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Originally Posted by powderjunkie

1. I think there's actually a decent chance that Max clears all 5 cars by turn 1, as the other drivers want to stay out of things...of course the rule change from 2019 about being unable to overtake until the start/finish line make this a lot more difficult, so if Lewis launches earlier than usual he is probably safe.


3. The call was made to let the 5 cars pass on the 2nd long straight (between turns 8 and 9)...Vettel got through right at turn 9, and the queue had tightened up by turn 10

HAM, (NOR-ALO-OCO-LEC-VET) VER, RIC, STR , SAI, BOT, MSC, TSU, GAS

RIC and STR were right on VER's tail between turns 9&10...they easily could have gotten clear by turn 12 at the latest.

Which leaves MSC as the other lapped runner...he would have only had 4 cars to pass and likely does it by turn 12-13.

As it was, VET was making the final corner (16) as HAM made turn 12...VET made turn 1 as HAM made turn 13.

Both TSU and GAS passed MSC before turn 1. SAI got STR by turn 5; RIC stayed on the tail of the lead fight, so SAI never got close enough to him to require blue flags.


TLDR: Letting all 8 lapped runners past as is convention instead of just the 5 wouldn't have taken more than 2 more corners.

Letting all 8 past would have served no purpose.