FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2025....Race.................▄▀▄▀▄▀ SPOILERS ▄▀▄▀▄▀

I would say it was a bigger failure than Lewis couldn't advance on Norris when he was stuck behind Charlie for 20 laps. Norris was in trouble going over track limits 3 times but Hamilton was still hanging around 2 seconds back.

 

Happy to see the Hulk and Alonso in the points. Hard to get excited about Ferrari. Though credit due for the team today. Why can’t Lewis become more competitive…..

 

The rest of the end of the season isn't going to be pleasant for Ferrari Fans. I expect Max and the two Macs on every podium in some order.

 

Vegas is just around the corner.

 

Looks like Ferrari is still hard on its tires.

 

IDK, how did chuck keep USED softs alive for so long. I think its the other way. They cant get the harder compound to work well. HE was on those softs for something like 20 laps with full fuel and Norris could not make a move,.

 

Right, what’s next? Giant poker chip trophies? Roulette wheels plates? Dice trophies?

 

fat Elvis. duh

 

I mean wasn't the Hungarian gp porcelain vases or something? I forget which one had big metal plates? There are tons of trophies that are not motorsports specific. Look at the driver reactions when they got the these trophies. They thought they were cool.

The top guys will appreciate the variety in my opinion. What is Max going to do with 67 cups? Makes for a boring trophy case.

 

That's Ferrari's best race of the season!

3rd and 4th ;(

I guess it could have been worse?

Man, have I lowered my expectations.

 

They are mementos, Im sure he will appreciate them more at a future date. In club racing getting plaques for podiums we called getting wood. I have plenty, when I walk by them in my loft area they remind me of how they made me who I am, the friends I made and the battles I fought on track racing amateur superbike, SCCA and Spec Miata. Dating back to 1994-2016 ish.

 

If Max can win the next two races, he'll be within striking distance of the championship for the final 3 events. He's already one race win away from overtaking Norris in the point - if the latter crashes out and Max wins.

Not good. Not good at all for McLaren. Their car doesn't seem to be working very well right now. Norris and Piastri have a legit claim to not follow team orders, but McLaren has set a bad precedent. There's going to come a point where one of their drivers is going to have to move over or hold position, or else Max is going to win the championship, which was unthinkable a month ago. Making Piastri move over in Monza for Norris could absolutely come back to haunt them all.

If McLaren actually lose the WDC, they'll make Ferrari look like a competent team in terms of management.

 

That's my point - F1 has unique trophies; don't make them all cups as Giallo is suggesting.

Red Bull Trophy Case as an example...why would you want them to all be essentially the same?

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Missed it live ....not a bad result overall.

 

During the broadcast they show a display that said Norris has 30% left, and LeClerc had 90%. This was just before Norris' pass. It might have been just 10% for Norris. Shouldn't be hard to find it. I've watched Alonzo use his battery to hold off faster cars for almost five laps.

 

maximum max! He should be WDC.

 

Apparently Mr. f1statsguru has never heard of Phil Hill, Mario Andretti, Niki Lauda, Giancarlo Baghetti, Lorenzo Bandini, or Carlos Reutemann, and possibly others. Kind of calls the credibility of the whole thing into question.

 

Anything "powered by AMS" is 100% false. I love when drivers have 5% or less tires left and they go for another 10 laps.

 

Truth is McLaren fully don’t trust Norris or Piastri to win this WDC..

 

If McLaren had any sense, they'd prioritize Piastri. He's 14 points further up in the championship than Max. If Piastri can get a win under his belt, he can probably win the championship.

Problem is, I don't see Lando moving over. He's close to a WDC. It's understandable. This mess is on McLaren. They better make some hard calls, now, and not later. Because if Max gets within 30 points of the lead, he'll put more pressure on both McLaren drivers than they can handle, imho.

 

I mean, McLaren hired them. If McLaren don't trust their drivers to show enough maturity to not squander championship level pace in the cars provided to them, then that really is a testament to the leadership at McLaren being immature themselves.

It's just unbelievable that McLaren have opened themselves up like this.