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If Verstappen trashes Perez by a (significantly) larger margin than Hamilton has over Bottas, then the inevitable conclusion will be an uncomfortable one. Someone is projecting hard. I have no problem with conceding that Verstappen is faster than Hamilton after he's demonstrated that consistently a...

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Lewis, Norris and Perez for me. Lewis I mean what can you say the guy is still in the middle of this magical run. I thought that him catching covid might have put an end to this run that he is in but it was not to be. He still has the nose for the checkered flag in the most unlikely of circumstances...

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This track may look dull, but it often produces highly entertaining races. Will be very interesting. I don't think it looks dull at all. Say what you will about the country, the Bahrain track is beautiful at night. To each their own i guess. It looks dull to me. The cars do not look particularly fa...

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Yes in summary we have a title fight, when criticising Bottas and qualifying perhaps doesn't matter that much well just tell Perez that, he couldn't get the fastest car through to Q3 on medium tyres, also it looks like Ferrari are much improved. well, in q2, perez was about the same distance from v...

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Leclerc's long runs on the soft tire were dreadful on Friday compared to Sainz's medium run. So I don't think the soft tire is a good tire to be on with high fuel. So all the guys on softs will likely pit very early. Perez should move up the field easily. P4 should be the target for him and P3 is po...

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Yes in summary we have a title fight, when criticising Bottas and qualifying perhaps doesn't matter that much well just tell Perez that, he couldn't get the fastest car through to Q3 on medium tyres, also it looks like Ferrari are much improved. well, in q2, perez was about the same distance from v...

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I am surprised that Sainz is pretty much matching Leclerc so far. As a newcomer to the team he's been impressive.

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Checo Albon?

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Vettel 0.8sec slower than Stroll? Wow.

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Bottas not happy... ‘it’s undriveable’ Bottas 3.0 dead on arrival. Mercedes won't even have a race before he's relegated to number 2 wingman fast but not as fast as Lewis. The car being difficult to drive will make his title hopes disappear pretty soon. He’s also got Perez to worry about too this y...

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Both Alpine and Aston Martin look relatively dreadful. Vettel and Alonso will be seeing each other a lot on track this year. Ferrari looking dangerous. Leclerc did not really put in a representative lap and his long runs were on softs.
So it looks like the top 4 will be
Redbull
Merc
Mclaren
Ferrari.

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Merc experimenting with a high rake setup. Never recall seeing that before. They are in trouble imo. The mcl is right on their heels. The Flying Dutchman looking supreme. Checo albon? The 2019 merc also not liking these regulation changes. A much improved Ferrari it seems. Ricciardo getting up to sp...

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We also have no clue as to whether Verstappen was maximising the car the last two seasons because he was paired with underperforming and inexperienced drivers. I ignored this point the last time but I quoted you, but it also deserves attention. I find it interesting how the only time Gasly has ever...

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The biggest disparity this year? imo it will be a close call between the Redbull, Ferrari and Williams. Reasons; I think Latifi is probably the worst driver on the grid an Russell one of the most promising. Leclerc is that good while Sainz is a feisty competitor but will lack the outright pace to st...

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IMO the merc issues seem real. But I am somewhat baffled that so many are expecting them to solve those issues. From what I understand there are restrictions to what they can develop or change this year through the token system. So it’s not like they can throw unlimited resources at it as they’ve d...

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IMO the merc issues seem real. But I am somewhat baffled that so many are expecting them to solve those issues. From what I understand there are restrictions to what they can develop or change this year through the token system. So it’s not like they can throw unlimited resources at it as they’ve do...

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IMO Lewis has gone to a new level in the wet the last 5 years. He used to be sort of on an off form in the wet in the past. I.e. in the 2012 Brazil race, Button was all over him in the wet and if I recall, even passed him. In 2013 and 2015 Rosberg appeared quicker than him when it was wet. But since...

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30 horsepower is a game-changer, that's worth close to half a second. No it is not. These engines' total output are too high for 30hp to make a meaningful difference. You're talking in the neighborhood of 1000 hp of total output. 30hp is too small a percentage to affect the power to weight ratio en...

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If what Salo has said is true (big if), does that mean Ferrari could jump back to 2019 engine performance levels quite easily?* and probably a bit beyond that with the extra development ahead of 2021. *assuming punishment was for 2020 only The way I see it, there is no way they will have that magic...

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With "little difference", I am assuming you mean Honda vs Renault, because those two PUs are dead even. Ferrari is clearly behind at the moment and Mercedes are clearly in front. I have heard rumours of 40 hp upgrade from Honda for next year as they have moved all their scheduled upgrades for 2022 ...

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With "little difference", I am assuming you mean Honda vs Renault, because those two PUs are dead even. Ferrari is clearly behind at the moment and Mercedes are clearly in front. I have heard rumours of 40 hp upgrade from Honda for next year as they have moved all their scheduled upgrades for 2022 ...

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I wonder what Norris will say when he is being outqualified by Ferraris and Renault while he now has his Mercedes engine. I do have to agree that there is little difference in outright outputs between the pUs nowadays.

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It amazes me how people think that default position is that the driver who has failed to get poles he should have is faster in qualifying than the driver who has 50% more poles than Senna. Yes, and when you get outqualified by Hulkenberg coming out of retirement for a one off and then by the much c...

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Not only that, but poor UnlikeUday's been pushing Perez's wheelbarrow like there's no tomorrow for a while now so just for the PR work alone that Unlike's put in on Perez's behalf is another reason i'd like to see him get the ride. I think they both deserve the result they're waiting for. :lol:

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It wouldn’t completely offset, they would have to pay Bottas his 2021 wages (maybe more for break of contract) and then pay Williams to break George’s contract. Williams demanded $12 million to break Bottas’ contact back in 2017 and Mercedes paid it. I imagine George would be that amount or more. S...

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Re: Bottas vs Russell. I've seen some people say that Russell dominated him. Uh...no. The only thing Bottas did wrong this weekend is blow the start. had he maintained track position at the start I think he might have pulled away from Russell. He looked to have a tiny bit more pace all weekend. His ...

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Russell not winning this is a travesty, but if anyone else deserved it today it's Perez.
At least Russell is bagging some points out of this. It was a great effort imo.
Hard not to put Perez in the redbull now....

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So after all of his good efforts Russell is still going to end up without a point. Terrible luck.

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Wow, Mercedes falling apart in the absence of the Goat LOL

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looks like Checo is going to get his first win.

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Bottas should win this now, but Checo is going to make it very difficult I think.

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Bottas has been very sloppy so far. I can't remember the last time he has looked like this. Can't keep the car on the track at all. Max surprisingly had the best race pace although he was on Mediums while the Mercs ran the Hards. Russell has done well so far and will have a shot at pole. Still think...

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Started following f1 at the start of the 2010 season and as a Lewis fan. Haven't missed a race thus far and this approaching weekend looks somewhat surreal to me. Don't know who to root for. Me too, never watched an F1 weekend without Lewis participating in it. But never have felt more excited. The...

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Hamilton is not ruining Verstappen 's legacy. However, if it is true that the Verstappens are blocking a remotely competitive teammate for Max, then this will taint his legacy for sure. Verstappen beat Ricciardo fairly clearly on qualifying pace in 2017 and 2018. The same Ricciardo who has smashed ...

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Bottas has been in such a slump I would not be shocked if russel out qualifies him. But beating him in the race is harder to fathom. Russell’s race results at Williams have not been exactly stellar. There seems to be a lack of race craft which should get highlighted this Sunday. On almost any other ...

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Seeing Romain getting out of that flaming cockpit like something out of a comic book movie was incredible to watch. He was in that burning car for a long time it seems. So lucky Romain!

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I can't see Verstappen giving two hoots about his team mate being Perez or Hulk though. If Verstappen is as arrogant as everyone here says then he wouldn't be worried about facing tier 2 drivers. Max is pretty arrogant, however, his father was brutally beaten by Schumacher and never recovered. Now ...

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had to watch this race on dvr since I could not wake up on time to watch it live this morning. But it was a masterclass. Never did I expect Lewis to win that. But somehow he did it, against all odds it seemed. He really has developed this uncanny way to find the checkered flag no matter what the cir...

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Max needs to worry about why his car is not as fast then. Ever since he has been at Redbull the car has gotten progressively worse compared to the rest of the field. This year even the Racing Point looked better than them early on. He also needs to realize that one of the reasons the Mercedes is th...

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Max needs to worry about why his car is not as fast then. Ever since he has been at Redbull the car has gotten progressively worse compared to the rest of the field. This year even the Racing Point looked better than them early on. He also needs to realize that one of the reasons the Mercedes is tha...

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