Mercedes is really playing his game of to be slow on practice and hide real speed.
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Yeah, they need to step up their game.
Is it me or Merc drivers are pushing how much they need and they always had enought power to escape from others.
The Merc Strategy Guys are probably some of the smartest people on the Grid, they know when to push their cars to get the best out of the package for any given race, and thereby not putting undue stress on the power unit. Ask yourself, when was the last time a Merc car or power uint failed?
They are always, thinking and use this to win races.....Lewis is particularly good at this, he would always only put enough space ie 1.5 seconds to the car behind him......all he has to do is win, as points win championships.
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They are always, thinking and use this to win races.....Lewis is particularly good at this, he would always only put enough space ie 1.5 seconds to the car behind him......all he has to do is win, as points win championships.
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The race (overall) was better than recent. Thankfully nobody crashed so no safety car.
The Ferrari debacle continues. So much for the new guy (Mattia) being a genius technical director. Granted, he is new, but the team doesn't seem to be getting better.
I wonder if FCA could lure 1) Jean Todt out of "retirement" or 2) Toto Wolfe from Merc?
The Ferrari debacle continues. So much for the new guy (Mattia) being a genius technical director. Granted, he is new, but the team doesn't seem to be getting better.
I wonder if FCA could lure 1) Jean Todt out of "retirement" or 2) Toto Wolfe from Merc?
MercedesAMGF1 pretty much the King these days. Wolfe would be crazy to leave that team after all he's accomplished. Maybe Bottas will beat Lewis this year.
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Ex VP for Mercedes I think.
He recently had a lung transplant. I don’t think. He’s has recovered yet.
so I took a look at some reporting of his surgery...sounds like he got a bad pneumonia or had a mass in the lung...most every older person in this country would either get better with medical therapy or die...as many do from complications from copd/emphysema and pneumonia.....but he having means and being in Europe got a lung transplant...amazing they found a match....so quick...
I would think his lungs were damaged in the fire.
Of course, nobody in the US knows who Nicky Lauda is! Just kidding, people saw Rush.
I hear you about the quick donor.
Ayrton Senna 25 years https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/48093513
Nice read. May he always be remembered.
We are coming up to Barcelona. We should find out how much sandbagging Merc did during pre-season testing.
Or do we call it Ferrari’s last chance?
Or do we call it Ferrari’s last chance?
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I fear they will get chopped by red cars.
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The tires are difficult to understand and get them working. They have too much influence, it's tire tech, not racing. Merc profitted years ago from a batch with thinner tire walls n some races. Back then, the thicker ones were overheating on the Merc while they worked for many other teams. This season Merc is fine with the thinner tires and the rest of the field tries to find out who to get them working. It's not only Ferrari, all other teams do. Haas esp. So I'd call this season the boring 'Merc favored by the tires season'.
Is Ferrari on a different tire strategy, I missed qualifying?
This years sandbagging by Merc during the preseason is more than previous. I guess they decided that everybody was getting too close and they really stepped it up.
This years sandbagging by Merc during the preseason is more than previous. I guess they decided that everybody was getting too close and they really stepped it up.
Mercedes F1 is one of the best ryn racing shops ever. If you remember their woes from 2010-13, then you understand how much they have improved. People keep saying they sand bag testing, but they also brought 2 different cars from week 1 to week 2. Bottas just maybe the 2019 World Champion. MBAMGF1.
