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[SophieB]

It’s race day in Jeddah. Yesterday in qualifying Max Verstappen blew our collective hats off and will start from pole:

 

 

 

 

When is it on?
 

 

 

Tyre stuff

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Happy Easter to all who celebrate, Racing Comments!

[Ev0d3vil]

1am start for us in Asia, guess ill watch the highlights.

[FirstnameLastname]

I predict a T1 clash between Russell and Max

[renzmann]

I predict a T1 clash between Russell and Max

Piastri vs. Russell is more likely to be tasty. T1 crashes rarely happen these days though.

[KWSN - DSM]

This race does not have a tradition of the first 8 on the grid running into each other, nothing is ever a given but should expect a clean(ish) start with all falling into line for first 3 - 5 laps, then the various strategies and possible over takes can start happening.

 

Question for Verstappen will be can he keep Piastri behind on top-speed and not too much loss of speed as tires degrade.

Question for Piastri will be can he overtake through DRS overcoming the higher speed by Verstappen, can he overtake when his tires are less degraded than Verstappens.

 

In a race of no too big incidents I see the race being won by either of the front row starters, no one else.

[Anja]

T1 crashes rarely happen these days though.

 

I've been thinking that last week, we're overdue for some good starting drama. 

[JimmyClark]

My third race in a row I'll be missing as I'll be somewhere between Costa Rica and Canada.

I fully plan to avoid results and watch when I'm back in the UK tomorrow!

[Dalton007]

I'm going for a George victory.   Max will concentrate on Oscar and George passes them both. 

[FLB]

Oscar.

[Hellenic tifosi]

Strange that Pirelli predicts one stop, yet everyone went into the trouble of saving two hards.

[Benchulo]

A Russell win will make the championship more interesting.

[This and that]

Oscar wins if he survives the first corner

[garoidb]

A Russell win will make the championship more interesting.

 

A George-Max 1-2 would bunch things up greatly, even if one of the McLaren drivers still led overall.

[sportyskells]

i need a small bit of mayhem at turn 1 that enough to stop the race

[Lazy]

What's the safety car average occurrence at this circuit?

[Afterburner]

Strange that Pirelli predicts one stop, yet everyone went into the trouble of saving two hards.

I’ve been saying for years I’m tired of one-stop races. Hopefully we get fewer of them this year.

[STRFerrari4Ever]

If Oscar can maintain P2 after T1, I can see him biding his time then either passing/undercutting/overcutting Max, it won’t be like Suzuka where there aren’t any passing opportunities. However, I’ve also remembered that McLaren can strategically be inept so that might offer Verstappen an opportunity to keep his lead and win.

Interested to see how Tsunoda goes in this race, if he has a clean start and doesn’t lose positions, can he progress and trouble the top 6? Also, Norris will have to carve through the field so there’s also that angle to keep an eye out for.

[Thursday]

In four races there have been five safety cars and two red flags.

[FirstnameLastname]

Norris to take the hard at the start and go long? Although getting the soft out the way may be preferential if you’re goal hanging for a safety car?

[LolaB0860]

The F2 races weren't particularly amazing.

 

Stroll is surely the #1 candidate for SC to bunch up the field if it gets boring, but maybe we don't need it since the grid order is a bit jumbled up.

[Afterburner]

Norris to take the hard at the start and go long? Although getting the soft out the way may be preferential if you’re goal hanging for a safety car?

You go hard (hi George) so as to maximize your window of getting a free SC pit stop. In IndyCar we call this the “danger zone”; the rest of the field will be in it once they stop for softs.

[GLessard]

I predict a T1 clash between Russell and Max

Why not between Sainz and Hamilton?

[FirstnameLastname]

Why not between Sainz and Hamilton?

Yeah, go on, them as well then

Edited by FirstnameLastname, 20 April 2025 - 15:20.

[search]

Strange that Pirelli predicts one stop, yet everyone went into the trouble of saving two hards.

I guess it's mainly about being on the safe side in case of a safety car or even red flag. Usually Pirelli's predictions are more on the cautious side, so if even they predict a one-stopper, it could very well be possible to do the full race on one set.

 

Strategy wise, it could still turn out to be interesting at the front if there's a DRS train behind Verstappen, I guess. Won't be easy to cover multiple cars at once.

[FirstnameLastname]

90 mins of ‘build up’ on Sky… ooft

[Claudius]

I predict a T1 clash between Russell and Max

I can imagine that, you’re on to something here.

[KWSN - DSM]

Interesting video, all pit to car for Verstappen, I like how he is told every single time to be attentive to weigh bridge, and how Verstappen asked 2 laps the second he is told of red flag.

 

[MortenF1]

There’s never been a normal race here.

[LolaB0860]

There’s never been a normal race here.

What's the definition of normal? The last two haven't been great.

[MortenF1]

What's the definition of normal? The last two haven't been great.

I mean lights to flag without interruptions of sorts.

[LolaB0860]

I mean lights to flag without interruptions of sorts.

We also used to say that of Singapore since 2008, but last year it had no SC. Could easily happen here too.

[Thursday]

Karun saying it's going to be a slam dunk one stopper. Boo 

[TauriJ]

I just cant understand why they always bring mega super ultra hard tyres everywhere

[Button4life]

I just cant understand why they always bring mega super ultra hard tyres everywhere

We went from ‘drivers need to do too much tyre management and can’t race flat out’ to ‘the tyres are too hard. Drivers can easily do a 1 stop and push all the way’. The talk about tyres always goes in circles.

[Spillage]

Bumble is great. "Hi Flavio, Martin Brudnle, you fired me once..."

[MKSixer]

These celebrity managers and handlers should all be briefed about talking to Martin on the grid or get the heck off. I don't need to hear from the celebrities but I absolutely abhor the disrespect.

[Clrnc]

We went from ‘drivers need to do too much tyre management and can’t race flat out’ to ‘the tyres are too hard. Drivers can easily do a 1 stop and push all the way’. The talk about tyres always goes in circles.

They should always bring terribly fragile tyres and if you can tyre manage it, well done. But most people will 3 stops and push

[MKSixer]

Zack has lost some weight. Good for him!!

[aljaxon]

can't believe martin brundle ignored travis fimmel stood near oscar's car. prob didn't know who he was.

[Goron3]

They should always bring terribly fragile tyres and if you can tyre manage it, well done. But most people will 3 stops and push

It needs to be like Bahrain, where the Hard is durable but slow, so a faster strategy is to use softer compounds but with more pit stops.

 

I feel like they could make the tyres another step softer here. But also they could go for C5, C4 and C1.

[SophieB]

Bumble is great. "Hi Flavio, Martin Brudnle, you fired me once..."

Bet he’s thinking ‘Hmnnn, on that basis, you could be anyone’

[vlado]

Zack has lost some weight. Good for him!!

GLP-1

[Thursday]

I want races where the teams aren't quite sure how many stops are best.

[Thursday]

can't believe martin brundle ignored travis fimmel stood near oscar's car. prob didn't know who he was.

I googled his name and I still don't know he is 

[Button4life]

They should always bring terribly fragile tyres and if you can tyre manage it, well done. But most people will 3 stops and push

Until everyone does 2 stops and drivers complain they have to manage the tyres too much. Drivers like harder tyres because they have to do little tyre management. But it makes races very boring. Especially at track with little overtaking opportunities like Japan. A very close field in terms of pace also makes overtaking more difficult.

I never liked harder tyres. I always thought tyre management was a skill every driver should have. If you struggle with it, you’re not one of the best drivers of the field. We are now witnessing what happens when you produce tyres you can push the whole race with.

[AlcidioG]

I googled his name and I still don't know he is 

 

Actor from 'Vikings'

[Boxerevo]

I hope it will be fun, somehow.

[Thursday]

Actor from 'Vikings'

I only remember Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis

 

edit: I IMDB'd the film and Janet Leigh was in it as well. I wonder if that is when she and Tony made Jamie Lee.

Edited by Thursday, 20 April 2025 - 16:56.

[AlcidioG]

I only remember Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis

 

I'm old enough to remember them also

[Button4life]

Actor from 'Vikings'

I watched all seasons of Vikings and I didn’t know that was the name of the actor.

Edited by Button4life, 20 April 2025 - 16:55.