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    1 year ago

    Verstappen being the only driver to finish with zero track limits. Absolute insane synergy between a driver and his car.

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      He’s a monster. Peak Hamilton vibes, give him the car, he will put it where it belongs. I think he’s more ruthless than Hamilton, actually.

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        1 year ago

        As long as RB keeps giving him good cars, I see him having a comparable WDC series to Lewis, if not breaking the 7 championship barrier. He’s absolutely incredible.

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            1 year ago

            It was the same during Lewis’ 7 seasons of dominance.

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                Mercedes was from 2014 to 2016. In 2017 and 2018 the gap was smaller. 2019 it was back to before.

                The only difference was that Merc had some weak tracks (Mexico at least) where RB would regularly win.

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                  Even then they weren’t ahead or winning by that much. And of the Merc wins you had the constant fight between Hamilton and Rosberg. Any given race you had 1 of 3 drivers that could win, in 2014 Ham/Ros/Ric, 2015 Ham/Ros/Vet, 2016 was pretty much Ham/Ros though.

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                I’m not sure cause I wasn’t a regular watcher, but I do recall the same conversations about races being boring since Lewis won them all.

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                Yes.

                He was gone by the first corner, never looking back. You had some days where maybe redbull or ferrari had a sniff, but like a good 90% of the races were decided after T1

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            Oddly enough, this is the most competitive season in a long while, just not for the first position.

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      1 year ago

      On the one hand it was probably easier for him because he had clean air and could take it a bit easier. On the other he could do those things because he put himself so far ahead in the first place!

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      Sainz didn’t start due to a problem in his car. Hamilton beached in the very first turn in the first lap itself. Not sure about verstappen but I wouldn’t put past him that he drove in a perfect manner. The synergy between him and his car is unbelievable.

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    Verstappen, keeping massive distance between him and his competition while not going over track limits ONCE is insane.

    He is built different

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    1 year ago

    I’m new to following F1, does the track need another redesign or is this just bad driving on an unfamiliar track?

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      Depends on who you ask. Some say it’s bad track design as you’re naturally trying to extract the best lap time possible. It’s hard to judge exactly how much is too much and drivers can’t really feel it without there being gravel for example. Others say drivers could easily stay within track limits if they were to sacrifice a bit of lap time. Both parties are correct in a way.

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      1 year ago

      They did a last-minute layout change for safety reasons, so it was an unfamiliar track in really tough conditions. Stroll (I think) mentioned that they only have a painted white line which is blurry due to the speed and g-force.