Confirmed with Link: Hamilton going to a red team (The F1 Thread)

[Bub]

Leclerc + Hamilton is such a spicy lineup. I wonder if that means the Merc is gonna be shit again this year though

That, or they'll get Sainz and he'll have to grapple with the reality of being a #2 again (behind Russell) while being told he's a co-#1...

 

[DaveG]

Leclerc + Hamilton is such a spicy lineup. I wonder if that means the Merc is gonna be shit again this year though

I mean, Merc hasn't shown any signs on closing the gap to Red Bull in the past season. They barely edged out Ferrari and that was entirely due to Ferrari's reliability issues. Hell Mercedes would have most certainly finished further back than Ferrari in 23 than they did in 22 if not for those retirements.

 

[sheriff bart]

Merc wasn’t developing the car as Hamilton wanted. Ferrari has speed but tire degradation was their biggest issue.

 

[DaveG]

 

[Bub]

 

[Svechhammer]

This actually has me convinced this will be a good movie. Zimmer only puts out bangers

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807108723443126437

 

[Bub]

Speaking of bangers, how about that Verstappen/Norris row?

That aside, I really can't stand the constant whining the drivers do now. "He's over the limit!" "He crossed the white line!" etc etc. I know the rules encourage it, but man is it annoying as hell.

 

[Svechhammer]

Speaking of bangers, how about that Verstappen/Norris row?

That aside, I really can't stand the constant whining the drivers do now. "He's over the limit!" "He crossed the white line!" etc etc. I know the rules encourage it, but man is it annoying as hell.

I thought it was great racing, but definitely over the line by both. Norris was dive-bombing, sure, but he had to because Max was continuously moving under braking (a major no-no). The final contact was inevitable, but also bush-league from Max to turn into Norris going into the corner to force contact. And then for good measure ran him off the track on the straight after.

The 10 second penalty was a joke. Lando had his race ruined and Max had no consequences at all because of the gap. Eventually F1 has to hit Max hard for this shit, you can't have drivers intentionally wrecking others and creating dangerous situations without consequences. It's how you end up with another situation like Lewis punting Max in Silverstone that we are lucky didn't kill someone.

 

[Bub]

I thought it was great racing, but definitely over the line by both. Norris was dive-bombing, sure, but he had to because Max was continuously moving under braking (a major no-no). The final contact was inevitable, but also bush-league from Max to turn into Norris going into the corner to force contact. And then for good measure ran him off the track on the straight after.

The 10 second penalty was a joke. Lando had his race ruined and Max had no consequences at all because of the gap. Eventually F1 has to hit Max hard for this shit, you can't have drivers intentionally wrecking others and creating dangerous situations without consequences. It's how you end up with another situation like Lewis punting Max in Silverstone that we are lucky didn't kill someone.

Maybe some supplemental discipline, but I think that's the same penalty you'd get for doing that while racing for, say, 14th place too.

 

[jonu]

Eventually F1 has to hit Max hard for this shit, you can't have drivers intentionally wrecking others and creating dangerous situations without consequences. It's how you end up with another situation like Lewis punting Max in Silverstone that we are lucky didn't kill someone.

They missed their train by not giving him any consequences for his actions earlier in his career. What he did today was really reminiscent of his first few years of conduct on the track. Though back then he didn't only move under braking but in a dangerous way on a straight line while going something like 320km/h.