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Originally Posted by Artemis
Early in the race weekend. Well begun is half done.
Sprint, race qualies and race for all drivers and teams to calibrate.
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Originally Posted by Artemis
About 100 km. Both are very cunning. If they're willing, they could work together with DRS tow to keep the faster McLarens behind them.
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2/2 out of 4 events: well done by Hamilton.
Race start position and tire management are critical on a circuit with this layout. Pole position held in lap 1 = driving in free air. The rest suffer more tire deg in DRS "trains" of cars chugging around with limited possibilities of overtaking.
By the time Piastri finally managed to pass Verstappen ("dead front tires"), it was too late for the fast McLaren to still catch Hamilton who drove in free air throughout the whole Sprint.
Norris didn't seem sufficiently focused and sounded puzzled.
Special mention for Tsunoda's performance.
