cuddler]

Kimi lost 5 seconds in this lap, not sure if virtual safety car is working as it should.

 

[Dilly]

We got a real safety car when we should have had a virtual one and now we get a virtual one when we needed a real one.

Not to mention 3 marshalls already standing in a dengerous zone for a minute before the VSC.

 

[freakzilla149]

Oh ffs. If I were Red Bull/ Toro Rosso, I'd be suing Renault for some kind of malicious goings on behind the scene.

There is no way in hell Renault is not doing this deliberately.

 

[Xando]

Sky Germany just said it has started raining.

 

[kharma45]

Virtual safety car is shite. No one can close up.

 

[Zeknurn]

Not to mention 3 marshalls already standing in a dengerous zone for a minute before the VSC.

Yeah that was terrible.

 

[Elvin Atombender]

Virtual safety car is shite. No one can close up.

Isn't that the point?

 

[Kuros]

Rain!

 

[Diablohead]

the heavens are opening, 16 laps for things to change up now.

 

[Tempy]

Inters or Wets? DUn-dun-dun

 

[Deadman]

They used VSC because they didn't want SC out there when it started raining. Once again putting the "show" above safety.