F1 2025: Chinese GP - Shanghai (Mar 23)

Artemis · Yesterday, 05:31 PM

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They are just a race or two from being a more fine tuned machine. Lewis and Charles are better drivers than Lando and Oscar, in comparable cars I think they will win.
And from what Fred and Charles have said, the cars are capable McLaren fighters, it's just bad strategy and/or unfortunate accidents have slowed them down.
I have Lewis winning it all this year, after a few struggles.

Let’s bet on this - how about $10,000? I’d wager ham will not win the WDC. We can have the money held until the season is over and winner takes all. He’s going to need to beat at least 5 other drivers who are better than him. Don’t see that happening when he’s never done it before.

AmuroRay won't because it's a stupid bet. Any of the betting services will take just $500 on Hamilton to pay $10,000.

You're right, it is a stupid bet. But he seems awfully confident it can/will happen. So fair enough of HeelToeShift to propose it.
As he mentioned, he needs to beat drivers better then him now. Including his own teammate, in the same car... He's not the Lewis of pre-2021 anymore. He's old now, and not at the same level. Yes, he's still good, and will still have glimpses of what he used to be - this past Saturday was a good example of that, along with a handful of his races over 2022-2024. But both his consistency and speed isn't what it used to be. He doesn't even drive the same way as he used to when he was dominate in the Mercedes pre-2021, and his McLaren days.

I don't bet but did see something funny after NFL Fantasy Football was over this year. I was eating dinner with my wife downtown and saw a nearly naked man wearing a diaper carrying a sign. Then we saw people laughing and taking pictures with him. We had to see for ourselves when we left!!! His sign said, "I SUCK AT FANTASY FOOTBALL". Turns out he was dead last in his league and that was the punishment

Great guy, he didn't welch and made the best of it

What about those who have bet on Lawson ?

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G30M · Yesterday, 05:35 PM

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Tsunoda replaces Lawson.

Confirmed this evening by the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf (whose F1 journalists have very close ties with the Verstappens).
https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/16267...an-liam-lawson

Evening headlines:
"Analysis by Erik van Haren: Right now it appears that Max Verstappen definitely does not decide everything at chaotic Red Bull"
"The decision has been taken [bullet through the church]: Yuki Tsunoda new team mate of Max Verstappen at the expense of Liam Lawson"

these Dutch they just know? F1 website or RB website hasn't said anything ... does the Dutch article say anything about who replaces Tsunoda at VCarb?

but if Tsunoda drives with Max, he is the rightful heir. makes it interesting for us couch potatoes.

///M Power-Belgium · Yesterday, 05:44 PM

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these Dutch they just know? F1 website or RB website hasn't said anything ... does the Dutch article say anything about who replaces Tsunoda at VCarb?

but if Tsunoda drives with Max, he is the rightful heir. makes it interesting for us couch potatoes.

Slowson . But It's not confirmed yet..

///M Power-Belgium · Yesterday, 05:45 PM

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Then Wache better get on it, things should be closer at Japan with the virtually closed rear wing gaps and those sculpted brake drums to keep tires cooler shouldn't be too difficult for RBR to upgrade.

As I said : The deed is done (!)

jkoral · Yesterday, 06:56 PM

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these Dutch they just know? F1 website or RB website hasn't said anything ... does the Dutch article say anything about who replaces Tsunoda at VCarb?

It's all over the F1 news sites now and reports say Lawson back to Racing Bulls.

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/33531...panese-gp.html

https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bu...minent-reports

I wonder if anyone taking bets whether Lawson out qualifies Tsunoda in Japan.

Artemis · Yesterday, 07:21 PM

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these Dutch they just know? F1 website or RB website hasn't said anything ... does the Dutch article say anything about who replaces Tsunoda at VCarb?

but if Tsunoda drives with Max, he is the rightful heir. makes it interesting for us couch potatoes.

You'll see.

F1 journalist Erik van Haren ain't no YouTube influencer. De Telegraaf is a big Dutch newspaper. He won't leak an F1 scoop if he was told to embargo insider info. If he leaks an F1 scoop, it means that a trusted source operating within the F1 inner circle wants the world to know. Not the first (accurate) F1 scoop that Erik van Haren leaks, by the way. And he's still welcome at the Red Bull Racing hospitality in the paddock. Guess why.

G30M · Yesterday, 07:45 PM

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I wonder if anyone taking bets whether Lawson out qualifies Tsunoda in Japan.

A shaken rookie vs veteran high on confidence. Will be interesting!

G30M · Yesterday, 07:47 PM

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It's all over the F1 news sites now and reports say Lawson back to Racing Bulls.

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/33531...panese-gp.html

https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bu...minent-reports

I wonder if anyone taking bets whether Lawson out qualifies Tsunoda in Japan.

It's from the Dutch article. No one else has the information.

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