2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread ποΈ
2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread ποΈ
ROUND 17: π¦πΏ Azerbaijan
FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2024
Circuit stats
- Circuit name: Baku City Circuit
- First Grand Prix: 2016
- Number of laps: 51
- Circuit Length: 6.003 km
- Race Distance: 306.049 km
- Lap record: 1:43.009 Charles Leclerc (2019)
- 2023 winner: Sergio Perez
Track Map
Piastri will be competing for the WDC next year
9ReplyThis year! My prediction is he wins p2
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Piastri is defending excellently. Not the smallest error so far, no matter how close Leclerc comes with DRS
8ReplyChampions drive
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They planned on Piastri playing the team game for Norris and now Norris did it for Piastri by holding Perez back lol
8ReplyCrazy that there are actual battles in the last few laps! Norris-Verstappen and Leclerc-Perez battles basically determine who will lead the WCC after this round
7ReplyI have to say, Norris kind of spanked Max today.
Norris has been eating away at Max's win but today he started 15 (I think) and Max 6. Norris ended up ahead of Max who only gained a spot after the Checco/Sainz crash.
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Excellent racing so far.
7ReplyMan what a crazy race
6ReplyWTF happened there??
6ReplyLooked like a puncture back left for Sainz?
2ReplyThis feels like the most likely explanation to me, it looked like SAI got almost sucked into the inside of PER's car...
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My guess is Carlos was blinded by the light after the turn and couldn't properly see he was inching to the left.
1ReplyPerez could have avoided that and got his best result for a long time. Hell he could still have overtaken sainz there if he just moved left slightly
Edit : I guess perez was also slightly blinded by the sun and did not realise he was drifting towards sainz. Unfortunate
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Omg omg omg omg omg omg
5ReplyTraditionally, this is when either a Ferrari engine or a red bull tire lets go
5ReplyWell a Ferrari and a Red Bull did end up in the wall
7ReplyI don't think you can blame that crash on engine or tires.
3ReplyIf Perez's tires had given up one corner sooner, he wouldn't have been there to hit Saintz. If Saintz's engine was performing better, he would have been far enough ahead to not hit Perez
/s
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And breathe
3ReplyNorris looks to be going fast enough
3ReplyI wonder how Stroll's puncture happened.
Edit: Contact with Tsunoda.
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