Kimi Antonelli is exciting. He's fast and has the trust of the team. F1 race debut in the works car!

I wonder if Piastri is preferred as the Number 1 driver at McLaren now?

Thought the commentators, especially Palmer, were a little harsh on McLaren. They asked Piastri if he could do a 1 stop and he said no. I think it was just a great drive by Leclerc. Especially as Sainz stopped later so had fresher tires but only managed 4th.

Where you can question them is the drivers championship. Thats 10 (fairly easy) points that they could have given Norris without affecting their constructors standings at all. Do they think its a bridge too far? If so - bit defeatist.

Asteros:

 

Kimi Antonelli is exciting. He's fast and has the trust of the team. F1 race debut in the works car!

 

Is he? I'm not yet convinced. He's not setting the world alight in F2 in the way I'd expect a generational talent to be talked about and the practice crash aside, there seems to be an incredible PR machine going to work beind him that doesn't line up with the results we've seen so far. 

I feel like McLaren threw that away tactically but then looking back on it perhaps its just great work from Ferrari and Charles drove the wheels off the car again.

Good to see Max well back in the pack, I think Mclaren will lead the constructors after the next race.

Bung: I don't think the champion should be constructed. Norris just needs an attitude adjustment.

I do feel deep down Piastri's move on Norris was a response to Hungary. And that's what Lando failed to understand at the time. 

Bung: I don't think the champion should be constructed. Norris just needs an attitude adjustment.

he just needs to work on starting better. He went deep into turn 1 and so Piastri got the better drive out and got him in turn 2.

mudguard:

 

Bung: I don't think the champion should be constructed. Norris just needs an attitude adjustment.

 

 

 

I do feel deep down Piastri's move on Norris was a response to Hungary. And that's what Lando failed to understand at the time. 

 

Hungary wasn't Lando's fault. The team stuffed up the pit stops not his fault.

Bung: I don't think the champion should be constructed. Norris just needs an attitude adjustment.

Agree. If anyone was gifted points its not earned. Reminds me of the dark days of team orders. Scripted races

Good race. Ferrari seems to be good with tyre wear, that gave 2 options whereas McLaren only had 1 option, a 2 stop 

tdgeek:

 

Bung: I don't think the champion should be constructed. Norris just needs an attitude adjustment.

 

Agree. If anyone was gifted points its not earned. Reminds me of the dark days of team orders. Scripted races

 

I disagree, I don't think there is any prize money for a Driver's Championship. Only the Constructors, so if the driver's cause conflict they should be put in their place. 

mudguard:

 

tdgeek:

 

Bung: I don't think the champion should be constructed. Norris just needs an attitude adjustment.

 

Agree. If anyone was gifted points its not earned. Reminds me of the dark days of team orders. Scripted races

 

 

I disagree, I don't think there is any prize money for a Driver's Championship. Only the Constructors, so if the driver's cause conflict they should be put in their place. 

 

They lost one place at the start, and undercut that back, so seems fine. It came back to Ferrari managed a 1 stop. McLaren couldn't

As far as Constructors goes, its a slam dunk, I said that a while back. Although if Ferrari have truly made a step forward as LeClerc says, then it could well be a McLaren vs Ferrari Constructors 

Batman:

Bung: I don't think the champion should be constructed. Norris just needs an attitude adjustment.

he just needs to work on starting better. He went deep into turn 1 and so Piastri got the better drive out and got him in turn 2.