Official 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[ajprice]

Quoting myself from the Brazil thread

ajprice said:

Max Verstappen 260
Charles Leclerc 249
Sebastian Vettel 230

Vettel can't catch Verstappen now in Abu Dhabi
Leclerc needs 12 points more than Verstappen to get P3
Vettel needs 20 points over Leclerc, so a win with Leclerc having a bad time being 8th or lower (I think!?)

Normally I'd say those things are not likely to happen in one race, but after yesterday...

Verstappen beats both Ferraris if things stay as they are. Going on the late season form and if nothing big happens with reliability or crashing, Max should keep P3 in the championship. Weird things can happen though, like Brazil

[iandc]

ajprice said:

Verstappen beats both Ferraris if things stay as they are. Going on the late season form and if nothing big happens with reliability or crashing, Max should keep P3 in the championship. Weird things can happen though, like Brazil

So reasonable chance Ferrari will end up 3rd in WCC and 4th and 5th in WDC. Great season eh!

[ajprice]

iandc said:

ajprice said:

Verstappen beats both Ferraris if things stay as they are. Going on the late season form and if nothing big happens with reliability or crashing, Max should keep P3 in the championship. Weird things can happen though, like Brazil

So reasonable chance Ferrari will end up 3rd in WCC and 4th and 5th in WDC. Great season eh!

1 Mercedes 14 wins 701 points
2 Ferrari 3 wins 479 points
3 Red Bull 3 wins 391 points

Ferrari are a safe P2 this year. Next year though... with Albon in the Red Bull full time they should really give Ferrari a fight.

[K50 DEL]

Anyone else made the journey to the sand?

A new grandstand for me this year, not a bad view.

[Exige77]

Another new engine for Botas.

No excuse now. Party mode lights to flag.

Hope they are also trialing any 2020 upgrades ?

[iandc]

ajprice said:

1 Mercedes 14 wins 701 points
2 Ferrari 3 wins 479 points
3 Red Bull 3 wins 391 points

Ferrari are a safe P2 this year. Next year though... with Albon in the Red Bull full time they should really give Ferrari a fight.

Doh brain not in gear! too early on a Saturday for me!! Apologies to Ferrari. As you say .....next season?.

[37chevy]

Exige77 said:

Another new engine for Botas.

No excuse now. Party mode lights to flag.

Hope they are also trialing any 2020 upgrades ?

I suspect they will be...it’s a perfect opportunity wasted if not

[Teddy Lop]

Crofty and karun talking some utter BS on P2 yesterday about needing a reverse grid sprint race to attarct "those with a lesser attention span" - WTF, yeah right people with a "lesser attention span" are not paying sky £600 to F1 because it isn't sufficiently b@stardised

[37chevy]

Gotta I’ve the Brundle family...great little segment that, hopefully opened a few eyes of F1 fans who know nothing of the VLN

[Flooble]

Mercedes already in Christmas Holiday mode? Or just taking the easy option when at any other time they would have fixed it?

Or maybe trying out various bits and pieces? Or has their reliability continued the downwards curve it seemed to in the middle of the year when customer teams were having blow-ups?

[rallycross]

37chevy said:

Gotta I’ve the Brundle family...great little segment that, hopefully opened a few eyes of F1 fans who know nothing of the VLN

That’s a good little film they must have enjoyed that a lot racing as father and son and doing well.

[Adrian W]

Oh look another Gro incident, there is a theme here

[37chevy]

Adrian W said:

Oh look another Gro incident, there is a theme here

Along with another Vettel one....sad really

[Paul_M3]

Very quick Q2 lap from Lewis on the medium tyres.

Edit: And Valtteri as well.

The Merc obviously working well on the Medium tyres.

Edited by Paul_M3 on Saturday 30th November 13:36

[glazbagun]

Does Bottas really want to go for it in Q2? Surely he's better to trundle around just to be safe.

[glazbagun]

glazbagun said:

Does Bottas really want to go for it in Q2? Surely he's better to trundle around just to be safe.

Guess not.

[Derek Smith]

It's close at the front, and also from Albon back. Could be a good race tomorrow.

[Derek Smith]

Bottas going for a tow?

[Derek Smith]

Derek Smith said:

Bottas going for a tow?

Bottas 0.35 slower, so probably not.

[JonChalk]

Crofty's a knob.

1. Hamilton was behind Norris.
2. He didn't get past him.