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Originally Posted by oldE
Geez, Dennis. I hope you meant that to be in green font.
I realize many folks who are fans of F1 racing would like to see other winners, but this level is supposed to be the pinnacle. Yes, Newey designed the best car on the grid and Max uses it to its full potential. He wins races. A lot of races. If other teams want to change that, they know what they need to do. Put together a better package of design, support and drivers.
Even with the best car, look at how many times this year Checo has been beaten. I am not Max's biggest fan. I remember calling him Max Crashstappen earlier in his career but you have to admire what he and the team have accomplished.
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Les
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Well said.
Look at the total dominance of Mercedes for 8+ years. Cars that just never broke, and were just way faster than anything else on the track. Hamilton is a great driver, and almost never drives off track and smacks the wall on his own, so he gets some credit, but he was in a clearly superior car. When he was out with covid and George drove Hamilton's car he was way out front until Mercedes made a couple of bonehead errors, sending him out with mismatched tires, and he still almost won. It was like Mercedes did not want George to win with a clear margin to make it look like Hamilton was a magical driver.