Russell's opinion on this matter is worth about as much as any other Anglo journalist, which is to say not very much. You'll have a guy saving the car in front of you or braking slightly earlier than usual, and these Brackley drivers will try to convince others they just got brake tested.
try to convince by pointing out things like "he never did that move in any previous lap". it's like yeah, it's called the "last lap" for a reason: overtake opportunities are running out
Russel struggles to sustain a high profile chase of a high profile driver. How many times has he crashed in such a situation? Sainz last year, Alonso this year are some examples. Mercedes would be wise to sign Sainz before RedBull would.
The FIA has set a dangerous precedent in penalizing someone for driving a lap unlike those before. Yes, it is dangerous, if the following driver is not paying attention. But now, every time a driver rear-ends the car in front, it will be the leading driver's fault. Similar to when Lewis opted not to pass Max before the DRS detection point and Max brake tested Lewis. Both were at fault!
different case, those two turns are very fast corners, if you are chasing and have your and the other driver braking points down and pushing to overtake him soon, him letting off throttle 100 m prior and touching the brake will make you come up to them way faster than it should, it all creates a chain reaction just like we saw. the penalty was fair and its a case by case thing, intentional or not its up to FIA to determine if what he did was reckless or worst case scenario intentional. if you dont agree with the decision go on a track have someone in front of you brake way before they should while you are going 200 kmh + and tell me what happens
Lewis complaining about his poor start. His teammate outperforms him weekly. He has 7 championships. Try driving for Haas, or Sauber, or Renault. Year after year of banging your head against a wall. Boo-hoo, Lewis, F1’s biggest victim. Boo-hoo.
Lewis should have retired two years ago, before everyone could see his true pace. It's so easy to win when you have the best car. Should say it all when Russell hopped in Lewis car and crushed it, even if he had never driven that car before...
Lulu retiremilton, lol He is past it, he isn't alphalonso, can't develop a car and never has been able to, if he is that good maybe he should drive at Alpine and help them sort the car, he can't because he wants it given to him on a plate and that's the only way he can win, he hasn't had a win since Saudi '21 yet George took the 22 Brazil win....I bet that made hypocritemilton cry like a bitch in the debrief. Bearman.....a rookie of 18 years old almost out qualified him but missed by .033 seconds and he had never done an F1 quali before and then he beat him in the race
hes earned it. how ironic and poetic. he s been overlooked so many times- and to end up in the best car would be awesome - esp for a driver of his quality this year
But why would sainz want to continue as the secondary driver at redbull when he should be the main driver at Ferrari. He's clearly better than Charles beating him on several occasions and has actually won a race. I think Ferrari made a huge mistake of replacing carlos with lewis Hamilton they should have gotten rid of Charles instead. Cause i definitely would like to see carlos as main driver he deserves it definitely He's improved a lot.
100% The average DTS fan have a memory span of half a race.. by lap 18 they forgot Max DNF with mechanical issues and continue on believing Sainz dominated him..
@@anameyoucantremember for your first question as much as someone who has watched every race since 1997 season starter, I know that much of F1. For second, His Ferrari came ahead of Checko’s. I am not a fan of any of the drivers here on the grid except may be a bit of Alonso.
Just one race result doesn't sell the driver... his career and his personality is what sells him. He's simply a solid driver and a solid personality, any team should be happy to have him. Ferrari made a mistake with contracting Hamilton and letting Sainz go... big mistake. Sainz is going to have a seat next year, most likely at RedBull or Mercedes.
Sainz has been up there with Leclerc at Ferrari for years now, having won races for them and who do Ferrari pay $100 million to replace him? A washed up overhyped car merchant? This is absurd.
You've got to be kidding me if you don't think what Lewis demonstrated last year showed that he is still among the top 3 drivers on the grid. That's just pure hater level of absurdity you are demonstrating.
@@jkliao6486LH may be good or may not be. How sure are you ?. His current level is unknown . He is getting beaten by George who has no real merit in formula one apart from beating a pay driver Latifi . On the other hand sainz is tested. He is proven. He performed on the highest level atleast for the last 5 years. There is no real reason to sack him. LH will be a big failure in Ferrari. Lets review this comment, next year 😀😀
@@arunbabu6524 How sure are you? I can't believe I'm gonna defend Lewis, who is a driver I absolutely dislike. But he has driven that pepega W14 to potentially challenge Checo for P2, and comfortably beating Charles, Carlos, and any other drivers you've mentioned in your comment. The amount of hate from you guys is just astonishing. Sure, I may never cheer for a single Lewis win, but at least I don't lie to people. And we both know that a hater like you would never be bothered to revisit this kind of verdict next year, because you don't even remember how many hate comments you have posted and your life is so miserable you have to fuel yourself out of hatred. Pro tip, it's not good for your health.
*RB gave it to:* Aston through Checo vs. VET (worked nicely)... Tried to do the same at McLaren with RIC (not working though). And now it could be Ferrari & AMG at once. *_I'd love to see it happening, AGAIN!._*
On Fernando's comment about varying laps: that is true. He did, however, nearly double the braking zone. That's not the normal difference. The fact that he sped up again proves as much. Do better, Fernando.
On Monday, after the race, Toto said Alonso is one of their options. Lewis left because they wouldn’t sign him to a 2 yr deal because they didn’t want to miss on Kimi like they did on Max. After losing Lewis and now seeing neither George or Kimi is quite ready to lead the team they may need Alonso for immediate results, but will he want to go there now with how bad the team is?
I never bought into the Alonso/Merc hype. He won't jump to another team unless it's near guaranteed to have the fastest car. That leaves Ferrari and RB. Unless Max walks, Fernando won't go there. And Ferrari is full. Alonso has a long-time personal relationship with the Strolls, and as he's shown with Flavio, he sticks with his friends. I think Fernando is more convinced that his best shot is to stick with AM, as it is still getting better every year, and will soon have Honda power and the best and newest wind tunnel of all the teams. What I'd love to see is Lance 'persuaded' by his dad to take over the WSC/LeMans effort as that #1 driver and team head, and fill his F1 seat with Sainz. Far fetched? Maybe *grin* but not so much more than Alonso jumping to a Merc team that's getting worse each year, or an RB team that's awash in controversy and internal power battles.
To christian horner: before you think of doing anything, win your political power struggle between you, Helmut Marko and the Jos Verstappen. If it means kicking max out of the bucket to put Sainz in, then great. If it means taking the 2nd seat away from everyone else and ensuring the Sainz-Verstappen father's start beefing with each other instead of you, thereby granting you breathing room to deal with Marko and get him out of the team and dismantling that clause he illegally put in that says "If Marko goes, he's taking Max with him", then brilliant. Just win that fight first.
Alonso clearly deserved the penalty! In fact in Singapore F1 2023, Norris should have been penalized as well as he failed to inform Russell that the track is narrowing. Only due to this poor sportsmanship, Russell had hit the side barriers. #ProtectRussell #HeIsABaby
Why would a team that is so far ahead of the other teams add another number 1 driver either those people don’t understand how f1 works or they aren’t being realistic, how many years have people been saying versteppen needs a capable teammate, maybe just maybe any other driver you put against him will get destroyed irregardless of the car there’re driving.
Not entirely, though close enough. Red bull knows how these two work together. They may not want a Hamilton/Rosberg dynamic. That's not politics, thats trying not to shoot yourself in the foot. That said, I hope they do sign him. This man deserves a chance to fight for championships.
Anyone remember the Briatore and Alonso scandal that led to Alonso becoming persona non grata in F1 and Briatore picking up a lifetime F1 ban? Or his baleful influence on Michael Schumacher that led Ralph to leave the sport to escape his brothers reputation. Am I the only one who thinks Briatore is up to his old tricks, Alonso is his chosen tool for a second time and the FIA under its Saudi leadership are now a willing accomplice? I may well be seeing conspiracies where none exist, but it is uncanny how wherever there is scandal in F1 Briatore seems to pop up.
You are definitely seeing conspiracies and other things that don’t exist. You’re just making ish up at this point. Saying Alonso was persona non grata after an incident he was found to have no part in proves it. Were you even following F1 at the time? He was praised for ‘10 - ‘13 when he was at Ferrari and fighting for the championship in a lesser car. It’s only the Uk press and fans that ever disliked him and that’s goes back to 2007 and the fact they hate all of Lewis’s rivals. Starting with Alonso, then Massa, Vettel, Rosberg, Max and now George. They only started liking Vettel when he was no longer a competitive rival and Lewis himself started to like him. Ralph leaving because of Michael is about the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. Ralph was done, in fact he was only in F1 because of Michael. Your dislike of MS and Alonso a lot about you. BTW, Briatore doesn’t have a lifetime ban…..look it up. You’re now just conveniently leaving facts out to fit your narrative.🤦♂️
@@seashackf1 Agreed Briatore doesn't have a lifetime ban now. Remind me who lifted it? While your at it, why don't you tell us all about Briatore's history and his convictions and 2 years in prison for fraud. Maybe you will mention his departure from British QPR after being caught match fixing (more fraud). Perhaps you will comment on MS's fine and 2 race ban for cheating (a type of fraud) while at the Briatore run Benetton. I have little time for useful idiots, even less when they are real talents that allow themselves to be corrupted by the likes of Briatore. But that you would see my first post as anything other than pointing out the stench of Briatore corruption in the air says more about you than me. There is one thing we do agree on and that is the near universal dislike of Lewis Hamilton, a dislike you clearly share. My question to you is: Is your dislike of him driven by the same now well documented racism that has plagued all of Hamilton's racing career from his early carting days to F1? Or maybe you think the 'we race as 1' anti-racism campaign wasn't an effort on the part of F1 and the FIA to rehabilitate themselves when their racism was suddenly spotlighted internationally and started costing them money. Maybe your continuous attacks on Hamilton and defence of white fraudsters and cheats has more to do with skin colour than driving skills. Again I may be seeing things that aren't there, but it's funny how you seemed to miss how I linked everything I said to Briatore, Even to the point of pointing out the link in the last sentence of my first post, but you managed to ignore that while claiming I am fitting fact to my narrative. Ironic that! LoL
I don't want to take anything away from Carlos, but no one is mentioning the elephant in the room; had Verstappen not had a DNF, Carlos wouldn't have won. Yes, he was the best-of-the-rest and he is a very talented driver and he will land on his feet. [BTW: I have little respect for Verstappen. Like Lewis at his height, he has the best car. On his debut with Red Bull, Verstappen displayed great maturity in his demeanour, but as his star rose, he turned into a spoilt child.
May not be entirely his Daniel's fault. There is a very good article on the BBC F1 Website, about the relationship between a Driver and his Race Engineer. They tend to stay together over the entire career of the driver's time at whatever team he is with. That is particularly obvious in the cases of Max V and Lewis H, at their respective teams. The bloke that is now Ricciardo's Race Engineer, only had a few hours to chat to him before Danni Ric joined the RB team. It's the same as any other new relationship; it takes time for two people to learn how to communicate effectively with the other person. That effective communication is what makes Max; Lewis; Lando; Oscar; Fernando; Carlos, etc., so good in the car. We don't get to hear all of what takes place between Driver and Engineer, during the course of a race. Give Danni a few more races and he'll soon get up to speed again. Don't forget, there have been many other drivers who never made it in F1 and didn't last beyond their Rookie Year. Danni's been around a while and has won races, despite being the Number 2 driver in Red Bull, opposite Sebastian Vettel, who, like Max, was exceptional. He's never going to be a World Champion, along with Mark Webber; David Coulthard; Filipe Massa; Valtteri Bottas and Checo Perez, but he's always been reliable and consistent in the past. The trouble is, some teams are not very considerate towards their Number Two drivers, as evident by the frequency with which Team Orders are imposed, in favour of the Number One driver; such as Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. And for the record, I doubt that Charles Leclerc is ever going to be a World Champion... and especially, Not with Ferrari. From what we've seen recently, Red Bull are not a very good team to drive for, as evident by the frequency with which drivers are promoted and then demoted again; especially the Number Two team, currently called RB. Personally, I'm surprised Danni even considered agreeing to accept that seat, given the way he's been treated by them in the past; especially by Helmut Marko. I wouldn't drive for Red Bull, because you can't trust them.
C'mon Fernando, have little more self respect than that. And does gravel had to do with anything? Quick answer, it doesn't. Just racing driver excuses I guess. Seem sad to drag it out like this rather than take it on the chin like a 45 year old racing driver...
Sainz being left without a seat in multiple occasions is a trend that speaks much more about his driving that a couple of sensational drives he's put when Max is not around. Sainz is a pretty average driver who doesn't even have a huge following or fat sponsors behind him. I understand the media is riding the hype horse, but this gonna fizzle out as soon as the Ferrari gets competitive and Charles regains his motivation. Leclerc is way better than Sainz.
@@peter_shadow7559In other words, learn to read and analyze historical data. And yes, Carlos wins are pure luck that Max wasn't around. All of his "ASTONISHING" wins are: 1) Silverstone 2022, Max got floor damage from the lead AND Ferrari fucked up Leclerc tyre strategy while he was in the lead. 2) Singapore 2023, the Red Bull was nowhere (Max qualified 11th) and even with that, Max would have fight for the lead if not for the bad timed SC. 3) Australia 2024, Max DNF's from the lead in lap 2 due to brake issues. 3 wins in 4 years with Ferrari. All due to luck. That's pretty pretty pretty average stuff.
@@anameyoucantremember Except you ignore the fact that for the past umpteen years, Red Bull and Mercedes have had the best cars on the grid and Ferrari have been nowhere, despite their past successes. That's not the Drivers faults. That entirely down to Ferrari and their lack of competitiveness. Don't blame the drivers, if they haven't got the tools to do the job. It's exactly the same with Hamilton and Mercedes. For the past Two years, Mercedes haven't given Hamilton a car he can win with. Ditto; Alonso and Aston Martin; or Gasly/Ocon and Alpine; nor McLaren and Norris/Piastri. Even Max couldn't win in a HAAS and I doubt he could win in a McLaren, either.
