F1 2025: Qatar GP - Lusail (Nov 30)

M5Rick wrote

Good

McLaren in Qatar => https://www.reddit.com/r/formuladank/comments/1p8lfb9/cant_afford_another_dsq/

MAX and his Qatar floor plank =>

Simply Lovely ...

///M Power-Belgium wrote

Yeah I know . He said It's a big step ...

Hopefully MAX gets finally a worthy teammate with Hadjar in 2026

But as we know , the downside is : It can make him or break him (!)

Yuki HAD it coming

///M Power-Belgium wrote

Simply Lovely ...

Latest is that Oscar will NOT help Lando win the world championship, his manager Webber is fuming This is another advantage to MAX but with this news I suspect Lando is going through his mind how to take MAX out but then that would let Oscar through to one hand on the cup so its a win/lose situation and his only recourse is to beat MAX and Oscar which as you know even Mystic Meg wouldn't risk that.

M5Rick wrote

Latest is that Oscar will NOT help Lando win the world championship, his manager Webber is fuming This is another advantage to MAX but with this news I suspect Lando is going through his mind how to take MAX out but then that would let Oscar through to one one hand on the cup so its a win/lose situation and his only recourse is to beat MAX and Oscar which as you know even Mystic Meg wouldn't risk that.

The great thing is both Mclaren drivers cant really risk anything and now the pressure is truly on.

HeelToeShift wrote

The great thing is both Mclaren drivers cant really risk anything and now the pressure is truly on.

One may call it a Mexican standoff between the papaya and all being well MAX could slip through the gap.

M5Rick wrote

One may call it a Mexican standoff between the papaya and all being well MAX could slip through the gap.

A lower suspension setup is required...

///M Power-Belgium wrote

A lower suspension setup is required...

So instead of FP2 we have sprint quali next, must be confusing to the newbies

///M Power-Belgium wrote

A lower suspension setup is required...

Low enough for another DSQ??

HeelToeShift wrote

Low enough for another DSQ??

M5Rick wrote

So instead of FP2 we have sprint quali next, must be confusing to the newbies

The number 1 looks very fast (!)

M5Rick wrote

One may call it a Mexican standoff between the papaya and all being well MAX could slip through the gap.

SQ1 :

LEW is knocked out (!)

MAX is P1 . So far so good

///M Power-Belgium wrote

SQ1 :

LEW is knocked out (!)

So HAM was not happy with his car and chose a higher downforce trim than LEC who kept the setup that was planned for.
Apparently LEC can make things work better...(but you've predicted that last year already as soon as the news broke )

McLaren still looks strong...
But with all the high speed corners on this track, the McLaren car should be strong here.

Too bad HAD' time got deleted.

GuidoK wrote

So HAM was not happy with his car and chose a higher downforce trim than LEC who kept the setup that was planned for.
Apparently LEC can make things work better...(but you've predicted that last year already as soon as the news broke )

Yeah . It wasn't complicated to predict that ...

GuidoK wrote

So HAM was not happy with his car and chose a higher downforce trim than LEC who kept the setup that was planned for.
Apparently LEC can make things work better...(but you've predicted that last year already as soon as the news broke )

Lec is a better driver. The last few seasons have proven that when the field is close, and the top 3-4 teams are neck and neck, when he doesnt have a materially faster car that even a non-motorsport driver could win in, he doesnt have the talent factor that elevates him beyond a midfield position, let alone a podium or win where it's only exponentially hard to get past those few guys.

GuidoK wrote

Too bad HAD' time got deleted.

MAX : The car is bouncing like an idiot and he lost the car (!)

Think that's very bad news..
MAX is P10 at this moment.

That's a disappointing result for Max....P6

But very good result for Yuki!

And PIA beating NOR, interesting...

What an interesting sprint qualifying!

GuidoK wrote

Too bad HAD' time got deleted.

SQ3

1- PIA (sprint pole)
2- RUS
3- NOR
4- ALO
5- YUKI
6- MAX
7- ANT
8- SAINZ
9- CHARLIE
10- ALBON

19 laps in the sprint race ..