There is nothing Red Bull can do at this stage, any final boost of performance will have to come from Honda.
Especially considering that Jeddah circuit is so stupidly fast that it looks like Toto Wolff designed it.
If we have a conlusion in our mind then why we are watching races ? These up and downs are happening from start of season for both teams and can turn around again. Still everything is open
Well I have watched every single race since I was about 6 years old and I'm not a teenager, nor in my twenties or... I remember multiple seasons where the conclusion was pretty clear before even half the season was done...
Absolutely. It is like against Vettel. In the beginning Merc was taking it easy or struggling on the car adjustment...then they throw in some upgrade and need to consider how much they sandbag again.We now have a real performance gap.Gillian wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 11:30Well I have watched every single race since I was about 6 years old and I'm not a teenager, nor in my twenties or... I remember multiple seasons where the conclusion was pretty clear before even half the season was done...
It was pretty close most of the season but it's evident the last few reasons the gap between Red Bull and Mercedes has increased. I know some will think things like it's about the track, setup, temperatures etc and if you want to believe that it's okay.
For me personally there is nothing Red Bull could have done to win any of Russia, Turkey, Brazil or Qatar. Well done by Hamilton for sure, he got everything out of it last few races.
But the gap has opened up. Mercedes has 3 to 5 tenths in the qualifying, depending on what engine/engine mode they opt to use. I think in the race it's a bit closer, but Mercedes is slightly faster and easier on the tires. Above all the Mercedes looks nicely balanced, where earlier this season it looked a bit off.
At this point I don't see Hamilton making any silly mistakes like he did earlier. He knows he has the better car now and he is focussed to get it done.
The race did an article on that, to look into Horner's claim of Mercedes straight line speed having disappeared at Losail; they instead found that after Austin, Red Bull took a 0,13s step back relative to the rest of the grid (w/o Merc) - I quoted it in the race thread on Friday or Saturday.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 11:51Can someone break down the reported analysis of the gap between red bull and the other teams (not MCS) having shrunk? When did that start, what is that based on? I find it confusing without more info. MCS hasn’t upgraded aero since Silverstone, but Red Bull has continued, so why does it appear Red Bull have not increased their pace advantage over the rest of the field? Is it only Mercedes going faster?
Agreed, championship was lost there, even though there was some compensation (SPA)
I mean "killed" because I expected a close fight for the last 4 races, and this is not what is happening.NathanOlder wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 23:03So Mercedes can only win the WDC in the final round, no sooner! yet you say they killed the championship? Bit much don't you think?
That's a great gesture from himWouter wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 14:12Max took a moment yesterday to chat with the marshall waving the double yellow flag.
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I think it’s the complete opposite to what you claimed. I think it’s alive! they have revived the championship completely. I don’t know anybody who said it was “alive” after Mexico, especially the DSQ in Brazil. MCS and Lewis have kept it alivetill the end now. Everyone thought it was over and dead after Mexico and USA with the DSQ in Brazil. Why do I get the feeling you might not have declared it “dead” then?Jambier wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 14:14I mean "killed" because I expected a close fight for the last 4 races, and this is not what is happening.NathanOlder wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 23:03So Mercedes can only win the WDC in the final round, no sooner! yet you say they killed the championship? Bit much don't you think?
There is a huge gap in performance, has there was in previous years with Red Bull only grabing victories on Mercedes failures or weakness.
So I expect Mercedes to dominate all races, doesn't mean that a surprise can' t happen but I don't see any capability to match their pace
It really is, max setting a good example for his team superiors.siskue2005 wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 14:24That's a great gesture from himWouter wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 14:12Max took a moment yesterday to chat with the marshall waving the double yellow flag.
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