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[EarlyEarly]

When I saw the track and saw the big ass straights I knew it was a wrap.

 

[jj23]

Merc engine has never perform ed well at altitude. Without a safety car Lewis has done as much as he can.

 

[Jean toomer]

I see some thunderclouds…

 

[Winston]

The pit lane here is so short, if there was anywhere where they should have switched to a 2 stop it's here.

Mercedes' strategists are looking funny this season. Seem scared to take any risks

 

[mson]

Congratulations to Max! Fastest lap goes to Hamilton!

 

[Jean toomer]

Verstappen made no errors. Good drive. Mercedes gets the better points for the constructors. Onto the next.

 

[LiveFromLondon]

Mercs got thrashed

 

[Lootha VanDraws]

Damn. If Merc doesn't wring some more straight line speed out of the car, Re Bull is going to runaway with this championship.

 

[MoneyTron]

Max should probably win again next weekend although the Mercedes works better on hard tire compounds.

The real fun was in the midfield as usual.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Damn. If Merc doesn't wring some more straight line speed out of the car, Re Bull is going to runaway with this championship.

I think they've been forced to trade straight line speed for downforce because of the floor. At this point it's Red Bull's championships to lose. They have the fastest car and a second driver that will perpetually be a non factor in the driver's championship. As long as reliability doesn't come into play, the trophies are changing hands.

 

[jj23]

Max should probably win again next weekend although the Mercedes works better on hard tire compounds.

The real fun was in the midfield as usual.

Compound s are a step softer for next week, so outside rain it should be a comfortable win for Max.

 

[Lootha VanDraws]

I think they've been forced to trade straight line speed for downforce because of the floor. At this point it's Red Bull's championships to lose. They have the fastest car and a second driver that will perpetually be a non factor in the driver's championship. As long as reliability doesn't come into play, the trophies are changing hands.

fukkin' FIA.. All this manufactured to stop Merc, a year before the major changes.

 

[MoneyTron]

Compound s are a step softer for next week, so outside rain it should be a comfortable win for Max.

My bad, I thought it was the other way around. Yeah, that's not good.

People aren't saying this but Bottas should get some praise for passing and holding off Perez. I thought he ran a great race.

Outside of the obvious, Ferrari looked surprisingly good. George Russell got screwed as usual. Daniel Ricciardo taking large L's left and right.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

fukkin' FIA.. All this manufactured to stop Merc, a year before the major changes.

Of course. It's been one thing after another after it was clear that Renault and Honda dropped the ball on the engines. I need to watch some Tech Talk videos, but if Red Bull is developing this year's car, and Mercedes isn't, this is just going to be a tease of a year. I expect next year's car to be on top of the new aero regs.

 

[BaggerofTea]

That red bull is fast.

Merc has no plans to do upgrades this year so it's going to take lewis being lewis and luck to get a constructors championship or even a driver's championship