Poll: Official 2024 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread - Autodromo Nazionale Monza - Race 16/24

[Scam]

I think some don't care in there's racing or not, they just don't want Max to get another WDC.

Yup. But the defence by RB fans that there wouldn’t be any racing if McLaren issue team orders is just desperate and daft. There’s now 8 cars racing at very similar levels which is something we’ve not seen up until this point.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Yup. But the defence by RB fans that there wouldn’t be any racing if McLaren issue team orders is just desperate and daft. There’s now 8 cars racing at very similar levels which is something we’ve not seen up until this point.

RB fans would be delighted if Perez was sat on Verstappen’s gearbox on a Sunday and team orders were required.

 

[Mesai]

Yup. But the defence by RB fans that there wouldn’t be any racing if McLaren issue team orders is just desperate and daft. There’s now 8 cars racing at very similar levels which is something we’ve not seen up until this point.

You clearly aren't watching the races. The only exciting move at Monza was Piastri on Lando, otherwise very little happened.

Let's not forget the Dutch GP where Lando won by over 20sec. The teams might be close but they don't seem to be able to overtake each other/everyone holds station to protect tyres and try and make a move in the pits.

 

[Mesai]

RB fans would be delighted if Perez was sat on Verstappen’s gearbox on a Sunday and team orders were required.

Is that Charles LePerez or Fernando Perez? Can't think of another Perez that would be that competitive.

 

[GravyMonster]

Even in F1, whilst I might not like some of their more prominent staff, they've done a huge amount to give young drivers opportunities. How many current drivers came through their academy?

Funnily enough I got a YT short in my recommendations about that:

The RB junior driver program has had, since its inception:
106 drivers, of which 16 got to F1, 8 drove for RBR, 4 won races (5 if you include Carlos Sainz, although he won for Ferrari not RB), and 2 WDC.

 

[Scam]

Sorry if this was already posted, but lol. Oscar really is turning into the iceman and I'm here for it

 

[KiNgPiN83]

To be fair to Norris, he is 44 points ahead of Piastri and beaten him 10 out of 16 races even with a DNF caused by Max.

I mean just last week he totally dominated in Zandavort and Piastri was miles off his pace.

Sure, he has weak starts. A lot of it think comes from being a little pragmatic in terms of avoiding a turn 1 retirement. However it's clear that Norris is faster than Piastri more often than not at the moment.

If I was McLaren I'd absolutely be prioritising Norris for the rest of the season, and would have done so from a fair few races back.

Exactly. Its obviously very noble and fan friendly to let them do what they want/papaya rules. But if Red Bull continue on their current trajectory Mclaren could easily be in with a shout on both titles if they prioritise Lando over Piastri. You would've thought the mere sniff of this would be them implementing team orders. Their last title was in 2008 and then we have to go back to 1999 before that..

Plus it would give Zak Brown the opportunity to buy some more title winning F1 cars on the cheap.

 

[Lumeycom]

I'm loving the closeness of this years championships so far