2020 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi Autodrom, September 25 - 27

[grubschumi13]

Verstappen always punching above his station. Perez was really good today that W10 car was really a monster last season, still beating 2020 cars and good enough to take 4th 1 point behind Stroll. Stroll unlucky but should have qualified better to avoid the midfield madness.

[Shrieker]

Race decided by some practice starts and some curbs

Well it was a discretional penalty so race decided by the stewards.

Coincidentally the nationality of the head steward today is??....

Well, If it's written in the rule book...

[El Scorchio]

Verstappen actually just went backward in this race. Only gained back his starting position by the fortune of Hamilton’s penalty to get the minimum expected result so I’m slightly baffled by this driver of the day thing if he got it.

Much as I think it’s a stupid gimmick I’d have given it to Perez

[El Scorchio]

Race decided by some practice starts and some curbs

Well it was a discretional penalty so race decided by the stewards.

Coincidentally the nationality of the head steward today is??....

Well, If it's written in the rule book...

It’s not. It was in the race director’s notes.

[NL_Fer]

Kvyat or Gasly should be dod

[Restomaniac]

Hamilton has himself to blame. He didn't have to be 'smart' and try a practise start in a different place; especially at a time when they're looking for every little thing to penalize him. Also, his unnecessary mistake at the final corner in Q2 , which ultimately forced him into softs, compromising his race.

He asked the team who gave him the go ahead. Plenty had times binned in Qualifying what actually cost him a start on Mediums. was Vettel getting Q2 red flagged.

[Racer X]

Verstappen always punching above his station. Perez was really good today that W10 car was really a monster last season, still beating 2020 cars and good enough to take 4th 1 point behind Stroll. Stroll unlucky but should have qualified better to avoid the midfield madness.

Yeah Perez went from 11 seconds behind Hamilton after putting during the race to 9 seconds behind Lewis.

Max at the same time was getting further away from Hamilton towards the end with the 2020 Mercedes being such a monster it think it says a lot more about Max/Perez to be able to put that kind of a push to Hamilton.

I think Max/Perez had a far more impressive race then would seem at first sight.

Sergio was almost 18 seconds faster then Ricciardo. And Max was almost 7 seconds closer to Bottas.

Impressive...

[siskue2005]

At this time... I'm wondering either how strong Leclerc is performing in the SF1000... OR how much Vettel is struggling in general this season. Sure, I understand he is leaving and what not... but surely that isn't the full story of a 4-time world champion? In saying that... I guess you could also compare that to Max and Alex at Red Bull.

I'd say it is between Perez OR Leclerc for driver of the day, considering car/driver performance.

Driver of the day is just fan votes, it is a scam really.

Not really denying that as such... just meant in general, Perez drove a solid clean race and Charles basically 'Alonsoing' the SF1000 into the points.

As seen from today's driver of the day, Max got driver of the day, even when he just stayed where he was and didnot do anything other than gain a place from other people's misfortune.

it is just a scam

[El Scorchio]

Max whines on the radio = Passion and fire
Lewis whines on the radio = big baby

[PlatinumZealot]

Becuase of new rules on the podium driver must be fully clothed up to the neck! They cant even remove their gloves!

Silly if you ask me!

If only the Laws in the real world could be ammended this rapidly for equal justice.

[Zynerji]

Glad I skipped this one.

[grubschumi13]

Bottas giving it to ‘his critics’ odd thing to say when you win by default instead of doing it on track

He did it on track. To be fair what goes around, comes around. When Lewis won by default in Silverstone 2019 nobody said it was by default. Ordered to slow in Singapore to prevent Lewis from falling in to the undercut, Ordered to let Lewis past in the this very GP in 2018. He has his fair share of humiliating team orders and wins lost when through no fault of is own.

[El Scorchio]

Verstappen always punching above his station. Perez was really good today that W10 car was really a monster last season, still beating 2020 cars and good enough to take 4th 1 point behind Stroll. Stroll unlucky but should have qualified better to avoid the midfield madness.

Yeah Perez went from 11 seconds behind Hamilton after putting during the race to 9 seconds behind Lewis.

Max at the same time was getting further away from Hamilton towards the end with the 2020 Mercedes being such a monster it think it says a lot more about Max/Perez to be able to put that kind of a push to Hamilton.

I think Max/Perez had a far more impressive race then would seem at first sight.

Sergio was almost 18 seconds faster then Ricciardo. And Max was almost 7 seconds closer to Bottas.

Impressive...

Hamilton and Bottas were obviously conserving tyres and engine in the last 10 laps. The gap from Verstappen to either of them is totally meaningless.

Perez was the star today.

[siskue2005]

Verstappen always punching above his station. Perez was really good today that W10 car was really a monster last season, still beating 2020 cars and good enough to take 4th 1 point behind Stroll. Stroll unlucky but should have qualified better to avoid the midfield madness.

Yeah Perez went from 11 seconds behind Hamilton after putting during the race to 9 seconds behind Lewis.

Max at the same time was getting further away from Hamilton towards the end with the 2020 Mercedes being such a monster it think it says a lot more about Max/Perez to be able to put that kind of a push to Hamilton.

I think Max/Perez had a far more impressive race then would seem at first sight.

Sergio was almost 18 seconds faster then Ricciardo. And Max was almost 7 seconds closer to Bottas.

Impressive...

It had to do with the fact that after the VSC Lewis backed off and didnot push

[maxxer]

Seems this Masi also wants to break all time records with using red flags vsc safety cars , now just have to give lewis 2 more penalty points for a ban and use the black fag , then he has used everything there is for a race director