Grand Prix 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Practice, Qualifying & Race Discussion

i had a bit of time so i thought i would give it ago.

the 1st ever Saudi Arabian GP, it feels weird to be this far into the year & we still arent into the finale. into context lewis debut season in 2007, the penultimate race was on 6th october. but we are on the final leg for what has been 1 of most enjoyable seasons for many a year (to be fair its a low bar) & arguably the best rivalry since Hakkinen/Schumacher 23 years ago. some cracking racing between the 2 title contenders. alot of controversy along the way. the momentum like a rollercoaster as at times Hamilton & Verstappen have looked like they were heavy favourites only for it to swing the other way by the next race or in space of 24 hours. really looking forward to see which way it swings again.

Saudi Arabia like the middle east is trying to move away from their reliance on oil to generate income & are using sport to rebrand themselves or as some critics call it sportwashing but for legal reasons i may leave that alone. LOL but they have spent big hosting Joshua V Ruiz heavyweight rematch, Formula E, Dakar Rally, Spanish + Italian Super cups, Fifa World Club Cup, the worlds richest horse race, Golf, Asian games in the future & the F1. then surrounding areas hosting the 20/20 cricket world cup , potential bids for both the world cup & Olympics

it will be the 1st time that F1 has raced at back to back new venues outside of Europe as prior 2 times 1959 Germany/Portugal & 1970 Germany/Austria. its a miracle that their is a race on at all because it has been a race against time to say the least. 5 weeks ago it looked more like the pictures of 1 year to go not 1 month go

1st November 2021

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1st December 2021
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the circuit looks like a real challenge, its high speed, imagine baku without the twisty middle sector. it could be carnage because you make a mistake your hitting the wall at 150mph. i would expect safety car or 2 & that unpredictability not good for Lewis Hamilton at the moment because is imperative that he finishes ahead of max verstappen otherwise the title would get very tough


Finally the 1st GP since Frank Williams passing what a man what a motorsport icon. who will be missed & hopefully they will have a moments silence for him. before the race
 
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Hamberg - Hamilton has benefited a couple of times from red flags this season - Imola and Silverstone come to mind (Silverstone - they repaired the front wing, which probably is what allowed him to win the race)

I'd prefer that they were winning this on the track though.
 
Hamberg - Hamilton has benefited a couple of times from red flags this season - Imola and Silverstone come to mind (Silverstone - they repaired the front wing, which probably is what allowed him to win the race)

I'd prefer that they were winning this on the track though.
Yeah I know. I’m just in the moment furious.
On the plus side this was turning into a bore fest (not that I minded) so might see some racing for the lead.
 
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I do tend to think that when they red flag following a period of safety car, they should wind back the race to the point that the safety car was called. Otherwise, it just becomes random.
 
The two cars who are in trouble are Ricciardo and Sainz... In principle, all the other cars will be able to bolt on a set of hard tyres to the end of the race. Ricciardo and Sainz, having run hards at the start are going to be unable to reach the end without another pitstop...
 
Verstappen needs a penalty for that restart - although this was another case of a car not being given space.

Hamilton will probably get penalised for the safety car violation.
 
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