cencecutive red bull top 3 y e sss

 

vettel is having no luck ugh

Looks pretty much all over now, come on title #4 :cheer:

 

I did really want this one to go all the to wire though, a shame we've been robbed of potentially a great climax to the season but I guess that's just the unpredictable nature of F1. Last year Lewis had zero luck this year he's benefitted from Seb's misfortune, comes & goes! (unless you're Mark Webber).

 

Hoping the Red Bulls can keep us this strong run of form & pinch a couple more wins before the season is up!

And hoping that Red Bull can keep this form next year. Shame to see it not going to the wire though.

Gasly is set to miss the US Grand Prix to complete the finale of Super Formula. No news yet on who will replace him.

 

 

Palmer? :P

New Zealander Brendan Hartley will be Gasly's replacement for the US Grand Prix.

Renault have put Hulk, Hartley and Max onto a new Engine (as they are at the end of their life). The new Engine though has a hybrid 2017/18 ICE fitted to it. Renault are testing some of the 2018 upgrades in the 2017 PU package to get some testing milage on them. Smart! will be interesting to see the bump it makes.

A shit decision as described by Mark Webber on Verstappen's penalty for 'gaining an advantage' on the final lap when passing Kimi.

Shit is putting it rather politely. Shameful. It was a fantastic move and there’s been plenty of the same from Bottas today going unpunished so precious mercy can get their constructors title.

Is just a coincidence that the FIA website is unavailable following Verstappen's demotion? Noticed Jos describing the decision as bollocks on tweets and the FIA being known as the Ferrari Intervention Association.

 

 

Strictly speaking Verstappen did break the rules but then again the rules are crap.

 

On the plus side it was actually a really good race. We should celebrate that for they are rare

Bottas did twice leave track limits and gained an advantage while fighting the red bulls. So the stewards are pricks for sure.

 

 

It was a good race. Plenty of overtakes and nice to see Sainz settle in so quickly!!! The shit before the race and the penalty at the end was utterly embarrassing tho

As mentioned in the post race commentary, if the FIA want to run these races on these too mistake-forgiving circuits with huge run off areas and meters of tarmac between the track and grass, these sorts of things are going to happen and happened multiple times during this race. I really don’t like the way these circuits are heading, even classic tracks like Suzuka are being ruined with run off areas in favour of more punishing gravel traps. :(

Your sig finished that post off perfectly!!!

 

I completely agree. The tarmac run off areas are a shambles. Rip em up. Give us gravel back!!

It will be Hartley and Gasly for Toro Rosso in Mexico it appears that finally Kvyat has been dropped for good.

 

 

Torro Rosso haven’t confirmed the final 2 races yet so we shall see. But I agree it’s not looking promising for Kyvat.

 

Williams want their 2018 driver situation sorted before Brazil so they can give Massa a send off

Get in there, 4 times a champ! Nice try there Sebby ;)

 

At least it made for an entertaining race, definitely a welcome return to the calendar these past few years for Mexico.

 

I'm also beginning to wonder if Danny & Max swapped cars for the final 5 or 6 races. How the pendulum has swung!

Great win from Max. Shame to see it take another undeserved WC for the combination of Merc and the arrogant one but until a manufacturer can finally pull out an engine mode that's better than the Merc Q3 mode F1 will continue to be a charade.

 

 

Pretty much the worst possible weekend for Renault after they announce they are pulling out of Formula E to focus on F1. Ya know, the one series we actually win.

Indeed a great professional win from Verstappen. Drove an fantastic race from start to finish.

Excellent drive from Max, with all the Renaults dropping left right and centre he must’ve been shitting bricks. :lol:

 

Rumour has it Sauber will be running Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson next year. Ericsson isn’t a foregone conclusion though as Sauber say his financial backing isn’t a priority and they need the best fit for the long-term. Ferrari are also still trying to convince them to take on Giovinazzi, and they are trying to convince Haas give him a drive too (despite Haas already confirming they are running the same line-up next year, and I believe both are in contract... who knows). Toro Rosso look likely to run Pierre Gasly & Brendon Hartley (they seem happy with the results both have been getting) so the only seat that remains pretty much a complete open book is Williams’ second seat...