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I’d expect some fireworks - my guess is neither Yuki nor Daniel is there next year (one up / one out)

This is Yuki showing he is still immature. He wasn’t going to get that pass done and only ended up making Daniel miss his window (being on softs / having Max lap them). Yuki pulls a large market and has matured some, shenanigans like this put a real negative view on an otherwise positive race.

Alpines fault for sending out Ocon close enough to get slipstream from Max and then Ocon for trying to capitalize on it.

They ran FP2 for 90 minutes without issue shortly after covering with cement, I’d say those won’t be an issue now

First of all, why with all the TV production there, could the telecast not get a single live shot of the section in question? It wasn’t until 25+ minutes after red flag they showed this picture.

Thanks for pic and live link… It’s exactly what you’d expect, 20 dudes standing around watching one dude look at the hole scratching his head… I feel bad for anyone that actually paid to go to see FP 1/2.

Well… Looks like Max was right, all show, no racing.

RB is expected to not be as dominant next season. Having another driver besides Max who drives in a similar style to Max sounds in theory like a pretty good strategy to remain a contender.

As it was and shall be 🤣

Not an ideal first win with it being a sprint and Max’s clinch of the season, all the same, great to see for piastri and team McLaren.

Imo, in years past, there’s generally THE driver and then the other team with an outside chance. This year, 1 is sealed but 2-5 is pretty much wide open. So give Max and RB their due and then watch the others vye

Monza overall was a snooze fest. Outside of Max being held up by Ferrari and by the way, it was never a question of if he would pass but when, the rest of the action was horrendous. I’d say this and a few other older and smaller tracks need to go, however with their legacies, that’s unlikely. The next best thing would be more DRS to have in theory battles back and forth throughout the race.

I get it Toto. 10 straight wins for Max and company, who cares… Its all about the team and the ability to respond to the conditions each week, to have your cars positioned the best they can be, without winning.

Yuki has been very consistent this season, that used to be the Hallmark of Checo. I think RB demands consistency out of their second driver and will want a known F1 commodity, so who else fits the bill?

I guarantee you rival teams will have already gone back over all the available info from that race to see if they can learn anything here and spoiler, they and Checo haven’t. Either what Max learned is unique to the car and suits a style he can drive or there really isn’t much here - I really question a driver saying these things if it would mean losing a competitive advantage.

Sainz seems to be doing okay - Charles still wants either too much from the car or really doesn’t have an idea of it’s limits.

Summer break came early and is sticking around

That coverage of the finish definitely left me wanting. There wasn’t even as much a graphic with the final placing.

Maybe they were all just excited to get on with summer break.

If the primary goal of the setup is to be more economical with tires brought, I think this could still be accomplished with the old format.

Yes we saw how everyone ran on the same tires at the same time, it personally did nothing to make FP more interesting, if anything it caused more backup of cars waiting to try and time the end just right. Less strategy, more luck. Lastly, because of this backup, it also penalizes those who do go out earlier because they have to try and finish their lap around a train.

Again, if the goal is fewer tires used then just reduce their allotment.

From a purely observational standpoint, Zhou had a terrible start off the line. He was getting passed from those behind him; I think he was still accelerating / maneuvering to get position when the pack was braking for the turn.