2023 Miami Grand Prix - Miami Intl. Autodrome, May 05 - 07

[AR3-GP]

No one is getting near RB in this regulation, I’m afraid. Merc rebuilding, Ferrari a mess, and AMR just aren’t ready. Got the good concept, but unable to develop it to challenge RB. Perez might leave at season close, he’s knows he can’t win. Ricciardo waiting in the wings.

Perez is contracted until 2024.

[DGP123]

No one is getting near RB in this regulation, I’m afraid. Merc rebuilding, Ferrari a mess, and AMR just aren’t ready. Got the good concept, but unable to develop it to challenge RB. Perez might leave at season close, he’s knows he can’t win. Ricciardo waiting in the wings.

Perez is contracted until 2024.

Means very little, in all honesty. Boring for us if he stays on.

[epo]

No one is getting near RB in this regulation, I’m afraid. Merc rebuilding, Ferrari a mess, and AMR just aren’t ready. Got the good concept, but unable to develop it to challenge RB. Perez might leave at season close, as he knows he can’t win. Ricciardo waiting in the wings.

Everything about the season just very predictable and boring

Why would Perez leave, no other winning team would want him. And RB will be happy to keep this winning duo, no chance for Ricciardo who hasn’t performed the last two years.

[AR3-GP]

No one is getting near RB in this regulation, I’m afraid. Merc rebuilding, Ferrari a mess, and AMR just aren’t ready. Got the good concept, but unable to develop it to challenge RB. Perez might leave at season close, he’s knows he can’t win. Ricciardo waiting in the wings.

Perez is contracted until 2024.

Means very little, in all honesty. Boring for us if he stays on.

Perez is not only contracted, but brings money from Telcel. RB have no reason to drop him. RB shareholders told Marko and Horner that they need to shore up the books. He's the perfect fit.

[DGP123]

Ok, he’s staying. I shouldn’t have said he ‘might’ leave. Sorry

Roll on, 26’, if he is staying.

[JordanMugen]

Wonderful 1-2 for Verstappen, Perez, Red Bull and Honda! Great stuff from the finely honed machine!

Safe to say for future races if you start outside top 10 or out of position, do the hard then med/soft tyre.

Stroll did that strategy and still finished out of the points with a podium car... I'm not sure being overtaken left, right and centre by people who have pitted and fitted faster tyres is such a great strategy. It doesn't seem that what Stroll gained at the end of the race exceeded the time Stroll lost in the middle of the race.

[chrisc90]

Perez wont leave. It would be stupid for him to leave the best team and end up at somewhere that is a second off the pace. Backwards step.

[harty71]

Why on earth would RB consider replacing Perez? He's comfortably securing second place, think about it.

[AR3-GP]

Perez wont leave. It would be stupid for him to leave the best team and end up at somewhere that is a second off the pace. Backwards step.

He will also easily become the most successful Mexican F1 driver for a very long time at this rate. He has zero reason to leave.

[chrisc90]

Wonderful 1-2 for Verstappen, Perez, Red Bull and Honda! Great stuff from the finely honed machine!

Safe to say for future races if you start outside top 10 or out of position, do the hard then med/soft tyre.

Stroll did that strategy and still finished out of the points with a podium car... I'm not sure being overtaken left, right and centre by people who have pitted and fitted faster tyres is such a great strategy. It doesn't seem that what Stroll gained at the end of the race exceeded the time Stroll lost in the middle of the race.

True. Not sure what to make of Stroll at the minute. The car is there, clearly, he just seems to lack a little race sharpness for some reason. Probably because he isnt used to being up the top I dont know.

[AR3-GP]

Safe to say for future races if you start outside top 10 or out of position, do the hard then med/soft tyre.

It's still risky because of safety cars and red flags.

[chrisc90]

Safe to say for future races if you start outside top 10 or out of position, do the hard then med/soft tyre.

It's still risky because of safety cars and red flags.

Very true. Guess it worked well today for RB. I think even if there was a SC staying on the hards would have been a good call because the pace of Max on them was phenomenal

[Big Tea]

Wonderful 1-2 for Verstappen, Perez, Red Bull and Honda! Great stuff from the finely honed machine!

Safe to say for future races if you start outside top 10 or out of position, do the hard then med/soft tyre.

Stroll did that strategy and still finished out of the points with a podium car... I'm not sure being overtaken left, right and centre by people who have pitted and fitted faster tyres is such a great strategy. It doesn't seem that what Stroll gained at the end of the race exceeded the time Stroll lost in the middle of the race.

True. Not sure what to make of Stroll at the minute. The car is there, clearly, he just seems to lack a little race sharpness for some reason. Probably because he isnt used to being up the top I dont know.

While I don't think Stroll is the best driver on the grid (by quite a way) I think he is quite capable of having a decade long career without disgracing himself, and if things fall well for him, becoming a respected driver.

He works hard at driving, but does not have the 1% flair that some champions have or that z factor some dive bombers have. To quote Coulthard when someone called him a hasbeen, If the alternatives are wannabee or neverwas, I'm cool with that.
He could luck into a championship with the right car and right circumstances, but its a hobby as much as a job for him. better than sitting around the pool with cocktails.

[vorticism]

If I may summarize the anti-RB crew ITT:

Quali: "Didn't make Q3! Wow! He is CRACKING! Perez showing who is the real best driver!"
Race: "It is OVER. The season is DONE. There are NO challengers. Verstappen will win ALL of the races. The sport is DOOMED!"

I wonder how long FOM and FIA will allow this RB dominance Pretty sure the viewing numbers will start to plummet after todays race… Clearly ZERO contenders to Max and his Third WDC this year… Perez is just pathetic sadly…

Basic understanding of F1 history is that it is defined by eras. McLaren era, Ferrari era, RB era, Merc era, etc. F1 has never been known for Mario Kart or NASCAR type races (or whatever the casuals are seeking). If you understand the sport well enough there aren't really any dull races.

[Big Tea]

If I may summarize the anti-RB crew ITT:

Quali: "Didn't make Q3! Wow! He is CRACKING! Perez showing who is the real best driver!"
Race: "It is OVER. The season is DONE. There are NO challengers. Verstappen will win ALL of the races. The sport is DOOMED!"

I wonder how long FOM and FIA will allow this RB dominance Pretty sure the viewing numbers will start to plummet after todays race… Clearly ZERO contenders to Max and his Third WDC this year… Perez is just pathetic sadly…

Basic understanding of F1 history is that it is defined by eras. McLaren era, Ferrari era, RB era, Merc era, etc. F1 has never been known for Mario Kart or NASCAR type races (or whatever the casuals are seeking). If you understand the sport well enough there aren't really any dull races.

Yip, it's sets. The best set of car, driver race team will always dominate because they cover all eventualities.
The best driver may not win due to not having the best car, the best car may not win due to not having the best driver or the best driver in the best car may not win the championship because they do not have the best team*, the car, driver and management will get it right often enough to level out the highs and lows and end the season with more points than luck skill or technology in any other combination.

There have been best drivers without championships, best cars without championships and best teams without championships, but when they come along together, it is obvious after the first few races, others are just making up the numbers.

*Ferrari seem to have their own special slot here