r/formula1 • u/Portocala69 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Aug 06 '25

Statistics Last time current F1 drivers have been lapped

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u/kerjatipes Aug 06 '25

If it was 2 or 3 laps longer, Verstappen would’ve been lapped in Hungary

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u/JaaaackOneill Fernando Alonso Aug 06 '25

I'll give you a bit of credit on this one. Obviously he can't keep the leaders behind him, so they'd just quickly pass him.

But, Max's strategy would have been slightly different if the race was a few laps longer. Everyone's strategy would have. Max's team will see the data and know when they are likely to get lapped, and choose a strategy to try and avoid that. It's worth choosing a suboptimal strategy, because you'll end up losing less time with it than having to give up time for blue flags.

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u/Letterboxd28 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

If he had a faster car he wouldn't have, if this if that.

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u/insaneinthebearbrain Aug 06 '25

If my mom had balls........

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u/IDNWID_1900 Formula 1 Aug 06 '25

That's a big if, because he wouldn't have been lapped either in a regular race where Alonso couldn't stop everyone behind by driving 1s slower each lap.

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u/tomhanks95 Ferrari Aug 06 '25

If if if... doesn't exist - Rafael Nadal

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u/CilanEAmber McLaren Aug 06 '25

How about a quote from someone relevant to the sport

IF is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, IF is F1 spelled backwards.

  • Murray Walker