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This friendship is officially tested.
Who the fuck are you?
This friendship is officially tested.
Go get him Lando.
A very strange situation.
When several bins form a line it’s known as a DRS train. Charles is just up the road mowing grass.
If history is any indication usually it’s “just kidding” when it’s time to get serious about getting on the grid. Hopefully they will make it to the grid and have success once they do.
Max on ludicrous mode so far today, sheesh.
Lando to the front please.
I doubt Perez checks Lemmy but damn.
One week at one track doesn’t tell us much of anything for an entire season.
Ferrari have been in the mix in quali and on race day, and that’s more than we could say about them for large portions of the last few seasons. Everyone is chasing ultra fine margins and infinitesimal gains but Ferrari seem to have recovered from their abysmal tire wear issues and the self destructing power units pretty admirably, and now people are going to nitpick them for not being world champions over night.
Some people (media especially) just don’t appreciate how close the competition is right now.
It’s an open secret in the paddock that Carlos is destined for Williams, so I don’t foresee him being out of a drive, just not Ferrari obviously.
Either you’re allowed to race or you aren’t.
Just My Opinion
I think Charles was/is expecting the team to tell the outgoing driver to cool off and let him be the clear #1 for the rest of this season. Carlos just isn’t going to do that.
He plays the team game when it suits him but he and his family are well versed in the politics of motorsport. Carlos knows surrendering to Charles at this point serves no purpose.
More spicy overtakes are coming, from both drivers.
Edit: formatting
We’re watching Lando and George finally getting a taste of fighting at the front and learning how to race one another in machinery that’s more evenly matched. I’m loving it.
I haven’t watched the post race interviews yet but my guess would be Lando will regret giving too much focus to Max at the start and positioning himself poorly to defend from anyone else. A lesson learned for next weekend.
Merc seems to have genuinely taken a step in either understanding or developing their car finally. Right now they are still a step behind McLaren but I suspect that will ebb and flow depending on the tracks and conditions.
Lando was calm and collected on team radio all race, and showed the progress the team has made when he confidently chose to chase Max instead of looking behind. The car, team, and driver are harmonizing and it’s wonderful to watch.
Ferrari, of course, refuses to get out of their own way. The inter team battles should be fun to watch for the rest of the season.
Oh, and Alpine got camera time that wasn’t just the cars banging together! Bravo!
Cover that man in tattoos like he covers the car in ads!
Well Oscar, will you take the gift Lando died for?
Edit- short vsc boooo