carlos on how unfair the current VSC rules are:
"i think the VSC is very unfair. if it comes in at the perfect time for the driver in second place, giving them a free or ten-second faster pit stop while the leader is further ahead, it's unfair. the driver is having the perfect race, a great start and impeccable tyre management, and a yellow flag at the wrong time hands the win to another driver. if it happened to me, i would hate it."
"there should be a minimum time for which the vsc must stay out or the pitlane should be closed, something that doesn't drastically change the outcome of the race."
[automoto italy]
🗣️ Pete Bonnington on the difference between working with Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli:
“It is chalk and cheese.”
“With Lewis, I knew what he was thinking; I knew that he didn’t need to be told.”
“With Kimi, it was a case of: ‘I don’t know what he doesn’t know.’”
Bono says working with the much younger Antonelli has forced him to relearn things he had taken for granted after years alongside Hamilton.
(via. @Daily_Express) #F1
So Le Mans 2027:
Verstappen with Ford.
Norris with McLaren.
Alonso with Aston Martin.
Hamilton with Ferrari?
Missed someone? 😂
In all seriousness, would be cool.
What if I told You that Lando Norris could have POTENTIALLY been a title contender this season?
At Miami:
Leading the race from Kimi with a decent gap, gets undercut by Merc as Mclaren pitwall is late to respond, loses a win.
A 14-point swing against Kimi
At Canada:
Was the best of the rest behind the Mercedes duo all weekend, McLaren makes the call to start the race on intermediates. With GR retiring, that would have been a P2 finish
Loses another 18-points against Kimi
At Madrid:
Mercedes was proactive, slowed Kimi down for a potential VSC, McLaren didn't.
A 17-points swing against Kimi
That's a 49 points swing against the championship leader
and I've yet to include the reliablity stuff like the DNS in China, or reliability issues in Japan, or in Monaco.
Even if we exclude the reliability stuff, Lando would have been just 57 points behind Kimi with 8/9 races left...
we would have had a legitimate title battle on our hands!!!!
😳 Johnny Herbert cree que Norris y Verstappen están AL MISMO NIVEL
"Norris no está recibiendo el reconocimiento que merece"
👉 "Ya ha alcanzado el nivel de Max Verstappen. Estoy realmente convencido de que están igualados"
📰 @Racingnews365
@lewis_piastri@verstappenhq Omg these people replying have the iq of a burnt potato, obvs they r impressed by how big a difference a driver makes which is the first thing that comes to mind
8 years ago today in Singapore, Lewis Hamilton delivered one of the greatest pole laps in F1 history.
“For me & I am not saying this lightly, it was the best lap I have ever seen in a Formula 1 car” - Toto Wolff