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Pullrod

Are you now? Funny how only Alonso gets these kinds of arguments made for him in this forum. Always about what he "would have done" and so forth. Well yeah because he finished runner up to Michael in a few of them did he not? You're getting obsessed with this "would've done" stuff, and your're igno...

Pullrod

For Brazil I have the following: Qualifying: Mercedes = Ferrari > Red Bull Race: Red Bull > Mercedes = Ferrari Race Weekend: Red Bull = Mercedes = Ferrari No! It is a fight between RB and Ferrari for the best car but in the last 2 races Mercedes has been absolutely out of it and is at this moment t...

Pullrod

I am not sure why people are talking about hindsight. I said the things Hamilton is saying many years ago and the moment Alonso signed for McLaren, long before we ever witnessed the "power" of the Honda engine I predicted that It was the beginning of the end for him. If I could see it, why the many ...

Pullrod

Until 2014 there would be a thread on this forum every year comparing Hamilton’s career to Jacques Villeneuve. It is telling that people are already calling Verstappen a "great" when he has won nothing at to this day would be incapable of repeating Lewis's first season with his first laps antics. I...

Pullrod

[...] I remember the ridiculously good start by Rosberg in Spain in 2016 where he apparently used a "wrong" setting at the start only to be a sitting duck 2 curves ahead. FIA monitoring Ferrari batteries does tell me that there is something "fishy"(but legal) that these guys are doing. May be bypas...

Pullrod

Honestly, the only worse teammate head to head in qualifying might be Alonso vs Vandoorne. Ricciardo is being beaten left and right but for the many "experts" the mediocre driver is Carlos Sainz jr. There is no chance Verstappen would put that kind of gaps on Sainz Jr. if they were teammate but for ...

Pullrod

A British based broadcast team who totally fail to realize that a fair part of their market are not Hamilton fans and get tired of hearing their Lewis worship broadcast. You should try Ziggo or some Spanish channel.. 😉 If i spoke Spanish, I might. Do you listen to them? Maybe you could post transla...

Pullrod

Blake wrote: A British based broadcast team who totally fail to realize that a fair part of their market are not Hamilton fans and get tired of hearing their Lewis worship broadcast.

You should try Ziggo or some Spanish channel..

Pullrod

Sad to say but my interest significantly dropped the moment Hamilton went to Mercedes. I am one of his biggest fans and whenever I want to watch his on-board pole positions(I did watch all of them) I constantly go back to when he was driving for McLaren. It was always right on the edge stuff with th...

Pullrod

There's different levels of "slower car" though isn't there? Alonso had the 4th fastest car that could also be threatened by Saubers and Williams. Hamilton has a car that's a shade slower than the fastest that can sometimes be challenged by the Red Bull but has no other competition. That's an inacc...

Pullrod

Honestly, I've never thought that there was even really a debate about this. The debate is between Hamilton and Alonso. For me, Vettel is clearly a half step behind those two when you look for the best drivers of the modern era. He proved it for the brief time Ricciardo was his teammate and if Lecl...

Pullrod

It has always been Alonso for me... but only just. It's the relentless race pace and the fact he never has an off day. But while I say that, Hamilton has been getting even better as he has aged. 2017 was his best title win for me. And this year I think he's going even better. This year is similar t...

Pullrod

Bump. So am I right in believing Hamilton > Seb? Seb is doing his best to prove me right. Honestly, I've never thought that there was even really a debate about this. The debate is between Hamilton and Alonso. For me, Vettel is clearly a half step behind those two when you look for the best drivers...

Pullrod

I've not voted. I think RBR have been deceiving and have done it more than one occasion. They've often denied preferences inside the team which is a lie. They've even denied Marko having any real influence in the team which again is a lie. With the comments Horner made regarding Ric.. that he was a...

Pullrod

I think Alonso is lying, primarily because of his claims of all the other offers he's had from Red Bull over the years. Given their dominance of the sport in the early 2010s, I just can't fathom him not going there if he'd have had a sniff. Ironically, I can see him rejecting them now they've taken...

Pullrod

One guy has been saying since 2014 that he holds all the cards and could walk into any team such is his power/talent/reputation. We have had plenty of Alonso in Mercedes/Ferrari threads to which I have always voted with a flalt NO and I was amazed at people who thought it could even happen. I surely...

Pullrod

Alonso seriously claims that he had an offer from Red Bull in 2011 and rejected it. Does that mean he was afraid of Vettel? Or that he was loyal to his team and believed in Ferrari? I don't think Alonso is the kind of driver to be loyal to one team. He would rather just drive in the best car at all...

Pullrod

If he had even a small opportunity to land a top team drive, he blew it with his Indy "stunt" when he decided not to do the Monaco GP for some sort of ego trip to prove he is bigger than Hamilton/Vettel/F1. Lauda, Wolff, Zetsche, Horner, Marko, Ecclestone, none of these guys were amused so I find i...

Pullrod

If he had even a small opportunity to land a top team drive, he blew it with his Indy "stunt" when he decided not to do the Monaco GP for some sort of ego trip to prove he is bigger than Hamilton/Vettel/F1. Lauda, Wolff, Zetsche, Horner, Marko, Ecclestone, none of these guys were amused so I find i...

Pullrod

Alonso said in 2014 that he held all the options/cards and he could decide which team to drive for such is his influence/talent. We all saw he was LYING. He loves POWER and you will be hard pressed to find a driver who clash so often or want a direct contact line with the decision makers in F1. If h...

Pullrod

Hungary qualifying 2007. He was Sitting in his car like Michael Douglas at the start of Falling down to make sure Hamilton couldn't pit in time. He even tried to blackmail the team to try and be treated like a number one. He still drove very well. He just burned some bridges that he could have walk...

Pullrod

The biggest blot on his copybook is his mental disintegration against Hamilton in 2007. I don't think he did disintegrate mentally against Hamilton - despite being frozen out of the team he still matched Lewis on points and would have beaten him but for his moment of bad luck in Japan. I believe he...

Pullrod

I don't think he did disintegrate mentally against Hamilton - despite being frozen out of the team he still matched Lewis on points and would have beaten him but for his moment of bad luck in Japan. I believe he was unpleasantly surprised by Hamilton's speed, though he obviously knew how much prepa...

Pullrod

The biggest blot on his copybook is his mental disintegration against Hamilton in 2007. I don't think he did disintegrate mentally against Hamilton - despite being frozen out of the team he still matched Lewis on points and would have beaten him but for his moment of bad luck in Japan. I believe he...

Pullrod

The biggest blot on his copybook is his mental disintegration against Hamilton in 2007. I don't think he did disintegrate mentally against Hamilton - despite being frozen out of the team he still matched Lewis on points and would have beaten him but for his moment of bad luck in Japan. I believe he...

Pullrod

Vettel and Alonso both had an equal opportunity to win the 2010 championship. In the end, the better man won. And I suppose if Webber hadn't been pitted at the wrong time in Abu Dhabi, he would have been the better man than either of them? At least Webber could challenge Vettel but the same could n...

Pullrod

( 2 ) No disrespect but your view of F1 and the team behind is simplistic to say the least. One thing is to luck into a winning car, another is to win and win and win without alienating your engineers/teammates/team principal/sponsors etc. The driver is there to inspire and to guide the team to gre...

Pullrod

He's gonna be back when the new regulations kicks in to give it one more try. He is going to indycar to pursuit that triple crown and maybe even the championship knowing his racecraft and consistency. I feel this is that sort of scenario "It's goodbye for now,not goodbye forever". Wish him all the ...

Pullrod

F1 is a team sport, and if you don't pull in the same direction or if you lack the humility and the gratefulness you will not achieve the maximum. Except for McLaren in 2007 (for Vettel, since Hamilton already didn't) which of Alonso's cars do you believe Vettel or Hamilton would have won a title i...

Pullrod

One day, somebody will write about the curious case of Fernando Alonso where trouncing your teammate carries more weight than winning real championships. He is a great driver, and I feel sorry for his many fans but I believe that his reputation far outweighs his actual talent when you have people pl...

Pullrod

It has been clear for a very long time now that Mercedes certainly may have the worst launch system among the top teams, and for whatever reason, they are not great at the restarts after a Safety car period. Granted, the clutch is now miles better than the one used by Hamilton and Rosberg where an a...

Pullrod

McLaren don't need Alonso? - Well, if they want to go down the Williams route, then definetely not ... That's the problem with Alonso.. it is always about him him and him again. The same was said when he left Ferrari(he was their biggest asset and they would not do better).. the man himself and his...

Pullrod

Good thread. Hamilton has simply not been the same driver since the Brake by Wire sytem was introduced in F1 around 2014. Compounded with the computer like Mercedes(FRIC at the time) suspension he has lost some of his strength which is braking. He may not admit it, but the Mercedes despite giving h...

Pullrod

Good thread. Hamilton has simply not been the same driver since the Brake by Wire sytem was introduced in F1 around 2014. Compounded with the computer like Mercedes(FRIC at the time) suspension he has lost some of his strength which is braking. He may not admit it, but the Mercedes despite giving h...

Pullrod

Good thread. Hamilton has simply not been the same driver since the Brake by Wire sytem was introduced in F1 around 2014. Compounded with the computer like Mercedes(FRIC at the time) suspension he has lost some of his strength which is braking. He may not admit it, but the Mercedes despite giving h...

Pullrod

Good thread. Hamilton has simply not been the same driver since the Brake by Wire sytem was introduced in F1 around 2014. Compounded with the computer like Mercedes(FRIC at the time) suspension he has lost some of his strength which is braking. He may not admit it, but the Mercedes despite giving hi...

Pullrod

Sainz is in his 4th season and he's getting beat by the Hulk, would he still be in people's top 10 drivers? Not right now, no. I expected him to at least match Hulk; my opinion of him has gone down as a result of what so far seems a pretty comprehensive beating. On a side note, if you believe in A>...

Pullrod

LOL.

Some guys here are either disingenuous or they really don't know who Fernando Alonso is.

Small digs, massive display of arrogance, and plain disrespect have always been present throughout his career.

I suspect many have missed some "gems" in Italian.

Pullrod

well you're moving the goalposts a bit. I've never said that Hamilton's not doing a good job or that other drivers would have been a better choice. The original discussion was how much luck played a part and whether the Big Three could be interchangeable from a success perspective. And in that resp...

Pullrod

Of course there's doubt. It depends who else would have been sitting in the seat at the time. Say, for example, that Hamilton went to Red Bull in 2013 and Vettel went to Mercedes. It's likely that Vettel would still be there now and Hamilton wouldn't have had a look in. Why aren't Ferrari and Merce...

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