[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

Bring back Newey! He looks like a boss in that shirt than the AM one, just saying!

He also has more 'experience'

Wish it were so but he decided he was becoming part of the furniture there so moved on a few mies away with an offer he couldn't refuse.

[wizardofOz]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Hadjar has also admitted that Lawson is helping him, what Yuki should be doing with MAX but the 22 car is going backwards, at this particular hot circuit.

I didn't hear about Lawson helping him but I guess that's a benefit to Isaac and kudos to Liam. Isaac in his interview appears very grounded in personality, of course he is young but at his age is demonstrating his maturity pretty well.

To be honest, I'd say Hadjar and Lawson are getting on pretty well it seems, it will be good for the both of them.

[wizardofOz]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Wish it were so but he decided he was becoming part of the furniture there so moved on a few mies away with an offer he couldn't refuse.

Probably hard for anyone to say no to 30 Mil

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Verstappen needs to get past the McLarens asap to get into clean air to reduce tire degradation. Very complicated when starting from P3 behind the McLarens, except if Piastri and Norris get 'touchy' in Turn 1. Can Verstappen and Russell put enough pressure on Piastri and Norris in the straight to Turn 1 ? I expect Piastri and Noris to go flatout all the way to Turn 1 with a "who brakes the latest ?" game. Norris has the inside, so could divebomb to force getting the lead. Piastri cannot move too sharp to the right to block Norris, because he also needs to protect his left side against a Verstappen approach.

Piastri and Norris are like the past Prost/Senna partnership but without the daggers.

[wizardofOz]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Piastri and Norris are like the past Prost/Senna partnership but without the daggers.

I'm eagerly waiting like you all to see if there's going to be any drama on turn 1.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

Probably hard for anyone to say no to 30 Mil

We'll see if he can gel with Stroll snr long enough, Newey is quite sensitive when he's under pressure with already being told to sort the 25 car when working on the '26 monster and Stroll wants things for tomorrow today.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

I'm eagerly waiting like you all to see if there's going to be any drama on turn 1.

If MAX can get a milli second jump at the start... but now hyped up Norris is just as good with Pastry, any which way but for a collision as Georgina will be ready to pick up the pieces.

[wizardofOz]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

If MAX can get a milli second jump at the start... but now hyped up Norris is just as good with Pastry, any which way but for a collision as Georgina will be ready to pick up the pieces.

Ughh, not THAT woman...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

Ughh, not THAT woman...

He's desperate for a win with just 3 to his name while PIA and NOR have 6 each.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

If MAX can get a milli second jump at the start... but now hyped up Norris is just as good with Pastry, any which way but for a collision as Georgina will be ready to pick up the pieces.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Artemis

What about graciously predicting pole position for Piastri and P2 for Norris on Saturday, with Zak Brown laughing and teasing Horner + on Sunday some Barcelona 2016 vibes featuring 'these cars will self-destruct in a few moments' followed by an overly ambitious PIA-NOR 'lawn mower' double DNF moment allowing Verstappen to win the race ?

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by 3798j

Some of the better RBR comments...what a lost cause that 2nd seat is.

Yuki: "I don't think it's the set-up, because to be honest, we tried almost every set-up."
“Even in the long runs [this weekend] was a good example. Whatever I do, nothing happens and it feels like this car is eating the tyres like hell, having degradation massively."

Pierre Waché: "To be honest, we tried something completely different with Yuki, with a big rear wing to see how it performed in qualifying - which was a mistake on our part."

Max: “yuki is not a pancake. this (with the second driver) has of course been going on for a long time. maybe that is also a sign. of what? you can fill that in yourself.”

Originally Posted by 3798j

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[3798j]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

"Pannenkoek”, translated to pancake, is a Dutch slang term for someone who’s hopeless or completely incompetent.

[3798j]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

When your team doesn't have the car, the skill, and the strategy to devise a winning scenario, it comes down to this. It's not only the team that has rotted.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by 3798j

"Pannenkoek”, translated to pancake, is a Dutch slang term for someone who’s hopeless or completely incompetent.

Ok mate. Let's dig this out ...

Pannenkoek translated in English is Pancake . That is correct

But (!)
We say it in "race-terms" in Dutch or Flemish . MAX said : Yuki is NOT a pancake (!)
He is a pancake = He is a slow driver .
He is "NOT" a pancake = He is a very fast driver.

MAX said : Yuki is "NOT" a pancake . This means in race terms : Yuki is very fast (!)
IMHO . I don't see what's wrong with that . It was actually a compliment for Yuki.

[3798j]

"Believing that Yuki Tsunoda’s struggles say more about the difficult Red Bull car than about the Japanese driver himself, Max Verstappen states that his team-mate is no slouch."

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/m...bull/10728536/

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Irritated MAX drove over a Ferrari cone : "I'm going to destroy it completely (!)

You did it on purpose ?
MAX : Yes , absolutely. And I'll do it again (!)

The Dutch article is too funny => https://racingnews365.nl/geirriteerd...-ondersteboven

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Oh well I suppose I better watch the replay of quali after a shower and a drink

BINGO (!) LMFAO

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pa...lnqsneXjU,st:0

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pa...lnqsneXjU,st:0

FORMATION LAP !!!

[GuidoK]

everyone on softs except yuki.
so a lot of pitstops :S

[///M Power-Belgium]

YUKI starts from the pitlane and MAX is P2 !

1 PIA
2 MAX
3 NOR

[///M Power-Belgium]

RUS lost 2 pos. and is P6 .

LEW is P4 and Charlie is P5 . Great start for both Ferraris ...