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mikeyg123

Looking at it again I think you have too many tiers... Looking at the state of play as of now I think I would suggest something like Tier 1 - Verstappen Tier 2 - Norris, Leclerc, Alonso Tier 3 - Sainz, Hamilton, Russell Tier 4 - Perez, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Albon, Piastri Tier 5...

mikeyg123

Well, if you don't count the sprint race or qualifying, then it makes a bit more sense. But I can't see how this thread should ignore 2 events that happened. Especially the sprint race which drivers get points for. That is one reason why I think Norris should get a deduction for as while he got tak...

mikeyg123

Looking at it again I think you have too many tiers... Looking at the state of play as of now I think I would suggest something like Tier 1 - Verstappen Tier 2 - Norris, Leclerc, Alonso Tier 3 - Sainz, Hamilton, Russell Tier 4 - Perez, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Albon, Piastri Tier 5...

mikeyg123

Looking at it again I think you have too many tiers... Looking at the state of play as of now I think I would suggest something like Tier 1 - Verstappen Tier 2 - Norris, Leclerc, Alonso Tier 3 - Sainz, Hamilton, Russell Tier 4 - Perez, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Albon, Piastri Tier 5...

mikeyg123

Looking at it again I think you have too many tiers... Looking at the state of play as of now I think I would suggest something like Tier 1 - Verstappen Tier 2 - Norris, Leclerc, Alonso Tier 3 - Sainz, Hamilton, Russell Tier 4 - Perez, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Albon, Piastri Tier 5 ...

mikeyg123

For those that have access to the onboards, what happened with Verstappen and the SC? Why did he get stuck behind it? Was it the SC driver or Max's error? This article makes it sound like it was a race control decision, according to the FIA (whoever that was speaking on their behalf). "It was a lat...

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https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/horner-says-verstappen-picked-up-a-lot-of-damage-after-hitting-bollard-in.2HVehUv4KgzUqdHJByKK8b Horner says that there was some hefty damage to the floor of the RB after Max took out the bollard, maybe way Norris was able to pull away from Max after the S...

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Can you imagine the conspiracy theories if something like this assisted Verstappen to a win. Totally different situation now. In 2021, assisting Verstappen to a win was a way to break the stranglehold of Mercedes domination and confirm the hype that had already been heaped on Verstappen as The Next...

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Got to question the quantity of Alonso, Albon and Ocon votes. I feel with Alonso and Albon, many have gone with them as it is the default. I think Alonso has a case depending on if you blame Stroll for the albon crash, but I even think most would agree that 10 seconds was too harsh. Alonso admitted...

mikeyg123

For those that have access to the onboards, what happened with Verstappen and the SC? Why did he get stuck behind it? Was it the SC driver or Max's error? This article makes it sound like it was a race control decision, according to the FIA (whoever that was speaking on their behalf). "It was a lat...

mikeyg123

You mean a team that seems to be completely lost it's just a matter of motivation, they are not trying hard enough, even Verstappen doesn't believe that, you're not going to be seeing him at Mercedes next season. Clearly the current drivers cannot extract a great deal of performance from the W15 an...

mikeyg123

Mercedes built the Zero Pod concept with full confidence the engineers had a full grasp as to the performance they could expect, but once the drivers went around the track in the car they immediately felt the car was lacking balance and they communicated this to the team, but the engineers assured ...

mikeyg123

They're a sinking ship and they're desperate, signing Verstappen might also attract some Red Bull engineers you never know. Perhaps Mercedes is gambling that Verstappen can extract more performance from a fickle car and thus propel the team forward. You mean a team that seems to be completely lost ...

mikeyg123

Now that Norris has made a big psychological breakthrough by finally winning his first race, I think he will gradually establish himself as the second best driver in the sport. I don’t have much evidence that Norris is better than Leclerc but it’s a hunch from the eye test, difficult to prove thoug...

mikeyg123

Norris and Hamilton for me. Qualifying wasn't great for either, but come race day they both delivered. Ocon doesn't get my vote because of how he and Gasly fought on the first few laps. What was up with how Ocon and Gasly fought? Ocon as usually did not give a quarter to his teammate. That often en...

mikeyg123

this race yesterday was a fine reminder that without the car Max cant win just like everyone in f1, and that he does mistakes too. Counterpoint - Had it not been for a dose of bad luck he may well have won the race without having the best car on the day. Which has little to do with Verstappen makin...

mikeyg123

this race yesterday was a fine reminder that without the car Max cant win just like everyone in f1, and that he does mistakes too. Counterpoint - Had it not been for a dose of bad luck he may well have won the race without having the best car on the day. Which has little to do with Verstappen makin...

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Imola is one of only two tracks to have hosted a grand prix under 3 different names Emilia Romangna, San Marino, Italy The other is the Nürburgring - Germany, Luxembourg, Europe. Ah the GP of Luxembourg gives me nostalgia for the 1997 Luxembourg GP. ITV went for an ad break with Hakkinen and Coulth...

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It’s funny how perspectives change with dominance. A car building a 3.5 second lead in the opening 20 odds laps… 2021 - Mercedes/Red Bull clearly better he built a sizeable lead of 3.5 seconds. 2024 - Not clearly the best car, he couldn’t even build a 5.. 10… second lead in the first stint. Max was...

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this race yesterday was a fine reminder that without the car Max cant win just like everyone in f1, and that he does mistakes too. Counterpoint - Had it not been for a dose of bad luck he may well have won the race without having the best car on the day. Counter counter point - devils advocate - he...

mikeyg123

I’ll never pull for McLaren again Just for letting that bag in the door Fact Bless ya. So precious It's just so damn pathetic how the mere mention of Trumps name can provoke such childlike responses from some adults. Is it really that big a big deal is it? It's a pretty big deal if you're one of th...

mikeyg123

Really not a fan of the fact that despite winning the Miami GP Norris didn't leave the weekend as the driver who scored the most points. It feels wrong. I don't think it feels that wrong. Do you think Lando drove the best this weekend? He had the best car and he qualified 9th for the sprint and 5th...

mikeyg123

Norris and Hamilton for me. Qualifying wasn't great for either, but come race day they both delivered. Ocon doesn't get my vote because of how he and Gasly fought on the first few laps. What was up with how Ocon and Gasly fought? Ocon as usually did not give a quarter to his teammate. That often en...

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Brutknort wrote: ↑
Mon May 06, 2024 6:20 pm
this race yesterday was a fine reminder that without the car Max cant win just like everyone in f1, and that he does mistakes too.

Counterpoint - Had it not been for a dose of bad luck he may well have won the race without having the best car on the day.

mikeyg123

Really not a fan of the fact that despite winning the Miami GP Norris didn't leave the weekend as the driver who scored the most points.

It feels wrong.

mikeyg123

750k2 wrote: ↑
Mon May 06, 2024 3:00 pm
I’ll never pull for McLaren again
Just for letting that bag in the door
Fact

It's wild to me that people are more bothered about McLaren having trump as a visitor than they are about McLaren being owned by the Bahrani royal family.

mikeyg123

Magnussen has now accumulated a total of 10 penalty points. If he gets 2 more penalty points before 9th March 2025, he will face a race ban. What's the odds of that actually happening. There's still plenty of races left, so the chances of him getting 2 more points is high. I don't know what happene...

mikeyg123

I wouldn't count any chickens just yet. Red Bull weren't even faster than Ferrari in the race. It looks like a bad race for them as much as the McLaren upgrade working Verstappen made a mistake and damaged his floor, otherwise he would have won. He threw away this victory. Happens. Whether that is ...

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Ferrari were not a factor after TD039, that took away any competition. Ferrari prior to TD039 was as fast as Red Bull, which they never were in 2019 relative to Mercedes for more than a few races. Races that Ferrari won and should have won, Bahrain, Baku, Canada, Austria , Spa, Italy, Singapore, Ru...

mikeyg123

So happy for Lando. Looks like he made the right decision not going to partner Max. Never understood all the criticism he got for making that call. What he said made a lot of sense to me. Noone is beating Max at RBR. That should be obvious to anyone by now. Mclaren supposedly has a lot more upgrade...

mikeyg123

I see the outrage over the safety car picking up the wrong leader has caused the forum to explode. Oh, wait, this is Red Bull at the receiving end, nothing to see here. P.s. Very happy for Norris to break his duck and he probably had the pace today to beat Verstappen on merit. The SC picking up the...

mikeyg123

McLaren have gone from basically the worst car in Miami to the best in the space of 12 months..

mikeyg123

So happy for Lando. Looks like he made the right decision not going to partner Max. Never understood all the criticism he got for making that call. What he said made a lot of sense to me. Noone is beating Max at RBR. That should be obvious to anyone by now. Mclaren supposedly has a lot more upgrade...

mikeyg123

So happy for Lando. Looks like he made the right decision not going to partner Max. Never understood all the criticism he got for making that call. What he said made a lot of sense to me. Noone is beating Max at RBR. That should be obvious to anyone by now. Mclaren supposedly has a lot more upgrade...

mikeyg123

A couple of myths bust, Lamdo won't win a race, Russell has Hamilton in his back pocket, Russell got destroyed. Bit of a snap judgement this. Well Lando won the race, with Mercedes what has changed, if Hamilton runs behind Russell he catches him up, if he's in front he drives away, first race where...

mikeyg123

A couple of myths bust, Lamdo won't win a race, Russell has Hamilton in his back pocket, Russell got destroyed. Bit of a snap judgement this. Well Lando won the race, with Mercedes what has changed, if Hamilton runs behind Russell he catches him up, if he's in front he drives away, first race where...

mikeyg123

Keeping tabs on DotD. Given we don't get reliable results on these polls down to 10, we're going to tally the points based on the 90's scoring system for the top 6. If drivers are tied on votes, then whoever was ahead in the classified result wins. 1st - 10 2nd - 6 3rd - 4 4th - 3 5th - 2 6th - 1 C...

mikeyg123

I don't see how stroll should have to give that back as he was clearly fully along side. And although the limit is the limit, he was only ever so lightly off - but because of albon pushing him to this location, I don't think stroll should be punished for this. He overtook off track. Pretty standard...

mikeyg123

I don't see how stroll should have to give that back as he was clearly fully along side. And although the limit is the limit, he was only ever so lightly off - but because of albon pushing him to this location, I don't think stroll should be punished for this. He overtook off track. Pretty standard...

mikeyg123

pokerman wrote: ↑
Sun May 05, 2024 9:36 pm
A couple of myths bust, Lamdo won't win a race, Russell has Hamilton in his back pocket, Russell got destroyed.

Bit of a snap judgement this.

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