Lewis Hamilton took victory at today's Eifel Grand Prix after taking the lead from teammate Valtteri Bottas. As the Finn later retired, Max Verstappen ended up in second as Daniel Ricciardo secured Renault's first podium of the year.
The Red Bull has improved, the corners are nice and long, and entry oversteer is actually desirable in some time critical corners. This should be a decent track for RB16. Should be able to qualify within .3Racer X wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 10:54Last F1 was here Sergio Perez was in the McLaren. It's been that long I guess.
Im pretty sure not much will change other then Racing Point getting within 30 seconds of Hamilton. But Hamilton will be a lot more careful and have a pretty safe race. Bottas will probably be consistent but slightly slower then Ham. The question is Max...
The question is ALWAYS Max
Where will Max finish ahead of Hamilton or behind him?
Sector 3 is basically a chicane, and a painfully long and slow corner. Mark my words, Verstappen will smash sector 3 because of the tricks he knows regarding the chicane. The chicane exit has a dip in the road, and if you know the secret to that chicane vs someone who doesn't you can easily gain as much as .4 on that corner alone.ringo wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 18:57Yes, proof that he has won in a third best car. That was a barnstormer of a race.
I am not sure what to expect here, the turns look very fast and there are the chicanes..
Redbull will be very competitive, possibly fighting for Pole. Racing Point may be best of the rest with Perez possibly being on the podium if Max crashes out.
Well we did not get to see the car's upgrade thus far because Stroll had 2 accidents. But Strolls times in free practice were all slower then Perez on the old spec. So Maybe in the hands of Perez it might be good enough for podium "Contender-ship" outright.ringo wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 18:57Yes, proof that he has won in a third best car. That was a barnstormer of a race.
I am not sure what to expect here, the turns look very fast and there are the chicanes..
Redbull will be very competitive, possibly fighting for Pole. Racing Point may be best of the rest with Perez possibly being on the podium if Max crashes out.
is that it might be in that region where good strategy and a MasterDrive could give a driver a solid chance. It might not require any luck. Unlike the other podiums this year that all took place because of dumb luck. At least in the hands of Perez anyway, in the hands of Stroll the best it was pushing for was a solid top 7 so sad.
I wouldn't mind another wild one.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 22:11Hate to say it, but, Hamilton domination if dry.
He loves this track. Max might love it too I suppose.
If it rains.... We are in for the best race of the year...
Is Max the only one who knows this trick? Others have raced at the circuit so maybe others also know how to maximise the time available.godlameroso wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 19:13Sector 3 is basically a chicane, and a painfully long and slow corner. Mark my words, Verstappen will smash sector 3 because of the tricks he knows regarding the chicane. The chicane exit has a dip in the road, and if you know the secret to that chicane vs someone who doesn't you can easily gain as much as .4 on that corner alone.ringo wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 18:57Yes, proof that he has won in a third best car. That was a barnstormer of a race.
I am not sure what to expect here, the turns look very fast and there are the chicanes..
Redbull will be very competitive, possibly fighting for Pole. Racing Point may be best of the rest with Perez possibly being on the podium if Max crashes out.
You misspelled “Love”.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 22:11Hate to say it, but, Hamilton domination if dry.
He loves this track. Max might love it too I suppose.
If it rains.... We are in for the best race of the year...
"Love conquers all."Just_a_fan wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 23:31Is Max the only one who knows this trick? Others have raced at the circuit so maybe others also know how to maximise the time available.godlameroso wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 19:13Sector 3 is basically a chicane, and a painfully long and slow corner. Mark my words, Verstappen will smash sector 3 because of the tricks he knows regarding the chicane. The chicane exit has a dip in the road, and if you know the secret to that chicane vs someone who doesn't you can easily gain as much as .4 on that corner alone.ringo wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 18:57Yes, proof that he has won in a third best car. That was a barnstormer of a race.
I am not sure what to expect here, the turns look very fast and there are the chicanes..
Redbull will be very competitive, possibly fighting for Pole. Racing Point may be best of the rest with Perez possibly being on the podium if Max crashes out.
Others know the track, and the details of that corner, but the trick is intuitive, and we've seen that the RB16 rides the bumps better than other cars. These two factors combined will see Verstappen nail that chicane. It's not enough to minimize tire slip on exit, there's a certain way to straight line it but it requires riding the kerbs in a certain way. Verstappen is the only one I've seen ride the kerbs in the 'correct' way consistently this year. Watch his Sochi Q3 onboard.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 23:31Is Max the only one who knows this trick? Others have raced at the circuit so maybe others also know how to maximise the time available.godlameroso wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 19:13Sector 3 is basically a chicane, and a painfully long and slow corner. Mark my words, Verstappen will smash sector 3 because of the tricks he knows regarding the chicane. The chicane exit has a dip in the road, and if you know the secret to that chicane vs someone who doesn't you can easily gain as much as .4 on that corner alone.ringo wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 18:57Yes, proof that he has won in a third best car. That was a barnstormer of a race.
I am not sure what to expect here, the turns look very fast and there are the chicanes..
Redbull will be very competitive, possibly fighting for Pole. Racing Point may be best of the rest with Perez possibly being on the podium if Max crashes out.
Hope Perez gets on the podium, I had a bet at the start of the year on both Racing Point drivers to score a podium this season, and Racing Point to be in the top 4 in the constructors standings [-o< Think it was around 18/1 odds, so I put £50 on itringo wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 18:57Yes, proof that he has won in a third best car. That was a barnstormer of a race.
I am not sure what to expect here, the turns look very fast and there are the chicanes..
Redbull will be very competitive, possibly fighting for Pole. Racing Point may be best of the rest with Perez possibly being on the podium if Max crashes out.
Too bad you've just told everyone about his "secret"godlameroso wrote: ↑06 Oct 2020, 01:31Others know the track, and the details of that corner, but the trick is intuitive, and we've seen that the RB16 rides the bumps better than other cars. These two factors combined will see Verstappen nail that chicane. It's not enough to minimize tire slip on exit, there's a certain way to straight line it but it requires riding the kerbs in a certain way. Verstappen is the only one I've seen ride the kerbs in the 'correct' way consistently this year. Watch his Sochi Q3 onboard.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 23:31Is Max the only one who knows this trick? Others have raced at the circuit so maybe others also know how to maximise the time available.godlameroso wrote: ↑05 Oct 2020, 19:13
Sector 3 is basically a chicane, and a painfully long and slow corner. Mark my words, Verstappen will smash sector 3 because of the tricks he knows regarding the chicane. The chicane exit has a dip in the road, and if you know the secret to that chicane vs someone who doesn't you can easily gain as much as .4 on that corner alone.
