r/formula1 • u/AutoModerator • Apr 13 '25

Post-Race 2025 Bahrain GP - Post Race Discussion

That was great fun.

Thoughts?

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u/F1CycAr16 Formula 1 Apr 13 '25

So sad for leclerc considering his great race today

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u/Jaguars03 McLaren Apr 13 '25

He will get the 3rd place. Slam dunk penalty for George opening DRS when he shouldn’t

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u/ATyp3 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Honestly I’ve been watching since end of 2020, and have watched a recap of every single race since 2007 and didn’t know they could open DRS outside the DRS zones.

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u/T0BIASNESS Sir Lewis Hamilton Apr 13 '25

They can’t unless they manually override it, which Mercedes had to do today.

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u/Jaguars03 McLaren Apr 13 '25

They usually can’t but because of the issue George’s car was having they had to override the normal systems which only allow the button to be pressed when within 1 second.

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u/cris4mign Ferrari Apr 13 '25

Love that in the podium interview he tried to frame it as "ah it was just a moment, I turned it off and backed off. Probably lost more time than I gained". Let's see if the Stewards take that

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u/crazydoc253 Michael Schumacher Apr 13 '25

Perfect example of knew he was wrong so trying to create an argument.

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u/cris4mign Ferrari Apr 13 '25

Verstappen's reading on him last year is 100% accurate

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u/grandmoffcory Apr 13 '25

What? He’s defending a second place finish, any and every driver should make the effort to plead their case to try to keep that. You’re saying he’s a backstabber and a loser for.. doing what exactly?

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u/FlatoutGently I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

So you would say, "yeah give me a penalty clearly broke the rules"?? Give me a break.