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Mike tt
Pretty silly analysis. Max and Lando made 2 pitsops each, so had fresher tires in stints 2 and 3. Despite that huge tire advantage, Max was only a tiny bit faster than the Mercs in stints 2 and 3. The Ferrari's too had a significant tire advantage over the Mercs, as they stopped about 15 laps later. But Ferrari too couldn't make (much of) a dent in the Mercs' lead. George and Kimi doing an eye popping 46 laps in the second stint without suffering any significant dropoff in performance is the real story here.09-03-2026 03:30
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Mike tt
Translation of George's comment: if Toto signs Max, drop Kimi. Do not drop me!20-12-2025 08:27
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Mike tt
Piastri or Max could move to Aston Martin. Not necessarily next year, but at some point. AM has Newey and Papa Stroll throwing lots at of money at the team. Results are sure to follow at some point.11-12-2025 17:46
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Mike tt
Alonso will naturally do what he can to maximize his own performance. Same with Lewis. The difference was that the team was firmly on Lewis' side, which is hardly a surprise as the team principal at that time was Ron Dennis. Lewis has acknowledged that Ron Dennis was like a godfather/second father to him, since Lewis was young. It's the same old Lewis PR machine in action again: no matter what the evidence points to, they will insist that Lewis is the GOAT, or at worst top 3 GOAT.09-12-2025 12:08
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Mike tt
Lewis didn't beat Alonso. Lewis+McLaren beat Alonso. By the narrowest of margins. Alonso distrusted McLaren so much in that season that he asked the FIA to send a representative to monitor things on his side of the garage, so the team wouldn't screw him over.09-12-2025 05:14
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Mike tt
It's a lot like 1996 and 1997: when J. Villeneuve and Damon Hill won the WDC, but due to the difference in car abilities, it only highlighted how much of a superior driver Schumacher was.08-12-2025 11:52
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Mike tt
I am rather surprised that RB didn't pit Max right after Piastri pitted. IIRC the gap was a comfortable pitstop gap then (well over 21 seconds). Most likely wouldn't have worked, but nothing to lose at that point.07-12-2025 16:07
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Mike tt
Lewis checked out this year already, so the wait would be only 1 year, hahaha.07-12-2025 16:03
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Mike tt
Maybe he can use 44, after Ferrari boots Lewis out of F1?07-12-2025 15:53
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Mike tt
Actually, Lando can afford to let Oscar and George by. If it's Max P1, Lando P4 late in the race, I am sure Oscar will be asked to drop back, so Lando can finish P3. For all intents and purposes, Lando only has to beat Leclerc, and that Ferrari really doesn't look like it has the race pace to beat a McLaren.06-12-2025 17:47