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[Darth-Piekus]

Why so much tyre management? Lando has to push to build a distance and he had a distance of 4 seconds which now is smaller.

[Szabi1112]

Why so much tyre management? Lando has to push to build a distance and he had a distance of 4 seconds which now is smaller.

Neither do i understand. We need at least 3-4 sec. Ferrari is super fast in the box.

[mwillems]

Because you there's less risk going long than getting caught out by a Red, you can just control the race and pit when LEC or VER pit. Silly to risk it otherwise.

Lawson has slowed everyone up behind him to create a gap for Max (And anyone else).

I expect Lando to burn his rubber shortly and pull away from the Ferrari.

[Mcl_G10]

Why so much tyre management? Lando has to push to build a distance and he had a distance of 4 seconds which now is smaller.

He will build it over the target stint length. Then pit before leclerc can do the same.

Trouble ua we got hadjar as a potential roadblock here.

[mwillems]

Risk is that Hamilton will pit h=into space and lose no positions, there is danger there, this will force our hand a little, this is Ferrari's plan.

[Darth-Piekus]

Norris started building some distance but we need more.

[mwillems]

Norris has just put the hammer down as expected.

[FittingMechanics]

Verstappen is the risk here, if he lucks into a red flag change he can take the win. The team needs to go long to defend against that possibility.

Earlier stoppers don't seem that much faster.

[Ben1980]

They mentioned tyre temps, so needed to manage until the right time

[FittingMechanics]

Not sure I am happy with this decision.

[mwillems]

Hamilton forced our hand. I wonder if Leclerc was playing Lame.

I would have gone longer, Lec can manage this race now and hope, he does like to roll the dice.

[FittingMechanics]

Hamilton forced our hand. I wonder if Leclerc was playing Lame.

I would have gone longer, Lec can manage this race now and hope, he does like to roll the dice.

But Hamilton was so far behind. He wasn't closing the gap. We are now fully exposed to a SC/red flag. I'm quite surprised.

[Ground Effect]

I don't like this move at all.

[mwillems]

Hamilton forced our hand. I wonder if Leclerc was playing Lame.

I would have gone longer, Lec can manage this race now and hope, he does like to roll the dice.

But Hamilton was so far behind. He wasn't closing the gap. We are now fully exposed to a SC/red flag. I'm quite surprised.

It's OK, LEC is coming in.

[Darth-Piekus]

God damn it. They screwed Oscar. Hopefully it won't cost him a position.