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13th. Ahead of both Haas drivers and Zhou. But maybe more importantly, ahead of his Alpha Tauri teammate, Tsunoda. That shows his director he is still a solid driver. As Alpha Tauri is a minor team it’s a good first ride. Plus 3 DNF before that. And honestly he nearly got knocked off the tarmac on the first lap in the shuffle from the Alpine goofs.
But they are part of Red Bull, no?
I see what you mean...so he did ok after all.
Good to know.
I was lost in my disappointment and thought he was 14th and everyone below 15 was out today...my mistake
Was too distracted by seeing McLaren finally becoming a contender again!! Woo Hoo
Yeah, Lando Norris had a very good day. They need that.But they are part of Red Bull, no?
I see what you mean...so he did ok after all.
Good to know.
I was lost in my disappointment and thought he was 14th and everyone below 15 was out today...my mistake
Was too distracted by seeing McLaren finally becoming a contender again!! Woo Hoo
Simply lovely race.
I loved the snide sparring between Max and GP (his race engineer) while they dominated.
I loved the snide sparring between Max and GP (his race engineer) while they dominated.
Like him or not, Max is just a better driver. Coming from P6 and still absolutely crushing Hamilton and Leclerc and then coming around Checo and putting on time while being told to ease up. He’s simply a better driver all things equal. It was a great showing today.
Which gave Hamilton the opportunity to use his last lap for the race lap record. Nice slap at Verstappen. Max has his chance now at the next show, the Dutch GP, for most consecutive race wins.
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That was awesome! Glad he landed that.
Plus it’s more fun when those 2 squads get into a rivalry. It’s coming. MB is coming back.
Honestly, no one is going to beat Hamilton’s record in this lifetime. He should have been driving all this time for Red Bull too.
Wow...Now that would be something.
Let's see Max and Lewis in Red Bull cars race each other.
Hamilton lost his last championship because Max is a much more aggressive driver and will act dirty at times to get what he wants...
I can't help thinking we could have used a Max Verstappen in a Spitfire or Mustang fighting the Germans in WW2
put them both in spec racers , give them say 15 laps and see what happens. I mean the guy started 6th and then crushed everyone by 20 seconds, to me that says everyone else needs to work harder.
And … just like clockwork …
Lewis Hamilton on what would happen to Verstappen ‘if I was in Perez’s car’
Lewis Hamilton on what would happen to Verstappen ‘if I was in Perez’s car’
Found this cool old home movie of the 1969 US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen in upstate NY. A bit grainy but it has audio which is something most of these dont. No blue tooth telemetry, computers manned by a raft of engineers, no Halo or advance wind tunnel aero package, just the basics here and still wicked fast.
I hitchhiked from Ithaca to the 1972 (73?) GP at The Glen. Halos, barriers, fencing, run-offs and more were all in the future then. As a matter of fact during the race I wandered to a far area where I crossed the track to the infield. That would impossible today.
I've seen old photos of Road America from around 1970 and there were no barriers, just people sitting on the hillside maybe 20 feet or so from the racetrack itself, Can-Am cars screaming by
I’ll give you aggressive. But dirty? The truth is Max didn’t win his first championship until he learned the confidence to avoid Hamilton’s blocks. All things being equal Max V is a better driver and despite legacies RB runs a better crew in the pits and in the builds. When teams like Ferrari barely have a seat at the table in F1 these days it is really not sensible to point at aggression for RB or MB or any other team.
In fact, in all the world, throughout all industry and all sport, Max only has 1 job. It’s the exact same 1 job as Hamilton and the rest of the grid. Win. MB is certainly able to get back on top.
This is coming from GenX so don’t freak. But maybe Hamilton is part of the problem. 2nd oldest guy on track. He’s in a top 5 car and when nobody is in front (clean air and no passing) he can make a fastest lap. But maybe he doesn’t have the same reaction speed and the same nerve at 38 as he did when he was 25. Michael Jordan isn’t great at basketball anymore either. But he’s not blaming the Pistons
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not a whole lot of 40 year old athletes in there prime, Max will get old too one day and some youngster will be the new king of the hill
Absolutely no doubt.
And honestly, I love Checo and would love to see Nico win one. At this moment Max V is as good as Hamilton was, as good as Schumacher was. And he’s got the big ole huevos that Niki Lauda had at his prime. You’re spot on though. Time is undefeated. It’s fun to watch anyway.
You could continue that lineage backward all the way to Juan Fangio, but like any other sport these folks rise to there high water mark and recede eventually. Champion drivers that lived to retire from the sport like sir Jackie Stewart and sir Stirling Moss knew it wouldnt last forever and were probably grateful to leave in one piece, many of there contemporaries were not so fortunate
