Matthijs

Honestly, I think that they (mostly Red Bull) use a pre 2014 car not for the sound but because the pre 2014 engines were much less complicated to operate and therefore more suitable for demos. But I might be […]

@jerejj Of that F3 field in 2005 eventually 6 drivers managed to make it to F1, although Di Grassi and Vd Garde didn’t last long in F1.

Sure it was Nyck’s fault. But I saw an identical scenario as in Hungary 2021, when Bottas bowlingballed several cars off the track at the start. In both cases it was Norris who overtook and then cut across the […]

I think neither Tsunoda nor De Vries have what it take to become a (successful) Red Bull driver. Red Bull must look for other talents.

After having watched the qualifyings and the sprint race, I already had enough F1 for the weekend after the SC in the main race and I had to endure another 30 laps. This feeling was mostly caused by the race being […]

@wsrgo Indeed, the lowest since they started with this ranking. I expected a 3. But the summary (“A poor, poor weekend for De Vries”) fits perfectly, it was just as bad as it looked.

You can’t rewrite history. You can’t give Hamilton the win, because he didn’t win the Abu Dhabi GP 2021. The only way to give Hamilton his (deserved) win is to demote or disqualify Verstappen for that race, which […]

The sixth race of the year provides just as many points as the final race and is therefore just as important in the championship race. The issue with the 2021 season is that there were many races that could have […]

True, but that is semantics. My point is how can a driver that is considered to be one of the best of his time perform so poorly within one or a few years. The talent didn’t just vanish, so it must be something […]

@proesterchen I understand why you say that, but it does not feel fair towards Ricciardo. In his first years at Red Bull he was considered one of the very best, and now as one of the very worst? Strange what lack […]

I realize that I didn’t read Perez’ comments well. I thought he was complaining, but he is saying that his predecessors, unlike himself, did not get an equal treatment.

I think both Perez as Verstappen get equal material, but I do think that Max gets the preferential treatment at Red Bull when it comes to strategics or team orders. But Verstappen and Perez are also not equal […]

@freelittlebirds That sounds like throwing the towel. I agree that Red Bull is very much ahead, but it happens very often that the pecking order is different at the end of the year than at the beginning. Like last […]

I feel in general team Mercedes and their team members sound very downbeat this year: Hamilton complaining that the team did not listen to him, Wolff saying Red Bull cannot be caught and so on. I think they are […]

@bascb I feel that way because you insulted me Bas. I don’t think that Verstappen is a really nice person but he is a true racer. I am not annoyed if he goes for the fastest lap because it warrants a point and I d […]

@bascb Not cool Bas. I follow F1 for more than 30 years and I am an F1-fan first before I am a Verstappen-fan. You don’t know me so don’t imply you know what I value. I leave it to this.

@rdotquestionmark I bet against it. Why would Red Bull do that? They have no opposition at the moment and there is no clear indication that Perez will truly be better/faster than Verstappen over the course of an […]

@drmouse Did he get an explicit order though? Because after the ‘33.0’ (hold constant pace) message a radio call from the pit wall to Perez was broadcasted that he was clear to push.

@bascb Honest question, why is Verstappen an Ahole to go for fastest lap and the championship lead? Isn’t that what it’s all about, maximising your points and leading the championship? I recall no message from Red […]

Can we give this a rest? In 2014 Mercedes took the dominance from Red Bull and now Red Bull took it back. In time (few years? Few races?) this dominance from Red Bull will diminish. And I hope so, because I like a […]