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Would you prefer a title fight or not? Is that even a question? 2023 is the first season since 1999 I have missed multiple races altogether. Its the worst season in the 35 odd seasons I have watched. Absolutely nothing to get excited about and it was so so long, 22 races and 4-5 sprints. 25+ boring ...

Johnson

So Verstappen apparently has an exit clause that can be triggered if Marko leaves. https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/motorsports/max-verstappen-red-bull-exit-clause-revealed-following-christian-horner-investigation/ar-BB1jjAzp?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=67051149e048424583c80c0a9cc58112&ei=12 Intere...

Johnson

Question marks growing on how the texts get leaked to the Dutch press from someone inside the team, that's a big problem as well It kind of proves that someone senior in Redbull wants him gone. None of the lower staff would dare as I imagine the list of names with access is both short and traceable...

Johnson

Anything is possibly with Jos, the guy was charged with attempted murder of a girlfriend by driving a car at her. He also got 5 years in jail (suspended) along with grandpa Verstappen when they attacked a man at a kart track with large metals spanners. Jos own father would file assault charge agains...

Johnson

RB may have got it right but Ferrari is close. Lewis could not beat last year's undeveloped RB time. Max only beat it by 0.5, why were the gains for little from last year? Perez was only 0.3 up on his time last year. Differences in tyres? McLaren found 1.8 seconds though. Interesting that Leclerc 2...

Johnson

That has pretty much been confirmed by LDM in the years after. Schumacher did not want to face Raikkonen / did not want Massa to lose his seat. Whilst each driver may believe they are the best on the grid, do you think Verstappen would prefer Perez as his team mate or for Red Bull to sign Leclerc o...

Johnson

I think Schumacher would not have been scared of Alonso either. Did he want either as his teammate? Probably not. Would he run away from them? In my view absolutely not. Well, he vetoed Häkkinen, so ... ;) That does not mean at all that he was afraid of the Finn. Schumacher was probably the first d...

Johnson

That has pretty much been confirmed by LDM in the years after. Schumacher did not want to face Raikkonen / did not want Massa to lose his seat. Whilst each driver may believe they are the best on the grid, do you think Verstappen would prefer Perez as his team mate or for Red Bull to sign Leclerc o...

Johnson

AMUS apparently reporting that a second leak is scheduled for today at the start of qualifying. Interesting times.

Johnson

Why would he need to beg for forgiveness from Red Bull - honestly what did he actually do that was that bad from the company perspective? The biggest issue is its bad PR but that is not his fault it is the fault of the leak From a business/racing perspective, this will probably blow over. From a pe...

Johnson

Come on people, images of Whatsapp messages, which can easily be fabricated, but no sharing of the actual report? The way it looks to me, someone or some party is out there to get Horner, a hit job so to speak. I have not accessed the images, nor do I intend to. For those of you who think I am defe...

Johnson

The full leak is it out there available for all to see. I can’t see him surviving this. RB should send him home early tomorrow for his own sake, it’s going to be a circus. It’s clear he has made a few enemies and people are after him.

Johnson

Perez rode two waves into top teams, the 2012 hype at Sauber where he excelled on tyre saving and got some big results but ultimately was very close with KK. Secondly the 2020 season and race win propelled him into the Red Bull seat - aided by having the 2nd best car on the grid and Lance Stroll as ...

Johnson

That has pretty much been confirmed by LDM in the years after. Schumacher did not want to face Raikkonen / did not want Massa to lose his seat. Whilst each driver may believe they are the best on the grid, do you think Verstappen would prefer Perez as his team mate or for Red Bull to sign Leclerc or...

Johnson

My bad, I miss read your post. That can also be prone to being highly skewed especially over 2014-2016 Nico VS Lewis. All of Lewis' finishes in 2014 total 23, where as Nico in the final race finished 14th. Lewis average 1.27 Nico average 2.52 Nico average without AD - 1.71 So one result skews everyt...

Johnson

Genuine question, is Max slower during the first 4-6 races of the season or is Perez quicker in this period? I have always thought that Ferrari looked so strong at the start of 2022 (first 4 races) was in part to Max not being his usual self and once he had the big gap to Perez Ferrari never domina...

Johnson

Genuine question, is Max slower during the first 4-6 races of the season or is Perez quicker in this period? I have always thought that Ferrari looked so strong at the start of 2022 (first 4 races) was in part to Max not being his usual self and once he had the big gap to Perez Ferrari never dominat...

Johnson

They wouldnt be able to protest officially but would have a big crowd with them complaining about season finishing behind SC and questioning fairness of the results. Basically same as what Mercedes and fans could do, and keep doing... No because Mercedes fans can show that how the race was conducte...

Johnson

My gut reaction is to disagree with this, but it would be interesting to look into a larger sample of drivers in some detail to see if it holds up. I agree, it felt counterintuitive to me too but here is a list of the non useless drivers who made their debut after the age of 24 in the last 25 seaso...

Johnson

January 2024 could place Newey, Horner and Hamilton at Ferrari. Which would be incredible.

Newey left Williams because how they treated Damon Hill, he is a loyal guy. If Horner gets kicked out, I can see Newey leaving too.

Johnson

It's often mentioned, that Leclerc is the fastest driver on a single lap, but honestly, how cares? You don't win races - or championships - by being fast on one lap. He's got a poor conversion rate between pole position and race wins, and I believe Hamilton will take advantage of that. Leclerc have...

Johnson

I think up until 2014 everyone was still regarding Räikkönen as a very good driver. In hindsight that has proven not to be case over his entire career. At what point we need to make the cut-off is difficult to say. There was evidence in 2010 that might not be the case but put a driver in a very goo...

Johnson

Alonso gobbled up Massa and Räikkönen without any trouble and quite honestly Vettel was far from an improvement as his successor at Ferrari. Hamilton lost out to Button and 2022 was also not great, all champions have had a few seasons hardly worth remembering. Edit: grammar. Massa who got beat by B...

Johnson

This also speaks volumes about a champion's mentality and someone like Norris, who this week was harping about, "If I go to Max's team, it's not wise." Hamilton is going to battle someone like Leclerc who, IMO, is as fast as Verstappen, if not faster. And has proven that when given the car, can see...

Johnson

This also speaks volumes about a champion's mentality and someone like Norris, who this week was harping about, "If I go to Max's team, it's not wise." Hamilton is going to battle someone like Leclerc who, IMO, is as fast as Verstappen, if not faster. And has proven that when given the car, can see...

Johnson

A tricky one, the best four drivers are all taken - Hamilton, Leclerc, Norris and Verstappen. Assuming that Hamilton is still a top driver come 25/26. Russell is in the next batch but for me he lacks that final ingredient to be top level. Maybe he will develop it or maybe it is there but it is hard ...

Johnson

Speculation is as speculation does, but Cesare Fiorio still has a signed fax from Senna that meant he entered into a pre-contract with the Scuderia. I can't say from memory when he intended to go there, but it would be interesting to know whether Senna would have minded driving with Schumacher in t...

Johnson

It has been very quiet indeed on the Massa front. As for the Hamilton to Ferrari move; in a way he does what Senna was in the end unable to do, though he fully intended to do just that. The irony is most fascinating; had Senna gone there, Hamilton would now possibly be trying to beat his record num...

Johnson

I don't think people would have even contemplated what Masi did as even a possibility, therefore there would be no discussion to be had. I don't think anybody post race would say "why didn't Masi hand select the cars between Max and Lewis to unlap themselves. Ignore the the SC waiting 1 lap after th...

Johnson

How do Ferrari fans feel? It is an upgrade on Sainz, I think most will agree and driver wages aren't in the spending cap so no loss there. If I was a Ferrari fan I would feel it a bit uninspiring brining in a 40 year old Lewis. They needed him 7-8 years ago. It would weaken Mercedes and make them st...

Johnson

Reading through the thread I believe there's a lot of over-thinking going on. Dolomite has nailed it for me. Hamilton has decided it's almost time to retire and wants to live out his wish to drive for Ferrari in F1 before he retires. Nothing more, nothing less. Of course I could also be being incre...

Johnson

Yes, Brazil 2012 there was not time to restart the race so it ended under the SC. The same as Abu Dhabi 2021. That's where we have to disagree. At Brazil there was no clear track, while at Abu Dhabi there was, and there was no possible excuse not to go racing again. Keeping the SC out for no better...

Johnson

Another thought, I wonder if he already knows that this years Mercedes has fallen short again? Hardly a vote of confidence is it. I have seen interviews recently from Mercedes people speaking about the winters of 2022 and 2023 and they admit they knew immediately for one of the years before they ev...

Johnson

Reading through the thread I believe there's a lot of over-thinking going on. Dolomite has nailed it for me. Hamilton has decided it's almost time to retire and wants to live out his wish to drive for Ferrari in F1 before he retires. Nothing more, nothing less. Of course I could also be being incre...

Johnson

Another thought, I wonder if he already knows that this years Mercedes has fallen short again?

Johnson

Yes, Brazil 2012 there was not time to restart the race so it ended under the SC. The same as Abu Dhabi 2021.

Johnson

So, either Hamilton thinks he can get his 8th in 2024 after seeing the car and then going to ferrari is just scratching the itch with zero pressure title wise Or he has seen the 2024 car, what toto is doing to evolve the team and is completely unsatisfied with what he is seeing and is calling time ...

Johnson

I guess it is all down to 2026 rules but Lewis will be an old man at 41 by then. Maybe 2025 to settle in, before an assault on 2026? I would back Leclerc to beat him. Credit to Lewis for going up against Leclerc though, that's bold, but I think Leclerc will be quicker. Especially as Lewis takes a w...

Johnson

"Abu Dhabi 2021 was the very first time something like this has ever happened since the introduction of the SC." Wrong, final race of a season already ended before under SC and nobody cared. Everyone forgot it.Also the rules are perfectly applicable even in such case, there is no problem. I certain...

Johnson

I guess it is all down to 2026 rules but Lewis will be an old man at 41 by then. Maybe 2025 to settle in, before an assault on 2026? I would back Leclerc to beat him. Credit to Lewis for going up against Leclerc though, that's bold, but I think Leclerc will be quicker. Especially as Lewis takes a wh...

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