Yeah the Indy points have been swinging back and forth too between the 2 young guns, the smooth Palou vs the Ninja Oward, both against seasoned champs of Newgarden and Dixon. 2 more races only though and now Palou got decent margin.

The rookies, Scotty is better as he is more consistent with less mistakes but RG didn't run in earlier oval races. If he did, he might be closer to Scotty.

I agree, the current F1 cars are the biggest and heaviest they ever been and next year will be even heavier! Even LH complained about it before. Cars of the late 80s and early 90s were the best, much smaller and lighter.

Yup the hybrid power unit and the increasing safety make it heavier.

They sounded wicked!

Yup and the thing that also irritated me from 98 onwards was the grooved tires!

MV needs to win avg. 6-7 races each year for the next 13 years to be able to reach the same record at the same age. Tough record to beat.

Maybe Sainz but not Albon. MV had beaten Albon easily before.

Who are actually MS fan here?

Same I won't waste my time to watch it also, just no interest whatsoever with him. Anyway I had watched races and read news through out his career so no interest in revisiting them. I am watching Michael Jordan's "The Last Dance" instead! Lol

Not butthurt, just not interested in him whatsoever due to his ways, that's all.

2002 Austria fiasco with Rubens, 2006 Monaco qualifying parking incident,. Lol

Doesn't look like it. Mick so far has never shown imense speeds that his dad had showcased immediately from the first race. What frustrated me with Michael was he had great speed to dominate yet he also still resorted to dirty tactis. Even at his old days when he returned to partner Nico in Mercs, he still did that (pushed Rubens all the way to the wall, and mind games to Nico to try get any edge that he already lost).

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Sep 20 2021, 10:39 PM

Yeah at the beginning I actually quite liked him and impressed by his speed plus his daring attitude of trying to challenge Senna, but then Adelaide 94 happened followed by illegality of the Benetton car, so I already started to question his character. I was kinda on the fence because I actually wanted Ferrari to go back to winning ways but then 97 incident with JV really just turned me off completely. Big kudos to him for rebuilding the Ferrari glory with Brawn, Todt, and Byrne, it was a juggernaut but unfortunately they also resorted to such tactics through out.

Martin Whitmarsh joins Aston Martin

Interesting view on how the tire improvement after Baku may benefit Mercs

https://www.planetf1.com/news/pirelli-new-r...ercedes-leg-up/

Meanwhile LH and MV are confirmed to be taking grid penalties due to engine change sometime in the next races but just a matter who will blink first. Both Mercs and RB are also planning to push their PU for more power in their own different way.

So now only 1 Alfa seat is open?

Btw this weekend race expected to be wet again, hopefully not repeat fiasco of Spa.

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Sep 24 2021, 10:50 AM

Yeah, it's logical otherwise have to sacrifice another race so might as well take it now.

Yup but this track has good overtaking chances. I think he got chance to be in top 5.

SP needs to mess up Mercs but not sure if he can. If rain though anything can happen.

Not sure about Ferrari, doesn't seem so.

Wow Lando on pole!
LH only 4th after he stuffed it going into the pit then spun again on his final lap and VB not able to capitalize too with only 7th.
Good effort too by CS and GR for 2nd and 3rd. Looks like RB did the right choice to take penalty for MV.

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Sep 25 2021, 09:06 PM

The slicks need a few laps to heat them up that's why thoae who switched first were the quickests as they managed to get more laps to build up the heat.

Isn't this the first time the top 3 grid are all younger generation drivers?