Yeah, not often you see that kind of thing, knew he would apologise. Classy.
F1 2019 season
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Red Bull lost it for Max?
Matter of perspective
Ah okay, that explains it. Great move by Mercedes then.
Great drive by Lewis. Absolutely hunted Max down. Absolute born racer.
I'll give Lewis 35% credit. Max wins that race as well if the rolls are reserved. Strategy was king today.
Should have just taken the stop and trusted Max to have a good go at overtaking Lewis. Obviously easier to say in hindsight though. Fantastic drive from Hamilton, he was absolutely flying on those hards when he reduced the 10 seconds to 1 within just a couple of laps.
If he pitted as well we'll never 100% know but they would have been battling it out no doubt.
Not denying that ,no other driver today would have made up so much time in so few laps.
If Red bull had pitted Max straightaway, it might have been a different story.
The good thing was that Mercedes had competition today but the track favoured Red Bull and Ferrari were nowhere near so there's clearly still a lot to do for us to see close racing consistently.
What rubbish.
Great race in the end. Have to hand it to Merc and Hamilton. They are pretty unbeatable together. That is a team of winners. From the driver to the strategists to the engineers. Ferrari need a top top driver to give them direction to develop the car.
After that drive you have to put Hamilton up with Schumi and Senna in the GOAT list. Not only from just being fast, but you just know that he has helped develop that car in to being so fast like Schumi and Senna used to.
If interviews are to be believed, Vettel isn't that good at car Setup and stuff, which is what might be hampering Ferrari.
After that drive you have to put Hamilton up with Schumi and Senna in the GOAT list. Not only from just being fast, but you just know that he has helped develop that car in to being so fast like Schumi and Senna used to.
If interviews are to be believed, Vettel isn't that good at car Setup and stuff, which is what might be hampering Ferrari.
Lewis passed the Dutchie on the left hand side.
Drive of a champion.
Drive of a champion.
I'm not sure about that, Max even pitted again remember, that's how bad his tyres were.
Yeah, but it's just sad that even a generational talent like Max cannot beat Mercedes. Just imagine what it would be like if Max had a car as good as Lewis'. We'd probably see historical battles.
He pitted to get the fastest lap, Ferrari weren't going to make up the 40+ seconds difference in 3 laps.
10 short wins from Schumi's record. Never thought i might see someone break it.
he pitted to get the fastest lap , not thing more.
A good point being made elsewhere is that if Red Bull had a competent number 2 there's a good chance they would have been withing touching distance of Hamilton and able to stop them from taking the pit stop gamble.
Lets hope they put Gasly out of his misery during the summer break.
Lets hope they put Gasly out of his misery during the summer break.
You arent watching this one, are you?
Lando Norris has the worst luck, another bad pit stop. Every race something goes wrong for him that isn’t in his control.
Fair point.
I was watching.
"Hamilton is now just 10 behind Michael Schumacher's unbelievable tally of 91 race wins."
Oh my.
Oh my.
Through your veil of Hamilton hatred.
They pitted Max so he could get a point for the fastest lap.
Glad you said that.
Or maybe it was because Max literally said on the radio "The tires are shot, I can't finish the race like this".
Wrong.
I hadn't heard that so you could be right. Thank you.Or maybe it was because Max literally said on the radio "The tires are shot, I can't finish the race like this".
You're certainly begrudging in your acknowledgement of Hamilton's quality, to say the least.
Did not realise he was that close to it.
Today I'm not willing to go as far as some of you. Strategy was more important today than usual.
Màx ànd Lewis are on a level of their own now. It's kinda eerie seeing Hamilton's heir racing him wheel to wheel for grand Prix wins. Have to enjoy this while it lasts. Sensational from both drivers.
He only got 21 wins with McLaren and that was in 2012. He amassed 70 wins with Merc within 7 years. About 10 wins per year and this year has only on half way yet.
Max put soft in his last stint when Lewis put medium. Of course Max would go fastest anyway.
Well they took a chance that you normally would not have the luxury of taking ( with the Ferraris being out of the equation). So yeah, strategy made the win possible, but Mercedes had the perfect driver to deliver the win.
It was the strategist which won it for Lewis. Without that stop, I don't see Lewis going past Max and if roles were reversed, fully expected Max to go past Lewis.
Only thing this race has shown is that Ferrari are absolutely woeful and Max in a stronger car would clean the field once Hamilton retires.
Only thing this race has shown is that Ferrari are absolutely woeful and Max in a stronger car would clean the field once Hamilton retires.
Great strategy call and the chasing down of Verstappen from Hamilton reminded me an awful lot of Schumacher at the same track in 98. Just lap after lap of qualifying pace.
Unreal.
Unreal.