Alright when was that again.....?

pcraenme · Nov 17, 2020

Jim Layee said:
Max reminds me so much of his father when the toys fly out the pram. He has great skills but needs a team that's tougher on him then Red Bull to put him in his place and then he might be great all round.

I read a book this summer about Jos and Max about their careers en personalities and they are similar but also very different. And he does not need a team to put him in his place... Max needs Red Bull and Honda to give him a WC capable winning car. Yes, Max may express himself strongly from time to time, but that is what he should do. Red Bull and Helmut Marko each year promise to deliver a car that can win championships and they are not delivering for years now. And even Hamilton complains openly on his pitradio and in interviews when he thinks his team did not do a good job or uses a wrong strategy in his opinion. That’s why Lewis and Max are the best drivers on the grid... they demand the maximum from their teams and from themselves.

davehenrie · Nov 17, 2020

PaulAM said:
Can anyone think of 'some kind of low grip surface covering that could be sprayed onto a track' ??
anyone
anyone
Bueller
Bueller
Nope.Cant think of anything. I'll go fill the kettle with water and have a cuppa.
I'm sure I can come up with something that can be 'developed'....

Nascar has long used 'spray on' traction enhancement pavement coverings. It would be simple matter of chemistry to reverse the process and then spray on a slickeryness coating.

davehenrie · Nov 17, 2020

markg88 said:
To be frank, your suggestion is REALLY stretching logic! The dominance of the Mercedes cars is very obvious, apart from to Hamilton fans.
Lewis achieved 1 WDC and 20+ something wins from 2007 to 2013 incl. .. ie in 7 years
Lewis achieved 6 WDC and 73+ wins from 2014 to 2020, ie. 7 years

Bottas suddenly became a race-winner once he joined Mercedes. Hamilton is by far the better driver in that team and with Bottas as team-mate next year, it will WDC number 8.
I don't know of a sport where the champion a year ahead is already known.

Have you not paid attention to the past 20 years of the NFL? or this year's NBA? Guessing the winner is rather easy when conditions put certain components together combined with the collapse of competitors. Golden State was crippled, Los Angeles Lakers had possibly the easiest path to the finals via the Western conference in years. Brady & Belichick just happened to reside in the weakest division in the NFL for most of the past 20 years. Thus the path to the SuperBowl was consistently easier than teams faced in other divisions. Lewis Hamilton's past 7 years have been remarkedly free from competition. This is not his fault, not a dig against the man, but the failings of Ferrari and Mclaren to stand up to Mercedes have left us with rather predictable results. The one driver who did challenge him, Nico, finally got a championship and promptly retired. Imagine if the past few seasons were as dramatic as the year Nico won and also the year prior to that when he challenged for the championship. I believe Schumacher elevated Ferrari(combined with Brawn) and that was part of his greatness. I believe Hamilton also has elevated Mercedes and will no doubt be looked upon as truly one of the greats. I also believe that unfortunately for Hamilton, much of his recent success has been lacking a Mika Hakinnen or Alain Prost. Seb Vettel and Alonso both presided over the collapse of their respective teams. Hamilton benefited, but he had to be 'great' to reach out and grab what Ferrari, Mclaren, Renault etc , all found to be beyond their reach.

davehenrie · Nov 17, 2020

michelforest said:
True. I read all kind of b.s. about Hamilton but he wins without bullying or cheating, unlike a certain German driver whose records are forever tainted in my opinion.

you mean Lewis never slowed down to back Nico closer to Seb in the off chance the Red Car could get between the two Mercs? Naw, he's always been a 'gentleman.' I think you will find, winners are ruthless, in some form or the other. Nice guys? Leave that to the marketing team.

muzikant · Nov 17, 2020

Jim Layee said:
Max reminds me so much of his father when the toys fly out the pram. He has great skills but needs a team that's tougher on him then Red Bull to put him in his place and then he might be great all round.

let team redbull first but build a good car after all those promises
Max is often better than the car is

muzikant · Nov 17, 2020

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muzikant · Nov 17, 2020

muzikant said:
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Check the front wing pictures. Thanks to Redbull very sharp brain before the race

miuqana · Nov 17, 2020

This is a calendar with the tracks that they have contract. Australia and Monaco are unrealistic in the first semester, probably they will change date... I don't think that Baku would be done, Azerbaijan is at war with Armenia...

Damage Inc · Nov 17, 2020

It's easy to overdrive an underperforming car and make an error, it's equally as easy to drive a superior car well within your limits if you're good enough and be flawless.

Gufo_Tave · Nov 17, 2020

FinFan said:
Too many races. I don't think that will be feasible.

Completely agree. Liberty Media did not understood that this is not NASCAR, that is a national championship.

This is a World championship. The right amount of races should be about 16-18 races for season, IMHO

paracletus · Nov 17, 2020

LH will probably retire next year.
If all cars are equal in 2022 -- DC for Alonso

pcraenme · Nov 17, 2020

paracletus said:
LH will probably retire next year.
If all cars are equal in 2022 -- DC for Alonso

One thing we can be sure about.... cars will never be equal in Formula One! And I would like Lewis to stay in F1 in 2022 and try to become WC with another team. And if not, be beaten by the someone from the new generation.

michelforest · Nov 17, 2020

davehenrie said:
you mean Lewis never slowed down to back Nico closer to Seb in the off chance the Red Car could get between the two Mercs? Naw, he's always been a 'gentleman.' I think you will find, winners are ruthless, in some form or the other. Nice guys? Leave that to the marketing team.

Sorry, but you can't compare LH's behaviour with Schumacher's. LH never tried to push another car off the track as MS did (multiple times). Adelaide 1994? Jerez 1997? Montreal 1998? Hungary 2010? (etc.)

He was supremely gifted but he still was a bully in my book and that's why I never respected him.

Durge Driven · Nov 17, 2020

Nice article, all respect to Lewis on and off track

The GOAT? Our writers on whether Lewis Hamilton is the greatest, if 2020 is his best season and more | Formula 1®

Now that Lewis Hamilton has sealed his record-equalling seventh Formula 1 World Championship, we asked F1.com's writers and contributors whether this is his best season ever, if he is the greatest F1 driver of them all, how many more titles he can win, and other tough questions...

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For me is one G.O.A.T.

Motorsports Goat has to be Rickey Carmicheal
Among his 12 AMA titles he stood on the podium 100% for 6
He won all 24 outdoors races in a season twice contending with double (40) the competitors

Till a F1 driver does that, well ....

Damage Inc · Nov 18, 2020

Durge Driven said:
Nice article, all respect to Lewis on and off track

The GOAT? Our writers on whether Lewis Hamilton is the greatest, if 2020 is his best season and more | Formula 1®

Now that Lewis Hamilton has sealed his record-equalling seventh Formula 1 World Championship, we asked F1.com's writers and contributors whether this is his best season ever, if he is the greatest F1 driver of them all, how many more titles he can win, and other tough questions...

www.formula1.com

For me is one G.O.A.T.

Motorsports Goat has to be Rickey Carmicheal
Among his 12 AMA titles he stood on the podium 100% for 6
He won all 24 races in a season ....twice

Till a F1 driver does that, well ....

Sadly for the vast majority of clueless motorsport numpties F1 is the only motorsport. I don't even regard F1 drivers as the best on 4 wheels, that's Rally drivers.

Damage Inc · Nov 18, 2020

Mind you in a way I feel sorry for Lewis, what he has achieved with Mercedes is amazing. Car/driver dominance never seen before. But the dominance of the car overshadows his personal acheivements IMO. If the Merc was a POS and he was still winning then that's the driver, but in a superior car (in every area at the start of the hybrid era, then rivals sort of caught up in some areas (but crucially not overall)) it's the vehicle. I just don't understand why people can't "get" that, it's a fact that the car has dominated. It's an unprecedented era in modern F1 history, not the driver but the team dominance.

Jim Layee · Nov 18, 2020

muzikant said:
let team redbull first but build a good car after all those promises
Max is often better than the car is

His skills are not in doubt , it's his temperament that needs work .

DRkcuf · Nov 18, 2020

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