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I never get into this sort of debate. But as a reader, I find very curious that in a competition where results, and even short-lived feats, are so dependant of the cars, very few posters take the car into account (Clark dominated with Lotus, what could Stewart do in a BRM ? Prost could as well have...

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I'm not quite sure what it was about this season and the WDC, but it's the least hyped I've been since... I don't know when.

It felt so flat, even though it came down to a final race decider with three possible winners.

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Norris can be sly tomorrow. Let Piastri overtake him on first lap & then Piastri & Verstappen keep battling till something goes wrong for both. Of course, Norris will then have Russell behind which won't be comfortable at all. How will Max approach the race, though... What tactics are in store and ...

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So just how big is the gap between the best driver in F1 and the second best, whoever that is?

Are we talking Grand Canyon levels or just a modest ravine...

And I don't mean this session specifically, but the season performance.

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Verstappen is human after all, getting SMASHED by Tsunoda by an absurd 0.009s.

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It feels like a strange end to the WDC. Even though Piastri is technically in touch, it feels like what was supposed to be a nailbiting finish is fizzling out into foregone conclusion and a damp squib. And although Piastri has apparently showed historical form for slumping during the later races of ...

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So what's the deal with Piastri's pace recently? I can't really make sense of it.

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The leads of Russell, Verstappen and Leclerc LOL. Crushing dominance... more predictable with Verstappen, and with Russell over a rookie, though I expected more from Antonelli. I expected Leclerc to smash Hamilton as well, but 17-1? Way too easy. Leclerc has a much lower percentage of the vote than ...

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At this rate Verstappen will win more races than either McLaren driver.

I think Russell and Leclerc could be critical to this fight now. I trust Verstappen to consistently clear them, but can Norris or Piastri?

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Yet another outstanding display of wheel-to-wheel racecraft from Piastri. The guy has exceptional skills in that department!

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UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:21 pm
Verstappen has gone for a lower downforce setup which could bite him if it rains. If it doesn't he can still win as no one negotiates fast corners as him.

Even if it rains, would you really bet against him to make it work...

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Front row looked there for Hamilton but for a ragged close to the lap.

As for Verstappen, what more needs to be said?

Levels.

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I wonder if the many who have generally rated Norris over Russell are changing their minds.

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1 for 1.

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Maybe Max is desperate to find grounds to trigger that contract release clause.

Nah.

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LOL did Max already give up on the WDC or what...

That was dumbbbb.

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WHAT a race that was!!!1

Days like this remind me why I'm a fan of this sport.

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Verstappen.

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This season still has pleeeeeenty of spice.

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I wonder just how much time the traffic cost BeastMode Piastri on his pole lap. Looks like it was there for the taking for Verstappan and Norris.

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I had Norris 5th and Piastri 10th in the pre-season rankings based on what they'd done so far, with projected rankings for rookies. Norris doesn't look like he'll be jumping up from 5th and Piastri is for sure top 4 right now. Russell and Leclerc are probably faster qualifiers but Piastri has the be...

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Will be interesting to see if the Mercs can do Verstappen here.

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Piastri is very very smart wheel-to-wheel.

Norris is flying and he should make it a Mclaren 1-2 in short order.

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I just feel like Norris mucking up his overtake TWICE in a row on Hamilton disqualifies him from contention. That was a bit daft - his race engineer had to tell him to "play the game".

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Antonelli is basically the opposite to everyone expected. Not much pace but very consistent with zero errors. Antonelli is very quick in qualification. Is he? Russell had 4 tenths on him in quali here and the closest Antonelli has gotten all season is 2 tenths. Russell is one of the 3 best qualifie...

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Oscar with the 60% strike rate - you can't knock it.

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So much style in Oscar's racecraft. He's such a decisive, brave, fierce yet controlled racer. Sweet move on Hamilton - second time he's mugged him with panache this season IIRC.

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Oh you mean Verstappen was punished for his rubbish? INCREDIBLE scenes.

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The onboards for the lap around here are breathtaking. They are flying.

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Biffa wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 19, 2025 6:19 pm
FFS, I'm old enough to have been a DC supporter back in the day - Supporting Norris (as I do) is starting to become equally as frustrating....

The good news is that F1 seasons are an absolute marathon these days.

The bad news is that that might prolong your agony.

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He's turnipped it again. Norris won't be winning this year at this rate, too many mistakes. Same as last year. I wonder how much he regrets all his comments about it being easy to win in the best car. It's frustrating because I think he has a fraction more raw pace than Piastri still but just doesn...

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Verstappen is so impressive! Verstappen giving loads of credit to the team on the radio too. Sounds very happy. Piastri also impressive, but should really have been on pole. Russell also looking strong. And Hamilton just isn't the same in qualifying that he once was. Leclerc outqualified him by a h...

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Got himself an extra look by doing two runs, getting provisional pole by 0.001s and then getting pole by 0.010s. And I'm sure having that extra balls-to-the-wall lap helped him eke out that tiny bit of extra performance for his pole effort. Tremendous session and two stellar laps by Max with strong ...

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What a scintillating climax to this qualifying session!

Absolute theatre, man.

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I'm still trying to figure out who Russel is.

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It's hard for me still to overlook Norris' previous qualifying dominance over Piastri and it's a long season where competitive teammates will see numerous ebbs and flows. I do wonder how Norris will deal with the challenge though should Piastri go on a serious run. To suddenly have a car capable of ...

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That was bad from Norris, even on the final lap he just keeps trying to go arund the outside and let's himself get run out. We all knew he needed a better drive from turn 1 and to be close for turn 4. Precisely. Sloppy and frankly weak weekend from Lando. Piastri bludgeoned him. Car was still good ...

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I think McLaren's advantage right now is more than merely small. Not massive, but moderate and very clear. In the running to win every race with no end in sight, just a speculative hope(?) for a jolt to dynamics from round 9.

edit: grammar

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TBH, Piastri looks more mentally able & prepared to fight for the WDC title than Norris. Norris always in the interviews seems so relaxed & seems to lack a little focus. He also doesn't look hungry enough to claim a WDC title. Oscar keeping it cool while Lando keeps talking strange things, inventin...

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Wasn't this Norris chap voted here as 3rd (or was it 2nd... I guess that was Leclerc) best driver on the grid. Big shellacking administered by Leclerc over Hamilton too and I'm pretty sure this is going to be the general tale of the tape for the season. Russell on fire (as he often is) and great eff...

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