I think the “let’s try it and see if it works” approach is one of the least safety-minded ways of doing things out there.
I was responding to the Toto quote about Bottas being partnered with the greatest F1 driver evar, which he isn’t.
while i’m not a hamilton fan, i respect the man. there’s no question he is in the list of best drivers of all time. Hamilton era mercedes cars had a 33% avg point gap to 2nd place. Vettel era RB cars had a 21% avg gap. Schumacher era ferraris had a 30% avg gap. Senna era Mclaren cars had a 33% avg gap to 2nd place.…
Man, people that dislike Hamilton always seem to be looking for an excuse to bring him up and say how bad he is. This article is about Bottas; Hamilton is just a side note to this article and your entire post has nothing to do about it.
Tesla was founded in California, all of the US market ones are made in California (until the Texas factory comes online), and although Musk has since moved to Texas, he made his fortunes in California. For a lot of the “Muricans”, they don’t really consider California part of the USA.
Why so many “free market loving Americans” rally against a US company, I will never know. Elon is an asshole, but his company takes so much shit from people who would love to see them go bankrupt. I just dont get it.
Max was ahead and had the right to the entire track width in the corner, yet still left plenty of room for Hamilton inside.
Erik, it was a racing incident, pure and simple. Neither driver was about to yield the race to the other right then. Both drivers were going for the same thing and hoping that the other would bail out.
“white women from Orinda”
I call BS. Toto and Hamilton have been playing the victims all year long saying their car is slower etc. etc. when it’s been mostly bizarre circumstances (Bottas’ wheel nut, Lewis hitting the magic brakes button) that have kept them out of 1st place (or damn near) in the championship. It’s just excuses so IF they lose…
As you correctly pointed out, Herta. However, there’s also the lineup of Power, Dixon, and Newgarden. I can already predict your next comment - yes... Power and Dixon are old, but that doesn’t mean they’re not extremely talented. Those three drivers have consistently dominated the last decade of this sport, and they…
There’s a lot of great talent in IndyCar that deserves an F1 seat
Frankly, I’d rather they don’t. There’s a lot of great talent in IndyCar that deserves an F1 seat. Absolutely thrashing two former F1 drivers is a surefire way to get noticed on the international stage.
Can confirm. I mean not because I work for Codemasters, but because I know how software gets made.
The cars can be fixed, and the drivers are uninjured. The nostalgia you can taste was worth it. Nice to see them running and not gathering dust.
Wow, this is a great take. Wolff really should have given Bottas’ seat to Russell, and honestly I think he may have if Bottas hadn’t signed so early in the season.
Completely agree there, nice to find this opinion. It’s silly for Wolff to say it wasn’t the place to do it. It’s the drs zone and what... 9 out of 10 passes happened there? I don't think Bottas dit anything wrong. Maybe he didn't give him 5 meters of space but they sure weren't interlocking wheels or had only…
I’m with you. The RBR CAR might be a match for, or even a bit better than Mercedes, but Mercedes is a better team, and Lewis is a better driver. Only by a bit, in both cases, but better. RBR is going to make mistakes where Mercedes doesn’t, and Max is going to make mistakes where Hamilton doesn’t, and at the end of…
Fair nuf, I get your point and agree. But it is tricky, rich are gonna rich and unless we somehow get a major system shift going we’re still gonna have the top percent who are looked up to for spearheading trends.