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6 Jun, 23 tweets, 16 min read
Lap 10. Lec pits from P4 promoting Sai to P5. But our slow race pace is showing. Ham leads from the RBs. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 21. Lec P6. Sai P14. This was supposed to be a track where one can overtake. Scuds look like they are easily overtaken but cannot return the favor. Sai has been stuck behind Gio in slower car for a number of laps. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 27. Bit of a nothing race for the Scuds running P6 and P12. But it is great to see someone other than Merc and Ham at the front. Per is having one hell of a race. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Safety Car after Stroll crash. Now things will get interesting. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Gas was complaining about a loss of power so there may be a chance for Lec to jump him for P4 at the restart! #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
And we're racing!!! #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 36. Lec loses a place to Vet. Sai has leapt to P9. Vet is the guy on the move and now running P4. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 42. Would be great to see Vet back on the podium compounding the pain for Merc and Ham. Especially after the humiliation of the last few years. Seems much happier in the Aston Martin. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 45. Sai P9 is the meat in a McLemon sandwich. Lec making no impression on Gas. Just going round in circles. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Safety Car after Ver crash from the lead with 5 laps to go! Per leads and Vet will be on the podium. Ham's incredible run of luck continues to hold. He'll be leading a championship he really does not deserve to be. Lec P5. Sai P8. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Red flag with two laps to go. This season is turning out to be a replay of 2017, 2018 and 2019, when Ham kept benefitting from the Scuds' silly mistakes and rotten luck. This time, it's the RBs who find themselves with the short end of the stick. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Race will restart in about 10 min. Hope Per can stay ahead for the win. Would be an absolute travesty if Ham got past. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Another standing start. Vet might fancy his chances against Ham. Can the Scuds make some hay? It's going to be exciting! #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Justice as Ham drops to the back!!!! Lec now P4. Can he get past Gas? Sai P8. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Per wins. Vet!!! Gas. Lec. Nor. Alo!!!! Tsu!!! Sai. Ric. Kimi. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Really happy that Ver is still leading the Drivers' Championship and RBs extend their lead over Merc in the Constructors'! #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
And what about Alonso in P6 after everyone seemed to be passing him by. And Tsunoda behind him!! It wasn't the most exciting of races but that top 10 makes up for it. Scuds were at least ahead of the McLemons. #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Question: Why would the Merc have a switch the "turns of the brakes"? #AzerbaijanGP #ForzaFerrari #F1

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I asked the same question last year. Yet to get a good answer.
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