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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,173
    edited November 9
    Brazil ALWAYS delivers!!

    Helps when one set of tyres cant last an entire race 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,646
    Another great drive from Bearman 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,990
    Lando in prime position for the title now.

    Vegas with cold temps will be Red Bull territory but that’s fine. He’s got a big buffer now. And McLaren will be quick in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

    If he beats Piastri in a straight fight ….. that’s impressive 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,145
    Antonelli what a drive. DOTD will be Max but that was a very very stout defence from a rookie. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,880
    edited November 9
    How much more entertaining is Brazil than some of the shit tracks we have to put up with?
    Always good value there.
  • Zulu
    Zulu Posts: 179
    Lando imperious
  • Another great drive from Bearman 
    He's very close to the top ten, and also Hadjar now in the WDC as top rookie who isnt in a Merc...

    and thats in a Haas
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,990
    Ferrari got to be looking at getting Bearman in that second seat. Lewis has had a monumental career but he is 41 next year and checked out.

    Bearman is their future 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,173
    edited November 9
    Ferrari got to be looking at getting Bearman in that second seat. Lewis has had a monumental career but he is 41 next year and checked out.

    Bearman is their future 
    Do you hate Bearman that much?

    Why would you want to destroy the lad's soul putting him in a Ferrari

    Can see Hamilton's career being ended by two Rookies though, as Mercedes wanted Antonelli in the seat for this year, and can see Ferrari potentially dropping Hamilton next year, to avoid them losing Ollie to another team
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,145
    Ferrari got to be looking at getting Bearman in that second seat. Lewis has had a monumental career but he is 41 next year and checked out.

    Bearman is their future 
    I think Lewis gives the new cars a chance even if I have no faith in Ferrari. 
     

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  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,880
    edited 3:02PM
    I promise you, this isn’t a comment based on my dislike of Verstappen:

    The talk of this being his best drive ever is a bit ott in my opinion. After all the engine changes, his car improved drastically. Yes he got the puncture which didn’t help, but he also got the benefit of the VSC which meant he lost very little and in the end, the early tyre change helped him, so it was a sort of accidental advantage. His car was not in the same league as the back of the field, so of course he flew past them. I’m not trying to minimise his drive, which was very good, but a lot of credit should go to the team and he also benefited from Piastri, Hamilton and LeClerc all having a mare.
    Not taking anything away from him - a very good drive. But his best ever? No chance.


    Edit: I will add too, that as much as I dislike Verstappen’s public persona, I do respect his driving ability and can’t deny that, regardless of what he does for the rest of his career, he will rightly be in the conversation of who the best drivers ever are.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,173
    I promise you, this isn’t a comment based on my dislike of Verstappen:

    The talk of this being his best drive ever is a bit ott in my opinion. After all the engine changes, his car improved drastically. Yes he got the puncture which didn’t help, but he also got the benefit of the VSC which meant he lost very little and in the end, the early tyre change helped him, so it was a sort of accidental advantage. His car was not in the same league as the back of the field, so of course he flew past them. I’m not trying to minimise his drive, which was very good, but a lot of credit should go to the team and he also benefited from Piastri, Hamilton and LeClerc all having a mare.
    Not taking anything away from him - a very good drive. But his best ever? No chance.
    Glad its not just me... the Haas pairing showed the nature of Brazil this weekend

    Bearman who ended up something like nearly 30-seconds ahead of the Racing Bulls, showed how easy it was to overtake around Interlagos yesterday, and Ocon who still managed to finish P12, and Haas didn't copy Red Bull, they pitted Ocon AFTER the VSC if memory serves me correctly, and Esteban was very much in that huge Lawson train come the finish line

    I'm happy to agree when Verstappen has a monumental drive, 2024 Brazil was it... 2025 Brazil was not
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,093
    It was a bit like when Hamilton took a new everything in 2021 and stormed around.

    Norris is looking strong giving it back to everyone who questioned his mental state needs to finish the job now 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,145
    Vegas will be interesting , cold and low grip has tended to favour the Mercs so I wouldn't be surprised if Russell cleans up. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,173
    MarcusH26 said:
    Vegas will be interesting , cold and low grip has tended to favour the Mercs so I wouldn't be surprised if Russell cleans up. 
    Might be Antonelli's moment as well, who has impressed these last two rounds compared to Russell a bit

    Russell did say at some stage over the weekend that he was quite confident about Vegas
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,141
    It was a bit like when Hamilton took a new everything in 2021 and stormed around.

    Norris is looking strong giving it back to everyone who questioned his mental state needs to finish the job now 
    Definitely Norris' to lose now. The way Piastri is going lately there's even a pretty good chance that Norris wraps it up before we get to Abu Dhabi.

    Piastri has gone from championship favourite in a 2 horse race to now potentially finishing 3rd. He won 7 of the first 15 races but now hasn't even finished on the podium for 5 straight races.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,145
    MarcusH26 said:
    Vegas will be interesting , cold and low grip has tended to favour the Mercs so I wouldn't be surprised if Russell cleans up. 
    Might be Antonelli's moment as well, who has impressed these last two rounds compared to Russell a bit

    Russell did say at some stage over the weekend that he was quite confident about Vegas
    I'd love it to be Kimis coming of age , weird how the European leg of the season where he knew all the tracks inside out was his weak link and now he's come alive and looks a lot more confident. Holding off Max yesterday will have done him the world of good.