All kidding aside, it is a very remarkable achievement indeed. Fortunately we've been getting a tight and fierce battle for the top this season with quite a few surprises here and there, it definitely keeps the circus interesting despite all its hiccups.
Yeah the entire season has been quite the mess, but in a beautifully nail-biting way where genuine melodrama is king. Even a brand new circuit like Jeddah with its silly layout and no run-off areas looked like it was designed to maximize the chaos factor. I'm loving it though. I don't really have any preferences, I just hope we'll get to see a legendary final battle - possibly without it turning into another feral round of Demolition Derby and/or a Masi parade. Although that seems quite inevitable at this point
It was a spectacular race, Bottas cheating for Lewis, Lewis cheating and Max went almost berserk. Never seen anything like this. That Jeddah Corniche Circuit is most certainly not very safe.
We are going to miss the Iceman. Here an easy ride, Giovinazzi and Raikkonen driving on the Nuerbergring in a streetcar. (if already posted I am sorry):
I was hoping that the final round wouldn't come down to a Masidrama, but alas. FIA's inconsistency has been a constant (going either way) and it played a big role today as well, it honestly felt more like an artificial Netflix show than a proper race. Still, congrats to world champion Latifi, the true heir to Timo Glock!
In steward descisions it's 1-1. Verstappen was clearly ahead of Hamilton lap 1 and he refused to yield pushing himself off track and gaining a huge advantage.
Motorsport is unfair anyway as a mechanical sport. Hamilton was faster today but for the whole season Verstappen is deserved champion, counting the 2 races he was rammed off track by Mercedes.
Also this season is good for Hamiltons legend. Hamilton for once being able to show his skills instead of just driving away in the better car. Always thought Verstappen was the superior driver but after this season it's hard to call who is better. Both were flawless and in a league of their own.
At the end of the day there was little sense to continue, Max/Red Bull were deserving champions despite everything and certainly had no fault in FIA's shitshows. Let's hope it all leads to improvements in how races are managed and in a clearer rule book. inb4 Toto becomes the new director in pectore
I don't see a shitshow. There is a race director for exactly the margins in rules to make a decision on the spot. A decision was made which Mercedes assumed would not be made, and they lost. No big deal.
The new helmet cams are nuts. Really great sense of speed and shows the quick reactions of these drivers.
Yup, they look almost surreal..a nice addition for sure. Not a bad start for Ferrari's power unit either this year, it's too early to tell and anything can happen but SBinotto's meme era finally seems to be fading away. On a related note: https://streamja.com/bw6Gv
Here's hoping the championship will be another thrilling one, I'd like to see a continuation of the new Charles-Max battle with Hamilton trying to sneak in at every occasion and with surprises from the mid-pack crowd.
I quit watching after Max' drop out. I don't like this season so far. The porposing, the amount of red flags during qualifications. Although car crashes, if the driver stays unharmed, are kinda funny. Nikita Mazepin (the son of a Russian oligarch, former team Haas) used to be a good entertainer.
Those three years spent building the new engine from scratch ultimately did make Ferrari competitive (roughly on par with Redbull's PU, with everyone else being inferior at the moment), and the drivers are solid as well. Problem is, the muretto is still there
Just like in the Vettel era, it feels a bit like the Baton Roue meme. The data about reliability is still a black box for everybody though and that could definitely be a major deciding factor for the championship as well. We'll see, there's still a long way to go and so far it's been objectively a pretty fun/eventful ride.
(Ferrari supporter too, and I've been following Leclerc since his F2 debut, the pain goes on for another year I guess, nice bait at the season's start )
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No no, it's not over yet! I want Leclerc or Perez to take this years championship title.
Things can change real quick in just a few races. It becomes boring to watch if one driver just pushes ahead with a huge lead.
Max is a great driver and deserves the wins he gets, but I just can't like him as person.
The closer racing is exciting and a welcome change this year but compromised by the harsh and dangerous ride a lot of the cars are giving the drivers.
I'm sure Hamilton was over-egging his back issues as he got out of the car but it's obviously a problem and it's not good long term for the drivers being subjected to that kind of physical beating.
Binotto's bewildered face during the interviews at the end of the race was quite telling, he looked completely lost. The engineers clearly do know the reason for the multiple failures linked to different components but it's probably too late to fix the cars without negatively affecting the performance as well..and that wouldn't really solve the problem. Undisputed Saturday afternoon racing champions though!
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