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Probably it won't happen but if Perez gets dropped from RBR. I wonder if he can join Hulk in Audi. Looking at some stats from their FI time. They both were on par with each other. Hulk faster in qualifying and Perez in races, including some podium which for some reason Hulk could not do. I've read ...

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Yes, because Red Bull would not be selling more cans with Hamilton. Ferrari might sell more t-shirts and more caps and maybe a few more cars too. I don’t think it works out at the rumoured total cost of the deal, but it appears the Ferrari board is willing to chance it. In return the team gets a 40...

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There is not a single reason to contract a very expensive driver at the end of his career, no matter how good that driver once was or perhaps still is, unless that driver is better than both the drivers whom you currently employ. Everybody and their uncle knows this, but still there has to be an ex...

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However Ferrari have done it with Hamilton and yet again the need to say that Hamilton would have been an over expensive purchase, also strange now for you to be saying that Ferrari don't also have a better drive in Leclerc seeing your confidence in Leclerc beating Hamilton. Yes, Ferrari has gone f...

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Driver A teammates: Alonso, Kovalainen, Button, Rosberg, Bottas, Russell Driver B teammates: Sainz, Ricciardo, (Gasly), Albon, Perez (...) not a full season Take a driver of the same ability/quality: which teammate group would you expect him to dominate more strongly? I'm talking about Verstappen i...

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There is not a single reason to contract a very expensive driver at the end of his career, no matter how good that driver once was or perhaps still is, unless that driver is better than both the drivers whom you currently employ. Everybody and their uncle knows this, but still there has to be an ex...

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Day 2 of the FRECA test at Hockenheim saw Doriane Pin (1m36.415, 28th), Marta Garcia (1m36.805, 30th) and Lena Buhler (1m37.488, 32nd). The time gap was just 1s from 3rd fastest Roman Bilinski to 28th Pin, the first two were so much quicker I'd suspect a timing issue. By chance were the 2 fastest d...

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Please show me an excuse. This is getting tiring, it's the some old often repeated nonsense. A money excuse, Hamilton might be over aggressive. There is not a single reason to contract a very expensive driver at the end of his career, no matter how good that driver once was or perhaps still is, unl...

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He was easily the best driver in 2019, more than happy to debate this with anyone who thinks otherwise. of course I think it otherwise, Verstappen was best aleady in his mother's womb. Winning 3 races with the distant third best car, and outscoring both Leclerc and Vettel with a clearly inferior ca...

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He was already the best driver in 2019, when the cars were completely different to now. nah, no way, he was best even before he was born. He was easily the best driver in 2019, more than happy to debate this with anyone who thinks otherwise. of course I think it otherwise, Verstappen was best alead...

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Well, you have to consider that this comes in reaction to a poster claiming that it was "intellectual dishonest" not to accept as a fact that Verstappen is by far the best driver or not to rule out that he could ever find a competitive teammate etc. In other words, it is reaction to the endless hyp...

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Against my better judgement I'm going to re enter this discussion as a few people have brought up a Vettel comparison... You could see Vettel was going to be "found out" from a mile off. He was barely better than Webber in 2009, 2010 and the first half of 2012 and there is zero evidence to suggest ...

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Ironically, just above that one, you posted how Verstappen moans in the exactly same way if it doesn't go well for him. (False claim about RB being a midfield car already rejected by others.) The difference is that whilst moaning Verstappen drove the hell out of his car, won races in it and was so ...

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Against my better judgement I'm going to re enter this discussion as a few people have brought up a Vettel comparison... You could see Vettel was going to be "found out" from a mile off. He was barely better than Webber in 2009, 2010 and the first half of 2012 and there is zero evidence to suggest ...

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Against my better judgement I'm going to re enter this discussion as a few people have brought up a Vettel comparison... You could see Vettel was going to be "found out" from a mile off. He was barely better than Webber in 2009, 2010 and the first half of 2012 and there is zero evidence to suggest ...

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Against my better judgement I'm going to re enter this discussion as a few people have brought up a Vettel comparison... You could see Vettel was going to be "found out" from a mile off. He was barely better than Webber in 2009, 2010 and the first half of 2012 and there is zero evidence to suggest ...

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How can a draggy car with mild understeer (2019) and a slippery car with a pointy front end (2023) both be simultaneously build around Verstappen? Unless you think that Verstappen can drive anything quickly, which you seemingly do. You sure about that, why would Gasly struggle with such a car? You ...

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No. I'm saying that Mercedes have tried to do things that will suit Hamilton. Yes and failed. Sure and also not relevant. It's relevant to how Red Bull can give Verstappen the car he wants unlike Mercedes with Hamilton. Or, Hamilton doesnt know what he wants in the first place and just relies on te...

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There is almost no similarities between the 2019 Red Bull and 2023 Red Bull, these are two totally different cars build under different regulations, with very different strengths and weaknesses. The only similarity is that Verstappen was the best driver in both seasons. But yes, the whole “comfort ...

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Everyone who wants Max to “test” himself will get it soon enough, as the rumours are that he is joining Mercedes. I do wonder what the excuses will be when he inevitably turns Russell into another Albon. For starters the Mercedes won't handle like a Red Bull plus Newey won't be around, those advant...

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Gossip and rumour thread. I heard Newey was the other person at the centre of the whole Horner scandal story and he has now been forced to leave the team. No the woman was also Newey's PA, so he was probably close to what might have been going on and maybe not to impressed with Horner's behaviour. ...

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Day 2 of the FRECA test at Hockenheim saw Doriane Pin (1m36.415, 28th), Marta Garcia (1m36.805, 30th) and Lena Buhler (1m37.488, 32nd). The time gap was just 1s from 3rd fastest Roman Bilinski to 28th Pin, the first two were so much quicker I'd suspect a timing issue. By chance were the 2 fastest d...

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Gossip and rumour thread. I heard Newey was the other person at the centre of the whole Horner scandal story and he has now been forced to leave the team. No the woman was also Newey's PA, so he was probably close to what might have been going on and maybe not to impressed with Horner's behaviour.

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I think points for all finishers, don't really understand why not it makes it incredibly hard to accurately score the lower midfield - ust going by their best finish when there's not any points is stupid- you can have the worst team absolutely fluke a few points due to DNFs or some stupid situation...

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Everyone who wants Max to “test” himself will get it soon enough, as the rumours are that he is joining Mercedes. I do wonder what the excuses will be when he inevitably turns Russell into another Albon. For starters the Mercedes won't handle like a Red Bull plus Newey won't be around, those advant...

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Verstappen would absolutely enhance his legacy by going to a different team and proving he can do it outside of Red Bull. There is almost no similarities between the 2019 Red Bull and 2023 Red Bull, these are two totally different cars build under different regulations, with very different strength...

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No amount of gaslighting from Verstappen detractors will convince anyone with a bit of intellectual honesty that a guy who matched Nico Hulkenberg over 3 years is a bad/slow driver and noticeably worse than Bottas. At Mercedes Bottas never had a car that he struggled to drive. And how do you know t...

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Haven't Mercedes literally moved the cockpit position to suit Hamilton? I really don't think Red Bull are the only team that caters to their lead driver. You think that the car suits Hamilton with all his experiments, I would say that Verstappen will find a different world away from Red Bull. No. I...

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As I said earlier today if they can get Verstappen then everything Wolff has said prior can probably be disregarded. It's hard to make any predictions without knowing when Verstappen would be able to go to Mercedes. Things move fast on a daily basis with Newey seemingly leaving Red Bull rumour has ...

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There is almost no similarities between the 2019 Red Bull and 2023 Red Bull, these are two totally different cars build under different regulations, with very different strengths and weaknesses. The only similarity is that Verstappen was the best driver in both seasons. But yes, the whole “comfort ...

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There is almost no similarities between the 2019 Red Bull and 2023 Red Bull, these are two totally different cars build under different regulations, with very different strengths and weaknesses. The only similarity is that Verstappen was the best driver in both seasons. But yes, the whole “comfort ...

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I don't see why it has to be Russell. We don't know how good Antonelli is yet. Well that comes from Wolff, Antonelli is the Verstappen they missed out on unless it seems he can get Verstappen himself. As I said earlier today if they can get Verstappen then everything Wolff has said prior can probab...

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Verstappen would absolutely enhance his legacy by going to a different team and proving he can do it outside of Red Bull. There is almost no similarities between the 2019 Red Bull and 2023 Red Bull, these are two totally different cars build under different regulations, with very different strength...

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KingVoid wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:40 pm
No amount of gaslighting from Verstappen detractors will convince anyone with a bit of intellectual honesty that a guy who matched Nico Hulkenberg over 3 years is a bad/slow driver and noticeably worse than Bottas.

At Mercedes Bottas never had a car that he struggled to drive.

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Our debate is not if Bottas is better than Max, but him being better than Perez, and Perez paints Max good with his inability. Long story short: 2021 was Bottas' worst against Lewis, he was unmotivated and sacked, obvious why you picked it for comparison. Dont know how Max beat Bottas in 2020, when...

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Verstappen would absolutely enhance his legacy by going to a different team and proving he can do it outside of Red Bull. There is almost no similarities between the 2019 Red Bull and 2023 Red Bull, these are two totally different cars build under different regulations, with very different strength...

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Everyone who wants Max to “test” himself will get it soon enough, as the rumours are that he is joining Mercedes. I do wonder what the excuses will be when he inevitably turns Russell into another Albon. For starters the Mercedes won't handle like a Red Bull plus Newey won't be around, those advant...

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Obviously not ideal for either driver but nobody can complain if they're let go for an upgrade. Well it would have to be Russell then wasn't Antonelli supposed to be the Verstappen that got away or maybe not if they can get Verstappen himself. I don't see why it has to be Russell. We don't know how...

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In my opinion Verstappen is currently obviously the best driver. I have little doubt. Fair enough if you disagree though. It's always impossible to know 100%. If one looks at the two burdens of proof from the US legal system -- preponderance of evidence (civil cases) and beyond a reasonable doubt (...

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Is there a driver in F1 history that we never found out completely. I can not think of one. You just have to be patient enough and it all works out. There was a time when Kimi was the fastest man in F1 and Schumachers replacement. That ended when he switched teams. There was a time when Vettel was ...

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