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UK is European. There really is no disputing that. Sure it's "different" politically, but it's part of the geographical area of Europe.
There hasn't been a non-European who won the WDC since 1997, Jacques Villeneuve. Interesting to see his path, mostly through IndyCar, but no doubt he only got the chance because of his father's track record in F1 for Ferrari. |
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Also, had an interesting conversation with some friends yesterday. We're wondering if Checo's ho-hum performance as of late is because the team told him if he crashes again he's out. They can't afford to build another car for him, whether it's his fault or K-Mag slamming him into the wall. That's why RB told Williams that if they wanted Lawson, they'd have to be willing to give him up at a moment's notice. Similar to Logan, you crash, you're gone.
I feel like he's capable of more, but he's been backing down in every wheel to wheel situation, and really isn't pushing the car like he has in the past. His wins have mostly been because of strategy, not wheel to wheel racing that he's been known for in the past. He was very content to just stay at 6th place last weekend. Watching the pace map, it looked like he had the pace to catch Sainz, but just hung back. When Russel started catching him, he just sped up, but I'm sure Merc thought they'd have no problem catching him on fresh tires. Last edited by dfox; 08-28-2024 at 10:59 AM.. |
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His previous racing form was taking big risks. Sometimes they played out like in Sakhir in 2020. Other times he ended up in the wall. Sometimes he played super defense like 2021 Abu Dhabi where he held up Hamilton and let Max catch up. He was driving like that earlier in the season, but it resulted in a bunch of crashes and now he's stopped. My theory is he was given an ultimatum, don't crash again or you're out. So he's running conservatively. Holding positions and taking the points he can keep, rather than fighting to get higher up while risking another crash. Just a theory. |
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Made by the Italian idiots (!)
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Then we'll see them in a dress my friend .
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The FIA has extended the DRS zone on the main straight by 103 meters.
The goal is to increase the number of overtakes. |
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Cars should be overtaking in braking and corners. Less DRS, more smaller cars.
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I still like Checo and hope to see him return to form... he's not so far removed from decent form that I think it's impossible. Ric on the other hand, he's so far removed from his strong driving days that yes, he just needs to move on.
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