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Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr
I should be a huge Perez fan but he's lost me a constructors championship this year so he needs to go 
F1 is about the fastest/best drivers battling it out on track with hard but fair driving in the world's most technically advanced car's 
What F1 needs is a fast Latin American driver, a fast African driver, a fast American driver and a fast Asian driver to balance out the UK/European centric grid
Not a subsidised slow Mexican driver! |
You Captain, are exactly correct and we are all better off for your expertise and "inside information" provided here.
Regarding the bolded, however, as a admittedly low-level amateur, I am continually frustrated by the extreme delta between F1 qually times and race lap pace. I know it's a result of the current rules package; largely the no-refueling and battery charging impacts, but the current situation (tire mgt) results in the drivers running at significantly less than full-out battles for most of the race. How many times must we hear radio coms telling drivers to increase/decrease pace to a target. Flat-out should be the best way to a victory.
World Endurance can run near continuous hot (full capability) laps, as can IndyCar, MotoGP, and others. F1 needs to do better IMO.