very boring race today, practically they arrived in the same order they started, no overtaking and no fights.
Hamilton, I think, was still affected by the symptoms of covid, because he seemed very dull, he never attacked Bottas.
I'm sorry for Vettel, last race in Ferrari, also this time out of the points, but Ferrari today was bad, we also saw it with Leclerc
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December 13, 2020, 01:18:18 PM
December 13, 2020, 01:03:59 PM
Great race of Verstappen. He is was very fast today.
Albon did a good job ending close to Hamilton. I think he secured his seat for next year.
Albon did a good job ending close to Hamilton. I think he secured his seat for next year.
December 13, 2020, 10:12:54 AM
I think it was a well deserved 3rd place in constructors for McLaren this year.They have been the most stable team after Mercedes and Red Bull.Next year they also attracted new investors to try and bring them to the top of F1 again.A great win from Verstappen but worth only for statistics.
December 13, 2020, 09:29:52 AM
I'm just looking the updates at F1's IOS app as I'm currently watching Tottenham vs Crystal Palace football match... How's Verstappen's driving? And what was Hamilton's line before the race?
December 13, 2020, 07:26:05 AM
Mercedes got some problems with the MGU-K. So they had to lower the power of all Mercedes engines.
So this is good news for Verstappen.
So this is good news for Verstappen.
December 13, 2020, 05:38:59 AM
I think Hamilton is still struggling with the after-effects of the virus. Given Bottas' poor showing in the last race where he was upstaged by Russell, this is a great opportunity for Bottas to try to restore some credibility, immediately after being upstaged by Russell, against a weakened Hamilton, and before the season finishes.
Not sure whether he'll beat Hamilton, but in any case there is still a chance that Verstappen will upstage them both.
Of course if Hamilton was on normal form and starting in these positions, the race outcome would be Hamilton win with Verstappen and Bottas scrapping for second. This is a good chance for a win for both of them, but it's more important for Bottas.
Not sure whether he'll beat Hamilton, but in any case there is still a chance that Verstappen will upstage them both.
Of course if Hamilton was on normal form and starting in these positions, the race outcome would be Hamilton win with Verstappen and Bottas scrapping for second. This is a good chance for a win for both of them, but it's more important for Bottas.
December 12, 2020, 09:49:34 PM
I am really happy for Verstappen about taking the pole position in Abu Dhabi today. Mercedes has been so dominant this season. Because of that, Verstappen had too much difficulty on getting ahead of Mercedes drivers. I would like to see Verstappen winning the race tomorrow too.
It is incredible to think that this is only Max Verstappen's first pole position in 2020 and only the third in his entire career.He is the only driver who has managed to create some problems in Hamilton this year, even more than Bottas.
I hope for tomorrow to see a good race for Sebastian Vettel, his last race in Ferrari would deserve at least a good placement.
December 12, 2020, 05:48:54 PM
I am sad to not see Russell with Mercedes, but I think all of this noise about Russel made some not so much F1 hardcore fan not realize that dude is on the league. I mean he races for Williams and not Mercedes and that shows clearly that he is not going to win, that car is not good at all and even Hamilton would lose with that car, however he is still around, so wait for him to actually get better contracts, maybe even red bull one day and he could partner up with Verstappen to beat Mercedes hopefully.
Verstappen finally took the pole position, which shows that no matter how (probably ten times) better a car is, you could still not get the pole position if you not race well, obviously it is very very very rare but it happens, and that is why we watch it, for the unexpected things.
Actually, Russell is part of the Mercedes driver system and has already confirmed his performance in Williams for next year, so his appearance in Red bull is a bit problematic, because Red bull also has its own system of drivers. Let's not forget that Hamilton missed the race and got out of the competitive rhythm, and I'm not sure that after the illness, his physical condition is 100 percent. Hamilton also had to make new settings on the car, because Russell adjusted the car for himself in the last race. Verstappen finally took the pole position, which shows that no matter how (probably ten times) better a car is, you could still not get the pole position if you not race well, obviously it is very very very rare but it happens, and that is why we watch it, for the unexpected things.
December 12, 2020, 02:48:04 PM
Alfonso was allowed because he didn't race in the last two years in the F1 and the others have. But still weird that he is a rookie ;-)
Indeed, they changed the rule for the test for allowing him to drive his new car.
The test will be interesting if Ferrari finally can use his new engine, the block of engines is such a stupid rule.
December 12, 2020, 01:47:25 PM
I am really happy for Verstappen about taking the pole position in Abu Dhabi today. Mercedes has been so dominant this season. Because of that, Verstappen had too much difficulty on getting ahead of Mercedes drivers. I would like to see Verstappen winning the race tomorrow too.
December 12, 2020, 01:46:08 PM
I am sad to not see Russell with Mercedes, but I think all of this noise about Russel made some not so much F1 hardcore fan not realize that dude is on the league. I mean he races for Williams and not Mercedes and that shows clearly that he is not going to win, that car is not good at all and even Hamilton would lose with that car, however he is still around, so wait for him to actually get better contracts, maybe even red bull one day and he could partner up with Verstappen to beat Mercedes hopefully.
Verstappen finally took the pole position, which shows that no matter how (probably ten times) better a car is, you could still not get the pole position if you not race well, obviously it is very very very rare but it happens, and that is why we watch it, for the unexpected things.
Verstappen finally took the pole position, which shows that no matter how (probably ten times) better a car is, you could still not get the pole position if you not race well, obviously it is very very very rare but it happens, and that is why we watch it, for the unexpected things.
December 12, 2020, 12:42:56 PM
The first time after 2013 when there is no Mercedes on the Pole! Great Job Max, first Pole Position in 2020.
Well deserved
Well deserved
What?
Leclerc the past year got like 5 or more pole positions.
Anyway gratz to Max but Mercedes will win anyway in a long run.
Fun fact.
Alonso will do the next week (15-12-2020) as a rookie, while Fia denied Sainz, Vettel and Riccardo.
Alfonso was allowed because he didn't race in the last two years in the F1 and the others have. But still weird that he is a rookie ;-)
December 12, 2020, 10:42:57 AM
The first time after 2013 when there is no Mercedes on the Pole! Great Job Max, first Pole Position in 2020.
Well deserved
Well deserved
What?
Leclerc the past year got like 5 or more pole positions.
Anyway gratz to Max but Mercedes will win anyway in a long run.
Fun fact.
Alonso will do the next week (15-12-2020) as a rookie, while Fia denied Sainz, Vettel and Riccardo.
Ups sorry! Correct:: First Pole of a non Mercedes in Abu Dhabi since 2013
December 12, 2020, 10:21:11 AM
The first time after 2013 when there is no Mercedes on the Pole! Great Job Max, first Pole Position in 2020.
Well deserved
Well deserved
What?
Leclerc the past year got like 5 or more pole positions.
Anyway gratz to Max but Mercedes will win anyway in a long run.
Fun fact.
Alonso will do the next week (15-12-2020) as a rookie, while Fia denied Sainz, Vettel and Riccardo.
December 12, 2020, 09:50:42 AM
Verstappen on pole. Didn't expect that. First time this year that not a Mercedes engine is at pole.
He didn't even got purple sector's in his last run :-o
He didn't even got purple sector's in his last run :-o
The first time after 2013 when there is no Mercedes on the Pole! Great Job Max, first Pole Position in 2020.
Well deserved
December 12, 2020, 09:09:09 AM
Verstappen on pole. Didn't expect that. First time this year that not a Mercedes engine is at pole.
He didn't even got purple sector's in his last run :-o
He didn't even got purple sector's in his last run :-o
December 12, 2020, 07:18:18 AM
Probably Mercedes was sandbagging again but we will see in the qualification.
December 12, 2020, 06:52:04 AM
Here comes the official result from the 3rd F1 practice session in Abu Dhabi (the last pratice session for 2020)
Mercedes doesn't showed everything!
Mercedes doesn't showed everything!
December 12, 2020, 06:36:45 AM
still negative news at Ferrari, which at the moment has not yet caused a sensation.
Louis Cammilleri, the CEO of Ferrari, who had taken over from Sergio Marchionne, has resigned and now Ferrari has to tackle this difficult problem as well. At the moment, John Elkann has taken his place, waiting to find someone
Louis Cammilleri, the CEO of Ferrari, who had taken over from Sergio Marchionne, has resigned and now Ferrari has to tackle this difficult problem as well. At the moment, John Elkann has taken his place, waiting to find someone
This has happened in a really bad moment for Ferrari,just after this horrible season for them ends and they needed to start heavily working for the 2021 car.I hope he has not resigned because he doesn’t believe things are not going to work out even in 2021 as that would be really bad for Ferrari.
December 11, 2020, 07:12:53 PM
Did you guys saw Alonso lap on Abu Dhabi in his legendary Renault R25?
https://youtu.be/L96tYRRF1qI
Damn, such nostalgia, what a sound!
Though, this car looks strange with slick tyres
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https://youtu.be/L96tYRRF1qI
Damn, such nostalgia, what a sound!
Though, this car looks strange with slick tyres
.I am not sure if Hamilton should be back this early, and he has nothing to prove neither so there was actually no reason for him to get back neither. Think about it, dude got sick and had covid, he could still face some troubles with his health (known people who had high fever AFTER their covid became negative) and he is leading the league and already won the championship like a month ago or something, and team already won way earlier, basically everything is done, there is no need.
I think the only reason why he is not standing this one down is to keep Russel out, if he rests for another race he saw that Russel was a great racer and he would have maybe won the race this time and at such early age him winning a rance might mean Hamilton could get Russel instead of Bottas and Hamilton would want to keep Bottas since he just keeps everyone behind and lets Hamilton win.
Well, he got negative Covid test and he feels good, so, there is no reason for him to skip another race. I know that many of us would want to see Russel getting another chance. Same like Checo Perez returned immediately after negative test result. I think the only reason why he is not standing this one down is to keep Russel out, if he rests for another race he saw that Russel was a great racer and he would have maybe won the race this time and at such early age him winning a rance might mean Hamilton could get Russel instead of Bottas and Hamilton would want to keep Bottas since he just keeps everyone behind and lets Hamilton win.
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