2020 Spanish Grand Prix - Catalunya, August 14 - 16

[Schuttelberg]

My mind boggles as to how pathetic Bottas is!

In that case, why was Bottas renewed instead of promoting the exciting Russell?

Fans would like to see a Hamilton - Russell pairing, yet Mercedes refuses it.

Anyway, there was plenty of good close midfield action in this race. I was surprised how close the cars could follow in the mid-pack.

I mean you have to be quite insane to come back with that nonsense.

Fans, or at least the sensible ones don't care who wins. They want competition. In a car that's a second a lap faster in Q and been half a second faster in race trim barring one anomaly, Bottas is behind Verstappen in the championship and most races.

Mercedes is riding the crest of the Hamilton wave, it won't last forever so those questions are better posed at Mercedes bosses.

Today was actually a truer picture of the difference between Bottas & Hamilton. The reason Hamilton won today by that margin was because there was a chance of rain later in the race and Hamilton knew it was best to build a buffer to Verstappen in case something went wrong if there was a downpour. I'm not saying Lewis dreads the rain, quite the opposite but he built a cushion in case something went wrong on his or the team's side. There is a reason Hamilton is all over the back of Bottas every time Bottas does end up ahead in a GP.

[Fulcrum]

Vettel 37 laps on Softs. Well managed.

The boxed both Seb and Charles on the same lap with different tyres. They are clearly making sure they score points with one car or what I don't know but it's just not making any sense whatsoever to me.

The level of communication from Vettel's race engineer today was laughable.

It looks like an incredibly acrimonious split. If Vettel had known it would get this bad so quickly I don't think he would have bothered racing this year at all.

[wesley123]

My mind boggles as to how pathetic Bottas is!

He looked worse than he really is. He was caught napping at the start and prioritized the wrong guy. I don't think Verstappen would have come in second if Bottas was second out of the first corner.

[Fulcrum]

My mind boggles as to how pathetic Bottas is!

In that case, why was Bottas renewed instead of promoting the exciting Russell?

Fans would like to see a Hamilton - Russell pairing, yet Mercedes refuses it.

Anyway, there was plenty of good close midfield action in this race. I was surprised how close the cars could follow in the mid-pack.

For the obvious reasons.

[Racer X]

Boring I kept falling a sleep.

Leclerc with an engine issue was the only thing that really stood out. Everything else was predictable....

[ispano6]

The compounds and conditions didn't work in Red Bull's favor. Max knew he wasn't going to catch Hamilton, so there was no reason to try to catch him. He just needed to do enough to stay ahead of Bottas. Next race is back to Silverstone2 compounds which should suit Max better.

[Racer X]

My mind boggles as to how pathetic Bottas is!

In that case, why was Bottas renewed instead of promoting the exciting Russell?

Fans would like to see a Hamilton - Russell pairing, yet Mercedes refuses it.

Anyway, there was plenty of good close midfield action in this race. I was surprised how close the cars could follow in the mid-pack.

For the obvious reasons.

Yeah Ferrari was the strongest midfield team Vettel did good.

[atanatizante]

What a sore loser RBR are ... they ruined ALB`s race putting him on hard tyres just for getting an answer if VER could go until the end of the race!

[dans79]

Fans would like to see a Hamilton - Russell pairing, yet Mercedes refuses it.

All the teams, are in the business of winning not giving the fans what they want. In many cases giving the fans what they want is counterproductive to the task of winning.

[Moore77]

The compounds and conditions didn't work in Red Bull's favor. Max knew he wasn't going to catch Hamilton, so there was no reason to try to catch him. He just needed to do enough to stay ahead of Bottas. Next race is back to Silverstone2 compounds which should suit Max better.

Sorry, but which race were you watching? Lewis and Max both used the exact same tyres that was used in Silverstone2. C2 and C3. Mercedes didn't touch C1 here and Max didn't use C4 in Silverstone2.

[dans79]

The compounds and conditions didn't work in Red Bull's favor. Max knew he wasn't going to catch Hamilton, so there was no reason to try to catch him. He just needed to do enough to stay ahead of Bottas. Next race is back to Silverstone2 compounds which should suit Max better.

do you really think it's going to be as hot in spa in two weeks as it was in Barcelona today?

[Restomaniac]

The compounds and conditions didn't work in Red Bull's favor. Max knew he wasn't going to catch Hamilton, so there was no reason to try to catch him. He just needed to do enough to stay ahead of Bottas. Next race is back to Silverstone2 compounds which should suit Max better.

If they aren’t being used as balloon tyres then I doubt it.

[matt_b]

The compounds and conditions didn't work in Red Bull's favor. Max knew he wasn't going to catch Hamilton, so there was no reason to try to catch him. He just needed to do enough to stay ahead of Bottas. Next race is back to Silverstone2 compounds which should suit Max better.

Sorry, but which race were you watching? Lewis and Max both used the exact same tyres that was used in Silverstone2. C2 and C3. Mercedes didn't touch C1 here and Max didn't use C4 in Silverstone2.

[JonoNic]

So Hamilton instinctively told the team to NOT fit the Soft even though they were adamant but to fit the Medium instead and he was completely correct. Wolff said it was amazing that he could see it when the team couldn’t and that putting them on Bottas at the end was wrong.

It has echos of Verstappen last week who told the team that driving like a grandma was a bad idea. Some drivers have amazing instincts

Hence the masterclass comment. Ok, I get it. My internet is not that good at the moment so I couldn't watch the last part of the race.

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[Schuttelberg]

Vettel 37 laps on Softs. Well managed.

The boxed both Seb and Charles on the same lap with different tyres. They are clearly making sure they score points with one car or what I don't know but it's just not making any sense whatsoever to me.

The level of communication from Vettel's race engineer today was laughable.

It looks like an incredibly acrimonious split. If Vettel had known it would get this bad so quickly I don't think he would have bothered racing this year at all.

It's not just the communication. They are openly making sure Charles finishes ahead come hell or high water. Both pitted on Lap 28. Seb had M's on and Charles had S. It's not like there was a safety car. There is no logic. Seb did 38 laps on the S tyre. If they had been reasonable, P4 was easy in Seb's car and if Charles was in the race, he would have got P4.