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7 December 2020, 04:21 AM | #1231 |
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Errr Mercedes, Now the botched mix tire set on Russell’s pit stop.
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7 December 2020, 04:22 AM | #1232 |
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That was a mess. Hamilton must be screaming at his TV somewhere.
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If it really is the car that makes the difference, the one person who should be the most, by a million miles, upset about that is Bottas. He’s on the same team, same engine, same everything, and he’s really not competitive with Hamilton. What is Merc doing to Lewis’s car they are not doing to Bottas’s? |
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7 December 2020, 04:28 AM | #1234 |
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Wow what a pass!!!!!!!!!!
Going to be an exciting finish to an exciting race thus far! F1 need to keep this track on the circuit for next year. |
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WOW Mercedes, did the management intelligence also get covid with Lewis. Unbelievable and poor Botas, it’s like the team works against him.
Completely fubar’d both their drivers. Oh, and go Perez. |
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Way to go Checo!!!!!
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Congrats Perez!
Mercedes......... really?!!!?
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Soooo.... happy for Perez!
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The best car is supposed to win, that’s the point, building the best car to win, then put a great driver in it. But seriously, we need to start a go fund me or something to provide a shaman, a witch doctor, and a voodoo priest to break Valtteri’s curse at this point, I’m convinced there’s something paranormal going on. (An honorable mention to Max who was ko'd by Leclerc, was hoping to see Max bring it). Amazing race Perez, love an underdog success story. |
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Cause announcers are never guilty of hyperbole or kissing the ass of a Champion. Did you expect them to say the 0 pt bottom feeding Williams driver (because of the car) who should have won his first race in same car Lewis won his championship was a fluke? Not gonna bite the hand that feeds IMO.
Next week put Vandoorne in for the iPso facto win. It is the car, I thought today proved it but we are all entitled to our opinion. |
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I give Lewis credit for Championship with McLaren but when Bottas could have won multiple w/o Lewis at Mercedes and Nico did only further serves to prove my point. Just sayin. As to Russell he is managed by Toto Wolf. |
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What a fantastic finish... Congratulations for Sergio!
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Kudo’s to Perez and Racing Point for both drivers on podium.
Toto doesn’t mange Russell in contract terms but is the key to his future - yet, he may rue some words from earlier this Summer... “I’m confident that we have the strongest driver pairing in F1 today. And signing Valtteri is an important step in retaining this strength for the future. I’m looking forward to seeing him continue to raise the bar together with us this year and in 2021.” Russell’s performance was stellar today but Williams has a 3rd year on his contract. A pairing with Lewis might look like the best year of racing with Nico. It would take some shifting of duties. Now that Claire and the family have sold Williams, maybe George could wriggle free and relegate Bottas to another role (I don’t know if Bottas’ contract guarantees the #2 seat). Shifting gears: I hope Perez gets a deal over the next week or so - testing is around the corner, figuratively speaking. He has outshone Daddy’s boy in every category. It was embarrassing for Racing Point when Lance gave the post-race live interview in Sky Sports in his underwear......clearly clueless about sponsors. Even our amateurs know to zip up for TV to show the colors and the sponsors. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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I think Perez or Russell could very easily take Albons seat. I can’t see him staying after this year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Pumped for Perez, hopefully Red Bull snatches him up
Gutted for George, what a mess! also feel bad for Max, was hoping to see those 2 battle it out Bottas, why is he here lol |
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What a rollercoaster. Bottas’ bad luck overflowed to Russell today. Unbelievable.
They should send Bottas back to Williams. But time and experience are good for George, and if he has the talent, I’m not sure Lewis wants someone who can challenge him. Favorite quote was from the talking heads again, this time about how Mercedes is unstoppable when in the clear air in front, but isn’t very good at passing. Immediately followed by Russell carving up the grid twice like a Christmas turkey. They should just say Bottas is crap and can’t pass. Didn’t Lewis go from around last to a podium a couple times in the last couple years?
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Perez is the best choice since he’s uncontracted. He has also been publicly quoted as saying RB is his best option for 2021. Russell has another year at Williams. But if Red Bull became a M-B engine customer, who know? Just to stir the chilipot, Lewis hasn’t signed anything for 2021. He stated many times he’s “just getting started” and wants to stay with M-B. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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George was robbed twice but should be proud as he was absolutely epic and a faultless drive with all that pressure.
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So the investigation into the Russell pit stop snafu got more interesting.
A fine of €20,000 imposed on the team. One interesting finding...Russell himself made a radio transmission entering pit lane that stepped on the race engineer’s radio call that #63 was coming in first. Bottas’ tires had been staged when a hasty last minute double-stack decision was made. Not really his fault - one of training in a team radio protocol. But both drivers suffered due to it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Nice race, Perez did a great job.
Russell is the real winner imho. What a hungry driver. Top performance. Guess the contract negotiations between Hamilton and MB are easy now. They surely don’t need him anymore. Best if Hamilton retires anyway so he can focus on law suits and whatever else rocks his boat
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Astonishing radio communication from Russell. That he could race like that yet not know where all the controls were.
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