Perez for me. He is a serial podium finisher if he gets a sniff at it and the only Formula 1.5 driver to finish on the podium this season.

I think he is better than he gets the credit for.

Way to easy for Merc this time around again, a 2 from me. No matter what the top teams do, they will drive to top positions without any hazzle, some even get waved through. Merc have now won >75% off the races during this hybrid era and it doesn't look like it will end anyway soon. Hyperbolic much?...

First race I probably viewed on TV was late 90's early 00s. I wasn't fully sucked into the sport until I went to my first race at Silverstone. I can still feel the shaking the V10 Williams gave me. Became a JPM fan that day. I rarely miss a race and I think from about 2005/6 I have missed maybe 10 r...

It's a 4 for me. It could well have been a 5 if Ferrari/Vettel didn't drop the ball.

The first half of the season was fantastic and it was all so close, i really thought Vettel was going to take it this year. The points do not show the whole picture.

They are making a point... They should focus on the racing... Mine wasn't as good as yours. I'll give myself an A+ for effort. Not sure what you mean, but hey, get another A+ from me! They are focusing on the racing, things like these behind the scenes happen all the time. And apparently FI started...

Siao7 wrote:They are making a point...

They should focus on the racing...


Mine wasn't as good as yours. I'll give myself an A+ for effort.

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I don't think Hamitass would make the weight limit

Unrelated but that new ducati has my tempted to sell my first born.

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24181/10039850/what-was-said-when-lewis-hamilton-quit-mclaren-to-join-mercedes Always nice to wheel this one out. Think McNish probably got it the furthest wrong. Alonso seemed to be on the money, and the article's author was right on target with the notion that Me...

I'm going to be optimistic for Honda and say a slight improvement. I think they're determined to not make this a mess for any longer than it has been going on already

Mort Canard wrote:With his win in Austin Kimi has retaken third place in the WDC points.

Kimi - 221 & Valtteri - 217

Will be interesting to see how these two finish out the season.

I bet you couldn't help yourself

But he is the most successful Finn in terms of wins. I don't think that's a disingenuous claim to make.

I agree with Pokerman that "Titles>Wins>Poles" in the grand scheme of things.

Great race. A solid 9/10 for me. Not the result I wanted initially as I wanted Lewis to wrap it up but Kimi did a great job from the first lap and it seems Ferrari nailed the strategy so there are no complaints from me. Those last 10 laps! I was pacing around the room :lol: I am actually glad Kimi w...

Apparently both Mercs have a problem with a water pump. At least in the Finnish broadcast they were showing that Valtteri's car was already fixed but they're still working on Lewis' car and it's unsure if the car will be ready on the grid. I haven't yet heard any tweets or anything about it though....

It's only harsh for Seb as he was/is in the title hunt... But he shouldn't be making those mistakes. Hamilton's reaction was quite telling, he looked bemused https://streamable.com/z8fi9 He looked knackered! Ha, on second viewing he does look tired. Ferrari storm to victory incoming? Go on Kimi!

And if he didn't get penalised what message does it send to the drivers that did?

It's only harsh for Seb as he was/is in the title hunt... But he shouldn't be making those mistakes. Hamilton's reaction was quite telling, he looked bemused

https://streamable.com/z8fi9

I've gone for Vettel win but it will be close.

Sebastian has been off form for the last few races, sadly it happened last year as well, but I like to give him the benefit of the doubt and not pretend that the man can't race.

cmberry20 wrote:This is probably more relevant to the race thread, but is there any news on whether they are going to do that whole build up before the race farce!

Watching it last year was so cringeworthy.

You mean you didn't enjoy the magnificent Michael Buffer announcing the drivers?

Someone on reddit has been making these great videos for the last few races of camera stabilization. https://streamable.com/6u9o9 That shows the attack Lewis had on Sebastian. From the on boards I thought Vettel made more than 1 move but from this camera angle it looks like it's just one consistent ...

bradtheboywonder wrote: Did Hamilton and Vettel cross paths in the lower formulas? I’m curious to know how they stacked up

They did indeed.

I wouldn't say it is that unlikely. Only bad luck/brain farts has caused Vettel to not win all of the 4 previous races. Actually I'm coming round to agreeing. It's still in Sebs hands, just. If he drives at his best for the last 7 races he probably will be champion. And that is exactly what I think...

While it is absolutely possible for Vettel to pip Hamilton, he will have to do in this next 7 races what he has not come close to doing in the first 14 https://i.imgur.com/9j6hie1.jpg Source:https://i.imgur.com/9j6hie1.jpg Yeah it looks pretty unlikely. Just in the above there are 3 races where Mer...

There was an article, on my favorite news site Daily Mail, showing how Vettel had lost over 125 points to Hamilton over the last 2 years. The points swing from this year alone is at 80 points lost through his errors. Lewis only has a 30 point lead and with some tracks that Ferrari will be stronger ...

Hamilton was favorite at the start of 2018 and still is , with a clear #2 and the fastest or nearly fastest and 4 years of winning all titles it's not that easy to dethrone Mercedes. Takes an effort worthy of Alonso ending Ferrari winning in 2005. IMO Merc is favorite all the way until the reg chan...

Hamilton was favorite at the start of 2018 and still is , with a clear #2 and the fastest or nearly fastest and 4 years of winning all titles it's not that easy to dethrone Mercedes. Takes an effort worthy of Alonso ending Ferrari winning in 2005. IMO Merc is favorite all the way until the reg chan...

Hamilton was favorite at the start of 2018 and still is , with a clear #2 and the fastest or nearly fastest and 4 years of winning all titles it's not that easy to dethrone Mercedes. Takes an effort worthy of Alonso ending Ferrari winning in 2005. IMO Merc is favorite all the way until the reg chan...

Hamilton was favorite at the start of 2018 and still is , with a clear #2 and the fastest or nearly fastest and 4 years of winning all titles it's not that easy to dethrone Mercedes. Takes an effort worthy of Alonso ending Ferrari winning in 2005. IMO Merc is favorite all the way until the reg chan...

For me, I support Hamilton as he is a British driver. But to be honest, I don't have a driver I dislike so when he leaves, assuming we don't have another Brit I'll probably follow whoever I find exciting. I own a DR 'Shoey' t-shirt so maybe I'll support him... Or at least just cheer when he does well.

I think there is a bit of confusion. Zoue, am I correct in thinking you aren't saying Lewis had a lucky drive, just he got lucky that it rained? If that's the case I don't know why people are having an issue with what you say. Did anyone think that P1 was up for grabs for Lewis after the free pract...

I think there is a bit of confusion. Zoue, am I correct in thinking you aren't saying Lewis had a lucky drive, just he got lucky that it rained? If that's the case I don't know why people are having an issue with what you say. Did anyone think that P1 was up for grabs for Lewis after the free practi...

Long time lurker and have been following this back and forth for some time now. Seems everyone is caught up on the word 'Lucky'. My take on it; Lewis (or everyone else not driving a Ferrari) was lucky that it rained as it made it possible to get a result that looked quite unlikely otherwise. Howeve...

Long time lurker and have been following this back and forth for some time now. Seems everyone is caught up on the word 'Lucky'. My take on it; Lewis (or everyone else not driving a Ferrari) was lucky that it rained as it made it possible to get a result that looked quite unlikely otherwise. Howeve...

Long time lurker and have been following this back and forth for some time now. Seems everyone is caught up on the word 'Lucky'. My take on it; Lewis (or everyone else not driving a Ferrari) was lucky that it rained as it made it possible to get a result that looked quite unlikely otherwise. However...