Raymond Anderson4 said:I honestly think Valtteri Bottas is in for a rude awakening when he finds himself right behind Lewis in Bahrain after just one lap—only to get told to pit early or late just to mess up the race for the guy behind him. It really just ruins the whole flow of the race, doesn't it?
Haha, so that's why he isn't a five-time champ like Lewis—because they keep messing with his pit stops! 🤣🤣🤦
I honestly don't get why people are still stressing over this... if Sebastian Vettel were to accidentally run over someone's family on a crosswalk, he'd probably be out there defending them himself...
Brian Campbell36 said:Max is going to take the title this season—it’s only the first race, so there's a reason they let Bottas off the leash.
Bottas has Lujo's engineer on his side this year, too—so he won't be having such an easy time against his teammate.
If Ferrari has fallen off, you've got a beastly Honda engine and Max, who was basically glued to a Mercedes on track, chasing down five WDC titles until the very last lap.
Ferrari looks like they're burning through tires and still being the fastest, but being 40 seconds behind the leader is just embarrassing—honestly, they might be better off leaving the sport before they ruin the brand's reputation entirely.
With Honda and that Red Bull chassis, even Max could clinch the championship...
It’s going to be a great season—unlike those guys who rely on names like Michael Schumacher or Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton really needs to go out there and win those titles with his own team...
Nicholas Newman2 said:Honestly, thank goodness Valtteri Bottas took the win—if the roles had been reversed, the armchair theorists would never shut up! People were already whining about how Mercedes might swap their drivers around anyway. Plus, seeing Finac shut down all those critics was just the icing on the cake.😁
Man, he totally played us—he missed that 20+ second mark on the 5-time WDC quiz by a mile! Honestly, what a trip...
What kind of straws are they even grasping at? It’s like they can't see that Lewis has a car capable of beating himself by over 20 seconds... honestly!
Brian Campbell36 said:It’s only Charles Leclerc's first race driving for Ferrari—he really needs to stick to the team orders this time!
Richard Walker38 said:I’m honestly so happy for Valtteri Bottas after that total disaster at the end of last season—that was a really solid opening race for him. Such a shame about that Ferrari mess, though; they really should've let Charles Leclerc get past Sebastian Vettel. Max Verstappen had a great run too, just a bummer about that excursion while he was chasing Lewis Hamilton—it cost him that second-place spot right then and there.
That’s exactly why I always jump in whenever someone tries to argue that LeBron James isn't the greatest of all time. Seriously—just look at those stats on my avatar—they don't lie, and honestly, we aren't ever going to see numbers like that again.
Let's go, Hamilton and McLaren (especially now that LaFonso has finally taken off)!