What races did you compete in?
1. How exactly do you know what has a bearing or not
2. Everyone reacts differently
What races did you compete in?
What race are you talking about? Dutch? No driver ever pits from the lead so that scenario is irrelevant.harty71 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 19:10It was entirely Russell's wasn't it, race strategy awareness is part of a drivers arsenal, Russell is first class in that department.Mchamilton wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 18:26Oh yeah I forgot it's entirely the drivers decision to pit or not isn't it.
Brazil 2019Mchamilton wrote: ↑06 Dec 2022, 00:14What race are you talking about? Dutch? No driver ever pits from the lead so that scenario is irrelevant.harty71 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 19:10It was entirely Russell's wasn't it, race strategy awareness is part of a drivers arsenal, Russell is first class in that department.Mchamilton wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 18:26
Oh yeah I forgot it's entirely the drivers decision to pit or not isn't it.
1. I've competed in both athletics and football at a decent level, once it's game mode negative thoughts soon disappear out of your head.
You do if you use your brain and realize the cars behind you will be on fresh tyres.Mchamilton wrote: ↑06 Dec 2022, 00:14What race are you talking about? Dutch? No driver ever pits from the lead so that scenario is irrelevant.harty71 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 19:10It was entirely Russell's wasn't it, race strategy awareness is part of a drivers arsenal, Russell is first class in that department.Mchamilton wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 18:26
Oh yeah I forgot it's entirely the drivers decision to pit or not isn't it.
Driver dynamics and rivalry is a fascinating discussion. Russell has confirmed that the talk of Hamilton carrying out extreme setup changes for the benefit of the team was just a myth. The facts are both drivers were trying things and Russell got a better handle on things when the car was at it's most difficult. He beat Hamilton over the course of the season fair & square.
I'm not sure if he's telling the truth though.harty71 wrote: ↑06 Dec 2022, 16:37Driver dynamics and rivalry is a fascinating discussion. Russell has confirmed that the talk of Hamilton carrying out extreme setup changes for the benefit of the team was just a myth. The facts are both drivers were trying things and Russell got a better handle on things when the car was at it's most difficult. He beat Hamilton over the course of the season fair & square.
Yea, specially when his boss is saying this!pursue_one's wrote: ↑06 Dec 2022, 18:19I'm not sure if he's telling the truth though.
Let's see how it goes next year.
Asked specifically about the points gap between Russell and Hamilton, the 50-year-old Austrian replied: “Irrelevant. They are not racing for a World Championship, they haven’t raced for victories apart from Brazil.
I think I am speaking for the majority when I say (not to you) “who the f**k cares”.dans79 wrote: ↑06 Dec 2022, 18:32Yea, specially when his boss is saying this!pursue_one's wrote: ↑06 Dec 2022, 18:19I'm not sure if he's telling the truth though.
Let's see how it goes next year.
Asked specifically about the points gap between Russell and Hamilton, the 50-year-old Austrian replied: “Irrelevant. They are not racing for a World Championship, they haven’t raced for victories apart from Brazil.
That's it in a nutshell, some folk have a lot of nerve calling Russell a liar. As for the result not meaning much, what utter hogwash, beating the most successful driver of all time in your first season with the team is a monumental achievement.chrisc90 wrote: ↑06 Dec 2022, 20:19Its strange though, because before there were loads of people coming out and saying the points difference was down to 'trying more radical setups', you cant compare fairly.
But now that George has come out and said that they were both trying different things, its suddenly not ok to be mentioning it and George is telling a little lie?
From what ive read, it seems the playing field at Mercedes HQ was fully equal throughout the season.
Rosberg beet Schumacher 3 years in a row, but that also means nothing without context!