taperoo2k wrote: ↑01 Jul 2024, 13:14
SKYnRacing24 wrote: ↑30 Jun 2024, 21:46
On Lando. My opinion if he can really make a title winning campaign is making me lean into the " No " camp. Last 4 outings he should of capitalised on at LEAST one of them. The fact he didn't should start raising questions, yes its a small sample size but he's not making the most of this race winning pace of the mclaren. Lando is a great driver but Max is a elite one
Silverstone will be fascinating as i feel the cars will be matched there and Mercedes looking to capitalise again.
Lando hasn't been in an F1 title fight before, so this is a learning experience for him. He might well decide to go about attacking Max in a different way going forwards. The thing that detracts from Max being truly great is his abysmal defending. He expects other drivers to get out of his way, and if they crash it's the other drivers fault. He simply cracks under pressure when he's got a faster car chasing him down.
He's not learned anything because the FIA haven't punished him properly when it's been appropriate to do so. To be truly elite he should have learned how to defend properly by now and not risk crashes. He was lucky yesterday that he didn't take himself out of the race. What I found most egregious was Max trying to shove Lando onto the grass after the crash.
As for the moving under braking rule? That was an unwritten rule before Max came along. It's not been policed well enough by the FIA, across the grid. Silverstone should be an entertaining race.
If Max has got both McLarens breathing down his neck? I guess we'll have a lot more to talk about next weekend.
Hmm indeed ,Andrea Stella gained alot of respect calling out the BS that harps back to 2021. I do feel Max's antics have been amplified abit too much. At the point of contact its easy to drift when looking at the apex. It was marginal but alot has been made that he's back to his old ways. I personally feel its always been there but due to the car and him being dominant this is the first time he feels like the car is on the back foot.
Ironically the reason why his dicing with Leclerc in 2022 wasn't seen as bad was partly due to with what happened in 2019 against him in Silverstone. Leclerc really held his own in wheel to wheel and matched his aggression. I genuinely feel he was spooked and gained some track space in mentality which is why they raced well in early 2022.
Lando will know how Max will race now and vice versa. Its a fascinating dynamic that can cloud your judgement in wheel to wheel. It happens to most top tier drivers who constantly fight for wins and championships. The FIA really need to stamp some authority and stay consistent to the rules they implemented.
There's no doubt in my mind that Lando and Max will come to blows again and its not mostly what comes down to the on track stuff. The aftermath of this collision is trending everywhere. Every social media F1 clout chaser are making multiple videos, Sky F1 are stroking the fire. Now we go to Silverstone where you get the best racing. Max is the villain. Lando the victim (Especially in the UK media's eyes)
These two must be ghosting social media atm, i can't imagine the toxicity developing to try and mess with there mentality going forwards. Max will be seriously annoyed by the media asking " So have you and Lando patched things up etc " and Lando to. The fact its Redbulls home race along with Lando and Mclarens will heighten the whole event.
Intersting times ahead.
“And that’s part of the game, is being able to be adaptive, and we’ve got this new car – I don’t know how it’s going to handle, hopefully she’s great.”
, and what's more, with McLaren's superior tyre life, a NOR victory is highly likely.