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Originally Posted by M3WC
I see Lewis and Toto saying they could have won if he hadn’t had contact on first lap.
Is there data to back that up? Because Charles was driving off into distance in first 10 laps, Russell down over 9sec(0.9sec per lap down in race pace).
Seems like hopium from Toto/Lewis.
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Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls
I think it's a very loose extrapolation given where HAM was and where he finished the race. It's just time-based math. Of course shoulda, coulda, woulda, but given the time he made up, it's not completely far fetched to believe that HAM could have challenged for at least a podium if not P1.
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Toto is very experienced with managing Hamilton’s ego. He knows his driver is extrinsically motivated, so he must say such things to protect the asset.
Hamilton was slower than Max (DRS failure with floor damage), Ch3co, both F cars (before the retirement and Sainz floor damage) and Russell (after removing Hamilton track limit laps).
Norris had better pace than what was reflected.
Sainz is looking like a first year driver at a new team driver.