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by F1 MERCENARY
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:54 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

On top of it all, Hamilton never had a car as dominant as Verstappen has enjoyed the last 2 seasons and seemingly this season as well. I'm sorry, but that's just not true. The only way the current Red Bull is even potentially better than the peak Mercedes years is reliability, but purely from a per...
by F1 MERCENARY
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

Verstappen’s performances with inferior cars in 2019 and 2020 are miles above Hamilton in 2022 and 2023 with a comparable deficit. I don’t understand how this is even remotely debatable. Verstappen won races in inferior cars also in 2016, 2017 and 2018, ah but his teammate also was able to win race...
by F1 MERCENARY
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

On top of it all, Hamilton never had a car as dominant as Verstappen has enjoyed the last 2 seasons and seemingly this season as well. I'm sorry, but that's just not true. The only way the current Red Bull is even potentially better than the peak Mercedes years is reliability, but purely from a per...
by F1 MERCENARY
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:59 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

An only 2nd fastest car which is not behind much and slow team mates help with that a lot. Last year Lewis had the 3rd best car which he brought to be the 2nd best after RB. 3rd best car in 2019 and probably 2nd best car in 2020. Both miles off as the fastest car. Probably by a similar amount to ho...
by F1 MERCENARY
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:54 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

The 2 times Max had formidable teammates in Sainz and Ricciardo he didn't beat them so comfortably and Bottas is every bit as good as both of them, and on his day with a car he feels he's gellign with, Bottas proved to be pretty unbeatable by anyone. Like Raikkonen, Bottas prefers a certain feel and...
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1490
Views: 160820

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

I don't know, I think like Ferrari, Wolff is a bit weary of taking on drivers too young, and my question in all this is, what about that young talent he's spoken so highly of that "should" have a seat in F1?!??… Mick Schumacher? I doubt it but it would be nice to see how he stacks up against Russel ...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1490
Views: 160820

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

We shall see about that. Just be prepared to give Hamilton his props when he beats Leclerc. And if he doesn't? I'll be the first one to give Leclerc his due props, though I don't foresee that happening because I have a sneaking suspicion that Hamilton is going to shoot out of the gate running like ...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1490
Views: 160820

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

We shall see about that. Just be prepared to give Hamilton his props when he beats Leclerc.
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: This Is Getting Ridiculous. Felipe Massa is Looking At Legal Options Over 2008 F1 Title Outcome.
Replies: 554
Views: 31523

Re: This Is Getting Ridiculous. Felipe Massa is Looking At Legal Options Over 2008 F1 Title Outcome.

The news that Massa has begun a UK high court legal action against 3 named organisations/parties regarding his failed WDC victory has changed my view on the entire process. It seems apparent that Massa feels abused by inappropriate implementation by the named orgs/peeps of the then current regulati...
by F1 MERCENARY
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:20 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

I htimk Red Bull need to fire Jos Verstappen from… Oh wait, he's not an employee and he could easily have his paddock pass revoked, and even if his son applies for one for him, Red Bull can have him banned from entering any of their spaces, and I think that's th emost sensible thing. There's no rea...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

I htimk Red Bull need to fire Jos Verstappen from… Oh wait, he's not an employee and he could easily have his paddock pass revoked, and even if his son applies for one for him, Red Bull can have him banned from entering any of their spaces, and I think that's th emost sensible thing. There's no reas...
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

My guess is, he's been at best an awful human to a colleague and at worst made inappropriate advances towards a colleague. With the latter being in some fuzzy grey area and not clear enough to classify as incorrect conduct. By their policy, neither classify as gross misconduct but at the same time ...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

This all began because a comment along the lines of if Horner was found guilty of Hornball behavior that she should take him for everything he's got.
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

I appreciate you taking the time to share all of that but 2 things… I know this will kick this topic completely into the weeds but I find your view of your marriage extremely hard to read. A marriage is as close to a business as one can get without directly forming a company. You both bring capital...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

I've always been intrigued by the power dynamic of that team. Horner is supposed to be the team principal of RB but I get the impression that every now & then Marko comes in & undermines him slightly. To me, unlike Wolff, Brown, Vassuer etc, I've never seen Horner as the clear #1 at RB. How many ti...
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 F1 Pre-Season Testing Thread
Replies: 124
Views: 8771

Re: 2024 F1 Pre-Season Testing Thread

UnlikeUday wrote:
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:08 am
Everyone's eyes are on this wing (deemed legal by FIA):

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Damn firewall setting here don't allow images from that source to render so I can't see jack diddly!
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

I appreciate you taking the time to share all of that but 2 things… 1. You must have to some degree enjoyed the situation you were in because if those children weren't biologically yours, you had no reason to stay until they were 18. And I say that as someone who's father came into his life at the a...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

It might not be a case of disliking Horner. It might just be a case of liking Marko a hell of a lot more. It might be loyalty. It might be expediency. Maybe Horner wanted to make a change that'd upset the applecart & Marko was resisting. The Verstappens don't have to be the masterminds, they might ...
by F1 MERCENARY
Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

I agree with this sentiment. Even of Jos Verstappen held a grudge against Horner (who knows with these things), Max Verstappen and Horner seem to be getting along swimmingly. The question is who stands to gain from this saga if Horner is ousted or has his wings clipped. It might not be a case of di...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:21 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

I think alonsos declined - do we really think prime alonso gets outqualified by ocon? Yep, Alonso, whilst still being great, has definitely declined at least a little and definitely in out right pace over one lap. I also think it's entirely plausible that Hamilton has already declined a little as w...
by F1 MERCENARY
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

That’s exactly what I’m thinking. Let’s not forget the issues between Horner and Marko last season as well, and Marko isn’t afraid to throw punches. Just imagine if that’s what’s going on and they get Horner canned, and then the new heads of RB make good on their assessment of f1 being too costly a...
by F1 MERCENARY
Fri Feb 09, 2024 1:00 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

That’s exactly what I’m thinking. Let’s not forget the issues between Horner and Marko last season as well, and Marko isn’t afraid to throw punches. Just imagine if that’s what’s going on and they get Horner canned, and then the new heads of RB make good on their assessment of f1 being too costly as...
by F1 MERCENARY
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 25641

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

A female employee hence why it's so serious, I can't say that I like Horner but I hope it's not true. Initially I'd heard it was due to him sending a revealing picture of himself but I dug deep last night and from all I read that wasn't true, and that the female employee didn't agree with Horner's ...
by F1 MERCENARY
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton vs Leclerc
Replies: 300
Views: 8341

Re: Hamilton vs Leclerc

You must have a very short memory. Monaco 2021 and the infamous sharing of telemetry are but two examples of Hamilton not playing the team game. Common theme: it wasn’t on me. I do have a short memory however I do remember the telemetry that was were the teammate not going for the title had a diffe...
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

What I noticed last season is that odd errors started to creep in in Hamilton’s driving. This is exactly what happened with Schumacher in 2012. With Alonso I haven’t seen those signs yet. Maybe you have selective vision, Alonso rear ended his teammate in 2022, went off the road in Qatar last year, ...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

With Schumacher there were clear signs of his decline and the same may be true of Hamilton already. I take into account that Russell’s very well received performances at Williams were completely replicated by Albon. So perhaps the plaudits came a bit early in that regard. I think it's a bit of a st...
by F1 MERCENARY
Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

I was listening to The Race podcast and the impression I got is that they think Antonelli has a genuine shot at the seat of his F2 season goes well. Wolff said they might go bold which might be Alonso or Antonelli depending on what end of the scale you might consider bold. Bold might mean Vettel. (...
by F1 MERCENARY
Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:53 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
Replies: 472
Views: 20934

Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season

Yes he did but that's inconsequent to what I said about Vettel beating Kimi easily thus Kimi is not a great driver to have on your resume. I think up until 2014 everyone was still regarding Räikkönen as a very good driver. In hindsight that has proven not to be case over his entire career. At what ...
by F1 MERCENARY
Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

Sooo… I had a dream last night about this and Toto held a press conference to address Lewis’ replacement and he said don’t worry, Lewis will undoubtedly leave a massive hole to fill, but he has someone in mind, a driver he’s known for many years, a world champion, but he doesn’t want to make the sit...
by F1 MERCENARY
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:07 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

Why would they go for Sainz? He isn't a top level driver it would seem Considering he's the only teammate who's matched Verstapen and how well he's done at Ferrari despite being a designated clear #2, I don't understand how anyone could ever think Sainz isn't top tier. He's shown he's ALWAYS thinki...
by F1 MERCENARY
Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 285
Views: 14786

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

Hoping this isn't just an FIA stunt to get the masses off their backs regarding the BS Andretti debacle. That said… I think any top team should be trying to buy out Norris' contract to retain huis services. I really think he has the stuff to be fighting up front wroth the likes of Verstappen, Alonso...
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Andretti Cadillac
Replies: 181
Views: 35136

Re: Andretti Cadillac

Not sure what good (if any) this will do but I found this petition online you can all fill out and spread the word!

https://chng.it/2PyqhyMDpX
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Andretti Cadillac
Replies: 181
Views: 35136

Re: Andretti Cadillac

Ridiculous decision, and my contempt for FOM (and by extension, the current F1 teams) has increased significantly as a result. It's crystal clear that the reasons are made up, and that the actual reason is reluctance from the current teams to have their share of the pie reduced and the (highly infl...
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:16 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How would you change F1.
Replies: 19
Views: 6889

Re: How would you change F1.

GRAVEL/SAND TRAPS — Bring them back so drivers quit exceeding track limits and quit purposely forcing one another off track because they know run-off areas are paved and they lose very little time if any. PENALTIES — Quit penalizing drivers for issues outside of their control. If a driver gets colle...
by F1 MERCENARY
Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)
Replies: 336
Views: 30082

Re: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)

According to Prost, the explanation for the 2 second time difference between He and Senna in qualy while at McLaren together, was explained by Prost in 'the late 90's… Preferential Treatment for Senna by Honda, something many of us suspected. (I believe him 100%) Prost spoke about having met with th...
by F1 MERCENARY
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)
Replies: 336
Views: 30082

Re: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)

Then why mention Hill finishing 3rd with Senna 2nd as some kind of proof that "It wasn't just the car". Unless you mean very literally that Prost drove better than a rookie Damon Hill? If so then yeah, obviously. I'd put the bar a little higher for someone I was lauding as better than Senna. The fa...
by F1 MERCENARY
Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)
Replies: 336
Views: 30082

Re: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)

Considering that Mikey is heavily weighting achievement and legacy (equally or higher than pure ability) on his list, I think it's hard to make a case for Prost any lower than he is. He's the fourth or fifth most successful driver ever depending on how you look at it, and will be remembered forever...
by F1 MERCENARY
Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1490
Views: 160820

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

It seems a mutiny of sorts ensued which is what prompted Gene to relieve Gunther of his duties.
by F1 MERCENARY
Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)
Replies: 336
Views: 30082

Re: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)

To you maybe; I would have Prost even lower :) There's a few Prost fans on here some thing Prost is better for some reason. Considering that Mikey is heavily weighting achievement and legacy (equally or higher than pure ability) on his list, I think it's hard to make a case for Prost any lower than...
by F1 MERCENARY
Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1490
Views: 160820

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

I'm going to say I think this may be leading to Gene Selling to Andretti which accomplishes 2 things… 1. Andretti no longer has to pay the RIDICULOUS entry fee 2. The Greedy Whiny Committee doesn't have to split the pot with an 11th team As for what Steiner said, I believe he stated the team was HIS...