F1 2025 - Previous Rounds

[ptrg]

Sky. I think it was Brundle.

Ah, McLaren’s special comments expert Martin Brundle.

 

[Bedi]

ffs why are they talking about Mercedes and ignoring the real story. More importantly why am I still watching...

 

[ptrg]

They pitted Oscar when they did to ensure he stayed ahead of Charles, they said so. It was nothing about trying to undercut Lando.

Sooo, when you say “they” (twice) you mean: in the opinion of a very biased British commentator….

Pretty sure Martin identifies as a male and not a they?

 

[Skull Face]

Sky. I think it was Brundle.

Wait you're using the British commentators as your evidence for why lando and his engineer went a lap after Oscar?

 

[BIRDBRAIN]

ffs why are they talking about Mercedes and ignoring the real story. More importantly why am I still watching...

I switch off once the DEI squad come on

 

[my name was taken]

Oscar not taking risks with 3 points in the balance, probably the right call but he could have done what Lando has done previously and just said "give me the opposite". Might have had a a chance even without a pitstop error

Edit: opposite as in pitting earlier for hards like max

 

[ptrg]

Oscar not taking risks with 3 points in the balance, probably the right call but he could have done what Lando has done previously and just said "give me the opposite". Might have had a a chance even without a pitstop error

All this also assumes and implies that Oscar was forced to stay out there until Lando made up his mind on whether he pits first or second.

 

[TY24]

McL have said all along, they have no number 1 driver

Actions speak louder than words.

And their actions show quite clearly that they do have a #1 driver.

 

[ptrg]

Hahahaha Sky chic with the Charles Leclerc narrative in a question to Max!!
She went out of her way to “point out to max” why they did it (in her view)

“They said it on the radio that we heard”

Hahahaha

Max mocking McLaren

 

[Sixpence]

What I'm wondering is just how long do the Tifosi just sort of hang around on pit straight?

They'll move on soon enough and start dismantling the track to take home whatever they can!

I'm not even joking.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Ah, McLaren’s special comments expert Martin Brundle.

reporter just confirmed that McL said "get Oscar in first so he can be safe from Charles"

 

[Bedi]

Max says it exactly how it is 'without commenting on another team's strategy'

 

[ptrg]

reporter just confirmed that McL said "get Oscar in first so he can be safe from Charles"

Given how crucial this decision was, that audio must then come out during the week.
If not…

And why wouldn’t have Oscar, nor his mechanic, mentioned it in the swap conversation? Surely that would have been the whole topic of conversation

 

[jb04]

They'll move on soon enough and start dismantling the track to take home whatever they can!

I'm not even joking.

It's just instinct. The amount of interesting things I came home with after Big Day Out back in the day.

Anything that wasn't bolted down really.

 

[samFFC]

Anyone have the ability to see the deltas between Oscar and Charles for those 3 or so laps prior to the pitstop?

Was Leclerc even closing? I don’t remember that occurring

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	PIA	LEC
Lap 40	1.22.296	1.22.298
41	1.22.619	1.22.272
42	1.22.419	1.22.035
43	1.22.369	1.21.818
44	1.22.404	1.21.738

As Norris started lap 40, Oscar was 30 seconds clear of Leclerc.

 

[ptrg]

Oscar had no idea about the Charles comment.

Straight up “nope”

Hahahaha clearly was news to him.

So she put it out there “Lando told his team to out Oscar first to protect him from Charles” (which Oscar had no knowledge of)

That radio transmission must come out

 

[Rod Stroker]

Given how crucial this decision was, that audio must then come out during the week.
If not…

And why wouldn’t have Oscar, nor his mechanic, mentioned it in the swap conversation? Surely that would have been the whole topic of conversation

FFS, did you not just hear the reporter then state it when she interviewed Max?

 

[Bedi]

Oscar: "I dont have any issues with swapping positions, but..." Saying all the right things but he's ****ing seething

 

[Sixpence]

It's just instinct. The amount of interesting things I came home with after Big Day Out back in the day.

Anything that wasn't bolted down really.

It's something else at Monza. I saw people taking home the foam boards, diving in skips for used tyres from the support races, literally anything they could get.

I remember one year, Fisichella stopped on track late in the race. Fans pulled his car apart before they could recover it!

 

[jb04]

I remember one year, Fisichella stopped on track late in the race. Fans pulled his car apart before they could recover it!

Just like Alain Prost's 1989 trophy!

 

[ptrg]

Lando on now. Wait, she’s not asking him about the generosity he offered, that she brought up and fully clarified/“quoted” with both Oscar and Max??

Lando making no mention of doing it for Oscar’s benefit.

Seems an incredibly strange omission for her to not ask him about it given she has twice told other drivers Lando said it, and it was the reason for the position swap…

There’s only one reason she didn’t want to say it to him - because it never happened.

 

[samFFC]

Sky. I think it was Brundle.

reporter just confirmed that McL said "get Oscar in first so he can be safe from Charles"

Am I going crazy?

Here ya go.

 

[samFFC]

Jolyon is not convinced by the arguments. Can see he thinks Oscar got screwed.

 

[Festerz]

Will go against most of the narrative of this thread and state that Oscar giving back the place to Lando after the botched pit stop was the right thing to do, not just in the context of the race where Lando had the clear position and race pace over his team mate and yet gave up the first pit stop to help him out over his battle with Leclerc, but also in terms of what it means in terms of keeping team harmony for what was just a three point difference. Public perceptions matter - that's the reality in global professional sports in 2025.

Also will go against the narrative of this thread in terms of the commentary balance this race weekend. Lots of comments from the Sky Crew I didn't agree with but in general thought it was pretty balanced. And the comment above about DEI hires in the commentary team? Not sure what is being referenced there but grow up.

Great go-to-woe quali and race from Max and Red Bull. Shows there's still a lot of heat left in this championship battle. And loved the fact we had a quick race so we could all go to bed at a reasonable hour.

Good night all.

 

[TY24]

Wait, he's been in the closet? and why does he need protection from Charles? Is Charles a rabid bi-sexual with the hots for Oscar? How do you know all this?

Were you stroking your rod as you wrote this?