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After those practice results I've gone all-in on Red Bull in the Fantasy League for the weekend, subbing in both Verstappen and Perez for Hamilton and Norris. Hope it works out, and for the sake of the overall championship too.
 

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Monaco is the worst race every year unless you've cars crashing and you just hate to see anyone out of the race. Except Mazepin, cuz feck that prick.
 

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My least favourite race of the year Monaco,

I have been once in person and it was exciting to be there but to watch on TV it's sh*te , virtually no overtaking, loads of crashes and safety cars and who ever qualifies on pole on Sat has won the race.

It was nice last year not having it in the calendar tbh
 

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Delighted with the Norris news. As a Mclaren fan I followed him from the F3 days, the close battle in F2 with Russell and then seeing him step up into F1, I have no doubts he's going to be amongst the top drivers over the next 10 years.

I just hope Mclaren can give him a good enough car to keep him there.

PS the Monaco livery is stunning, I'd love for them to keep it for the whole season. I like the Papaya colour but it being purely orange is a bit too much, I like how it's broken up with the grey.
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Future GP winner?
Future world champion?
 

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Future GP winner?
Future world champion?
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If the has a car capable, definitely. As we know with F1 it's all about timing and a sprinkle of good luck. He definitely has the talent though!.

It'll be interesting to see how the sport changes with the 2022 regs, and If it gives the power back to the drivers rather than the cars. I still suspect we will see the big 3 (merc,ferrari,red bull) at the front most of the time, but hopefully the likes of Mclaren, Aston Martin and Alpine can get amongst them a lot more often.
 

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Buster15 said:
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Future world champion?
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He could win a GP with mclaren under the right circumstances this season. If we have a crazy race where max and lewis take each other out then who knows? Could win GP with McLaren under the new regs for car next season, who knows again.

Abit early to tell if hes future WC material. Needs to show the consistency this season that hes gone up a level.
 

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Not with Mclaren , if he moves to one the top teams , Mercedes , Red Bull or Ferrari, then he has a chance.
Maybe 2022 will bring the mid table teams a bit closer.
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McLaren are very much on the up and I expect them to challenge for titles within the next 5 years.

Make no mistake, they will not struggle to attract big sponsorship dollars when they start winning races again and they have a name that will attract top line drivers. The demise of Ron Dennis and his decision making set them back a few years, but they are just as big as any other top 3.

Funnily enough, unless Max wins the title this season, I dont ever see him winning a title, or he'll be like Mansell and only win it when he has far and away the best car... and he'll only win one.

My prediction for the next few drivers titles are:

2021 Hamilton - Max - Runner Up
2022 Russell - Max - Runner Up
2023 Russell - Leclerc - Runner Up
2024 Leclerc/Schumacher (make no mistake, he'll sign for Ferrari at somepoint) - Norris/Ricardo - Runner Up.
 

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Why you counting out Hamilton from 2022 onwards? He’s indicated he wants to keep going.
 

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And why does Russell suddenly go from two championships running to nothing in 2024?

Btw - I agree about McLaren, they're a big team and could overtake Red Bull again long term.
 

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mariachi-19 said:
McLaren are very much on the up and I expect them to challenge for titles within the next 5 years.

Make no mistake, they will not struggle to attract big sponsorship dollars when they start winning races again and they have a name that will attract top line drivers. The demise of Ron Dennis and his decision making set them back a few years, but they are just as big as any other top 3.

Funnily enough, unless Max wins the title this season, I dont ever see him winning a title, or he'll be like Mansell and only win it when he has far and away the best car... and he'll only win one.

My prediction for the next few drivers titles are:

2021 Hamilton - Max - Runner Up
2022 Russell - Max - Runner Up
2023 Russell - Leclerc - Runner Up
2024 Leclerc/Schumacher (make no mistake, he'll sign for Ferrari at somepoint) - Norris/Ricardo - Runner Up.
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Fair point about McLaren, they could be one of the big teams, given a good car, sponsorship should not be a problem for them, their problem was losing Dennis, lets see what and beyond bring.
Your predications are way out for me.
I think Lewis will still be around in 2022 and 23, maybe even 24.
Max is going to be around for a long time yet and will win WC's.
Schumacher, not showing much at HAAS, but the car is the slowest on the grid, 2022 will be be better for him , agreed he will be a Ferrari driver at some point, but in a position to challenge in 2024, maybe too early for him.
Russell is another one who will be round for years.
Once Lewis has left, I think there will be a few drivers who will be challenging for WC's, Lewis is going to want to be around for 2022 with the new cars, 2022 I dont see much change with Lewis and Max being the front runners with Russell who will be driving alongside Lewis.
 
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Not a great fp3 for mercs. Hamo down in 7th. The temperature drop has played its part. The ferraris look really good. Could be the closest qually of the season.
 

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Mick Schumacher has been ruled out of this afternoon's Monaco GP qualifying after his car sustained heavy damage in a crash in FP3.

The Haas rookie lost control of his car on the exit of Casino Square, clouting the barriers on the left-hand side of the track and inflicting heavy damage on his VF-21 which cannot be repaired in time for qualifying.
 

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pauldyson1uk said:
Mick Schumacher has been ruled out of this afternoon's Monaco GP qualifying after his car sustained heavy damage in a crash in FP3.

The Haas rookie lost control of his car on the exit of Casino Square, clouting the barriers on the left-hand side of the track and inflicting heavy damage on his VF-21 which cannot be repaired in time for qualifying.
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Probably - "We're going to be second last and last on the grid so rather than worry about more damage, just put it in the shed for the race."
 

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Nah Hamilton is having a rare off day, not got his car hooked up at all.

Ferrari pole would be so fun
 

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This could be one of the most exciting Q3s for a while. I’d say Max is favourite but Ferrari are looking a lot better than they have done so far this year. Hoping Norris can put a monster lap together though.
 

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After those practice results I've gone all-in on Red Bull in the Fantasy League for the weekend, subbing in both Verstappen and Perez for Hamilton and Norris. Hope it works out, and for the sake of the overall championship too.
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So... I'm an idiot.
 
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