Billiard smooth, they can race.
Excellent Sunday viewing that
Everyone was thinking should have put on softs when pitted, turns out that wouldnt have made much difference.
Still not the best Lewis IMO. He gave too much ground to Norris, Charles and Checo. Probably trying to let the car bring it self home but he could have been more aggressive.erudite450 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:17 pmHamilton is a hell of a driver! The older drivers on the grid - Alonso, Perez, Vettel - acknowledge his special talent. Surely, some of these younger guys like Norris who make careless comments must know that too. His sheer relentless and consistency must be a nightmare for the other drivers.
George is a brilliant driver at the same level as Leclerc and Verstappen but he will struggle to keep up with Hamilton on Sundays with Hamilton in this form.
Looking ahead, Paul Ricard should hopefully suit Mercedes but Redbull Ring will be a tough one with Redbull's incredible straightline speed.
I don't know, are you sure about that? Most where taking a lot of risk and even hitting each other so I actually think Hamilton did everything he could. For me this was one of his best races in a while, including last year. Best of the day surely.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:27 pmStill not the best Lewis IMO. He gave too much ground to Norris, Charles and Checo. Probably trying to let the car bring it self home but he could have been more aggressive.erudite450 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:17 pmHamilton is a hell of a driver! The older drivers on the grid - Alonso, Perez, Vettel - acknowledge his special talent. Surely, some of these younger guys like Norris who make careless comments must know that too. His sheer relentless and consistency must be a nightmare for the other drivers.
George is a brilliant driver at the same level as Leclerc and Verstappen but he will struggle to keep up with Hamilton on Sundays with Hamilton in this form.
Looking ahead, Paul Ricard should hopefully suit Mercedes but Redbull Ring will be a tough one with Redbull's incredible straightline speed.
Did Mercedes have any new mediums btw?
I take your point. He might have been a bit too nice to some of them but they had tyre warmup issue as well all weekend. That's why I was shocked they did a cool down lap before his final flying lap yesterday. His pace, though, in the grand prix was astonishing.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:27 pmStill not the best Lewis IMO. He gave too much ground to Norris, Charles and Checo. Probably trying to let the car bring it self home but he could have been more aggressive.erudite450 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:17 pmHamilton is a hell of a driver! The older drivers on the grid - Alonso, Perez, Vettel - acknowledge his special talent. Surely, some of these younger guys like Norris who make careless comments must know that too. His sheer relentless and consistency must be a nightmare for the other drivers.
George is a brilliant driver at the same level as Leclerc and Verstappen but he will struggle to keep up with Hamilton on Sundays with Hamilton in this form.
Looking ahead, Paul Ricard should hopefully suit Mercedes but Redbull Ring will be a tough one with Redbull's incredible straightline speed.
Did Mercedes have any new mediums btw?
Shame it couldn't have happened a few months ago, nothing to race for but pride nowDe Jokke wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:32 pmI would have boxed Lewis a couple of laps earlier and put him on mediums.
Merc did react well with the SC to give softs but the car doesn't seem to like them (can't switch them on quick enough)
If we may believe Elliot, they know now in which direction to develop, let's hope they can bring updates at a fast rate
PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:27 pmStill not the best Lewis IMO. He gave too much ground to Norris, Charles and Checo. Probably trying to let the car bring it self home but he could have been more aggressive.erudite450 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:17 pmHamilton is a hell of a driver! The older drivers on the grid - Alonso, Perez, Vettel - acknowledge his special talent. Surely, some of these younger guys like Norris who make careless comments must know that too. His sheer relentless and consistency must be a nightmare for the other drivers.
George is a brilliant driver at the same level as Leclerc and Verstappen but he will struggle to keep up with Hamilton on Sundays with Hamilton in this form.
Looking ahead, Paul Ricard should hopefully suit Mercedes but Redbull Ring will be a tough one with Redbull's incredible straightline speed.
Did Mercedes have any new mediums btw?