Good point ,well made
The 2019 F1 season.
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Good point ,well made
sean99
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That’s what I heard the commentators say - would have been an exciting end to the race if they were both on fresh tires.
Actually might have been a clip from RBR team radio saying MV would have exited the pits behind LH.
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
Not really, HAM, along with all GP drivers pay a share of tax to each country they earn their money in, like tennis player, pop stars etc etc
Martian Sunrise
pfm Member
but he won't get a knighthood because of it
clivem2
pfm Member
Not sure that's the case. He's not in been accused of investing in illegal schemes designed to avoid HMRC taxes the way like likes of some footballers have.
Martian Sunrise
pfm Member
I am not sure her maj likes people renting their private jets from themselves...
clivem2
pfm Member
If the tabloids are correct he should be prosecuted. I don't take their words as gospel.
tones
Tones deaf
I heard that - Max actually asked the pit whether he shouldn't have come in for fresh tyres and received the answer, "You'd come out behind Lewis." Hamilton questioned the strategy, but did as he was told and it worked out very well.
The thing that amazed me was how far back the Ferraris were - Vettel might have been third, but he was a country mile behind. This reminded me of the brilliant 2008 Rossi v. Stoner battle at Laguna Seca, the most gripping motorsport event I've ever seen - when Stoner came off, the two were so far ahead that he had time to pick up the bike and finish second.
narabdela
who?
No, they wouldn't let him in: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cel...ry-to-royal-box-over-dress-code-10384156.html
... and apparently the "misunderstanding" excuse was bollocks. He thought he could get away with it.
Paul R
pfm Member
I saw 20.2s ahead as Max came past the pit entrance on Hamilton's outlap. So it would have been incredibly close. Every lap after that obviously a smaller gap. Given that Hamilton was inherently faster letting him get ahead guaranteed the result, and possibly having him within a second on his second lap of the stint would also have guaranteed the result.
RBRs real problem was lack of Gasly.
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
The fastest pit stop was 21.164 by VER so think HAM would have been ahead but yes very close and Merc seemed to have edge in pace so no change.
I agree that if GAS had been there 20 secs back, Merc would probably not have risked the stop.
martin dawson
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Hats off to Ham but Schumacher did that feat 21 years ago in an inferior Ferrari car to the Maclaren Mercedes.
Regards,
Martin
Regards,
Martin
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
There is no point whatsoever trying to compare drivers from even a year apart, let alone 20.
martin dawson
pfm Member
Tony,
All I was pointing out that it’s been done before 2 or 20 years is immaterial MS had an inferior car to Maclaren whereas Ham has been sitting in the best car for years.
Regards,
Martin
All I was pointing out that it’s been done before 2 or 20 years is immaterial MS had an inferior car to Maclaren whereas Ham has been sitting in the best car for years.
Regards,
Martin
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
And why is that car superior? And why does Lewis win when the Ferrari should?
McLaren, by the way.
Lewis is doing a fantastic job. He really has been frustrating at times, but he’s verging on perfection. I don’t see how anyone can criticise someone who is doing the very best he can with what he’s given.
And remember when he announced his move from McLaren to Mercedes? What an idiot we all thought he was!
McLaren, by the way.
Lewis is doing a fantastic job. He really has been frustrating at times, but he’s verging on perfection. I don’t see how anyone can criticise someone who is doing the very best he can with what he’s given.
And remember when he announced his move from McLaren to Mercedes? What an idiot we all thought he was!
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
So what?
Senna did it, Nuvolari did it, Clarke did it, Mansell did it....... who cares? Great drivers doing great things here and now is what we all want to see not the fact it has been done before
Oh and it is McLaren not MacLaren
Also SCH had the best car plenty of times let alone a full suite of compliant subservient co drivers forbidden to compete with him.
matthewr
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The sport and technology has changed so much over the years that it's impossible to compare drivers across eras. We don't know what Schumacher would do in a modern car but we can say that when he retired he would have been slower than my Mum is now in her Renault Clio which is a *2019* model.
Rack Kit
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Not me! I felt that once Ron stepped aside and Whitmarsh took over, the dynamic in the team seemed to change. Ron was all for Lewis but Whitmarsh seemed cool towards him and Lewis didn't seem to have the team behind him as much with Jensen arriving. It always seemed like a good idea to get out at that point. I've heard Niki Lauda had a big part to play in persuading him to move too.
It's worked out Ok!