Official 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix **SPOILERS**

[Stan the Bat]

Schermerhorn said:

Rain is the great equaliser

Expecting Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel and Alonso to do well.

Leclerc might struggle (he always has in wet conditions....drying conditions he is pretty good)

Stroll might spring a surprise.

No, I don't expect Vettel to do well in the rain.

[HocusPocus]

With rain forecast, what is the betting on Mazespin crossing the start line facing forwards with all wheels attached?

[NuvolAscaRina]

HocusPocus said:

With rain forecast, what is the betting on Mazespin crossing the start line facing forwards with all wheels attached?

He's learnt his lesson , will last until Tosa on lap 1 and go straight on there .

[Stan the Bat]

HocusPocus said:

With rain forecast, what is the betting on Mazespin crossing the start line facing forwards with all wheels attached?

Tough call.

[TheDeuce]

NuvolAscaRina said:

HocusPocus said:

With rain forecast, what is the betting on Mazespin crossing the start line facing forwards with all wheels attached?

He's learnt his lesson , will last until Tosa on lap 1 and go straight on there .

It's cruel to wish a driver ill fortune I know... but.. I do think that such an embarrassing start to an F1 career now puts him under so much pressure to not fk up again, that he's perhaps even more likely to fk up again.

That said, if he can get through this weekend without bending anything, then he'll probably be fine moving forwards - although imo there's no reason to think he's going to be particularly impressive.

[Schermerhorn]

Stan the Bat said:

Schermerhorn said:

Rain is the great equaliser

Expecting Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel and Alonso to do well.

Leclerc might struggle (he always has in wet conditions....drying conditions he is pretty good)

Stroll might spring a surprise.

No, I don't expect Vettel to do well in the rain.

Why? Because of Germany 2018?

We'll pretend that Germany 2019 and Turkey 2020 didn't exist then.....

[F1fan97]

HocusPocus said:

With rain forecast, what is the betting on Mazespin crossing the start line

Fixed

He may spin before he gets there

[thegreenhell]

F1fan97 said:

Fixed

He may spin before he gets there

Wasn't it here that 4x WDC Alain Prost spun off and retired on the parade lap before the race one year?

[F1fan97]

thegreenhell said:

Wasn't it here that 4x WDC Alain Prost spun off and retired on the parade lap before the race one year?

Googled for curiosity - it was! Apparently Berger spun at the same spot but didn't hit anything.

Also Coulthard in Monza '95 from pole (I think).

[HocusPocus]

Verstappen binned it on the way to the grid at Hungary 2020. So there is hope for Mazespin.

[HustleRussell]

Sandpit Steve said:

HustleRussell said:

CustardOnChips said:

Optimistic to say RB will romp away with the championship. How did they get on at the last race with their massive advantage?

Both drivers were struggling with a differential problem which the team has said cost around three tenths a lap. Also one of them had to start from the pit lane after coasting to a halt on the formation lap.

It’s prototype racing. You have to be both fast and reliable.

To finish first...

My money’s still on Lewis and Mercedes over the season.

Just answering mr. Chip’s question

CustardOnChips said:

So the RB wasn't faster then the Mercedes then? I'm sure all teams would be the fastest if it wasn't for a diff problem costing 3 tenths, and an aero problem costing 7 tenths, and a suspension issue costing another 5 tenths or the rear tyres going off quickly and so on....

RB Have built a car that is fast over 1 lap. But on the evidence of the last outing, not over a race distance. And their recent history in terms of reliability isn't up to much.

Marco has said it was a known fault with the diff so the assumption is that it’ll be working properly soon.

I don’t think it’s true at all to say that they’ve built a car that is fast over 1 lap but not over a race distance, they’re long run pace in pre-season testing was top.

[oobster]

Looking forward to the racing this weekend, feels like a loooooong time since the last one.

[exelero]

Ok rain but what if it snows? Genuine question, it’s been snowing in Europe in the past few days.

[suffolk009]

exelero said:

Ok rain but what if it snows? Genuine question, it’s been snowing in Europe in the past few days.

Chains?

[ajprice]

suffolk009 said:

exelero said:

Ok rain but what if it snows? Genuine question, it’s been snowing in Europe in the past few days.

Chains?

Yep!

[DanielSan]

ajprice said:

suffolk009 said:

exelero said:

Ok rain but what if it snows? Genuine question, it’s been snowing in Europe in the past few days.

Chains?

Yep!

If there did happen to be snow someone somewhere, probably WTF1, would claim Red Bull had an advantage because of that filming day on a ski slope.

[Some Gump]

thegreenhell said:

That's a good point. Honda have brought a completely new engine which is obviously a good step in performance, but it remains to be seen how reliable it will be over a season.

This is my thought. Hasn't perez done 2 engines already? Red bull could be the creation racing of 2021, fast but fragile!

[Piginapoke]

Some Gump said:

thegreenhell said:

That's a good point. Honda have brought a completely new engine which is obviously a good step in performance, but it remains to be seen how reliable it will be over a season.

This is my thought. Hasn't perez done 2 engines already? Red bull could be the creation racing of 2021, fast but fragile!

No. Honda changed the unit as a precaution I believe.

[C350Akra]

HustleRussell said:

Marco has said it was a known fault with the diff so the assumption is that it’ll be working properly soon.

So the fault was there during testing, practice and qualifying as well. Therefore it did not cost them any time during the race. Just more excuses to explain why Hamilton beat Verstappen.

[Hungrymc]

DanielSan said:

If there did happen to be snow someone somewhere, probably WTF1, would claim Red Bull had an advantage because of that filming day on a ski slope.

Lol

Or.... Chains are allowed, but with Lewis somehow ahead mid race and going well, Max complains to Horner who complains to race direction. Chains are instantly banned and everyone takes them off except Max, who then passes Lewis only to be forced to give the position back.. :-)