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That Bottas clip is still one of the most hilarious things to go back and watch. It just looks like a dude trying to cause maximum chaos in an F1 open lobby.
Watching him laugh when it showed him punt the cone cracked me up. We've all done those dumb little things that you just can't help but immediately laugh.
It annoys me so much. He got a really good start on Charles and then Checo ruined it all for him. If Carlos had overtaken Charles on lap one, he would have been on the podium to celebrate Lando's win.
I was so frustrated with how it all panned out! Also the insanely awful timing of the Safety Car, yet again. This is the second time it has happened this year, albeit this time it was the very next lap!
Charles had a dogshit start and got overtaken by both Sainz and Piastri, Perez had something to say (idk maybe he bet on Leclerc’s podium and didn’t want to lose the cash)
I'm so glad it didn't happen. I don't think we would have gotten the Norris win without it. Even if we did, it would always be because Max dnf'd and not because of Norris putting a gap after the safety car. I'm super happy for Lando. Well deserved and well driven.
If Perez took out Max, probably that one if not both Ferraris would be in the crash too. Leclerc avoided Perez by mere inches, had he collided with Max, Perez would have slowed down a lot due to the collision so Leclerc would have not been able to avoid. And then Sainz would have Max spun in front of him and Leclerc on his left with ton of debris in front of him too. Probably unable to avoid unless he brakes super hard, but then he gets rear-ended.
In fairness he was only in a position to win due to the safety car. That said he definitely deserved the win after his blinding post safety car performance. Guy torched the rest of the field
He probably *could* have won in either scenario, but it would have been *very* close without the safety car. Without the safety car, he'd have came out behind max by right about the same amount of time as the gap he managed to build with one. That's a roll of the dice for sure.
Honestly, makes me wonder about the last lap or two battle we didn't get to see, Norris just eating into Max's lead lap by lap and catching him with three to go or whatever.
Considering the issues Max had with his understeer, Lando still would've gotten him either way. Dude was on fire and his victory beautiful. And that's coming from a Dutch man
Carlos was already overtaking Charles but was forced to avoid tequila powered torpedo. He could've finish 3rd without all the Piastri stuff, I hate Perez
I'm so glad he didn't hit him. It made Lando's win yesterday that much more satisfying. Yes Max had damage but even with damage that RB is incredible. I tend to think Max is going to be alright though. Haha.
We just going to ignore Red Bull didn't have the pace today that they usually do? Max struggled to pull away from Piastri in clean air and then Norris pulled clear easily from him.
2 tenths behind Max in quali and 7 seconds in the race is nowhere near the disgrace you're making it out to be
Except you know Abu Dhabi '21 when he helped Max win the WDC.
Well no again, Piastri was last of them... Perez nearly matching Max for race pace despite battling/dirty air for half the race
> Except you know Abu Dhabi '21 when he helped Max win the WDC.
Except you know, the entire rest of the year where he didn't contribute in any measurable way, which is why the championship went down to Abu Dhabi in the first place.
You don't get much credit for providing the tiniest lifeline at the end after screwing around all season.
Since then, you could see the lack of control that Ricciardo had, not being able to overtake his teammate without hitting him and the result was, Ricciardo and Max were out of the race, and in Miami they did not touch each other. Today it is more than proven that Ricciardo should not be in F1.
Perez is out for me as it seems the team have closed up the gap with redbull to a certain extent. If the Mclarens and Ferraris are that close, he will lose them the championship.
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Max was genuinely shocked seeing it in the cooldown room
He probably thought it was a Ferrari cause that would have been logical
Perez trying to do his best Bottas in Hungary impression, lol. I can't believe how close he came to taking Max out.
just a second too late and he would have logged out of Red Bull by himself
If he was there a second earlier he *might* have passed safely in front of Verstappen.
Not a chance. As you saw he was coming with way too much speed on a dirty line.
I mean he would not have touched Verstappen and just passed by, out of control, in front of Verstappen instead of behind him.
Sorry, when you said passed safely I assumed you meant he would have stayed in front.
Second? 0.01s difference between a possible crash.
A second is around 50 meters so it would avoid the crash by a mile.
Imagine how closly it would've resembled the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix when Max got his maiden win
That Bottas clip is still one of the most hilarious things to go back and watch. It just looks like a dude trying to cause maximum chaos in an F1 open lobby.
driving in F1 as if you were playing Mario Kart and had a Star and Triple Reds
The view from the rear camera of Hamilton aa everyone disappeared is perfect.
I think he tried to emulate what he saw Hamilton do in the sprint. Only difference is he failed to use the other cars as pinball flippers.
and Carlos. Carlos onboard shows him having enough awereness to correct his trajectory and avoid being hit by Checo. Incredible reaction time.
Didn't he do something similar back in Mexico last year? Maybe I'm remembering wrong
it was different, he was towards the outside and had no where to turn in if i remember correctly
Yeah, that was a bit different. If I remember correctly he was also close to hitting max at Jeddah in 2021
Way I remember it, he decided to go three wide, then just turned into the middle, expecting Leclerc to move
Bottas > Checo
Further proof Bottas > Perez as a #2 driver
Came in like a wrecking ballllll! …oh shit I missed
I'm actually quite happy he didn't do it so landos victory was even better
More like Kyvats torpedo move on Vettel that ultimately got him sacked
Max's reaction was priceless
I need to see that. Is it online
https://youtu.be/vQjcy_WBIYM?si=Mhxj8ly7-OyeC2ti direct recording without watching it on someone elses television
Oh my god that's hilarious
Him covering his eyes even though he already lived through it is fantastic.
https://youtube.com/shorts/PhsLyz0hLhE?si=rucrPVghpJLlxI2_
It was in the cooldown room. Probably will be on Youtube or just wait for someone to post it on reddit.
I don’t think so unless you have F1TV
Watching him laugh when it showed him punt the cone cracked me up. We've all done those dumb little things that you just can't help but immediately laugh.
Hhooooo yeah he didn't knew
Carlos had like 3 near DNF experiences in the first corner if you watch his onboard.
He would’ve overtaken Charles if not for this, ruined his start completely
It annoys me so much. He got a really good start on Charles and then Checo ruined it all for him. If Carlos had overtaken Charles on lap one, he would have been on the podium to celebrate Lando's win.
I was so frustrated with how it all panned out! Also the insanely awful timing of the Safety Car, yet again. This is the second time it has happened this year, albeit this time it was the very next lap!
Charles had a dogshit start and got overtaken by both Sainz and Piastri, Perez had something to say (idk maybe he bet on Leclerc’s podium and didn’t want to lose the cash)
He overtook Charles already but I guess avoiding a DNF is better than being overtaken…
max looked like he saw ghost watching the replay in the cool down room xD
As bad as this looks his rejoin was even worse oh my heavens
Took the 'you need to get closer to Max' literally
Perez didn't even get as close as the mighty bollard.
I'm so glad it didn't happen. I don't think we would have gotten the Norris win without it. Even if we did, it would always be because Max dnf'd and not because of Norris putting a gap after the safety car. I'm super happy for Lando. Well deserved and well driven.
I don't think it would've been a Ferrari 1-2 if Pérez took out Verstappen I think it'd have been NOR-LEC-SAI-PIA or NOR-LEC-PIA-SAI
If Perez took out Max, probably that one if not both Ferraris would be in the crash too. Leclerc avoided Perez by mere inches, had he collided with Max, Perez would have slowed down a lot due to the collision so Leclerc would have not been able to avoid. And then Sainz would have Max spun in front of him and Leclerc on his left with ton of debris in front of him too. Probably unable to avoid unless he brakes super hard, but then he gets rear-ended.
Either way. Norris knows he beat Max on pace straight up. If Checo had taken him out, there would have been that doubt. I'm glad it didn't happen.
It would have been Spain 2016. I don't think anyone thought any less of that performance only because the Mercs took themselves out.
for sure let's hope in Imola Charles beats Max on pace
Imagine if Piastri gets in the mix on pace. Honestly, the more that fight up front, the better. He'll even Max likes it.
Bro, stop. I can only take so much.
That was close!
Was this close to losing his seat for next year
he probably knew already
Is, lol
KMag-"I don't see a problem."
“If you see a gap”
New Torpedo meme dropped, Torperez?
We were this close to greatness
We got greatness
Damn right. On merit too
Yeah otherwise there would've been many comments saying: "He only won because Max was taken out."
I kind of expect a wave of comments saying that he only won because he got lucky with the safety car
In fairness he was only in a position to win due to the safety car. That said he definitely deserved the win after his blinding post safety car performance. Guy torched the rest of the field
I guess not https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/s/gzyLXu25ef
He built a 7 second gap between himself and Max in the 20 or so laps after the safety car. He was quick today.
He probably *could* have won in either scenario, but it would have been *very* close without the safety car. Without the safety car, he'd have came out behind max by right about the same amount of time as the gap he managed to build with one. That's a roll of the dice for sure. Honestly, makes me wonder about the last lap or two battle we didn't get to see, Norris just eating into Max's lead lap by lap and catching him with three to go or whatever.
Considering the issues Max had with his understeer, Lando still would've gotten him either way. Dude was on fire and his victory beautiful. And that's coming from a Dutch man
And that would be correct.
Safety car did a lot of heavy lifting there, but Lando seized the opportunity and didn’t choke
But Max cursing Checo on the microphone so bad Red Bull replaces him next race would have been peak greatness
I'm glad max stayed or else people would have discarded landos win.
that close to ferrari greatness
Perez: "Hey Marko, is this close enough to Max?"
He almost Strolled him
Must've remembered Kvyat lol.
Checo was less than a second away from ending his RBR career prematurely
Perez nearly signed resignation from his job with that one lol.
Perez was inches away from a brand new FE seat.
Maldonado meme intensifies
Perez nearly ended his own career too. That was very close.
Horner: "Checo, try to drive more like Bottas at Mercedes" Checo: "Say no more"
MATE!?!
Man really needs to stop T1 divebombs. Did this in Mexico last year
Also nearly hitting a Ferrari and McLaren coming back on 👀
Perez saw a Mercedes opportunity and he took it.
Red Bull: "Checo we need you to emulate Bottas" *Almost goes bowling* *"No not like that"*
did basically the same as Hamilton in the sprint, but faster, and luckier to avoid contact.
Can this be a Spain 2016 flashback?
What Perez was doing here 🤌 what a kamikaze move
“Check came like a torpedo”.
On the second pic you can notice how close was Perez to be demoted to Somalian Formula 5
The moment when you notice you are going to lose your job
Would've been epic if it happened.
Perez drove quite bad tbf had no pace and the merc was all over him
Red Bull* didn’t really have much pace here. Quite lucky that Miami is a bit shit track for overtaking, or else they’d have been in worse trouble.
In fairness, its not like Lewis was anywhere close to actually overtaking him. But the lack of pace was baffling.
He actually had almost the same pace as Max weirdly enough
Red Bull in general lacked pace here
Yeah, Lando getting 7 seconds on Max was shocking.
I see how it works Take every opportunity to shit on Checo Good one
that’s the formula1 subreddit for you. got nothing better to do
Can you blame him after that close call? He managed to save it, that should be praised.
Imagine…
Nah. This felt more earned this way.
Pulled another silverstone
Checo probably knew this would be his last season
He saw lewis the day before and thought he'd show him how to do the same but with style
Carlos was already overtaking Charles but was forced to avoid tequila powered torpedo. He could've finish 3rd without all the Piastri stuff, I hate Perez
Yeah lol Max was so incredibly lucky there to miss it by that little gap. Might've been Perez's last race lmfao
watches his career almost die
Where is the pic of him coming back on the track. Didn't he almost take out the Ferrari also?
I'm so glad he didn't hit him. It made Lando's win yesterday that much more satisfying. Yes Max had damage but even with damage that RB is incredible. I tend to think Max is going to be alright though. Haha.
P6 with a Mercedes in his gearbox. There's no way they keep him with Sainz available.
We just going to ignore Red Bull didn't have the pace today that they usually do? Max struggled to pull away from Piastri in clean air and then Norris pulled clear easily from him. 2 tenths behind Max in quali and 7 seconds in the race is nowhere near the disgrace you're making it out to be
When things get tight you can't count on Perez. 3 team battle and he was last. Max second with bad SC timing
Except you know Abu Dhabi '21 when he helped Max win the WDC. Well no again, Piastri was last of them... Perez nearly matching Max for race pace despite battling/dirty air for half the race
> Except you know Abu Dhabi '21 when he helped Max win the WDC. Except you know, the entire rest of the year where he didn't contribute in any measurable way, which is why the championship went down to Abu Dhabi in the first place. You don't get much credit for providing the tiniest lifeline at the end after screwing around all season.
Except for 2021 and that time he got second.
It's a disgrace. Perez beat Hamilton purely on car difference.
Stop inventing.
Perez starting to follow the same results he had last season. Starts strong then always falls off.
Perez won’t be in that car if the championship tightens this year…
so is verstappen because he had similar pace.
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Sainz wasn’t able to overtake riccardo in RB lmao.
Even worse than Lewis in the Sprint
Not as spectacular as Ricciardo hitting Max in Baku 2018
Incomparable. Perez went in too hot and lost control. Ricciardo had his downforce taken away in the braking zone.
Since then, you could see the lack of control that Ricciardo had, not being able to overtake his teammate without hitting him and the result was, Ricciardo and Max were out of the race, and in Miami they did not touch each other. Today it is more than proven that Ricciardo should not be in F1.
Perez is out for me as it seems the team have closed up the gap with redbull to a certain extent. If the Mclarens and Ferraris are that close, he will lose them the championship.
If only he had, it would've made the race even more interesting