It isn't the same as last year. By the looks of it, the major change is that Ferrari have a chance to win on every track this year.
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It isn't the same as last year. By the looks of it, the major change is that Ferrari have a chance to win on every track this year.
Soldato
People are saying it’s championship over and we’re not even past 3 races? Lol
In 2016 Rosberg was over 40 points clear at round 5 in the fastest car on the grid and Hamilton managed to close the gap and take the lead again by round 11.
Just lol that people are writing the season off already
In 2016 Rosberg was over 40 points clear at round 5 in the fastest car on the grid and Hamilton managed to close the gap and take the lead again by round 11.
Just lol that people are writing the season off already
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what happened to raikkonen's lap? purple in sector 1 and 2 then blows it in the last part, did he make a mistake?
Soldato
It certainly is too early in the season to write off Lewis and he seemed very excited after his amazing record breaking pole lap in Melbourne.
But the question is, how hungry is he this year to fight back when things aren't going his way. And he's talked about retirement once or twice. I'm 99% confident that the only reason he didn't pole today was his mindset.
Tiny mistakes like a little wobble or oversteer that can make or break a pole lap just don't normally happen to Lewis when he's on form. I don't think Ferrari's cars are simply better, I just think Lewis either has lost his mojo or his interest. Hopefully a win for him will reignite his fighting instinct.
But the question is, how hungry is he this year to fight back when things aren't going his way. And he's talked about retirement once or twice. I'm 99% confident that the only reason he didn't pole today was his mindset.
Tiny mistakes like a little wobble or oversteer that can make or break a pole lap just don't normally happen to Lewis when he's on form. I don't think Ferrari's cars are simply better, I just think Lewis either has lost his mojo or his interest. Hopefully a win for him will reignite his fighting instinct.
Don
Ferrari dominance is getting boring
Bring back v8s or v10s etc...
Bring back v8s or v10s etc...
Soldato
told you v6 era is ****
Soldato
Yeah, he still improved his lap but his 3rd sector was crap - not even a pb. I haven't checked but I'm pretty sure he'd have been on pole if he'd matched his pb in the final sector.
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Seems a bit suspect to me. It wouldn't surprise me if they told him to back off when it was clear Mercedes were no threat but that meant Vettel who had a slower S1&2 pipped him to pole. Poor Raikkonen.
E: Hmm seems not from the post-qualifying interviews. I guess Vettels S1 and 2 times must have been pretty close, or he had a stonking S3. Thought Coulthard said he was a few tenths down though.
E: Hmm seems not from the post-qualifying interviews. I guess Vettels S1 and 2 times must have been pretty close, or he had a stonking S3. Thought Coulthard said he was a few tenths down though.
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Soldato
Never going to happen as you don't know what will happen tomorrow. What if Vettel crashed on the way to grid or broke down and a Merc beat the 2nd placed Raikkonen to the first corner? Obviously hypothetical, but my point is you don't leave things to chance in F1.
Ferrari dominance is getting boring
Bring back v8s or v10s etc...
People must be happy now.
Man of Honour
Looks like we might have a championship battle on our hands. Only took a few years.
It's race 3, the season is very long and anything can happen.
I don't think Ferrari are 6 tenths ahead in pace I just don't think Mercedes got their setup right today.
I'd love for Ferrari to win the drivers and constructor championship but way too early to call something like this.
On another note, pretty funny to see the change in attitude of the Sky F1 coverage team now that the start of the season has gone Ferrari's way and not to the favour of their bias Mercedes/Lewis.
I don't think Ferrari are 6 tenths ahead in pace I just don't think Mercedes got their setup right today.
I'd love for Ferrari to win the drivers and constructor championship but way too early to call something like this.
On another note, pretty funny to see the change in attitude of the Sky F1 coverage team now that the start of the season has gone Ferrari's way and not to the favour of their bias Mercedes/Lewis.
Caporegime
Why the rolleyes?
Just the funny comments from Lewis when things aren't going his way, as usual, always.
Don
He is just saying he is suprised they are getting performance over the different conditions. Clearly they have a very adaptable car!
Every driver says the same sort of thing when things are not going their way.
Why is it so cool to hate on Lewis? I am not a massive Lewis fan, but its funny how he gets so much stick on here! All the drivers are annoyed when they suffer. Its far less boring when the drivers just say what they feel. Like vettel in the recent post race interviews where he stood up for Lewis
Every driver says the same sort of thing when things are not going their way.
Why is it so cool to hate on Lewis? I am not a massive Lewis fan, but its funny how he gets so much stick on here! All the drivers are annoyed when they suffer. Its far less boring when the drivers just say what they feel. Like vettel in the recent post race interviews where he stood up for Lewis
To be honest, cool conditions and hot conditions are exactly the places where people should expect Ferrari to perform ultimate.
Something that Lewis clearly missed and went with his comments everything wrong.
It is really strange why Ferrari couldn't deliver a single title for 11 years. It is not strange why Ferrari are competitive again.
Does anyone link the AMD comeback with Zen processors with the Ferrari comeback?
Maybe AMD supplies Ferrari with powerful workstations now and Ferrari can build better aerodynamic packages?
Something that Lewis clearly missed and went with his comments everything wrong.
It is really strange why Ferrari couldn't deliver a single title for 11 years. It is not strange why Ferrari are competitive again.
Does anyone link the AMD comeback with Zen processors with the Ferrari comeback?
Maybe AMD supplies Ferrari with powerful workstations now and Ferrari can build better aerodynamic packages?
You should read the article, not just the click-bait title. When you do, you realise that what Hamilton said is perfectly normal, and he wasn't implying Ferrari was doing something underhand/illegal as the title of the article suggests.
He is just saying he is suprised they are getting performance over the different conditions. Clearly they have a very adaptable car!
Every driver says the same sort of thing when things are not going their way.
Why is it so cool to hate on Lewis? I am not a massive Lewis fan, but its funny how he gets so much stick on here! All the drivers are annoyed when they suffer. Its far less boring when the drivers just say what they feel. Like vettel in the recent post race interviews where he stood up for Lewis
Hate is a strong word, I don't hate the guy, but his attitude when things aren't going his way throughout his F1 career is pretty ****, I've rarely ever seen him be humble in defeat and the constant lies to the media about things don't do him any favours either!
If Ferrari win the next few races, you can be sure to expect comments of that nature.
Have a watch of his post qualifying interview, guy looks completely lost and beaten already, body language says it all. It will be interesting to see his post race interview tomorrow if Ferrari finish 1-2, probably more of the same stuff.