Grand Prix 2023 Saudi Arabia GP 2023 Practice, Qualifying & Race discussion

[F1Brits_90]

very unlucky for logan sergeant. his 1st run that wouldve got him 12th in Q1. deleted because your not allowed even 1 tyre on pink tarmac that separates pit lane & circuit

spun on 2nd go & then mucked up 1st corner of final go & ends up last

 

[F1Brits_90]

things have just got interesting

https://twitter.com/x/status/1637145862357807104

 

[Il_leone]

hahaha Verstappen out lets see who Red Bull and he blames now

 

[Hamberg]

He’ll still win

 

[Il_leone]

He’ll still win

Not sure about that if Perez scampers away

 

[F1Brits_90]

He’ll still win

your spot on. this will be spa 2022. he was half a second minimum clear of perez

 

[Il_leone]

Thats quick from Alonso !

 

[Il_leone]

Lets see what Perez can do

 

[Il_leone]

Half a second faster !

 

[Il_leone]

If Perez gets pole I hope he wins after he was robbed last year

 

[Il_leone]

your spot on. this will be spa 2022. he was half a second minimum clear of perez

You forget he has to pass Leclerc who has a grid drop but should be ahead of him

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Perez on Pole , is it the car though

 

[Il_leone]

Perez on Pole , is it the car though

Don't tell that to Verstappen fans who have diverted their attention to Hamilton nowhere to Russell spiel

 

[F1Brits_90]

Perez on Pole , is it the car though

a good chunk yes. perez was basically saying he never had a 2nd lap & so he got it with his banker but the car is that good. i wouldve said at least verstappen had a 1.27.7 in that. this reminds me of ferrari 2002 when there was such a chasm between 1 car & the rest of the grid

 

[F1Brits_90]

on the verstappen sweepstake. im going to say lap 28 he will take the lead

 

[The Artist.....]

on the verstappen sweepstake. im going to say lap 28 he will take the lead

I think this all depends on whether there's a safety car...

• Safety car at the start won't help.
• Safety car after 4-5 laps will help a lot - say that Verstappen has made it up to 5th by then (not impossible), then it will allow him to close up.

Without a safety car, unless Perez is compromised by the team, I think that Perez will win.

 

[The Artist.....]

PS... The other way Verstappen could end up winning is if someone like Russell or Alonso ends up jumping Perez into T1

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Wonder what lap Alpha Tauri will come to the rescue.

 

[The Artist.....]

Why the hell did that need a full safety car?

 

[Johnny Carwash]

If you pit under the safety car, then you should have to change onto the same compound.