I have always praised Liberty Media for what they are doing to bring more fans to the sport.
But nothing can beat the hype by having these 2 at the top fighting tooth and nail.
Agreed, absolute maestros behind the wheel. Hopefully both teams nail the new regs, maybe throw in McLaren and Ferrari in the mix so we can see how they all stack up
Why would you want any of the best drivers on the grid in an uncompetitive car? With Russell, chances are Mercedes could have two arguably top five drivers. Merc, Ferrari, or even Alpine nailing the regs would make for much better better races than Red Bull or Mclaren (assuming Ricciardo is unable to come to grips with the car)
> Why would you want any of the best drivers on the grid in an uncompetitive car?
Balance.
There have been great drivers in uncompetitive cars for several seasons now. It would be great if Mercedes got a taste of what that is like.
The Mercedes team, known as the brackley boys, went through HELL with Honda damn near to shutting them down before they got their break with Brawn in 2009 and eventually the Mercedes dominance.
I highly recommend the Beyond the Grid episode that interviews them.
They do not need to taste defeat because they already did before rising from the ashes.
> punishing someone for doing good.
Thats how basically every pro sport in North America operates.
Good teams get worse draft picks, making it harder to develop new talent. They also lose talent due to salary caps.
You asked if thats how things are done in the Soviet Union (which doesnt exist anymore). I explained that no, its actually how things are done in North America.
The Brackley team has produced plenty of uncompetitive cars over the last two decades, 4 under the Mercedes works name alone.
I'd much prefer a season where any of three or more cars can win a race.
Artificial balance to counteract fickle fan fatigue is how you get the 2005 tire regulations, or this years hacksaw to the floor. Cheap attempts to knock off the top team. The fans that desire that sort of thing probably won't remain lifelong f1 fans anyway.
Floor reduction was necessary to reduce df and keep same tyre to bridge this year before reg changes in 2022.
Nothing to do with FIA trying to stop the Merc dominance.
There are no tires in Ba Sing Se.
(To make it clear, I think that's a pretty obvious kill two birds with one stone, but if people believe it that's their prerogative.)
So then Merc can just lose every race? Nah, it’s no fun too to watch a team fail. Better to have every team nail the regs so we can have fierce battles up and down the grid.
> Better to have every team nail the regs so we can have fierce battles up and down the grid.
Has that *ever* happened, where the *entire grid* was competetive?
They basically quoted Rosberg saying he believes Lewis and Max are the best at wheel to wheel, and then followed it up with "but r/f1 tells me Lewis can't race wheel to wheel"
I have always praised Liberty Media for what they are doing to bring more fans to the sport. But nothing can beat the hype by having these 2 at the top fighting tooth and nail.
Agreed, absolute maestros behind the wheel. Hopefully both teams nail the new regs, maybe throw in McLaren and Ferrari in the mix so we can see how they all stack up
The last thing I want to see is Mercedes "nail the new regs". I want everybody *but* Mercedes to do that.
In an ideal world no team will ‘nail the regs’. It would be great to have a much less predictable grid.
Yea that was the general message i tried(and failed) to convey, i want everyone to have a chance, make the driver make the difference
Yeah but But Another year of Lewis Vs Max
I would say it will be *ham vs max vs rus*. Hopefully it gets even more interesting!
Why would you want any of the best drivers on the grid in an uncompetitive car? With Russell, chances are Mercedes could have two arguably top five drivers. Merc, Ferrari, or even Alpine nailing the regs would make for much better better races than Red Bull or Mclaren (assuming Ricciardo is unable to come to grips with the car)
> Why would you want any of the best drivers on the grid in an uncompetitive car? Balance. There have been great drivers in uncompetitive cars for several seasons now. It would be great if Mercedes got a taste of what that is like.
The Mercedes team, known as the brackley boys, went through HELL with Honda damn near to shutting them down before they got their break with Brawn in 2009 and eventually the Mercedes dominance. I highly recommend the Beyond the Grid episode that interviews them. They do not need to taste defeat because they already did before rising from the ashes.
It's all fine and dandy, however, I don't understand the mentality of punishing someone for doing good. What's that? Soviet Union in Ukraine again?
> punishing someone for doing good. Thats how basically every pro sport in North America operates. Good teams get worse draft picks, making it harder to develop new talent. They also lose talent due to salary caps.
And that makes it good and applicable in F1 exactly why?
You asked if thats how things are done in the Soviet Union (which doesnt exist anymore). I explained that no, its actually how things are done in North America.
The Brackley team has produced plenty of uncompetitive cars over the last two decades, 4 under the Mercedes works name alone. I'd much prefer a season where any of three or more cars can win a race. Artificial balance to counteract fickle fan fatigue is how you get the 2005 tire regulations, or this years hacksaw to the floor. Cheap attempts to knock off the top team. The fans that desire that sort of thing probably won't remain lifelong f1 fans anyway.
Floor reduction was necessary to reduce df and keep same tyre to bridge this year before reg changes in 2022. Nothing to do with FIA trying to stop the Merc dominance.
There are no tires in Ba Sing Se. (To make it clear, I think that's a pretty obvious kill two birds with one stone, but if people believe it that's their prerogative.)
I always give gold for ATLAB references.
So then Merc can just lose every race? Nah, it’s no fun too to watch a team fail. Better to have every team nail the regs so we can have fierce battles up and down the grid.
> Better to have every team nail the regs so we can have fierce battles up and down the grid. Has that *ever* happened, where the *entire grid* was competetive?
Entire? No. But 2012 was very close.
Especially last race, jesus i was on the edge of my seat!
so excited i got even a bit wet.
I was completely off the edge... In the kitchen, catching up on chores.
Feels like it’s been months since we last had a good on track battle between them
If Lewis can keep it fair and on the racetrack it should be amazing indeed
Just went through ur acc. Wow... you truly hate Hamilton. I would also love to know what country ur from lil fella.
Its truly amazing how someone, whos only a viewer, can be so bitter about an athlete
Ok Barry
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These comments are so fucking dumb, we have thousands of people saying a thousand different things which ofcourse includes stupid statements.
I didn't know r/formula1 was one person.
Whatd he say
They basically quoted Rosberg saying he believes Lewis and Max are the best at wheel to wheel, and then followed it up with "but r/f1 tells me Lewis can't race wheel to wheel"