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[Balalu]

Ignore the title. Very mature reply by Norris:

https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/lando- ... 00639.html

When asked if he needs to get under the Australian’s skin to secure his maiden F1 title, Norris replied: "I don’t enjoy that. In 200 years no one is going to care. We’ll all be dead.

"I am trying to have a good time. I still care about it, and that’s why I get upset sometimes and I get disappointed and I get angry at myself. And I think that shows just how much I care about winning and losing. But that doesn’t mean I need to take it out on Oscar. I just don’t get into those kind of things."

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Just pointing out obvious reality. Only people denying it are you guys.

I'm not incapable of being objective just cuz I'm a Ferrari fan. I totally recognize that we lost the 2008 and 2018 F1 titles cuz our drivers weren't good enough, for instance(though I'd say in 2018, it wasn't that Ferrari had the best car, more just that it was competitive enough to win the title if one of our drivers had a good enough season).

LOL WUT. I'm as pro McLaren as it gets but it's ludicrous to claim Massa didn't do a good job in 2008

There's nothing ludicrous about suggesting that Felipe Massa was in a whole lower class of driver compared to somebody like Lewis Hamilton. Which was proven out quite well when Massa was annihilated by Fernando Alonso.

You're absolutely ignoring the fact that Massa post 2009 was, by his own admission, not the same driver as before his brain injury.

[Szabi1112]

We seem to be much slower then Leclerc till now.

[Ben1980]

The Ferrari is quick, or Oscar is managing.

[Slahinki]

Good start by both drivers, but going for the inside was the wrong choice today it seems.

[Ben1980]

Good start by both drivers, but going for the inside was the wrong choice today it seems.

It may have been fine. But they are so cautious to each other.

[Avocado]

Oscar closing the gap. Come on.

[Slahinki]

Yeah, better to drop to fifth than to DNF after all.

[Szabi1112]

I cant see how we will overtake Leclerc. We are a piece of brick in the straights.

[FittingMechanics]

I cant see how we will overtake Leclerc. We are a piece of brick in the straights.

Yeah looks like one of those "clean air is king" races.

[Szabi1112]

I cant see how we will overtake Leclerc. We are a piece of brick in the straights.

Yeah looks like one of those "clean air is king" races.

Shame there is a relatively cold summer day in Budapest. :/

[Avocado]

I cant see how we will overtake Leclerc. We are a piece of brick in the straights.

I still believe Oscar will win.

[Slahinki]

I cant see how we will overtake Leclerc. We are a piece of brick in the straights.

Lacking quite the bit of top speed to overtake, indeed. Anything happening at all in this race will be up to strategy.

[Szabi1112]

Win was lost yesterday

[FittingMechanics]

At least we don't have both cars on the exact same (losing) strategy. Norris is building a nice tire delta and would benefit if there is a VSC/SC.

As long as Bortoleto is not gaining on Norris, I would stay out.

Now Piastri should push Leclerc and force a second stop from Leclerc (or undercut him). He seems to be gaining. Let's go!