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Paolo_Lasardi

Teams have far more data on drivers than the ordinary Joe or Jane have, because it's not impertinent for your own opinions don't believe the teams have the same cavalier approach. No the teams don't, but if it eases your mind you are free to believe it. You think like yourself they just use gut fee...

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pokerman wrote: ↑
Sun May 05, 2024 11:35 am
Despite KMag's admission of guilt the stewards have decided it was not unsportsman like behaviour, I'm not to surprised when I see that one of the stewards is that muppet Liuzzi.

So, in other words, this type of strategy games is welcomed by F1.

Paolo_Lasardi

Well, there is another not implausible alternative of course, that of Hamilton and Russell being on a similar level. Whilst I am not saying that it is necessarily the case, it cannot be discounted completely either. Some posters are trying to have their cake and eat it, it seems. Similar level in q...

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You use such a small sample size to have such a view, last year Hamilton finished 3rd in the 3rd best car, gut feel as opposed to actual data. You will remember my position that Hamilton is showing signs of decline similar to Schumacher at the end of his career. already clearly visible last year. T...

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The ownership is what matters. The owners control all high level decisions, and that certainly includes whether to block a potential entry that otherwise fulfills all requirements. Volvo and MG are treated as Chinese companies these days because they have Chinese ownership. TikTok Ltd is incorporat...

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Kmag is Formula 1’s Most Valuable Player today. The Miami track is so boring, and the sport is suffering due to the domination at the top. His antics today at least made it somewhat interesting for the casual viewers. And it’s the casual fans who pay the bills. Hardcore fans will watch no matter ho...

Paolo_Lasardi

That VISA Crap App-car really looks crap.

That said: stellar performance by Ricciardo.

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Leclerc could have 100% competed with Verstappen into turn 1 at the start of the race but he decided to finish second instead. The respect I have for the grid diminishes almost every race at this point. Leclerc says he was told not to risk anything in the sprint with a view to qualifying for the GP...

Paolo_Lasardi

Magnussen demonstrates the weaknesses of the kind of stewarding that was so important to accomodate Verstappen's first wdc campaign. One scene looked a lot like Brazil '21 ...

I do think the stewarding requires a fundamental reform.

Paolo_Lasardi

Lewis is not GOAT, so you can rest your keyboard. This is actually something I've considered starting a thread on, but have held back for fear of it devolving into a toxic flame-fest that will make the mods hate me for my part in starting it :uhoh: Does anyone actually think Hamilton is the GOAT of...

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In 2020 he won 11 races out of the 16 he competed in, ramp that up to a 24 race season then that gives up 16/17 race wins. Can you simply extrapolate it up though? I think a point being made is that Hamilton struggles to maintain that top level throughout a 20+ season in a way that Verstappen does ...

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Stonking lap from Ricciardo. He’s back to his pre-McLaren best. First China, now Miami Yeah I've read a few positive takes on this, Tsunoda was marginally quicker in SQ3 and then had his one lap in SQ2 removed for track limits, I would say that sprint qualifying has a bit of a lottery nature to it,...

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I wasn't able to watch sprint race qualifying. Was this a case of Norris cracking again when a chance of a great quali result was on the table? I didn't watch it either, but from what I've read it was a combination of the McLaren not looking as strong on the soft and Lando making a mistake in the f...

Paolo_Lasardi

Verstappen in 2022 had a comparable win percentage to Hamilton in 2020, with a car that was probably weaker than 2019 Mercedes. Hamilton won 11 races out of 21 in a season where Bottas comfortably finished second in the standings. His car was likely stronger than the RB18. There was only 17 races i...

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Happy to hear that from Vowles if true: taking a stand for his own team's independence rather than let them to be bought by Mercedes into firing their driver and dropping a Mercedes rental into the car mid-season. The request for super dispensation to the FIA has been submitted by Williams & not Me...

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Liberty Media is American (the name is kind of a tell). They're the ones blocking Andretti's entry, not the FIA, so that does put the issue potentially under US jurisdiction. Liberty Media Corporation doesn't operate the F1 World Championship, subsidiary companies not operating under US law do so t...

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Well relying on the old grey matter, wrong race then. I feel like the only races that Lewis lost by a very close margin were France and COTA ( and Hungary but that was lost for several reasons, including not getting past Alonso fast enough ). France Max just undercut him at the first pit stop (2.3 ...

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FormulaFun wrote: ↑
Sat May 04, 2024 5:49 am
What a crap track

Only topped by its surroundings ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Happy to hear that from Vowles if true: taking a stand for his own team's independence rather than let them to be bought by Mercedes into firing their driver and dropping a Mercedes rental into the car mid-season. The request for super dispensation to the FIA has been submitted by Williams & not Me...

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UK registered and operational company as the commercial rights holder and operator, a French organisation responsible for overseeing the rules and regulations. Exactly just what do the self-absorbed yanks think they can do? Liberty Media is American (the name is kind of a tell). They're the ones bl...

Paolo_Lasardi

Lewis is not GOAT, so you can rest your keyboard. This is actually something I've considered starting a thread on, but have held back for fear of it devolving into a toxic flame-fest that will make the mods hate me for my part in starting it :uhoh: Does anyone actually think Hamilton is the GOAT of...

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Lewis is not GOAT, so you can rest your keyboard. This is actually something I've considered starting a thread on, but have held back for fear of it devolving into a toxic flame-fest that will make the mods hate me for my part in starting it :uhoh: Does anyone actually think Hamilton is the GOAT of...

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Ricciardo less than two tenth behind Perez ...

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You forgot pitstops these can make a difference as well, I feel that Hamilton lost the win in Spain 2021 because of a slow pitstop , then we have Monza 2021, Red Bull for once bodged Verstappen's pitstop when he had been running in front of Hamilton, I think it was 14 seconds. An open goal for Merc...

Paolo_Lasardi

The Alabama GP (Indycar) last weekend provided a great race. From first lap to last lap very entertaining and very racey - there was no boring period during the whole race. Excellent performances by McLaughlin and Lundqvist. Also showed the value of a race track with gravel and grass instead of tar...

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Not that I think it will matter but: does Antonelli have enough points for the super-license? Yep. The issue is just age. Winning FRECA yields enough points? Didn't know that. He won FRECA (25) and Formula Regional Middle East (18) to give him enough. He might have some from other championships too...

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mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Fri May 03, 2024 12:59 pm

Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Fri May 03, 2024 12:31 pm
Not that I think it will matter but: does Antonelli have enough points for the super-license?
Yep. The issue is just age.

Winning FRECA yields enough points? Didn't know that.

Paolo_Lasardi

Not that I think it will matter but: does Antonelli have enough points for the super-license?

Paolo_Lasardi

I think that's what a few of us have been saying for a while now. Looking at Max and Lewis in dominant cars, with midfield level teammates, Max has a much higher winning %. Why is that? Sure Bottas being a better qualifier than Checo means he'd start closer to his teammate more often, that might me...

Paolo_Lasardi

I still remember the TV broadcast. Such an icon, I know many people who don't follow F1, or any other motorsport for that matter, yet they know Senna. Yeah, I also still remember the day, the broadcast, what I have been doing and so on. And how utterly pointless I found the decision to continue the...

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Yes, not just for title though, also for the big gap he has. Like I say, he should get some credit to getting and operating the car at that level. He is just victim of his own success at this point. I think the engineers and mechanis and workers in the factory should get the credit for getting the ...

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Perez finished second in 2023 because the second best car kept changing from weekend to weekend. If there was a consistent challenger that year he would have obviously lost it. Anyway Red Bull have cost Verstappen plenty of wins either through incompetence or unreliability. If you look at Mercedes ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1/mercedes-tabling-world-record-ps128m-max-verstappen-offer-replace-lewis-hamilton :thumbup: Since driver salaries are outside the budget cap, th...

Paolo_Lasardi

So now will Red Bull be as strong as it was come 2026 & will Newey's departure make Verstappen consider a future elsewhere? I find it difficult to assess how big Newey's role and input to last year's or this year's car still is. If RB's success still crucially relies on him - and the Verstappen's c...

Paolo_Lasardi

The debate is about the “why”. Why is Verstappen able to win races at a significantly higher rate than Hamilton was, when he had a car with a substantial pace advantage and midfield teammate? The first theory is that Bottas is substantially better than Perez, I don’t see any evidence for this. Pere...

Paolo_Lasardi

Perez finished second in 2023 because the second best car kept changing from weekend to weekend. If there was a consistent challenger that year he would have obviously lost it. Anyway Red Bull have cost Verstappen plenty of wins either through incompetence or unreliability. If you look at Mercedes ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Inexplicable really, the way your present arguments. Anyone disagreeing with you is not automatically a Verstappen fan :uhoh: So, do you disagree that Red Bull "gifted" more wins to Verstappen in these last couple of seasons than "cost" him wins? Feel free to present your brilliant and clear reason...

Paolo_Lasardi

So now will Red Bull be as strong as it was come 2026 & will Newey's departure make Verstappen consider a future elsewhere? I find it difficult to assess how big Newey's role and input to last year's or this year's car still is. If RB's success still crucially relies on him - and the Verstappen's c...

Paolo_Lasardi

First, I think both of you are correct, to an extent. Perez did not drive well last year. Due to how tight the field spread was behind RB that often meant not getting out of Q1 whereas in years past having a bad qualifying performance in the best car still meant starting near the front. I think Red...

Paolo_Lasardi

Perez finished second in 2023 because the second best car kept changing from weekend to weekend. If there was a consistent challenger that year he would have obviously lost it. Anyway Red Bull have cost Verstappen plenty of wins either through incompetence or unreliability. If you look at Mercedes ...

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