Official 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Thread **SPOILERS**
Discussion
The races come thick and fast now, and we're already on to Spain. RB always go well here and, despite Lewis' great drive in Portugal, my money's on Max for the win.
Ricciardo will be looking to impress after last week, also interesting to see if Aston Martin can raise its game after another poor show.
Date(s): Friday 7 May 2021 – Sunday 9 May 2021
UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)
All sessions are live on Sky F1; only highlights are shown on Channel 4:
Live timing for all sessions available here:
https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html
Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:
https://www.fia.com/championship/events/fia-formul...
Weather forecast:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/3128760
Tyre Choices:
2020 race result:
2020 race highlights:
https://youtu.be/-yHbZWfkBwU
Ricciardo will be looking to impress after last week, also interesting to see if Aston Martin can raise its game after another poor show.
Date(s): Friday 7 May 2021 – Sunday 9 May 2021
UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)
All sessions are live on Sky F1; only highlights are shown on Channel 4:
Live timing for all sessions available here:
https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html
Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:
https://www.fia.com/championship/events/fia-formul...
Weather forecast:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/3128760
Tyre Choices:
2020 race result:
2020 race highlights:
https://youtu.be/-yHbZWfkBwU
From last year’s race review, it looked like another one of those Lewis masterclasses, with Max getting Bottas at the start and those three running into the distance. Mercedes were half a second faster in qualifying, which had probably closed up a bit.
The big unknown is the weather, last year we raced in August with a track temperature as high as 50°C.
The big unknown is the weather, last year we raced in August with a track temperature as high as 50°C.
5 years (!) since the Rosberg / Hamilton incident, (Max won for his first ever win), Lewis has won the last four here on the bounce.
Another victory here places him on 5 on the bounce the only other driver with 5 wins in the bounce same race, Mr A Senna @ Monaco (another record up for grabs).
A circuit with the perfect balance on low/mid/high speed corners (but like watching paint dry), Merc normally bring the upgrades here in seasons past as it’s a good place to sense check them.
Tough to see beyond Merc and Hamilton here.
Another victory here places him on 5 on the bounce the only other driver with 5 wins in the bounce same race, Mr A Senna @ Monaco (another record up for grabs).
A circuit with the perfect balance on low/mid/high speed corners (but like watching paint dry), Merc normally bring the upgrades here in seasons past as it’s a good place to sense check them.
Tough to see beyond Merc and Hamilton here.
Deesee said:
5 years (!) since the Rosberg / Hamilton incident, (Max won for his first ever win), Lewis has won the last four here on the bounce.
Another victory here places him on 5 on the bounce the only other driver with 5 wins in the bounce same race, Mr A Senna @ Monaco (another record up for grabs).
A circuit with the perfect balance on low/mid/high speed corners (but like watching paint dry), Merc normally bring the upgrades here in seasons past as it’s a good place to sense check them.
Tough to see beyond Merc and Hamilton here.
Red Bull have been strong in the past few years even with a pace defecit to Mercedes. Now they're on par with them Mercedes can easily throw this one away wurh yet another cocked up pitstop. If they are quickest. Another victory here places him on 5 on the bounce the only other driver with 5 wins in the bounce same race, Mr A Senna @ Monaco (another record up for grabs).
A circuit with the perfect balance on low/mid/high speed corners (but like watching paint dry), Merc normally bring the upgrades here in seasons past as it’s a good place to sense check them.
Tough to see beyond Merc and Hamilton here.
Max or Lewis, tight one to call. Mercedes previously the class of the field over the past few years with 2020 Max having the early race pace. Could be much closer this time around - you'd want P1 or P3 in quali, Perez also had a decent peddle around on the Saturday last year (4th on the Sunday, but +5 sec penalty; classified 5th). Strategy will play a big part in this race too. Personally hoping for a RBR win to keep things interesting! I'm saying 2 RB's on podium.
Wet race would add an additional bit of excitement! But if we don't get rain; the run into turn 1 will be fun!
Wet race would add an additional bit of excitement! But if we don't get rain; the run into turn 1 will be fun!
Derek Smith said:
Probably second only to Monaco for processions, but given last season, and this one so far, we might well get a surprise. It's unlikely to live up to the previous three races, but here's hoping.
It might well match last weekend for excitement. I just never felt like it quite got going though.DanielSan said:
It might well match last weekend for excitement. I just never felt like it quite got going though.
Do you honestly think last weekend was exciting?3 overtakes amongst the top 3?
This is my third year following F1 and unfortunately most races have been mediocre. Perhaps my standards are too high but i do really enjoy F2. Qualification has been good (although i think time should be doubled) but the races have mostly been a bit of action in the first 3 laps then Hamilton goes off and wins.
Really hoping 2022 and cost cap levels things out.
Rather than sprint races i'd like to see F1 drivers in a standard spec car. I think that would compliment the current races well.
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