Not entirely convinced George Russell can keep his concentration for a race distance.
As much as I’m an Alonso fan, he did break check George according to the telemetry, Max or Lewis probably would have been able to deal with it without being upside down though.
Fernando’s defending is often quite dirty, but not excessively dirty and he has an artful way of maintaining plausible deniability and keeping it just within the rules even when he’s doing it.
Explain to me again why Ferrari is dropping Carlos for Hamilton? Money talks?
Double points for Haas. I'm missing Gunther less.
Watch your tongue. Gunther is a gift from God. I would love to see him replace Nico as an interviewer.
I think people are confusing one off speed and "plucky underdog" for consistent and serial winner under pressure. If Ferrari had a championship winning car (big if) I would back Lewis to beat both Carlos and Charles in a championship where you have to perform, consistently, under huge pressure. That's what they're paying him for, in my opinion.
I think people are confusing one off speed and "plucky underdog" for consistent and serial winner under pressure. If Ferrari had a championship winning car (big if) I would back Lewis to beat both Carlos and Charles in a championship where you have to perform, consistently, under huge pressure. That's what they're paying him for, in my opinion.
Why does Russell seem to keep outperforming Lewis in qualifying and race pace? I could understand at times Lewis might take the 'try new radical settings' role as trusted veteran, but what use is that role if it never translates to better quali/race results? Yes, Russell makes more mistakes, especially in latter stages of the race, but Lewis simply doesn't seem to manage similar lap times...
I honestly think it's because he's checked out. If the car was capable of winning a race I think he'd raise his performance another level. You see it with a lot of the greats, they need something to motivate them to the next level, even if it's subconscious. Reminds me of the Chicago Bulls documentary (last dance?) where Michael Jordan admitted to making something up about someone insulting him in order to motivate himself to dig deep and go again.
It's all conjecture, but we've seen it Lewis before, and in other sportsman, where unless they have a chance of winning, they can't (won't?) perform at their best. I find the psychology of sport fascinating.
...unless they have a chance of winning, they can't (won't?) perform at their best.
I find the psychology of sport fascinating.
I think so too. It's a combination of years having a competitive car to suddenly having the 3rd or 4th best car that has no chance of winning a race on top of him leaving to another team. Seems like he's just going through the motions right now while George is trying to prove to Mercedes that he should be #1.
