[legion]

If you haven't watched the race yet, I don't know why you'd click on this thread, but anyway...


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I don't think that Stroll or Kvyatt belong in F1. I still don't think that Kubica should be there anymore. Two of them have big backers but lack F1-level talent. One has F1-level talent but a serious accident has compromised his abilities. I'll let you figure out who is who. If Williams and Mercedes were smart, they'd send Ocon to Williams and make them into Mercedes B team to test out new concepts.

Like I said above, Mercedes show up at each venue with their program to run to get the car setup. They don't have the best engine anymore, but they have the best team. Ferrari may be fast in practice (before Mercedes have their setup dialed in), but they lack pace when it counts. Mercedes pulling off a double-stack pitstop in a non-emergency situation was a thing a beauty. There numbers said it could work, they executed, and both drivers emerged on equal footing.

Ferrari got themselves in a pickle this weekend. It seems like their trailing driver was the faster one (possibly because of a tow?). So it doesn't matter who they put in first, they were going to be slower. They almost gave Verstappen a podium in the process.

Mercedes have three successive 1-2 finishes. Everyone else has their work cut out for them...