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@rekibsn That’s a really good point about the AM low rake car and potential rear end stability issues that might be a real thorn in SV’s side in righting the ship.

anon Fair comment. I’m not even clear at the moment if Brawn has claimed 50% or ‘up to’ 50% loss in downforce, and I’m sure that varies depending on the type of study done, with what wings, in what wind tunnel, […]

Rodber I thought MW was being fair and diplomatic with his viewpoint.

@todfod I really don’t see SV demanding #1 status on the team at any point, even if he ends up besting LS. I’m sure SV instinctively knows they wouldn’t do that to LS, relegate him to some designated number 2 sta […]

@pastaman Perhaps it might from someone in their armchairs, but MW has been inside F1 of course, so I’m sure he’s pretty well equipped to suss out what is real and what is ‘Hollywood’ from the show.

SadF1fan I’ve never been a big SV fan but I do like the guy and I’ve defended him around here when I have felt the rhetoric was over the top, but I think you’ve been pretty fair and accurate with your comme […]

Rodber there might be an element of truth to what you are saying, and as well SP has already shown he has a better handle on the car than AA did, albeit it seems a better car too. SP and the team probably jointly […]

@geekzilla9000 Yeah well said. Fun to play around with the what if’s. It is too bad the reality is that we don’t usually get on the top teams the LH/NR or the Senna/Prost type pairings. I’m a huge Jacques Ville […]

anon The point being you continue to want to just equate experience with numbers of races, and I include the quality of that experience. If I am to you condescending towards drivers of today and their experience […]

anon I don’t equate the experience today’s drivers get, to the experience of the drivers of the past that you cite. It’s not apples to apples to just count numbers of races imho. And you are comparing stric […]

@nicharvs That’s fair comment and from what Brawn has said F1 cars currently lose about 50% of their downforce while in dirty air. I was basing my remark on considering that Mick probably wasn’t trying to be sci […]

@kbdavies Well while of course how could I possibly know for certain, does it look to you like I’m wrong? What signs do you see that TW is about to pair Max with LH to see LH finish off his F1 career, and what s […]

Why? Would it be a surprise if in that car it feels like an 80% loss of downforce?

J_Olivier I don’t think it is uncommon at all to hear of drivers new to teams and their cars, and they new to these drivers, needing time to gel. The way I think of it and always have is that we should want it to […]

@balue Total speculation on your part and as I say at the time it was happening they could not have known he wasn’t going to get into Q3 on the yellows, which were the preferred tire to start on. Became moot w […]

@johnrkh I’m not sure DR is meaning it that specifically, and he might be just generally speaking to when he might be comfortable enough in the car for something such as a ‘perfect lap’ knowing that drivers often […]

@balue Pretty sure what he means is that in general they (RBR) don’t make a lot of mistakes, his point being in terms of them being competition to Mercedes this season. As well, you are using the luxury of […]

@geekzilla9000 Yeah of course this is just for fun as LH doesn’t have enough time left in F1 nor likely the desire to take on Max, and Max is only just now finally in an RBR that looks for the time being to be a […]

Gary imho for the amount of running the car allowed him in race 1 FA has already shown he has come back in fine form and will only get better. I thought he out drove the car and I think he’s going to be a lot of f […]

So just to be precise, one race this season so far, and 4 3/4 on a top team otherwise, as he didn’t start 2016 at RBR. But otherwise yeah, 6 seasons and one race so far in F1. Hardly ‘near a decade’ but that kind […]