Or maybe Lewis had other sponsor commitments or maybe this, maybe that.... Does it really matter?
When hit comes to Lewis there is always fake drama!adrianjordan wrote: ↑18 May 2022, 23:35Or maybe Lewis had other sponsor commitments or maybe this, maybe that.... Does it really matter?
People trying to create drama where none exists.
It's like the scripting room for Drive To Survive The Fake Drama.
The Judge is a bigoted click-bait artist.adrianjordan wrote: ↑19 May 2022, 12:18I'm not going to boost his search engine score by linking, but The Judge posted a clickbait article suggesting that Merc will soon run out of budget to develop the W13 and should switch focus 100% to 2023.
While he's not wrong about them potentially being close to writing off the WDC or WCC this year, he forgets that they need to solve this year's problems, or at least understand them, to avoid a repeat next year.
Aside from that, the article is entirely supposition and based off of a single quote from a pit lane reporter
Seriously, how do I sign up as an F1 "journalist"?? Seems easy as pie!!
I do wonder whether George's experience of dealing with difficulty Williams' cars for the last few years is actually benefiting him now. Not to say that Lewis isn't every bit as capable, but George has gotten used to having to approach race weekends differently than Lewis, who was used to running at the front.JordanFiveOh wrote: ↑19 May 2022, 15:24It was done by Andrew Benson and is in English.
If you guys actually read the article, the context is that he’s referring to Lewis and George. He thinks Lewis will finish the season in front of George in the end.
“Alonso applies this realism to the fact Hamilton is behind new team-mate George Russell in the championship so far this season.
Ask if he is surprised Russell has run Hamilton so close, and Alonso says: "Yes and no. George has been very fast in the last few years and I think everyone was expecting him to be a tough competitor for Lewis.
"But I still believe Lewis will eventually finish the championship in front. This is just a five-race championship, but eventually when things are more tricky or [there are] difficult situations, Lewis will still have more experience and maybe more talent."”
For George, he is 'up market' from where he has been and probably sees himself making progress as he is fighting with a higher rank than he has been, but Lewis probably feels like he is going backwards being down with the Mclarens rather than fighting the RBR and Ferrari so it is more likely he does not see improvement, but degradation with those he is used to flying past now fighting him without a blue flag.adrianjordan wrote: ↑19 May 2022, 17:42I do wonder whether George's experience of dealing with difficulty Williams' cars for the last few years is actually benefiting him now. Not to say that Lewis isn't every bit as capable, but George has gotten used to having to approach race weekends differently than Lewis, who was used to running at the front.JordanFiveOh wrote: ↑19 May 2022, 15:24It was done by Andrew Benson and is in English.
If you guys actually read the article, the context is that he’s referring to Lewis and George. He thinks Lewis will finish the season in front of George in the end.
“Alonso applies this realism to the fact Hamilton is behind new team-mate George Russell in the championship so far this season.
Ask if he is surprised Russell has run Hamilton so close, and Alonso says: "Yes and no. George has been very fast in the last few years and I think everyone was expecting him to be a tough competitor for Lewis.
"But I still believe Lewis will eventually finish the championship in front. This is just a five-race championship, but eventually when things are more tricky or [there are] difficult situations, Lewis will still have more experience and maybe more talent."”
Everyone is running toned down engine modes, but Merc is really low to the ground. No porpoising whatsoever to this moment. Signs are encouraging. Upgrades seem to be working as intended. Can't talk about pace, they're not pushing to the limit. Check PM.
