[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Fliplegend

Nico trying to stir up the drama in the interview with NOR

Typical of him to liven things up, he's from Monaco.

[Jbrown7403]

Great to see PIA with his first win! Seems like a really good dude! Also love to have McLaren with a 1 - 2 finish. Seems like the 2nd half of the season is going to be really tight!

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

Got it. But that’s racing right? Still seems silly to deny Lando a victory and let him further cut into Max’s points lead when McLaren was still guaranteed a 1-2 finish.

True. But there will also come moments when Lando will need Oscar in certain race moments. Now he can call in the favour.
So I can understand why Lando did it, but if he had done that right away, he would've had 15 laps or so to try and overtake Oscar.
Lando was faster in that last stint. So that was an error on his behalf imo.

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by Fliplegend

Nico trying to stir up the drama in the interview with NOR

I always like Nico.
He's always trolling a bit

[toxik]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

True. But there will also come moments when Lando will need Oscar in certain race moments. Now he can call in the favour.
So I can understand why Lando did it, but if he had done that right away, he would've had 15 laps or so to try and overtake Oscar.
Lando was faster in that last stint. So that was an error on his behalf imo.

they told both drivers to preserve tires, I think that played into why Oscar was slower than Lando.

[toxik]

i’m really starting to believe max is gonna leave and join Toto haha

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by toxik

i’m really starting to believe max is gonna leave and join Toto haha

For 2026 that might be the right call.
For 2026, the car that has the best engine will be the best bet. Aerodynamics will change too, but that's way more of a gamble on who will perform best in that field. Especially as most teams seem to get the hang of it.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Typical of him to liven things up, he's from Monaco.

I just hear : There is a chance that MAX will swap his 5th HONDA PU at SPA ...
But It's not confirmed (yet)
MAX got some Honda PU issues in this race , with his brakes too .

And that means a 10P grid penalty for MAX (!)

MAX race was a mess today and the RB strategy too ...

The McLarens will be extremely hard to beat , for the rest of this season .

The best car and driver won today . Congrats for Oscar Piastri

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by toxik

i’m really starting to believe max is gonna leave and join Toto haha

Depends of the 2026 Ford PU and the big fat battery power

And how fast the battery will charge back to 100% in the new (manual) override mode .
That will be the 2026 winning Team ...

THE NEW "OVERRIDE MODE" WILL BE THE NEW DRS IN 2026

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

True. But there will also come moments when Lando will need Oscar in certain race moments. Now he can call in the favour.
So I can understand why Lando did it, but if he had done that right away, he would've had 15 laps or so to try and overtake Oscar.
Lando was faster in that last stint. So that was an error on his behalf imo.

Didn't they pit NOR first to cover HAM with the understanding they would swap back

That's the way I heard it

Hopefully PIA will repay the favor at some point. That kinda sucked for Norris.

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Didn't they pit NOR first to cover HAM with the understanding they would swap back

That's the way I heard it

Yes, that was the reason to give Lando the undercut.
And then Lando prooved to be much faster than Oscar.

I think McLaren made a mistake.
Lando was around 85 points behind before today.
With 12 races to go, that's a possibe to overcome gap.
Now they missed 7 points in that (so the gap could've been 69 points, instead it's now 76 points). With that attitude.....are you still gonna win?
Winning a championship revolves around scoring maximum when your main competitor is down (and this was a very bad day for Max/RB).
We'll see at the end of the year how costly this mistake was.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I just hear : There is a chance that MAX will swap his 5th HONDA PU at SPA ...
But It's not confirmed (yet)
MAX got some Honda PU issues in this race , with his brakes too .

And that means a 10P grid penalty for MAX (!)

MAX race was a mess today and the RB strategy too ...

The McLarens will be extremely hard to beat , for the rest of this season .

The best car and driver won today . Congrats for Oscar Piastri

Spa is next weekend and isn't that a 5 place drop when engine allocation is first exceeded..aha I see its 10 at first then any more swaps after that are 5 drops.

[atopa2002]

Oscar also wants his first win.
There are more races to go and he will return the favor down the line if the drivers championship is closer

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Yes, that was the reason to give Lando the undercut.
And then Lando prooved to be much faster than Oscar.

I think McLaren made a mistake.
Lando was around 85 points behind before today.
With 12 races to go, that's a possibe to overcome gap.
Now they missed 7 points in that (so the gap could've been 69 points, instead it's now 76 points). With that attitude.....are you still gonna win?
Winning a championship revolves around scoring maximum when your main competitor is down (and this was a very bad day for Max/RB).
We'll see at the end of the year how costly this mistake was.

oh, I agree it was a mistake. McLaren was being TOO conservative trying to lock down a team 1-2....In reality I don't think HAM was a threat.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Yes, that was the reason to give Lando the undercut.
And then Lando prooved to be much faster than Oscar.

I think McLaren made a mistake.
Lando was around 85 points behind before today.
With 12 races to go, that's a possibe to overcome gap.
Now they missed 7 points in that (so the gap could've been 69 points, instead it's now 76 points). With that attitude.....are you still gonna win?
Winning a championship revolves around scoring maximum when your main competitor is down (and this was a very bad day for Max/RB).
We'll see at the end of the year how costly this mistake was.

Could be a deciding factor but the question being are McLaren gonna continue like this, a first 1-2 for them since the eighties? is not a green light for them to all of a sudden be winning more than just a couple.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Spa is next weekend and isn't that a 5 place drop when engine allocation is first exceeded..aha I see its 10 at first then all of them are 5 after subsequent swaps.

The dive my friend ...

I just can't believe the RB20 wasn't damaged (!)
I'm pretty sure the car was damaged . This car must have damage ..
The car lands full on his nose (!)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The dive my friend ...

I just can't believe the RB20 wasn't damaged (!)
I'm pretty sure the car was damaged . This car must have damage ..
The car lands full on his nose (!)

HAM saw him and tripped MAX up but his car will be checked and with no bits falling off I think it's all good, it's not like a Checo collision

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Could be a deciding factor but the question being are McLaren gonna continue like this, a first 1-2 for them since the eighties? is not a green light for them to all of a sudden be winning more than just a couple.

And it was not fine (!)

The moment when Hannah realized...Sorry MAX . We just F@cked it up

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

And it was not fine (!)

The moment when Hannah realized...Sorry MAX . We just F@cked it up

Yeah she'll be under pressure now but really not her fault with MAX saying from the start the car upgrades though looking dramatic are not great and not a lot of time to sort it for Spa.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

And it was not fine (!)

The moment when Hannah realized...Sorry MAX . We just F@cked it up

I gather that's GP to the left of her, not a lot he could do either.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

HAM saw him and tripped MAX up but his car will be checked and with no bits falling off I think it's all good.

Well ...Then his front suspension is bulletproof !

So far ..The Red Bull Team is in deep 5H1T ...
MAX was right : The RB20 upgrades have made the car slower .

I think : The RB20 setup is still a mess ...
They can't fix this in one week for SPA .

McLaren will rule again (!)
The balance of this car is a masterpiece of engineering ...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Well ...Then his front suspension is bulletproof !

So far ..The Red Bull Team is in deep 5H1T ...
MAX was right : The RB20 upgrades have made the car slower .

I think : The RB20 setup is still a mess ...
They can't fix this in one week for SPA .

McLaren will rule again (!)
The balance of this car is a masterpiece of engineering ...

This is a high speed track and all I'll say Wache better get his act together with this aero stuff as so far he is not been very convincing in his position.