Official 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Thread **SPOILERS**

[Mr_Thyroid]

Listening to practice on the radio someone suggested that Riccairdo could be struggling with the transition from the low revving Renault to the high revving Mercedes engine - trouble is Norris has had to make the same transition.

[TheDeuce]

Mr_Thyroid said:

Listening to practice on the radio someone suggested that Riccairdo could be struggling with the transition from the low revving Renault to the high revving Mercedes engine - trouble is Norris has had to make the same transition.

That is a bit awkward - it's hard to excuse yet I still don't accept DR had somehow inexplicably lost so much pace as a driver, it must be the car on some level. Perhaps the PU is just part of the upset.

I hope he gets back on top of it. In a decent car he's about the most exciting driver on the grid when he's on the attack. Some of his late brake overtakes over the years have been stunning.

[Deesee]

Mr_Thyroid said:

Listening to practice on the radio someone suggested that Riccairdo could be struggling with the transition from the low revving Renault to the high revving Mercedes engine - trouble is Norris has had to make the same transition.

Yeh!!

Lando has only raced Renaults.. & so has the other chap.. LOL..

Hopefully McLaren won’t do what Renault did and suit the car to Dani..

I’d like to see them keep making decent race car.. rather than tailor the car to the emperor's new clothes.

[SpudLink]

Piginapoke, thanks for starting the thread, but I just noticed the ‘On Air’ time for qualifying is wrong. It should be 13:00.

Piginapoke said:

[Sandpit Steve]

P3 underway!

[Smollet]

It would be blessing if every race weekend David Croft came down with a case of laryngitis.

[vulture1]

Why does this track get a race every year. Surely there is a better Spanish track. They have even made the track worse for cars (obv it was for bikes)

[Deesee]

Here is the update for the PU situations as we are now in Parc Ferme conditions.

No further parts taken apart from Alpine, with Alonso on his 4th of 8 exhausts for the season, what are Alpine up to in there?





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[Smollet]

vulture1 said:

Why does this track get a race every year. Surely there is a better Spanish track. They have even made the track worse for cars (obv it was for bikes)

It isn’t F1 friendly. Bring back Montjuic Park

[Sandpit Steve]

Max complaining about how quick Lewis can go in the last sector. Half a second between them in that twisty final part of the circuit.

[Byker28i]

Mercs look strong today, Ferraris are up there but not at the front end yet, best of the mid race?
Whats happened to the McLarens, they looked strong on Friday

[95 fiesta si]

Are we saying Merc track or we still saying RB are coasting......I don’t think they are

[Sandpit Steve]

95 fiesta si said:

Are we saying Merc track or we still saying RB are coasting......I don’t think they are

We will know for sure about three hours from now, but it does look like the Bulls are struggling here. Difficult to see anything other than two Mercs on the front row at the moment.

[M5-911]

Sandpit Steve said:

95 fiesta si said:

Are we saying Merc track or we still saying RB are coasting......I don’t think they are

We will know for sure about three hours from now, but it does look like the Bulls are struggling here. Difficult to see anything other than two Mercs on the front row at the moment.

Did Verstapen set a time on the soft yet?

[anonymous-user]

Just about to.

[M5-911]

RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:

Just about to.

Yes, this is what i thought. He should be the quickest if we look at his time on the medium.

[M5-911]

95 fiesta si said:

Are we saying Merc track or we still saying RB are coasting......I don’t think they are

You have your answer.

[Sandpit Steve]

RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:

Just about to.

A good time too. First good lap he’s put in all weekend.

They’re all struggling with the soft tyres.

[Byker28i]

Sandpit Steve said:

RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:

Just about to.

A good time too. First good lap he’s put in all weekend.

They’re all struggling with the soft tyres.

Thats the first lap Verstappen has managed to put together and even then you think theres more in the last sector, he didn't do that quite right. I think on consistancy it could still be Hamiltons race, provided the team strategy/ slow pitstops don't hamper him.

[Byker28i]

track improving, Ferraris have improved as well...