Drivers don't really matter that much
F1 2024 Season
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At least you're being honest about it. See ya.
i agree.
FIA changed the rules to slow peak mercedes down a number of times. i dont think that would help as newey and co are the best under these rules.
I hear you - somethings got to change as interest will drop and this is a huge business - lots of money involved.
It’s both the car is perfect and yes Max is that good.
Of course RB are the only team not carrying a problem
True re commentary we don't even get incidents mid race anymore
Thing is every team agreed to this, and even yesterday the top 3 drivers alone were quoted as saying they think the way it currently works is the best approach to closing up the grid.
Lewis just past Piastri
How is Max 17secs ahead of someone in the same car? Perez isn’t the best driver out there but surely that gap has got to be smaller.
Just give us spec sprints every other race that only count for wdc
Ignoring grid positions: 17s, 34 laps = 0.5s a lap. Which is about the gap.
Fingers crossed for some Benny Hill antics on Verstappen's stop. Lads tripping over fuel lines and dropping tires, come on.
This is not racing , pits, comes out and not one single car in sight when he comes back on the track
His lead 
Max with a new set of softs, his lead will just get bigger
He's got a big enough lead he'd have still come out clear!
That's the other thing, RB are so well drilled they rarely make mistakes
Carlos doing a good job sticking with Checo while on the harder compound.
Aston Martin poor
Random thought: it seems impossible but does anyone know if it ever happened when the race FL is faster than the pole position time?
Yeah - only interesting thing worth watching to see if he can get passed him towards the end
Even sky f1 is taking the piss on commentary about how far ahead he is.
this is not good for F1.
So far I have Max, Piastri and Stroll correctly placed
Remember when Lewis finished the British GP still in front even with a puncture he got on the last lap? It feels like those times
You will get plenty of people downplaying Verstappen. But he is just that good. Most talented driver I have seen since Schumacher. It's mental. Of course, the car is incredible, too.
We need a new graphic, may a colour to show how much of the grid max has lapped.
What happened to AM?
That's messed up my Stroll placing!
Hes very very good, but theres no benchmark within his team. Put him in the ferrari or mercedes and he aint winning the title.
Think most of the grid would win the title in that car, maybe not to the same race margins.
Pointless strategy for Alonso. Stayed out for too long in the first stint. And doing it again
I doubt it, even when the fuel is down as low as qualifying at the end of the race the tyres are usually worn or they don't have the engine turned up as high as qualifying (years ago anyway, I don't think they do engine modes anymore), they've got close in the last few years though I'd say with the whole getting a point for it.
What's this about?
I can no longer include StrollWell I have Max
I have a Mercedes 4th, shame it's Lewis' one!
Another mistake by Russell under pressure
Crofty and Brundle trying their hardest to make this race more exciting than it actually has been.
Yeh, cant see Mercedes relying on Russell as no1 driver next season. Too many mistakes.Also dont think hes in that tier of driver i.e. potential future world champion (one day far far away when newey and max retire after winning 100,000,000,000 races).
He makes more mistakes under pressure than he should, for this reason, I don’t ever see him being a WC
Yeah I figured as much. Though it might be a really interesting factoid if at any point it did happen!