[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Artemis

When I saw the live onboard footage of Verstappen of the GP Q3, giving a quick correction yank at the steering wheel in Turn 1, I immediately thought that his final lap was compromised. But seconds later, purple sector 1 lit up. Impressive. Pole position. What was that ? Looks like he went all-in, very committed and determined in full-battle mode, with risk settings set at maximum level on a street circuit. Flirting with a crash, running on a cliff's edge or dancing on a knife's edge, but doing it as a calculated risk to reach the goal. If it goes wrong (like in Jeddah 2021), it was worth trying. Otherwise you won't end up at the front but safely settle for a spot somewhere in the middle of the pack.

As an F1 driver, he is a league if his own.

This weekend he confirmed again that he's not gonna race in F1 until/in his 40s like Alonso, Hamilton, Räikkönen or Schumacher:
03:20 - 04:19:

Being a fellow countryman you don't know MAX that well, he was born a different breed, no one on earth except for maybe the late Senna was/is like that except now MAX would be less pent up and quieter than Senna was because of the much larger, hugely safer and forgiving cars.
Marrying Kelly is just about around the corner also.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

M5Rick GuidoK Artemis HeelToeShift

Breaking (!)

Red Bull vs McLaren

In Red Bull's latest research, they used "THERMAL CAMERAS" to inspect the brake ducts and tyres of the McLaren MCL39 during pit stops.

Over here it's a perfect example of taking the pizz a.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Over here it's a perfect example of taking the pizz a.

The Miami GP weather forecast :

60% chance of rain. A Miami thunderstorm with lightning cannot be ruled out (!)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The Miami GP weather forecast :

60% chance of rain. A Miami thunderstorm with lightning cannot be ruled out (!)

With the Laren questionable brake cooling situation I'm in two minds whether this is good news for MAX.

[3798j]

10:00am...Miami weather check for future precip.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

With the Laren questionable brake cooling situation I'm in two minds whether this is good news for MAX.

From what I can read from the Miami sprintrace :
MAX : Even my Inters were overheating in the wet . The McLarens had no trouble with overheating .
I can hang on , but just in the first 7-8 laps ..

MAX nailed the QF pole , his pole lap was an inhuman achievement and a new Miami track record (mind boggling)!
But I'm pretty sure ."The McLaren tyres" will win the Miami GP (with ease)!
It's the McLaren tyres at every track . As we know : The McLaren tyres last forever .
MAX can't beat that .Too bad (!)
Of course , The MAX-factor is always there

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The Miami GP weather forecast :

60% chance of rain. A Miami thunderstorm with lightning cannot be ruled out (!)

Don't know if it's world wide but lighting detected near by shuts down events for at least 30 min.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

From what I can read from the Miami sprintrace :
MAX : Even my Inters were overheating in the wet . The McLarens had no trouble with overheating .
I can hang on , but just in the first 7-8 laps ..

MAX nailed the QF pole , his pole lap was an inhuman achievement and a new Miami track record (mind boggling)!
But I'm pretty sure ."The McLaren tyres" will win the Miami GP (with ease)!
It's the McLaren tyres at every track . As we know : The McLaren tyres last forever .
MAX can't beat that .Too bad (!)
Of course , The MAX-factor is always there

Then bunching them up to give ANT and the rest a chance to attack the Larens may be the way.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Don't know if it's world wide but lighting detected near by shuts down events for at least 30 min.

At the mo on this side of the world its sunny with cool air con temps

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

At the mo on this side of the world its sunny with cool air con temps

Nice here too 👍

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Don't know if it's world wide but lighting detected near by shuts down events for at least 30 min.

Yes . Lighting is extremely dangerous (!) Also for the F1 cars filled with electronics .
Long story in short /
I think it was in 2015 ,that we got a heavy thunderstorm in the middle of the night.
It was like a huge cannon fire , I looked out of my bedroom window and by the light of the next lighting I could see that a big pine tree was split in two and the tree was smoking.
I was never afraid of lighting . But from that night on , I was shivering .It scared the sh1t out of me .
With an overdose of Adrenalin (!)
So I know very well what lighting can do

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Then bunching them up to give ANT and the rest a chance to attack the Larens may be the way.

ANT won't take many risks . He is a cautious driver and there's nothing wrong with that .
But as we know , T1 is ALWAYS very complicated (!)
ANT is the best Rookie out there , followed by the Algerian Hadjar .

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

ANT won't take many risks . He is a cautious driver and there's nothing wrong with that .
But as we know , T1 is ALWAYS very complicated (!)
ANT is the best Rookie out there , followed by the Algerian Hadjar .

Yeah ruthless PIA caught him out easily in the sprint, hope the rookie toughens up should the same thing open up.

[Artemis]

Wdc:



wcc:

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Lily Verstappen.

Well...The cake (one of the cakes) looks very tasty

One thing is for sure : Lily Verstappen will never be poor

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by AmuroRay

Max has the fastest car on the grid, what is there to be impressed by? Again, Ferrari went from 4 to 5th fastest car and Hamilton still podiumed in a car he barely knows. Max is alright. But in a Ferrari he wouldn’t leave Q1

Negative mate ...

MAX nailed the Miami pole by the MAX-factor (as usual)! and partly by some RB21 inferior venturi tunnel changements.
It's visible at the front of the RB21 floor ..
At least over just one QF lap .

Useless to say : The McLaren RACE PACE still remains unbeatable at every track (!)
The McLaren tyre cooling is unbeatable . That's why the McLaren tyres last forever in the race .
No one can beat that . Even MAX can't beat that during the race (!)

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by AmuroRay

Don’t listen to these guys - both Ham and Lec said the car is lacking. Ham made a podium in what js the 5th fastest car on the grid and they will still dickride him has the worst driver on the grid while the “superior” Lec crashed out.
Now on the Qualifying, Ham didn’t have a run on the tires so he falls back and the haters are out in force. Remember when they congratulated the two drivers in the fastest cars on the podium but not Hamilton.
Haters will hate, but Hamilton is still the best driver on the grid.

Sounds like George Russell himself recently suggested that Hamilton has been overrated since over a decade (Hamilton winning six WDC titles in seven years from 2014-20). Russell credited Mercedes for getting Hamilton "a car beneath [him] that's so good" allowing "to drive at 98% everywhere and still win the race." He added: "And if you're not being challenged by the guy in the garage, in your own garage, everything's just coming easy." Russell suggested that team mates like himself and Leclerc and the Ferrari car revealed this situation about Hamilton: "You only see those mistakes creeping when there is a bit more pressure from within or the circumstances change."

Is Russell a hater ?

"'Not nice' to see Hamilton struggling - Russell
BBC - 2 May 2025
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/a...s/cpwzl9rxq8qo
George Russell says it is "not nice" to see Lewis Hamilton struggling following his move to Ferrari.
The 40-year-old has had a difficult start to the season with his new team, despite winning the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix in March, and has generally lagged behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Russell, who partnered Hamilton for three years at Mercedes from 2022-24, said he understood the seven-time champion's downcast mood in recent races.
"He's a champion, he's a winner, and he's in a position where he can't achieve that," Russell said. "And it's not easy to accept. If he was beaming with a big smile, you'd be questioning why he's beaming with a big smile.
"I've got a lot of respect for him and I like him personally. It's not nice to see somebody who's not enjoying it.
"But why should he be enjoying it? Because for him it's not about the money, it's about the results. And it's not clicking for him at the moment, but I'm sure it will click at one point.
Hamilton said at the last race in Saudi Arabia - where he finished seventh, 31 seconds behind third-placed Leclerc - that the season ahead was looking "painful".
He is two places and 16 points behind Leclerc in the championship.
But Russell said that critics of the time it is taking Hamilton to adapt to Ferrari were "underestimating how difficult Formula 1 is".
"Sometimes you can just jump in and it clicks, and it's straightforward," Russell said. "Other times, it doesn't click.
"The second seat at Red Bull (alongside Max Verstappen), why has that never worked out? It's because Formula 1's bloody difficult.
"You know, you're going up against the best drivers in the world and Charles is one of the best in the world, in a team that he's been for his whole career, in a car that he knows exactly how to get the most out of."
Russell also said that the quality of Leclerc's driving this season should not be underestimated in any assessment of Hamilton.
"Charles has also gone a bit under the radar this year," Russell said. "He's having an immense season. He had a strong race in China with a broken front wing. He had a super-strong race in Bahrain and arguably the safety car stopped him from beating me. He could have had three podiums this season.
"Charles has been doing a mega job and you'd also be questioning Charles if a driver comes in and is on his pace straight away."
Russell added that Hamilton getting back to his best was "all psychology - it's not about working harder. It's about your mental state. If you're not happy, it's difficult to drive quick as well."
Hamilton's struggles have led some to question whether he is past his best.
He struggled against Russell in qualifying last year, too, losing the head-to-head battle 19 times to five at an average advantage over the season of 0.171 seconds. They won two races each and Russell finished a place and 22 points ahead in the championship.
In their first two seasons together, the pair were separated by mere hundredths of a second on average in qualifying, Russell finishing ahead in the championship in 2022 and Hamilton in 2023.
Russell said he was not able to comment on whether Hamilton was still at his peak, but did contrast his current situation with that in his pomp at Mercedes, when he won six titles in seven years from 2014-20.
"When you've got a car beneath you that's so good, you don't have as much pressure," Russell said. "You can afford to drive at 98% everywhere and still win the race.
"And if you're not being challenged by the guy in the garage, in your own garage, everything's just coming easy. You only see those mistakes creeping when there is a bit more pressure from within or the circumstances change."
Arriving at this weekend's Miami Grand Prix, Hamilton drew parallels with his first season with Mercedes back in 2013, after six years with McLaren.
"When I joined Mercedes, the first six months were tough getting attuned to working with new people," he said.
"Obviously, the engineers I'm working with now are used to setting up a car for a different driver and a different driving style, and I'm used to driving a car with a different driving style. So it's a combination of a bunch of different things.""

[AmuroRay]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Sounds like George Russell himself recently suggested that Hamilton has been overrated since over a decade (Hamilton winning six WDC titles in seven years from 2014-20). Russell credited Mercedes for getting Hamilton "a car beneath [him] that's so good" allowing "to drive at 98% everywhere and still win the race." He added: "And if you're not being challenged by the guy in the garage, in your own garage, everything's just coming easy." Russell suggested that team mates like himself and Leclerc and the Ferrari car revealed this situation about Hamilton: "You only see those mistakes creeping when there is a bit more pressure from within or the circumstances change."

Is Russell a hater ?

"'Not nice' to see Hamilton struggling - Russell
BBC - 2 May 2025
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/a...s/cpwzl9rxq8qo
George Russell says it is "not nice" to see Lewis Hamilton struggling following his move to Ferrari.
The 40-year-old has had a difficult start to the season with his new team, despite winning the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix in March, and has generally lagged behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Russell, who partnered Hamilton for three years at Mercedes from 2022-24, said he understood the seven-time champion's downcast mood in recent races.
"He's a champion, he's a winner, and he's in a position where he can't achieve that," Russell said. "And it's not easy to accept. If he was beaming with a big smile, you'd be questioning why he's beaming with a big smile.
"I've got a lot of respect for him and I like him personally. It's not nice to see somebody who's not enjoying it.
"But why should he be enjoying it? Because for him it's not about the money, it's about the results. And it's not clicking for him at the moment, but I'm sure it will click at one point.
Hamilton said at the last race in Saudi Arabia - where he finished seventh, 31 seconds behind third-placed Leclerc - that the season ahead was looking "painful".
He is two places and 16 points behind Leclerc in the championship.
But Russell said that critics of the time it is taking Hamilton to adapt to Ferrari were "underestimating how difficult Formula 1 is".
"Sometimes you can just jump in and it clicks, and it's straightforward," Russell said. "Other times, it doesn't click.
"The second seat at Red Bull (alongside Max Verstappen), why has that never worked out? It's because Formula 1's bloody difficult.
"You know, you're going up against the best drivers in the world and Charles is one of the best in the world, in a team that he's been for his whole career, in a car that he knows exactly how to get the most out of."
Russell also said that the quality of Leclerc's driving this season should not be underestimated in any assessment of Hamilton.
"Charles has also gone a bit under the radar this year," Russell said. "He's having an immense season. He had a strong race in China with a broken front wing. He had a super-strong race in Bahrain and arguably the safety car stopped him from beating me. He could have had three podiums this season.
"Charles has been doing a mega job and you'd also be questioning Charles if a driver comes in and is on his pace straight away."
Russell added that Hamilton getting back to his best was "all psychology - it's not about working harder. It's about your mental state. If you're not happy, it's difficult to drive quick as well."
Hamilton's struggles have led some to question whether he is past his best.
He struggled against Russell in qualifying last year, too, losing the head-to-head battle 19 times to five at an average advantage over the season of 0.171 seconds. They won two races each and Russell finished a place and 22 points ahead in the championship.
In their first two seasons together, the pair were separated by mere hundredths of a second on average in qualifying, Russell finishing ahead in the championship in 2022 and Hamilton in 2023.
Russell said he was not able to comment on whether Hamilton was still at his peak, but did contrast his current situation with that in his pomp at Mercedes, when he won six titles in seven years from 2014-20.
"When you've got a car beneath you that's so good, you don't have as much pressure," Russell said. "You can afford to drive at 98% everywhere and still win the race.
"And if you're not being challenged by the guy in the garage, in your own garage, everything's just coming easy. You only see those mistakes creeping when there is a bit more pressure from within or the circumstances change."
Arriving at this weekend's Miami Grand Prix, Hamilton drew parallels with his first season with Mercedes back in 2013, after six years with McLaren.
"When I joined Mercedes, the first six months were tough getting attuned to working with new people," he said.
"Obviously, the engineers I'm working with now are used to setting up a car for a different driver and a different driving style, and I'm used to driving a car with a different driving style. So it's a combination of a bunch of different things.""

Who cares what he thinks. The guy was OBLITERATED by Ham after he gave up testing in 2022, and ANNIHILATED in 2023 when Ham actually tried. I’m fact the entirety of the grid was destroyed by Ham except for the over rated drivers of the OP Red Bull.

2024 Merc purposely sabotaged Ham by having him to testing the entire season, allowing Rus to set the strategy and get preferred setups. The kid would have had another mud hole stomped in him if Ham was allowed to race straight up.

This season, Ham is the only Ferrari driver to podium more than once ans have a win. Carlos couldn’t even manage that his first few races with Ferrari, so arguing about Woe is Carlos just shows people literally no understanding of F1, and such people aren’t even worth time debating.

Reality is that Ham is the best, and Max js a very distant 2 and the rest of the grid doesn’t even matter.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

M5Rick GuidoK Artemis HeelToeShift
Breaking (!)
Red Bull vs McLaren
In Red Bull's latest research, they used "THERMAL CAMERAS" to inspect the brake ducts and tyres of the McLaren MCL39 during pit stops.

All sounds like conspiracy weak sauce.

Let's guess what may be up next: McLaren spotted Verstappen drinking from a bottle labeled "Red Bull" and linked it to the "Red Bull gives you wings" slogan. Time for a thorough investigation by FIA whether those claimed "wings" are legal.

A decade ago, Red Bull settled a NY lawsuit for $13M for the "Red Bull gives you wings" slogan ("Such deceptive conduct and practices mean that [Red Bull's] advertising and marketing is not just 'puffery,' but it instead deceptive and fraudulent and it therefore actionable" and "Even though there is a lack of genuine scientific support for a claim that Red Bull branded energy drinks provide any more benefit to a consumer than a cup of coffee, the Red Bull defendants persistently and pervasively market their product as a superior source of 'energy' worthy of a premium price over a cup of coffee or other sources of caffeine").
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-29550003
Settled: https://www.americanbar.org/content/...thcheckdam.pdf

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Artemis

All sounds like conspiracy weak sauce.

Let's guess what may be up next: McLaren spotted Verstappen drinking from a bottle labeled "Red Bull" and linked it to the "Red Bull gives you wings" slogan. Time for a thorough investigation by FIA whether those claimed "wings" are legal.

A decade ago, Red Bull settled a NY lawsuit for $13M ("Such deceptive conduct and practices mean that [Red Bull's] advertising and marketing is not just 'puffery,' but it instead deceptive and fraudulent and it therefore actionable" and "Even though there is a lack of genuine scientific support for a claim that Red Bull branded energy drinks provide any more benefit to a consumer than a cup of coffee, the Red Bull defendants persistently and pervasively market their product as a superior source of 'energy' worthy of a premium price over a cup of coffee or other sources of caffeine").
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-29550003
Settled: https://www.americanbar.org/content/...thcheckdam.pdf

Conspiracy weak sauce ?
The blue zones at the McLaren cars are been discovered with the Red Bull thermal cameras.
The very hot driven McLaren tyres and brakes should be dark red and not blue .
A good working thermal camera will never lie to you , I can know it and I know how they work because I use a thermal camera at the company to check the water cooling inside of the injection molds .
And that makes it even more interesting to me...
Thermal cameras are very efficient to see heat sources (!)

I strongly believe that the McLaren cars run with something very special to cool the tyres and brakes.
Is it illegal or not ? It really works for the McLaren cars at every track (!)
Actually that's just old news , as we can see it in every race how the McLaren tyres last forever.
And in the Miami race it won't be otherwise...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

M5Rick GuidoK Artemis HeelToeShift

Breaking (!)

Red Bull vs McLaren

In Red Bull's latest research, they used "THERMAL CAMERAS" to inspect the brake ducts and tyres of the McLaren MCL39 during pit stops.

Fia know what it is and was it ticked as a 'not sure so we'll pass it' .
https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-i...ecret---report

[HeelToeShift]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Fia know what it is and was it ticked as a 'not sure so we'll pass it' .

How funny would it be if Mclaren, who have been known to cheat, get DSQ'd from the 2025 championship. They were, after all, given the largest penalty in the sports history for spygate. Would not put something like that past them.