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Paolo_Lasardi

UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:49 pm

Good to see that Audi is going for some fresh new talent!

Also good news for Magnussen, probably.

Paolo_Lasardi

Is it reactionary... Leclerc has generally been a better driver than Sainz but only managed to convincingly beat him over a season once in three years. Given the poor start means that it so far looks like it won't change in the 4th year It's a reasonable question to ask. Leclerc has lost a crazy am...

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Reactionary take due to poor form from Leclercs season opening. Before 2024 Ferraris woes have been Ferrari and I say this as a fan. They've lost more points for Leclerc than Leclerc has lost for Leclerc. Is it reactionary... Leclerc has generally been a better driver than Sainz but only managed to...

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I fully understand why RB doesn't go for Alonso or Hamilton, the superstars of the past. Then again, I didn't expect Ferrari to sign Hamilton either, so ... ;-) Still, RB need a better second driver than Perez. Someone who can pick up the results when Verstappen fails (by his own accounts or throug...

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I fully understand why RB doesn't go for Alonso or Hamilton, the superstars of the past. Then again, I didn't expect Ferrari to sign Hamilton either, so ... ;-) Still, RB need a better second driver than Perez. Someone who can pick up the results when Verstappen fails (by his own accounts or through...

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I don't think Leclerc has been Vettel at Aston Martin level disappointing, but I can see how some might think he hasn't quite looked a driver who could match or even beat Hamilton//Verstappen. He was doing a pretty good job of matching Verstappen back when he had the car to do it in early 2022. He ...

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Not much Verstappen can do about the so-called quality of his teammates when two of the best drivers on the grid (Alonso and Norris) are both too scared to face him. Is there a reliable source for Alonso turning down a Red Bull offer? Genuine question. Der Ex-Champion entschied sich damit für klare...

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Interesting from AMUS that Alonso has been offered a seat at Red Bull but seemingly Alonso is only interested if Verstappen has left the team, strange that Alonso would have less confidence of going up against Verstappen then Hamilton did. https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/f1-transfermar...

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I am always cynical about media response to "unethical" behaviour. I am advised that one of the leading digital journalists/presenters who is regularly critical about Horner has 13 children, only 3 are with his wife. I'd like that kind of info in the public domain everywhere so we can make ethical ...

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Do please explain. I think it is this "we know what we know and we don't know what we don't know and we know what we don't know we don't know, but know what is known and unknown which we know! Or something like that! :] I wish I knew a bit more about what I believe I know at this point. Which is: i...

Paolo_Lasardi

KingVoid wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:55 pm
Not much Verstappen can do about the so-called quality of his teammates when two of the best drivers on the grid (Alonso and Norris) are both too scared to face him.

Is there a reliable source for Alonso turning down a Red Bull offer? Genuine question.

Paolo_Lasardi

I would say the essential difference is quite clear and significant; whatever there was to know in order to protest and appeal in 2021, was known on the day of the assumed wrong itself. Apart from what we don't know. Do please explain. I think it is this "we know what we know and we don't know what...

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He's got three 2nd places in 4 races which is what is the most expected from him. On top of this, he's not going to mess around with going another setup route like last year. He getting 2nd in Japan is a big shout out from him for a contract extension. Sainz has to look at 2026 regs & guess good wh...

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Sainz's only deserved move would be Red Bull as that team is still the best. But Checo is doing good enough to keep that seat his. Mercedes doesn't seem like the team to go but could again create wonders in 2026 with new regulations. Aston Martin is a good choice as McLaren isn't an option. Below A...

Paolo_Lasardi

I am always cynical about media response to "unethical" behaviour. I am advised that one of the leading digital journalists/presenters who is regularly critical about Horner has 13 children, only 3 are with his wife. I'd like that kind of info in the public domain everywhere so we can make ethical ...

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Just checked on Wikipedia (it is a very long time ago), Barrichello beat all of his teammates from his debut in 1994 to his switch to Ferrari at the back end of 1999. Now these weren't illustrious teammates to be fair. That does not take away from the impression at the time that Barrichello could a...

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Some thought so from Barrichello, some not. Some thought so from Bottas, some not. I don't see a convincing argument that Barrichello arrived with much more laurels than Bottas. Nobody expected Barrichello to beat Schumacher, but some expected Barrichello to run him close. I don't think the same ca...

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Races Verstappen has lost in the ground effect era Australia 2024 - car failure Singapore 2023 - car nowhere near quick enough Baku 2023 - leading until the safety car gave Perez a free pit stop Jeddah 2023 - quickest in Q1 by half a second but car fails in Q2 Brazil 2022 - car not quick enough as ...

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Hamilton has been sitting on the top of the pile for 8 years (2014-2020). The inherent problem is that many factors contributed to that outcome. Bottas sometimes matching and even outperforming Hamilton is something that potentially weighs against his legacy, rather than for it. Barrichello was con...

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Bottas was comprehensively beating Massa before he joined Mercedes. Whom did Barrichello beat that was so much more impressive? Just checked on Wikipedia (it is a very long time ago), Barrichello beat all of his teammates from his debut in 1994 to his switch to Ferrari at the back end of 1999. Now ...

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There is no such thing as a known quantity when it comes to drivers in Formula One. Ofcourse, but it's about as good as you're going to get. Hamilton has been sitting on the top of the pile for 8 years (2014-2020). The inherent problem is that many factors contributed to that outcome. Bottas someti...

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Tou do realise that this impression is also based on circular logic. Bottas was not trounced by Hamilton, therefore he must be pretty good in a top car. There are other explanations possible of course that do not paint Bottas’ performances in such a great light. Hamilton is a known quantity that's ...

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Races Hamilton lost in 2019-2020 Australia 2019 - jumped at the start by Bottas, picked up floor damage during the race, I find it difficult to imagine that he would’ve been able to overtake around the old Melbourne layout. That track was poor for passing. Baku 2019 - outraced by Bottas Austria 201...

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Races Verstappen has lost in the ground effect era Australia 2024 - car failure Singapore 2023 - car nowhere near quick enough Baku 2023 - leading until the safety car gave Perez a free pit stop Jeddah 2023 - quickest in Q1 by half a second but car fails in Q2 Brazil 2022 - car not quick enough as ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Races Verstappen has lost in the ground effect era Australia 2024 - car failure Singapore 2023 - car nowhere near quick enough Baku 2023 - leading until the safety car gave Perez a free pit stop Jeddah 2023 - quickest in Q1 by half a second but car fails in Q2 Brazil 2022 - car not quick enough as ...

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I think something that is being missed here just observing is the difficulty passing/following conparivetly between 2019 and 2022. There's a fair few races in 2022 where Max would have lost without the incredibly easy passes he could make in 2022 (e.g. Spa). In 2019 starting down the grid for whate...

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Races Verstappen has lost in the ground effect era Australia 2024 - car failure Singapore 2023 - car nowhere near quick enough Baku 2023 - leading until the safety car gave Perez a free pit stop Jeddah 2023 - quickest in Q1 by half a second but car fails in Q2 Brazil 2022 - car not quick enough as ...

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Factored in to the logic you're applying. If Verstappen can have off days so can everyone else. This means on days where Verstappen's car has looked unbeatable it may not have been. I've never seen you make this point. It's possible I've missed it of course. I think I have emphasized the large amou...

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That's not the same. I queried pokers but not for a trait that was also present on KV's. You seem to take issue with KV's list for a reason that also exists on Poker's but for some reason didn't care about it there. Of course KV could be wrong on some of them. Lets just apply that evenly to other d...

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Is it not assumption that Verstappen is always at least equal to his rivals. I agree this is flawed but it's the exact same logic people always apply in these conversations. Poker does the exact same thing when listing the reasons Hamilton didn't win certain GPs in 2019. It's odd you seem have no i...

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It is literally just 3.... There are 2 others were it's mentioned among other factors which meant he couldn't win the GP anyway. Perez wasn't faster in Baku they had very similar pace. I didn't know anyone believed that Perez didn't cheat in Monaco but even if you don't it's still relevant to point...

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That's literally just 3 of the 12.... 5 Plus no evidence that Perez cheated in Monaco plus Baku 2023 Perez was quicker anyway. It is a one-sided view as much as you can take it, tbh. It is literally just 3.... There are 2 others were it's mentioned among other factors which meant he couldn't win th...

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The 2019 and 2020 seasons are comparable to the 2022 and 2023 seasons but for some reason you don't include all of the 2022 season, including all would make 10 races that he lost. I've no doubt that Verstappen did better but it's very much a black and white comparison you make, Red Bull operational...

Paolo_Lasardi

Races Verstappen has lost in the ground effect era Australia 2024 - car failure Singapore 2023 - car nowhere near quick enough Baku 2023 - leading until the safety car gave Perez a free pit stop Jeddah 2023 - quickest in Q1 by half a second but car fails in Q2 Brazil 2022 - car not quick enough as ...

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Mercedes didn't have a dominant car throughout the 2019 season, it was very similar to the 2022 Red Bull throughout that season. It wasn't. For most of the 2022 season Red Bull had a car that was it's equal in the Ferrari. That wasn't the case for the Mercedes in 2019 where it only had a few tracks...

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Yeah I don't think 2019 Merc was "dominant" in the true sense of the word, it was definitely the best car on average obviously - but there were plenty of tracks where another car was better Ferrari threw away quite a few wins, almost matched Mercedes with pole positions 9-10. Yeah, it is interestin...

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Races Verstappen has lost in the ground effect era Australia 2024 - car failure Singapore 2023 - car nowhere near quick enough Baku 2023 - leading until the safety car gave Perez a free pit stop Jeddah 2023 - quickest in Q1 by half a second but car fails in Q2 Brazil 2022 - car not quick enough as ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Races Verstappen has lost in the ground effect era Australia 2024 - car failure Singapore 2023 - car nowhere near quick enough Baku 2023 - leading until the safety car gave Perez a free pit stop Jeddah 2023 - quickest in Q1 by half a second but car fails in Q2 Brazil 2022 - car not quick enough as ...

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So the same as Hamilton in 2019 and 2020? Verstappen has had a dominant car since Belgium 2022. That's 34 races. Verstappen has won 28 of them. He's failed to win just 6 GPs. Hamilton had a two year run with a dominant car and a teammate he could easily beat. He won 22 races out of 37. He'd already...

Paolo_Lasardi

The 2019 and 2020 seasons are comparable to the 2022 and 2023 seasons but for some reason you don't include all of the 2022 season, including all would make 10 races that he lost. I've no doubt that Verstappen did better but it's very much a black and white comparison you make, Red Bull operational...

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