F1 2019 season

[matherto]

Lewis is bloody brilliant.

Glad Leclerc got his elbows out.

Seb fecked it again.

Great racing.

Silverstone should ALWAYS be on the calendar.

 

[Rado_N]

Lewis wins his 6th British GP , the most by any driver ever and increases is WC lead.
Like him or not , you cant deny his ability.
Fastest lap on a very old set of hards is the mark of an excellent drive.

I'm not denying his obvious talent but it helps when you're in by far the fastest car.

 

[Grinner]

feck's sake Jenson, go and find Max and Seb for the real interview!

 

[freeurmind]

I think Vettel should go put the P1 marker in front of his car again.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

feck's sake Jenson, go and find Max and Seb for the real interview!

doubt he has a choice , but agreed they would be the better interview, Seb will not be happy.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

I'm not denying his obvious talent but it helps when you're in by far the fastest car.

fair point , but I think the Ferrari and Red Bulls are not that much behind.

 

[Grinner]

That waiting room looks like a minicab drivers room!

Very pikey.

 

[FC Ronaldo]

Looking forward to seeing a Hamilton-Leclerc battle next season for the title.

 

[Member 90887]

I'm not denying his obvious talent but it helps when you're in by far the fastest car.

Yeah, that's exactly it.

He's an excellent driver. That's for sure. His results flatter him though, he's had the best car for several years now. It helps when Mercedes choose a butler to drive beside you.

I miss Nico in the second Mercedes. At least he made Lewis fight for his titles.

 

[Grinner]

What's a good site for post match interviews? I want to hear what Seb and Max say, and deffo what Steiner says about his twonk drivers.

 

[Sjaakmeoff]

What's a good site for post match interviews? I want to hear what Seb and Max say, and deffo what Steiner says about his twonk drivers.

Seb apologized to Max straight after the race. They shook hands. Done. Things happen. No problem.

 

[Fully Fledged]

doubt he has a choice , but agreed they would be the better interview, Seb will not be happy.

He should be apologising to Max and Red Bull for his massive feck up.

 

[Sjaakmeoff]

What's a good site for post match interviews? I want to hear what Seb and Max say, and deffo what Steiner says about his twonk drivers.

and to answer your question:

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Seb admitted it was his mistake.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Seb very sheepish in his interview , knows he fecked up.
Not having a good season , could be possibly retire after the season ends ?

 

[Buster15]

I'm not denying his obvious talent but it helps when you're in by far the fastest car.

Toto Wolf mentioned yesterday how hard Lewis Hamilton pushes Mercedes to keep on improving.
So yes. He is in the best car which is normal for the best driver.
But he has a very big hand in making Mercedes the best.
It is not a coincidence that he continually gives credit to his team.
Which other driver does this.

 

[Canagel]

Seb very sheepish in his interview , knows he fecked up.
Not having a good season , could be possibly retire after the season ends ?

Yes he should retire. He has nothing to offer these days and is a waste of a valuable spot.

 

[Redplane]

Max got what was coming to him to be fair. Vettel will take the penalty, but about time somebody showed that Max can't just run others off the road.

Seriously?

 

[Canagel]

I'm not denying his obvious talent but it helps when you're in by far the fastest car.

All the great champions had fast cars. He is the only driver to win at least one race in every single year- some of those cars not the fastest. It didn't happen by mistake.

 

[stu_1992]

Great race I thought. Enjoyed the Max-LeClerc stuff immensely. I thought Ferrari had fecked up LeClerc's race again but fortunately he benefitted from the big incident.

What is Vettel at these days? He "honestly" looks like he's lost his edge completely at this point. So many high profile mistakes, and not even just at the very top of the grid.

 

[Sjaakmeoff]

Max on Dutch tv: the seat was loose and i din't have any power steering anymore after the crash.

Wasn't angry with Seb. Just disappointed cause he should've been on the podium.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

I like Max , he seems to have calmed down a bit , a very talented driver , who will win the WC.

 

[Buster15]

Yes he should retire. He has nothing to offer these days and is a waste of a valuable spot.

He is fast becoming an embarrasment and a liability to Ferrari.
Yes he is still fast but increasingly error prone.
Whereas Leclerc is showing how to drive the car properly and still very quickly.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

British GP result
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
2. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
3. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
4. Pierre Gasly, Red Bull
5. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
6. Carlos Sainz, McLaren
7. Daniel Ricciardo, Renault
8. Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo
9. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso
10. Nico Hulkenberg, Renault

 

[Canagel]

He is fast becoming an embarrasment and a liability to Ferrari.
Yes he is still fast but increasingly error prone.
Whereas Leclerc is showing how to drive the car properly and still very quickly.

He cannot race wheel to wheel. I think Hamilton has finished him mentally. The younger drivers make him look mediocre at actual racing.

 

[Buster15]

He cannot race wheel to wheel. I think Hamilton has finished him mentally. The younger drivers make him look mediocre at actual racing.

Very good point.

 

[Henrik Larsson]

Leclerc shoved Max off as revenge and Max just keeps his foot down, love it.

Missed this in real time due to a toilet break, just saw a replay and that one was just epic! Poor Charles

Plenty of great moments between the two today and Leclerc did really well too. Max was actually quite calm today, post match he said he anticipated Leclerc being hyper agressive after Austria and hoped this would backfire for Leclerc.

He and Leclerc also flew back to Monaco together in some private jet after Austria apparently, which I find quite an amusing idea. Seems like a nice rivalry with a good amount of mutual respect, of course they know each other very well.

Great victory in front of his home crowd for Lewis as well I have to say.

 

[spwd]

Vettel needs to retire

stupid cnut vettel

Vettel...

Seb you dick

Vettel you dick

Of all of Vettel's many many mistakes in recent years I think that's my favourite.

What a moron

Vettel is an absolute joke these days.

He's worse in wheel to wheel racing than just about any elite driver in the last 20 years.

He’s fecking shite these days, the cheek of the cnut to put his hand up at Max and say “what was he doing ?”

I'm surprised none of the cars got stuck in the gravel. he just went straight up the back of him

That was despicable from Seb. He should be thrown out of the race. No punishment they do to him can justify the clear wipeout he’s played on Max.

Vettel hand up in the air blaming max

Disgusting.

well, if you can't hit someone from behind then we should all go home

Max cut him up.

how the hell was that a racing incident, Seb fecked up.

Cant believe ive just heard martin brundle saying seb will complain he didnt leave him a cars width

I think Vettel should go put the P1 marker in front of his car again.

I think Max should get the 3rd place one and twat Vettel round the head with it.!

He is fast becoming an embarrasment and a liability to Ferrari.
Yes he is still fast but increasingly error prone.
Whereas Leclerc is showing how to drive the car properly and still very quickly.

So true, I cant believe how good Le Clerc is and how bad Vettel is.

 

[Rooney1987]

Yeah, that's exactly it.

He's an excellent driver. That's for sure. His results flatter him though, he's had the best car for several years now. It helps when Mercedes choose a butler to drive beside you.

I miss Nico in the second Mercedes. At least he made Lewis fight for his titles.

They really don’t.

Senna and Michael both won multiple world titles with average team mates in the fastest car too, it doesn’t take away from what they achieved.

 

[Member 90887]

They really don’t.

Senna and Michael both won multiple world titles with average team mates in the fastest car too, it doesn’t take away from what they achieved.

It's the same for both of them. Ferrari's approach of having a number one driver and signing 'butlers' like arrivabene put it last year flatters Michael as well.

A couple of his titles have been without competition. You can't not win with the car that he had at some point.

Same with Lewis here as well as Seb with a couple of his titles.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Yeah, that's exactly it.

He's an excellent driver. That's for sure. His results flatter him though, he's had the best car for several years now. It helps when Mercedes choose a butler to drive beside you.

I miss Nico in the second Mercedes. At least he made Lewis fight for his titles.

239 races
86 pole positions
80 wins
143 podiums
3,241 career points

5 times world champion , broke most records there is to break , 6 British wins, more than any other driver , his result really dont flatter him.
He does not just sit in and drive , he has massive input in to the team, always getting them to improve things.

 

[GeorgieBoy]

Imagine how Santi is feeling after that Vettel feck up.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Imagine how Santi is feeling after that Vettel feck up.

Is he back ?
Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87 says he is a new member.

 

[Robertd0803]

Of all of Vettel's many many mistakes in recent years I think that's my favourite.

Crashing out of Germany while leading and basically losing the title is mine.

Vettel hasn't been the same at all since the Canada incident.

I think he's made up his mind and he's retiring this year. He looks like he gave up.

I think Canada was probably the final straw to be honest. Think the problems started further back than that.

 

[Krits]

I think it has to go back to Germany. Its a shame really, when he came to Ferrari I was sure he would get at least one WDC before retiring with us. But a combination of him degrading and Ferrari's worryingly often feck ups have meant that he was nowhere close in the end.

 

[vangagal]

Vettel needs to rediscover his form and motivation asap. Constantly beaten by rookie teammate not a good sign at all.

 

[Member 90887]

239 races
86 pole positions
80 wins
143 podiums
3,241 career points

5 times world champion , broke most records there is to break , 6 British wins, more than any other driver , his result really dont flatter him.
He does not just sit in and drive , he has massive input in to the team, always getting them to improve things.

Career points are irrelevant as they changed over the years and there are more races as well.

He had 6 years with Mercedes. Roughly, around 60 of his 86 pole positions were with Mercedes in 6 years. he had 26 in 6 years with McLaren.

For me he is and as i said before, Schumi is as well. when you have a car that's destroying the field and doing the work for you and when the only person that can stop you is your teamate which your team has choosen to be more like your wing man than your competitor, the results that you get are flattering.

I'm not saying he's not good. he's one of the best of his generation. But you have to be a die hard Lewis fan to not see that his results flatter him.

 

[RedFish]

Career points are irrelevant as they changed over the years and there are more races as well.

He had 6 years with Mercedes. Roughly, around 60 of his 86 pole positions were with Mercedes in 6 years. he had 26 in 6 years with McLaren.

For me he is and as i said before, Schumi is as well. when you have a car that's destroying the field and doing the work for you and when the only person that can stop you is your teamate which your team has choosen to be more like your wing man than your competitor, the results that you get are flattering.

I'm not saying he's not good. he's one of the best of his generation. But you have to be a die hard Lewis fan to not see that his results flatter him.

Best of his generation? He's got a good chance of winning the GOAT debate after he calls it a day.

 

[Ubik]

First trip to Silverstone this year, amazing experience! Just sad now I didn't go back in the 90s.

Seeing Vettel blunder into Verstappen right in front of me was a highlight.

 

[0le]

Career points are irrelevant as they changed over the years and there are more races as well.

He had 6 years with Mercedes. Roughly, around 60 of his 86 pole positions were with Mercedes in 6 years. he had 26 in 6 years with McLaren.

For me he is and as i said before, Schumi is as well. when you have a car that's destroying the field and doing the work for you and when the only person that can stop you is your teamate which your team has choosen to be more like your wing man than your competitor, the results that you get are flattering.

I'm not saying he's not good. he's one of the best of his generation. But you have to be a die hard Lewis fan to not see that his results flatter him.

The car no doubtly helps, but last year, both Ferrari drivers and the Red Bull driver (Max) beat Bottas so the car last year certainly wasn't "destroying the field". The driving of Lewis put pressure on his challenger, Vettel, and caused him to make mistakes. I'm not a F1 historian but I bet the previous world championship drivers all raced in very competitive cars. Has there ever been a driver who won a world championship with what was clearly otherwise a poor car?