Dave

To split a hair– Verstappen won the championship, fairly.

Did you see the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix? Max lost his nut that race. He was lucky not to get a harsher penalty. No, Max’s driving this year was more a […]

@brum55 I don’t recall Renault messing with Ferrari’s fuel rig!

@giraffeman92 True, and also he lost the 2007 championship because of team strategy, lost the 2016 championship because of a failed PU, and now lost the 2021 championship because of a race director not doing what […]

Well, Shumi did ram Damon Hill for one and got disqualified from another for trying the same on Villeneuve so I’ll happily see that record fall!

And just to add, Max I think was slightly the better driver but unfair in his racing tactics. Lewis was the fairer driver on track. Max had a lot of bad luck but that decision by the stewards not to penalise him […]

I think on balance Max was the stronger driver in more of the races. Lewis I think was a bit rusty, having not had a strong challenge for a whole season since 2016, but he came on strong at the end. Saudi was nuts […]

My issue is not a) following the sporting regulations, which the strategists base their strategies on in these circumstances and b) teams, no matter who, lobbying the race director who is supposed to be focussed […]

Neither team turned the PUs up and Redbull pulled that Jeddah lap out after being behind all weekend so I would expect quali to be very close again.

But before we all jump on Verstappen’s back, can we all look at the absolute hubris and irony of Hamilton fans talking about a driver unfairly pushing others wide or using the run-off to keep positions? That was t […]

@thegianthogweed it’s too close to call this year but comparing it to last year, where a post covid Hamilton had been spanking Bottas up to that point in a car that Redbull had finally out-developed…….
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Not convinced Redbull have this one. I think it will be close.

My vote would be PU change, start from the back with a skinny wing and go for it 2006 GP2 style. Max used up his tyres too quickly in Sochi and […]

@balue If Bottas had decided to throw the race then why did he do this:

Seems pretty motivated to me. He was going for 4th and closed Daniel right down on the last lap. Doesn’t seem to me like he’s throwing […]

@maxv My point was he could have been more successful than he has been if he’d checked his ego. If he’d played the team game at McLaren instead of demanding number one status he may have won the 2008 title and may […]

@maxv 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 McLaren. 2017 and 2018 Ferrari. 7 championship challenging cars he could have driven if his ego hadn’t stopped him.

He hasn’t won a race or fought for a championship since he was at Ferrari, whereas Ferrari have won many races and fought for 2 Championships since. The circumstances by which he gave up that drive are well known, […]

I think the point is, where other drivers did this as a pure reaction in the race, Alonso pre-meditated doing it to avoid losing any ground and possibly to gain an advantage if he could. He certainly didn’t lose […]

Regardless of the takes above, it’s a good insight into Alonso’s mind, which I have seen numerous times over the years. He looks at his environment and decides how best to take advantage of it. No surprise. He’s a […]

@roadrunner why because neither deserve to be? No. They finished 1 2 because they can!

So if you assume both cars take the same approach to racing and go for every move regardless, Silverstone both cars DNF, then Max loses +7 and he is now just +9.

Max should start thinking about that! Lewis is […]

@esploratore1 I’m gonna argue that one.

Imola. Hamilton doesn’t bail out first corner, both cars DNF. Max -8

Spain. Hamilton doesn’t bail out first corner, both cars DNF. Lewis -8

Baku. Max doesn’t get a […]