This is of course true, but I still maintain that Max has been brilliant to haul that RB into contention, any other driver in that RB and this is just a Lando & Oscar fight. Despite Mclaren's innate ability to mess things up, Max has driven some truly stunning races to get where he is now.
how do you propose that we do that ?
It's not about not making mistakes, but the sheer quantity of mistakes, whether it be poor starts or overtaking before the DRS zone then immediately getting overtaken on the next straight. That's not on par with a WDC.and ? lots of drivers could have won championships sooner without mistakes. It's hardly a unique trait to Norris.
You keep talking about his mistakes, poor starts etc as a sign of him being weak but you seem to purposely be ignoring the fact that he went on a run of consistantly outperforming his team mate at the most clutch point in the season, pulling back a large points gap at a time when he couldn't afford any major screw ups. He went from almost being out of the title race to leading it, and would have won the title earlier without McLarens technical issues. This against a team mate who has been highly rated for a long time, even before F1, a team mate half this forum thought was a future champ at one point (he could still be)... all whilst having social media call you weak or a bottler.
Im not saying Norris has driven some flawless amazing season, max has been the best driver but your outlook on his performances are extremely one sided to the point you will ignore the good run he went on that turned his title bid around and instead focus on small mistakes, mostly at the start of the season.
It seems that because Norris has outperformed Piastri, the view amongst some is that rather than Norris being good, it's actually just Piastri being poor and they are both in-fact mid. It's a view commonly held and sold by Red Bull/Max fans. Im not sure why they feel the need to do it given Max is universally viewed as the best driver by some distance, but i guess dumping on ones rival is a tale as old as time.
Also i think you need to factor in that this is Norris and Piastri's first time in a truly high pressure environment, they are not seasoned veterans of battling for titles. The first title is often the hardest, and it gets even harder when you have arguably the greatest driver ever chasing you down and making no mistakes in a car which on its day is still very competitive.
TLDR - You're overly harsh on Norris
It's a RB fan's trait to talk down literally everyone else in F1 regardless of what they've achieved. It's like a MAGA-esque verbal diarrhoea, they can't help but refer to Max as the one true God amongst men and the only deserving champion and the best that ever breathed the air of the pit lane. All this **** started 4 years ago and has just gotten worse. You can see it in the posts on this page.
Exactly.
Sigh. The reason they won the WCC ages ago was because they have two excellent drivers that had been swapping wins and podiums all season. That's what wins you a WCC midway through the season. Maybe RB should take note?
Totally agree. Nobody seemed to have mega tyre issues during the race either which makes it all the more suspect as to why they had to impose a limit.
It's a RB fan's trait to talk down literally everyone else in F1 regardless of what they've achieved. It's like a MAGA-esque verbal diarrhoea, they can't help but refer to Max as the one true God amongst men and the only deserving champion and the best that ever breathed the air of the pit lane. All this **** started 4 years ago and has just gotten worse. You can see it in the posts on this page.
Exactly.
Sigh. The reason they won the WCC ages ago was because they have two excellent drivers that had been swapping wins and podiums all season. That's what wins you a WCC midway through the season. Maybe RB should take note?
Totally agree. Nobody seemed to have mega tyre issues during the race either which makes it all the more suspect as to why they had to impose a limit.
In other news, RB have apologised for accusing Kimi of letting Norris through. Too late too late - Kimi has already received death threats and abuse. Funny how the Helmut hasn't apologised after he doubled down on it after Toto's comments, and is hiding behind the RB press release. That man really is a piece of work. The irony of RB accusing a driver of letting another through is lost on no-one *cough* sister team *cough*
Ban pitstops during VSC and SC and ban tyre changes during red flags, except changing to wet tyres for safety.
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Nah I get it. Some would have DRS be done away with as well for being fake and not a true reflection of performance, but I think that is a bit different personally.Red Bull and the toxic Verstappen fans up to their usual tricks. Helmut Marko is living up to his name, someone needs to knock this clown down a peg or two!
Mercedes to take FIA action after Kimi Antonelli 'death threats'
Kimi Antonelli was subject to abuse on social media after the Qatar Grand Prix.
They have 2 above average drivers (relative to the current grid), average team management and the best car on the grid. Should've won it a couple races earlier, especially since they were against a team with 1 driver, a team with a rookie, and Ferrari.
