Was an impressive drive holding Sainz off for that many laps, a fair few without DRS and only the electric engine - was just enough to keep him out of danger.
Maybe not?
Quite the disparity in luck for the McLarens
Grats to Norris for his first win. Its been a while coming. Hopefully we can see a bit more of a title fight this season than the last few.
This was the last thing I saw this morning and I’ve been avoiding the result all day. Having just watched the highlights I was rather surprised at the result given where each one was when I left.
Anyways, McLaren baby!
Oscar had great luck at the start… but couldn’t pull away from Ferraris on either tyre.
Meantime Lando had a massive streak of luck, but most would have expected Max to easily overtake him, yet Lando pulled away by a lot.
Yuki with another strong race lapping up Oscars misfortune and Russels poor performance, ending up with more points than Daniel, despite his 4th in the sprint.
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The start of this has some good insight into the tyre situation at Miami.
More cracking racing from the WEC. It’s a real golden age for the series right now. I would’ve thought the loss of LMP2 would be a big blow, but its not been the case at all.
Crazy finish to the F3 race. Virtual safety car was ending near the end of the last lap. Leon was leading, wasn’t watching, and Goethe snuck in to pass Leon. Now they’ve given Goethe a safety car infringement and Leon gets the win back.
Oscar Piastri showing that his pace yesterday was genuine.
The pace is there but it was a weird session that was interrupted by at least two red flags and they don’t stop the clock when reds happen in FP sessions.
Qualifying is going to be really interesting. Maybe Red Bull turned down the engines but the handling seems to be a bit janky for them this weekend.
Very messy start to the F2 race. I don’t like the current profile of the straight between Rivazza and Tamburello. Lots of little kinks that make it not only a bit harder to pass but makes it downright dangerous if there is contact.
Absolutely stunning pass from Colapinto to win it on the last lap. Great driving from Aron to avoid contact, as well.
That result just makes me sad that they ruined Hoeckenheim.
Those straights would probably give Mclaren the two tenths they need to get in front of Max.
Ahh shit. Oscar got a 3 grid penalty for blocking.
So apparently Newey is just the first …
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ve3JKMvTi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Penske looking dominant at Indy, in traffic or solo runs they look great. Huge chance for McLaughlin or Power this year.
Hondas in a world of hurt with speed and reliability.
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Good qualifying for Danny Ric
McLaren have a real shot at winning this one. The Red Bull doesn’t look that easy to drive and the McLarens had a more consistent pace.
Obviously they would’ve had a better chance if Piastri was starting P2 instead of P5 but if can cheese the Ferraris early then I can see McLaren splitting the strategies to pressure Max.
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Crazy pit incident in the F2 race. Right rear wheel parted company of Cordeel’s car as it was pulling out of its pit box, with Marti’s pit stop happening right in front. By some miracle, the wheel misses a mechanic by millimetres (or slightly touches him) and that seemed to put his team off-kilter. Marti then pulls away and his own right-rear wheel falls off! Nobody seems to have been injured, but that’s definitely one for the F2 blooper reel!
That looked like it was almost exciting!
Oscar managed to manage his tyres too by the looks.
Scotty Mac was magnificent in Indy 500 Quali.
McLaughlin only switched to open wheel racing in 2021. Not only has he taken to them like a duck to water, he’s seemingly mastered oval racing which is a bit of an art in itself. Quite extraordinary really.