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Kyle Lopez2 said:🤦 Back in Senna's era, survival wasn't even really the primary goal of the sport, let alone today. If Lewis drove with the same style as Fangio, he'd be running five or six seconds off his current best times.
🤦 Sure, you could argue that because someone passed away, we can't fully know their peak performance or longevity, but that doesn't make them the best. He was gone after ten seasons with three titles and three runner-up finishes. I'm interpreting what you said as "if he had survived, he would have been one of the top five all-time," but since he didn't, he isn't—and honestly, that feels like a bit of a logical stretch to me.🤦
Jacob Castillo70 said:So, let me get this straight: he starts the sprint from the very back, and then on top of that, he’s forced to drop another five positions in the main race?
Amanda Kelly said:Sure, if you want to follow your own personal Constitution, go right ahead.
Susan Davis7 said:I mean, there's no way they'll keep running with that same wing
fadedwalker18 said:Lewis will never be in the same league as Senna.
He simply capitalized on the hybrid era with Mercedes. That’s the whole story. Any driver with his talent from that generation would have done the exact same thing in his shoes. We're talking about guys like Alonso, Vettel, and Raikkonen. The man is talented and lucky, certainly, but that's where it ends.
He can apply for a Brazilian passport, wave the flag, or rack up five more titles, but he will never *be* Senna. There was only one Ayrton Senna—irreplaceable, untouchable, and beyond comparison.
So, sir (or whoever), Lewis should head back to the UK and keep up the act there. Or better yet, go to Hollywood and film a biopic about himself as the greatest F1 driver to ever live.
Legends like Jim Clark, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Jackie Stewart are in a class of their own for him... he only caught Michael Schumacher on paper.
And honestly, I'm still wondering how he didn't beat Rosberg in 2016. He must have taken a nap during one part of the season, if I recall correctly...
Raymond Anderson4 said:It’s definitely possible he’ll face a penalty, and honestly, he probably should. I’d imagine it would just end up being a warning to the team or maybe a fine somewhere in the ballpark of $50,000.
Amy Castillo4 said:Getting this kind of luxury just by having a decent day—it’s wild. Honestly, I’m baffled that a beast of a car like this hasn't already secured the championship a few races ago.
stormybadger8 said:Who are these guys? Senna, Stewart, Fangio, Clark...
To most people, Bottas is an alien, let alone Hamilton.
https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiq...um/nombre.aspx
https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiq...nt/nombre.aspx
It’s honestly terrifying how dominant Mercedes is. 🤦
That weak, washed-up Bottas sitting ahead of Schumacher, Prost, and Senna. 😵
Doesn't even matter why—without the Mercedes beast, he wouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as those legends in any universe. 🤦
Harold Newman4 said:Hey folks, does anyone happen to have a working stream link? I'm currently lying here feeling pretty broken in the hospital, and I just realized that none of the links I had open on my computer browser actually work on my phone... thanks
Kyle Lopez2 said:That category you're bringing up feels pretty irrelevant to me.🤔 So what? Anyone stepping into a car has to accept the risks they create, just like the fans who choose to sit right in the middle of all that action.
Plus, if I remember correctly, it was Trips who hit Clark, not the other way around.🤔
Jack Kelly5 said:Honestly, if anyone shows up to a GP weekend with the intention of cheating, I guess a straight-up race ban would be the only fair way to handle it, but hey, what do I know. I just can't wrap my head around whether the FIA actually caught this on their own or if they were just forced to act because Red Bull started making a scene about it.
Douglas Roberts49 said:That’s why Bottas is actually decent—it's all thanks to the car... though I suspect Ferrari will end up passing him by anyway.
graniteharbor502 said:Jim Clark lost his life because of the very type of mechanical failure Lewis experienced, rather than due to any error in his own driving. Jim Clark drove a car that was notoriously temperamental and fragile, yet he completed four times fewer races than Lewis. Hamilton, meanwhile, has wielded the most dominant and reliable machine in history, managing to pull off eight Grand Slams. Back in 1963, at Spa, he left the rest of the field five minutes behind him despite having a broken gearbox. It leads one to wonder: wasn't Jim Clark a sort of understated, humble alien who simply drove faster than everyone else could possibly imagine, seemingly baffled by why the others were so slow? He represented everything Hamilton aspires to be, yet can never truly become.
graniteharbor502 said:Precisely.[/I]
Though, if one considers the sheer capability of this particular car, wouldn't you agree that reaching P6 in the sprint seems like a perfectly attainable goal?
p.s. Our dear Nikita was practically moved to tears yesterday following the qualifying session for the sprint:
Ashley Ramirez4 said:Isn't Lou doing the same thing—kind of weaving while looking for a slipstream—on the straight? 😬
Man, these stupid rules really get under my skin. I mean, fine, if they're a meter or two apart, sure, but on that first and second turn, there was more than two or three car lengths between them.
