Are you guys suggesting that Hamilton's contract with Ferrari has an escape clause if the Ferrari car sucks or Mercedes' car is better?
FORMULA 1--2023-2024
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I wouldn’t be surprised if there was such option in his contract. Being a former several times champion, I believe he gets a lot of latitude when negotiating for a contract.
Tomorrow’s race looks very promising. If McLaren doesn’t screw up the race for their drivers they both may end up on the podium. Russell didn’t make it to Q2 due to making the wrong strategic decisions & should have made it to Q3. As for Cheko he crashed in Q1 & i think his chances of returning with the team next season are close to nil. Both Aston-Martin cars performed quite well & may actually contend tomorrow.
Yep...it was to watch....avec des rebondissements spectaculaires...lol......NORRIS obligé ----très défiant---de laisser passer PIASTRI en fin de course alors qu'il menait par plus de 5 sec......et ses conversations avec son ingénieur étaient quelque chose....tout ça
à cause d'un arrêt prématuré/erreur de l'écurie......anyway il avait again connu un mauvais départ vs PIASTRI qui été finalement récompensé.....pas de quoi fêter mais quand même une 1ère victoire pour lui....et que dire de MAX qui s'est énervé et a laissé le champ libre
à LEWIS qui récolte un autre podium....bref une course le fun....lol...et le plus important un doublé pour McLaren.
à cause d'un arrêt prématuré/erreur de l'écurie......anyway il avait again connu un mauvais départ vs PIASTRI qui été finalement récompensé.....pas de quoi fêter mais quand même une 1ère victoire pour lui....et que dire de MAX qui s'est énervé et a laissé le champ libre
à LEWIS qui récolte un autre podium....bref une course le fun....lol...et le plus important un doublé pour McLaren.
Les consignes d’équipe comme celle qui s’est déroulée aujourd’hui sont parmi les choses les plus détestables de la formule 1. Ceci étant dit, je pense que si Norris avait obtempérer à la première occasion il aurait eu amplement le temps de repasser devant Piastri avant le fil d’arrivée.
Max nous démontre de plus en plus qu’il est un formidable pilote lorsqu’il est tout seul devant. Quand les choses se corsent il devient irascible et blâme tout le monde autour de lui, même son équipe entière. Bravo à Hamilton qui, a calmement géré la situation et s’est sorti de l’accrochage avec un peu de chance oui, mais aussi, avec tout son expérience. Il n’a pas volé cette troisième place!
Max nous démontre de plus en plus qu’il est un formidable pilote lorsqu’il est tout seul devant. Quand les choses se corsent il devient irascible et blâme tout le monde autour de lui, même son équipe entière. Bravo à Hamilton qui, a calmement géré la situation et s’est sorti de l’accrochage avec un peu de chance oui, mais aussi, avec tout son expérience. Il n’a pas volé cette troisième place!
What a race it was indeed! It was probably my favorite race to watch this season!
I understand the frustration with Norris having to give up his spot but this were decisions made by the team & had they pitted Piastri first there would have been no controversy so that one is on the team as much as on Norris. But this decision may end up costing Norris at the emd of the season of Verstappen ends up winning the championship by a few points. However the bottom line is that the drivers work for the teams & not vice-versa & when the bosses give you an order you must obey that order. It was unfortunate that Piastri had to win his first GP under such circumstances, though.
As for Max I’m starting to sour on his childish attitude. He’s starting to sound like a spoiled brat & with him & his father stirring up controversy i’m not sure i’d want him on my team of i were RB. I mean it’s always whining & whining every single race & always blaming the other guy even when they win!
Nice seeing Hamilton get a podium again. He’s been such a class act this season & i’ll be pulling for him & Ferrari mext season. Speaking of Ferrari Charles Leclerc performed very well today. He’s another class act in the F1 field & with guys like him, Lando Norris & George Russell it’s hard to root against these guys.
Next week they’re racing at Spa which should be another good one!
I understand the frustration with Norris having to give up his spot but this were decisions made by the team & had they pitted Piastri first there would have been no controversy so that one is on the team as much as on Norris. But this decision may end up costing Norris at the emd of the season of Verstappen ends up winning the championship by a few points. However the bottom line is that the drivers work for the teams & not vice-versa & when the bosses give you an order you must obey that order. It was unfortunate that Piastri had to win his first GP under such circumstances, though.
As for Max I’m starting to sour on his childish attitude. He’s starting to sound like a spoiled brat & with him & his father stirring up controversy i’m not sure i’d want him on my team of i were RB. I mean it’s always whining & whining every single race & always blaming the other guy even when they win!
Nice seeing Hamilton get a podium again. He’s been such a class act this season & i’ll be pulling for him & Ferrari mext season. Speaking of Ferrari Charles Leclerc performed very well today. He’s another class act in the F1 field & with guys like him, Lando Norris & George Russell it’s hard to root against these guys.
Next week they’re racing at Spa which should be another good one!
WOW.....from nowhere...impressionnant DOUBLÉ MERCEDES.....avec RUSSELL en tête grâce à un pari audacieux de 1 arrêt.....pas évident....mais ça tourné en sa faveur....face à un LEWIS un peu dépité face à cette situation et incapable de le remonter dans les 5-6
derniers tours...et termine bon 2ème.....BRAVO quand même......lui qui avait connu un super départ en mangeant LECLERC et PEREZ....qui ont connu par la suite une course difficile...tout comme NORRIS d'ailleurs....et PIASTRI qui en profite pour terminer sur le podium.
Alors bon repos les boys....on se revoit dans un mois pour une fin de saison qui promet.
derniers tours...et termine bon 2ème.....BRAVO quand même......lui qui avait connu un super départ en mangeant LECLERC et PEREZ....qui ont connu par la suite une course difficile...tout comme NORRIS d'ailleurs....et PIASTRI qui en profite pour terminer sur le podium.
Alors bon repos les boys....on se revoit dans un mois pour une fin de saison qui promet.
Russell was stripped of his win after his car was disqualified for being too light. This means that Lewis Hamilton is the official winner of the Grand Prix with Oscar Piastri 2nd & Charles Leclerc getting 3rd place.
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It was an incredibly dumb mistake by the Mercedez team & Toto Wolfe has apologized to George Russell on the team’s behalf for robbing him of his GP win. I don’t recall this ever happening previously. It wouldn’t surprise me if a lesser team would do on purpose in order to possibly gain an advantage but Mercedez? No way!
The fuel from George Russell’s car came out as 796.5kg which is 1.5kg below the minimum fuel allowance. It may not sound like much but the rules are the rules & the fact it’s such a small amount makes the mistake look even more stupid.
798 kg is the minimum weight required for the car and the driver, without the fuel. The 1.5 kg missing are more likely due to a bigger loss from the tires since Russell, with his 1 stop strategy, kept his second set for the last 34 laps.
Mercedes probably got tricked by the fact that there is no cooldown lap at the end of the race at Spa. Normally the drivers take advantage of this to pick up rubber on the dirty side of the track to add weight on the car.
Sans doute la raison pour laquelle TOTO ne semblait pas tellement triomphal après la course.....
SAINZ wth WILLIAMS/2 YEARS.....va joindre ALBON....ils en ont grand besoin.
Je lui souhaite que Williams finisse par faire quelques pas de géant d’ici là!
Je rêve mais imaginons une saison de f1 où on aurait 5-6 écuries qui se battent pour le podium à chaque course!!!
I noticed this also. It was strange. Especially when his team unexpectedly had just finished 1-2.
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