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Oscar Piastri has taken pole for the sprint race.
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Jenkins
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And what a race it was! Very enjoyable. Shame George's softs didn't last long enough. It was a good stab though. I thought it was interesting that Lewis seemed to start off slow but he suddenly got a massive increase in performance near the end of the race. I wonder if it's a weight thing. It does seem that when the Merc is lighter it suddenly kicks into action.
figbat
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Well Lewis also had mediums on, which seemed to be a significant advantage over the soft towards race end. Lando’s move around the outside demonstrated that.
Jenkins
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Without giving anything away, all I can say is Oops!
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Great recovery drive from Russel, another strong showing from McLaren.
classic33
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The very same word entered my head.
Drago
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Well, Max is 2023 world champion...unless he does something truly daft in the remaining races and gets himself disqualified from the season. Fair play.
Shame for Sainz, but then no one buys a Fezza for the reliability.
Nice work from Piastri. An up and coming future star, perhaps?
Shame for Sainz, but then no one buys a Fezza for the reliability.
Nice work from Piastri. An up and coming future star, perhaps?
biggs682
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Revised Tyre rule was a strange one but I suppose it was down to safety worries
Drago
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And, of course, the teams/drivers/cars that manage their tyres better were in the more advantageous position come the race.
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A lot of the tyres examined after Friday practice had damage.
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It would be nice if F1 returned to actual racing though rather than 75% of the race being about tyre management.
classic33
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New track surface and the existing sharp sausage curbs, as well as the heat. Not entirely certain what could have been done between Friday and yesterday that could have been done, on track, to say that they'd have been safe to use for more than they were.
Will Pirelli now be fined for supplying equipment that didn't meet the technical requirements?
figbat
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This is from Crash.net
“Following the standard analysis of tyres used during Free Practice 1 yesterday, in which tyres that have been used for approximately 20 laps are examined by Pirelli to check various safety parameters, a separation in the sidewall between the topping compound and the carcass cords on many of tyres that were checked was discovered,” an FIA statement read.
“It is the view of the FIA and Pirelli that a significant number of additional laps on these tyres could result in circumferential damage of the tyres with subsequent air loss, and tyres analysed with lower lap numbers showed a much-reduced extent of the issue.
"This issue has likely been caused by the high-frequency interference between the tyre sidewall and the 50mm ‘pyramid’ kerbs used extensively at this circuit, aggravated by the propensity to ride those kerbs.
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/10375...ld-be-imposed-amid-qatar-f1-tyre-safety-fears