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[JPower]

He has been good but I don't think anyone warrants 30m a year before winning their title. I think even Max was only on 20m a year pre-2021.

Different time. Contract amounts in major professional sports have increased fairly significantly since the late teens.

30 million sounds about right to me. Lando and Leclerc are likely making a few million less and would command 30m+ today.

[Lasssept]

[AR3-GP]

Kimi had DRS failure on his first run. It cost him 2.5 tenths on the front straight, but then he also spends more electrical energy without the DRS so there's more laptime lost. Could have been anywhere from P2 to P5.

[OverheatedTurbo]

Hows the race pace? Seemed okay yesterday with those used medium tyres.

[Matt2725]

George Russell has taken Toto Wolff to the cleaners.

Absolutely. But it could also be because it's a one-year contract. Russell's not letting out anything regarding the length of the contract. I suspect that it is 1 confirmed + 1 undecided.

He has been good but I don't think anyone warrants 30m a year before winning their title. I think even Max was only on 20m a year pre-2021.

Russell has publicly said it's a multi-year contract this weekend.

Regarding race pace, it looks strong. The lock up cost George when he divebombed Max. He just backed off but never looked under threat from behind however and his pace was consistent and sometimes quicker than Max prior to the second SC.

A podium is certainly possible this afternoon.