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Not that russell was much better today, but this year, Hamilton certainly isn't even looking close to being a top level driver any more. Could quite easily say that half the grid has looked more impressive averaged out than him this season. He sounds so unmotivated on the radio too. He was hundredt...

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Interesting what Brundle was saying about Russell saying that the purple sponsor boards make it more difficult to see where the wall is. Also, Sargaent out qualifying Albon for the first time. I think Albon makes a few too many mistakes to get a move to a top team. It was funny what Albon did, he t...

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Not that I think it will matter but: does Antonelli have enough points for the super-license? Yep. The issue is just age. Winning FRECA yields enough points? Didn't know that. He won FRECA (25) and Formula Regional Middle East (18) to give him enough. He might have some from other championships too...

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The Mercs really knocking it out of the park.

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Hamilton won 22 races out of 37 race finishes from 2019-2020 despite driving by far the best car in this time period, and having a midfield driver as his teammate. He also had bulletproof reliability and his car never failed in even one qualifying session to compromise his weekend. In these perfect...

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Its just your own perception. Nothing wrong with the description "near flawless" for only one bad strategy call in a seasons, It's frustrating when one thing can be found and it's look Red Bull make mistakes as well. One thing? RB makes mistakes, they aren't perfect as some try to paint them, or fa...

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So again in both of the examples you've cited Lewis can tell better than the team what the conditions are on track and he knows what the course of action will be if he doesn't speak up to influence the team to change their decision (going onto slicks in Germany, staying out on inters in Hungary). T...

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My estimation for Verstappen is that he probably wins about 30 races out of 37 if he was driving the 2019/2020 Mercedes cars instead of Hamilton. 16 wins out of 21 in the W10 14 wins out of 16 starts in the W11 Based on what we’ve seen from Verstappen in the best car, this seems quite reasonable an...

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:thumbup: We see a larger dominance by Red Bull and by Verstappen than by Mercedes and by Hamilton (both is correct). This difference - estimated to be around 4 wins per season by some here - can be due to: - RB car > Mercedes car ... - incl. superiour overtaking ability (superDRS, straightline spe...

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I think RB has near flawless strategy and thats kinda integrated into Max here, I see how Lewis criticised here for bad tyre choice at his disastrous German GP, while I also see Max completely relying on RB strat and never do the calls for himself (IIRC) Besides the really good response from rbirul...

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I have seen Hamilton qualify 5 whole seconds off pole in a W11 when the tyres couldn’t get into the window over one lap. I don’t even know why I’m trying to have this discussion with you, as you’re clearly not interested in being intellectually honest here. You are fixated on one race on a weekend,...

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I am curious to see what the data tells you about the back end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024. Because it is pretty clear to me that Hamilton is starting to fall back. No not at all you may find your perception is wrong even with the small sample size, we judge on 5 races the last 2 were Hamilto...

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I have seen Hamilton qualify 5 whole seconds off pole in a W11 when the tyres couldn’t get into the window over one lap. I don’t even know why I’m trying to have this discussion with you, as you’re clearly not interested in being intellectually honest here. You are fixated on one race on a weekend,...

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I think RB has near flawless strategy and thats kinda integrated into Max here, I see how Lewis criticised here for bad tyre choice at his disastrous German GP, while I also see Max completely relying on RB strat and never do the calls for himself (IIRC) Besides the really good response from rbirul...

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So let me get this straight, in Germany all the teams (75% of them, including Bottas) are on slicks and it's a mistake for Lewis to follow, but in Hungary all the teams switch to slicks and Mercedes/Lewis don't and it's a mistake. You would think Lewis would learn his lesson that he shouldn't just ...

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Its just your own perception. Nothing wrong with the description "near flawless" for only one bad strategy call in a seasons, From memory, Australia this year was described also as a mistake from RB, they could see Max's brakes had issues and did... nothing? No one is faultless, it is just that RB ...

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So one practice session then we get a red flag less than 10 minutes in, then we will barely see the cars later in qualifying, give the fans less is that a good sell.

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Miami

01. Verstappen
02. Perez
03. Norris
04. Leclerc
05. Sainz
06. Alonso
07. Piastri
08. Russell
09. Hamilton
10. Stroll

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Badger36 wrote: ↑
Fri May 03, 2024 5:58 am
Sargeant can't have any complaints if he is dropped.

He's had 1 and a bit seasons and is arguably still the weakest driver on the grid.

I wouldn't even say arguably.

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Translation: It is starting to be said in the paddock that Miami will be Logan Sargeant's last race. Williams has reportedly already requested a waiver from the FIA to allow Kimi Antonelli to drive for them from Imola. 1785955950819471683 I hope it happens but then again why have an age restricti...

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Just don't see Max jumping ship at this point. Suspect he's trying to get any details he can out of Mercedes ahead of 2026 though, or just generally act as a distraction. No he's stipulated that he wants to be in the best car which is Red Bull, he could even stay for 2026 to see how the land lies a...

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This is a major movement (or no movement) in the background scene of the driver market for '25. Sainz has supposedly rejected (indirectly) Audi's offer as he hasn't made the decision in the timeline that Audi had given. Soon Audi is expected to announce the second driver. Sainz has taken a gamble i...

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This is a major movement (or no movement) in the background scene of the driver market for '25. Sainz has supposedly rejected (indirectly) Audi's offer as he hasn't made the decision in the timeline that Audi had given. Soon Audi is expected to announce the second driver. Sainz has taken a gamble i...

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I think RB has near flawless strategy and thats kinda integrated into Max here, I see how Lewis criticised here for bad tyre choice at his disastrous German GP, while I also see Max completely relying on RB strat and never do the calls for himself (IIRC) Besides the really good response from rbirul...

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I agree with this, kinda this is where I stand. I think that's what a few of us have been saying for a while now. Looking at Max and Lewis in dominant cars, with midfield level teammates, Max has a much higher winning %. Why is that? Sure Bottas being a better qualifier than Checo means he'd start ...

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To be honest, this is nothing but arguing over semantics. The bigger picture is that in every type of condition (whether it be driving a significantly slower car or a quicker one), Max does a substantially better job than Lewis. “Anyone could have won the title in the RB19” Yeah? So what? The bigge...

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After watching extended highlights it looks like only Stroll (who was in 14th, second to last at the time) gambled for slicks during the SC for Hulkenberg's crash, everybody else came in a few laps later, so I'm not sure keeping Lewis out during the SC and not taking the penalty is really a mistake...

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Yet another example of Lewis being in the car and being able to see the conditions and not overriding a decision (to pit for slicks in Germany), or making a decision (to pit for slicks in Hungary). But these are never Lewis mistakes in your eyes. I remember that vividly as we talked about it at len...

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Probably it won't happen but if Perez gets dropped from RBR. I wonder if he can join Hulk in Audi. Looking at some stats from their FI time. They both were on par with each other. Hulk faster in qualifying and Perez in races, including some podium which for some reason Hulk could not do. The think ...

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I hope they win, we need more teams.

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Your comparison was that anyone could be champion in the Mercedes, clearly anyone could have been champion in last year's Red Bull. I am talking about the big gap he has. For that he needs to get 'some' credit I said, not all. Some make it sound like if he was closer to Perez, it would be seen more...

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Even after that horrendous pit stop/crash he was still in 5th place with half the race still to go, and there was a safety car, so he wasn't 30-40 seconds behind. He got by Albon shortly after the re-start to move up to 4th behind Max, Bottas, and Hulk. The latter two both were DNFs in the race, ye...

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Didn't RB cost Ricciardo a win in Monaco back in 2017 or so due to a similar pit stop fiasco? Teams make mistakes from time to time, I'm still waiting for you to demonstrate that this is a pattern with Mercedes, instead of just citing the same example over and over. I didn't bring forward Germany 2...

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I am talking about the big gap he has. For that he needs to get 'some' credit I said, not all. Some make it sound like if he was closer to Perez, it would be seen more successful. Like I say, he is a victim of his own success at this point... No I'm saying that in that car Perez could have been WDC...

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I stand corrected on that front. I meant the pit crew didn't know, or at least it sure looked like they didn't know what tires they were putting on the car as they are running back and forth to the tire rack a couple of times. That's classic Mercedes when they need to make a quick decision, headles...

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So now will Red Bull be as strong as it was come 2026 & will Newey's departure make Verstappen consider a future elsewhere? Lewis-Max-Newey at Ferrari, heard it here first! That's not happening with Leclerc contracted until 2028 and Vassuer is very much in Leclerc's corner. Maybe but Lewis goes bac...

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Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1/mercedes-tabling-world-record-ps128m-max-verstappen-offer-replace-lewis-hamilton All I can really say is ... "wow". My advice? Buy stock in "Or...

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Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1/mercedes-tabling-world-record-ps128m-max-verstappen-offer-replace-lewis-hamilton :thumbup: Since driver salaries are outside the budget cap, th...

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Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1/mercedes-tabling-world-record-ps128m-max-verstappen-offer-replace-lewis-hamilton They're in a desperate situation. Well, perhaps maybe Mercedes...

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Yes, not just for title though, also for the big gap he has. Like I say, he should get some credit to getting and operating the car at that level. He is just victim of his own success at this point. Your comparison was that anyone could be champion in the Mercedes, clearly anyone could have been ch...

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