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[HappytalkAgain]

Came very very close to going out early....

He did indeed. Pushed out by………

Danny Ric

 

[baxlin]

Enjoyed the last couple of C4 coverages, but I see Jones is back this week…

 

[HappytalkAgain]

THAT WAS AWESOME

REALLY enjoyed that race.

 

[Steveml63]

Superb race today!

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Yikes

Belgian GP: Lewis Hamilton inherits win as George Russell disqualified for Mercedes car being underweight

George Russell appeared to have claimed his third grand prix victory after leading Lewis Hamilton home in a Mercedes one-two at the Belgian GP; Russells car found to be 1.5kg under 798kg minimum weight at end of race; Hamilton inherits second win in three races before summer break

www.skysports.com

 

[190]

Team mistake on the cars weight or did Russell just wear an extra 1.5 KG off the tyres which I suppose is still a team mistake.

 

[AMGeed]

Shame for Russell but rules is rules. Mercedes owned up to it.
Would have been an impressive 1-2 for the team as well.
But for the grid drop Verstappen would have been favourite.
Perez again disappointing. Red Bull meeting tomorrow to discuss the driver line up for 2025.
Wouldn't surprise me if Lawson gets the seat now. I thought Ricciardo was a shoo= in but not any more. 54 seconds behind Russell today.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Blimey.

 

[Mactech]

Only just seen the race, and it was a cracker.
Then just now found out about the under weight issue for George.
My guess it would have been a combination of a set of very well worn tyres which did 3/4 of the race(!) and a well worn plank.
Pity, they actually deserved a one two finish.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Who’d have thought after the first few races we’d be in for such a treat? I wouldn’t have wasted a tenner on the race winner today during the first dozen laps.

Great effort by all the teams to catch up to RB.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Only just seen the race, and it was a cracker.
Then just now found out about the under weight issue for George.
My guess it would have been a combination of a set of very well worn tyres which did 3/4 of the race(!) and a well worn plank.
Pity, they actually deserved a one two finish.

My thought too, the tyres must account for most if not all of the weight differential.

Mercedes always impress (me) with how they take things like this in good grace.

 

[JHS]

Enjoyed the last couple of C4 coverages, but I see Jones is back this week…

And that Bravo airhead.

 

[JHS]

Team strategy seems to be working against Lando right now.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

My thought too, the tyres must account for most if not all of the weight differential.

Mercedes always impress (me) with how they take things like this in good grace.

I‘ve just heard that there was no cool down lap, and so there was no opportunity to pick up marbles. That can’t have helped either.

 

[GeeJayW]

Team strategy seems to be working against Lando right now.

He got a bit stuck, not sure it was team strategy, just a bit unlucky.

 

[GeeJayW]

I‘ve just heard that there was no cool down lap, and so there was no opportunity to pick up marbles. That can’t have helped either.

1.5kg under is quite a bit. Picking up marbles should be insurance, not a necessity. Own goal by the team and a bit tough for George who made the right call to suggest the one stop. But, underweight is underweight.

 

[Dryce]

My thought too, the tyres must account for most if not all of the weight differential.

I wondered about that too.

No opportunity to pick up marbles on a slowdown lap at Spa.


[Sorry - redundant comment - just noticed your post about cool down lap and marbles ]

 

[Dryce]

1.5kg under is quite a bit. Picking up marbles should be insurance, not a necessity. Own goal by the team and a bit tough for George who made the right call to suggest the one stop. But, underweight is underweight.

If it is down to the tyres on his occasion then it is a bit of an own goal for the regulations as well IMO.

 

[GeeJayW]

If it is down to the tyres on his occasion then it is a bit of an own goal for the regulations as well IMO.

Not really IMHO.

The teams know they don’t get a cooldown lap at Spa, so picking up marbles isn’t an option. They know how much weight loss they get from tyre wear etc. Not meeting minimum weight requirement is a pretty basic error by the team.

 

[E55BOF]

Second race in a row where the real winner's name isn't on the results sheet. Shame.

(I did wonder briefly whether Hamilton was sandbagging to let Russell win; the team would still have had a one-two finish, so maximum points, and neither is in contention for the drivers' title. If it had been Verstappen in second, with his team-mate in the lead, on the same points as Hamilton and Russell, that wouldn't even have occurred to me as a possibility...).