No F1 thread?

[Mito Man]

Wins race. Drops F bomb on live TV. Legend.

[John]

Great to see

[MikeHunt]

The newey effect?

[Pete_]

First race I've watched live in at least a year and a half - that was a good one to choose!

[nuttinnew]

[integrale_evo]

The boy done good. It’s been a long time coming, genuinely really happy to see it.

[duncs500]

Only managed to watch the Sky highlights on YT and read the race report, but it did sound like Ferrari and McLaren were close to Max's pace? Was it a circuit / conditions specific anomaly or might it be worth watching a few more races this season after all!?

[jamcg]

Only managed to watch the Sky highlights on YT and read the race report, but it did sound like Ferrari and McLaren were close to Max's pace? Was it a circuit / conditions specific anomaly or might it be worth watching a few more races this season after all!?

Lando could make that tyre compound work on that circuit, where no one else could. The next race will confirm if it was circuit specific- as a lifelong McLaren fan even through the dark gp2 engine days I really hope not!

[integrale_evo]

Yep, struggling with tyres. Apparently if you over drive even a fraction it would overheat the outer surface losing grip, but the actual carcass wouldn’t warm up, but the Mclaren was good at evenly heating the entire structure.

The Race on YouTube normally have decent little vids that explain the technicalities a day or two after the event.

[jamcg]

I was reading about the McLaren upgrades and they’re really significant. Definitely a major update, and wasn’t due until imola but the managed to rush them through. Gives hope that there will be more success coming their way

[Mito Man]

Wasn't it something like 10 updates? Pretty much a spec B car, makes me wonder if they've blown almost the entire seasons R&D budget already.

[KiwiDave]

Lando's win must be just about the most universally loved and approved race win I can remember. Literally everyone thought it was awesome. Good on him for having both the talent and being a nice enough guy no one can really dislike him if they tried.

[jamcg]