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It's quite easy to make the sport more spectacular and it's to decrease Aero, make the cars more slippery. The cars today are just nailed to the circuit. The engineers are getting better and working round restrictions. They just need to reduce downforce and have the drivers struggle a bit. The new regulations in 2022 will do this but they also increase the rim size. Bigger rims means the cars will still have more grip, so they are decreasing aero but increasing mechanical grip. It's bizarre.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hal Incandenza
Also add more variables, refuelling needs to come back. Everyone is on the same damn strategy every race. It would be more interesting to see the front guys drive on full tanks of fuel, while the ones at the back go light in a bid to go faster.
F1 allowed Mercedes to be dominant for far too long. Ferrari won 5 titles from 2000-2004, they made sure to change regulation to stop them in 2005. They have allowed Merc to be sometimes a second faster than everyone else for 7 years now. Next year it will still be the same. They just did this to appease Mercedes as they would have bailed out of F1 if they weren't successful. Once Rosberg retired it all became a bit too easy for Lewis because Bottas is just shit. Atleast Niko could challenge Lewis. F1's always been about the dominant car but the best era's always had teammates go at each other.
Fernando Alonso will be in F1 again next season. Renault (new name Alpine)
probably won't do anything eye catching any more? he's 39 now. we'll see? what do yall think?
Max Verstappen dethroned Lewis Hamilton with an assist from crash test dummie Latifi and the safety car
Still, 10 races won versus 8 for Lewis, you can't say he stole the title. Especially with everything that went down in the penultimate race
I see Lewis Hamilton still taking that 8th title home in the near future, next year or the year after maybe
One of the most exciting last 5 laps in F1 history. The race was over I mean the Red Bull just couldn't keep up with the Merc, even on worn tyres the Merc was clearly faster. It took a crash and a odd decision to turn the tide. The British press is furious but I can understand the reasoning behind the FIA's decision. They are allowed at times to bend the rules which they do often but it's just inconsistent. Don't know if they've released an explanation regarding the decision but if they haven't they should.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hal Incandenza
Max does deserve it I mean he did get shunted off twice by Mercs in consecutive races. This is what F1 is about, when it's competitive with 2 teams fighting it out it's good. F1 shouldn't allow certain cars to be a second faster. They changed the rules drastically back in 2005 to stop Ferrari. They should've done the same to Merc 3-4 years ago.
agree
lol I just heard Christian Horner promised Latifi a life time supply of Red Bull drinks
I give Max all the props in the world if his engine really was a pos, he was winning races by knowing how to position his chassis, seems like everybody else relied on pure speed, and he transcended.
Jackie Stewart Says 7-Time F1 Champ Lewis Hamilton Missed His Chance to Go Out on Top
https://media.zenfs.com/en/autos.aut...977e7a21da80b2
Lewis Hamilton has one of the more amazing streaks going in Formula 1 history. It's also a streak very much in jeopardy.
Even casual F1 fans know that Hamilton came into the 2022 season tied with Michael Schumacher atop the greatest list of all with seven Formula 1 championships. The two are also tied atop what could be argued is an even more eye-opening list—most consecutive F1 seasons with a victory.
Hamilton has won at least one F1 race every year since 2007. Last year, Hamilton made it 15 consecutive years with at least one win to tie Schumacher's mark set between 1992-2006. And, not unlike the record of seven championships, the incredible record of 15 consecutive seasons with a win mark is starting to look like it's going to end in a deadlock.
The great Lewis Hamilton just doesn't look like a winner in 2022. And with the regulations in Formula 1 not changing significantly before 2026, the chances are increasing that Hamilton just might not make it back to the top of the podium.
Maybe it's time for Hamilton to gracefully leave the table. Maybe it's time for him to cash in his chips and let the pundits pen his legacy. Let the scribes argue for the ages over who had the better career between Hamilton and Schumacher, between Hamilton and Ayrton Senna.
Hamilton's resume' is going to be tough to beat: seven championships, 103 wins, 184 podiums, 103 poles. No one currently racing is touching those. Among active drivers, Sebastian Vettel is next with 53 wins. The best driver on the planet right now, Max Verstappen, has 26.
There's nothing wrong with Hamilton walking away.
"It’s time for him to resign. He’s got music, he’s got culture, he loves clothing and the rag trade would be absolutely suitable for him," the 83-year-old Stewart told the Convex Conversation podcast. "I’m sure he’ll be very successful because he’s been earning a huge amount of money—rightfully so because he’s been the best of his time. Lewis is in that group of the Ayrton Sennas and the Alain Prosts—or even the Jackie Stewarts maybe."
Stewart was one of those all-time greats who went out on top. He retired from Formula 1 following his 1973 championship. Stewart retired following a season in which he won five times and captured his third championship in a five-year stretch.
Stewart was just 34 years old when he walked away from the sport. There were undoubtedly those who thought he had plenty left in the tank, plenty of opportunities to add to his own legacy.
Enough was enough, Stewart said.
Today, Stewart says that Hamilton, who has managed just two third-place finishes in nine races to start the 2022 season, may have written the last chapter when it comes to wins and championships.
"It’s a pity he wasn’t resigning at the top, but I don’t think that’s going to happen now," Stewart said. "But nevertheless it’s wiser to stop than go through all the pain of not being able to do what you did before.
"He’s carried the sport well. I’d like to see him resigning now."