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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 will be very nervous going into this weekend. No one should expect much from Russell this weekend, considering how he'll have to get used to what is a completely different animal of a car. If Russell gets a podium I think that's job well done.

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What does poor old Gio have to do to beat Kimi lol. He thrashed him last weekend. I would like to hold my hand up and apologise :blush: :lol: Just voted for Kimi because I honestly couldn't remember anything about them but wanted to cast a vote hahaha On anohter note: Voted for Sainz and I'm surpri...

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Greenman wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:20 am
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No one wants Alonso ?

Alonso definitely not in consideration I'd say. Nor would I say he wants it. Alonso will want to practice and make sure he's fully up to speed first before racing the same car as someone like Bottas.

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Good_Year wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:12 am
Don't give it to hulk.

When did Hamilton last retire due to technical issue? And the time before that?

Exactly! Heartbreak awaits.

He's probably got two races to do it though.

Let's go Hulk!!!

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So is (was) this Bottas' last chance for the WDC? Or will Mercedes just create another behemoth and destroy RBR again, giving Bottas another slim chance at a title? Imagine that the Silverstone and Eifel GP fortunes were reversed. Bottas would now be right in the hunt for a Championship despite hav...

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Invade wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:58 pm
Perez is still favourite to win this battle, even if Albon maximises his potential in the Red Bull.

With all the weight Albon put on I don't think he'll have the pace to challenge for 4th.

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You'd wonder what this crash might mean for the future of the Monaco GP, and the introduction of many street circuits of recent years.

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I picked Sainz and Gasly, completely forgetting about Perez.

No real standouts. I think those three performed very well though.

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A team mate as weak as Albon does absolutely nothing for Verstappen. Having Hulk or Perez would make his life easier not harder. He'd beat them every week but they'd be close enough to prevent Mercedes being able to do whatever they want. Agree. If Albon gets retained, I don't think it'll be a deci...

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I'd really like to know who's making these pit strategies at Red Bull

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JN23 wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 29, 2020 4:14 pm
Are Red Bull trying a one stop with Verstappen on the hards?

I'd say they'll see what happens, but unlikely given he only went 10 laps or so on the mediums. Red Bull forever with their half-measures.

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RB not going for the win so

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pokerman wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 29, 2020 3:47 pm
Who was Vettel complaining about?

Leclerc I believe going for a closing gap. Didn't see it but apparently was poor form.

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Why does Otmar do these pit lane live interviews? He sounds hella bored of it all the time.

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Must be hard to go racing again after seeing that

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Replace them with gravel and that'll keep them quiet. Too much moral hazard in F1. Instead of gravel use a layer of coal dust . F1's fear of competitor's cars increasing their "Carbon footprints " would then make it necessary to forbid cars from crossing over these track limit lines for good . :lol:

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Over a second gap to Albon, and battling with the mighty Mercedes

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Replace them with gravel and that'll keep them quiet. Too much moral hazard in F1.

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I'd definitely be opposed to driver salary caps. I think a salary should be negotiated between the team and driver, not decided by an external body. If Mercedes cannot persuade Lewis to drive for them for $10 million, then that's their problem. A driver salary cap in this instance could potentially ...

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Bahrain

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Verstappen
4. Ricciardo
5. Perez
6. Leclerc
7. Sainz
8. Ocon
9. Stroll
10. Gasly

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"Currently the salary cap is supposed to be implemented... probably when I'm not even here." Taking that at face value, that gives Hamilton 2021 and 2022 and then he's out. Not that I believe that, mind. The driver soft cap might be implemented into the salary cap starting from 2023. Also, Hamilton...

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The team that is probably closest to Mercedes in terms of chassis building and development has been hampered with inferior and unreliable engines since 2014, with no end in sight. Red Bull have made their own bed, now they have to lie in it. They were very entitled and arrogant to Renault and didn'...

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The team that is probably closest to Mercedes in terms of chassis building and development has been hampered with inferior and unreliable engines since 2014, with no end in sight. Red Bull have made their own bed, now they have to lie in it. They were very entitled and arrogant to Renault and didn'...

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...but I do think Hamilton's relative strength is in his race pace, not in qualifying. While Hamilton has beaten all those drivers, it has been somewhat marginal. It's in race conditions where Hamilton generally dominates his teammates. Really? I'm not sure that's what the numbers excluding mechani...

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But I just don't see him (or anyone else, for that matter) as being in the same qualifying league as Senna. I can see the validity in your arguments but I feel Hamilton still has a strong claim. He defeated extremely strong qualifiers in Alonso (only out-qualified by Trulli), Rosberg (only out-qual...

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Max isn't going to win races and WDC if he isn't in a car capable of doing it. His whole F1 career the best team has had an elite talent in the seat. You only beat an elite talent if: 1) You are also an elite talent in an equal or near equal car 2) You carry a car advantage 3) The elite talent has ...

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And Rosberg requesting a 700 page document to get up to speed with Hamilton isn't an example of mind games, it's an example of Rosberg's tenacity and ambition to beat Hamilton. It's one thing to receive a 700 page dossier on Hamilton's driving and entirely another to successfully impliment its find...

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Max has two main weaknesses. A lack of patience and a tendency to wallow in negativity. The lack of patience was evident today, and holding onto negativity was evident after qualifying where he was inexplicably crestfallen about his P2 instead of sensing a great opportunity. Fortunately, those weak...

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Thank you for your hard work! I wasn't here 9 years ago, but I'm happy to have mostly seen the atmosphere you talked about in your post while I've been here. For all that we do get into some heated discussion, this forum has been a very civil place to have discussions in the increasingly polarized ...

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Well, was Verstappen's race not bad either then? I thought Verstappen was pretty poor this race. The fact he still beat albon despite poor performance from him shows all the more how shockingly bad Albon is in my view. That is unless Verstappen has incredible pace the whole race and it was only his...

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So what version of Bottas could beat Hamilton next year? The one where he gets absurdly lucky and Hamilton's car keeps breaking down? Otherwise, I don't see it happening. We know Bottas' limits, and they stop well shy of beating Hamilton over a season. Fortunately for Bottas, it seems Mercedes will...

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The element of luck in Gasly's win is actually quite irrelevant, quite deceptive and misleading in arriving to a judgment here in my view. I don't see how. My reasoning for considering Gasly's win less impressive is that he did nothing more than many midfield drivers do at any given weekend, but be...

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Gasly's win

I think RP had the best package in crunch time of qualifying. Gasly drove spectacularly well to hold first place against stronger opposition.

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Verstappen had a poor weekend, but he has been nearly flawless all season. It would take a lot more for me to be convinced he's shown such immaturity that he may struggle to secure a WDC, and, consequently, a legacy, in the future. A brewing frustration from Verstappen over the lack of a competitiv...

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Verstappen had a poor weekend, but he has been nearly flawless all season. It would take a lot more for me to be convinced he's shown such immaturity that he may struggle to secure a WDC, and, consequently, a legacy, in the future. A brewing frustration from Verstappen over the lack of a competitive...

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Can we clear something up? The incident review states a time of 13:34. with the race having started at 12:10, surely that wasn't the exit where he tucked in between Perez and Vettel, his car getting a little laryas he rejoined? If it is, that replay does not convince me that any part of his car com...

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In hindsight, rather than pitting Stroll, RP would have been better served by swapping positions and having Stroll rear gun for Perez at that point. That said it would still have been very tough to hold off Hamilton. I don't understand nobody gambling on softs. Common sense tell you that if you are...

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Vettel does look bittersweet on the podium. Wonder if he's somewhat saddened of Schumacher's main record being equalled. He knows he again did not manage to beat Leclerc on pace despite being very far ahead early in the race. Not really, though. Leclerc often trialled a new tyre a few laps before V...

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Vettel does look bittersweet on the podium. Wonder if he's somewhat saddened of Schumacher's main record being equalled.

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