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EDGEMAN

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Observations from today's F1 race (spoilers)


Congrats to Max and Lance for their finish today!

Mercedes fixed their tire issues from Silverstone. Lewis had no competition today. Botas isn't performing, and I think it's mental. He just doesn't have the confidence to compete for wins.

Speaking of teammates, Albon isn't performing. If I was Red Bull's principle, wouldn't resign him when his contract is up. I would rather bring in a fast "up & comer." One thing I saw was that he pulled over and lifted when Lewis was coming through. At least he could have slowed him down through a corner or two...

Ferrari is a true "clown show." Not only are they not competitive with the two top teams, they aren't any better than the "mid pack" teams. If I was in Ferrari management, I would crap-can the team's leadership. Just clean house at the top of their racing team, and bring in someone who can get the job done! Vettle's management was inexcusable today. I know they aren't resigning him, but he's still wearing Ferrari red this season. It's almost like they think he's driving for a rival team.

Racing Point and McLaren are both having really solid seasons.

Haas? Do they really want to compete in F1? They've only scored one point this year, and are only ahead of Williams. Even Alfa Romeo is ahead of them with 2 points this year, and they also suck.

Honda needs to catch Mercedes in regards to power. They fixed their reliability, but are still down on power. On TV they said Honda had a 25hp deficit, but with the way the Mercedes were pulling away, looks like more to me. Would love to see Max have a level playing field.

As for masks, noticed the entire Mercedes team has switched to masks that don't have to be readjusted every 30 seconds. Lewis has the best one on the grid, which is better than the rest of the Mercedes team's new masks.

Two weeks until the next race...


Posted: 08/16/2020 at 12:14PM



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Observations from today's F1 race (spoilers) -- EDGEMAN 08/16/2020 12:14PM
  Good observations. -- Spud 08/16/2020 7:26PM
  Yeah... -- No Clue 08/16/2020 1:39PM
  Vettel has mentally checked out ** -- HokieJamie 08/16/2020 12:33PM

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