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  • DuluthD Duluth

    @Bones no mechanical issues yesterday. Maybe they just hadn’t got the setup right?

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    @Duluth said in Formula 1:

    @Bones no mechanical issues yesterday. Maybe they just hadn’t got the setup right?

    Sounds like they were doing some major tinkering with the car. Seems odd they have left settling in so late

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    • BonesB Bones

      @Duluth the "Lawson was slow for reason" bit. I was wondering what reason!

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      @Bones ahh missing word. I meant to say for ‘some reason’

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      • DuluthD Duluth

        @Bones ahh missing word. I meant to say for ‘some reason’

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        @Duluth said in Formula 1:

        @Bones ahh missing word. I meant to say for ‘some reason’

        Should have kept the mystery.

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          Crazy start to the AGP with three cars crashed out in the first lap, including Carlos Sainz and son of Aussie legend Jack Doohan. Lawson will want the conditions to stay a little rough for a wee bit longer to try and give him a chance to jump some places.
          Already Verstappen looks at home in sub optimal conditions jumping Piastri into P2

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            Just as the track dried a bit and most cars changed to slick tires , rain is coming. This could get crazy. Liam on medium tires should chance his arm and stay out. As I type, Piastri has spun into the grass and Max leads as Norris pits. LL has leapfrogged to 7th as a number of cars pit to get rain tires on

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              Lawson and a bunch of other drivers crashed out on medium tires in the rain, Piastri and the Ferraris at the tail of the field.

              We have a 6 lap shootout and the rain has stopped. Typical Melbourne day

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              • canefanC canefan

                Lawson and a bunch of other drivers crashed out on medium tires in the rain, Piastri and the Ferraris at the tail of the field.

                We have a 6 lap shootout and the rain has stopped. Typical Melbourne day

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                @canefan said in Formula 1:

                Lawson and a bunch of other drivers crashed out on medium tires in the rain, Piastri and the Ferraris at the tail of the field

                Even with a quarter of the field out, top ten isn't really the tail.

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                • BonesB Bones

                  @canefan said in Formula 1:

                  Lawson and a bunch of other drivers crashed out on medium tires in the rain, Piastri and the Ferraris at the tail of the field

                  Even with a quarter of the field out, top ten isn't really the tail.

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                  @Bones said in Formula 1:

                  @canefan said in Formula 1:

                  Lawson and a bunch of other drivers crashed out on medium tires in the rain, Piastri and the Ferraris at the tail of the field

                  Even with a quarter of the field out, top ten isn't really the tail.

                  Typing as I watch. Piastri at the tail. Ferraris were leading and the gamble to run on slicks seemed to be paying off until they were forced to pit and change tires

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                    Those McLaren cars are very fast

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                      #595

                      New meaning to "savage".

                      https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/2027777/Zak-Brown-F1-Liam-Lawson-Yuki-Tsunoda-Red-Bull

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                        Sounds like he's shit stirring. It was clear they used Lawson to test stuff for Max. His car was slow due to a rear wing among other things, and mechanical problems robbed him of valuable practice time on an unfamiliar track. He set the second fastest lap time of the race, and at the end he crashed because they left him out in the rain with slicks on, a fate suffered by other drivers. Hopefully they get his package sorted sooner than later and he can give it a decent crsck

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                          Unlike other teams such as McLaren, where the two drivers are relatively even and pitted against each other, RB is built for Max, and the second driver must be a good teammate and support him, much like a domestique would in the Tour de France. I am sure once they sort Max's car out they will turn their attention to Liam and he will get a more competitive package

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                            Lawson really isn't looking flash.

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                            • canefanC canefan

                              Unlike other teams such as McLaren, where the two drivers are relatively even and pitted against each other, RB is built for Max, and the second driver must be a good teammate and support him, much like a domestique would in the Tour de France. I am sure once they sort Max's car out they will turn their attention to Liam and he will get a more competitive package

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                              @canefan said in Formula 1:

                              Unlike other teams such as McLaren, where the two drivers are relatively even and pitted against each other, RB is built for Max, and the second driver must be a good teammate and support him, much like a domestique would in the Tour de France. I am sure once they sort Max's car out they will turn their attention to Liam and he will get a more competitive package

                              Given they selected Lawson after testing, it seems more likely to me that the car isn't as good/ benign/ balanced as other teams. It's just suits Max and /or you need his level of skill to make it competitive.

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                              • antipodeanA antipodean

                                @canefan said in Formula 1:

                                Unlike other teams such as McLaren, where the two drivers are relatively even and pitted against each other, RB is built for Max, and the second driver must be a good teammate and support him, much like a domestique would in the Tour de France. I am sure once they sort Max's car out they will turn their attention to Liam and he will get a more competitive package

                                Given they selected Lawson after testing, it seems more likely to me that the car isn't as good/ benign/ balanced as other teams. It's just suits Max and /or you need his level of skill to make it competitive.

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                                @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                @canefan said in Formula 1:

                                Unlike other teams such as McLaren, where the two drivers are relatively even and pitted against each other, RB is built for Max, and the second driver must be a good teammate and support him, much like a domestique would in the Tour de France. I am sure once they sort Max's car out they will turn their attention to Liam and he will get a more competitive package

                                Given they selected Lawson after testing, it seems more likely to me that the car isn't as good/ benign/ balanced as other teams. It's just suits Max and /or you need his level of skill to make it competitive.

                                Might explain why so many of Max's team mates struggled to keep their cars on the road too

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                                  • BonesB Bones

                                    Lawson really isn't looking flash.

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                                    @Bones said in Formula 1:

                                    Lawson really isn't looking flash.

                                    Why? There is zero difference between Max and him. 2 + 0 = 20

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                                      Lawson absolutely has to get out of Q1. He's had more time in the car and track now after the sprint race.

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                                      • antipodeanA antipodean

                                        Lawson absolutely has to get out of Q1. He's had more time in the car and track now after the sprint race.

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                                        @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                        Lawson absolutely has to get out of Q1. He's had more time in the car and track now after the sprint race.

                                        He had a decent run in the sprint, jumped 6 places. Hopefully it will be a good foundation for him to do well in quali later

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                                        • canefanC canefan

                                          @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                          Lawson absolutely has to get out of Q1. He's had more time in the car and track now after the sprint race.

                                          He had a decent run in the sprint, jumped 6 places. Hopefully it will be a good foundation for him to do well in quali later

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                                          @canefan said in Formula 1:

                                          @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                          Lawson absolutely has to get out of Q1. He's had more time in the car and track now after the sprint race.

                                          He had a decent run in the sprint, jumped 6 places.

                                          Yeah he was stuck in a DRS train behind Alonso but overtaking Sauber and Haas vehicles shouldn't be considered an achievement.

                                          Hopefully it will be a good foundation for him to do well in quali later

                                          Fingers crossed.

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