Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Russia
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Russia
1. Charles Leclerc - Man, I'm hyped for what this chap could do in a top car next year.
2. Valtteri Bottas - The moral victor of this race.
2. Valtteri Bottas - The moral victor of this race.
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
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No big surprises here. I guess I'll nominate Max Verstappen – the way he gained positions in the first few laps was very impressive (even with a car far superior to the ones he overtook). And he led a large part of the race having started 19th!
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I'll go with the earlier nomination of Leclerc, as not only did he top the midfield battle, he did so by a fairly reasonable margin too (and I believe he was the only driver in the midfield pack to avoid being lapped by the end of the race).
That said, it's kind of hard to find somebody else given that most drivers really ended up more or less where you'd expect them to.
That said, it's kind of hard to find somebody else given that most drivers really ended up more or less where you'd expect them to.
Martin Brundle, on watching a replay of Grosjean spinning:
"The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
"The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
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I'll second Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas for their excellent drives today. Maybe I'm being too front-focussed for this website, but I didn't see enough coverage of the lower-down drivers to notice any exemplary performances rather than perhaps Leclerc's 7th place.
Unfortunately this race lacked any unpredictability that would have knocked off a front-runner or had a big mistake from somebody. No extremely fantastic or terrible performances from anyone other than the three mentioned above.
Unfortunately this race lacked any unpredictability that would have knocked off a front-runner or had a big mistake from somebody. No extremely fantastic or terrible performances from anyone other than the three mentioned above.
Felipe Nasr - the least forgettable F1 driver!Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
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Verstappen: Drove the wheels off it in the first stint
Leclerc: Another solid performance
Leclerc: Another solid performance
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Not much to choose from so I'd like to nominate Lap 1 Turn 2. All the junior races were utter chaos with number of drivers cutting the corner and gaining at least some kind of advantage so I feared there would be similar controversies to be had in the main race of the weekend too.. The big boys showed class however and the first lap was very clean racing (apart from Toro Rossos). Nice one.
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I nominate Alessandro Nannini - five matches, five points, not bad for having had his arm stitched back on all those years ago, eh? And it's not just that he's had to re-invent himself as a golfer, he doesn't look a day over 35 either. Looks like he's cracked time travel as well. And trying to put us off the scent by changing his name to Francesco Molinari won't put me off the scent, that's for sure.
Was there a Grand Prix on today or something?
Was there a Grand Prix on today or something?
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1. Leclerc: Pretty much entirely for that overtake on Magnussen
2. Verstappen: Credit where it's due, that was an impressive drive to the front, particularly the 10 places gained in three laps.
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Ericsson: Q3!
2. Verstappen: Credit where it's due, that was an impressive drive to the front, particularly the 10 places gained in three laps.
HM:
Ericsson: Q3!
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1. Leclerc - duh, right
2. Verstappen - gaining all those places wasn't impressive, but gaining them that quickly was
2. Verstappen - gaining all those places wasn't impressive, but gaining them that quickly was
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1. Max Verstappen
2. Charles Leclerc
2. Charles Leclerc
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Leclerc
Verstappen - and he made the tyres last well even after the initial action
Verstappen - and he made the tyres last well even after the initial action
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Three major candidates in this weekend's poll. Once again, 48 hours to get your vote in
Felipe Nasr - the least forgettable F1 driver!Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
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And so for the third time this season, Charles Leclerc wins the Russian Infinite Improbability Drive award! Another grand drive that saw him finish best of the rest, and saw him justify a Ferrari drive for next year. If he can carry that pace on to next year, Sebastian has a serious contender on his hands.
Felipe Nasr - the least forgettable F1 driver!Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.