The point total makes that irrelevant.It's Leclercs unless he bins it.
Makes Brazil look even dumber for RB now.
Kind of; had they swapped, Perez would have gained two points, so still lost by one.Makes Brazil look even dumber for RB now.
Creates a different mindset, less pressure, happier Checo. Yeah the total negates it now but in reality Checos weekend would have been vastly different.The point total makes that irrelevant.
When did Max’s mom start posting on here?The wife cheater didn’t get to beat Leclerc…
What a shame.
Best hope is if Merc really have understood where they went wrong.Fitting end to a rather uncompetitive season. I don’t expect much improvement until the regulations change again.
This is also how I feel sadly, looks like we have another dominant era coming up.Fitting end to a rather uncompetitive season. I don’t expect much improvement until the regulations change again.
Ferrari blew lots of wins with horrible strategy and mistakes. Mercedes was god awful most of the season and should be better next year.Fitting end to a rather uncompetitive season. I don’t expect much improvement until the regulations change again.
I don't think this season has been bad at all. It has shown the regulations have done a majority of their job in allowing cars to follow closer, which was the main aim. The first season of new regs is always a tough one as teams have different ideas and no idea of what each other is doing, a few philosophies will emerge and will bring the field closer naturally. Look at 2009 vs 2012 for example.Ferrari blew lots of wins with horrible strategy and mistakes. Mercedes was god awful most of the season and should be better next year.
Both teams will have more development time than Redbull too due to their standings.
They'll always play the team game whole they're playing catch up. Intra team battles will only become an issue when titles are on the line. And it's more of an issue for Ferrari than Mercedes.Bottom line is RB has a massive straight-line speed advantage without a corresponding dropoff in handling. In addition, they are a unabashed 1-driver team.
Assuming Mercedes and Ferrari do catch up over the off-season and RB stays absolutely unchanged (with all 3 scenarios happening together unlikely) LeClerc v. Sainz and Hamilton v. Russell will play right into RB’s hands as they have no such intra-team worries.
As a neutral I've enjoyed many of the races as standalone events. Some were duds, and obviously the overall championship was a dud but the new regs provided good racing at many tracks. If anyone thinks this season was outright boring they either root for a driver that didn't do well and are being biased or weren't around for much of the 2000s or other dull eras.I don't think this season has been bad at all.
Yeah the revisions worked but it's like polishing turd as this point.New regs + revised Abu Dhabi worked well. There were way worse races there.
Just gonna leave this here. I know its 2 different situations and one is hypothetical, but Sergio must be going into winter wondering whether its even worth staying to be a glorified puppet.
He at least had a chance to go on and do other things afterwards, including almost winning the title with Brawn. Plus, he was signed, unequivocally, as a 2nd driver. Yes, everyone knows Perez would be no. 2 to Max but RB made so much about that not being the case through the first part of this season and last season (easier to say last season as he wasn't close to Verstappen at all).Barrichello lasted 5 years. It's called $$$
Just gonna leave this here. I know its 2 different situations and one is hypothetical, but Sergio must be going into winter wondering whether its even worth staying to be a glorified puppet.