2024 F1 Thread

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BWT I thought was drinking water. Best Water Technology is for racing in the wet technology.
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I can’t believe it’s only halfway still, so much has happened and so much is yet to come
 
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Superb performance by MV. Big step towards the title
 
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Verstappen,not a fan myself.but today he was in a class of his own.
 
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Awesome race by Verstappen. Was fun to watch with lots of action today.
 
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As much as I dislike Max, there’s no doubt he was the best driver this year. Lando just isn’t it. Short of McLaren telling Oscar to take out Max every race while Lando avoids all the RB missiles, Lando is done.
 
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As much as I dislike Max, there’s no doubt he was the best driver this year. Lando just isn’t it. Short of McLaren telling Oscar to take out Max every race while Lando avoids all the RB missiles, Lando is done.
Agree that Max is the best driver out there, has been for at least three years now. Hamilton is just a joke, that move to Ferrari is just going to be a nightmare for everyone. Lando has talent, but still mistake prone. He can learn, but I think Oscar is going to be the McLaren winner in the long run.
 
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Agree that Max is the best driver out there, has been for at least three years now. Hamilton is just a joke, that move to Ferrari is just going to be a nightmare for everyone. Lando has talent, but still mistake prone. He can learn, but I think Oscar is going to be the McLaren winner in the long run.
Wierd that people in the paddock don’t think he is a joke.

What special information do you have that the 9 other teams that are do not a driver named Max on the paddock don’t?
 
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Wierd that people in the paddock don’t think he is a joke.

What special information do you have that the 9 other teams that are do not a driver named Max on the paddock don’t?
I only observe what Hamilton has done in the last three years, he is over the hill and is way overrated at this point. He's a spent force, it happens to all top flight athletes. Great at one time, no longer. How do you know what the people in the paddock think of his performance of late? Even Wolff looks like he's had it with Hamilton when he is on camera after the latest Mercedes mess up.
 
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Wow, insane day for Max. I'm not necessarily a fan, but that was an amazing thing to witness.

I wonder how many teams will be up against the budget cap with all the repairs? The mechanics certainly earned their pay on Sunday.
 
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Agree that Max is the best driver out there, has been for at least three years now. Hamilton is just a joke, that move to Ferrari is just going to be a nightmare for everyone. Lando has talent, but still mistake prone. He can learn, but I think Oscar is going to be the McLaren winner in the long run.
So over the hill that he managed to drag that boat to 3rd place last year and 2 wins this year.
 
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So over the hill that he managed to drag that boat to 3rd place last year and 2 wins this year.
And in 7th place this year in the Drivers Championship. He's had two wins this year, none in the previous two years. If you feel that is worth $100 million at Ferrari, at age 40, great. But I say Ferrari will regret that decision. Fangio won his last championship at age 46, but that was 67 years ago in an era where there were only 8 or 9 races. Today, it's a young man's game which is why geezer's like Hamilton and Alonso don't really have much of a chance of prevailing over a 20+ race season, no matter the car or the team. Today Alonso was saying his back was killing him because of the rough surface, that's an old body saying 'enough already'. I'm sure Lewis has days when he climbs out of the car and moans, 'Jeez, Louise'.
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I only observe what Hamilton has done in the last three years, he is over the hill and is way overrated at this point. He's a spent force, it happens to all top flight athletes. Great at one time, no longer. How do you know what the people in the paddock think of his performance of late? Even Wolff looks like he's had it with Hamilton when he is on camera after the latest Mercedes mess up.
That is not a thought shared by 9 teams on the grid.

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Interviews with other team principals and drivers. People in the pits with access to raw telemetry.

An understanding of the Car and geometry vs what Lewis likes in a setup in which for three years in a row has not been what he liked and a huge factor in him going to Ferrari.

Ferrari committing to a longer wheelbase car with a more rearward seating position for Lewis. Which makes sense for generation of driver. MB kept the wheelbase but moved the seat forward which causes issues with heavily over steering biased cars.

Only Max fans think Lewis is washed up. Fans of every other driver think differently.
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Sounds like a lot of excuse making for his terrible three years, but as the old, hoary saying goes, 'time will tell'.
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Sounds like a lot of excuse making for his terrible three years, but as the old, hoary saying goes, 'time will tell'.
Do you know which teams cars have longer wheelbases and which don’t? Do you know how the era of karting a driver grew up in affects the way they like cars set up?

Just curious because I do, the other teams do, the people in the paddock do, and Max fans just hate anyone if they drive like Max does and complain when Max finally gets a penalty that other drivers have been given.
 
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When Lewis was winning the championships, there were a ton of Lewis haters.

Now that Max is winning the championships, there are a ton of Max haters.

It is likely that there were Fangio haters back in the day.
 
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When Lewis was winning the championships, there were a ton of Lewis haters.

Now that Max is winning the championships, there are a ton of Max haters.

It is likely that there were Fangio haters back in the day.
Hated Max before he started winning.

I’m not pro Hamilton either. I’ve always been pro all drivers. Except dangerous entitled ass hats.
 
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Hated Max before he started winning.

I’m not pro Hamilton either. I’ve always been pro all drivers. Except dangerous entitled ass hats.
@Foo2rama
So you actually are only pro like 50% of the drivers then?😉😉

Marc
 
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@Foo2rama
So you actually are only pro like 50% of the drivers then?😉😉

Marc
I am only pro Alonso, I even speak with a Spanish accent at times by accident due to watching his interviews, el Padre is my 🐐