M3WC wroteAfter Crashgate my mind is open to anything and ANT's slip up was just too obvious.I highly doubt Toto would risk race manipulation charges for that.
Doesn't look intentional at all. Just a mistake under pressure from behind.
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G30M wroteNot bringing the papaya in on the SC I worked it out that MAX would take it in the end with Oscar snapping at his heels...but they put Oscar on slippy hards? and he wasn't catching enough. What was all that about, plank fears maybe.Hannah on strategy:
Source: Autosport on Instagram/ Motorsport.com
Hannah Schmitz on Red Bull's decision to pit under the safety car:
"Pre-race, that was exactly when our safety car and virtual safety car windows opened, and that was the plan,” Schmitz explained to Viaplay.“So, pit both cars if the safety car came out on lap seven. There's such an advantage to pitting under a safety car when you've got to do the two stops that, to us, that was a clear thing we should do. And I guess a lot of the pitlane felt the same."
"But obviously on that in-lap we're hearing ‘Oh, McLaren are staying out’. Everyone's like, ‘Are you sure? Are you sure you want to pit?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I really think so!’
“I thought, definitely that's the right thing to do. And then as soon as I saw everybody else coming in as well, I thought, OK, that's fine. Although it meant you have no flexibility at all when you make the second stop, just the advantage of gaining that much time.”
Asked if McLaren failed to make a decision out of fear of favouring a driver over the other, the Englishwoman said: “Maybe. I think they're in a very difficult situation where they obviously want to treat the drivers fairly. And I guess we're in a position to take advantage of that. So, yeah, I think that will be difficult for them."
“But also they have a fair amount of pace compared to the rest of the field. And maybe they were hoping they could pull out the pitstop gaps and maybe they were also concerned with kind of doing those maximum 25-lap stints. I'm not McLaren, so I don't know, but that's a possibility.”
///M Power-Belgium wrote7 wins this season so far and 70 wins in total. The Lion has one more trap to set at Abu Dhabi.Thank you Hannah (!)
G30M wroteAbsolutely (!)Hannah on strategy:
Source: Autosport on Instagram/ Motorsport.com
Hannah Schmitz on Red Bull's decision to pit under the safety car:
"Pre-race, that was exactly when our safety car and virtual safety car windows opened, and that was the plan,” Schmitz explained to Viaplay.“So, pit both cars if the safety car came out on lap seven. There's such an advantage to pitting under a safety car when you've got to do the two stops that, to us, that was a clear thing we should do. And I guess a lot of the pitlane felt the same."
"But obviously on that in-lap we're hearing ‘Oh, McLaren are staying out’. Everyone's like, ‘Are you sure? Are you sure you want to pit?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I really think so!’
“I thought, definitely that's the right thing to do. And then as soon as I saw everybody else coming in as well, I thought, OK, that's fine. Although it meant you have no flexibility at all when you make the second stop, just the advantage of gaining that much time.”
Asked if McLaren failed to make a decision out of fear of favouring a driver over the other, the Englishwoman said: “Maybe. I think they're in a very difficult situation where they obviously want to treat the drivers fairly. And I guess we're in a position to take advantage of that. So, yeah, I think that will be difficult for them."
“But also they have a fair amount of pace compared to the rest of the field. And maybe they were hoping they could pull out the pitstop gaps and maybe they were also concerned with kind of doing those maximum 25-lap stints. I'm not McLaren, so I don't know, but that's a possibility.”
GuidoK wroteOver onze Hannah (in our Flemish newspaper)!And Hannah Schmitz on the podium...she probably made the call to box at the SC
fs1977 wroteTrue...the more strange to get it wrong.To be fair, this call wasn't that hard. 9 of the 10 teams got it right
Similar to hungary '21, although that just gave the funniest grid start, that just looked so weird, like wtf?!?
fs1977 wroteHannah Schmitz is the Principal Strategy Engineer at Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology.To be fair, this call wasn't that hard. 9 of the 10 teams got it right
Hannah Schmitz got it right at the Qatar GP. And that was pretty straight forward.
But also in the last 15 years she was "always right" in the Red Bull race and pitstop strategy..
And that is certainly not to be underestimated (!)
As the Principal Strategy Engineer at Red Bull, Hannah Schmitz is the leader of a team of Red Bull engineers and Red Bull race strategists...
That's why I take my hat off for Hannah Schmitz.
Just watch at 2:20 who's "The dirigent" in the Red Bull Orchestra (!)
GuidoK wroteLEW's radio : This is a standing start . Standing start (!) Even today ,It's still too funny (!)True...the more strange to get it wrong.
Similar to hungary '21, although that just gave the funniest grid start, that just looked so weird, like wtf?!?
Killed by Death wroteVamos Carlito (!)This year:
Carlos in a Williams 2 podiums
Lewis in a Ferrari 0 podiums
M3WC wroteNice to see someone who isnt disillusioned by them. Yes, it is very, very clear that the Mclaren is head and shoulders above any car RB has ever had, even the RB19. It was usually a front row lockout, and had nearly as many 1-2 finishes in 2025 as RB had in 4 years with the RB18/19/20/21. That says all you need to know. It may even be more dominant than the MB cars that were a walk in the park to win with. The thing that ultimately let it down are the drivers.I have no doubt Max would have repeat of 2023 season(winning every race but 3) had he been in one of the McLaren seats this year. The MCL39 is that good. Lando and Piastri are mediocre at best. That is coming from a McLaren fan since Mika Hakkinen days.
///M Power-Belgium wroteKnowing LEW he would reply 'just two'?Vamos Carlito (!)
M5Rick wroteIt's strange what's happening at Merc, RUS fell back at the start and at the end GP radioed to MAX that ANT apparently just let NOR through which leads me to believe that Toto may have instigated this to help the papaya.
M3WC wroteAntonelli merely had a moment in a turn at the end of the race. Also Piastri and Norris each had a moment, scraping over kerbs, requiring some serious steering input to stay on course. Tire wear, focus, fatigue. Nothing uncommon at the end of an F1 race.I highly doubt Toto would risk race manipulation charges for that.
Doesn't look intentional at all. Just a mistake under pressure from behind.
Current standings: 152 WDC points for Hamilton (P6) and 150 WDC points for Antonelli (P7). Antonelli had a chance to jump in the WDC from P7 to P6 (at the expense of Hamilton).
The "Antonelli intentionally let Norris pass by" narrative, is nonsense.
Kinda sucks that the crucial moment wasn't broadcast live. Suddenly Norris was driving ahead of Antonelli. Only in subsequent replays was shown what had happened. I guess Verstappen's race engineer GP jumped into a wrong conclusion in the heat of the moment by watching the colored dots showing track positions of cars, noticing Antonelli slowing down and Norris passing by.
///M Power-Belgium wroteSainz is just saying "Dos cervezas, por favor".Vamos Carlito (!)
Artemis wroteThese are the best drivers on earth and suddenly seing these Merc engined cars skewing left or right on the limit is strange. In ANT's case he was on the kerb and must have applied wellie at the wrong moment catching it at the same time as if it were a planned action to which these drivers are well versedAntonelli merely had a moment in a turn at the end of the race. Also Piastri and Norris each had a moment, scraping over kerbs, requiring some serious steering input to stay on course. Tire wear, focus, fatigue. Nothing uncommon at the end of an F1 race.
Current standings: 152 WDC points for Hamilton (P6) and 150 WDC points for Antonelli (P7). Antonelli had a chance to jump in the WDC from P7 to P6 (at the expense of Hamilton).
The "Antonelli intentionally let Norris pass by" narrative, is nonsense.
Kinda sucks that the crucial moment wasn't broadcast live. Suddenly Norris was driving ahead of Antonelli. Only in subsequent replays was shown what had happened. I guess Verstappen's race engineer GP jumped into a wrong conclusion in the heat of the moment by watching the colored dots showing track positions of cars, noticing Antonelli slowing down and Norris passing by.
Artemis wroteSalud mi amigoSainz is just saying "Dos cervezas, por favor".
Social media rhetoric destroyed Checo and forced him to retire for a year. It's putting undue stress right now on both Oscar and Lando. It's now resulting in cyber bullying on a 19 year old rookie who made an honest mistake as he was trying to hold off the likely world champion in a faster car.
The tabloid rumor mill combined with the echo chambers that media algorithms create are super toxic. It's been this way in politics for a while now, really sad to see this spilling over into sports.
3798j wroteSo Good...
3798j wroteYeah . I totally agree (!)So Fast...
///M Power-Belgium wroteOnly folks of Flanders and The Netherlands can understandArtemis wroteSalud mi amigoSainz is just saying "Dos cervezas, por favor".
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///M Power-Belgium wroteBut not against MAX in the last twoYeah . I totally agree (!)
M5Rick wroteInternet trolls are behaving utterly disgraceful:These are the best drivers on earth and suddenly seing these Merc engined cars skewing left or right on the limit is strange. In ANT's case he was on the kerb and must have applied wellie at the wrong moment catching it at the same time as if it were a planned action to which these drivers are well versed
"1000+ abusive messages sent to Antonelli after Marko criticism"
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/1000-abusive-messages-sent-to-antonelli-after-marko-criticism/
"Red Bull 'sincerely regret' abuse faced by Antonelli after 'clearly incorrect' comments"
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/red-bull-sincerely-regret-abuse-faced-by-antonelli-after-clearly-incorrect.s4AXZnTR6WuTnqIqcYZQq
Reaction by Kimi:
https://x.com/KimiAntF1/status/1995321686036803944
M5Rick wroteWhat I meant for him was : "That didn't age well" (!)But not against MAX in the last two
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