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

[Smollet]

wevster said:

Raikkonen for the win!

That would be good imgo

[glazbagun]

FourWheelDrift said:

People talking about Alonso going to Renault next year or leaving F1 completely. What about Williams? Massa is only there for this year as a late fill in for Bottas isn't he? So they will need an experienced name driver next year if they keep Stroll or not.

Alonso's on £30M/year. I can't see Williams offering much more than a tenth of that.

[cuprabob]

FourWheelDrift said:

People talking about Alonso going to Renault next year or leaving F1 completely. What about Williams? Massa is only there for this year as a late fill in for Bottas isn't he? So they will need an experienced name driver next year if they keep Stroll or not.

I don't think Williams would want to pay a driver the sort of figures that Alonso would cost.

I think Renault next year would be a good call.

[Cold]

Chandhok is reporting that Max's car has a coolant leak. Touch and go whether it'll be fixed before the pit lane closes.

[TheInternet]

Cold said:

Chandhok is reporting that Max's car has a coolant leak. Touch and go whether it'll be fixed before the pit lane closes.

No eggs to hand at Red Bull?

[glazbagun]

Cold said:

Chandhok is reporting that Max's car has a coolant leak. Touch and go whether it'll be fixed before the pit lane closes.

I'm surprised these guys still get water leaks, surely everything plastic/rubber/consumable is brand new and the guys havve been assembling them enough times to have the knack of it. It was a leak that stopped Vandoorne starting last race, too.

[cuprabob]

I guess it's easy to nick a seal or an o-ring.

[cuprabob]

The story of Red Bull going to Paddy Lowe at Williams to borrow some "Radweld" is quite funny...

[London424]

That deployment graphic was pretty cool.

Merc should be very fast down to the first braking zone. There will be carnage down there like last year, just depends on who gets taken out.

[ajprice]

Christian Horner is "Hoping for a good suck off Bottas"

[lucido grigio]

Horner just said "suck off Bottas"

Pre watershed........

[anonymous-user]

Some old peoples home has had their curtains and bedding stolen.

[Mastodon2]

Not one of the more memorable national anthems.

[Gary C]

Well
Prediction time.

Vettel stays in front and wins.

Botas is told to move over and Kimi fades away.

Vettell 1st
Hamilton 2nd
Botas 3rd

[Sa Calobra]

Mastodon2 said:

Not one of the more memorable national anthems.

Saved our asses in WWII!

I predict Hamo down to 7th at the start

[FourWheelDrift]

One of the front 4 cars won't be coming out of turn 2 in one piece. (The first right left if T1 is counted as the fast right)

[anonymous-user]

Sa Calobra said:

Mastodon2 said:

Not one of the more memorable national anthems.

Saved our asses in WWII!

I predict Hamo down to 7th at the start

We saved each others arses, would be a more accurate description. Not that this has any impact on a national anthem being memorable.

Hope we see a great race.

[Sa Calobra]

Pervy camera man there

[Gary C]

Sa Calobra said:

Mastodon2 said:

Not one of the more memorable national anthems.

Saved our asses in WWII!

I predict Hamo down to 7th at the start

By getting theirs kicked and soaking up men and resources ?

When in Russia, had a tour round Smolensk and the guide kept mentioning the war of 1940 to 1945 conviniently forgetting Russia was on their side for the first year.

Edit bit unfair to say they were on the same side as the pact was a non aggression one

Edited by Gary C on Sunday 30th April 13:01

[glazbagun]

London424 said:

That deployment graphic was pretty cool.

Merc should be very fast down to the first braking zone. There will be carnage down there like last year, just depends on who gets taken out.

That's Mercs best chance IMO, or they'll be left behind.