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Paolo_Lasardi

Racing could be just as unfair in the 80s just perhaps in different ways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulV75GP2CiU If this sequence of events involving Senna and Rosberg happened today nobody would ever stop talking about it. There was just no social media back then to magnify controversies. :th...

Paolo_Lasardi

Clearly you think that drivers need to be predictable at all times and I disagree. There is a fine line between unpredictability and dangerous driving and I don't think Alonso crossed it in Australia. I have been following the sport since the late 70s and this is my opinion. The sport has become a ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Yes, clearly you and I see the sport through a different lens. I like hard old school racing, is that a crime? I honestly think you like something that never existed. I have been around in the 1970s and 1980s, also as a racing driver in various lower-level categories, and drivers were not using unp...

Paolo_Lasardi

The more the dust settles the less sure I am the stewards made the correct decision. Especially listening to comments from people like Hill. Trouble is Alonso faking a throttle problem shows that even he thought he was guilty of something. Makes it hard to mount a strident defence. I think what Alo...

Paolo_Lasardi

Exediron wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:24 pm

mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:41 pm
Trouble is Alonso faking a throttle problem shows that even he thought he was guilty of something. Makes it hard to mount a strident defence.
I'd give him a penalty for that bit alone, to be honest!

Paolo_Lasardi

I don't think that has anything to do with it. Senna introduced the hard-nosed style racing as in "yield or we crash" and the sport was a lot less safe then. The baton was picked up by Schumacher before increased safety measures were introduced. The cars are much safer today of course and nobody wa...

Paolo_Lasardi

As little as possible, yes. Only when a driver clearly oversteps the mark should the Stewards intervene. Which quite frankly is the way it was in the 80s and the 90s before the nannies took over. Drivers were behaving differently. Braking unpredictably as well as moving unpredictably under braking ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Fair enough. It is not okay to cheat on the track but it is fine to cheat off it. Gotcha! As for 2016, I have no problem with what Hamilton did, but then again I think a lot of on track actions are fine. What happened in 2021 has not changed my views at all, we should let the drivers race and whate...

Paolo_Lasardi

That is strange, 2009 did not happen on the track? Well, you could have fooled me. As for 2016, of course, it is Hamilton. 2009 on track Hamilton did absolutely nothing wrong, it was only later in the strwards room it became an issue. I think you know the difference. 2016 if you want to put that on...

Paolo_Lasardi

I think that brake testing and moving in braking zones should not be allowed. Fair enough, it is a valid stance in this discussion. I think unsettling another driver by lifting prematurely and putting down the throttle again should be part and parcel of a driver's arsenal. As for moving under braki...

Paolo_Lasardi

Marko doesn't have to sign for Mercedes for Verstappen to go there. clearly. at the moment there are all kinds of "reports" that Verstappen to Merc is a done deal. no way that has happened right now, for next year. how ugly do you think it gets if Jos tells RB his son wants out? I'm guessing it get...

Paolo_Lasardi

He can, Marko had the power to amend his contract with the consent of Verstappen, if Marko leaves then Verstappen can leave. marko just re upped. so he can’t sign with merc right now, as is being “reported” Marko doesn't have to sign for Mercedes for Verstappen to go there. clearly. at the moment t...

Paolo_Lasardi

Im surprised parralells are being drawn between Hamilton and senna, schumi, verstappen. We learnt all we need to know about Lewis sportsmanship and whether or not he'd "cheat" to win during the last lap restart in 2021. He could have turned in on Max during the initial pass and then left his nose i...

Paolo_Lasardi

Im surprised parralells are being drawn between Hamilton and senna, schumi, verstappen. We learnt all we need to know about Lewis sportsmanship and whether or not he'd "cheat" to win during the last lap restart in 2021. He could have turned in on Max during the initial pass and then left his nose i...

Paolo_Lasardi

Im surprised parralells are being drawn between Hamilton and senna, schumi, verstappen. We learnt all we need to know about Lewis sportsmanship and whether or not he'd "cheat" to win during the last lap restart in 2021. He could have turned in on Max during the initial pass and then left his nose i...

Paolo_Lasardi

So how has the stewarding become political then in your view? Which decisions of the Stewards cannot be considered impartial but political in nature? There must be heaps of examples for you to take such a line without referring to a specific driver. Well, we recently learnt that the FIA president h...

Paolo_Lasardi

Tell me that this is not targeted at Verstappen. “Something tells me, however, that Alonso wouldn't have raced as he did yesterday if stewards hadn't handed out free passes for political reasons in the past.” No, it is targeted at bad and political stewarding in the past. Remember when Alonso delib...

Paolo_Lasardi

It was clear I wasn’t talking about you personally. But perhaps it was not clear enough to you. Then the sense of your post remains a mystery. :lol: Maybe, you shouldn't answer to my post when you don't address my reasoning in any understandable way. Who is "us" and who is "them"? Why do you think ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Before it was Alonso and now it is Verstappen. It is not at all hard to see. Alonso was the villain for me? :lol: :lol: :lol: Next you call me a Vettel fan. You have no clue, really. But apparently you have a problem with consistent and measured reasoning. ;) It was clear I wasn’t talking about you...

Paolo_Lasardi

I like it how everything here gets framed in an us and them narrative. It is quite clear who you think the villain is. They should have punished him more! Who do you think is "us" and who is "them" here? Who do I think is the villain, according to your opinion, given that I want three different dri...

Paolo_Lasardi

From the FIA report . . . "This season, the FIA Formula 1 penalty guidelines, including for this breach have been reset and increased to a baseline of a 10s penalty." Can't really compare penalties this year to those in the (recent) past as the guidelines have been changed. Verstappen's transgressi...

Paolo_Lasardi

No, I think his results would be worse. Russell is now outperforming Hamilton and that cannot be a good sign. If the car was far better perhaps Hamilton wouldn't be wasting Friday's on extreme set ups even then in the 2 races finished Hamilton was just 3 seconds and then 7 seconds behind Russell, t...

Paolo_Lasardi

So, Magnussen beats Hülkenberg in qualifying but falls behind him in the race because Hülkenberg pitted under VSC. Magnussen goes on to finish one place behind him. But Hülkenberg easily wins the TMW - okay ... ? I think that's probably a case of people not knowing that happened. :thumbup: ... and ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Looking at the ages posted by DOLO... The day Antonelli was born, Alonso was driving in the Friday free practice of the 2006 Turkish GP, which was the 14th race of the 18 race season where Alonso claimed his second WDC. As much as I like Alonso, I do think it is high time for him to retire. Obvious...

Paolo_Lasardi

I said because of his age probably not, beyond that I don't really have a reference point. OK so you agree he's probably declined then. So why are you arguing against people saying exactly that? I would argue about the level of decline based on just 3 races, let's face it if Hamilton was beating Ru...

Paolo_Lasardi

Covalent wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:19 pm
Looking at the ages posted by DOLO...

The day Antonelli was born, Alonso was driving in the Friday free practice of the 2006 Turkish GP, which was the 14th race of the 18 race season where Alonso claimed his second WDC.

As much as I like Alonso, I do think it is high time for him to retire.

Paolo_Lasardi

Come on then, let's have your predictions for 2025 Alpine: ? & ? Aston Martin: Stroll & ? Ferrari: Hamilton & Leclerc HAAS: ? & ? Mercedes: Russell & ? McLaren: Norris & Piastri Red Bull: Verstappen & ? Stake.Kick.Sauber WhatThreeWords F1: ? & ? Visa Cash Ap.. I'm sorry I just can't do it bring bac...

Paolo_Lasardi

Declaring a driver that didn't participate in the race winner against his team mate is making a mockery of this thread. These votes of sympathy will affect and thereby devalue the accumulated results of this thread throughout the season. I therefore suggest that Sargeant be removed as a voting poss...

Paolo_Lasardi

So, Magnussen beats Hülkenberg in qualifying but falls behind him in the race because Hülkenberg pitted under VSC. Magnussen goes on to finish one place behind him. But Hülkenberg easily wins the TMW - okay ... ?

Paolo_Lasardi

Brake test or whatever, its poor from a pro driver in that scenario to panic at the helm and go off..he wasnt that close In other news, alonso gets twice the penalty that max got for jeddah 2021, a far more obvious amd dangerous move. Alonso did similar in defense on hamilton hungary 2021 turn 1 ex...

Paolo_Lasardi

Brake test or whatever, its poor from a pro driver in that scenario to panic at the helm and go off..he wasnt that close In other news, alonso gets twice the penalty that max got for jeddah 2021, a far more obvious amd dangerous move. Alonso did similar in defense on hamilton hungary 2021 turn 1 ex...

Paolo_Lasardi

Brake test or whatever, its poor from a pro driver in that scenario to panic at the helm and go off..he wasnt that close In other news, alonso gets twice the penalty that max got for jeddah 2021, a far more obvious amd dangerous move. Alonso did similar in defense on hamilton hungary 2021 turn 1 ex...

Paolo_Lasardi

mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:11 pm
Had Leclerc qualified ahead of Sainz I think he would have won the race.

Paolo_Lasardi

:?: RB are what the team formerly known as Alpha Tauri are now called. Making the abbreviation of Red Bull to RB confusing. But I do think it was obvious about which team I was talking, wasn't it? Bitching about abbreviations doesn't carry a strong point, IMO. It was. TBF I don't think Hogweed was ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Why didn't Sainz drive fastest lap in the late stages of the race? He had the freshest tyres, didn't he? He said on a radio message with a few laps left that the tyres were starting to struggle. Although he stopped later than Leclerc? True, maybe he used more of the tyres earlier in the stint but I...

Paolo_Lasardi

JN23 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:02 pm

Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:41 pm
Why didn't Sainz drive fastest lap in the late stages of the race? He had the freshest tyres, didn't he?
He said on a radio message with a few laps left that the tyres were starting to struggle.

Although he stopped later than Leclerc?

Paolo_Lasardi

Did Maranello let the wrong driver go for 2025?? Carlos has beaten Charley in both races that he contested this year. Charles said today (Australian GP) that Carlos was faster all weekend. It will be interesting to watch the team mate battle at Team Red this year. Sainz always had periods where he ...

Paolo_Lasardi

Why didn't Sainz drive fastest lap in the late stages of the race? He had the freshest tyres, didn't he?

Paolo_Lasardi

Not hard to beat an RB with a ferrari at all ;) most drivers beat at least one of them. Maybe harder beating a red bull, but not so much when it isn’t verstappen driving it and when the ferrari is arguably as good too. Well, there is only one driver who has beaten RB to a GP victory in the last 26 ...

Paolo_Lasardi

The RB beater! Not hard to beat an RB with a ferrari at all ;) most drivers beat at least one of them. Maybe harder beating a red bull, but not so much when it isn’t verstappen driving it and when the ferrari is arguably as good too. Well, there is only one driver who has beaten RB to a GP victory ...

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