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McLaren needs to get smart and really start thinking as a team, and when the time comes shouldnt hesitate to sacrifice one of their drivers to help the other one , possibly slow/block Max. This Papaya thing has no place in F1. Glad RB and Max are exposing this BS fairness they keep claiming... That...

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I'm not saying you're wrong about Horner being the one to build the environment that's capable of doing the recovery. This was just one (quite special) race though, let's wait and see if there is any kind of pattern emerging. Yeah, I think it will be a very intriguing finish to the season for Red B...

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I feel that’s a very silly precedent for McLaren to set. I though Piastri would ignore, definitely would have for the win I think. I think it was Norris’s suggestion to let Piastri stop first, which was also daft. They set that precedent last year so I'm not surprised. I think it was beneficial to ...

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To be expected - and very uninspiring. Uninspiring? Cadillac will almost certainly be the worst team in F1 next year, and I can’t think of another time when the slowest car in the sport had a lineup as good as Bottas and Perez. Well I guess McLaren Honda, but those were extraordinary circumstances....

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To be expected - and very uninspiring. Uninspiring? Cadillac will almost certainly be the worst team in F1 next year, and I can’t think of another time when the slowest car in the sport had a lineup as good as Bottas and Perez. Well I guess McLaren Honda, but those were extraordinary circumstances....

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I finally gave this a watch. I was blown away. This was a fantastic film. Yes they dumbed it down a lot but not to parody levels like The Fast and the Furious. I appreciated that it was all about the racing and not some overblown love story or daddy issues. This was both an exhilarating and emotiona...

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From all ive been reading it seems like Ferrari are trying to game the rules regarding the plank which is what we saw in Hungary with Leclerc's huge drop off in the final stint. Meanwhile Hamilton is not willing to go along with it. I would not describe a team optimising the performance of its cars...

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Mclaren have disapeared, 1-2 finish in four of the last 5 races. The title is surely going to one of them. The battle for third is getting interesting. Leclerc is collecting a lot of podiums and is 46 points behind Verstappen now. Can he catch him? Russell is also in the mix, but the Mercedes form ...

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54570277058_ae34761085_c.jpg Thought I'd add this in for reference see original thread here Lawsons data doesn't show but so far it's appears Tsunoda is further away from Max than any of his previous teammates. However note this chart is using a running average o...

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It quickly became redundant. I'm almost in favor of scrapping the race and replacing it with some type of time trial to bring back a similar type of excitement as qualifying in the refueling era.

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Wow. That is an impressive statistic. Piastri once he's won here today, he will have more wins than Norris! Norris destroyed him for 2 years and then they actually get a dominant car and he falls behind him. Although this weekend Norris looked more like his 2024 self (pace wise), he may have turned...

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Looks like a fun track to drive on, but not necessarily good to race on. Other than the straights the last S's could be where some retakes occur.

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It's good to see Tsunoda and Sainz getting comfortable in their cars. Hamilton had one good lap and I think he'd have better luck if he'd adjust his style to the car rather than try to make the car suit him.

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Leaning towards dislike but he wasn't that bad, just did not add anything interesting. He's leagues better than Danica.

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What was wrong with Stroll? Is his hand bothering him? He was down 20+s to Bortelo all race.

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Invade wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:50 am
Sad about the result from Tsunoda, especially given some of the promise shown through the sessions leading up to Q2.

I think they need to give him less wing or else he will have trouble overtaking

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They did something to this 25 car for Liam to do this poorly. He tested well in the old car, as did Yuki. I wonder if since they couldn't build a fast enough car they decided to build one tailored to Max in hopes he could pull out a miracle. So anyone in the 2nd seat is doomed. If I were Yuki I'd be...

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His first race was disappointing to say the least. Bad qualifying, then he couldn't even pass anyone. If that was Perez he would have at least destroyed the back field. So what now? Is this his true pace or does he need more time and a dry track? If he doesn't improve, how soon will Tsunoda replace ...

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One thing that I thought McLaren got wrong was the call to reign in Piastri, and I think Piastri responded pretty badly to that. Angry behind the wheel and the mistakes started creeping in straight away. I really have no problems with team orders and with designating number one drivers, but McLaren...

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It's too bad for Leclerc and Hamilton. Ferrari should have pitted immediately. There was no reason to gamble when they were in good position. If they had stayed out on hards they would've ended up last. Antonelli wasn't that impressive before he got lucky with the SC. Tsunoda was the one who was do...

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It's too bad for Leclerc and Hamilton. Ferrari should have pitted immediately. There was no reason to gamble when they were in good position. If they had stayed out on hards they would've ended up last. Antonelli wasn't that impressive before he got lucky with the SC. Tsunoda was the one who was doi...

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Here is how I voted in the pole: 1 Leclerc 2 Norris 3 Piastri 4 Hamilton 5 Sainz 6 Verstappen 7 Russell 8 Lawson 9 Albon 10 Antonelli 11 Bearman 12 Tsunoda 13 Hadjar 14 Alonso 15 Gasly 16 Ocon 17 Stroll 18 Hülkenberg 19 Bortoleto 20 Doohan

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If Lawson struggles they could always demote him to RBulls and promote Yuki.

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t2jd1967 wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 03, 2024 6:57 pm
A drive for the ages. Great drives from Ocon and Gasly as well. Rain remains the great leveller.

That was one of the best wet weather drives of all time

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Both should've gotten a penalty. Norris for passing off the track (he hadn't completed the pass yet) and not giving it back, and one for Max for forcing a driver off the track. This would have left Lando in 3rd, put Max in 5th place and promoted Piastri to 4th. Props for Fernando Alonso for generous...

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Probably Kubica, Barrichello or Montoya I think he's probably the best driver to never have driven a car that challenged for the championship. I’m sorry but I cannot see how Montoya or Barrichello can be rated above Ricciardo. I guess Kubica maybe but we didn’t see enough of him. Montoya was defini...

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I'm not a fan of swear words in general, so if they can stop saying them, that'd be great.

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Baku weekend goes to Mclaren? Baku weekend goes to Red Bull? Anybody bold enough to answer. Perez 0.140 off Piastri in qualifying and would have overtaken him and probably beat him if Norris did not hold him up by 2 seconds (emerged just 0.7 behind Piastri). However, Piastri did win a close fight t...

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I voted removal of device. When they were dominating last year, it was interesting that RB said they were surprised that the other manufacturers "hadn't figured it out" which insinuates they had found a trick or loophole to exploit. Later they claimed those words to have meant it as they were surpri...

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No, if Norris wants to be a deserving WDC, he needs to earn it on merit. He can't expect the team to bail him out when he keeps losing lap 1. Norris is going for a title against a driver Verstappen who has his team fully behind him but Norris himself should expect no help from his team, sounds more...

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62 points is a huge lead to cover. In '21 only 5 points separated Max against Lewis with 8 races to go. Lando has to avg a 7-8pt gap over Max for the remaining races and sprints. If RB are strong at Abu Dhabi and Azerbaijan like last year, and maybe Mexico, it will be impossible for them to lose the...

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No, if Norris wants to be a deserving WDC, he needs to earn it on merit. He can't expect the team to bail him out when he keeps losing lap 1.

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It is being reported that Perez survives the axe. In the absence of somewhere else to discuss it, how have Red Bull not signed Sainz for 2025? Mate, just like Mercedes, Red Bull had made an offer to Sainz but just for 1 year which Sainz didn't want as that adds a little bit of job insecurity. As pe...

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Does anyone know how much (if any) advantage Russell will have got from being underweight? If he had the extra 1.5kg of weight (I think it was), would that have been enough for his pace to be enough slower that he wouldn't have won the race? To be clear: I'm not disputing the disqualification, no a...

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Does anyone know how much (if any) advantage Russell will have got from being underweight? If he had the extra 1.5kg of weight (I think it was), would that have been enough for his pace to be enough slower that he wouldn't have won the race? To be clear: I'm not disputing the disqualification, no a...

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Well, he could have done what Sainz did to get a win, but then he might be out of a job next year like Sainz. McLaren was very insistent on Norris giving the place back. It sounded like there would be hell to pay if he didn't do it. I took it to mean if he ever was in a championship fight, the team ...

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If autosport correctly report that the floor damage cost Verstappen a full second in qualifying, then he should cruise to an easy win tomorrow. Absolute incredible lap for Verstappen in Q3 if so. No way was that car looking like it had the pace to front the field by half a second in Q's 1 and 2. Ve...

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No drivers really remain friends once they become rivals in true competition. This is how we know Norris has finally reached the top level. Max did nothing new, just asserting his dominance on track. Unlike with Lewis in '21, Norris has nothing to lose. I can't wait to see more Norris dive bombs an...

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The width reduction is good but the length will hardly be noticeable. It needs to be 400-500mm less to be reduced the same scale as width.

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:01 pm

Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:14 pm
Sainz for victory!
... and he did it!

RB should hire him if they want the clean sweep. Perez, on the other hand, ...

RBs one weakness seems to be in dirty air. Aside from the obvious that must be why Max is so cutthroat on getting pole and building a 1st lap cushion every race.

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