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10-15. With other wins being split between 3 other constructors.

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Verstappen is one of the easiest picks on the grid. Perez will do a little better this year but it will still be a trouncing around 80/20.

Hamilton will be at Russell at around a 60/40 split.

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Not sure how this will play out but Tbh I think it's put some much needed grease on the driver merry go round - which had rusted to a halt.

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At 41 and joining Ferrari. It's a ballsy move from Lewis tbh, although maybe 5-6yrs too late. Although, even if it's a disaster, due to the mitigating factor of age, I don't think he loses anything much from a reputational lens. He can only gain if it's a success. But...... I'm not sure Hamiltons pe...

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Catalunya is a good track from a technical stand point, just not for F1 racing.

We have enough street tracks though

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It is no coincidence that 2 of the longest winning streaks came from 2 Red Bull drivers (Vettel and now Verstappen). The dominance of this team(operations, strategy, team dynamics, aerodynamics) is even superior to any kind of dominance Verstappen could have against any driver. I have watched long ...

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It is no coincidence that 2 of the longest winning streaks came from 2 Red Bull drivers (Vettel and now Verstappen). The dominance of this team(operations, strategy, team dynamics, aerodynamics) is even superior to any kind of dominance Verstappen could have against any driver. I have watched long ...

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Shorten the length of the cars by at least 100cm to bring them to similar length to a big car.

Decrease the braking performance to make braking zones about 25% longer

Simplify the aero. 2 element front wings.

Open the rules up a little more

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Who has been the most successful driver of the current drivers on the grid can be calculated/claimed in a number of ways. One way is to look at the results during their best season ever and adjust the score for number of races. In the following table I have defined a win as worth three 2nd position...

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Best thread on the forum IMO and it has become one of metrics I use to assess driver performance.

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Has there ever been an F1 close season with zero driver changes? A mild frustration that of drivers that have debuted since the hybrid era started a decade ago - hardly any have found their way into regular race winning seats and only 1 driver has found there way into a WDC capable seat. I believe t...

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I have no problem in saying the RB19/Verstappen combo is probably the most complete team and driver effort in F1 history. Been so little weakness shown. It's been so dominant, I don't really know where to rank it in the GOAT seasons other than saying it is up there. Other cars have had bigger pace a...

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I do think Verstappen from about 2020 onwards has been performing at a level that is right up there.

Where this season ranks, I don't know. He has been superb though.

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Michael was 2nd in 1997. Frentzen and Webber would be the worst P3s. Perez has tried different setups to beat Max and this is why the car hasn't seemed as capable in his hands but it's the mental errors that's ruined this season. Frentzen is the official vice-champion of 1997. But yes, performance-...

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Tbh Perez has only managed to finish 2nd in the WDC, because the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th best car have been often close in performance and the order has been quite interchangable. They've all been taking points off each other all season, it's a little unusual (although welcome) to have it that close b...

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I don't like bashing Checo, but I do think Perez this season is up there. I feel Checo is at least 50-60 points behind where I'd consider the minimum acceptable points total given the car this year. In dominant machinery, the 2nd driver has to be scoring >60% of the points of the lead driver - espec...

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I think history will judge Sainz kindly. Verstappen, Norris and Leclerc as team mates and done well against all 3, despite never really shining bright.

Of course Leclerc is better, but Sainz has probably became a bit under rated.

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Low grip surface and cool temperatures gave them challenges.

The race itself was pretty good. 2/3rds into the race, we had a genuine 3 way battle for the win.

It was an entertaining race.

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I thought it was entertaining enough as a race.

Although it's the tackiest race on the calendar.

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A true assessment given: [tweet][/tweet] The cost to put up temporary infrastructure for a street race seems mind-boggling to me. It would seem to be better to put all that money towards building supreme, proper road courses, right? I know, I'm just dreaming... It's not like they lack space in Vega...

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I hate so much about this event but..... I'm always interested to see a new track.

Cold track/air temperatures and a track with long straight sections are going to put an interesting challenge on teams and drivers.

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There’s two ways of looking at this: 1. How good were they overall as drivers 2. How impressive was their world title Rosberg Senior ranks near the bottom for (2) but is above most one-time champions for (1). Asking my dad about this at breakfast this morning. One thing that gets forgotten about Ro...

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Superb from Alonso at the death there.

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I'm enjoying the onboard camera angle where the camera stays level, showing the camber of the corner as the car leans to the side.

Interesting to see.

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When it comes to consistency and race craft, the old dog still has plenty of tricks, but ultimately I don't think he can match the relentlessness of Max. The things Alonso might still be better at that Max won't be enough. I'd expect Verstappen to come out on top 75/25 or there abouts. 10yrs ago tho...

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I guess the list of champions who weren't among the elite of their generations would be - Hawthorn P.Hill Hulme Hunt Scheckter Jones Hill Villeneuve Button Rosberg I guess some people would add Keke Rosberg to this list but I think he was among the top tier 82 - 85. Only Prost and maybe Piquet I th...

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Can only properly rank the last 35yrs. I don't think it's fair to rank drivers I never seen (i.e. Keke - a guy my dad says is one of the most underrated of all time)

Villeneuve is the worst in that time.

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The Aston was a bit of a dog in Mexico.

In starting from the Pit Lane, Stroll at least got set up changes.

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I don't think there is too much decline in race pace, but qualy pace does seem a little inconsistent now. He is making more mistakes, but I'd expect that given where Mercedes has been these last 2yrs, thus it's hard to quantify. If he was making more mistakes in a car that was class of the field it ...

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I think Lewis has always had George covered.

George is a good driver - he could win a WDC in the right circumstances, but he isn't Hamilton, who is undoubtedly a GOAT contender.

I'd expect Lewis to be beating a driver like George on a ratio of about 2:1 - similar to how he done against Rosberg.

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Hamilton with a cheeky fastest lap while Russell ran out of tyres, that makes up for the DQ last time out, same for Leclerc both on the podium, Norris driver of the day while Ricciardo just made a big statement. IIRC Lewis and George had about the same age of tires and both on mediums. Lewis made h...

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I think that over the piece Ferrari, Merc and McLaren were all pretty even.

I think Hamilton and Norris had very good races, Leclerc less so and was having to manage the car a bit more than the other two.

The red flag has skewed perception a little though.

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Verstappen was very good - won at a canter despite having a big lead wiped out and having to restart.
Hamilton was very good, although red flag helped.
Norris had perhaps the best drive of his career so far, again red flag helped

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Hamilton with a cheeky fastest lap while Russell ran out of tyres, that makes up for the DQ last time out, same for Leclerc both on the podium, Norris driver of the day while Ricciardo just made a big statement. IIRC Lewis and George had about the same age of tires and both on mediums. Lewis made h...

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Leclerc getting disrespected by the crowd. Do they really think he was the cause of that?? Yeah you have to be blind to think this was somehow Leclerc's fault. Racing incident but if I had to blame someone it has to be Perez, 100%. Very similar to how Lewis retired himself in Qatar. The gap was the...

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Looked like a rear control arm that failed. Nothing a driver can do about it when it happens. Car will just want to crab and be uncontrollable in load. Standing start. Verstappen the big loser, Leclerc the big winner. Hamilton is in contention now too. Bold prediction. Hamilton to be leading after t...

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Just as a thought, the Red Bull is super slick on the straights with DRS open, the Merc less so. Russell was plum last in the Speed Trap, Hamilton not too much better.

Perhaps Norris put up more of a defense because he was able to.

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If only 7 time world champion and 103 time race winner had people on his side.

It's amazing he has achieved so much with everything against him.

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Hamilton was my driver of the day but I can't give him it now with the DQ.

The question is, would his performance bar be as high running say 10mm higher, with a guestimated 10% less downforce from the floor? We will never know.

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Hard to say with Lewis. I think he likes to deliberately add to the drama and narrative with his radio messages. He is very switched on about his brand and selling the "show" to the broadcast. I'm not sure his private feedback would be as all over the place as his radio messages, I don't think he'd ...

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