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Miami

01. Verstappen
02. Perez
03. Norris
04. Leclerc
05. Sainz
06. Alonso
07. Piastri
08. Russell
09. Hamilton
10. Stroll

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Badger36 wrote: ↑
Fri May 03, 2024 5:58 am
Sargeant can't have any complaints if he is dropped.

He's had 1 and a bit seasons and is arguably still the weakest driver on the grid.

I wouldn't even say arguably.

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Translation: It is starting to be said in the paddock that Miami will be Logan Sargeant's last race. Williams has reportedly already requested a waiver from the FIA to allow Kimi Antonelli to drive for them from Imola. 1785955950819471683 I hope it happens but then again why have an age restricti...

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Just don't see Max jumping ship at this point. Suspect he's trying to get any details he can out of Mercedes ahead of 2026 though, or just generally act as a distraction. No he's stipulated that he wants to be in the best car which is Red Bull, he could even stay for 2026 to see how the land lies a...

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This is a major movement (or no movement) in the background scene of the driver market for '25. Sainz has supposedly rejected (indirectly) Audi's offer as he hasn't made the decision in the timeline that Audi had given. Soon Audi is expected to announce the second driver. Sainz has taken a gamble i...

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This is a major movement (or no movement) in the background scene of the driver market for '25. Sainz has supposedly rejected (indirectly) Audi's offer as he hasn't made the decision in the timeline that Audi had given. Soon Audi is expected to announce the second driver. Sainz has taken a gamble i...

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I think RB has near flawless strategy and thats kinda integrated into Max here, I see how Lewis criticised here for bad tyre choice at his disastrous German GP, while I also see Max completely relying on RB strat and never do the calls for himself (IIRC) Besides the really good response from rbirul...

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I agree with this, kinda this is where I stand. I think that's what a few of us have been saying for a while now. Looking at Max and Lewis in dominant cars, with midfield level teammates, Max has a much higher winning %. Why is that? Sure Bottas being a better qualifier than Checo means he'd start ...

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To be honest, this is nothing but arguing over semantics. The bigger picture is that in every type of condition (whether it be driving a significantly slower car or a quicker one), Max does a substantially better job than Lewis. “Anyone could have won the title in the RB19” Yeah? So what? The bigge...

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After watching extended highlights it looks like only Stroll (who was in 14th, second to last at the time) gambled for slicks during the SC for Hulkenberg's crash, everybody else came in a few laps later, so I'm not sure keeping Lewis out during the SC and not taking the penalty is really a mistake...

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Yet another example of Lewis being in the car and being able to see the conditions and not overriding a decision (to pit for slicks in Germany), or making a decision (to pit for slicks in Hungary). But these are never Lewis mistakes in your eyes. I remember that vividly as we talked about it at len...

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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. The think ...

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I hope they win, we need more teams.

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Your comparison was that anyone could be champion in the Mercedes, clearly anyone could have been champion in last year's Red Bull. I am talking about the big gap he has. For that he needs to get 'some' credit I said, not all. Some make it sound like if he was closer to Perez, it would be seen more...

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Even after that horrendous pit stop/crash he was still in 5th place with half the race still to go, and there was a safety car, so he wasn't 30-40 seconds behind. He got by Albon shortly after the re-start to move up to 4th behind Max, Bottas, and Hulk. The latter two both were DNFs in the race, ye...

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Didn't RB cost Ricciardo a win in Monaco back in 2017 or so due to a similar pit stop fiasco? Teams make mistakes from time to time, I'm still waiting for you to demonstrate that this is a pattern with Mercedes, instead of just citing the same example over and over. I didn't bring forward Germany 2...

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I am talking about the big gap he has. For that he needs to get 'some' credit I said, not all. Some make it sound like if he was closer to Perez, it would be seen more successful. Like I say, he is a victim of his own success at this point... No I'm saying that in that car Perez could have been WDC...

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I stand corrected on that front. I meant the pit crew didn't know, or at least it sure looked like they didn't know what tires they were putting on the car as they are running back and forth to the tire rack a couple of times. That's classic Mercedes when they need to make a quick decision, headles...

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So now will Red Bull be as strong as it was come 2026 & will Newey's departure make Verstappen consider a future elsewhere? Lewis-Max-Newey at Ferrari, heard it here first! That's not happening with Leclerc contracted until 2028 and Vassuer is very much in Leclerc's corner. Maybe but Lewis goes bac...

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Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1/mercedes-tabling-world-record-ps128m-max-verstappen-offer-replace-lewis-hamilton All I can really say is ... "wow". My advice? Buy stock in "Or...

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Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1/mercedes-tabling-world-record-ps128m-max-verstappen-offer-replace-lewis-hamilton :thumbup: Since driver salaries are outside the budget cap, th...

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Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1/mercedes-tabling-world-record-ps128m-max-verstappen-offer-replace-lewis-hamilton They're in a desperate situation. Well, perhaps maybe Mercedes...

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Yes, not just for title though, also for the big gap he has. Like I say, he should get some credit to getting and operating the car at that level. He is just victim of his own success at this point. Your comparison was that anyone could be champion in the Mercedes, clearly anyone could have been ch...

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To be honest, this is nothing but arguing over semantics. The bigger picture is that in every type of condition (whether it be driving a significantly slower car or a quicker one), Max does a substantially better job than Lewis. “Anyone could have won the title in the RB19” Yeah? So what? The bigge...

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Even after that horrendous pit stop/crash he was still in 5th place with half the race still to go, and there was a safety car, so he wasn't 30-40 seconds behind. He got by Albon shortly after the re-start to move up to 4th behind Max, Bottas, and Hulk. The latter two both were DNFs in the race, ye...

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After watching extended highlights it looks like only Stroll (who was in 14th, second to last at the time) gambled for slicks during the SC for Hulkenberg's crash, everybody else came in a few laps later, so I'm not sure keeping Lewis out during the SC and not taking the penalty is really a mistake...

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Your comparison was that anyone could be champion in the Mercedes, clearly anyone could have been champion in last year's Red Bull. I am talking about the big gap he has. For that he needs to get 'some' credit I said, not all. Some make it sound like if he was closer to Perez, it would be seen more...

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“In a worse car” Already drove a worse car for the first 6 years of his career, he’s spent a larger ratio of his career in inferior machinery than Hamilton. “with all the gaffes” Is gaffe a code word of Hamilton failing to extract the most out of a race and blaming Mercedes for it? I have seen peop...

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“In a worse car” Already drove a worse car for the first 6 years of his career, he’s spent a larger ratio of his career in inferior machinery than Hamilton. “with all the gaffes” Is gaffe a code word of Hamilton failing to extract the most out of a race and blaming Mercedes for it? I have seen peop...

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Well, if 2024 continues like it has in the first four races, then Leclerc will not be troubled at all in 2025. Unless you think that Leclerc and Russell have a similar level of performance, but I have not seen anybody make such a claim yet. Again no reference to performance data just gut feeling. I...

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Even after that horrendous pit stop/crash he was still in 5th place with half the race still to go, and there was a safety car, so he wasn't 30-40 seconds behind. He got by Albon shortly after the re-start to move up to 4th behind Max, Bottas, and Hulk. The latter two both were DNFs in the race, ye...

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Why can you not read what I said, I didn't say in a worse car just a Keystone Kops strategy team. Germany 2019 where Hamilton told the team it was raining but the team put him on dry tyres because the computer told them it was dry. Even after that horrendous pit stop/crash he was still in 5th place...

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“In a worse car” Already drove a worse car for the first 6 years of his career, he’s spent a larger ratio of his career in inferior machinery than Hamilton. “with all the gaffes” Is gaffe a code word of Hamilton failing to extract the most out of a race and blaming Mercedes for it? I have seen peop...

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The point being because Hamilton's teammates were better, in particular in qualifying, Perez was horrendous in qualifying last year but still bagged P2 in the title race yet Verstappen you say should take all the credit for winning the title. Yes, not just for title though, also for the big gap he ...

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This always come up but doesnt this make Max even more succesful ? Lewis' teammates could easily take #2 and/or wins in the same car, meaning anyone could be champions in those cars. Whereas Max dominates with a car where #2 mostly struggles. Even if you go with the idea that car is designed for hi...

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The idea that Red Bull is an operational superteam who don’t make mistakes, throw away wins, etc… is a myth. Verstappen just has a level of consistency that makes Hamilton look inconsistent by comparison, which people incorrectly attribute to Red Bull. You know I would just love it if Verstappen we...

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The idea that Red Bull is an operational superteam who don’t make mistakes, throw away wins, etc… is a myth. Verstappen just has a level of consistency that makes Hamilton look inconsistent by comparison, which people incorrectly attribute to Red Bull. You know I would just love it if Verstappen we...

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t2jd1967 wrote: ↑
Wed May 01, 2024 1:39 pm
Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory.

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1 ... s-hamilton

They're in a desperate situation.

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The idea that Red Bull is an operational superteam who don’t make mistakes, throw away wins, etc… is a myth. Verstappen just has a level of consistency that makes Hamilton look inconsistent by comparison, which people incorrectly attribute to Red Bull. You know I would just love it if Verstappen we...

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Yes, what is unclear about that? In 2025 it will be worse, there is no doubt at all in my mind There is 2023, where all the comparisons seem to be made from, and 2025, which is two seasons down the road from 2023. What about 2024 which hasn't been written yet? Well, if 2024 continues like it has in...

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