Pick the Podium - F-1 - Ooredoo Qatar Grand Prix, LoSail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar, November 2021

[Retroram52]

Now Verstappen is second behind Hamilton and the gap is about 5 seconds.

 

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Bottas has moved to 9th on the grid.

 

[Retroram52]

After the pit stop, Bottas moves to 6th.

 

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Bottas is now in 5th on Lap 21.

 

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Alonso is really stretching his gas mileage as he is the only team yet to pit.

 

[Retroram52]

The Haas team is moving up into the middle of the pack. Progress promised by Karl Haas.

 

[Retroram52]

Oops. Spoke too soon. Schumacher moves to dead last.

 

[Retroram52]

Bottas is now 3rd.

 

[Retroram52]

Schumacher goes a lap down while Mazepin is in 17th. Two steps forward, one step back.

 

[Retroram52]

The Ferraris of LeClerc and Sainz move into the top 5.

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton is having a really smooth dominating race. Nearly 8 seconds up on Verstappen.

 

[Retroram52]

Seventeen laps left. Hamilton-Verstappen, 1-2.

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton wins it followed by Verstappen, Alonso, and Perez.

 

[Retroram52]

Here's How We Did:

ckhokie: 10 points-Correctly selected Hamilton for the win; Correctly selected Verstappen for Second Place
forty_three: 7 points-Correctly selected Hamilton for the win; Correctly Selected Perez for Fourth Place
Hank Kingsley: 6 points-Correctly selected Hamilton for the win
Retroram52: 10 points-Correctly selected Hamilton for the win; Correctly selected Verstappen for Second Place
Schmoopy1000: 10 points-Correctly selected Hamilton for the win; Correctly selected Verstappen for Second Place

2021 Season totals:

ckhokie: 117 points
forty_three: 79 points
Hank Kingsley: 106 points
Retroram52: 128 points
Schmoopy1000: 112 points

Next Race: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, December 03-05, 2021

 

[Retroram52]

Onward we go to the last two races of the season beginning in two weeks in Saudia Arabia. Enjoy T-day everyone and I shall see all of you for that race.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

But for NFL and KC-Dal, I'd go for a victory lap.