2021 U.S. Grand Prix

[FLRacingFan]

I think they may have pulled the trigger too soon on Verstappen.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Tire milage is heavily favoring Hamilton today.

 

[gnomesayin]

I think they may have pulled the trigger too soon on Verstappen.

I think they came 2-3 laps earlier than ideal. The booth suggested that's because they were worried about Mercedes flipping the script and undercutting them. I could see that being the case.

Did I say undertake earlier? I did, haha.

I don't see how Hamilton makes up 8 seconds and the dirty air once he gets close.

 

[Hotrod]

Been stuck in football land but the couple minutes I saw -
interesting start and Kimi and Alonso trading car pieces. Love the "ol gaurd".

 

[donthaveanickname]

I'll say Hamilton is gonna get him. Tire wear has been huge today.
Half of the track is going to be repaved soon.

 

[gnomesayin]

I'll say Hamilton is gonna get him.

That's bold. Don't see it, would be quite dramatic.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I think Max will be hurting badly the back end of this run. He went I think 19 laps the first Sri r on hards and will be closing with 27 laps.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Is that Newman in the AT?

 

[Kiante]

Argy bargy between Sainz and Ricciardo.

Oh relax Carlos.

 

[donthaveanickname]

I think Max will be hurting badly the back end of this run. He went I think 19 laps the first Sri r on hards and will be closing with 27 laps.

When he pitted on lap 29 I thought he'd come in again.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Best part about watching this is, I know IF the caution comes out, it’ll be unprecedented and not expected. As in I am not expecting a fake shootout and know Hamilton has to do this the hard way.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Lewis Hamilton won’t need a caution.

 

[donthaveanickname]

2021 has been by far the best season of the hybrid era. Certainly wasn't expecting that before the season.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Haven’t heard the words “dirty air” or “aero blocking.”

 

[HoneyBadger]

Don’t need fake cautions for a good race. Imagine that.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Haven’t heard the words “dirty air” or “aero blocking.”

Then you haven't listened closely. They talk about dirty air a lot.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Might go right down to the last lap. I wonder if Lewis burned through his stuff by now.

 

[gnomesayin]

Haven’t heard the words “dirty air” or “aero blocking.”

The turbulent air is a huge factor for Hamilton once he's within 2 seconds. He has to fight mightily to get within 1 second so that he can turn on an enormous aero advantage to make the pass.

 

[gnomesayin]

I love how we're cutting away from the battle to go, "Hey look, it's Ben Stiller!"

 

[FLRacingFan]

There’s no time I’d want to hear less from my engineer than right now.

 

[HoneyBadger]

NO CAUTION FOR THAT SINGLE CAR SPIN

 

[Tim_Richmond_Fan]

This is good stuff.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Truly riveting stuff.

 

[gnomesayin]

Storybook finish.

 

[HoneyBadger]

This is sensational.

 

[FLRacingFan]

A purple first sector from Max on the last lap, wow. Way to dig deep.

 

[CodeMan125]

Verstappen wins !!!

 

[Tim_Richmond_Fan]

Epic

 

[HoneyBadger]

That was incredible.

 

[FLRacingFan]

That sure as hell lived up to the hype. Crucial win for Max and Red Bull.

 

[Hotrod]

Good checker call Krafty!

 

[HoneyBadger]

ESPN really needs to re-air these races in the afternoon when NASCAR is on.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Well I certainly didn't expect that strategy to work out for RBR.
Max holds the record for the most wins by a driver who is not a world champion. I hope Sir Stirling Moss will re-take this record at the end of the year.

 

[gnomesayin]

I think Red Bull called the smarter race, and Max managed to hold on. Very intense battle to the finish. Hope the talk about reduced dirty air effects with the next generation of cars isn't vaporware, because it's still everything.

 

[FLRacingFan]

That’s gonna be an awesome track invasion.

 

[donthaveanickname]

That’s gonna be an awesome track invasion.

Track invasions are back?!? Hell Yes

 

[donthaveanickname]

Shaq O'Neal is like a meter taller than everyone else out there.

 

[gnomesayin]

 

[Hotrod]

No word from Andretti on Alfa Romeo deal as anticipated this weekend.
No Andretti F1 announcement planned for COTA weekend | RACER

Shaq and the Oompa - Loompas .

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Fantastic weekend at the track. The race wasn’t the greatest but to witness a F1 race in person finally ticked another box off the list. The atmosphere was incredible but getting out of the track was the worst I’ve ever seen and same for my dad who has been going to races since 1996.