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Amen. #rip 3a, you were the best

I find red bulls approach to be quite disagreeable overall. They are not so much investing in junior drivers, instead just putting a tab on them that says 'ours, if they happen to be good enough'. Then they recruit from outside that massive pool for the most recent positions (De Vries - Mercedes, Perez - no junior academy affiliation).

Perez has arguably succeeded where Kvyat, Gasly and Albon failed, based on his performance in 2021. Now Red Bull don't even need a second driver - crazy situation we are in, but if Liam Lawson is not offered a 2024 seat, I can't imagine all these juniors would stick around anyway, what's the point?

Hulk is still doing well tbf, having a great season all things considered

Meaningless! Well up for Norris nicking a win at some point this season and breaking red bull's run

Don't believe the drivers count for the cap. Or the three highest paid employees

I got it

True that!

I think you are all getting it wrong. The content they want is the content they got, on this occasion. The fact that it has gone viral is proof of this.

Martin is a bit less energetic these days than he used to be but he's knowledgeable enough to know that that was all he was likely to get from that interaction and here we are talking about it.

The worst thing would be to lose the classic British dry wit and not have the sarcasm!

yikes!

All drivers at a minimum must make one pit stop during the race, and change between at least two different types of tyre (soft, medium or hard, unless it's raining in which case this rule doesn't apply, although you still have to stop but can use the same kind of tyre twice).

Soft tyres are theoretically the fastest but they degrade quickly, whereas hard tyres are theoretically the slowest, but last a lot longer.

So at the start of the race you will usually see a mix of strategies such as starting on soft tyres to try and gain an early advantage, at the cost of needing to pit sooner, or potentially pit more often than your rivals.

Alternatively you might start on the hard tyres and try to maintain a decent pace and stop fewer times, meaning you will gain places when those ahead have their pit stops.

In reality the strategies aren't quite so black and white as this, and of course your plan A might be invalidated if something unexpected happens like a safety car, rain or your rivals doing something you didn't anticipate that you either want to exploit or protect yourself from.

This is what makes up a large part of the fun for Formula 1 race, wheel to wheel racing and overtakes are great and they do happen but at a much lower frequency than most other racing series.

Historically they also used to refuel during pitstops, which provided another layer of strategy where the weight of the car would increase with more fuel, meaning you would drive slower but could go for longer. However this has been removed in favour of more complex tyre strategies instead, to improve safety (there are many examples of refuelling incidents).

Hope this helps you understand it!

They need the picture in picture for these scenarios, I wanted to carry on watching Alonso and Albon instead of Max crossing the line

I feel like the Lando/Carlos years was a happy time for them. Ricciardo turning up and getting hammered by Lando has dented them to the point that they took the hit to get rid of him, they are now back on track.

Basically I think from the end of the Ron Dennis era (2017 / Norris) it's been a different vibe completely

I feel like it's where the car was supposed to finish. The Ferraris definitely could have finished higher up had they replaced the rest of the strategy team when Binotto went

That was getting extremely spicy before they cut away

If Piastri ends the season above Gasly, which is suddenly an exciting and real possibility, I think we can let him win this one? At the time it was happening it was a more obvious decision also. Last year's McLaren was much better than this year's (so far)