Looks like you enjoy telling me what I think, please try not to. Let me repeat what I said.
Yup and could it be that these top drivers prove themselves in the lower formula where without a doubt Hamilton shone.
Can you explain in more detail?Looks like you enjoy telling me what I think, please try not to. Let me repeat what I said.
Saturday morning before qualifying and without any type of hindsight
During the first three practice sessions when folks were being critical of Bottas, I suggested that Russell was possibly being 'eased' into the car and Bottas was doing the development. I was not suggesting this was fact, merely that it was a possibility.
I also suggested that if this was a team sport, and if as I suspected, the two Mercedes qualified first and second then it might be worth considering letting Russell take the lead and Bottas act as rear gunner. This latter suggestion was made without the aid of hindsight, said the day before the race and I think before qualifying it was simply me throwing my ideas into the pot.
I agree, the best teams do attract what we believe to be the best drivers, but those drivers are both expensive and sometimes prima donna's that make demands on teams, highest paid wages, status in the team and veto of any driver they might consider a threat. Would Mercedes even consider putting the number two Williams driver into their car for a racing week-end, of course not, but if he were available, would we put Verstappen into that car over Russerlll and yes, yes, yes I accept that is never going to be an option for at least a year or two.
This Mercedes has a huge, gi-normous advantage over its rivals and how can any of us claim beyond a reasonable doubt that the fastest driver is indeed Hamilton and yes... Until last week-end I was one of many thousands that claimed Hamilton was a cut above the rest and you have my permission to say that this was what I thought. Today however my thoughts have changed, this sport is now more about the car and less about the skills of the driver but I am guessing there are still those that believe differently.
Finally and to clarify what I did not say.
I did not say what would happen at the start of last weeks race, I simply said that if this was a team sport, it might be worth considering having Bottas sacrifice his pole position (something I expected him to get).
Most of us only use hindsight when discussing these races, I dared to make predictions but no way in this world could I have ever expected the fiasco we all witnessed and none of us here are privy to the real reason as to what really did go wrong and no I am most definitely not thinking and not suggesting there was any type of conspiracy theory, but what are the odds that folks will try to tell me what I am thinking. If anyone is interested though in what I am thinking right now..... I am thinking how nice my porridge is tasting. Who would have predicted I would say that?
Your very reasonable point made me think.... Not an easy task and yes it has probably always been more about the car rather than the driver. Graham Hill was a really nice human being, a wicked sense of humour, a great team player and sportsman but was he the fastest driver? He was a World Champion.^^ Consistent success in F1 has always been more about the car than the driver. Senna in the Cosworth powered McLaren in ‘93, was only able to really make his driving talent count at a soaking wet Donnington where the conditions took away the power advantages of the competition.
Sometimes, several teams produce cars with similar performance. Then we get to witness races where the result is less predictable, and for example we get a world champion that finished second most often and won only one race in a season. Years later, his son driving the best car in the field won a championship of his own with only his team mate to fight against for the title.
Given that you make porridge for yourself, it might not be too unreasonable to predict that you might enjoy the taste...
I think you always like to tell me what I am thinking so please feel free to do your usual thingCan you explain in more detail?
I wasn’t telling you what you think John. I was asking a question hence the ? at the end.
Given your very detailed post This was a (bad) joke. Sorry it was taken the wrong way.Can you explain in more detail?
You’re thinking you’re fed up with me?I think you always like to tell me what I am thinking so please feel free to do your usual thing
The problem with the written word is that it can easily be misconstrued hence we hopefully all very quickly apologise if we take something the wrong way. I get accused of shouting, when I am merely trying to emphasis something, hence my apology for something I never meantI wasn’t telling you what you think John. I was asking a question hence the ? at the end.
Given your very detailed post This was a (bad) joke. Sorry it was taken the wrong way.
You’re thinking you’re fed up with me?
XX Big kiss and make up (but definitely NO tongues)
But he did outshine Bottas no matter the end result.
When Senna made Prost, Damon Hill et al look at best 'average' when he raced at Donnington, his McLaren was most definitely not the best car but never let the truth taint your angelic dreams.
Big difference between a car drifting wide to block and one being deliberately steered into an opponent.
Great point. Many people slating the current F1 era for Merc dominance. But were ‘The good ole days’ really much different? Maybe blinkered vision.
