[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Autobacs

Very excited about tomorrow's race, specially if there is rain (not too much).

With due respect to Bottas but Max's start skill and race craft will more than likely allow him to overtake Bottas. Excited that Alonso is starting Fifth. Perez starting sixth in the Red Bull is extremely dissapointing, I expected much more from him, even though I'm winning my bet. RB must be regretting their decision to resign him. Alonso or Gasly would have been a much better choice for RB next year.

For some reason Marko didn't want Gasly as he's not a 'consistent' performer and I think Alonso would have been perfect for RB but for being too publicly vociferous if things aren't going his way.

[E92inNC]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

This..

I love me a wet/dry race or vice versa. Throws chaos into the pecking order.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Autobacs

Very excited about tomorrow's race, specially if there is rain (not too much).

With due respect to Bottas but Max's start skill and race craft will more than likely allow him to overtake Bottas. Excited that Alonso is starting Fifth. Perez starting sixth in the Red Bull is extremely dissapointing, I expected much more from him, even though I'm winning my bet. RB must be regretting their decision to resign him. Alonso or Gasly would have been a much better choice for RB next year.

Let us call Kevin Magnussen

He showed great stuff in the crappy HAAS car ..

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by E92inPHX

I love me a wet/dry race or vice versa. Throws chaos into the pecking order.

Of course , and driver skills as well

Remember what MAX did in Russia from P20 to P2 !
#UnSeen

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

During (1) QF lap BOT can be really fast , sometimes even faster than HAM in the well known Mercedes warp-speed jump ...

But during the race BOT stands no chance vs MAX .
As we know BOT hasn't race craft ...it looks like he is losing the Mercedes warp-speed during the race !

Agreed, the speed differential is significant. Check out the data. Bottas was flying and lifted to avoid P1.

Originally Posted by M5Rick

This. Lec will be like a drugged up player to get into first spot to emulate what Sainz did before, so it's imperative Max has a good start or let the red kamikaze go past and get him later.

good call forgot about Sochi and the storm brewing at the red car camp.

[yco]

track is much much grippier than expected.. i guess we ll see some worn tires one way or another.. things are looking good for Merc's.. i hope there wont be a crash in opening laps then overtaking wont be a problem for Lewis here..

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

For some reason Marko didn't want Gasly as he's not a 'consistent' performer and I think Alonso would have been perfect for RB but for being too publicly vociferous if things aren't going his way.

Next year Checo won't be at Red Bull anymore ...

Last week I heard that LeCrash was knocking on the Red Bull's door !

Marco and Horner spoke with him behind the curtains

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by yco

track is much much grippier than expected.. i guess we ll see some worn tires one way or another.. things are looking good for Merc's.. i hope there wont be a crash in opening laps then overtaking wont be a problem for Lewis here..

You're the local guy in Turkey , so what do you think about the weather for tomorrow ?

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

For some reason Marko didn't want Gasly as he's not a 'consistent' performer and I think Alonso would have been perfect for RB but for being too publicly vociferous if things aren't going his way.

Newey isn’t a fan, he won’t get that seat.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by yco

track is much much grippier than expected.. i guess we ll see some worn tires one way or another.. things are looking good for Merc's.. i hope there wont be a crash in opening laps then overtaking wont be a problem for Lewis here..

How far is the circuit from Istanbul.

[Autobacs]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Newey isn’t a fan, he won’t get that seat.

Not a fan of who? Alonso?

Well Verstappen is a most definitely a fan of Alonso, as Russell and Stroll.

[Top speed]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

• Mercedes preacher ?

At least Jos Verstappen was never in jail !
He knocked some guys down (Ham-fans) in a yacht club , not far from my place .Because they were drunk talking SH1T about his son MAX !
Jos stepped in followed by words and a confrontation !
According multiple witnesses in court it was 100% self-defence !
The Ham-fans didn't showed up in court and lost the whole case ...
Jos walked , but got the bad name of it !

Bottas picture could be reality . Mercedes did it already before ..
You never heard about sarcasm ?


BOT ?
Hopefully he saves us from the situation like at the Hungaroring .
As he took 5 cars out and 2 HONDA PU's had to be replaced , followed by MAX's grid penalty !

This should do the trick !

He may not have been imprisoned, but he was convicted of assault, and threatening his wife. There's also the incident with his father that was conveniently left out.

Please post the link of Jos knocking out a few Hamilton fans. Remember, only facts and reality.

This is all I could find on the incident you referred to.It may not be same incident. This talks about something kicking the shit out of Jos and according to his attorney it was one person.

https://www.google.co.za/amp/s/www.g...lub-brawl/amp/

[Killed by Death]

On a positive note, Mick Schumacher done good

Also think Pierre Gasly has matured A LOT. I think he has earned another shot at Red Bull.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

On a positive note, Mick Schumacher done good

Also think Pierre Gasly has matured A LOT. I think he has earned another shot at Red Bull.

It's safe to nearly rule Alonso out but as you say Gasly has matured and is a GP winner but will have a tough fight with Leclerc for the second seat at RB.

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

It's safe to nearly rule Alonso out but as you say Gasly has matured and is a GP winner but will have a tough fight with Leclerc for the second seat at RB.

Thinking VER & LEC would cause havoc at RB....NO way they are pairing those two!

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Mercs are beyond any on the grid. The Merc PU remains king of the hill by a long shot. Ignoring budget caps, Hamilton should take a new ICE every 2 races until the end. With a .5 sec advantage 10 grid spots is almost no cost to Merc.

Bottas lifted last two corners in Q3, funny.

Red Bull missed the setup and with a such a PU deficiency to Merc, strategy will be the way to a good result.

With LeCrash upfront with a disposal Bottas, Max will need some luck to avoid a collision in the first few corners and take P1.

I'm calling it now. HAM and his Warp Speed MB should start from pit lane to avoid any chaos at the start. He would easily make his way up to 3rd. MB would then order BOT out of the way. P1 or P2 easy not accounting for rain. Am I nuts

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by Autobacs

Not a fan of who? Alonso?

Well Verstappen is a most definitely a fan of Alonso, as Russell and Stroll.

Newey isn’t a fan of Gasly

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Top speed

He may not have been imprisoned, but he was convicted of assault, and threatening his wife. There's also the incident with his father that was conveniently left out.

Please post the link of Jos knocking out a few Hamilton fans. Remember, only facts and reality.

This is all I could find on the incident you referred to.It may not be same incident. This talks about something kicking the shit out of Jos and according to his attorney it was one person.

https://www.google.co.za/amp/s/www.g...lub-brawl/amp/

Jos got words on the club's terras with the ex of his GF .
The ex wasn't alone there , he was there with several friends and Merc fans . And finally the confrontation culminated about MAX . They threw a beer bottle in Jos his face .
You won't touch MAX when Jos is out there ...

The ex and the Merc fans started the fight . It was a fight from 5 vs 1 !
Yeah Jos was beated in his face , but the other 5 as well ...
A Police intervention was required , and one of the Police officers is a friend of mine .
He told me the whole situation in detail !
The case was in court at my place , just 4 miles from my home .
The rest is just BS ..

Threatening his (ex) wife ?
Probably you mean MAX's mom "Sophie Kumpen" from the Hasselt's racing family ..
All I heard of her is that she wasn't an angel for Jos , at that moment she had all the financial power and the divorce wasn't going easy from both sides !

The incident with his father ?
I heard that was in 2017 . But Jos and his father , both still deny this rumor as a fairytale !

=> https://www.f1maximaal.nl/geruchtenc...as-in-roermond

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Thinking VER & LEC would cause havoc at RB....NO way they are pairing those two!

If they do sign Leclerc it may have to mean not to impede Max in any way written in the contract which will be a little hard to do and it could be that the RB may not be designed to Lec's liking similar to what is now Checo's car which he has adjusted to his own liking and fell back.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

How far is the circuit from Istanbul.

I think the Istanbul Park Circuit (Istanbul Otodrom) is in Istanbul on the Asian side of Istanbul .

[Autobacs]

As I think now about the situation between Max and Gasly and now with Perez, who is obviously not on the same level as Max but is no slouch, both Gasly and Perez did not suddenly become less talented when they went to RB. Gasly's performance now, IMO, is something he had before and during his tenure at RB.

I think the pressure of realizing and knowing you can't beat Max as team mates got to them, hence their less than maximum performance of what they can do. Perez's gap to Max is simply atrocious.

[F87source]

It's gonna be a rough night for me to wake up early and catch the race. I'll be up late watching the wilder fury 3 fight, and then gonna have to get up early to watch f1 too. Yay...