There is also a big question about the pace of the Mercedes this weekend. If it is maintained, Hamilton is probably favourite and I can see Max trying to take him off. But it can change race to race as we have seen.
I don't see him ever leaving Red Bull purely because I don't think he'd fit in with any other teams culture, I never really understood the Max to Mercedes idea purely because I can't see Toto ever tolerating him regardless of the talent he's got.
Red Bull have created this " Team Max" dynamic where he's the golden child with no real accountability, Horner is never going to say no to anything Max wants. I wouldn't mind Red Bull getting next year's rule change very wrong despite the design chops of Adrian Newey.
A Lewis , George and Charles title battle I think would be very fun to watch.
This is a great point.
Totally agree re: Mercedes, although I reckon if Ferrari get good again, he might go there in the future, but I suspect he might get a rude awakening.
I don't see him ever leaving Red Bull purely because I don't think he'd fit in with any other teams culture, I never really understood the Max to Mercedes idea purely because I can't see Toto ever tolerating him regardless of the talent he's got.
Red Bull have created this " Team Max" dynamic where he's the golden child with no real accountability, Horner is never going to say no to anything Max wants. I wouldn't mind Red Bull getting next year's rule change very wrong despite the design chops of Adrian Newey.
A Lewis , George and Charles title battle I think would be very fun to watch.
This is a great point.
Totally agree re: Mercedes, although I reckon if Ferrari get good again, he might go there in the future, but I suspect he might get a rude awakening.
The only thing that makes me possibly doubt a move to Ferrari is that I think Leclerc is there for the next 5 years or so and they seem to be preparing Mick Schumacher to be the long term teammate there , unless Carlos really gets in a title battle before 2023.
Lewis going in front of the race committee yet again in a few minutes. Seat belt was undone when he took and was waving the Brazilian flag after the race……I kid you not!!!
Abu Dhabi is a day-night race right? Any idea if Qatar or Saudi Arabia are the same? High speed tracks should help Merc, higher temperatures usually helps Red Bull with tyre management, although that didn’t seem to be an issue today, perhaps because it was just generally higher degradation for everyone. Day night and lower temps would be good for Merc, I think. No altitude issues at any of the remaining races.
I think it’s still very much in the balance but Merc and Hamilton definitely have a decent chance. I’m glad the penalties for Hamilton didn’t end up deciding the championship and it was good that todays race got settled on the track, not in the pits or the Stewards’ room. I hope the next 3 races play out that way and the best team wins fair and square. I also hope that the best team proves to be Merc/Hamilton.
Lewis going in front of the race committee yet again in a few minutes. Seat belt was undone when he took and was waving the Brazilian flag after the race……I kid you not!!!
Lots of posters on here calling Verstapen a Dutch prick Dutch wanker Dutch cunt Etc. Now I'm not saying he isn't any of these things but can you imagine the outrage on here if he was say Jamaican. Double standards at there best.
Lots of posters on here calling Verstapen a Dutch prick Dutch wanker Dutch cunt Etc. Now I'm not saying he isn't any of these things but can you imagine the outrage on here if he was say Jamaican. Double standards at there best.
Abu Dhabi is a day-night race right? Any idea if Qatar or Saudi Arabia are the same? High speed tracks should help Merc, higher temperatures usually helps Red Bull with tyre management, although that didn’t seem to be an issue today, perhaps because it was just generally higher degradation for everyone. Day night and lower temps would be good for Merc, I think. No altitude issues at any of the remaining races.
I think it’s still very much in the balance but Merc and Hamilton definitely have a decent chance. I’m glad the penalties for Hamilton didn’t end up deciding the championship and it was good that todays race got settled on the track, not in the pits or the Stewards’ room. I hope the next 3 races play out that way and the best team wins fair and square. I also hope that the best team proves to be Merc/Hamilton.
Local times for Qatar - Quali: 5-6pm | Race: 5-7pm Local times for Saudi Arabia - Quali: 8-9pm | Race: 8:30 - 10:30pm
Imagine what would happen if we had something like Mansell giving Senna a lift! Or even when Mansell got out of his car to try to push it over the line.
Lots of posters on here calling Verstapen a Dutch prick Dutch wanker Dutch cunt Etc. Now I'm not saying he isn't any of these things but can you imagine the outrage on here if he was say Jamaican. Double standards at there best.
Lots of posters on here calling Verstapen a Dutch prick Dutch wanker Dutch cunt Etc. Now I'm not saying he isn't any of these things but can you imagine the outrage on here if he was say Jamaican. Double standards at there best.
What puzzles me is in this 21st century age of great technology, they can't download the pictures that prove Max is a cheat. If I was Mercedes I would be demanding it is released.
What puzzles me is in this 21st century age of great technology, they can't download the pictures that prove Max is a cheat. If I was Mercedes I would be demanding it is released.
Lots of posters on here calling Verstapen a Dutch prick Dutch wanker Dutch cunt Etc. Now I'm not saying he isn't any of these things but can you imagine the outrage on here if he was say Jamaican. Double standards at there best.
Lots of posters on here calling Verstapen a Dutch prick Dutch wanker Dutch cunt Etc. Now I'm not saying he isn't any of these things but can you imagine the outrage on here if he was say Jamaican. Double standards at there best.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said: "It was two guys racing hard. There was no contact. They both ran wide. I thought the stewards made the right decision. It would have been hard to penalise. Two drivers fighting for a world championship. It was firm but fair racing."
Wonder what he'd have said if Hamilton had done that to Verstappen?
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said: "It was two guys racing hard. There was no contact. They both ran wide. I thought the stewards made the right decision. It would have been hard to penalise. Two drivers fighting for a world championship. It was firm but fair racing."
Wonder what he'd have said if Hamilton had done that to Verstappen?
Just copy and paste Whinger Spice’s moan after Silverstone and there you have it.
I’m a big Lewis fan, but I’ve seen him do the same to other drivers, notably Rosberg in Austria and Austin. Verstappen tried to squeeze Lewis and Lewis instead of backing off just took the long way round.
Anyway, an excellent drive from Lewis and I hope they can keep the momentum going for the last 3 races.
I think Merc took their eye off the ball for a while and were concentrating on next year’s car too much, but they seemed to have recovered well.
Big news if this is true - will the McLaren name disappear from F1?
my betting is we will see McLaren-Porsche or McLaren-Audi positioning the squad as a works team again.
This is actually a very clever move from Audi, probably cheaper than buying a new entry in the long run when you include McLaren's various other motorsports activities . I hope the McLaren name stays in the sport and Audi basically make it a works outfit with an Audi power unit.
I'd be interested to see if Audi/Porsche would have to supply another team as well if this happens.
Big news if this is true - will the McLaren name disappear from F1?
my betting is we will see McLaren-Porsche or McLaren-Audi positioning the squad as a works team again.
This is actually a very clever move from Audi, probably cheaper than buying a new entry in the long run when you include McLaren's various other motorsports activities . I hope the McLaren name stays in the sport and Audi basically make it a works outfit with an Audi power unit.
I'd be interested to see if Audi/Porsche would have to supply another team as well if this happens.
The article suggests Porsche could be the drive train supplier for Red Bull - if so, that's the last Porsche I buy!!
Big news if this is true - will the McLaren name disappear from F1?
my betting is we will see McLaren-Porsche or McLaren-Audi positioning the squad as a works team again.
This is actually a very clever move from Audi, probably cheaper than buying a new entry in the long run when you include McLaren's various other motorsports activities . I hope the McLaren name stays in the sport and Audi basically make it a works outfit with an Audi power unit.
I'd be interested to see if Audi/Porsche would have to supply another team as well if this happens.
The article suggests Porsche could be the drive train supplier for Red Bull - if so, that's the last Porsche I buy!!
Big news if this is true - will the McLaren name disappear from F1?
my betting is we will see McLaren-Porsche or McLaren-Audi positioning the squad as a works team again.
This is actually a very clever move from Audi, probably cheaper than buying a new entry in the long run when you include McLaren's various other motorsports activities . I hope the McLaren name stays in the sport and Audi basically make it a works outfit with an Audi power unit.
I'd be interested to see if Audi/Porsche would have to supply another team as well if this happens.
The article suggests Porsche could be the drive train supplier for Red Bull - if so, that's the last Porsche I buy!!
I'd find that slightly perculiar given the investment into Red Bull Powertrains and signing staff from Mercedes to help set it all up.
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The only thing that makes me possibly doubt a move to Ferrari is that I think Leclerc is there for the next 5 years or so and they seem to be preparing Mick Schumacher to be the long term teammate there , unless Carlos really gets in a title battle before 2023.
Seat belt was undone when he took and was waving the Brazilian flag after the race……I kid you not!!!
Bloody impressive the stewards have managed to get images of Hamilton doing that, quicker than Verstappen's onboard
Dutch prick
Dutch wanker
Dutch cunt
Etc.
Now I'm not saying he isn't any of these things but can you imagine the outrage on here if he was say Jamaican.
Double standards at there best.
Being Dutch doesn’t come into it.
He is Dutch though, to be fair. 😂
Local times for Saudi Arabia - Quali: 8-9pm | Race: 8:30 - 10:30pm
https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2021/Qatar.html
https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2021/Saudi_Arabia.html
Being a cuntish, wankerish, prick does.
Wonder what he'd have said if Hamilton had done that to Verstappen?
I’m a big Lewis fan, but I’ve seen him do the same to other drivers, notably Rosberg in Austria and Austin. Verstappen tried to squeeze Lewis and Lewis instead of backing off just took the long way round.
Anyway, an excellent drive from Lewis and I hope they can keep the momentum going for the last 3 races.
I think Merc took their eye off the ball for a while and were concentrating on next year’s car too much, but they seemed to have recovered well.
my betting is we will see McLaren-Porsche or McLaren-Audi positioning the squad as a works team again.
This is actually a very clever move from Audi, probably cheaper than buying a new entry in the long run when you include McLaren's various other motorsports activities . I hope the McLaren name stays in the sport and Audi basically make it a works outfit with an Audi power unit.
I'd be interested to see if Audi/Porsche would have to supply another team as well if this happens.
I'd find that slightly perculiar given the investment into Red Bull Powertrains and signing staff from Mercedes to help set it all up.