Leclerc taking down Tsunoda, Norris and Russell on that mighty restart
He really is a fantastic starter. Aside from the Austria lap 1 incident, I think he's only lost positions on a start once this entire year?
I would be really shocked if Hamilton suddenly found his WDC form again. It's not out of the question but I think Hamilton is a solid pickup for reasons outside of "just" driving. He's extremely popular, personable, and charismatic; he can carry the Ferrari brand for a long time, and do a lot in that respect that literally no other driver can. Him being good on-track is more of a bonus. As long as he brings in consistent points and a win or two, which I'm sure he will, he'll be fulfilling his role.
Hi Vanja, I don't understand your answer, I asked about Hamilton and not about Loic.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 14:52To what end? Restart mess with Norris and Russell isn't worthy of DSQ or any kind of sporting penalty, especially since many other drivers made the same procedural error. As for Russell and Hamilton tyre pressure change after aborted start, they probably argued their case well enough and blamed the mess on restart grid. That's a thing between FIA and the team, third parties are not involved. Appealing that decision would require some substantial new evidence or previous precedent and would likely end up being dismissed in any case. All that effort for 2 more points for Ferrari and 4 more points for McLaren?
I thought Serra joined as TD, is Hamilton taking that place too?Formula 1 fan 1996 wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 13:38Is it good decision for Hamilton to drive for Ferrari in 2025, considering Mercedes' problems with car in 2024??
Why don't we take a swing at Kiminelli? Yes, it will be difficult to steal him from Toto, but Ferrari for the Italian is not an empty sound and very tempting.
We already have our own Verstappen, Charles is no worse, they say he makes a lot of mistakes, but in the same season 2022, that he and Max had 2 mistakes for the whole season, Max was lucky that his mistakes did not affect the result, Charles did not.jumpingfish wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 14:54Oh no, Bearman or Norris are not on Verstappen's level at the moment, even taking into account his stubbornness, he will bring more points in one rainy weekend than these two put together.
That's why we should have both of them in one team and prevent other teams from having himyooogurt wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 16:39We already have our own Verstappen, Charles is no worse, they say he makes a lot of mistakes, but in the same season 2022, that he and Max had 2 mistakes for the whole season, Max was lucky that his mistakes did not affect the result, Charles did not.jumpingfish wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 14:54Oh no, Bearman or Norris are not on Verstappen's level at the moment, even taking into account his stubbornness, he will bring more points in one rainy weekend than these two put together.
Make sense) but what about Kiminelli? what if he's a top driver on the level of Charles and Max?jumpingfish wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 16:53That's why we should have both of them in one team and prevent other teams from having him
He is 18 only so he has many years in F1, let him mature like a good wine, and in 5-10 years it will be quite possible to take him as a replacement for Leclerc or Verstappen or whoever will be in Ferrari at that time. The main thing is to create the fastest cars with reliable engines and have convincing political influence, and for this the team management must make efforts now.yooogurt wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 16:57Make sense) but what about Kiminelli? what if he's a top driver on the level of Charles and Max?jumpingfish wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 16:53That's why we should have both of them in one team and prevent other teams from having him
wouldn't it be better to try to take him instead of Max?
Totally agree with this.venkyhere wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 17:23Since we are discussing drivers, I believe the only guy who can trade punches in a wheel to wheel scrap battle with Verstappen (provided they have similarly capable cars underneath them) , is LeClerc. And I am not basing this on just the beginning of 2022. It's from something like 2019 that I've been observing - Max reads the mind of the other driver, the only driver who can do the reverse and read his mind, is LeClerc. Because wheel-to-wheel is a lot about reading the other guy even when he is behind.
What a tiring narrative. If you added up all the points Ferrari lost Leclerc vs. the amount of points Leclerc lost Leclerc, the points Ferrari lost would be like 3x more...
Ok, but what does Hamilton have to do with car design?Formula 1 fan 1996 wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 16:03Hi Vanja, I don't understand your answer, I asked about Hamilton and not about Loic.
Antonelli needs to show what he's got in the next couple of seasons first. They skipped his F3 campaign and put him straight to F2 and now F1. Max came in even younger, yes, but he was unbelievably crash prone until 2020. It takes some psychological maturity to compete in F1 at the highest level