2023 United States Grand Prix - [SPRINT] discussion thread
ROUND 19 - United States 🇺🇸
FORMULA 1 LENOVO UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2023
Circuit stats
- First Grand Prix: 2012
- Number of laps: 56
- Circuit Length: 5.513 km
- Race Distance: 308.405 km
- Lap record: 1:36.169 - Charles Leclerc (2019)
- 2022 winner: Max Verstappen
Nice that F1TV called that Mercedes conversation for what it was: Bullshit.
Which conversation? I usually have the sky commentary. The F1TV is so hard to hear.
F1TV (Hinchcliffe, Jaqcues & Coulthard) called the conversation between George Russell and his engineer when they tried to legitimise his illegal overtake as "something Hollywood would come up with" and "spinning the truth" (not their exact words).
edit: typo
Hahaha
Russell not having given that place back by now is a bit dodgy.
Stroll is retiring???? Surely not
EDIT:
WHAT THE HELL
Not surprising considering there was a curious four-wheel lock-up due to the brake during the sprint shootout.
They're having mad brake issues with his car.
Could be a couple of interesting races this weekend! Verstappen wins both is my prediction but the rest of the podium should be a real scrap between Merc/McLaren/Ferrari/Perez!
Sainz on softs, not sure that’s going to help him towards the end. But anything is possible I guess.
Holy crap.. Max just gaining time by the round.
Damn one more lap and Lando would have had Charles. The last few laps he had half a second on him.
Had he not been behind Carlos for so long he would've made the podium. It's a good sign for tomorrow that the McLaren still seems to be kinder on its tires than at least Ferrari.
Red Bull still seem to have the pace in hand once the tires begin to wear but Mercedes may be the wild card. I'm hoping to see Lando get his first win, but Lewis would have to give a master class on defending if Max is going to be held up long enough to be kept off the top step.
Sainz' softs, meet cliff.
Much better result for him than I expected
Not the cliff I expected so far. Hopefully Albon is able to get a bit closer so Russell drops behind him.
Who was giving out the podium awards?
Salad fingers
They weren't rusty enough to be salad fingers
There is no way Sainz can hold on to his tires
Norris about to have Sainz for lunch, me thinks. Those softs aren't going to hold up.
Lewis has been waiting for this fight since 2021, this is going to be spicy.
I swear to god Hamilton goes off the track and overtakes someone every single race
EDIT: It was a fair overtake after seeing the replays.
Hamilton probably was the kid that tattles to the teacher about his colleagues
Not sure why russell got penalty for that. He did the same thing Hamilton did. Good ol consistent FIA
Wasn't Hamilton the leading car in that corner? Russell surely wasn't.
Not leading but very much side by side
Russell was completely behind Piastri
I could be wrong, would have to see the replays again
Russell wasn’t even alongside. Piastri was keeping to his line and Russell tried to stick his nose in. He drove himself off the track
Russell came from behind and went off track to overtake. Hamilton was alongside and there were a lot of other cars around that limited his options.