Hello. I think many are hungover after the tide. To some extent it is normal.
Helmut Marko has delighted us with his pleasant and traditional phrases. It is also normal given the circumstances and his sour character. But I think that everything will remain in a tantrum.
There are people who speculate with the true intentions of Mr. Stroll and the added risk of the character generally attributed to Fernando. That everything will be fine until Lance begins to perhaps overwhelm Fernando. Team orders and other traditional tricks in F1. To a large extent I also believe that it is normal, after the high with the result now come the certain or intangible concerns.
There are 11 days left for the next race and even less if we take into account the training sessions. It is also normal that we are all boiling.
The Jeddah circuit will favor some teams more than others. We will not know until it happens as is also normal.
But things don't look bad. The team is second!, Fernando is third!, Lance still convalescing is sixth!, the technical staff is hyper-motivated and I think Mr. Stroll will be in the clouds. The same as the company's price on the stock market or perhaps even more.
So... the car looks great and also has great potential for further improvement. Mr. Stroll doesn't mess around, he knows how to get things done. The technical team has done a great job with very little time. Fernando has returned to the podium and Lance has steel balls. I am very happy and I have great confidence in the future because the present is almost unbeatable. The fact that Mr. Marko spat out a bit of poison is also amusing to me, thus confirming that all is well in AM.
Bad, normal, good and great days will come. But I think the main thing is already done. Fernando is not in an amateur team, finally. It seems that everyone is clear about what they want. And it also seems that they are trained to -at least- try. Only the latter taking into account the situation experienced in Alpine last season... and the gloomy omens for the future with Fernando's age and etc... is pure glory. Let's enjoy it.
Sorry for the length of this thread. I learn many interesting things with your contributions. The level is magnificent. But I had to say it the way I see it.