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    Quote Originally Posted by Oppies3800 View Post
    Nope. RB is in trouble. P1 and P11 aren't good.

    Granted, Perez isn't the quickest driver, but he surely isn't P11 bad in a supposedly dominant car.

    Max made that pole, but they will have to work very hard on weekends to get pole and wins now.

    The rest of the pack did catch up.
    Then there was 2. Oppies & Checo's dad.......😀😀. No harm meant, could not help myself.

    P11 actually equals Checo's ranking in my opinion of where he should be if I had to rate the drivers from 1 to 20.

    But, you are quite correct - the rest are catching up - as was to be expected. I am concerned about Ferrari though. Has McLaren leapfrogged them? Could well be.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jaconell View Post
    Then there was 2. Oppies & Checo's dad.......😀😀. No harm meant, could not help myself.

    P11 actually equals Checo's ranking in my opinion of where he should be if I had to rate the drivers from 1 to 20.

    But, you are quite correct - the rest are catching up - as was to be expected. I am concerned about Ferrari though. Has McLaren leapfrogged them? Could well be.
    Ferrari race pace will be good. De Klerk to leap frog the papaya wheels in the race. Final stint he'll he chasing Max but won't have enough. Max, de Klerk, Lando podium tomorrow.
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    I've never loved Max, never hated him. But oh my shattered nerves, being nowhere in practice, then again just showing everyone by n considerable margin " f u" in qualy

    The man is insanely talented

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    [QUOTE=Mal Hannes
    To early for seeing a change.

    Only after q3 will I have an opinion.[/QUOTE]

    Max did excellent but that was no surprise.

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    My heart bleeds for my Mercedes who is now an "also ran" and especially Lewis who is second of the " also rans"!

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    After yesterday's qualifying, im putting this out there .

    Max will put the current ferrari and mclaren on pole.

    The RB is a slight dog this weekend, the RB didn't put max on pole yesterday, Max put the RB on pole

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morne - Skip View Post
    After yesterday's qualifying, im putting this out there .

    Max will put the current ferrari and mclaren on pole.

    The RB is a slight dog this weekend, the RB didn't put max on pole yesterday, Max put the RB on pole
    This man deserves a Bells!😁
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    Quote Originally Posted by AfricainHD View Post
    Ferrari race pace will be good. De Klerk to leap frog the papaya wheels in the race. Final stint he'll he chasing Max but won't have enough. Max, de Klerk, Lando podium tomorrow.
    Holding thumbs we get at least one Ferrari on the podium.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeanvn View Post
    Holding thumbs we get at least one Ferrari on the podium.
    As long as its #55

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morne - Skip View Post
    I've never loved Max, never hated him. But oh my shattered nerves, being nowhere in practice, then again just showing everyone by n considerable margin " f u" in qualy

    The man is insanely talented
    How do you know max really worked for that pole?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morne - Skip View Post
    After yesterday's qualifying, im putting this out there .

    Max will put the current ferrari and mclaren on pole.

    The RB is a slight dog this weekend, the RB didn't put max on pole yesterday, Max put the RB on pole
    Lol, he would even have put a Merc on pole.......running for cover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morne - Skip View Post
    As long as its #55
    I honestly do not know who is the better racer - Lec or Carlos.

    Raw pace, that one goes to Lec. But he has not converted that into success (at least not hugely so).

    If Lec can just win 2 or 3 races "he should not have won", Schumi style, I will be a 100% fan.

    At this time if I need to rank the drivers it will be:

    1. Max (you blokes surprised?)

    2. Lando

    3. Alonso

    4 - 18. Please help me.

    19. Empty because,

    20. Jointly occupied by Logan & baby Stroll.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AfricainHD View Post
    Max is good.... but I have never forgotten and I really do struggle to enjoy the oke. So much so that when he comes across as genuine etc. in interviews now, I just revert to him being well trained in PR.
    I have warmed to Max over the years. His brashness (I believe father inherited) has given way for a more relaxed and personable driver. I think he is becoming his own man and his natural personality it starting to shine through. He has become more sporting and is very gracious in defeat.

    We forget that there have been lots of surly drivers. For me, neither Mansell or Senna were great examples of media success, but you could not dispute them on the track where they let their racing do the talking. At time we forget the focus and single mindedness that is required to win at this level.

    I think that Schumi and Rossi broke the mold with their approach to the fans and media, they became brands that almost transcended the sport. Rossi in particular almost single handedly saved MotoGP from sliding into relative obscurity.

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    Seems Charlie lost his qauli mojo, thought p1 had his name on it and Max would pass him in turn 1 during the race..

    Hope to see some action between Ferrari & the papaja mercs

    Checho will probably move up to at least p6, can Alonso give us some action to finish p10?
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    Quote Originally Posted by EttiennedK View Post
    [Rant on] That insufferable Ted Kravitz is single handedly on his way to getting me to watch ballet instead of F1!

    The unbridled, joyful glee with which he over emphasized RB's problems and waxed lyrical about "the resurrection of Mercedes Benz" made me nauseous. Nothing wrong with supporting drivers from your home country, but this is going from the sublime to the ridiculous - especially coming from a commentator who is "supposed to remain impartial" [Rant off]


    During both FP1 and FP2 I wondered whether we are seeing the beginning of the end for RB's dominance. Last year and early this season it was a foregone conclusion that MV and RB will top FP2, FP3, qualify far ahead of "the rest", disappear into the future during the race and win comfortably with a HUGE margin. Seemingly not any more - and I doubt it has anything to do with AN.

    Are "the rest" just catching up with RB? I may be (and most probably are) wrong, but every team has been talking about "bringing upgrades" to nearly every race - but I haven't really heard anything like that from RB?

    Can the fundis please jump in here and help this dazed and confused pleb?
    Regarding the rant. We get the Sky News feed, British owned and Bristish based. I think the bias, although irritating is understandable.

    Some tracks favour some car designs. The tracks differ vastly in terms of speed and complexity, the amount of wing to dial in and the tire wear. Imola is narrow and not the easiest to pass on so pole is critical. The modern car sizes make Imola difficult to pass on. 1/10 split in the top three so this could be a juicy race or a procession to the flag. Lando now knows he can win so he will have a newfound confidence and the McLarens are rather sprightly this weekend. Look like Zack is on it!

    A Checo fan boy I am but this weekend was simply not on. We know Max can drive the wheels off the RB unlike Checo but he should have been in the top four. It will be difficult for him to progresses through the field, will take an enormous effort.

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    Crazy good quali, Max with some lessons in greatness again.

    You know quali is tight when the 3 fastest sectors are shared by 3 different drivers, Max had sector 1, Oscar sector 2 and Lando sector 3.

    Everyone hyped up Ferrari at the beginning of the weekend, however I somehow think they also won't have crazy race pace, but Oscar's penalty will make things interesting and should make for a good battle between Ferrari and McLaren.

    Real petty for Alonso, I think both him and Checo carried some underlying car damage in to quali.

    Sometimes still crazy to think Oscar is only in his second season in F1, I'm no F1 historian, which other driver in history could already punch it up with the big boys at the sharp end in only his second season?

    Nice to see Visa RB doing well, Yuki putting together a quick one, I really hope they can take the form in to the race and have a good battle with MB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Morne - Skip View Post
    After yesterday's qualifying, im putting this out there .

    Max will put the current ferrari and mclaren on pole.

    The RB is a slight dog this weekend, the RB didn't put max on pole yesterday, Max put the RB on pole
    At this rate I reckon Max could have put Tsunodas car on pole

    That pole position was something special and my McLarens seems to be back in the hunt! Should be a very interesting afternoon.
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    Been wondering for a while, how do the numbers get assigned in F1?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nys View Post
    Been wondering for a while, how do the numbers get assigned in F1?
    For most part numbers come from their carting days. And if you are champ, you are allowed to use the nr 1 or continue with your number

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nys View Post
    Been wondering for a while, how do the numbers get assigned in F1?
    Only last year's champion can use 1 (optional)

    Drivers can have any number that is not already used

    Bar, a few exceptions like Senna's old number etc.
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