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He finishes only 3 seconds ahead today...
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Also, Hamilton was close to finishing above perez overall last season....
If Max wasn't in f1, perez would struggle to win the title on his own with that car. That shows how crap he is if I'm honest
I think the problem now is that with such a long season and so many races, it really does not matter if Max has a few DNFs. We just cannot get excited about any kind of title fight because with the speed he has, it's only a matter of time in any race, where he will come through on raw pace. The package will just not be beatable for the majority of races.
When Perez cruises home in second despite having to battle and follow, you know it's game over.
When Perez cruises home in second despite having to battle and follow, you know it's game over.
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I haven't watched a full F1 race in probably ten years now. I still keep track of what's going on, but from the highlights and clips I occasionally watch, I am really not missing much in terms of racing.
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Voted 4 very boring and Perez is a terrible driver. RB will be happy for him to keep finishing on the podium, the team is happy to have a second driver who knows he isn’t expected to challenge for the title.
The day Max leaves or the team struggles, that’s when Perez will be replaced
The day Max leaves or the team struggles, that’s when Perez will be replaced
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Pretty dull. Did we even get a yellow flag?
It looks like Red Bull will dominate again this year, but the battle for 2nd should be good hopefully. Ferrari, Merc, and Mclaren look pretty close at the moment.
It looks like Red Bull will dominate again this year, but the battle for 2nd should be good hopefully. Ferrari, Merc, and Mclaren look pretty close at the moment.
Pundits and people say the RB is great on it's tyres, but I always wonder if that really is the case seen as it's likely it just seems that way as Max doesn't have to push at all. Like last year he is clearly just coasting out there in front. It seems likely he had a fair amount of extra pace if he needed it.
They definitely manage their tyres better than most teams. When Ferrari were competitive, RBR could do multiple laps behind them and the Ferrari would still fall off first.
Obviously running in clean air and not pushing, plus driver talent means you can gain a tyre advantage. Seen it before when other teams were running away first 1st.
I don't think it'll be Danny, I reckon the smooth operator will be in with a shout.
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Well it can't be declining, the same people who moan about F1 every year are still here year on year to tell us how they're not watching.
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To be fair, DR would have likely got past KMag if Tsunoda had made the switch when instructed.
As it happens he chose to do it an a bit of a daft place and also delayed to the point that Max was coming through so DR lost a fair chunk of time to blue flags too. He reeled KMag in but he lost crucial time because of Tsunodas messing about.
Yeah Tsunoda wasted so much time letting Ricciardo past that he ruined his chance to pass Kmag and maybe get after Zhou.
It may not have been for points but these finishing positions are important later in the year if there's a tie in the standings
It may not have been for points but these finishing positions are important later in the year if there's a tie in the standings
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I’m not really sure where this faith for modern day Ricciardo comes from. If he was that much faster on those tyres, he could have breezed past Tsunoda whether he helped or not. I put modern-day Ricciardo on the same level as Perez. 
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I’m not really sure where this faith for modern day Ricciardo comes from. If he was that much faster on those tyres, he could have breezed past Tsunoda whether he helped or not. I put modern-day Ricciardo on the same level as Perez.
Yeah, cos it is so easy to overtake in DRS train. Why make it more difficult for your driver when the team mate could just move over. Though it's weird they didn't ask him to give Yuki his place back before finishing line.
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The point is, he wouldn’t have been able to overtake. He’d still have the same problem, and then you’ve still shuffled your drivers round for nothing. He didn’t seem hugely fast, I’m highly doubtful that Yuki moving over to let him pass would have turned him in to a great driver that could have made the move.
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We'll never know for sure but Yuki on old hards was even less likely to make that move. May as well give the driver on a fresher and better tire a chance.
I did see DTS numbers dropped by quite a bit.
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