Pick the Podium - F-1 - Crypto.Com Miami Grand Prix, Miami International Autodrome Circuit, Miami, FLA, May 05-07, 2023

[Retroram52]

After that craziness in Azerbiajan, F-1 comes to the United States for the Miami Grand Prix. We shall see if Verstappen returns to his winning ways or Perez continues to surprise. Ferrari keeps promising and so do the Mercs but know definitive results to date. We shall see...

 

[obxyankeefan]

Is the track still under 18 inches of water?

 

[Hank Kingsley]

My man Lewis just called Florida Saudi Arabia West.....

So fucking funny. And true!

 

[Retroram52]

Verstappen laid down a blistering lap before the water came in FP2.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Holy Shit.

Checo starts on Pole with Verstappen back in 9th.
can he steal another victory & if he does will that make Verstappen's head explode!

Also nice to see Alonso starting 2nd.

 

[forty_three]

I am out of town an haven't watched. Looked at the grid and am confused.

PER
LEC
VER
ALO

 

[obxyankeefan]

PER
VER
ALO
SAI

 

[ckhokie]

This one is gonna be a crap shoot

 

[ckhokie]

PER
ALO
VER
SAI

 

[ckhokie]

For widely being considered one of the upper tier drivers, Charles finds a way to fuck up a lot.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Perez
Verstappen
Alonso
Sainz

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with:
PER
ALO
VER
SAI

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Verstappen
Perez
Sainz
Alonso

 

[Schmoopy1000]

now that the race has started I can give my strategy.
I think Verstappen will mow through the field. Now I think if the race goes clean Perez can get far enough ahead to win, but with Verstappen being at worse .4ths faster than the field. I think there will be a safety car in the 2nd half the race which will kill Perez' lead. Which means Max will win if there is a safety car.

Didnt want to say anything until the race started

 

[Schmoopy1000]

well apparently Max didnt even need the safety car. He had shown he was that much faster than the whole field.
Sucks for Checo

 

[ckhokie]

‘Sucks for Checo,’ I guess, but they’re in the same car. I think the opening of this season was a bit of fools gold for Checo in tracks that suit his style, similar to the start of last season. He’s really nowhere close to max.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Hard-Medium was the better strategy. Especially when you start back a ways.

Worked for Hamilton as well.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

‘Sucks for Checo,’ I guess, but they’re in the same car. I think the opening of this season was a bit of fools gold for Checo in tracks that suit his style, similar to the start of last season. He’s really nowhere close to max.

yeah I felt it sucked for Checo as well, but I never thought the Championship was gonna be close.
I do think Red Bull will get their one two finish this year though.

 

[ckhokie]

Hard-Medium was the better strategy. Especially when you start back a ways.

Worked for Hamilton as well.

Definitely was, especially since there was rain last night. Can you imagine the outrage if RB put Checo out there on pole with hards though? Everyone in the top 6 or so has to be on mediums at minimum

 

[Retroram52]

Verstappen takes the win, followed by Perez, Alonso, and Russell making appearance fir the Mercs.