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kleefton

There was a very interesting call by Hamilton during this race which I found surprising; he asked whether they were doing something to his engine. Radio tactics, or have I missed something, as I thought teams weren't allowed to intervene directly on the engine from the pits anymore? My apologies fo...

kleefton

VErstappen is in a team where it’s basically forbidden for any teammate to challenge him. Why can’t more people grasp that? Yes he is super consistent and good but when doubt is not allowed to enter your mind you will of course perform better. I will never fully buy verstappen as the best driver on ...

kleefton

I'm pretty sure this thread won't age well. Let's see where we are at this time next year.

kleefton

Well done Lewis. Big achievement. McLaren faster than Aston comfortably now. Aston may end up 5th in WCC if this carries on. Stroll is a liability for them now. I can't see Alonso on the podium again this year. When you resort to copying you will usually get to a dead end because you don't have a f...

kleefton

Well done Lewis. Big achievement. McLaren faster than Aston comfortably now. Aston may end up 5th in WCC if this carries on. Stroll is a liability for them now. I can't see Alonso on the podium again this year. When you resort to copying you will usually get to a dead end because you don't have a f...

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Do we actually believe that Perez has suddenly got that bad though. RB have in the past have deliberately crippled the #2 drivers car to make their #1 driver look superior, IMHO what has happened this time is they have over-cooked it a bit. Lets see over the remainder of the season. This kind of po...

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Maturity? Max hasn't had a partner on Webber's level other than Danny either. Or Verstappen hasn't made them look as good as Vettel made Webber look. Perez looked every bit as good as Webber in midfield cars and both Albon and Gasly have gone well at times post Red Bull. Do you think their contempo...

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Ricciardo is done imo. 2 years of being exposed by norris could not have been an accident. I heard he managed to spin the rb19 at the tire test? Lol Not convinced at all. And now he has to drive the alfa tauri, which ia god awful in handling and braking. Madness. Yuki might embarrass him. Rbr has al...

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Wouldnt be surprised that RB is way ahead in '26 designs and development and actually correct with these complaints. Other teams may be clueless at this point, similar to porpoising surprise they got last year. Especially Merc/Toto still doesnt know what to do with '22 regulations, let alone '26. I...

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They have both championships in hand. Max knows the track better than anyone and had complete control of his car today unlike others. He did it for the fans. What has max ever said or done that makes you think he did that for the fans. He's racer through and through who knew he was the fastest and ...

kleefton

Enjoyed the race despite not having a real fight for the win. There were plenty of interesting battles down the field. Norris beating Lewis in another duel, reminiscent at one of the Austrian races in 21'. He really loves this track. I will hold judgement on Mclaren until they replicate or come clos...

kleefton

Voted for Norris and Sainz. Norris is obvious.
Sainz for his great pace and ultimate defense and also for the quote: "he is intimidating me" LOL

kleefton

Only one of those drivers will refuse to backdown regardless of holding the advantage or not without ever once worrying it might result in a collision, and it's not a 7x Champion. Actually, I don't believe either of them will. Max used to do this, but he doesn't anymore. Hes more selective now but ...

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I dont think either merc or ferrari have any clue on what to do and just throwing random updates here and there. I would say AM or even Alpine has better chance on really improving than merc and ferrari... Really? Merc are probably most improved since start of the season, having overtaken Ferrari i...

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Alonso loves playing these games. How humiliating for Stroll. Alonso has been an absolute comedian this year. I can’t stop chuckling at his radio messages. Today he’s sliding through turn 10 on the last lap and still has time to one-hand it and wave to the fans. He has nothing to fear from Lance an...

kleefton

F1 should adapt the bop style penalty for cost cap cheaters. With that said i dont think it was fair to penalize toyota like this. Happy to see ferrari win though. Their car looks great.

kleefton

Alonso loves playing these games. How humiliating for Stroll. Alonso has been an absolute comedian this year. I can’t stop chuckling at his radio messages. Today he’s sliding through turn 10 on the last lap and still has time to one-hand it and wave to the fans. He has nothing to fear from Lance an...

kleefton

Perez hasn't been at his best lately. Third qualy of the season where he screwed up. He knows qualy is his weakness & he's screwing up there. He had said I want to maximise my weekend by scoring the most points possible. Like this, he won't. Infact, he has to now set his sights on Alonso for P2 in ...

kleefton

Another disaster for Charles. It is always his Ferrari that has these problems :uhoh: Perez was at his best form and another huge mistake in qualifying. He did not look fast but he has to get podium at least driving a RBR. Apart from Max who had no competition it was good qualifying IMO. Ferrari, A...

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I'm disappointed by what I'm hearing that despite setting a time that was obviously good enough for Q3, a 1-12.9, Hamilton was forced to take a second new set of softs because of equality, Russell needed to take a second set in order to try and get through so Hamilton couldn't be having an extra se...

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Another disaster for Charles. It is always his Ferrari that has these problems :uhoh: Perez was at his best form and another huge mistake in qualifying. He did not look fast but he has to get podium at least driving a RBR. Apart from Max who had no competition it was good qualifying IMO. Ferrari, A...

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Alonso puts on inters on his first stop and he wins That was all commentator hype. Max was 8 seconds in front and never in danger. One thing I did like though was Max saying 'INTERS' when the team let him know what Alonso went on to. No discussion no debate just making it clear what the right choic...

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Houdini act by Max. I thought alonso had pole. Lewis wasted too many tires just to get to q3 and he only had one set of softs left. 3 tenths not bad but i reckon it could have been closer. George did the opposite of lewis. He had the extra set but didnt have the pace at the end, said he overdrove. E...

kleefton

The Merc is still midfield in quali pace. Forget about pole.
Think it will be Redbull or a Ferrari on pole.
Fred on the second row.
Norris has impressed.

kleefton

Surprisingly I haven't seen anyone cover this on here, but Merc is pretty much bringing a new car to Monaco. New sidepods, new floor, new front suspension. This is the car that has reportedly been gaining a lot of lap time in the wind tunnel. Obviously Monaco is not the best place to trial an upgra...

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Surprisingly I haven't seen anyone cover this on here, but Merc is pretty much bringing a new car to Monaco. New sidepods, new floor, new front suspension. This is the car that has reportedly been gaining a lot of lap time in the wind tunnel. Obviously Monaco is not the best place to trial an upgrad...

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As for the news I'm glad Honda are staying and glad after yet another thorough bridge inspection I'm happy to report there seems to be no sign of any permanent fire damage for a certain someone once again. ;) Sometimes necessity rules all, Honda want their engine in the best car possible, Alonso is...

kleefton

Only voted for Max. Got to give credit where its due. The most impressive part of his drive was not the fact he blew through the field but to outpace perez while on older hards. I thought we wouldnt see that this year but here we are. A demoralizing loss for checo. Will be interesting to see how he ...

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Expected from none other than yourself!!!!!!!!! I think I can most certainly confirm that I won't be the only one on this forum who doesn't think Perez will be close to Verstappen this season. You really have to be very optimistic if you think it will be close between them. I would actually say tha...

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Media really trying to add drama to the interviews. Confirming "it's going to be tense" for the rest of the season now Perez is closer to Verstappen. He's done very well this weekend, but we should remember that the previous win by Perez was heavily related to Verstappen hitting issues in qualifyin...

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I don’t think that was the case at all. I think Max took his normal extra wide line to try and utilize the usually greater momentum through a corner to try and come out ahead, but Lewis took the corner extremely well and could out accelerate going into the next turn. In the heat of the moment, part...

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I have little doubt if alonso started in front of ham he would have gapped him more than ham was able to do. Why wouldnt i think that? The aston was plain faster in the previous races. And when you are within 2 sec of the car in front the whole race and occasionally threatening to break drs range i...

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I have little doubt if alonso started in front of ham he would have gapped him more than ham was able to do. Why wouldnt i think that? The aston was plain faster in the previous races. And when you are within 2 sec of the car in front the whole race and occasionally threatening to break drs range it...

kleefton

so many races ruined for no good reason at all

kleefton

Mercedes-Benz wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:29 pm
lol some predict they will win all the races. My guess is 13. I am hoping other teams especially Ferrari wins races, they and Mercedes seems to have gone backwards so far. Hopefully by the time European races starts they can fight for wins

Mercedes has gone backwards?

kleefton

Amazing that Merc can now outqualify Aston and Ferrari without even bringing real upgrades to the car yet. All of a sudden this season may not be lost just yet. Wow.

kleefton

That looks like perez has a slight mechanical pushing him along causing understeer to me. Tin foil hat brigade will be out in force saying sabotage for winning last week.... merc look closer than I thought! Well if we're going to be honest, it's not unprecendented for RB #2's to suffer from an unus...

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The pu also has something to do with it imo. None of the merc cars match the redbull or even the works ferrari in a straight line and that includes williams with their huge downforce deficit. The merc gearing also proves they are lacking some ooomph up top as their eighth gear is pretty short. Monza...

kleefton

Did Mercedes do the same though? I am still waiting on evidence for the alleged TO the respective poster emphasized so vehement. Only with the facts straight we can see whether it's the same - if there was anything at all. Mercedes has had Bottas move over for Lewis a few times, including giving up...

kleefton

Boring race but at least it answered a question raised by the pro-Mercedes fanbase after Bahrain (see the race thread, now unfortunately locked); will Perez be allowed to challenge and win against Verstappen. Yesterday was a fairly unambiguous yes. Unfortunately for fans of the sport I feel Perez i...

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