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Dec72020 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

George RUSSELL: It hurts because I lost a RACE TWICE

In his first race for Mercedes, as a replacement for covid-19-sick Lewis Hamilton, George Russell dominated the track and had the whole situation under control until Mercedes completely turned the races upside down with both of his racers with a comedy of boxing messes. They prepared for a double stop in the Mercedes pits, but were rather slow in changing the tires on Russell's race car, which was fitted with tires intended for Bottas, and Finc had to put back the tires with which he actually drove into the pits. George Russell was quite disappointed after the race as he did his job with distinction. Russell therefore had to go into the pits again to have the tires fitted to him, which he should have received at the first stop, later due to a punctured tire.

Dec62020 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

CAUSE of MERCEDES DISASTER in boxes at SAKHIR GP revealed

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In his first race for Mercedes, as a replacement for covid-19-sick Lewis Hamilton, George Russell dominated the track and had the whole situation under control until his (replacement) team “took” the win from him. Russell gained a healthy three-second advantage over his teammate Bottas in the first part of the race, but after the stop in the pits he increased the advantage and would most likely win without major problems if he did not do everything in the 59th lap when stopping in the pits during the safety car phase. together broke. In the Mercedes pits, they prepared for a double stop, but they were already quite slow when changing the tires on Russell's race car, which was fitted with tires intended for Bottas, and Finc had to put back the tires with which he actually brought to the pits. . https: //

Dec62020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

SAKHIR GP, race: SERGIA PEREZA's first victory in the MERCEDES disaster

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Sergio Perez is the surprising winner of the Sakhir GP race. The disastrous Mercedes double stop allowed him to bring his first win of his career. Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll kept him on the podium. Bottas caught a very poor start, Russell quickly overtook him, and after just a few turns, the first exciting moment, when Charles Leclerc was very optimistic in the fourth turn, literally shot at Perez, who spun. Max Verstappen would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1335662361479426055 It was the end for Leclerc as well. Perez was the last to change wheels. After the safety car phase, the race in the seventh lap was again with

Dec52020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

SAKHIR GP: STATEMENTS of the three fastest in qualifying

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Behind us are the penultimate qualifiers of this season, which were won by Valtteri Bottas, the racers of the Mercedes team. The Finn defeated young George Russell by 26 thousandths of a second, replacing seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton more than decently. Third was Max Verstappen. The Red Bull racer is five hundredths of a second behind Bottas and will share the second row with Charles Leclerc. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1335285200285216773 Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - pole position: "In the last part of the qualifiers we tried something different and did three attempts. In addition, I had another teammate with George. I tried not to I think about all this and focus only on myself.I didn't want to waste energy.Everything worked well, our starting point with two races

Dec52020 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

SAKHIR GP, Qualifying: BOTTAS finished 26th ahead of RUSSEL

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The sun had long since set, the lights came on at the Bahrain International Circuit and the qualifiers with the potential to become one of the most exciting of the season have begun. The shortest track this season is 3.543 meters long and is thus only longer than Monaco, but the speeds there are of course significantly lower than in Bahrain. Q1: Farewell to the newcomers (and their teammates) The first part of the qualifiers took place without any major incidents, only occasionally did the racers complain about the crowd, which was also expected given the short track. George Russell replaces Lewis Hamilton, who is ill with covid-19, at the Sakhir GP. Recall that for Williams was replaced by Lewis Hamilton Williams racer George Russell, his replacement was Jack Aitken, who otherwise competes in Form

Dec52020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

SAKHIR GP, FP3: MAX VERSTAPPEN quickest at the THIRD PRACTICE

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Yesterday, Red Bull dominated over long distances, and exactly at the general qualifiers, the Red Bulls also improved on one quick lap. With a time of 54,064 seconds, Max Verstapen did not achieve the best time of the third free practice, but also broke the record of the outer part of the Bahrain track and Formula 1 in general by George Russell, who yesterday took care of the fastest lap in the history of Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton, was more nervous this time, he made minor mistakes that cost him better rankings than seventh place. AlphaTauri in the person of Gasly again excellent, better compared to yesterday also McLaren, Ferrari out of the top ten. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1335239554903715847 Results As usual, all racers for more

Dec52020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

KVJAT proposes the division of QUALIFICATIONS into groups in order to prevent the TRAFFIC LOTTERY

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Russian AlphaTauri racer has suggested that during qualifying, the racers be divided into a separate group so that not all 20 racers chasing the fastest lap time would be on the track. “Traffic could become a small lottery,” Kvjat said after free practice. "So we racers need to talk about what to do because it could be weird. I don't know, maybe we can split into groups. We'll see. But it's too tight and narrow for all of us." Separate qualifying groups have been used in youth formulas, especially in Monaco, which is shorter than Bahrain’s outer circle and much narrower. However, the division of qualifications has often led to complaints from racers that changes in conditions put some at a disadvantage. Rus Kvyat is also aware that the qualifications will be on the outside of the tracks

Dec52020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

VETTEL: The qualifiers will be ZMEDA, I hope nothing happens

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Several racers commented on the danger posed by the combination of a short 3,5-kilometer track, the speed differences between racers on the fast lap and those who did not, and the possibility of finding 20 racers on the track. “The whole track is short and the race cars are the same number, so I think the first part of the qualifiers will be very tight,” predicts Sebastian Vettel. Concerns about the possibility of a collision between qualifiers were confirmed at the Formula 2 qualifiers. Mick Schumacher and Roy Nissany touched on when there were 22 race cars at the finish line. "The other thing that doesn't help is that we have to go in the heating circuits very slowly to let the tires cool down. That's probably the worst factor," Vettel explains. Due to the short lap, she will rule for Vettl, especially in the first part of the qualifications

Dec42020 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

VN SAKHIRJA, FP2: George RUSSELL fastest also IN OTHER

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The big question before the second training session was: Will George Russell, who is replacing the current world champion in Mercedes due to a Covid-19 infection, be ahead of Valtteri Bottas again? The 1-year-old Briton, who is usually found much more in Williams towards the end of the table, was the fastest already in FP26, while Bottas was fourth at the time. In the second practice, the asphalt cooled by four degrees Celsius to 56,949 degrees when he was the first to take Pietro Fittipaldi to the track. The Brazilian replaces Romain Grosjean at Haas because the Geneva man burned his hands in a fireball at the Bahrain Grand Prix. With a time of XNUMX, he set the first benchmark for rivals, which veteran Kimi Räikkönen quickly improved at Alfa Romeo. Charles Leclerc drove only two laps on the second due to a drive unit failure

Dec42020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

VN SAKHIRJA, FP1: The fastest in the first training session at “OVAL” was RUSSELL

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George Russell was the fastest in the first free practice of the Sakhir GP in Bahrain and may have given Ralph Schumacher and many others a partial answer to the question of how good a Mercedes car is if Lewis Hamilton is not sitting in it. With the fastest lap time in the history of Formula 1, George Russell secured the best time in his first official appearance for Mercedes. The Briton drove the outer lap in 54,546 seconds in Sakhir's first free practice. Niki Lauda's 3,543-year-old record from 46 fell on the 1974-kilometer track. The Austrian reached a time of 3,289 seconds on the 58,790-kilometer track with his Ferrari in the French GP race in Dijon. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1334878137818230785 Results All racers are already in the first practice up