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@CCKAlexx Kimi’s leading the championship, maybe a P3 should be enough, if you think beating George is more important than the title, then you’re reckless, foolish and pigheaded as Kimi.

George was ahead of Kimi for 97% of the race. Let’s not act stupid. “But kimi passed him.” AT THE END. Passed him only after exceeding limits how many times? Dude blows lmao

Bono spent the entire race pleading with AKA to stop taking risks,warning him again and again about track limits, wheel lock-ups, and avoiding penalties. Yet he was so obsessed with chasing GR that he ignored every warning, kept pushing flat-out, and ultimately pushed the car beyond its limits.

"..we should have committed to our own strategy. and it's something i want to pick up with the team..."

🇪🇸 | George on the Strategy: “I felt very comfortable on the medium tire. I felt we pitted really early. Lewis committed to a 3-stop, we should have committed to to our own strategy, and it's something I want to pick up with a team, 'cause I was managing quite a lot at the start, and still eeking that gap out to Lewis.” “And then I thought we actually went and converted to a 3-stop when they told me we were staying on the 2-stop” “That was a challenge.” #F1 #SpanishGP

@davolarcini @GR63Hub Then cover Ferrari the whole race.

@GR63Hub Well said, you cant predecide your pit strategy, designed to give you maximum tear wear and then as soon as Ferrari pits, ask the drivers to go far outside their tire degrade range so you can early pit & contest an entirely different pit strategy, left us w/degrading tires

George Russell started his 100th Grand Prix with Mercedes from pole position. Led the race. Built a gap. Managed the tyres. Mercedes instructed Russell to look after his tyres during the opening stint. Yet instead of extending that stint and capitalising on the tyre life they had asked him to preserve, they brought him in early anyway. If you’re going to stop early, you tell your driver to push. If you’re asking him to save tyres, you extend the stint. You don’t do both. Then Mercedes handed the strategic initiative to Ferrari. Hamilton’s three-stop strategy was a threat long before it became decisive. Yet Mercedes neither chose to cover it nor committed to extending Russell’s stints and protecting track position. When the Virtual Safety Car arrived, Ferrari was perfectly positioned to take advantage of it. Pole position became P2. Numbers never lie. If you’re the lead car, you either cover the undercut or force the alternative strategy to beat you on pure pace. Mercedes did neither today. P2 is still a strong result. But Barcelona was a race Mercedes lost on the pit wall. #GR63 #SpanishGP

@malfoytherin @sebcedess Also Kimi faster only by exceeding track limits

@sebcedess hard just slow asf because he's so fast in medium

you can tell who watched the race scrolling through twitter, because they’re acting as if george was slower the entire race when his first stint in the mediums was great and merc completely fucked the strategy by not letting him extend when he was managing, not even pushing

and suddenly everyone is silent about it because it doesn’t suit their narratives 🤣🤣🤣

for the billionth time, what does marcus do ? what does the pitwall and strategists do? what are their roles? like they knew hamilton was pitting early. he was on softs ffs? if u just thought about MAYBE doing the same, least u couldve done is prepare your driver for it. cunts

@ceciliamclGR1 @MercedesAMGF1 The real question is was this done by strategy and Marcus being incompetent (as we’ve seen plenty of) or to keep Kimi within striking distance?

@MercedesAMGF1 Nice strategy call. Just don’t tell the race leader. Ferrari says thank you.

A hard day, but nothing but respect for Lewis from the Boss 👏

@MercedesAMGF1 I’m actually curious and want to know how and why the team came up with the decision for George to lead. Bet it’s inside matters.

@MercedesAMGF1 Maybe if you didn’t play the “team game” Marcus would have said something and you let George stay out and build a gap in clean air on good tires, too concerned about Kimi getting too far back?

Im not discounting that I expect more out of Georges performance but I think that can coincide with the disappointment and bafflement as fans that time and time again we have to watch George fight with his team about miscommunication, for years. This is supposed to be a top team.

@Holy_Molygr1 Did they not go long in the first stint to keep Kimi within striking distance?

The loss of P1 was completely down to strategy. The team withheld crucial strategic information from GR to help AKA move forward. Before the first pit stop, GR was managing his pace because he believed the race situation was different, which cost him valuable opportunities to push and extend his lead. Then they let 12 and 63 fight each other for no reason, throwing away even more time.

@Vlnrcm @MercedesAMGPCF1 On 10 lap fresher tires in clean air without someone pushing him every lap for no reason.

@russ99a @MercedesAMGPCF1 He still pulled your drivers pants down and lets not forget how Hamilton dunked +20s on his head

Feel so bad for Kimi. He will come back stronger

@hephaiston356 You know if it wasn’t deserved by driving like a maniac, pushing all race, cutting corners and doing his own wing, I wouldn’t have.

YOURE A SICK PERSON IF YOU ENJOYED ANTONELLIS DNF

Bono warned him early on that his job wasn't to chase George, but to defend against Lando. But he just insisted on pushing flat-out the whole way! And of course, this is exactly what ended up breaking the car.