The new quick change cooling set-up should negate that issue this year.
Bottas doesn't need to win to keep his contract, he just needs to be either first or second with Hamilton in the other spot. Mercedes want the WCC and both drivers have to perform to get that. Only one can get the WDC so it's not an issue (for Mercedes) if he doesn't get it, so long as one of them does. I doubt that Mercedes seriously expect Bottas to beat Hamilton over a whole season. So long as he helps them get the WCC, he'll keep his seat.
yes so true, I suppose i'm thinking of a kind of average, over the season, with a couple of bad races but also a couple of wins. cos Valtteri had a couple of bad ones last year didn't he, and his ideal would be to look on one hand 100% compatible with Lewis and yet also on the other so good that Esteban wouldn't necessarily be an upgradeJust_a_fan wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:28 pmBottas doesn't need to win to keep his contract, he just needs to be either first or second with Hamilton in the other spot. Mercedes want the WCC and both drivers have to perform to get that. Only one can get the WDC so it's not an issue (for Mercedes) if he doesn't get it, so long as one of them does. I doubt that Mercedes seriously expect Bottas to beat Hamilton over a whole season. So long as he helps them get the WCC, he'll keep his seat.
He doesn't need to beat Lewis, but if he goes into a big slump like last year then he might loose his seat. In the second half of last year he slumped really hard with a lot of 4th and 5th place finishes. If he hadn't slumped Mercedes would have wrapped up the WCC a loot sooner.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:28 pmBottas doesn't need to win to keep his contract, he just needs to be either first or second with Hamilton in the other spot. Mercedes want the WCC and both drivers have to perform to get that. Only one can get the WDC so it's not an issue (for Mercedes) if he doesn't get it, so long as one of them does. I doubt that Mercedes seriously expect Bottas to beat Hamilton over a whole season. So long as he helps them get the WCC, he'll keep his seat.
Bottas had gearbox issue and Ham lost power, were they the same root cause ? don't remember from last year, must be getting old
It's very essential for Mercedes to bring updates as soon as possible. Otherwise their world titles might slip out of their hands.
Last year it was a hydraulics issue for Bottas and the gearbox and a loss of fuel pressure for Hamilton.Gatecrasher wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:37 pmBottas had gearbox issue and Ham lost power, were they the same root cause ? don't remember from last year, must be getting old
Shaming the "long standing teams" that get paid for building mediocre cars is their only motivation.
I expect Merc to have a 0.2s advantage over Ferrari. There are multiple corners, and the straights aren't too long. +0.5s in S2, -0.3s in S1,S3.
Toto is taking no prisoners right now.
I think Toto can handle the abuse just fine, he might even thrive on it. Hamilton however is another case, he is much more sensitive to it. I don't think he likes the current situation, he wants to win on his own merit. He wants the credits for winning, not the car.zibby43 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:35 amToto is taking no prisoners right now.
https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/27 ... s-stronger
"The trolling that happens in social media has become so bad . . . At first it's hard to swallow, but it's come to a point that it's making us stronger, every hit creates more desire to prove."
You have a point it almost looks like hes disappointed that its so easy, But then on the other hand when its tough all he does is complain.DutchDopey wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:50 amI think Toto can handle the abuse just fine, he might even thrive on it. Hamilton however is another case, he is much more sensitive to it. I don't think he likes the current situation, he wants to win on his own merit. He wants the credits for winning, not the car.zibby43 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:35 amToto is taking no prisoners right now.
https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/27 ... s-stronger
"The trolling that happens in social media has become so bad . . . At first it's hard to swallow, but it's come to a point that it's making us stronger, every hit creates more desire to prove."
*Of course this is just my personal opinion.
If he's disappointed every time it's so easy, then he's been having a very long period of disappointment for more than 5 years now.aran.vtec wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:53 amYou have a point it almost looks like hes disappointed that its so easy, But then on the other hand when its tough all he does is complain.DutchDopey wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:50 amI think Toto can handle the abuse just fine, he might even thrive on it. Hamilton however is another case, he is much more sensitive to it. I don't think he likes the current situation, he wants to win on his own merit. He wants the credits for winning, not the car.zibby43 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:35 am
Toto is taking no prisoners right now.
https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/27 ... s-stronger
"The trolling that happens in social media has become so bad . . . At first it's hard to swallow, but it's come to a point that it's making us stronger, every hit creates more desire to prove."
*Of course this is just my personal opinion.