[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

LOL seriously?

Honda 6 Championships in a row
Renault 6 Championships in a row
Ferrari 6 Championships in a row
Renault 4 Championships in a row
Merc 6 Championships in a row

I'm thinking if I squint really hard I might be able to see a pattern.

Difference is Merc have won the drivers AND constructors six years in a row.No team has ever done that before, you don't need to squint to see that.

[rcracin]

What do you need to know about how they operate? They invested their money in the best. We all know they invested ahead of all the teams on the engine. Ferrari caught up 2 years ago.

Ferrari could’ve won in 2017. They self destructed as usual. Merc’s real dominance was 2014-2016.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Difference is Merc have won the drivers AND constructors six years in a row.No team has ever done that before, you don't need to squint to see that.

Ferrari did manage 5
McLaren 4
Renault 4
So maybe just a little bit of squinting then.
The point being that an engine winning a rake of F1 championships in a row is not at all uncommon.
Trying to throw dirt at a team just for being successful seems a bit sad.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Ferrari did manage 5
McLaren 4
Renault 4
So maybe just a little bit of squinting then.
The point being that an engine winning a rake of F1 championships in a row is not at all uncommon.
Trying to throw dirt at a team just for being successful seems a bit sad.

Especially when FIA is bending over backwards to accommodate their tricks.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Some said...His tyres saving management is the best ever ! The Whisperer of Tires...

Well. Actually *The thing* works like a tyre cooling ventilator.......

He still is. He has a team mate who cannot manage to do the same thing. And as far as the rules in Formula One Technical Regulations go, they are exclusionary. If something is not expressly forbidden and doesn't fall afoul of the rules as written, it can be done. This is why the vents are legal.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by rcracin

You sound like a whining child. I’m sure you’d be jumping for joy if your beloved Helmut Marko thought it up.


The only valid complaint for any loser in f1 is money. Money buys talent, plain and simple. Seeing as Redbull has money, they just plain lost. Nothing more to it. Stop bitchin and moaning.

Right ! And a secret (cheating) innovation was used to *make* fals driver skills and race winners !
Nonetheless the Merc drivers were still moaning by MAX his true and pure driver skills !

Mate ...Give me a break

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

I'm guessing you and your pal only started seriously watching F1 when Max Verstappen started.

Negative . I saw Schumacher cheating in his Benetton with the first traction control used in F1 .
Yeah .He had great driver skills in the rain ,driver skills made by the forbidden traction control and software !
Cheating by innovation ...Is that good enough ?

[ToddBlack88]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

It's not fair , the advantage was huge ! And the FIA allowed it .
You can see it like doping in sports . And the International anti-doping agency (the FIA in this situation) closed their eyes during the whole season...
FIA is a big joke !

Dude.....put the pipe down.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Negative . I saw Schumacher cheating in his Benetton with the first traction control used in F1 .

Then you have no excuse for talking such utter nonsense.

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Cheating by innovation ...Is that good enough ?

Seriously mate...you are making yourself look foolish.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by ToddBlack88

Dude.....put the pipe down.

Dude ...I don't smoke

[dtla1]

Lots of Max fans in this thread it seems. And generally everyone has been voting for a driver with either RB, Ferrari or Merc.

I'll say it again, for me, the best driver of the year was Sainz Jr. Showed lots of improvement not only in the car but his driving throughout the whole year. Had some incredible battles and slick racing, as well as generally outperforming his teammate, especially during the races. Throughout the season, he faced some pretty big challenges including having to come through the field a few times with great results.

The drivers in the top 3 teams are all great, Bottas showing his new found hunger and making strides to step up against Hamilton, Hamilton showing us why he's a champ yet again incredible to see such flawless driving for the most part, Vettel had a poor season in my opinion we'll see if he can keep up with Leclerc next year, Leclerc changing his driving style to be more aggressive after his incident with Max, Max with a couple of wins in the Redbull-Honda most people anticipated would take longer to get there, and Albon also stepping up and having some great races despite starting from the back a few times-he's only going to get better.

All great drivers, but my vote for overall Driver of the Year for the 2019 season still goes to Sainz Jr.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Seriously mate...you are making yourself look foolish.

Foolish ? That's actually what your statement is .
The subject was not an individual . The subject was/is the FIA.

I'm not offended because you didn't get it .
FIA has to judge what is allowed or what is not allowed by yes or no . It has to be black or white .
The FIA has used in the last season for 2 teams a *GREY* zone .
Of course like usual , financial speculation is/was involved in the whole situation !
Mate ...Team X in the GREY-zone abused the situation because the FIA has to live as well

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by dtla1

Lots of Max fans in this thread it seems. And generally everyone has been voting for a driver with either RB, Ferrari or Merc.

I'll say it again, for me, the best driver of the year was Sainz Jr. Showed lots of improvement not only in the car but his driving throughout the whole year. Had some incredible battles and slick racing, as well as generally outperforming his teammate, especially during the races. Throughout the season, he faced some pretty big challenges including having to come through the field a few times with great results.

The drivers in the top 3 teams are all great, Bottas showing his new found hunger and making strides to step up against Hamilton, Hamilton showing us why he's a champ yet again incredible to see such flawless driving for the most part, Vettel had a poor season in my opinion we'll see if he can keep up with Leclerc next year, Leclerc changing his driving style to be more aggressive after his incident with Max, Max with a couple of wins in the Redbull-Honda most people anticipated would take longer to get there, and Albon also stepping up and having some great races despite starting from the back a few times-he's only going to get better.

All great drivers, but my vote for overall Driver of the Year for the 2019 season still goes to Sainz Jr.

Well...Charles crashed today during the 2020 tyre test ...

[dtla1]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Well...Charles crashed today during the 2020 tyre test ...

Gotta find the limit one way or another. The more data the better.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by dtla1

Gotta find the limit one way or another. The more data the better.

Yeah . And another car as well

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Negative . I saw Schumacher cheating in his Benetton with the first traction control used in F1 .
Yeah .He had great driver skills in the rain ,driver skills made by the forbidden traction control and software !
Cheating by innovation ...Is that good enough ?

And Schumacher only got the Benetton seat because the original driver Bertrand Gachot was put in Brixton jail for SIX months for using CS gas on a violent taxi driver that was attacking him in Hyde park. Totally ridiculous.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

FIA has to judge what is allowed or what is not allowed by yes or no . It has to be black or white .
The FIA has used in the last season for 2 teams a *GREY* zone .
Of course like usual , financial speculation is/was involved in the whole situation !
Mate ...Team X in the GREY-zone abused the situation because the FIA has to live as well

If you know Mercedes are cheating, then lay out the facts.
Otherwise its just nonsense you pair are making up to account for why your chosen one isn't winning.

[mk1-fan]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Difference is Merc have won the drivers AND constructors six years in a row.No team has ever done that before, you don't need to squint to see that.

The others need to catch a wake up then.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Who's your chosen one then, kept quiet on that one mate oh just a minute..I can guess.

These days I tend to go more on personality.
Hamilton is OK...clearly the best driver of modern times but not someone I'd want to go for a drink with.
I liked Leclerc although he has gone a bit whiney lately which is disappointing.
Sainz jnr, Albon, Norris all seems ok.
I like Vettel...seems like a decent bloke but he has had his time I think.
Don't like Magnusson drives too aggressively and seems like an unpleasant person.
Verstappen also drives too aggressively and way to whiney on the radio.
I don't get why no one tells these guys not to whine or throw tantrums or try to get some other driver into trouble while on the radio. Makes them sound like dicks.

Edit: The result I enjoyed the most....Gasly getting second at Brazil.
Watching Gasly and Hamilton dragging up the long straight side by side was pretty cool...also showed just how much grunt the Honda engine has,

[Infamus]

Ham w/o a doubt... great season.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

These days I tend to go more on personality.
Hamilton is OK...clearly the best driver of modern times but not someone I'd want to go for a drink with.
I liked Leclerc although he has gone a bit whiney lately which is disappointing.
Sainz jnr, Albon, Norris all seems ok.
I like Vettel...seems like a decent bloke but he has had his time I think.
Don't like Magnusson drives too aggressively and seems like an unpleasant person.
Verstappen also drives too aggressively and way to whiney on the radio.
I don't get why no one tells these guys not to whine or throw tantrums or try to get some other driver into trouble while on the radio. Makes them sound like dicks.

Edit: The result I enjoyed the most....Gasly getting second at Brazil.
Watching Gasly and Hamilton dragging up the long straight side by side was pretty cool...also showed just how much grunt the Honda engine has,

Your chosen one has great driver skills , if it is made by "hidden Merc innovation" or not ...That's the million dollar question . But actually I hate his arrogance .
And just like Ocon , Charles is a piece of 5H1T !

[rcracin]

Haha Charles along with Danny Ric, Carlos, Lando, & George are the coolest drivers on the grid.

Max is the shitbird. Must have gotten from his wife beating Dad. Nice to see where your support is.