F1 German GP Thread - Contains Qualifying & Race Spoilers as usual

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Ain't doing it no one reads it anyway

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Lewis just doesn't look happy in the car at all.

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Vandoorne crashes, Lewis has to abandon the lap and will start 14th

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Well 12th after the McLaren penalties

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can basically give Vettel the title, if they can't setup this Merc consistently

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Bottas made it easily so can't just blame Merc. Lewis had a few laps before that one and bailed on all of them even when up on 10th in the first sector.

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Worth noting the track temps have risen since P3. Mercs have a real problem with getting the softer tyres to work properly.

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In a weird way, it makes more sense for McLaren not to run Jenson here.

Vandoorne wont run and has a better Q2 time so would qualify 9th and start 12th if Jenson doesn't set a time. Jensons pretty much nailed on to start last after 15 places.

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Raikkonen pole. Fully expect the switch at the start

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Kimi strikes back and takes pole. Vettel consolidates 2nd just ahead of Bottas. Red Bull faded in Q3 to 4th/5th.

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Be brave to do it at the start. Most likely give Vettel the undercut if that way inclined

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Fair play to Kimi. On it this weekend.

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Thought Vettel had a better record around here than he does. Oddly a weak track for him and Lewis.

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Wonder if Merc might get creative with Lewis tomorrow. Try to find him some fresh air rather than running in traffic (and overheating the car).

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Kimi doesn't give a ****, and its glorious

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I'd expect the Ferraris will be told to behave into the first corner. How close Bottas and Verstappen can remain through the first stint will dictate from there. Suspect Vettel will get an undercut if they're clear

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Alonso wishing Jenson good luck while he starts from the pit lane.

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Ferraris get into the first corner 1-2, Bottas briefly threatened but backed out.

Now opening a gap to P3

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Lewis disposed of Vandoorne but now stuck behind a Toro Rosso

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Be no overtakes as the tyres wont degrade this year. Should be a procession

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Red Bulls keeping Bottas honest while the Ferraris streak away

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Some teams going for an early stop hoping for a safety car

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Kimi with the early pace, unless a safety car pops up at a good time, this is probably your podium.

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Wehrlein gets 5 seconds for unsafe release. Sickener for Jenson since Wehrlein will take that post race and keep holding him up

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Stroll glances the barrier.

Lewis still not happy. Sitting in P10 but some ahead have pitted

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Bottas reeling in the Ferraris while Seb is stuck behind Kimi

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Wonder if Kimi might get moved in a minute. He's not quick atm

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Verstappen in.

Might trigger a chain

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Bottas responds and comes out ahead

Max fastest in last sector though...

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Here comes Kimi.

Vettel Vetted and Ricciardo might get an overcut here

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Vettel and Ricciardo going faster...

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Ricciardo purple laps twice in a row

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3 times...

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Vettels going to come out p1 Ricciardo p3 predicting

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Hardly surprising how this has panned out

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Sods law I have to go out just as this gets interesting

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Vettel has won. The most predictable of outcomes

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Team orders debate will rage on but Kimi was asking to stop. Seb managed his tyres much better

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Ricciardo will enjoy getting the strategy right this year I suspect

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Hamilton up to 7th which is about as much as Merc could've hoped for on strategy

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Kimi probably being told to back the pack up an entire straight

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Marcus Ericsson manages to crash overtaking the safety car.

****ing useless

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Not entirely sure where Wehrlein expected Jenson to go there

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And Vandoorne gone so we might have the sc back oit

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Great effort by the marshals to clear Vandoorne.

Ferraris have gone clear since restart.

Ricciardo banged the barrier on the exit of T1, managed to keep Bottas behind

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Lewis just can't close up enough to Swing to get a run on the straight

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Currently both Mercs are going to finish off the podium on merit. Wonder how many times that's happened since 2014.

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Perez with a **** it why not move

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Verstappen could use Ricciardo speeding up and stop towing Bottas

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Kimis been dog slow since the first 20 laps or so.

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Vettel wins. Some superbly quick laps on worn ultras won this race

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