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[euv2]

Oscar was done dirty by McLarens call this week, if they had double stacked both, Lando would have been in deep trouble, as he would have to wait for all incoming cars or risk a unsafe release. MCL chose the strat that affected Lando the least and in doing so reduced Oscars chances of being a WDC significantly, even a split strat would suit Oscar. Oscar coming 1st and Lando 5th-7th would have completely switched the WDC.

So, going into Abu Dhabi, I'm not sure how much Oscar would be willing to play the team game, considering the things that have happened to him this season.

Let's hope Red bull get things perfect this week and hope for the best.

[Vettel165]

Now we need some magic from Leclerc to be in the mix for Abu Dhabi. But most probably being 10 or 12 points behind Lando with Max wouldnt make the difference. Why? Because Max and Lando, Piastri are usually always ahead by quite some margin from everyone else. Its nearly a given Lando would finish at least P2,P3. Even if Piastri was second, he would just let Norris go. For Max we need a big mistake by Norris to fall behind from P3 or a Russel, Kimi between him and Norris, maybe Charles. In other scenario maybe they dont find a good setup, but this Mclaren is very easy to setup, comparing to a diva like Red Bull.

But Max, Piastri are still the outsiders, they can risk it more. The pressure is on Lando now to deliver. Its still 10% for Max, 5% for Piastri and 85% chance for Lando to take the title…

Also if Mclaren doesnt win it would be the biggest blunder of the century, if Max wins it would have been the best title of the century (beside Kimi 2007).

[chrisc90]

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So, going into Abu Dhabi, I'm not sure how much Oscar would be willing to play the team game, considering the things that have happened to him this season.
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Could you imagine 12 months time the 2
McLaren drivers being in the same position, but Oscar is the one slightly ahead. Could you see Norris potentially moving out the way to give Oscar the WDC

[f1isgood]

This year has been surreal. Regardless of the outcome, you couldn't have made me believe this going into Abu Dhabi. We were always going to start on the backfoot given what happened last year with the car. The technical team had to dig deep, figure out issues, and finally within the constraints come up with an upgrade that made the car work everywhere. On average still behind McLaren but it is a big step forward. While uncomparable to McLaren's Miami upgrade, it is still one of the best upgrades of these regulations. I think everyone at Red Bull will be very proud