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  1. ktu

    ktu F1 Rookie

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    Crazy numbers. The impact of this guy is unmatched.
     
  2. johnireland

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    Is this the future for Ferrari F1...shoe sales? No talk of upgrades or strategy if it rains or what will it mean to the slowest Ferrari driver by the end of FP2.
     
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  3. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    F1 cant decide on a motor or future overall. Shoe sales it is! :)
     
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  4. Jack-the-lad

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    #754 Jack-the-lad, Apr 2, 2025
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  5. Bas

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    Totally nothing to do with all those having to replace their Mercedes branded gear to Ferrari. None at all.
     
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  6. HotShoe

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    Not to mention in what screwed up F1 world does shoe and t shirt sales count more than wins?!?

    I find it hard to believe that any amount of merch sales is worth getting embarrassed on a global stage when you are supposed to be the powerhouse, dynasty of F1.
     
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  7. Bas

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  8. Remy Zero

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    As i've said in my previous post. Elkann signed a billboard. That's all. I do not think Ferrari is really serious about winning, or producing any nice looking road cars.
     
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  9. jgonzalesm6

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    3rd race(Suzuka) of the season and here are the standings compared to 2024.

    2024
    - Sainz 15pts
    - Leclerc 12 pts

    Total points for the race = 27pts
    Cumulative total after 3 races = 102pts


    2025
    - Leclerc 12pts
    - Hamilton 6pts

    Total points for the race = 18pts
    Cumulative total after 3 races = 35pts
     
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  10. Etcetera

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    3rd race in, and their plans are already a blazing failure.
     
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  11. jgonzalesm6

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    From an on-track performance perspective, yes.

    From Hamilton merchandise sales, their selling like hotcakes from a balance sheet perspective.
     
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  12. Bas

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    The hats and shirts are predictable though. Vast majority of Hamilton fans had to exchange their Mercedes shirts for the new Ferrari ones. Next year the drop off will be significant, as not everyone changes for the latest hats/shirts every season...Unlikely that the 44 will change for a 1 next year, too.:p
     
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  13. dustywusty

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    As a shareholder I'm thrilled, especially given the overall conditions. As a Hamilton fan, and a Ferrari F1 fan... this season needs some work.
     
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  14. HotShoe

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    Exactly. Check out Ferrari’s media accounts. The new Lewis fans are already bashing Ferrari and blaming them for holding their “goat” back. :rolleyes:

    This was a very shortsighted move by Ferrari. Why even have an academy if you don’t use it for future success?

    They should be embarrassed to show their faces.
     
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  15. Bas

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    Not like some of us didn't predict the social media backlash...

    The car isn't good enough for our current drivers to win GPs so far, true. But the 100 million a year driver so far hasn't beaten his teammate, who has zero titles, 8 wins, in a single grand prix thus far, one of those races is where his teammate drove with a broken front wing from the very first lap. Yes Only 3 races in but you'd expect a so called GOAT to be on top of things and handedly beat his teammate, surely.
     
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  16. william

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    Re. Hamilton recruitment at Ferrari, I hesitate between farcical or scandalous to qualify it.
     
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  17. Bas

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    I'm not sure what I'd call it, but for sure it's based on hope and experience from past results from 5+ years ago with a sprinkle of "we'll get the money back from all the hats we'll sell anyways".
     
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  18. HotShoe

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    Somebody do a mental health check on @ktu :D
     
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  19. 375+

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    Wellness check? No comments post Suzuka, hope all is well.
     
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  20. jgonzalesm6

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    Ferrari probably got all the money back already. It's gravy from here on out.
     
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  21. ktu

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    I gave my thoughts on the race earlier. But I appreciate you guys having me in your thoughts
     
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  22. Etcetera

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    A gravy train! A very slow gravy train, but a gravy train nonetheless.
     
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  23. Bas

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    Yep...complacency eh ;)
     
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  24. HotShoe

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    I missed that post and hadn’t seen you around as much lately. Glad you’re still kicking.
     
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  25. SS454

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    I was very impressed with Lewis in China. Though the DQ put some things into perspective but I still think he drove very well in just his 2nd race.

    Lewis' qualifying has been better than I expected quite frankly, even though Lewis himself still admits to not doing well enough. He out qualified Charles in the China sprint and the main quali. Again, just his second race. Otherwise he's only been 2 or 3 tenths off of Charles. Honestly I expected him to be 3-4 tenths off Charles in these first few races in qualifying. I think most believe Leclerc is top 2 best qualifies in F1 right now.

    The races were usually better for him than qualifying, but this year his races haven't been amazing.

    Overall, I don't think it's been a disaster for Lewis. Any objective person would probably agree. In fact, I think he's doing marginally better than I expected. I suppose a die hard Lewis fan that believed he was the god of F1 is probably making any excuse possible to explain why he isn't doing better.
     

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