Formula 1

[LP]

Hamilton is fast and clean, rarely crashes. 

I haven't always been a fan because the whining, but what he did in those conditions last weekend set him apart from all other drivers.

The proof is in the pudding and he turned slop into a souffle.

[LP]

Right back at you. All of this was covered in depth in the coverage. I guess you didn't watch it.

I don't care what the coverage specialists state, they are mostly butt lickers protecting their jobs and making sure the drivers will talk to them post race!

Watch those F1 drivers bitching post race, having been defeated by Hamilton who was driving on bald tyres, then re-run old footage of Brock coming through the chase on old tyres in the rain on the last lap at Bathurst while calmly talking to the TV broadcast crew as he set the lap record!

The drivers whining is very analogous to Danger bitching about reduced interchange, nobody wants peak sport to be a doddle, nobody has the right to monopolise spots on a list, except the people already in there it seems!

They don't get millions for going through the motion, nobody should, if they keep pushing sport in that direction they be replaced by robots, and you can marvel at machines that shoot a thousand consecutive 3 pointers without missing one!

[kruddler]

No comments on Romain Grosjean defying the laws of physics to escape, essentially, uninjured from his freak accident?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7_En2xEm4

[kruddler]

If that doesn't float your boat, what about George Russell taking over for Lewis Hamilton (covid) in the all conquering Mercedes this weekend?

For once we will see the difference between a good driver in a $hit car (Williams) and a good driver in the best car.

I believe Russell is up to something like 34-0 in terms of outqualifying his teammate in his career thus far. Lets see if he can outqualify the more than competent Valteri Bottas this weekend.

The only thing i don't like about this swap is that Russell needs to get his head around the dual-axis steering that is unique to the mercedes. I'm not sure it will be the fair comparison we want it to be as surely that takes 100's laps to get the hang of. But we'll see.

[Gointocarlton]

If that doesn't float your boat, what about George Russell taking over for Lewis Hamilton (covid) in the all conquering Mercedes this weekend?

For once we will see the difference between a good driver in a $hit car (Williams) and a good driver in the best car.

I believe Russell is up to something like 34-0 in terms of outqualifying his teammate in his career thus far. Lets see if he can outqualify the more than competent Valteri Bottas this weekend.

The only thing i don't like about this swap is that Russell needs to get his head around the dual-axis steering that is unique to the mercedes. I'm not sure it will be the fair comparison we want it to be as surely that takes 100's laps to get the hang of. But we'll see.

The English Sky commentary team biased towards an ordinary (at best) driver like George Russell is sickening. Mr Saturday, Senna would be turning in his grave. 34-0 you say against his team mate, bahahahahaha. That would be like me out squatting my grandmother 34 days in a row. This Muppet wouldn't tie Hamilton's bootlaces. Any wonder I watch F1 with the volume down these days.

[kruddler]

The English Sky commentary team biased towards an ordinary (at best) driver like George Russell is sickening. Mr Saturday, Senna would be turning in his grave. 34-0 you say against his team mate, bahahahahaha. That would be like me out squatting my grandmother 34 days in a row. This Muppet wouldn't tie Hamilton's bootlaces. Any wonder I watch F1 with the volume down these days.

Why do you say he is ordinary?

Simply because he doesn't score points on race day?

Thats like you driving your grandmothers car against a V8 supercar and wondering why you can't get near them.

Modern f1 is all about the car, which is why Russell appears to be 'ordinary'.
He has outperformed mutiple time world champion Vettel during qualifying on numerous occasions. You don't do that by accident, especially in the Williams. If you wanna see how good a driver is, compare him against his teammate in the same car. Not just by outqualifying him, but where he finishes on race day by comparison.

I was sceptical initially, but his results cannot be argued with. I think he'll surprise you.

[LP]

Russell is a good driver, but I doubt he'll do much in one week in a car he is new to.

[Gointocarlton]

Russell is a good driver, but I doubt he'll do much in one week in a car he is new to.

Of the young crop, there is Le Clerc, Norris and then daylight.

[kruddler]

Russell is a good driver, but I doubt he'll do much in one week in a car he is new to.

If he finishes, it will be in the points.

Its just a matter of how high.

Of all cars to drive, the mercedes would be the steepest learning curve with its DAS.

If he gets anywhere near Bottas in qualifying, he has proven plenty.

[dodge]

It would just prove that Bottas is lucky he's in the car he is - Hamilton likes Bottas because he is no threat at all,  yet the car is the same

Grosjean is very lucky.  While there is no doubt the halo saved him, having the medics so close on hand had to have helped.  Scary stuff.

It was good that the coverage didn't show anything further until they knew he was out of danger.