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Or maybe he could have made it... just about
Yeah like Alonso. However Bottas no way near matched the pace of Lewis or Max. Even without a puncture there was no challenge for Max. Ok I get the dirty side of track argument but Bottas lost 5 places at the start, worse than anyone and half thr grid starts on thr dirty side.
 
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I want to like Bottas, he seems like a nice guy... but he just isn't up to it. Never mind, next year he finally gets a car worthy of his talent.

That said, over one lap he is formidable, so maybe he can push that Alfa up the grid!
 
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It felt like LH was driving a different car from VB 😕

If VB is ahead of the pack he is cool, but when he is at the middle, he doesn’t seem to be “racy” enough given his Merc machinery 🤦
 
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It felt like LH was driving a different car from VB 😕

If VB is ahead of the pack he is cool, but when he is at the middle, he doesn’t seem to be “racy” enough given his Merc machinery 🤦

Valtteri Bottas has revealed he had a different spec W12 compared to Lewis Hamilton in Qatar, but couldn’t go in further details.
 
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😀 #QatarGP

Great recovery by Max from 7th to 2nd in very few laps, but Lewis & Mercedes were in another league in Qatar. Dominance in Quali and also in race pace. Great momentum for them in Brasil and Qatar… which I hope will continue during next two races 🙄 The 8th Title is still possible! What a season!

😀 #QatarGP

Great recovery by Max from 7th to 2nd in very few laps, but Lewis & Mercedes were in another league in Qatar. Dominance in Quali and also in race pace. Great momentum for them in Brasil and Qatar… which I hope will continue during next two races 🙄 The 8th Title is still possible! What a season!

Paddock Pleasantries 😉

Just before the Stewards ripped him a new one for complaining too much and just being an all round Dick.
 
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I can't help but feel that Hamilton is going to win the WDC again this year, and then blurt on about how it was his toughest year and the Red Bull has been the faster car all year, blah blah blah... 🙄
 
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I can't help but feel that Hamilton is going to win the WDC again this year, and then blurt on about how it was his toughest year and the Red Bull has been the faster car all year, blah blah blah... 🙄
For sure
 
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For sure
Imagine making the gains that Red Bull have on Mercedes only to get pipped at the final hurdle.
Marko will lose his mind if Max doesn't win the Title.

And imagine if the 2022 Car from Mercedes is superior and dominant like the previous 7 or 8 years. Not only will Max crack it but Horner won't know where to turn.
 
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That is the tragedy of F1. The best racers don’t always become WC. Lewis and Max are in a league of their own but Merc dominance tips it in favour of Lewis.
 
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It also seems like F1 engine rules are designed to 'lock in' an advantage, it kind of amazes me that other engine manufacturers carry on with this situation... how long before Renault leave again?
 
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Surely there is some happy medium between qualifying engines that exploded after 10 laps and engines that have to last 8 races and can't be improved. Isn't it funny how things get competitive at the end of a period of stability, but of course everything must change so that everyone gets nice and spread out again. Well it's good for safety after all...

If the Merc engine next year means that the two Silver Arrows are lapping everyone then Russell will be under a lot of pressure - from Merc to 'support' Hamilton and from the fans to 'put up a fight'.