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Will Lewis quit & who is available to replace him ?

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  1. Of course I do. No magic tho'. And will not go down as one of the greats.
    'Same as all the respect I have for Graham.....'just not that one level higher.....a natural like a Fangio, Clark, Stewart, Prost, Senna, Schumacher, Hamilton, Verstappen (and whoever else I might have forgotten)...... :)
     
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  2. SimCity3

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    Indeed. But we can also cut George some slack. That was a sterling performance in a Williams
     
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  3. Wass85

    Wass85 Formula Junior

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    Amazing but that doesn't mean that Hamilton or any other top driver could mount a championship challenge in a Williams.
     
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  4. spirot

    spirot F1 World Champ

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    Ok, I'm sure your source is more accurate. I was just going by what Jochen Mass said while on a Pod Cast with Motorsport. I'm sure that Mass's assertion that Schumacher needs to work out and be more fit is also miss placed... and it was Webber who paid for him to get buffed up. Group C cars were faster than F-1 at the time, but heavier... so required more strength to drive hard.
     
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  5. spirot

    spirot F1 World Champ

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    Again, I was going by what Mass stated during Motorsport Pod cast... its out there for all to hear. ( in excellent English I may add! )
     
  6. SimCity3

    SimCity3 F1 Rookie


    Why not ?

    A driver is the central command unit in any car.

    Senna squeezed the pips out of a Toleman. Schumacher did the same at Ferrari.
    Max has been squeezing the RB dry.

    Perhaps Hamilton doesn't fancy an authentic challenge ?
     
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  7. jpalmito

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    Prost McLaren 1986.
    Alonso Ferrari 2012.
     
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  8. Wass85

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    Give it a rest, Russell came nowhere and is clearly a talented driver, why not hey?
     
  9. Wass85

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    Hahahahaha, the 2021 Williams was comparable to the 2012 Ferrari, is it April Fools yet....
     
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  10. I'd love to see more teams be competitive, just as I am pleased with Red Bull this year; McLaren's comeback journey. That doesn't, however, include wishing ill will on a team that is successful already ("I actually hope it's an uncompetitive turd."). I've loved the sport for 6 decades and only wish the best for all participants. When there are those that need to catch up, I wish them well. It would only improve the spectacle that F1 is.

    I have nothing to "get over", thank you very much. I'm a firm believer in positivity, not negativity.
    For the sake of the sport, how about you and others that think your way?
     
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  11. jpalmito

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    Wasn’t talking about Russell but about champions winning or close to do this in an inferior car..
     
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  12. Isobel

    Isobel F1 World Champ

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    Oh,oh, oh, Mr. Kotter…….Wendlinger.

    Still remember his Monaco shunt, brutal.
     
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  13. SimCity3

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    Yes but Ham fans claim he is one of the all time true greats inside any car.
    But remove Team Mercedes from the equation and it looks different.

    A milder but nonetheless welcome challenge would be Ham to Ferrari.
     
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  14. ktu

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    Ham almost won 2 championships before Mercedes. Won championships before he entered F1. Won every year since he entered the sport, in every car he drove.
     
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  15. Wass85

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    Did he never win anything at McLaren then?
     
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  16. Bas

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    As usual you're nit picking.

    Want to have it put in a more positive, friendly way?

    I hope teams named not mercedes hava a gloriously successful year.
     
  17. jpalmito

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    Yes he is a great driver but you cannot accept that many here do not consider him the greatest driver of all time because the Mercedes parameter is completely abnormal in the history of this sport.
    To put this into perspective he won ONE championship in his first SEVEN years.
     
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  18. Wass85

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    A bit like Verstappen then, at least he's in fine company.
     
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  19. SimCity3

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    Ham would still be on 1 if not for Team Mercedes.
     
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  20. ktu

    ktu F1 Rookie

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    I don't even consider him or any other driver the greatest of all time. It impossible to say. But he is one of the greatest.
    If Schumacher had only drove for a top team and won 10 championships over his career. Would he be considered one of the greats?
     
  21. jpalmito

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    He won five championships in a row with a Ferrari.
    Everything is said.
     
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  22. SimCity3

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    Yeah but Button wasn't regularly beating Max :D
     
  23. Nit picking? Your comprehension simply astounds me.
    I post about one's basic philosophy of sport "fandom" and you consider it "nit picking"? Aye-yi-yi.
     
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  24. jpalmito

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    Not exactly,
    Verstappen won 2021 Championship with a slightly inferior car.
    The 2008 McLaren was on par with the Ferrari.
     
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  25. SimCity3

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    And in '97 the Williams was around 1 second faster than anything else.
    MSC still managed to drag that pony into the final race showdown.

    Yes we all know what happened next...
    :D
     
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