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@proesterchen. You could make the argument that there is no tension surrounding the leader to most races we’ve seen in the past decade. To me, a driver racing at 70% but managing fuel, tyres and energy to get […]

@proesterchen There’s more to a race than on track overtakes. It’s about tension, pressure, tactics, skill. There is no tougher challenge in Motorsport than racing in the wet in Monaco. There is no race that […]

Each to their own I guess. But I can’t believe anyone watched the skill from these drivers over the course of this weekend in all conditions and wasn’t impressed. A great drive from Max to extend the mediums, Ocon […]

I see where you’re coming from @jasonj but it think it’s a bit extreme to say he falls apart. He’s beaten some exceptional team-mates in Vettel and Verstappen. His performance at Renault was outstanding – […]

Yeah I agree with all of that. 2022 McLaren is certainly Schrodinger’s campaign. Norris is either Nuvolari or Ricciardo is Yuji Ide depending on which way you look at it. My take on it is that the cars didn’t suit […]

Thanks, I guess. What do you make of the actual story though Simon? Anyone can make glib remarks, post asinine gifs and grammatical corrections – if you’d like to add value why not offer an opinion on an actual […]

@drycrust I can see both sides. If Daniel makes a poor career choice, and for all we know Haas or Williams deliver a car 3 seconds off the pace as soon as he steps in it, then his career is totally lost. So I can […]

I forgot to add Michael Schumacher at 43 too.

I’m not sure I agree that Ricciardo is finished @jasonj @MichaelN. As recently as 2020 he obliterated Ocon, with numerous stand out drives and outqualified him 15 times in 17 comparable events. Monza 2021 […]

I think this is a really multi-faceted issue dependent not only on Ricciardo but on driver negotiations up and down the paddock. If I look at it in the short term, there are no obvious seats available at the front […]

Very good – I’m sure you’re aware the comparison is with Gilles. Leclerc is a high performer. He’s comfortably beaten both Vettel and Sainz who had strong reputations when Charles beat them. He’s also scored […]

I think Leclerc had a very strong 2022. It’s whether in this hypothetical scenario the drivers are racing the same car, with the same characteristics as part of the same team. For example, had Alonso been […]

I don’t agree with the claim the drivers are mediocre either @micio. Sainz has raced for multiple teams against strong team-mates and has 8 years experience and is being made to look like 2012 Massa. Leclerc is […]

I’m sceptical of Perez’s title chances as I think Max will run and hide once he gets the mid season momentum. Max had a slower start to last year and when he dialled himself into the car, or the team tailored the […]

As a British Ferrari fan I was delighted to see Bearman win – I thought it was a great drive to top a perfect weekend and, at 17, the World is at his feet. His junior results look fairly impressive too so he’s […]

@esploratore1 – I think they are more boring than practice. In practice, you can at least see different cars at different times, there’s unknown factors like new parts, racing lines and fuel loads. With the […]

Max effectively won his first Championship with the mentality, ‘the other guy has more to lose’. He can hardly act surprised now that the shoe is on the other foot. It’s a bit tragic that the only event of note […]

I honestly think Practice sessions are viewed more negatively than they should be. They never claimed to be adrenaline packed rollercoasters. They are data gathering exercises. Today I thought we went too far the […]

I think what makes me hate this format the most is the drivers’ reactions. Perez won and cracked a half smile. The other 2 not particularly cheerful. If the drivers don’t care – why should we?

Wholeheartedly agree – that had nothing on a quali session. 25% of the race distance lost due to the Tsunoda incident. Could easily have been cleared in a couple of laps.