Poll: Official 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Thread - Yas Marina Circuit - Race 24/24 - Showdown in the Desert
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He's also been beaten by a few team mates.
We’re not exactly seeing Charles racing for wins let alone podiums either, recently. He’s only going to finish one or two places above Lewis in the WDC when all is said and done. Leclerc is a tremendously fast driver, him lolling around in the midfield is very damning for Ferrari.
And reminder, Schumi was at Ferrari for 4 years before he won anything.
Back to the action, Tsunoda should be out and Bearman in Q3. Track limits imo.
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But has had the strongest teammates of anyone in the field by a large margin
Alonso
Button
Rosberg
Russell
Leclerc
3 champs and 2 of the fastest guys in the current field. Bottas wasn't a bum either. Kovalinen is the weakest team mate he has had.
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He was a double world champion in his prime though, not 40 years old!
Fair point, can't really argue with that.
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They seem to be considering the outside of the thick white line on the final corner to be the limit rather than the inside.
Another cheap advantage Max gets from not really racing a proper teammate, Tsunoda’s been told to give him a tow.
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"Cheap advantage"? How bitter are you? Plenty other teams would have done exactly the same, McLaren's problem, not other teams
Also both McLarens were on used. But I think Max will get pole here.
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Masi is Japenese?
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It’s a cheap advantage when compared to a team that has two good drivers both trying for pole. Don’t get your panties in a twist.
Button, Rosberg really wasn't that good of drivers they got lucky at the time.
Look at LecLerc now he is in same car and gets to Q3 every time yet LH can't even get out of Q1 that is down to driver.
Alonso has been in awful cars yet he manages to drag them up.
Bottas didn't have that extra which Champs have he is solid driver and was always the number 2 driver that was very clear.
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Tsunoda has been useless all season and not helped Max so no issue with him doing it in final race
McLaren have 2 good drivers, but RB have the best driver and a not so good driver, so give the best driver the result. They're only fighting for 1 thing.
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