Team of the Grand Prix: Brazilian Grand Prix 2021

[Born Racer]

Who gets your vote?

[chillibowl]

Went for Merc. They handeled the weekend well. Both them and RB did it with class.

[FIRE]

Mercedes

[BTCC frog]

It can't be Mercedes, they made the error with the rear wing that put Hamilton at the back of the grid. I went with Alpine, they got a double points finish, made the right decision to let Alonso ahead of Ocon and then swap back, and tried the trick of giving Ocon DRS behind Alonso for a few laps to try and keep Gasly behind. They were also the only team to pull of a one-stop and score points.

[bjohnsonsmith]

It can only be Mercedes. They more than made up for the issue with the rear wing. Where have they got this increase in speed from, it can't just be the new engine?

[Greem]

Alpine for me. They had a game plan and stuck to it, without controversy or any tech troubles.

[Teretonga]

Originally Posted by BTCC frog

It can't be Mercedes, they made the error with the rear wing that put Hamilton at the back of the grid. I went with Alpine, they got a double points finish, made the right decision to let Alonso ahead of Ocon and then swap back, and tried the trick of giving Ocon DRS behind Alonso for a few laps to try and keep Gasly behind. They were also the only team to pull of a one-stop and score points.

Who says it was an error?
was it .02 0f a metre (2mm) or 0.02mm? (which is what many people here have typed)
If the latter that is infinitely small. Tiny. No advantage but technically illegal.
If Toto is accurate why the change in discipline within the FIA? Why be more harsh at this event than earlier in the season. That is the problem with failing to have a consistent approach across a season. Its bad management of a competition, (WDC, WCC)which is what the FIA is supposed to be adjudicating.

[Neil22]

Mercedes.

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by Teretonga

Who says it was an error?
was it .02 0f a metre (2mm) or 0.02mm? (which is what many people here have typed)
If the latter that is infinitely small. Tiny. No advantage but technically illegal.
If Toto is accurate why the change in discipline within the FIA? Why be more harsh at this event than earlier in the season. That is the problem with failing to have a consistent approach across a season. Its bad management of a competition, (WDC, WCC)which is what the FIA is supposed to be adjudicating.

I read that the discrepancy was 0.2mm (or to someone of my age group 0.008") which to me is still an infinitely small amount.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

I read that the discrepancy was 0.2mm (or to someone of my age group 0.008") which to me is still an infinitely small amount.

Yes.

"Discovering that we’ve marginally failed the test, we are speaking 0.2 of a millimetre, to not allowing this to be fixed like the normal protocol would be...there the bullet was out of the gun,” said the Austrian.

“The wing was damaged. One side was OK, the middle was OK, the right side was not OK, and that means we actually had a performance disadvantage."

[TrapezeArtist]

Mercedes. They gave Lewis the car to achieve that incredible charge through the field, and made everyone else look pedestrian.

[GT6]

Well not usually a ferrari fan but they did the best they could against the top two and made the other mid field runners look so far behind that 3rd place in the constructors should be theirs this year

[Aysedasi]

Mercedes for me.

[AndreasDavour]

I'd say that Ferrari had an excellent weekend, probably clinching the 3rd in the constructor's championship. The race was a total DISASTER! for my lads and lasses at McLaren. I think this is now a lost fight. It will be a really bad thing to go into the new car formula with less money than before. I only hope Ferrari's latest form is not down to them cheating again...
So, with that caveat, well done Ferrari.


Also well done to Alpine! Good teamwork and a decent finish. If there is one driver I personally cheer for, it's Fernando Alonso, so I think it's good to see Alpine seems to have their duck in a row. I just hope they don't become too much of a threat to McLaren 2022. But, this weekend I think they did quite well.


The mudslinging at the top is really getting to me. I am not a Mercedes fan by any stretch, and would happily see them beaten. But, I've grown to despise the very image of Horner and Marko, so I find myself taking the side of Mercedes against my wishes, and they often come across as arrogant.



So, even though I think Mercedes did a good job today (and Lewis did something truly great) I can't give them my vote.


Alpine it is. Go Fernando! Vamos!

[Teretonga]

Originally Posted by AndreasDavour

I'd say that Ferrari had an excellent weekend, probably clinching the 3rd in the constructor's championship. The race was a total DISASTER! for my lads and lasses at McLaren. I think this is now a lost fight. It will be a really bad thing to go into the new car formula with less money than before. I only hope Ferrari's latest form is not down to them cheating again...
So, with that caveat, well done Ferrari.


Also well done to Alpine! Good teamwork and a decent finish. If there is one driver I personally cheer for, it's Fernando Alonso, so I think it's good to see Alpine seems to have their duck in a row. I just hope they don't become too much of a threat to McLaren 2022. But, this weekend I think they did quite well.



The mudslinging at the top is really getting to me. I am not a Mercedes fan by any stretch, and would happily see them beaten. But, I've grown to despise the very image of Horner and Marko, so I find myself taking the side of Mercedes against my wishes, and they often come across as arrogant.



So, even though I think Mercedes did a good job today (and Lewis did something truly great) I can't give them my vote.


Alpine it is. Go Fernando! Vamos!

Well hold on.
Horner and Mr Marko have both had some very embellished calls against Mercedes so all's fair in Love and War.

I don't like the political BS either but I'm not calling out either side.

Re Ferrari and McLaren
We thought Max had it pretty much his way after Austin and Interlagos was considered an RB haven, but it didn't go that way.
So could Jeddah and Qatar prove to be a rebalancing of the battle?
McLaren won on Ferrari's home turf but I'm not discounting a back swing toward McLaren, or do you think that is a false hope?

[AndreasDavour]

Originally Posted by Teretonga

Well hold on.
Horner and Mr Marko have both had some very embellished calls against Mercedes so all's fair in Love and War.

I don't like the political BS either but I'm not calling out either side.

Re Ferrari and McLaren
We thought Max had it pretty much his way after Austin and Interlagos was considered an RB haven, but it didn't go that way.
So could Jeddah and Qatar prove to be a rebalancing of the battle?
McLaren won on Ferrari's home turf but I'm not discounting a back swing toward McLaren, or do you think that is a false hope?

Well, 24h later and I have found some renewed hope. But, it will be tough. Mathematically it will be tight, but it's not impossible.

I think we can expect both Ferrari drivers to deliver, so it's not like a Tsunoda/Gasley situation where one driver haul in all the points. I do hope Danny can hang on to Norris, then it might be doable.

I expect it to be tense!