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by SR1
Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
Replies: 2029
Views: 137008

Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.

So you choose to ignore the fact that Masi said the regulations require ALL lapped cars to unlap themselves, and this was in response to, when the teams aked why the SC period took so long at the 2019 Eifel GP. This means Masi explained there was no way to make the SC period shorter because ""There...
by SR1
Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
Replies: 2029
Views: 137008

Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.

so you dont agree that Masi single handedly changed the 2021 title outcome ? he said himself at the eifel gp that SC period couldnt be shorter because the rule requires ALL lapped cars unlap themselves. Good luck disproving all this :) For the record, this is what I think happened during Abu Dhabi ...
by SR1
Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The best season performance from any driver
Replies: 119
Views: 6807

Re: The best season performance from any driver

My opinion: Best seasons with a dominant car: 1. Verstappen 2023 2. Mansell 1992 3. Vettel 2013 4. Hamilton 2014 5. Schumacher 2002 6. Vettel 2011 The best ever seasons with an equal best car: 1. Schumacher 2000 2. Hamilton 2018 3. Alonso 2006 4. Senna 1991 5. Schumacher 1995 6. Verstappen 2021 The...
by SR1
Tue Nov 28, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
Replies: 2029
Views: 137008

Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.

Ben Sulayem on Abu Dhabi ‘21: “I always apologise, but I cannot apologise for something which was done before my time… Michael Masi went through hell. Hell! And if I see there is an opportunity that the FIA needs, and Michael Masi is the right person, I will bring him.”
by SR1
Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The best season performance from any driver
Replies: 119
Views: 6807

Re: The best season performance from any driver

My opinion: Best seasons with a dominant car: 1. Verstappen 2023 2. Mansell 1992 3. Vettel 2013 4. Hamilton 2014 5. Schumacher 2002 6. Vettel 2011 The best ever seasons with an equal best car: 1. Schumacher 2000 2. Hamilton 2018 3. Alonso 2006 4. Senna 1991 5. Schumacher 1995 6. Verstappen 2021 The...
by SR1
Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1498
Views: 161931

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

And that all based on a "mild rumour" (original post) and a rejected Alpha Tauri offer years ago. People are selective with their desire of clear sources, it seems. ;) Alex Albon said as far as he understood it Norris had an open invite at Red Bull. It's not so much a case of no smoke without fire ...
by SR1
Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
Replies: 5307
Views: 1349570

Re: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread

For me, Karun Chandhok hits the nail on the head: "Not saying this should be condoned but I’m sure Lewis isn’t the first person to do this... Didn’t Sargeant cross the track just at the previous event in Japan? Bit odd to talk about precedent when other people have done it before. Max at Monza 2021 ...
by SR1
Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank the 3 time WDCs
Replies: 218
Views: 8157

Re: Rank the 3 time WDCs

Mercedes never tried to sign Verstappen, good luck with that. Indeed. Which is why the narrative that you keep pushing is bordering on the disigenious. You're saying that Mercedes never tried to sign Verstappen? Not in any sense that's relevant. Red Bull offered Verstappen an F1 drive. Mercedes did...
by SR1
Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank the 3 time WDCs
Replies: 218
Views: 8157

Re: Rank the 3 time WDCs

Verstappen currently lacks a head to head with a WDC/GOAT/top-rated teammate. Until he's been tested in that aspect, then i put him firmly behind Senna and Stewart.

My rankings:

Senna
Stewart
Verstappen
Lauda
Brabham
Piquet
by SR1
Sun Sep 24, 2023 11:13 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Red Bull's Checo Conundrum
Replies: 517
Views: 30250

Re: Red Bull's Checo Conundrum

Shocking from Perez. Makes me appreciate, even more, how Bottas handled himself in the dominant Mercs.
by SR1
Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:01 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Despite Murray having 3 Grand Slam titles compared to the Federer's 20, Nadal's 22 and Djokovic' 24, the English sport's coverage keeps referring to Murray as if he was ever part of the pantheon. Which clearly he was not and has never been. The Grand Slam titles really do Murray a disservice. The r...
by SR1
Tue Sep 19, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Here is how I voted in the poll: 1 Alonso 2 Rosberg 3 Ricciardo 4 Sainz 5 Button 6 Russell 7 Perez 8 Bottas 9 Albon 10 Kovalainen 11 Gasly Lewis is right, he did have better team-mates so far. I also think if Verstappen were to lose a bit more to his teammates he would conversely be rated higher (w...
by SR1
Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Hamilton also just said something similar by the way ;) anyways our initial messages were around bosses... By the way, this definitely looks like either Merc just losing it or playing some mind games with these kind of non-professional claims... Just giving it back it seems but for some reason Merc...
by SR1
Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Toto said it. You must have seen it everywhere by now... Like I said it is all mind games so they must be behind in their engine development for '26 :) I have now but given my own recent criticism of Wolff why do you think I might have the need to defend him, also more to the point Hamilton didn't ...
by SR1
Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

No. You're missing the point. You're saying Hamilton facing better teammates is to his credit. I am saying that would be true IF he was beating them as convincingly as Verstappen was beating his inferior teammates. Then that would without doubt be a big credit to Hamilton. This makes zero sense. At...
by SR1
Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Hamilton raced better teammates and was beaten much more frequently by those teammates. If Hamilton had made Rosberg, Button and Russell look as bad as Verstappen made Albon, Gasly and Perez I'd agree with you. If Rosberg, Button, and Russell are better than Albon, Gasly, and Perez, then your argum...
by SR1
Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:55 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Looking at just teammates isn’t really enough. Hamilton spent one season with Alonso, and his longest lasting teammate is Bottas. Likewise, Bottas and Kovalainen were teammates for 5 of Hamilton’s 7 titles. These guys are no better than Perez. So if “teammates” is Hamilton’s excuse on why he didn’t...
by SR1
Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Verstappen was comfortably faster than Ricciardo in both 2017 and 2018. In these years, the only two races where Ricciardo showed better pace than Verstappen were Abu Dhabi 2017 and Baku 2018. Everywhere else we either didn’t get a read or Verstappen was quicker. Qualifying was 28-13. Races where b...
by SR1
Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Verstappen doesn't need any excuses made for him. Fact 1 - Verstappen joined Red Bull mid season Fact 2 - Drivers don't tend to do their best work when they join a team mid season Therefore I'm not interested in counting such a season. It doesn't tell us anything about Verstappen other than at 18 h...
by SR1
Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Not the point. I wouldn't count incomplete seasons at all. 16 races to compete is more than enough. Perhaps quit looking for excuses for Verstappen? Verstappen doesn't need any excuses made for him. Fact 1 - Verstappen joined Red Bull mid season Fact 2 - Drivers don't tend to do their best work whe...
by SR1
Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Hard to count 2016 against Verstappen when he joined the team mid season. The points over the races when they were teammates was Ricciardo 220 Verstappen 191 That's with Verstappen having a car failure and Ricciardo not. We can single out what we want, Verstappen got gifted a win in Barcelona when ...
by SR1
Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

During their time together @ RedBull: Verstappen = 191 + 168 + 249 = 608 points RIcciardo = 220 + 200 + 170 = 590 points During their time together @ Toro Rosso: Verstappen = 49 + 13 = 62 points Sainz = 18 + 4 = 22 points Verstappen was beaten by Ricciardo in 2016 and 2017. Verstappen beat Ricciard...
by SR1
Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

I'd like to see how Verstappen performs with a better teammate. How he handles the pressure. He hardly crushed Sainz and lost overall to Ricciardo (despite the team publicly backing Verstappen from late 2017 onwards). So, he's not exactly been convincing against "tougher" teammate opposition. Durin...
by SR1
Mon Sep 04, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

I'd like to see how Verstappen performs with a better teammate. How he handles the pressure. He hardly crushed Sainz and lost overall to Ricciardo (despite the team publicly backing Verstappen from late 2017 onwards). So, he's not exactly been convincing against "tougher" teammate opposition. Durin...
by SR1
Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2023 Italian Grand Prix
Replies: 18
Views: 1097

Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2023 Italian Grand Prix

I've gone for Sainz and Bottas.
by SR1
Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates
Replies: 469
Views: 10509

Re: Rank Hamilton and Verstappen's teammates

Too often Verstappen (and indeed Alonso) make snide remarks about Hamilton. It's about time Hamilton started to fire back. I'm ok with what Hamilton said. Anyway, my ranking Alonso Button/Rosberg (can't decide between these two) Ricciardo Russell Sainz Bottas Perez Albon Kov Gasly I'd like to see ho...
by SR1
Sun Aug 20, 2023 3:10 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: 31795

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

It won't be easy to win that one. First, he and his legal team must prove that the FIA knew and did not act according to their rules deliberately with the intent to harm Massa (the "conspiracy"). That will be difficult with two key witnesses dead and one (Ecclestone) apparently unwilling to help. E...
by SR1
Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: This Is Getting Ridiculous. Felipe Massa is Looking At Legal Options Over 2008 F1 Title Outcome.
Replies: 554
Views: 31795

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

It won't be easy to win that one. First, he and his legal team must prove that the FIA knew and did not act according to their rules deliberately with the intent to harm Massa (the "conspiracy"). That will be difficult with two key witnesses dead and one (Ecclestone) apparently unwilling to help. E...
by SR1
Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:03 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: 31795

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

It won't be easy to win that one. First, he and his legal team must prove that the FIA knew and did not act according to their rules deliberately with the intent to harm Massa (the "conspiracy"). That will be difficult with two key witnesses dead and one (Ecclestone) apparently unwilling to help. E...
by SR1
Tue May 02, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: IMPORTANT: Moderation Policy going forwards
Replies: 1
Views: 26136

Re: IMPORTANT: Moderation Policy going forwards

Just a quick question. Who is responsible for moderation on the main site? It's just that someone is reporting posts for no good/valid reason. Please can someone look into this.
by SR1
Mon Feb 14, 2022 1:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021
Replies: 1450
Views: 147094

Re: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021

Something I hadn't seen before https://www.news24.com/wheels/formulaone/max-verstappen-reflects-on-2021-when-i-have-the-fastest-car-again-ill-win-another-title-20211224 Sport und Talk: How will your first F1 World Championship title change your approach to the new season, Max? Max Verstappen: After...
by SR1
Sat Feb 12, 2022 11:32 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021
Replies: 1450
Views: 147094

Re: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021

I've had a re-think over the winter: Mercedes - Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi. Red Bull - Bahrain, Monaco, Azerbaijan, Austria, Styria, Netherlands, USA, Mexico. Draw/NC - Emilia-Romagna, Britain, France, Belgium 10-8 to Mercedes. I justify ...
by SR1
Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Max Verstappen thread
Replies: 489
Views: 125270

Re: Official Max Verstappen thread

Verstappen wins Autosport’s International Racing Driver of the Year Award. Congrats.

Also, Red Bull’s RB16B was named the 2021 International Racing Car of the Year.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-verst ... rt-awards/
by SR1
Tue Feb 01, 2022 6:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: To all non UK based forumers...
Replies: 103
Views: 7631

Re: To all non UK based forumers...

So generally seems to be agreement that Masi made a mess of it, but it's done so get over it. That's how it is in Finland at least. The majority of F1-related new have nothing to do with Abu Dhabi. Yes, i think the initial intensity has somewhat abated, but if you look around, there's still a stead...
by SR1
Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57958

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

I kinda feel flat and disinterested. I can compute a driver losing a title to innocuous forces such as a reliability issue, driver error etc- that's part of the normal game. Tough luck. But to lose a title because the Race Director decides to go rogue and make up rules on the fly - that's harder to ...
by SR1
Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:38 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 1214
Views: 99758

Re: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Thread

https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2021_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_5_-_2020-12-16.pdf Section 39 is going to receive a major rewrite after this weekend, it should haves gone to Lewis, but the FIA wanted it’s blockbuster ending, Masi is but a pawn, he’s got a script from the higher up...
by SR1
Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Max Verstappen thread
Replies: 489
Views: 125270

Re: Official Max Verstappen thread

Congratulations to the new champion! A fantastic campaign in slightly inferior machinery. What a treat after the last 7 years! :thumbup: Yep, congrats to Verstappen. A worthy champion and a hard thought campaign. A slightly inferior car over the course of the season and against one of the best to e...