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I would even go as far to say that Oscar wasn't pushing much in the second stint. He knew he couldn't open much of a gap on Lando, so there wasn't that much to gain in pushing. Oscar was more interested in backing up Lando (not giving Lando much of a gap on George), in case there was a second pitstop.24-03-2025 03:10
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My guess is 2 factors. 1. It was considerably cooler on Sunday, and getting progressively so as the race went on. 2. Following closely in the China GP was really tough on the tires, so Max dropped back by design. It's only late in the race, after Max/RB pitwall were confident that they had a large tire advantage on Leclerc (who had wasted his tires on chasing George) that Max charged and overtook Leclerc.24-03-2025 10:29
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Lewis and Leclerc DSQ'ed for an illegal car again! The same 2 got disqualified for an illegal car at COTA 2023. How many times does this have to happen before someone suggests that there is cheating going on?23-03-2025 23:43
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If Yuki is smart, he won't accept the ride at Red Bull. Not a good career move for a young(ish) driver.23-03-2025 23:44
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Overtaking was very difficult, so yeah, correct strategy was 1 stopper.23-03-2025 10:43
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Actually, I thought Lewis was rather compliant in letting Leclerc through, with what was a rather minimal amount of complaining (considering that F1 drivers are always reluctant for such team orders, unless the 2 cars are on different strategies). I honestly think Lewis' results in the sprint qualy and the sprint race was because of hot temperatures and the resulting tire pressures. The mandated minimum tire pressure was too high for the sprint qualy and race, cars made it out onto the pitlane queue asap, just to let the tire pressure come down. Lewis dealt with that the best, kudos to him for that. But apparently the FIA/Pirelli lowered the minimum required tire pressure for the main qualy and race, and the temp was a lot cooler for the race, so Lewis no longer had that advantage.23-03-2025 11:06
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DOTD has to be Piastri. Didn't put a foot wrong and won the race.23-03-2025 10:35
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Racing Bulls were on the wrong 2 stop strategy. With overtaking so difficult, I don't understand why they thought it was a good strategy.23-03-2025 10:24
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To be fair, Max did screw up the start, lost 2 places there. Absolutely GOAT move from Max passing Leclerc though. Leclerc used up too much of his tires chasing George. If he hadn't done so, he would have finished ahead of Max. Overtaking wasn't easy in China.23-03-2025 10:22
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Real danger for Norris' WDC this season isn't from Max, it's from Piastri.23-03-2025 10:18