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We have been here before. What can Red Bull possibly gain by contracting Hamilton except a whole lot of hassle and a huge salary bill to boot? Which seemingly wasn't a problem for Ferrari, it has a bit of a feel of a driver being protected, no to Hamilton, Alonso and Leclerc it seems. Exactly that....

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I've now read the article and it doesn't say that Red Bull turned down Leclerc, however it's interesting you agree the need to cater for Verstappen. Is it much of a revelation? Red Bull have taken exceptional measures to ensure they keep Verstappen in the past. It's hard to see a reason why they wo...

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So just feel free to bash away, how many times does he have to drag up liegate, his original version being a false one at that. One bash comment V one bash comment for every time you reply. Also, Hamilton did do a bad thing. That's just a fact. You should be pleased when looking for a bad thing Ham...

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Well you know it doesn't really surprise me how you would keep on drumming up something that happened with Hamilton 15 years ago when he allowed himself to be coerced, a strong stance from a neutral observer. You realise if you didn't keep trying to defend him you'd cut the line of conversation sto...

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Which seemingly wasn't a problem for Ferrari, it has a bit of a feel of a driver being protected, no to Hamilton, Alonso and Leclerc it seems. No to a 40+ Hamilton and Alonso. There is no suggestion than Leclerc was available to them. Ferrari don't have an asset like Verstappen to ensure they keep ...

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A member of the team did tell him to lie and he was later sacked for it but you seemingly want to question the truth of it. Hamilton is merely a winner and doesn't sit back hoping that things will come good one day, if he had done that at McLaren he never would have been a 7 time world champion, he...

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You don't hear the Ferrari drivers criticising their car, that's interesting. Not in the same vein that Lewis has repeatedly done over the years. Pretty much since the start of his career if you're honest. When the going is good he's a great team man for the PR, but the moment things go south Lewis...

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What about Leclerc, the explanation from Horner about Hamilton had nothing to do with his age, it seemed to be be more about the level of competition. We have been here before. What can Red Bull possibly gain by contracting Hamilton except a whole lot of hassle and a huge salary bill to boot? Which...

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I don't think so. I think it's more that A) they thought Hamilton would be an upgrade on Sainz and perhaps more importantly B) The commercial opportunities that come from tying up the Hamilton and Ferrari brands are very great. Hamilton is one of the biggest sports stars in the world and for a brand...

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Yeah It's believable amongst all the rumours and counter rumours, it does make you wonder why Norris passed the litmus test though, do they have to run it past Verstappen? Because he is a younger prospect. What would RB gain from getting Hamilton or Alonso ? RB is just doing the sensible thing. No ...

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It's already been released. Much earlier than normal - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/australia-hosts-2025-f1-opener-as-24-race-calendar-revealed/10597890/ We are back to kicking off in Australia. Otherwise it's much the same as this season. A welcome return for the season opener, in particular ...

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This seems a lot more likely to me - https://twitter.com/SportmphMark/status/1778726142565896375 Yeah It's believable amongst all the rumours and counter rumours, it does make you wonder why Norris passed the litmus test though, do they have to run it past Verstappen? I guess what they don't want i...

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It's already been released. Much earlier than normal - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/australia-hosts-2025-f1-opener-as-24-race-calendar-revealed/10597890/ We are back to kicking off in Australia. Otherwise it's much the same as this season. A welcome return for the season opener, in particular ...

mikeyg123

It's already been released. Much earlier than normal -

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/austr ... /10597890/

We are back to kicking off in Australia. Otherwise it's much the same as this season.

mikeyg123

This seems a lot more likely to me - https://twitter.com/SportmphMark/status ... 2565896375

mikeyg123

Roll back to 90s technical regs with a budget cap that enforces 90s size budgets (adjusting for inflation). Use todays sporting regulations but without DRS. Race on proper circuits. Job done. If a 90s style race happened next weekend with the level of coverage we have now people would go nuts for it.

mikeyg123

Interesting from AMUS that Alonso has been offered a seat at Red Bull but seemingly Alonso is only interested if Verstappen has left the team, strange that Alonso would have less confidence of going up against Verstappen then Hamilton did. https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/f1-transfermar...

mikeyg123

Interesting from AMUS that Alonso has been offered a seat at Red Bull but seemingly Alonso is only interested if Verstappen has left the team, strange that Alonso would have less confidence of going up against Verstappen then Hamilton did. https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/f1-transfermar...

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Yeah I've just referenced that it's allowing Russell to beat him because they were only fighting for minor points positions, interesting you think that neither drivers had great races, that would be nothing to do with the car then and the wrong tyre strategy. No, it wouldn’t because both drivers ca...

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Interesting from AMUS that Alonso has been offered a seat at Red Bull but seemingly Alonso is only interested if Verstappen has left the team, strange that Alonso would have less confidence of going up against Verstappen then Hamilton did. https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/f1-transfermar...

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You would object to Hamilton retiring from the sport if all he could find himself in was the 4th/5th fastest car? Russell was on the same wrong tyres that had him finishing in 7th place, it's that some kind of great achievement? Anyway he believed he was helping the team when he allowed Russell to ...

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I'm not sure how we've got here but I'd certainly say that being the last WDC for McLaren in an inferior car (which it unquestionably was) adds to Hamilton's legacy. Did the Ferrari really turn out to be that much better than the McLaren, or did Heikki Kovalainen fail to bring sufficient points in ...

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I'm not sure how we've got here but I'd certainly say that being the last WDC for McLaren in an inferior car (which it unquestionably was) adds to Hamilton's legacy.

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Real hard to pick winner between 2010, 2011 and 2007. I went for 2011 because that sort of race at the time felt so unique. It's really not something we'd seen before and it became the sort of race that was the hallmark of F1 for the next 2 and a half years.

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Amazing really that when this thread started Verstappen wasn't even on the list! 100 wins is definitely on. Anyone got stats on how quickly the 30+ wins drivers got to each 10 win marker after their first race? As in time from win 1 to 10, then 1-20 , 1-30 etc? Max now on 57 must surely have hit th...

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Alonso said that it was in his top 5 drives ever. While I think Alonso was impressive (and I voted for him), I'm pretty sure he tends to produce one of his best drives ever conveniently whenever he wants to emphasize that his car isn't good enough. It happened quite a few times in 2015 as well. ;) ...

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Alonso said that it was in his top 5 drives ever.

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Hamilton won his 57th race at the 2017 British Grand Prix. Verstappen won it yesterday. It’s quite a weird feeling because by midway 2017, Hamilton felt like he was a lot further along in his career. I agree with you. I guess that's just a by product of Verstappen basically not having a junior care...

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1. Hamilton = 123 2. Verstappen (M) = 116 3. Schumacher = 91 4. Vettel = 53 5. Prost = 51 6. Senna = 41 7. Alonso = 36 8. Mansell = 31 9. Stewart = 27 10. Clark = 25 10. Lauda = 25 12. Fangio = 24 13. Piquet = 23 13. Rosberg (N) = 23 15. Hill (D) = 22 16. Raikkonen = 21 17. Hakkinen = 20 18. Moss =...

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He claimed damage to his car when he let Russell go passed but that being said he seemed to have little fight like we saw from Russell for all of 7th place. He certainly has little stomach for being in the 4th/5th best car, I daresay if he had not signed for Ferrari he might give serious thought to...

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I'm not sure why Hamilton offered to move over. Sure he was slower in stint one which was unlike him but he was much quicker than Russell in the final two stints and lost 10 seconds to the undercut. Didn't look "much quicker" in the final stint; he got closer due to Russell getting stuck behind Pia...

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I don't know whether RB thinks like that - but if they did it would be a massive disapointment. Everyone and her daughter would have finished second. But the one time it counted - when Verstappen's car failed - he was nowhere. Seriously, it would be a travesty for the competitiveness of F1, if an o...

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I feel it must be clear to you that I keep asking, because I can't make sense of the verdict by the stewards, because of what they have declared him not to be responsible for. “At no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerou...

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I hope you're wrong. He's got three 2nd places in 4 races which is what is the most expected from him. On top of this, he's not going to mess around with going another setup route like last year. He getting 2nd in Japan is a big shout out from him for a contract extension. Sainz has to look at 2026...

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Sainz's only deserved move would be Red Bull as that team is still the best. But Checo is doing good enough to keep that seat his. Mercedes doesn't seem like the team to go but could again create wonders in 2026 with new regulations. Aston Martin is a good choice as McLaren isn't an option. Below A...

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My problem is that I have (of course!) read that report. And I found it a very strange one indeed. My question, which you replied to, is genuine. It seems to me that a driver who is not watching the road ahead, is also in breach of part of the regulations. But if the driver ahead is still responsib...

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The problem Mercedes have is that there simulation facilities (wind tunnel) etc isn't correlating to real life. It's not that their engineers have suddenly become bad it's that what the simulation tells them works doesn't work in real life. But lets not forget they still have the 4th fastest car. Th...

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Alright, then at what point is the driver in front allowed to deviate from what he would normally do, in order to employ a defensive tactic? Would we be able to read that in their verdict? I don't believe the stewards verdict offers an opinion on that (Although I might have forgotten) What I do kno...

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H ow can the driver in front know when the driver behind is paying attention to the car ahead? I'm willing to believe the stewards only punished Alonso for his actions, but if Russell's inattention was known to them, I would say that doesn't reflect well on them. And I do believe that Piastri's com...

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So news of Hamilton's demise in a 3 race sample is quickly quelled in a weekend for the first time this season he wasn't experimenting with set up. Focus now perhaps shifts to the demise of Leclerc in a 2 race sample, the season is 24 races long, just saying. Ricciardo's badly mangled chassis, in h...

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