Congrats!
P.S. Lewis Hamilton sucks!
That man is skilled beyond a normal man. Very few, even in all of racing, can maintain the reaction time and complete understanding of controlling a race car at that speed
Just an aside, I’ve never driven a real race car, my only experience is sim racing with what is supposed to be true-to-life settings on the game, and that made me look so much like a fool that I quit it altogether.
a good driver knows cars
a great driver knows the race director
Kind of a weird day, but his year has been impressive.
But leading by 27 seconds on that wet track is amazing.
F1 is a joke these days- its not racing, its chasing. Basically whoever wins qualifying on Saturday wins the race on Sunday. And every seasons its just two, maybe three teams, who win all the races.
Indy car is much, much more competitive open wheel racing
I’m not sure if I can put this any other way. I love Max. I’m so happy for him. Good things still do happen.
Kudos also to Red-Bull / Oracle. I’m definitely going to be in Vegas November 2023.
Born in September 1997..! Good gravy, I’ve got socks older then that.....
Stayed up to watch it and glad I did. Also nice not seeing Ham near the podium.
>Probably going to end up with at least 5 world championships altogether if not more
As usual that depends on Red Bull delivering the car with the goods. The sport is chock full of people delivering championships until the car next door was faster. Talent can only overcome so much deficiency.
As for F1 vs. Indycar I’m glad for both. Indycar is almost spec racing, and F1 is a manufacturer’s race that necessarily employs star drivers.
Good I can’t stand Hamilton
Let’s be honest the glory years of F1 died with Ayrton Senna no question about it it was a man sport before that playboys international guys who drove very high risk racing is anyone here seen that special about the fatalities in the 60s 70s and 80s man it was scary I mean a lot of very good drivers got killed and died hard some of them I’m not advocating that but those were real men let’s be honest think of the big namee gone in their prime
that’s what made it so incredible the risk factor and the drivers individual skill sets
now it’s about the racing teams as much as the drivers maybe more
Senna best ever
This thread reminds me of Star Trek and Star Wars nerds going after each other. :)
Max is the most naturally talented driver to hit F1 since downforce became “a thang.” But there is no comparison to drivers before that because before F1 teams got religion about downforce, their skills were completely different. Back in the days of Stewart, Andretti and Lauda (and before), the fastest way through a corner usually was sideways. The cars now are so composed, the only time you see a car slide is when something breaks or the driver screws up the corner. Which robs the sport of much of its drama.
And it’s tragic how many incredibly talented drivers (like Verstappen)) languished on mediocre teams since Mercedes “bought the pot” at the introduction of the turbo-hybrid V-6 engine format. To their credit, only Merc recognized and took to heart just how niggardly to “token” system of limiting development was, and they won seven consecutive WCCs by spending (at least) a quarter of a billion USD on developing their 2014 engine. From 2014 through 2020, regardless who won the WDC, it was a certainty their car would be a Mercedes.
It was ironic that back then Merc team manager Niki Lauda lambasted the FIA for potentially creating “Formula Engine” with the turbo-hybrid V-6 format when he knew all the while that Mercedes was putting the finishing touches on an engine that would give them such a performance advantage that they would dominate the era.
And Hambone pays well more attention to his grooming than any straight man who ever lived (hint, hint).
other than the nancygirl announcer
Why Full Points Were Awarded At The Japanese GP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNOh_SxabPk