| Azerbaijan GP 15:37 - Jun 6 with 1146 views | Enigma_Blue |
Wow what a race! Gutted for Verstappen but a rare rookie mistake from Hamilton has kind of evened things out in terms of the championship.
Perez so cool under pressure from Hamilton for most of the race and Vettel proving he has still got it with a stunning 2nd place.
Such a contrast to the borefest that is Monaco. More of the same please for the rest of the season. |  | | |  |
| Azerbaijan GP on 15:53 - Jun 6 with 1087 views | Oldsmoker |
Absolutely nuts race.
Can you believe Red Bull advised the Race Stewards to call Red Flag when a procession behind the safety car would have given Perez the win.
It turned out to be a masterstroke as Hamilton would have finished second under a safety car but after the restart he got NUL points because his front brakes failed at the first corner.
F1 boring - not this race. |  |
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| Azerbaijan GP on 15:55 - Jun 6 with 1075 views | Oldsmoker |
And Max scored a point for fastest lap and extended his lead over Lewis in the title race. | |
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| Azerbaijan GP on 15:58 - Jun 6 with 1063 views | tazdac |
| Azerbaijan GP on 15:55 - Jun 6 by Oldsmoker |
And Max scored a point for fastest lap and extended his lead over Lewis in the title race. |
No he didn’t, you need to finish in the points to get the bonus point :o) | | | |
| Azerbaijan GP on 16:01 - Jun 6 with 1046 views | Oldsmoker |
| Azerbaijan GP on 15:58 - Jun 6 by tazdac |
No he didn’t, you need to finish in the points to get the bonus point :o) |
But he had the fastest time!
Max can't get a break. | |
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| Azerbaijan GP on 16:04 - Jun 6 with 1036 views | TractorFrog |
What a fantastic drive from Vettel; these last two races he has been back to his old self.
'Crazy, crazy, crazy race! Can we race in Baku every week?!' - David Croft (2018) |  |
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| Azerbaijan GP on 16:11 - Jun 6 with 1011 views | Oldsmoker |
| Azerbaijan GP on 16:04 - Jun 6 by TractorFrog |
What a fantastic drive from Vettel; these last two races he has been back to his old self.
'Crazy, crazy, crazy race! Can we race in Baku every week?!' - David Croft (2018) |
Of course you can race in Baku every week David.
Expect speeding tickets and some jail time though. | |
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| Azerbaijan GP on 17:45 - Jun 6 with 925 views | DBlues |
| Azerbaijan GP on 15:53 - Jun 6 by Oldsmoker |
Absolutely nuts race.
Can you believe Red Bull advised the Race Stewards to call Red Flag when a procession behind the safety car would have given Perez the win.
It turned out to be a masterstroke as Hamilton would have finished second under a safety car but after the restart he got NUL points because his front brakes failed at the first corner.
F1 boring - not this race. |
Red Bull may have called for the red flag in part due to Perez's hydraulic issue. Going round at a slower speed and parts overheating may have made it worse compared to normal racing speeds.
Agree it was a good race and nice to see a different podium for a change. |  | | |
| Azerbaijan GP on 17:52 - Jun 6 with 891 views | Chondzoresk |
| Azerbaijan GP on 15:58 - Jun 6 by tazdac |
No he didn’t, you need to finish in the points to get the bonus point :o) |
Correct, almost, although you need to finish top 10 for the extra point |  | | |
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| Azerbaijan GP on 17:52 - Jun 6 with 890 views | StokieBlue |
| Azerbaijan GP on 17:45 - Jun 6 by DBlues |
Red Bull may have called for the red flag in part due to Perez's hydraulic issue. Going round at a slower speed and parts overheating may have made it worse compared to normal racing speeds.
Agree it was a good race and nice to see a different podium for a change. |
They might have also been hoping the race wouldn't restart which would mean that Max would have won as he was leading the last completed lap.
However I think they were likely looking out for the other drivers, another tyre could have easily gone.
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| Azerbaijan GP on 17:56 - Jun 6 with 876 views | NickITFC |
Fantastic race. If only there were more Baku quality circuits and less Monaco! |  | | |
| Azerbaijan GP on 18:00 - Jun 6 with 855 views | Oldsmoker |
| Azerbaijan GP on 17:52 - Jun 6 by StokieBlue |
They might have also been hoping the race wouldn't restart which would mean that Max would have won as he was leading the last completed lap.
However I think they were likely looking out for the other drivers, another tyre could have easily gone.
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A communication from Red Bull to Race Control said they had no prior indication from their telemetry of the tyre blow on Max's car. | |
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| Azerbaijan GP on 18:24 - Jun 6 with 820 views | DBlues |
| Azerbaijan GP on 18:00 - Jun 6 by Oldsmoker |
I make you right.
A communication from Red Bull to Race Control said they had no prior indication from their telemetry of the tyre blow on Max's car. |
Yes they said that to Race Control and that is true.
It was likely tire failure that happened on both car going at full speed and load on the tire compared to it being debris.
Under a safety car the tires are going to be under less load and less likely for that to happen so while there was the main concern for safety there is also the underlying agendas of F1 teams. Like the other Race Control message McLaren made complaining about Tsunoda not slowing down when no one else did either. | | | |
| Azerbaijan GP on 18:27 - Jun 6 with 814 views | Trequartista |
Pirelli are speculating that it was debris causing the tyre failures. Surely if the car was going in a straight line at the time, as it was on both Stroll and Verstappen crashes, the front tyre would have hit the debris first?
What a race though - complete contrast to Monaco even though they are both street circuits. [Post edited 6 Jun 2021 18:28]
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