The Official 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Thread **Spoilers**

[Speed_Demon]

Dear me Renault engines not having a good day of it so far.

[andy_s]

Clucking bell, no luck for Verstappen

[NRS]

Looks like it could be a reliability race today with all the engines and blocked brake ducts etc.

[London424]

Bottas gets to unlap himself

[ClockworkCupcake]

4 retirements in 6 races. You have to feel for Verstappen.

[Derek Smith]

Could be an interesting restart with both cars in the virtual lead with cold tryes

[VolvoT5]

Seems like Williams have just spoiled any chances of Stroll scoring solid points today by not pitting.

[ClockworkCupcake]

Quite amusing the the SC is probably going flat out, and Hamilton is on the radio saying it's going way too slow.

[l354uge]

Stroll to overtake both for the lead... Or smash Into vettel..

Oh... They've pitted him now, strange

[Speed_Demon]

Bottas to finish 6th?

[VolvoT5]

Jos must be having the lawyers look at Max's contract rather closely... doesn't look like Red Bull are going to be able to provide him a winning car any time soon and he doesn't want to become the next Alonso waiting year after year for performance that never arrives.

[London424]

This SC is going to be a good few more laps. Cars haven't even grouped up. Let alone let the lapped car out.

[Adrian W]

Take your time we've got all day

This is going wreck some cars

[Speed_Demon]

Predicting an accident due to cold tyres and brakes after the restart...

[ClockworkCupcake]

This is like Monaco. Only less organised.

[SmoothCriminal]

Wow can't remember a time recently where they've had to weave this much behind the safety car really struggling with the tyres.

[VolvoT5]

oh ffs now they are going to let lapped cars over take

[ClockworkCupcake]

So an unlapped Bottas is now going to be able to get his tyres up to temperature. This should be interesting.

[PompeyM3]

VolvoT5 said:

Jos must be having the lawyers look at Max's contract rather closely... doesn't look like Red Bull are going to be able to provide him a winning car any time soon and he doesn't want to become the next Alonso waiting year after year for performance that never arrives.

It's a shame, the Red Bulls were looking fast this weekend, but reliability has left them once again.
You do feel if Red Bull don't sort this out soon, Max will be much fought over to be signed up by another team.

[l354uge]

Someone is going to vandoorne/ericcson it into the wall in turn 1