ispano6 wrote: ↑06 Sep 2021, 03:47So then it seems that this year that because Red Bull has the fastest car its OK to destroy it or drive aggressively against it. In previous years Mercedes was so dominant everyone just moved aside. Lando drove into Perez today rather unnecessarily. Lando can be quite the punk too, lacks "respect" . Maybe he's changed a little bit since being mugged, I dunno.NathanOlder wrote: ↑05 Sep 2021, 22:54Landos quote today was quite telling, when asked about holding off Perez, his reply was "He's driving the fastest car on the grid"ringo wrote: ↑05 Sep 2021, 22:51grubschumi has on red and blue tinted 3d glasses when it comes to this season.
Even Ray Charles can see the redbull is the best car to drive this season. It has no weaknesses and is fast everywhere. That is why it is glued to the front row for every start.
Max of course is driving brilliantly, and the only way Hamilton has a chance of winning this title is errors on Max's part, bad luck, and penalties.
If Lewis turns champion this year, it will be because redbull lost it. Yes he would have had to drive his nuts off like he did today to be in with a shout, but that's as much as he can do. I do not see the W12 having the upper hand in any of the races going forward.
2 more DNF would do the trick , and even then Max still has the best chance with his RB16B.
To put it in Lewis and Totos diction, the RB16b is a diva. If it were easy to drive RedBull would be locking out the front row every single race. Bottas is much more comfortable with the W12 than Perez is with the RB16b, that much is obvious. To say that Max has been dominant thanks to a dominant car is rubbish. The Mercs are faster in a straight line. They've got some gray area tech in their plenum, but also go after bendy wings so that they can maintain a straightline advantage or at least claw back what they lack in the corners. Both cars suit different tracks. At the end of the day a car can't drive itself, it can only go as fast as its driver can make it without flying off the track.
Max hasn't been dominant, he's only just retaken the lead in the championship. No one is dominating this season, I thought that was clear to see for everyone.
As for the RB16b and the W12, over the the 13 races we have had, the RB16b has been the best car more often than not! Therefore it means it has been the best car so far this season.