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Hadjar and Lindbald promotion seems obvious since the summer break. Personally I do not think there is anyone in F1 that come with in 0.2secs off Max so I think Hadjar is likely going to be Max's next vicitim. But it is brand new cars and it should be same from everyone, if they put him this year it...

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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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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.

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Wow this was RBR most dominant win. Max was apparently running an upgraded floor this weekend but still it is amazing how easily he won this race. May be they can be good in other fast tracks as well Max will be in the mix for wins if there is not much tyre wear. Hadjar also did well. Kimi again mak...

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It is difficult to tell how much the car in front can helps but overall bad day for RB, both driver making mistakes. I think Williams were also disappointing, I thought they would surely be in Q3. Other rookies did well. Stroll as usual out in Q1. Yuki was also poor IMO, first two qualifying he did ...

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Amazing performance from Hadjar, he pretty much had the pace all race. I am sure RB is a better car on these track than RBR, last race in Hungary which was RBR worst performance, Max was behind both AM and Lawson. Hadjar would be ahead if he had track position I think. AM underperformed yesterday IM...

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I think Max did amazing job. Did not expect him to be P3 and this close to Mclaren. I thought RB would be faster as this track suits their car more just like Hungary. But amazing performance from Hadjar as well starting next to Max. I think he is going to be his teammate next year. Hulk got beat by ...

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Many seems happy with Cadillac drivers. Definitely their experience is good for a new team and may be points are also possible on some circumstances. Perez stocks some how got higher now for not being in F1 and RBR, lol. But this year I think RBR is worse than ever in this regulations and competitio...

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IMO neither should be in F1. But let us see if they can score points next year and how they do against each other. 2026 teams will not be close like this year so unless this is another Ferrari B team like Haas or something, they are likely to be one of worst. So I fear they both may also have long t...

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Alonso getting dicked down by Stroll but somehow Alonso in 11th and Stroll 17th I have no doubt Stroll is the slowest driver in F1. Alonso IMO is a midfield driver now median gap according to this is 0.226s https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-2025-qualifying-duels-team-by-team/ Against Ocon who i...

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Another boring race. Not sure what happened to Leclerc he seems to be ahead of Piastri even after the first stop as well but then finished 20secs from even from Russell in P3, 40secs behind Mclaren. Hamilton made no progress, Yuki as expected was slow and even Max finished behind Lawson at P9 I thin...

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Hulk has good performances in the races for sure. But he always had good speed in single lap. Here qualifying is everything unless it rains or some one has big tyre wear I do not think we will see much overtaking.

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Lol Leclerc could not believe he got P1. Times are ridiculously close in all the sessions. I was expecting Hadjar to do well and also ahead of Max so not sure what happened to him in Q3. Stroll on avg usually 3 tenths off but last 2 qualifying he has come very close. Could have beat Alonso today. I ...

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Boring race. Surprised that Albon was able to keep Hamilton behind him and I thought Max would definitely get podium so good race from Leclerc after a shocker he had in Silverstone. Lawson and Borotello also did well. But if I was Hadjar I would ask why Lawson came to pit first instead. Gasly also b...

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I think except Mclaren and Max it is difficult to predict the top 10 as everyone are close now. Haas looked really fast until the qualifying. Bortolelo would have been out in Q1 but Hamilton penalty gave him another chance he got into Q3. Abon was out in SQ1 but P5 in Q3. There is only a tenth and h...

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Apparently Marko was in the meeting where it was decided Horner was going to be sacked and it happened before Silverstone and he was informed on Monday and Tuesday was his farewell speech, his last day in the office. To me it seems the Austrian side did not like Horner, it was a political decision a...

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This is useful from the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/ceq7z05ype7o Horner has made several obviously poor decisions in the last couple of years but it also gives the impression of a team scared to upset the Verstappen camp. This touches on an element i definitely think is true ...

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Why did they have to fire him immediately. They did not even wait for the end of the year or Summer break. Anyways, Max is the most important asset of RBR, more important than people who make the car or the leadership. He is the only one that scores points for them. But I am not sure sacking Horner ...

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I doubt either of these drivers would want to drive RBR against Max and ruin their career Does it even matter what Max is doing in the car? Yuki's results lately would look dire if he was alone, never mind Max. Although he is missing the upgrades Max is having. I agree he has been the slowest drive...

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Makes you wonder who would actually want to drive for Red Bull, even without Max there? Seems like career suicide. I agree. Rosberg said Hadjar should avoid going to RBR. IMO Lawson is now much happier in RB and Perez stock are getting up for doing nothing. I am sure everyone would be strawberry on...

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I was expecting much closer race, it was easy 1-2 for Mclaren. Amazing result for Hulk as well. Max for some reason after SC was not much better than midfield teams. Leclerc and Yuki had another shocker. The McLaren is just too good at moment ,even in the last race while others are trying to contro...

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I was expecting much closer race, it was easy 1-2 for Mclaren. Amazing result for Hulk as well. Max for some reason after SC was not much better than midfield teams. Leclerc and Yuki had another shocker.

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I was expecting RBR to be much faster. I think Max has made the difference again just like Suzuka and Saudi. Bearman and Gasly in Q3 did much better than expected. Ferrari as well looked impressive all weekend.

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I think RBR has an upgrade at least for Max, fast corner, long straight low temps. Max needs a win here to keeps his hopes alive for WC. In normal conditions I think both Mclaren and Max will be on podium. Mercedes also performs well in lower temperature. Hamilton will do well to beat Leclerc. I am...

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I think RBR has an upgrade at least for Max, fast corner, long straight low temps. Max needs a win here to keeps his hopes alive for WC. In normal conditions I think both Mclaren and Max will be on podium. Mercedes also performs well in lower temperature. Hamilton will do well to beat Leclerc. I am ...

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I think Yuki hit a new low in Austria and he has no idea what is wrong https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bulls-tsunoda-baffled-by-lack-of-pace-as-he-issues-apology-after-austria-crash/10737752/ Lawson had his best weekend in comparison in Austria and I do not think he would want to go back to ...

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Bortoleto had a good weekend. He was consistently top10 all weekend and Lawson first good race this year. He did well in Moncao qualifying as well but there also he was couple of tenths down. This weekend he has looked good. I would like to see Max leave the RBR next year to Mercedes and wonder how...

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I think Yuki hit a new low in Austria and he has no idea what is wrong https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bulls-tsunoda-baffled-by-lack-of-pace-as-he-issues-apology-after-austria-crash/10737752/ Lawson had his best weekend in comparison in Austria and I do not think he would want to go back to R...

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Bortoleto had a good weekend. He was consistently top10 all weekend and Lawson first good race this year. He did well in Moncao qualifying as well but there also he was couple of tenths down. This weekend he has looked good. I would like to see Max leave the RBR next year to Mercedes and wonder how ...

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Kimi was impressive. Did not expect him to be on podium. He was 4 tenths off Russell in qualifying. So this was I thought very impressive performance. Norris was definitely faster than Piastri but that crash could cost him.

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Norris is a big loser today. Two bad laps in Q3. Leclerc was fastest on sector1 so shame he could not complete that lap . Max and Alonso I think did better than expected.

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I stand corrected. You can polish a turd but no-one will ever be able to make Lance Stroll a good Formula One driver. I am sure he is the worst driver in F1. Colapinto sadly looks the slowest since his return on pure pace but I am sure he will get better. He has beat Albon last year couple of times...

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Lawson only finished the 1 race as Max's teammate and was 12th - same as Tsunodas first result as Max's teammate. So Lawson would immediately to the left of Tsunodas line Lawson was only ahead of Saubers in China on merit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hml6MaRRkn8&t=366s If I remember correctly n...

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Well Horner's explanation at the time was that they felt Lawson temperament would be more suited to dealing with being Max's teammate and the pressure of being in the A team. Doubt that's the whole story and the timing/location of the switch lends weight to idea that there was more to it. Either wa...

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Yes, he is doing better. I think it is similar to Perez in second half. He is fighting for P9-P10 and on par with best midfield teams. Lawson even on FP was always at bottom 5 if I remember correctly. Marko has also said he has shown promise but I am not sure he will be there if he does not improve....

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UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 02, 2025 12:19 pm
This is finally what was missing. Verstappen's onboard of the deliberate clash with Russell. Keep an eye on Verstappen's head before the hit....

https://streamable.com/s6176b

Wow, nice. He exactly knows what he is doing and he is really good at it

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He destroyed the car in Imola qualifying. Since then he missing the floor that Max has. https://racingnews365.com/yuki-tsunoda-facing-red-bull-analysis-after-latest-disappointing-display SC definitely compromised both drivers who already took their 3stops. So he probably would have got P10. But I am...

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Leclerc, Hulk and Hadjar

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Alonso finally got a point but this race he was lucky with the SC. Sauber had good pace in the midfield and Williams first bad race. Mclaren just have to make sure they do not have reliability issues. Mercedes engine failing again will be a concern for them.

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Not sure what happened to Leclerc. Mclaren 1-2 was expected. Max did well. I thought Russell, Leclerc would beat him. Hadjar is doing great job, I think he is going to be in RBR soon which probably is not good for him. lol. Leclerc only had 1 new set of softs for Q3 which he used for his first run ...

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