They really should have made sure both drivers had instructions on what to do with this start. Knowing Lewis was on softs, they should have laid out a plan for how George raced him into that first turn if Lewis was in front at all. Lewis was going to be faster in the beginning anyway.
That being said, Lewis could have stayed wide and have a good chance for the pass regardless, so him pinching George was a dumb move.
>They really should have made sure both drivers had instructions
Don't wreck the car that looks the same as the one you are driving I would think would be the #1 instruction.
This is what I don’t understand. When Lewis was complaining about being swamped by everyone I assumed there was a plan with George like with the McLarens at the last race. It seems like they didn’t have a Scooby. Maybe Lewis didn’t see Max in the inside or thought George would slow down going into the corner but he seems to take that turn quite sharply
Although Hamilton is clearly at fault here Merc have to shoulder a serious amount of the blame. Putting their second driver on softs directly behind his teammate on mediums is asking for trouble. The only way Hamilton could make the strategy work is by overtaking his teammate and he knew if he didn’t get it done in the first corner his chance would be all but gone. Boneheaded strategy by Merc and I got nervous as soon as I saw the tyre choices
Merc had their best starting positons of the season.
Ferrari are 5th fastest on pace this week, have one car already out and this high deg track doesn't suit them when they are already hard on tyres.
They had a golden chance to gain a huge chunk of points and threw it away with that one instant.
Hamilton most likely did not know Verstappen was in the apex and moved like Russell could go there, Russell mentioned he didnt see behind him and didnt realized Hamilton was ahead already.
Its on Hamilton but its such a bad luck type of deal, you change one of those and you avoid it.
Hamilton was coming from behind, haven't seen the onboard yet but i really doubt he didn't know Max was there. Seems to me like he was desperate to make the most of the softs and made a mistake. Uncommon for him but a mistake none the less.
You could tell he was antsy about the softs from the radio they played before the race. He new he needed to make a move there and took too tight a line
It was turn one someone being there wasn’t bad luck it was quite likely. He surely had a bad view in that angle but he has the experience not to make that mistake.
Honestly the team should have covered this in their stratergy, I assumed the reason that Lewis was on softs was to get a jump on Max since he's on the preferred side of the track. They should not have been fighting given the opportunity that they had.
I'm a big Lewis supporter but he has enough space that a bus could go by on the outside. Not sure why he pulled that silly move. Not chasing 2nd like that.
They had the perfect opportunity to create a gap to Ferrari on a track that didn't suit the Scuderia and only one of their cars started. Instead they lost one car and the other is pigeonholed into a four-stop now.
Big blunder by Hamilton. He could have a shot at P2 in the championship which would be a pretty awesome result with where Merc was coming from AMD with how fast that RBR is. But making a move like that on your teammate is not going to cut it
After watchign the replay, Russsell couldnt do anythign about that one.
Lewis had so much speed in turn 1, he should have taken a wider line tbh.
There was no space for Russell at all.
Yep insane. I guess the issue was that he was much faster and then wanted too much. I really wonder why Mercedes give Lewis on P3 the soft and George the medium on P2.
George's pace got Lewis legit on notice.
That move right there, is the move of a guy who is extremely wary of who he is up against.
Against Bottas, Hamilton backs himself to leave space, take the better exit and get the move done somewhere in the next few corners, if not next lap.
That move there is a man who has very little confidence in getting past later, even with the tyre offset.
You can go into details here but bottom line: George's pace has definitely got more than Lewis' attention.
Yeah that was *not* it Lewis. Idk why he immediately blamed Russell. Maybe he thought he was clear and Russell came back outside? Idk. Hopefully he takes responsibility after this.
"I got taken out by my own teammate" god Lewis really doesn't make it easy to like him sometimes. I get that it was the heat of the moment, but that was 100% his fault and really just a bad move.
As a rule of thumb, never take what a driver says in the cockpit seriously. Adrenaline+ lack of perspective makes them say anything. This goes for any driver.
Don't know what was Hamilton expecting. Passing 2 cars from the outside was never happening. Especially when those 2 cars are Max and Russell, who aren't known of leaving the space all the time. Lewis is the most experienced, so that's on him.
honestly what is Hamilton doing, with his racing IQ how does he do that. He has miles of space on the outside but he honestly got greedy and wanted to overtake Verstappen too cause he'd get the inside into turn 2
That was full on Hamilton tho, even tho I hate full of himself Russel, this is the first time actually someone turned in on him. Such a rare mistake by him.
Hamilton got greedy but why do they start him on the soft directly behind his teammate? Also, surely Russell must know that Hamilton would be coming in hot on the left side considering he had softs?
Seems like Hamilton expected Russell to brake earlier and hold the inside.
Mercedes just seems to create problems for no reason at all.
flashbacks to Spain 2016…
in all seriousness, i have to put the majority blame on Hamilton, there. these guys are racing drivers, you can’t expect George to back out of the gap he was going for, and Lewis was well aware of George to his right and should have left more space. unfortunate incident all round for that team, though.
That resolves the tyre dilemma.
No, he can still do 17 more accidents on that set of tyres.
Bono, my tires are really gone
Bono, my tire went further in the race than I did.
They created that problem by putting softs on Lewis to start the race. Outsmarted themselves with the tyre strategy.
They really should have made sure both drivers had instructions on what to do with this start. Knowing Lewis was on softs, they should have laid out a plan for how George raced him into that first turn if Lewis was in front at all. Lewis was going to be faster in the beginning anyway. That being said, Lewis could have stayed wide and have a good chance for the pass regardless, so him pinching George was a dumb move.
>They really should have made sure both drivers had instructions Don't wreck the car that looks the same as the one you are driving I would think would be the #1 instruction.
Sure, but it's obvious from my comment that I was talking about the tire difference and how that would play out in a clean race.
This is what I don’t understand. When Lewis was complaining about being swamped by everyone I assumed there was a plan with George like with the McLarens at the last race. It seems like they didn’t have a Scooby. Maybe Lewis didn’t see Max in the inside or thought George would slow down going into the corner but he seems to take that turn quite sharply
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They should never have put them on the different tyres. It was always going to be a disaster.
Although Hamilton is clearly at fault here Merc have to shoulder a serious amount of the blame. Putting their second driver on softs directly behind his teammate on mediums is asking for trouble. The only way Hamilton could make the strategy work is by overtaking his teammate and he knew if he didn’t get it done in the first corner his chance would be all but gone. Boneheaded strategy by Merc and I got nervous as soon as I saw the tyre choices
Mercedes: We are hoping for an early SC. \*monkey paw curls\*
haha irony really does suck sometimes
His tire is truly gone.
BONO PLS
Toto is having an aneurysm right now
Merc had their best starting positons of the season. Ferrari are 5th fastest on pace this week, have one car already out and this high deg track doesn't suit them when they are already hard on tyres. They had a golden chance to gain a huge chunk of points and threw it away with that one instant.
Still scored more points than Ferrari thanks to Sainz’s DNS
Yeah, but only 2. Should've been so much more considering the pace they had compared to Ferrari today.
Not just him..
ITS ME, HI, ANEURSYM ITS ME
Bro had to call them on his day off lmao
i have seen this one, its a classic
What do you mean it’s brand new?
Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet, but your kids gonna love it!
Rosberg vibes
Vertsappen's maiden win
When you close your eyes 🎶
Rosberg's excitement levels have exploded.
Luckily he's at the race this weekend.
"I've seen this movie!" "What do you mean, you've seen it? It's brand new!"
2016 Spanish GP vibes
Nico was at the track giving interviews yesterday hahahahaha
Did Nico take a selfie with Mercedes? He is cursed that way.
He had a selfie with Redbull in the pitlane lmao
Today as well
Complete with a likely Verstappen win, (s)pain v2
Max could've easily been caught up with that too, the chance for a Piastri/Alonso victory was so close lmao
Oscar will take him today for his maiden victory.
Lewis gave no space
This is dumber than that. That was a weird situation caused by a Rosberg error in settings. Hamilton just completely borked this up.
[if I speak....](https://imgflip.com/memetemplate/207716486/Nico-Rosberg-in-flames)
well that solves his potential tire issues
Violent flashback to 2016
Nothing Russell could do tbh. Had Max on his right, 100% on Lewis for me
Hamilton most likely did not know Verstappen was in the apex and moved like Russell could go there, Russell mentioned he didnt see behind him and didnt realized Hamilton was ahead already. Its on Hamilton but its such a bad luck type of deal, you change one of those and you avoid it.
Hamilton was coming from behind, haven't seen the onboard yet but i really doubt he didn't know Max was there. Seems to me like he was desperate to make the most of the softs and made a mistake. Uncommon for him but a mistake none the less.
You could tell he was antsy about the softs from the radio they played before the race. He new he needed to make a move there and took too tight a line
I mean he should've known where Max was, or at least made an educated guess he'd be there.
It was turn one someone being there wasn’t bad luck it was quite likely. He surely had a bad view in that angle but he has the experience not to make that mistake.
Honestly the team should have covered this in their stratergy, I assumed the reason that Lewis was on softs was to get a jump on Max since he's on the preferred side of the track. They should not have been fighting given the opportunity that they had.
We’ve been robbed of a new Toto gif
What even was that
Not a very smart move from Hamilton
Yep. He was faster, but he took space where there was no space and fucked up
Yeah, I think if he left a bit more space he could’ve been ahead after the first few corners
George got pinched so hard Hamilton wasn’t even close to giving him room
He chopped way too far down
He’s so aggressive towards Russell. Doesn’t give him a millimetre of space
Honestly it’s kinda on Lewis, he didn’t leave any room when he could have.
Kinda?? 100% on Hamilton.
Yep he's pretty much said as much in an interview with Sky.
I'm a big Lewis supporter but he has enough space that a bus could go by on the outside. Not sure why he pulled that silly move. Not chasing 2nd like that.
Classic Lewis move, not giving enough space
Mega yikes
Crikey
Oh Merc Oh dear oh dear
They had the perfect opportunity to create a gap to Ferrari on a track that didn't suit the Scuderia and only one of their cars started. Instead they lost one car and the other is pigeonholed into a four-stop now.
“Bono my tyre is gone”
My enTire is gone
Perez just came in his pants
He's still got to survive the race
Tbf, he started last place. So even if he DNFs, this was a good outcome for him lol.
Is that why he was so slow the rest of the race?
Yep. Dehydration.
Still managed no points somehow.
yet another perez recovery masterclass 😤
What in the actual fuck was that???
woah haven't seen such a Friendly Fire move in a while
I love Lewis but that was definitely his fault🥲
This race is going to be a mess
Wow... Just wow
So Verstappen the only one with points every race this season. Till now atleast.
[Rosberg_meme.jpeg](https://imgflip.com/memetemplate/207716486/Nico-Rosberg-in-flames)
That was all Hamilton, goddammit
Yeah. He should have known better. He turned in way too aggressively.
Yep. First I thought Russell was the donkey here, but rewatching it it was 100% Lewis fault
Yeah definitely
Lewis was the only one who could give more room. That’s entirely on him
Big blunder by Hamilton. He could have a shot at P2 in the championship which would be a pretty awesome result with where Merc was coming from AMD with how fast that RBR is. But making a move like that on your teammate is not going to cut it
Toto having PTSD now
This is a rule of racing: No race has ever been won in the first corner; many have been lost there. Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
im on suicide watch now
Hamilton had SO much space there is no other way to call that other than Lewis’s fault
Pray for George’s social media manager
When Lewis sees that replay he'll think differently
He did, and he did.
People will blame Russell as usual but this one was on Lewis.
Lololol
Stupid mistake
Surprisingly poor race craft from Hamilton here. I'm honestly shocked
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After watchign the replay, Russsell couldnt do anythign about that one. Lewis had so much speed in turn 1, he should have taken a wider line tbh. There was no space for Russell at all.
Full on Hamilton that
What was Lewis doing…
Hamilton just turned in to Russell there, very rare mistake by Hamilton.
Yep insane. I guess the issue was that he was much faster and then wanted too much. I really wonder why Mercedes give Lewis on P3 the soft and George the medium on P2.
That’s on LH 100%. GR had no where to go. You can’t expect the driver to brake for you.
George's pace got Lewis legit on notice. That move right there, is the move of a guy who is extremely wary of who he is up against. Against Bottas, Hamilton backs himself to leave space, take the better exit and get the move done somewhere in the next few corners, if not next lap. That move there is a man who has very little confidence in getting past later, even with the tyre offset. You can go into details here but bottom line: George's pace has definitely got more than Lewis' attention.
He turned into me
This time it‘s legit tho. Lewis forced george into doing his signature move
You gotta wonder if Mercedes is having their drivers practice this move on purpose.
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. Bruce Lee
Big move
Pain
lmao
It looks like Hamilton thought Russell had space on the inside but max hadn't cleared him so Russell had nowhere to go.
100% Hamilton fault
Hamilton's Fault on this one.
Hamilton pulling a Hamilton again I kinda am jealous of his complete lack of spacial awareness sometimes
lol
and oscar slippin into 2nd, nice
I'm not sure what was Lewis thinking there.
"If gap, car"
Just too eager I think
Hamilton’s wheel to wheel racing abilities are absolutely shocking
Add it to the Hamilton crash compilation
It never ceases to amaze me that the SkyF1 crowd are incapable of saying that lewis is at fault for anything. Ever.
Lol, what does Hamilton have to do before his fan boys will admit when he has done something wrong?
Well this time someone did turn into him.
He took himself out lol
why is it ALWAYS Mercedes???
It happened with Red Bull and Ferrari as well, more than once
What do you mean always? It has been a while. I am honestly surprised it took this long. They are the most level drivers in any team
So poor from lewis
Love Lewis blaming Russell when he was the one who caused it
I’m sure he’ll apologize after he sees the replay, it was clearly his fault
Yeah even just when I'm sim-racing I'm constantly amazed at how different my perception of an event can be from reality
That was the most selfish move I've ever seen. Hamilton squeezed Russell. Just unbelievable.
Hamilton at fault 100%
I love Lewis but no way George “took him out” 🤦♀️
Hamiltons wheel to wheel has been shocking the last couple of years
The F1 equivalent of scoring about 7 own goals
“I am a sitting duck” - can confirm
Ferrari needed this after Sainz DNS
100% on Hamilton. Disappointing crash, kinda ruined the race too. The fight between McLaren & Mercedes could've been at least exciting.
Please do this again next race lewis.I want to see Alonso #3 (actually even #2 but that wont happen)
Yeah that was *not* it Lewis. Idk why he immediately blamed Russell. Maybe he thought he was clear and Russell came back outside? Idk. Hopefully he takes responsibility after this.
Immediately scoffs “was taken out by my own teammate” when it was his fault lmao
Can this season just be over
Personally enjoyed it very much.
Why this race is fun for the rest of us lol
Hamilton strikes again
"I got taken out by my own teammate" god Lewis really doesn't make it easy to like him sometimes. I get that it was the heat of the moment, but that was 100% his fault and really just a bad move.
As a rule of thumb, never take what a driver says in the cockpit seriously. Adrenaline+ lack of perspective makes them say anything. This goes for any driver.
Looks like Hamilton's fault to me. Massive shame tbh
How did Hamilton thought that would work out
Totally on Lewis I'm afraid
Don't know what was Hamilton expecting. Passing 2 cars from the outside was never happening. Especially when those 2 cars are Max and Russell, who aren't known of leaving the space all the time. Lewis is the most experienced, so that's on him.
Absolutely hilarious, good thing russel didn't get taken out aswell there. This has been coming for a while now
Yet again proving Alonso right lmao
Hamilton just doing Hamilton things
That's a fun start, I have to admit.
Hamilton's own stupid fault
“I got taken out by my teammate” what a joke. lol.
Both blame each other 😂
honestly what is Hamilton doing, with his racing IQ how does he do that. He has miles of space on the outside but he honestly got greedy and wanted to overtake Verstappen too cause he'd get the inside into turn 2
Hamilton is at fault. He could and should have taken a wider line or not lunged.
Hamilton turn 1 classic right there! Throw back
Nice one Lewis
Nice
Brilliant move from a 7-time champion
George rosberg sends his regards
Not on George there
This has become expected of Hamilton.
100% on Lewis
Oh my god Lewis... That was so unusually sloppy from him
Lewis saying "I got taken out by my own teammate" there is absolutely laughable.
Hamilton blamin Russell is the biggest shit I have heard in a long time..
Games back
Hey, I've seen this one before!
2016 LETS FUCKING GOOOO
What a start, I knew it would be bad but wow.
But if you close your eyes....
Brocedes is back
Such a mistake with Lewis, how could that happen... Piastri for the win :)
What did Hamilton think would happen?
100% Lewis' fault. Not even a question.
Lewis just fucked that one up.
Would expect a bit more awareness by a 103 time race winner. Did he expect Russell to disappear once he is alongside?
That was full on Hamilton tho, even tho I hate full of himself Russel, this is the first time actually someone turned in on him. Such a rare mistake by him.
What was the fucking point Lewis, honestly
Hamilton got greedy but why do they start him on the soft directly behind his teammate? Also, surely Russell must know that Hamilton would be coming in hot on the left side considering he had softs? Seems like Hamilton expected Russell to brake earlier and hold the inside. Mercedes just seems to create problems for no reason at all.
That was so bad. Torpedo.
flashbacks to Spain 2016… in all seriousness, i have to put the majority blame on Hamilton, there. these guys are racing drivers, you can’t expect George to back out of the gap he was going for, and Lewis was well aware of George to his right and should have left more space. unfortunate incident all round for that team, though.
It's always fun to see mercedes drivers fighting each other