Turkish Grand Prix

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Re: Turkish Grand Prix

Post by huw.Y.WattfromWare » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:22 pm

Some sh1te above about Bottas. Second in the drivers standings, regular pole positions.
It’s not all the car guys.

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Re: Turkish Grand Prix

Post by Dyched » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:24 pm

NewClaret wrote:
Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:18 pm
Tbh, I think Lewis would drive for whoever had the most pace.

Reckon he’d fancy a season or two at Ferrari to help recover their fortunes if ever they found some pace.
I’d agree with that.

There’s a reason why he has the best car. Because he’s by far the best driver. Mercedes have the biggest budget, the best car, it’s only common sense to then put the best driver in it.

I’m sure if Ferrari provided a good enough car he wouldn’t think twice about driving it. Winning an F1 World Championship is the pinnacle.

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Re: Turkish Grand Prix

Post by Chester Perry » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:33 pm

Dyched wrote:
Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:24 pm
I’d agree with that.

There’s a reason why he has the best car. Because he’s by far the best driver. Mercedes have the biggest budget, the best car, it’s only common sense to then put the best driver in it.

I’m sure if Ferrari provided a good enough car he wouldn’t think twice about driving it. Winning an F1 World Championship is the pinnacle.
Ferrari have the biggest budget and earn by far the most money out of F! - even with the changes next season F! will give Ferrari substantially more money

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Re: Turkish Grand Prix

Post by NewClaret » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:35 pm

Chester Perry wrote:
Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:33 pm
Ferrari have the biggest budget and earn by far the most money out of F! - even with the changes next season F! will give Ferrari substantially more money
Seem unable to make a fast car though :lol:

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Re: Turkish Grand Prix

Post by Chester Perry » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:39 pm

NewClaret wrote:
Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:35 pm
Seem unable to make a fast car though :lol:
they made a very fast car - it just seems they broke the rules in doing so and were knocked back a long way (perhaps as much as 2 - 3 years) in development as the rules were clarified to them - of course Mercedes worked hard to catch up with that illegal engine and found themselves miles in front when the rules were clarified

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Re: Turkish Grand Prix

Post by AlargeClaret » Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:41 pm

huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote:
Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:22 pm
Some sh1te above about Bottas. Second in the drivers standings, regular pole positions.
It’s not all the car guys.
I presume your post is being sarcastic ? Bottas is a decent driver but when all is said and in with equal machinery he’d be midfield at best .The merc is so superior it’s almost impossible to do like for like comparisons but he’s Hamilton’s team mate for a reason

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Re: Turkish Grand Prix

Post by Colburn_Claret » Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:50 pm

Dyched wrote:
Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:21 am
Belgium 1998. Watch it on Youtube.
Remember it well

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Re: Turkish Grand Prix

Post by superdimitri » Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:00 am

Credit to Hamilton but as soon as it started to get dry the Mercedes lit up.
When I first watched Hamilton I thought he was often very lucky. You could think the same today with the weather clearing up towards the end and Stroll having car damage causing extra tyre wear..realistically though Hamilton knew the intermediate tyres would wear down to slicks, made the right call and made sure despite the car being bad in the wet at the beginning that he was in the mix.

It's no coincidence when he does it time and time again. If he's having a bad day at worst he's 6th place. Says it all really.

I wish he would move on to a different team. Sadly looks like he's signing again with Mercedes.

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