Formula 1 Discussion - And favourite driver?

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gg Kimi
 
Either that or Verstappen has finally found the way to drive this generation of cars. Also: Antonelli's first 3 poles are all in a row. Like Senna and Schumacher. Sooo, this year's champion is Antonelli?
 
LeClerc called Antonelli a bad driver on the radio. Said he doesn't know how to drive wheel to wheel and was going to cause a crash.

Hamilton had an early overtake on Verstappen that made me think Max was breaking down. The speed differential coming out of the corner was insane. I can't recall if it was LeClerc or Hamilton that mentioned sometimes they get unintentional overtakes due to battery strategy. I wonder if that was the case or the boost/overtake systems are just that much more powerful. It makes DRS look insignificant by comparison.
 
Balr0g said:
Either that or Verstappen has finally found the way to drive this generation of cars. Also: Antonelli's first 3 poles are all in a row. Like Senna and Schumacher. Sooo, this year's champion is Antonelli?
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Well it's clear that Merc got it right this year with it seemingly looking like the start of another dominant period for the Silver Arrows. I wonder how long it will take Ferrari to win another constructors or is the Italian Political horseshit too engrained?
 
ForTheHoard said:
Hamilton had an early overtake on Verstappen that made me think Max was breaking down. The speed differential coming out of the corner was insane. I can't recall if it was LeClerc or Hamilton that mentioned sometimes they get unintentional overtakes due to battery strategy. I wonder if that was the case or the boost/overtake systems are just that much more powerful. It makes DRS look insignificant by comparison.
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You get the boost (or as Leclerc calls it "Mario Kart mushroom") for an entire lap not at selected places. So it is at least more powerful then the old DRS. But you also have to husband your energy so it can be a double-edged sword. The drivers still learn how to manage it. Though in the Sprint Verstappen overtook Hamilton when Hamilton had overused his tyres. And Hamilton is again the slower of the two Ferrari. If this trend keeps going I can see Ferrari shitcan Hamilton (or perhaps relegate him to the WEC program) at the end of the season and bring in Bearman.

And Merc being dominant? I am not so sure. This isn't 2014-2016. Let's wait until Mercedes has their upgrades and then we might get a better picture.
 
Balr0g said:
You get the boost (or as Leclerc calls it "Mario Kart mushroom") for an entire lap not at selected places. So it is at least more powerful then the old DRS. But you also have to husband your energy so it can be a double-edged sword. The drivers still learn how to manage it. Though in the Sprint Verstappen overtook Hamilton when Hamilton had overused his tyres. And Hamilton is again the slower of the two Ferrari. If this trend keeps going I can see Ferrari shitcan Hamilton (or perhaps relegate him to the WEC program) at the end of the season and bring in Bearman.

And Merc being dominant? I am not so sure. This isn't 2014-2016. Let's wait until Mercedes has their upgrades and then we might get a better picture.
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Well at least Hamilton can be somewhat on the pointy end of the grid though Ferrari is looking for someone younger to hopefully groom into a winner/champion. Has Hamilton been worth the cash that Ferrari spent on him is the ultimate question?
 
Balr0g said:
Either that or Verstappen has finally found the way to drive this generation of cars. Also: Antonelli's first 3 poles are all in a row. Like Senna and Schumacher. Sooo, this year's champion is Antonelli?
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Points to Max for getting that much out of the car while still noting there are issues with downshifting and keeping the rear axle on the ground. Three more weeks and maybe podiums could be possible.
 
I know it's hard to see anything in the rain with the way the cars are designed but it's funny when people used to post this pic back in the day to poke fun at nascar and now F1 pretty much does the same thing.
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Coccxys said:
Engine proposal for 2031 rules is turbo hybrid v8 on fully sustainable fuel with much less power coming from the electrical components. Let's hope they don't all cuck on it.
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Really beggars belief that this isn’t happening in 2026. This gamble fucking sucked and they never should have done it. Why did they pull this year’s regs out of their ass when this was always an option?

Also everyone is complaining that the colour grading from F1 journos is terrible and I’d have to agree. This is a drowned corpse vibe. Reanimated fresh off the mortuary slab lmao.

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