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2023 Qatar Grand Prix - [QUALIFYING] discussion thread

ROUND 18: 🇶🇦 FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2023

Circuit stats
First Grand Prix	2021
Number of laps	57
Circuit Length	5.419 km
Race Distance	308.826 km
Lap record	N/A
2022 winner	N/A

30 comments

Aston Martin deserves a better second driver

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- They’re getting a better engine in ‘26, so they have that going for them which is nice.
  
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  If I were a Betting man I'd say that neither Stroll is in F1 by then and the Team has been sold to someone else.
  
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- Leclerc seemed pretty keen to drive alongside Fernando, maybe him?
  
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  So you think the Billionaire Dad that bought the team so his Son would have a seat in F1, because none of the teams wanted him, will fire his Son? I think Daddy Stroll thought that hiring WC Drivers would rub off on Lance. Which after all is said and done... cool for the team, less cool if you are Lance. "Here I bought an F1 team so you too can drive in F1, also here is your teammate a World Champion you have no way to match. Copy him and be great."
  
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- That’s no way to talk about Alonso /s
  
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- They definitely do, but at this point I think that driver would end up somewhere in Q2 or barely make it out of Q1.
  
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You gotta be kidding me with those laptime deletions 😄

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- Get ready for some spicy 5 second penalties during the race.
  
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Just get Perez out of the car at this point...

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- You kinda wonder, Red Bull never had a gentle touch and let's be honest here Sergio really piles up the "Why the fuck would we keep you" points lately, I guess they don't have anyone else that can perform at at least his level in the roster.
  
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Holy shit. That interview with Piastri. What an embarrassment for F1. Looks so amateurish.

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Lando is rapid if he can put the lap together.

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- Rip
  
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  Is what it is. Oh well, at least Oscar is up there.
  
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- Spoiler: He couldn't.
  
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That Perez radio message was hard to listen to.

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- I didn't get to see quali up to now, what did he say?
  
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  His engineer explained to him he had a time deleted. Checo sounded forlorn and Hugh Bird (IIRC?) didn't sound very sympathetic.
  
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I hope this gives pappa stroll enough reason to replace stroppy stroll. I also hope that we see a Vettel Alonso pairing, but that would be a bit too optimistic for Aston.

Talking about the shoving incident and general tantrum behaviour, not just the general shit performance.

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I always get caught out in sprint weeks, glad the timezone means I can actually watch quali this time around.

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Yeah no. Perez is gone from RB next season isn't he. Just the overall tone of interactions is very much reminding me of the time we Fans knew that Bottas was not gonna get a new Merc contract. And I feel sorry for him, he's a great Driver, but I definitely think the RB pressure and mentality got to him. And having an openly racist, fucking ancient, 'outside advisor' for the team doesn't help you.

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Who will bin it first? That sand looked spicy in P1

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- Sargeant
  
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LAndooooo

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