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Not denying Vettel lost more points to reliability, but 14 more points than Hamilton is hardly disproportionate, could've been even less if we explore how Hamilton's radio issues in Hungary negatively impacted his race (his ability to explore a more optimal strategy with the team). I seem to recall ...

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Buxton in particular, had made it clear throughout 2017, that he felt the SF70H was a better all round car than the W08- so Buxton agreeing Hamilton would win in what he thought was the better car, would certainly fit. I just don't think it's as cut and dry as you portray it to be. I don't think th...

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Buxton in particular, had made it clear throughout 2017, that he felt the SF70H was a better all round car than the W08- so Buxton agreeing Hamilton would win in what he thought was the better car, would certainly fit. I just don't think it's as cut and dry as you portray it to be. I don't think th...

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Buxton in particular, had made it clear throughout 2017, that he felt the SF70H was a better all round car than the W08- so Buxton agreeing Hamilton would win in what he thought was the better car, would certainly fit.

I just don't think it's as cut and dry as you portray it to be.

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"I'm not sure I agree that Ferrari was stronger than the Mercedes, it was finely balanced, but I think Lewis would have won had he been in the Mercedes or the Ferrari." This view was shared on the show by colleagues Chris Medland and Will Buxton, who think Hamilton had a better mentality than Vettel...

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I am obviously commenting post-fact, and with all that happened we now know that Vettel could not have won the 2017 title. Neither could have Hamilton if he were driving the 2017 Ferrari. A title challenge that doesn't even mathematically go to the last two races is not really a title challenge. Fo...

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There was a challenge, sure - but there was no chance anyone except a Merc driver would have won the title that year, as the Ferrari failed massively on reliability and strategy. For 2018 I think Hamilton would have won the title in either car, but in 2017 there was always going to be only one winn...

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Question-why are some on here "pretending" there was no title challenge from Ferrari in 2017? I seem to recall similarly matching cars with Vettel leading the fight for the majority of the season?

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As part of the 2017-2018 Merc v Ferrari threads, the AMuS Power Rankings were often a useful source of reference. I thought it would be interesting to include them in the current discussions. Here's the rankings for the first 4 races and which car performance they rated best. Bahrain-Red Bull https:...

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Four races so far, and the Merc had the faster car in 3 of them, with Bahrain being too close to call. The RBR might be quick on qualy (still think the Merc has the edge, not just looking at the relative pace of Perez/Bottas), in the race the Mercs are definitely quicker (and that's where points ar...

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Four races so far, and the Merc had the faster car in 3 of them, with Bahrain being too close to call. The RBR might be quick on qualy (still think the Merc has the edge, not just looking at the relative pace of Perez/Bottas), in the race the Mercs are definitely quicker (and that's where points ar...

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Portugal was pretty clearly Mercedes on both days I'd definitely agree on qualifying at minimum. Don't know how people think they were evenly matched when Hamilton admitted to having a poor lap and still outqualifying Verstappen. Verstappen posted the fastest time in Q3 on the softs (deleted due to...

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Recap, for me

Bahrain- RB quickest in qualifying and overall on Sunday
Imola-RB quickest in qualifying, Merc quickest overall on Sunday
Portugal -unclear, both on Saturday and Sunday
Spain- nowt in it/equal on Saturday, Merc quickest on Sunday

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I give both qualifying and the race to Mercedes so:- Mercedes 3 - 3 Red Bull Verstappen posted the fastest time in Q3 on the softs -abeit deleted. Horner conceded RB were quickest on the mediums today. So, for me, the jury is out for this weekend. I was looking more at how Perez qualified while Ham...

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pokerman wrote: ↑
Sun May 02, 2021 4:12 pm
I give both qualifying and the race to Mercedes so:-

Mercedes 3 - 3 Red Bull

Verstappen posted the fastest time in Q3 on the softs -abeit deleted.
Horner conceded RB were quickest on the mediums today. So, for me, the jury is out for this weekend.

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I think there is 2 components to this qualifying and the race itself, it has to be underlined how important qualifying is. In Bahrain Red Bull were faster in qualifying and the race, in Imola Red Bull were faster in qualifying but Mercedes faster in the race, I suspect given the conditions that mig...

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I think there is 2 components to this qualifying and the race itself, it has to be underlined how important qualifying is. In Bahrain Red Bull were faster in qualifying and the race, in Imola Red Bull were faster in qualifying but Mercedes faster in the race, I suspect given the conditions that mig...

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Interesting from AMuS. looks at the different strengths of each car. Toto Wolff also believes the gap to Red Bull is still two to three tenths. Of course, Horner disagrees.

https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... erstappen/

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Precisely. Does anyone believe that Irvine and Barichello were better than Schumacher. Does anyone believe that Button and Rosberg were better than Hamilton? Next - would you put those four drovers in roughly the same bracket? Usually most athletes have ups and downs, they are not constant. Messi d...

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Hamilton didn't miss 7 races in 2016, please stop making a nonsense comparison. It's not nonsensical. In races they both entered, Irvine scored more points despite being utterly outperformed by Schumacher. Johnson talked about context. Then he used a year that was cut in half to make a point. It is...

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In the end, it hinges on how big a gap there actually is between the two. Is it a la Hamilton-Vettel', Hamilton-Rosberg? If so, then whoever is the Vettel or Rosberg in the comparison will find it very difficult to win without at least a small car advantage, but then Rosberg managed it in the same ...

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We saw as recently as 7 months ago how Hamilton descends into conspiracy theories and blaming others when results don't go his way. This isn't something he grows out of, this is an actual character trait. Hamilton hasn't galvanised Merc since 2017 beyond "well done guys you're awesome", the team wa...

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Schumacher is a good driver, but as many people have said, he's never had a WDC as his team mate , and after coming back from retirement, and once paired with Rosberg, he lost. He's also had a few dubious moments like parking his car, ramming into others, and so on. If you ask me, I would rate Senn...

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I find the assertion dubious, personally. I think I would have Hamilton in my top five now, and I'm neither English nor a Hamilton fan. I would agree that most people don't have him as #1, but that's not the claim at issue. Yep, i'm not English either and i have him in my top 5. For me, he's ahead ...

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I find the assertion dubious, personally. I think I would have Hamilton in my top five now, and I'm neither English nor a Hamilton fan. I would agree that most people don't have him as #1, but that's not the claim at issue. Yep, i'm not English either and i have him in my top 5. For me, he's ahead ...

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Good for you, although there isn't anything to report here - you living in the UK clearly explains your bias, and why you have difficulty accepting that Hamilton is not in most non-English people's top 5 GOAT list . Or did you just misinterpret things as seems to be your wont? Can you source this a...

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Good for you, although there isn't anything to report here - you living in the UK clearly explains your bias, and why you have difficulty accepting that Hamilton is not in most non-English people's top 5 GOAT list . Or did you just misinterpret things as seems to be your wont? Can you source this a...

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Here's the top drivers chosen by Team Principals The team principals' top 10 drivers rankings every year in Autosport magazine from 2010-2019! Well, what a decade it has been. After buying the Autosport season review today in the shops, I've gone through all the season review magazines I've bought ...

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My narrative is based on proofs..Show me one other season he did better before he got a car that could lap the entire field??? It's not based on any kind of proof but just opinion, I opinion that Hamilton drove better than Alonso in 2010 and did little wrong in 2009 and 2012. Here's the top drivers...

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Apologies for spamming the thread, but this non-response from Toto Wolff speaks volumes in my opinion: https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-wolff-christian-horner-teasing/ "As for who he believes is the best on today’s grid, Wolff concedes that’s not easy to judge given that the drivers, such as Hami...

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I think it's pretty clear that Hamilton is the #1 driver at Mercedes. Not undeserved because he's obviously better than Bottas, but he is the #1 driver. :thumbup: Hamilton is obviously the #1 driver. However, a sizable portion of his fan base have spent more than a decade decrying other drivers who...

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Can you guys shed any light on why there is such a lack of moderation on the main PF1 site? There are certain posters on there whose sole intention is to inflame & continually bash certain drivers. The level of trolling on the site is quite alarming.

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Strategic errors cost Hamilton wins in Australia and Austria (though Austria is uncertain due to the mechanical failure) and possibly China as well (should have stopped when Dan and Max stopped). There were also a few smaller strategic errors that were less costly that year. The better question wou...

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In the 2018 Season The eccentric and chaotic management style of the red team in recent years is not something I see bringing out the best in Lewis - where as somebody with Alonso's temperment may just manage to be at his best.. ? Maybe i'm looking at things too simplistically, but things were pret...

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I think that the combination of Lewis Hamilton and his strategist James Vowles could have made the Ferrari a WDC championship car at least once in the last few years. The combination of Lewis Hamilton and the ham-fisted crowd of misfits from Maranello.... well, not so much. You say that but Mercede...

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But not the previous 2 years so that differs from Vettel. Vettel had that in 2012. The Red Bull was no more the clear best car that year than the Mercedes was in 2017. I'd say that's fair but I'd say that, for Hamilton, you also have to include 2008. 2008 is something Vettel hasn't done, true -- wi...

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KingVoid wrote:Hamilton has made two serious mistakes this year. Austria and Germany. Verstappen has only made one.

I'd certainly categorize his mistake in Monaco as serious (picking up a penalty for his pitlane wheel-banging with Bottas.) It cost him a podium.

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Hamilton’s 2 terrible races was a response regarding this season’s performance. Anyway, let’s just compare 2017 and 2018. - Hamilton was clearly slower than Bottas at Russia 2017, Monaco 2017, China 2018, and Canada 2018. - Verstappen was slower than Ricciardo at Abu Dhabi 2017. I can’t think of an...

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Reading comprehension is clearly not your forte - please go to the link and take some lessons. Might help. You're making up the argument on someone else's behalf to suit the narrative (and the response) in your head. Try to respond to what people have actually said/typed, not what you wish to think...

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Except that the Autosport Awards have given the Mercedes F1 car as car of the year for the last 5 years. Hamilton driver of the year too. It's an impossible judgement to make but I think we all know that something like tyres not being quite up to temp can ruin a race from start to finish. The car i...

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