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- Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:30 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
- Replies: 461
- Views: 28183
Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
AMUS apparently reporting that a second leak is scheduled for today at the start of qualifying. Interesting times.
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
- Replies: 461
- Views: 28183
Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
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...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:55 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
- Replies: 461
- Views: 28183
Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
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...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:38 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
- Replies: 461
- Views: 28183
Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
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.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Perez Teammates
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2395
Re: Perez Teammates
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 ...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Max vs Teammates
- Replies: 58
- Views: 4170
Re: Max vs Teammates
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...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Max vs Teammates
- Replies: 58
- Views: 4170
Re: Max vs Teammates
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...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Max vs Teammates
- Replies: 58
- Views: 4170
Re: Max vs Teammates
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...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
- Replies: 2029
- Views: 137788
Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
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...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:48 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)
- Replies: 336
- Views: 30658
Re: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)
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...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
- Replies: 461
- Views: 28183
Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
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.
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.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton vs Leclerc
- Replies: 300
- Views: 8609
Re: Hamilton vs Leclerc
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...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:52 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
- Replies: 323
- Views: 16922
Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
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 ...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:54 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
- Replies: 2029
- Views: 137788
Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
- Replies: 2029
- Views: 137788
Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:38 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
Another thought, I wonder if he already knows that this years Mercedes has fallen short again?
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
- Replies: 2029
- Views: 137788
Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
Yes, Brazil 2012 there was not time to restart the race so it ended under the SC. The same as Abu Dhabi 2021.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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 ...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
- Replies: 2029
- Views: 137788
Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
"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...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
- Replies: 472
- Views: 21231
Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
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...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:37 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
- Replies: 340
- Views: 14242
Re: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
So what it comes down to is that Red Bull might have overspent on car development, but there is no evidence at all that the team did. Yes, I can see why that makes a strong case for the calls the Red Bull should have been punished more harshly. The reasonable argument in favor of a harsh penalty fo...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:34 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
- Replies: 340
- Views: 14242
Re: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
What exactly are these sources? Please provide links to them . As far as I know the only sources of information on Red Bull's breach are the FIA report , which states 13 areas where they think Red Bull were incorrect, which nets out to 400k in overspend; and Christian Horner who clearly states that...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:13 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
- Replies: 340
- Views: 14242
Re: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
Ross Brawn knew the 1999 Ferrari barge boards were illegal. He said it himself recently. At the risk of derailing this thread, can you please point me to that? I missed this completely. I think it is in his beyond the grid interview but I’m not 100% sure where I watched it (sorry). https://youtu.be...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:05 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
- Replies: 340
- Views: 14242
Re: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
Ross Brawn knew the 1999 Ferrari barge boards were illegal. He said it himself recently. At the risk of derailing this thread, can you please point me to that? I missed this completely. I think it is in his beyond the grid interview but I’m not 100% sure where I watched it (sorry). https://youtu.be...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:34 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
- Replies: 340
- Views: 14242
Re: Red Bull Budget Cap Groundhog Day Thread
As the saying goes, we all believe want we want to believe. As for the independent sources pointing to the overspend being apportioned to car development, I have not seen any at all, but perhaps I overlooked those sources somewhere earlier in the thread? I wrote that the publicly available informat...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:37 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Winning Streaks in the Lewis Hamilton Era
- Replies: 259
- Views: 19090
Re: Winning Streaks in the Lewis Hamilton Era
I am just correcting you. You said only by 1999 could he get anywhere near a title challenge. This is false. How or why he challenged is a matter of opinion but the fact is he did.
You just have to change the outcome of a single race per season and he wins the title in 97,98 and 99.
You just have to change the outcome of a single race per season and he wins the title in 97,98 and 99.