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mikeyg123

Whilst I thought the penalty was ridiculous it did appear to be in line with the terrible racing rules guidelines so I'm surprised. I'm also surprised that the FIA are willing to overlook there usual procedure in order to void the penalty points. Surely this will increase appeals in future.

mikeyg123

Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 11, 2025 8:47 pm

mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 11, 2025 3:46 pm
Freddie Slater will drive in F3 for Trident in 2026.
Excellent choice of team. That should offer him a shot at the championship.

I think he'll win it.

mikeyg123

I thought it would take a couple DNFs (or double DNFs) to make this incredibly unlikely scenario possible, but all it takes is for Red Bull to have given Max the best car on the grid, Max to rattle off 9 straight wins (plus three sprints), one DNF from Oscar (McLaren owe him one to make it fair to ...

mikeyg123

Freddie Slater will drive in F3 for Trident in 2026.

mikeyg123

I'm not saying you're wrong about Horner being the one to build the environment that's capable of doing the recovery. This was just one (quite special) race though, let's wait and see if there is any kind of pattern emerging. Yeah, I think it will be a very intriguing finish to the season for Red B...

mikeyg123

What is the argument for voting for Piastri?

mikeyg123

Bortoleto and Hadjar look, at this moment, the pick of the rookies imo. I think we are far enough along now to start forming more solid opinions. Antonelli isnt the next coming of Hamilton. I've been impressed with Bearman as well. He's basically matched Ocon all season. Antonelli has suffered from...

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Bortoleto and Hadjar look, at this moment, the pick of the rookies imo. I think we are far enough along now to start forming more solid opinions. Antonelli isnt the next coming of Hamilton. I've been impressed with Bearman as well. He's basically matched Ocon all season. Antonelli has suffered from...

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I voted for Max but Albon and Hadjar did great as well. It is amazing how Albon finds a way to score points and Sainz was unlucky again with Bearman hitting him, they both should have been ahead of Hadjar and Sainz should have got a point without that incident. Sainz was also very close to getting ...

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JN23 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 07, 2025 3:37 pm
Bearman is on 10 penalty points now.

That's odd because I don't remember him being often reckless.

He'll have to be very cautious now for the rest of the season.

mikeyg123

Verstappen, Hadjar, Leclerc

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Verstappen is peerless in F1 at the moment.

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 07, 2025 11:17 am

Vicky_balboa wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:27 am
Lindblad has not impressed me this season. Makes too many mistakes
Yeah, no one is really standing out in F2 this year.

I think Lindblad and Dunne have talent but both need another year in F2.

mikeyg123

There seems to be a lot going around that that was the fastest lap by Verstappen in F1 history, not mentioning that it is the fastest lap at this circuit. Do they mean this or not? I don't know enough about F1 to know if there were any other faster times, but Sakhir was certainly "a faster lap" bei...

mikeyg123

The racing in F3 was unbelievable. I don't think we've sign a driver be so clearly a level above the field in F3 as Camara for a while.

He'll be one of the favourites for F2 next season depending on teams.

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Imo, thee best case scenario for Norris here would be getting the worst start out of the top 3 & which would then make Piastri & Verstappen fight it out. If they clash or are aggressive enough with each other to ruin their tyres, Norris could benefit from this. Anyway, it seems Verstappen's top spe...

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Norris recovered well.

mikeyg123

Verstappen is just on another level.

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The Italian GP is probably the one where the driver makes least difference. Often see the cars side by side on the grid with not too much between teammates. I wouldn't say that the driver makes the least difference, but we see other cars and perhaps other drivers coming to the fore. That is not une...

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Also to be expected. However, I think that, from the Andretti roster, Kirkwood and Hauger are better drivers and bigger talents. I am curious whether Herta will do F2 as it was recently rumoured or completely focus on test/simulator driver duties. It would be weird he would be 5+ years older than m...

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They knew enough about the incident to delete Leclerc's lap for track limits, I've now heard that they are allowed to be subjective with their decisions. I would question their general display over the weekend, Hamilton committed an offence before the race was even started, if it was that black and...

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Colton Herta will be joining Cadillac as test (& reserve?) driver. 1963263390631039360 Also to be expected. However, I think that, from the Andretti roster, Kirkwood and Hauger are better drivers and bigger talents. I am curious whether Herta will do F2 as it was recently rumoured or completely foc...

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Domenicali announces: - more sprints - shorter GPs - reversed grids - massive reduction of free practice - media trainings for use of simpler and less technical language - explicit message to fans of tradition: get used to it Autosport and elsewhere. This quote "“We’re seeing on many of our channel...

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FormulaFun wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 03, 2025 4:09 pm
The fact that Sainz got a penalty for the incident with Lawson is why I just cant be arsed with this sport at the moment

The racing rules are absurd example 137.

mikeyg123

Antonelli could have done another season in F2 and then placed at another F1 team giving Sainz a 2 year contract, Wolff messed up, is he really that good a TP, the Mercedes dominance he inherited from Ross Brawn. I don't think Antonelli not being at Mercedes in 2026 was ever on the cards. Hamilton ...

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Sure, it's the best way for Antonelli. But is it good for F1? He's already ruined the races of multiple drivers from other teams. The post-Verstappen blanket age ban was always silly, but Antonelli is currently providing some proof that maybe a more robust way of evaluating rookie readiness is need...

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Piastri wasn't crashing all the time and he was the F2 champion, he also was respectively close to Norris which Antonelli isn't to Russell, it all smells of a driver being rushed to fast into F1 but not just that he's been rushed into a top team. Sure... He was much better in his rookie year than A...

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The best way to get better at F1 is to do F1. If Antonelli is better in 2026 than he would have been had he spent 2025 in F2 then things will have worked out well for him. Sure, it's the best way for Antonelli. But is it good for F1? He's already ruined the races of multiple drivers from other team...

mikeyg123

F1 has been a finishing school for years. That’s pretty much the purpose of toro Rosso/Alpha Tauri/ Vcarb isn’t it? F1 is a finishing school full stop. I don't think anybody believes that rookies enter F1 as fully rounded drivers. It's pretty accepted that most improve during the first few years of...

mikeyg123

The best way to get better at F1 is to do F1. If Antonelli is better in 2026 than he would have been had he spent 2025 in F2 then things will have worked out well for him. Sure, it's the best way for Antonelli. But is it good for F1? He's already ruined the races of multiple drivers from other team...

mikeyg123

It was dumb, keep doing things like that then you're looking at a short F1 career. It was exciting. I wish more drivers took risks. It didn't come off this time but worth a try. No point in letting a direct championship rival beat you. Leclerc and Antonelli both failing to score is much better for ...

mikeyg123

That's just poor from Antonelli. Just too eager F1 shouldn't be a finishing school. F1 has been a finishing school for years. That’s pretty much the purpose of toro Rosso/Alpha Tauri/ Vcarb isn’t it? F1 is a finishing school full stop. I don't think anybody believes that rookies enter F1 as fully r...

mikeyg123

No it just showed his inexperience, physics determined the overtake wasn't possible because of the banking, he's under cooked. I disagree. Worth going for and far more exciting seeing drivers try risky moves. It was dumb, keep doing things like that then you're looking at a short F1 career. It was ...

mikeyg123

That's just poor from Antonelli. Just too eager F1 shouldn't be a finishing school. F1 has been a finishing school for years. That’s pretty much the purpose of toro Rosso/Alpha Tauri/ Vcarb isn’t it? F1 is a finishing school full stop. I don't think anybody believes that rookies enter F1 as fully r...

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Maybe Red Bull now need to take on Hadja! He can get podiums and finish right behind Verstappen. Even if they took him on next year, it probably would ruin his career. I personally think Red Bull need to try a driver like Perez again (the 2021 Perez), who has plenty of experience and actually manag...

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I really don't think Alonso's pace has been good today. He complained about being put out in traffic, despite having a big advantage when he first pitted over those ahead of him. Now Stroll has an advantage with new tyres, he has managed several overtakes, while in a DRS train, including on Alonso....

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I commend Antonelli for going for the overtake. The penalty was deserved but it was worth ago. I'd much rather see drivers going for it than not. No it just showed his inexperience, physics determined the overtake wasn't possible because of the banking, he's under cooked. I disagree. Worth going fo...

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Bearman, Hadjar, Piastri

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I really don't think Alonso's pace has been good today. He complained about being put out in traffic, despite having a big advantage when he first pitted over those ahead of him. Now Stroll has an advantage with new tyres, he has managed several overtakes, while in a DRS train, including on Alonso....

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I really don't think Alonso's pace has been good today. He complained about being put out in traffic, despite having a big advantage when he first pitted over those ahead of him. Now Stroll has an advantage with new tyres, he has managed several overtakes, while in a DRS train, including on Alonso....

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