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[Just_a_fan]

Since Merc are so far ahead, the championship race now is just between Kimi and George at the moment.
Kimi has got Toto and ex Lewis race engineer Bono behind him, and that may unsettle George.
This reminds me of Alonso and Lewis's first year in Mclaren.

Russell has Sky and other British media on his side. If a non-British driver pulled the moves that Russell did in Canada, they would be asking for a race ban.

Sky is owned by the Yanks* - Comcast.

* - sorry to our US friends but apparently it's ok to cast national aspertions these days.

Oh, and Red Bull and Mercedes are British teams, by the way. Formerly Stewart Racing and Tyrrell Racing respectively. Both registered as companies in the UK even if some of the money comes from over the Channel.

How's the bias going?

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Since Merc are so far ahead, the championship race now is just between Kimi and George at the moment.
Kimi has got Toto and ex Lewis race engineer Bono behind him, and that may unsettle George.
This reminds me of Alonso and Lewis's first year in Mclaren.

Russell has Sky and other British media on his side. If a non-British driver pulled the moves that Russell did in Canada, they would be asking for a race ban.

Are you kidding?? Sky is massively into the Kimi hype.

And you mean the moves that both drivers pulled? Or are you showing YOUR bias against George?

[SB15]

Since Merc are so far ahead, the championship race now is just between Kimi and George at the moment.
Kimi has got Toto and ex Lewis race engineer Bono behind him, and that may unsettle George.
This reminds me of Alonso and Lewis's first year in Mclaren.

Russell has Sky and other British media on his side. If a non-British driver pulled the moves that Russell did in Canada, they would be asking for a race ban.

Are you kidding?? Sky is massively into the Kimi hype.

And you mean the moves that both drivers pulled? Or are you showing YOUR bias against George?

that's a good question

[venkyhere]

Kimi's wheel-to-wheel driving is well entrenched in 'you concede or we both crash' attitude - showed that last season as well. This time with a championship winning car, expect much much more of it. Russel is in for a rough season, it will test his limits of patience and mental strength. Unlike 2016, where both drivers showed some maturity in wheel to wheel (until Barcelona) , this time there is no restraint from either driver. Toto has to accommodate a cargo case of blood pressure tablets alongwith the 'equipment' that travels to different tracks.

[SB15]

Kimi's wheel-to-wheel driving is well entrenched in 'you concede or we both crash' attitude - showed that last season as well. This time with a championship winning car, expect much much more of it. Russel is in for a rough season, it will test his limits of patience and mental strength. Unlike 2016, where both drivers showed some maturity in wheel to wheel (until Barcelona) , this time there is no restraint from either driver. Toto has to accommodate a cargo case of blood pressure tablets alongwith the 'equipment' that travels to different tracks.

The real question we should be asking is how dominate would Lewis would've been vs George in this generation of car?

[Gillian]

Kimi's wheel-to-wheel driving is well entrenched in 'you concede or we both crash' attitude - showed that last season as well. This time with a championship winning car, expect much much more of it. Russel is in for a rough season, it will test his limits of patience and mental strength. Unlike 2016, where both drivers showed some maturity in wheel to wheel (until Barcelona) , this time there is no restraint from either driver. Toto has to accommodate a cargo case of blood pressure tablets alongwith the 'equipment' that travels to different tracks.

This is not true (yet), easily proved by the actual results we have so far, being no crashes at all. Antonelli has bailed out so far. He's (too) wild, but so far he conceded his position instead of crashing as you say.

But we'll see if it stays that way

[Gillian]

Kimi's wheel-to-wheel driving is well entrenched in 'you concede or we both crash' attitude - showed that last season as well. This time with a championship winning car, expect much much more of it. Russel is in for a rough season, it will test his limits of patience and mental strength. Unlike 2016, where both drivers showed some maturity in wheel to wheel (until Barcelona) , this time there is no restraint from either driver. Toto has to accommodate a cargo case of blood pressure tablets alongwith the 'equipment' that travels to different tracks.

The real question we should be asking is how dominate would Lewis would've been vs George in this generation of car?

Not dominant at all or do you really think he is still as fast as 2018 and just that Leclerc is thát much faster than prime Hamilton? Hamilton has been getting slower after 2018/19, just flattered by a weak partner (Bottas).

Dont get me wrong, Hamilton is still quick, but there's no reason/evidence to suggest he would do much better against Russell in the current car.

[Lasssept]