31 points

Generally not a fan of the sprint weekend format, but this one was pretty enjoyable (probably mainly due to the weather)

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Wet weather always makes F1 more entertaining!

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8 points

Making Saturday a self-contained event makes it more enjoyable imo.

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5 points

I like that the sprint doesn’t affect the race, but I hate that the slow buildup of the race weekend is disrupted. I just can’t get into quali on a Friday.

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1 point

I love it. I never really cared about p1-3. I’d check the standings but that’s it. I’ve watched three sessions so far this weekend.

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2 points

Agreed, doesn’t have implications on Sunday and teams seem to let their drivers actually race.

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7 points

Definitely one of the best sprint races since the format started.

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5 points

There really is nothing like a race in the wet.

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8 points

Best 24 laps thus year

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28 points

21 second lead in a 24 lap race. Another masterclass from Max.

Glad to see a better performance from Checo as well, minus the drama between the two Red Bull cars on that first lap.

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9 points

Honestly Max feels like he’s on another level even compared to other “on another level” years from other drivers. Like, the consistency from Quali to race, event after event, is insane. A season to remember.

And I hate it like cmon max can you chill with the throttle I wanna see some racing at the front why you driving away bb?

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4 points

And is not like both of their car pull out the same lead, so it is not just the car.

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4 points

Exactly, I was talking to a buddy today and they were asking “why is Checo so slow in the Red Bull?” Bruh he ain’t slow (he’s had his rough moments but he ain’t slow), Max is just out of his mind on speed

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Yea Max is basically the result of an experiment to see what happens if you literally breed racing into a kid and train them from birth. He’s a machine, and not just the pace itself but the damn consistency.

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4 points

Yeah first lap was some bullshit from Checo, really dodgy forcing max onto the grass there.

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2 points

On inters when the slicks were much faster in the final 8-10 laps.

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22 points

Great mini race mainly because of the weather. Nice call by Russell there, baking fearless to gamble. Also, Max is on a completely different league atm.

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11 points

The undercut for the slicks was really well timed, good call from Mercedes to trust George’s feel out on track.

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5 points

I thought it was a pretty big gamble at the time. But it turned out well for him.

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4 points

The undercut for the slicks was really well timed, good call from Mercedes to trust George’s feel out on track.

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21 points

If you told me a race with max winning by 20 seconds was action pacted I would have insulted your pet, gestured at your mother and called you a liar.

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4 points

I wonder how much of that gap was Hulkenberg stopping Perez and Sainz…

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True. But also, the fact that Perez was stopped by a Haas…

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1 point

That would have extended the gap for sure, but the biggest part of the gap was built up after Perez overtook Hulk.

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1 point

Max pulled a massive lead in Suzuka last year as well - he’s generally excellent in wet conditions. It’s the attribute that had RB fighting over his signature at 16 y/o.

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10 points

I’m with Red Bull through and through, but MV finishing 20s+ seconds ahead of the 2nd is not what I want to tune in every Sunday for. Let’s hope Aston Martin can make a title contending car soon!

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We heard you the first time 😂

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We heard you the first time 😂

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13 points

Funny because the same duplication thing happened to you hahaha I think Lemmys getting a bit overloaded today

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Lol that’s awesome

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1 point

Probably due to third party Reddit apps shutting off yesterday

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