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  • CatograndeC Catogrande

    @Snowy @Bones

    The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

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    @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

    @Snowy @Bones

    The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

    My comments re Red Bull were merely because I want Lawson to get a drive, not really related to Max at all, more Riccardo really. If Perez goes too, it opens it all up a bit more (and then there's Max / Jos). Don't know what will happen with Yuki, not much probably.

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      @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

      @Snowy @Bones

      The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

      My comments re Red Bull were merely because I want Lawson to get a drive, not really related to Max at all, more Riccardo really. If Perez goes too, it opens it all up a bit more (and then there's Max / Jos). Don't know what will happen with Yuki, not much probably.

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      @Snowy said in Formula 1:

      @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

      @Snowy @Bones

      The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

      My comments re Red Bull were merely because I want Lawson to get a drive, not really related to Max at all, more Riccardo really. If Perez goes too, it opens it all up a bit more (and then there's Max / Jos). Don't know what will happen with Yuki, not much probably.

      I suppose Yuki brings money from Japan, just as Perez brings money from Mexico. It also made sense while RB are powered by Honda. When that changes, who knows?

      They will either need to give Lawson a drive or let him go. Judging from Ricciardo's body language I think he's done. Off to Indycar next year

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      • canefanC canefan

        @Snowy said in Formula 1:

        @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

        @Snowy @Bones

        The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

        https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

        My comments re Red Bull were merely because I want Lawson to get a drive, not really related to Max at all, more Riccardo really. If Perez goes too, it opens it all up a bit more (and then there's Max / Jos). Don't know what will happen with Yuki, not much probably.

        I suppose Yuki brings money from Japan, just as Perez brings money from Mexico. It also made sense while RB are powered by Honda. When that changes, who knows?

        They will either need to give Lawson a drive or let him go. Judging from Ricciardo's body language I think he's done. Off to Indycar next year

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        @canefan said in Formula 1:

        @Snowy said in Formula 1:

        @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

        @Snowy @Bones

        The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

        https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

        My comments re Red Bull were merely because I want Lawson to get a drive, not really related to Max at all, more Riccardo really. If Perez goes too, it opens it all up a bit more (and then there's Max / Jos). Don't know what will happen with Yuki, not much probably.

        I suppose Yuki brings money from Japan, just as Perez brings money from Mexico. It also made sense while RB are powered by Honda. When that changes, who knows?

        They will either need to give Lawson a drive or let him go. Judging from Ricciardo's body language I think he's done. Off to Indycar next year

        Impossible not to feel sad for him as he seems a genuinely nice guy, but he's performing worse than Yuki.

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        • antipodeanA antipodean

          @canefan said in Formula 1:

          @Snowy said in Formula 1:

          @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

          @Snowy @Bones

          The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

          https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

          My comments re Red Bull were merely because I want Lawson to get a drive, not really related to Max at all, more Riccardo really. If Perez goes too, it opens it all up a bit more (and then there's Max / Jos). Don't know what will happen with Yuki, not much probably.

          I suppose Yuki brings money from Japan, just as Perez brings money from Mexico. It also made sense while RB are powered by Honda. When that changes, who knows?

          They will either need to give Lawson a drive or let him go. Judging from Ricciardo's body language I think he's done. Off to Indycar next year

          Impossible not to feel sad for him as he seems a genuinely nice guy, but he's performing worse than Yuki.

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          @antipodean I note he refrained from swearing and he's doing it a helluva lot tougher than Max...

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          • antipodeanA antipodean

            @canefan said in Formula 1:

            @Snowy said in Formula 1:

            @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

            @Snowy @Bones

            The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

            https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

            My comments re Red Bull were merely because I want Lawson to get a drive, not really related to Max at all, more Riccardo really. If Perez goes too, it opens it all up a bit more (and then there's Max / Jos). Don't know what will happen with Yuki, not much probably.

            I suppose Yuki brings money from Japan, just as Perez brings money from Mexico. It also made sense while RB are powered by Honda. When that changes, who knows?

            They will either need to give Lawson a drive or let him go. Judging from Ricciardo's body language I think he's done. Off to Indycar next year

            Impossible not to feel sad for him as he seems a genuinely nice guy, but he's performing worse than Yuki.

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            @antipodean Yeah, he's just not fast enough anymore, and I'm not sure his eye is even on F1.

            I guess it comes down to being the smallest fish in a big pond, or the biggest fish in a smaller pond. He's got a hell of a personality and will make huge ripples as a marquee driver in a different competition.

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            • canefanC canefan

              @Snowy said in Formula 1:

              @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

              @Snowy @Bones

              The pressure hes feeling from Norris currently might be getting to him. The whinge factor is increasing and he’s threatening to throw his toys out of the pram.

              https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c0m0wwk7ejno

              My comments re Red Bull were merely because I want Lawson to get a drive, not really related to Max at all, more Riccardo really. If Perez goes too, it opens it all up a bit more (and then there's Max / Jos). Don't know what will happen with Yuki, not much probably.

              I suppose Yuki brings money from Japan, just as Perez brings money from Mexico. It also made sense while RB are powered by Honda. When that changes, who knows?

              They will either need to give Lawson a drive or let him go. Judging from Ricciardo's body language I think he's done. Off to Indycar next year

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              @canefan Hadn’t heard that Ricciardo was headed to Indycar. I had seen this:

              “ Teams looking for a sponsorship boost will benefit from signing Ricciardo. The talent on the track may not be as highly tuned as it once was but his marketing capabilities are still up there with the best. That may be a crude way of looking at why Ricciardo isn’t done on the grid yet, but it is an unavoidable part of F1. Even now there are drivers on the grid who are there purely because of the revenue stream they can bring to teams.”

              Which is what shits me about F1, it’s not necessarily the best drivers we get to see, as per the comments re Honda. Unfortunately Liam doesn’t bring any real cash with him that I am aware off. Money and sports are closely linked sadly.

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                @canefan Hadn’t heard that Ricciardo was headed to Indycar. I had seen this:

                “ Teams looking for a sponsorship boost will benefit from signing Ricciardo. The talent on the track may not be as highly tuned as it once was but his marketing capabilities are still up there with the best. That may be a crude way of looking at why Ricciardo isn’t done on the grid yet, but it is an unavoidable part of F1. Even now there are drivers on the grid who are there purely because of the revenue stream they can bring to teams.”

                Which is what shits me about F1, it’s not necessarily the best drivers we get to see, as per the comments re Honda. Unfortunately Liam doesn’t bring any real cash with him that I am aware off. Money and sports are closely linked sadly.

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                @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                @canefan Hadn’t heard that Ricciardo was headed to Indycar. I had seen this:

                “ Teams looking for a sponsorship boost will benefit from signing Ricciardo. The talent on the track may not be as highly tuned as it once was but his marketing capabilities are still up there with the best. That may be a crude way of looking at why Ricciardo isn’t done on the grid yet, but it is an unavoidable part of F1. Even now there are drivers on the grid who are there purely because of the revenue stream they can bring to teams.”

                Which is what shits me about F1, it’s not necessarily the best drivers we get to see, as per the comments re Honda. Unfortunately Liam doesn’t bring any real cash with him that I am aware off. Money and sports are closely linked sadly.

                which hints at the problems at red bull
                checo = south america /mexico GP
                tuki =honda
                ricciardo= drive to survive

                Lawson=????????
                money talks

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                  @canefan Hadn’t heard that Ricciardo was headed to Indycar. I had seen this:

                  “ Teams looking for a sponsorship boost will benefit from signing Ricciardo. The talent on the track may not be as highly tuned as it once was but his marketing capabilities are still up there with the best. That may be a crude way of looking at why Ricciardo isn’t done on the grid yet, but it is an unavoidable part of F1. Even now there are drivers on the grid who are there purely because of the revenue stream they can bring to teams.”

                  Which is what shits me about F1, it’s not necessarily the best drivers we get to see, as per the comments re Honda. Unfortunately Liam doesn’t bring any real cash with him that I am aware off. Money and sports are closely linked sadly.

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                  @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                  @canefan Hadn’t heard that Ricciardo was headed to Indycar. I had seen this:

                  “ Teams looking for a sponsorship boost will benefit from signing Ricciardo. The talent on the track may not be as highly tuned as it once was but his marketing capabilities are still up there with the best. That may be a crude way of looking at why Ricciardo isn’t done on the grid yet, but it is an unavoidable part of F1. Even now there are drivers on the grid who are there purely because of the revenue stream they can bring to teams.”

                  Which is what shits me about F1, it’s not necessarily the best drivers we get to see, as per the comments re Honda. Unfortunately Liam doesn’t bring any real cash with him that I am aware off. Money and sports are closely linked sadly.

                  Until I watched Drive to Survive I didn't realise how political it was. The best drivers don't get to drive, just the most commercial ones. I hadn't heard anything about DR going to Indycar. I was just surmising, if he loses his seat that Indycar would be one landing spot. I don't know how much drivers get paid there relative to F1, and how important it is for drivers to bring their own sponsorship?

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                  • canefanC canefan

                    @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                    @canefan Hadn’t heard that Ricciardo was headed to Indycar. I had seen this:

                    “ Teams looking for a sponsorship boost will benefit from signing Ricciardo. The talent on the track may not be as highly tuned as it once was but his marketing capabilities are still up there with the best. That may be a crude way of looking at why Ricciardo isn’t done on the grid yet, but it is an unavoidable part of F1. Even now there are drivers on the grid who are there purely because of the revenue stream they can bring to teams.”

                    Which is what shits me about F1, it’s not necessarily the best drivers we get to see, as per the comments re Honda. Unfortunately Liam doesn’t bring any real cash with him that I am aware off. Money and sports are closely linked sadly.

                    Until I watched Drive to Survive I didn't realise how political it was. The best drivers don't get to drive, just the most commercial ones. I hadn't heard anything about DR going to Indycar. I was just surmising, if he loses his seat that Indycar would be one landing spot. I don't know how much drivers get paid there relative to F1, and how important it is for drivers to bring their own sponsorship?

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                    @canefan said in Formula 1:

                    @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                    @canefan Hadn’t heard that Ricciardo was headed to Indycar. I had seen this:

                    “ Teams looking for a sponsorship boost will benefit from signing Ricciardo. The talent on the track may not be as highly tuned as it once was but his marketing capabilities are still up there with the best. That may be a crude way of looking at why Ricciardo isn’t done on the grid yet, but it is an unavoidable part of F1. Even now there are drivers on the grid who are there purely because of the revenue stream they can bring to teams.”

                    Which is what shits me about F1, it’s not necessarily the best drivers we get to see, as per the comments re Honda. Unfortunately Liam doesn’t bring any real cash with him that I am aware off. Money and sports are closely linked sadly.

                    Until I watched Drive to Survive I didn't realise how political it was. The best drivers don't get to drive, just the most commercial ones. I hadn't heard anything about DR going to Indycar. I was just surmising, if he loses his seat that Indycar would be one landing spot. I don't know how much drivers get paid there relative to F1, and how important it is for drivers to bring their own sponsorship?

                    I think we had this debate further up the chat.

                    Does F1 have the top 20 drivers in their seats? No, of course not.

                    Does F1 have the top 10 drivers in their seats? I'd argue yes.

                    Means if Lawson wants a seat, he needs to be in the top 10. I don't know enough about him to comment on that, but I do know that results show he was better than Riccardo.

                    Honestly, I think racing is probably like Golf, in that the top top drivers are all much of a much ness, with the mentality being the difference between the elite and the next tier.

                    When you have a sub standard driver in the seat (Sargent, I'm looking at you) it really sticks out.

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                    • MajorPomM MajorPom

                      @canefan said in Formula 1:

                      @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                      @canefan Hadn’t heard that Ricciardo was headed to Indycar. I had seen this:

                      “ Teams looking for a sponsorship boost will benefit from signing Ricciardo. The talent on the track may not be as highly tuned as it once was but his marketing capabilities are still up there with the best. That may be a crude way of looking at why Ricciardo isn’t done on the grid yet, but it is an unavoidable part of F1. Even now there are drivers on the grid who are there purely because of the revenue stream they can bring to teams.”

                      Which is what shits me about F1, it’s not necessarily the best drivers we get to see, as per the comments re Honda. Unfortunately Liam doesn’t bring any real cash with him that I am aware off. Money and sports are closely linked sadly.

                      Until I watched Drive to Survive I didn't realise how political it was. The best drivers don't get to drive, just the most commercial ones. I hadn't heard anything about DR going to Indycar. I was just surmising, if he loses his seat that Indycar would be one landing spot. I don't know how much drivers get paid there relative to F1, and how important it is for drivers to bring their own sponsorship?

                      I think we had this debate further up the chat.

                      Does F1 have the top 20 drivers in their seats? No, of course not.

                      Does F1 have the top 10 drivers in their seats? I'd argue yes.

                      Means if Lawson wants a seat, he needs to be in the top 10. I don't know enough about him to comment on that, but I do know that results show he was better than Riccardo.

                      Honestly, I think racing is probably like Golf, in that the top top drivers are all much of a much ness, with the mentality being the difference between the elite and the next tier.

                      When you have a sub standard driver in the seat (Sargent, I'm looking at you) it really sticks out.

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                      @MajorRage said in Formula 1:

                      Honestly, I think racing is probably like Golf, in that the top top drivers are all much of a much ness, with the mentality being the difference between the elite and the next tier.

                      I'd agree with that. F1 has "some" of the top drivers around, but some who aren't as well and the disparity shows at times, which is a shame for the sport as a genuine contest across the field would improve it, but as you say we have already discussed it. Seeing two top drivers in the same team is great (with McLaren at the moment for example).

                      Would love to see some guys from other fields occasionally. Kyle Larson is incredibly talented but we'll never see him in F1. Dixon is behind only Foyt in Indycar titles now, but turned down F1 because he basically didn't trust the politics to get a drive, and wasn't prepared to play the waiting game that Lawson is having to play. Would be interesting to see Palou go as he was being chased I believe. He would be a good "cross code" comparator. With McLaren in Indy now (and getting more competitive) there might be a cross over driver with O'Ward, for example. McLaughlin was almost instantly successful going from a supercar to Indy, hugely different, but he managed it, even on ovals, very quickly. SVG went from supercars to Nascar and won straight away as well. Incredibly talented.

                      The crux of all that is that we don't get to see these guys get a crack in F1 because they don't get the opportunity, they are more than likely good enough though. Hopefully Andretti get a place at the table so at least another couple of seats.

                      Impossible to know just how good any of them are even in the same formula really, given that some teams produce superior cars within the formula itself, but I'd love to see some guys fill seats in F1 that were there on raw talent and not funding / nepotism/ politics, etc. Anyway, my dreams don't count for much anywhere, let alone F1.

                      As an aside, I wasn't aware that some drivers even have to pay for their own super licence, which is cheap enough if you're shit, but Max would be up for euro1.2M (Red Bull pay his). Crazy system based on championship points.

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                        @MajorRage said in Formula 1:

                        Honestly, I think racing is probably like Golf, in that the top top drivers are all much of a much ness, with the mentality being the difference between the elite and the next tier.

                        I'd agree with that. F1 has "some" of the top drivers around, but some who aren't as well and the disparity shows at times, which is a shame for the sport as a genuine contest across the field would improve it, but as you say we have already discussed it. Seeing two top drivers in the same team is great (with McLaren at the moment for example).

                        Would love to see some guys from other fields occasionally. Kyle Larson is incredibly talented but we'll never see him in F1. Dixon is behind only Foyt in Indycar titles now, but turned down F1 because he basically didn't trust the politics to get a drive, and wasn't prepared to play the waiting game that Lawson is having to play. Would be interesting to see Palou go as he was being chased I believe. He would be a good "cross code" comparator. With McLaren in Indy now (and getting more competitive) there might be a cross over driver with O'Ward, for example. McLaughlin was almost instantly successful going from a supercar to Indy, hugely different, but he managed it, even on ovals, very quickly. SVG went from supercars to Nascar and won straight away as well. Incredibly talented.

                        The crux of all that is that we don't get to see these guys get a crack in F1 because they don't get the opportunity, they are more than likely good enough though. Hopefully Andretti get a place at the table so at least another couple of seats.

                        Impossible to know just how good any of them are even in the same formula really, given that some teams produce superior cars within the formula itself, but I'd love to see some guys fill seats in F1 that were there on raw talent and not funding / nepotism/ politics, etc. Anyway, my dreams don't count for much anywhere, let alone F1.

                        As an aside, I wasn't aware that some drivers even have to pay for their own super licence, which is cheap enough if you're shit, but Max would be up for euro1.2M (Red Bull pay his). Crazy system based on championship points.

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                        @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                        @MajorRage said in Formula 1:

                        Honestly, I think racing is probably like Golf, in that the top top drivers are all much of a much ness, with the mentality being the difference between the elite and the next tier.

                        I'd agree with that. F1 has "some" of the top drivers around, but some who aren't as well and the disparity shows at times, which is a shame for the sport as a genuine contest across the field would improve it, but as you say we have already discussed it. Seeing two top drivers in the same team is great (with McLaren at the moment for example).

                        Would love to see some guys from other fields occasionally. Kyle Larson is incredibly talented but we'll never see him in F1. Dixon is behind only Foyt in Indycar titles now, but turned down F1 because he basically didn't trust the politics to get a drive, and wasn't prepared to play the waiting game that Lawson is having to play. Would be interesting to see Palou go as he was being chased I believe. He would be a good "cross code" comparator. With McLaren in Indy now (and getting more competitive) there might be a cross over driver with O'Ward, for example. McLaughlin was almost instantly successful going from a supercar to Indy, hugely different, but he managed it, even on ovals, very quickly. SVG went from supercars to Nascar and won straight away as well. Incredibly talented.

                        How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

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                        • antipodeanA antipodean

                          @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                          @MajorRage said in Formula 1:

                          Honestly, I think racing is probably like Golf, in that the top top drivers are all much of a much ness, with the mentality being the difference between the elite and the next tier.

                          I'd agree with that. F1 has "some" of the top drivers around, but some who aren't as well and the disparity shows at times, which is a shame for the sport as a genuine contest across the field would improve it, but as you say we have already discussed it. Seeing two top drivers in the same team is great (with McLaren at the moment for example).

                          Would love to see some guys from other fields occasionally. Kyle Larson is incredibly talented but we'll never see him in F1. Dixon is behind only Foyt in Indycar titles now, but turned down F1 because he basically didn't trust the politics to get a drive, and wasn't prepared to play the waiting game that Lawson is having to play. Would be interesting to see Palou go as he was being chased I believe. He would be a good "cross code" comparator. With McLaren in Indy now (and getting more competitive) there might be a cross over driver with O'Ward, for example. McLaughlin was almost instantly successful going from a supercar to Indy, hugely different, but he managed it, even on ovals, very quickly. SVG went from supercars to Nascar and won straight away as well. Incredibly talented.

                          How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

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                          @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                          How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

                          None. They don't compete in F2.

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                            @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                            How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

                            None. They don't compete in F2.

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                            @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                            @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                            How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

                            None. They don't compete in F2.

                            That's my point. It's stretching the realms of credibility to say because they've got some success in lesser series they'd be good F1 drivers. But there's evidence the opposite is true, like Ericson, Nasr, Palou. None of them won a F2 championship.

                            But look at the guys who did; Hamilton, Rosberg, Russell, Leclerc...

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                              @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                              @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                              How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

                              None. They don't compete in F2.

                              That's my point. It's stretching the realms of credibility to say because they've got some success in lesser series they'd be good F1 drivers. But there's evidence the opposite is true, like Ericson, Nasr, Palou. None of them won a F2 championship.

                              But look at the guys who did; Hamilton, Rosberg, Russell, Leclerc...

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                              @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                              @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                              @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                              How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

                              None. They don't compete in F2.

                              That's my point. It's stretching the realms of credibility to say because they've got some success in lesser series they'd be good F1 drivers. But there's evidence the opposite is true, like Ericson, Nasr, Palou. None of them won a F2 championship.

                              But look at the guys who did; Hamilton, Rosberg, Russell, Leclerc...

                              They aren't in "lesser series", they are different formulas. They don't necessarily get opportunities in F2 even. It's largely a Euro comp with a trip to the middle east and Oz. Most of the guys I mentioned are from other parts of the world. Even Lawson went via Japan (supposedly the formula closest to F1 but that came from the TV).

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                                @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

                                None. They don't compete in F2.

                                That's my point. It's stretching the realms of credibility to say because they've got some success in lesser series they'd be good F1 drivers. But there's evidence the opposite is true, like Ericson, Nasr, Palou. None of them won a F2 championship.

                                But look at the guys who did; Hamilton, Rosberg, Russell, Leclerc...

                                They aren't in "lesser series", they are different formulas. They don't necessarily get opportunities in F2 even. It's largely a Euro comp with a trip to the middle east and Oz. Most of the guys I mentioned are from other parts of the world. Even Lawson went via Japan (supposedly the formula closest to F1 but that came from the TV).

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                                @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

                                None. They don't compete in F2.

                                That's my point. It's stretching the realms of credibility to say because they've got some success in lesser series they'd be good F1 drivers. But there's evidence the opposite is true, like Ericson, Nasr, Palou. None of them won a F2 championship.

                                But look at the guys who did; Hamilton, Rosberg, Russell, Leclerc...

                                They aren't in "lesser series", they are different formulas.

                                Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                edit - just look at the differences between Indycar and F1.

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                                  @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                  @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                  @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                  @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                  How many of them have shown they're competitive in F2?

                                  None. They don't compete in F2.

                                  That's my point. It's stretching the realms of credibility to say because they've got some success in lesser series they'd be good F1 drivers. But there's evidence the opposite is true, like Ericson, Nasr, Palou. None of them won a F2 championship.

                                  But look at the guys who did; Hamilton, Rosberg, Russell, Leclerc...

                                  They aren't in "lesser series", they are different formulas.

                                  Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                  edit - just look at the differences between Indycar and F1.

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                                  @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                  Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                  I disagree. They are different. Drivers may very well be successful across them, and has been done before, but I'll leave it there.

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                                    @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                    Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                    I disagree. They are different. Drivers may very well be successful across them, and has been done before, but I'll leave it there.

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                                    @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                    @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                    Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                    I disagree. They are different. Drivers may very well be successful across them, and has been done before, but I'll leave it there.

                                    Agreed they're different. The difference is they're slower and require less talent.

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                                        @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                        @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                        Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                        I disagree. They are different. Drivers may very well be successful across them, and has been done before, but I'll leave it there.

                                        Agreed they're different. The difference is they're slower and require less talent.

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                                        @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                        @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                        @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                        Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                        I disagree. They are different. Drivers may very well be successful across them, and has been done before, but I'll leave it there.

                                        Agreed they're different. The difference is they're slower and require less talent.

                                        That's bollaux. They're both driving, yes but very different. Rally the track is continuously changing (you don't do circuits) and the opposition drivers are no influence. So there's a lot of reactive skills there. F1 the track doesn't change and is all about nailing the absolute perfect line, whilst dealing with other drivers. You can usefully practice F1 on a PC, rally not much at all, some sim racers have done very well in the real thing on tracks. Just cos it's faster didn't mean more skill, I can say that as someone who has flown low level at 1000kph and also in a heli slower, but much lower

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                                          @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                          @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                          @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                          Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                          I disagree. They are different. Drivers may very well be successful across them, and has been done before, but I'll leave it there.

                                          Agreed they're different. The difference is they're slower and require less talent.

                                          That's bollaux. They're both driving, yes but very different. Rally the track is continuously changing (you don't do circuits) and the opposition drivers are no influence. So there's a lot of reactive skills there. F1 the track doesn't change and is all about nailing the absolute perfect line, whilst dealing with other drivers. You can usefully practice F1 on a PC, rally not much at all, some sim racers have done very well in the real thing on tracks. Just cos it's faster didn't mean more skill, I can say that as someone who has flown low level at 1000kph and also in a heli slower, but much lower

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                                          @Machpants said in Formula 1:

                                          @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                          @Snowy said in Formula 1:

                                          @antipodean said in Formula 1:

                                          Outside of rallying, they are all lesser series/ formulas.

                                          I disagree. They are different. Drivers may very well be successful across them, and has been done before, but I'll leave it there.

                                          Agreed they're different. The difference is they're slower and require less talent.

                                          That's bollaux. They're both driving, yes but very different. Rally the track is continuously changing (you don't do circuits) and the opposition drivers are no influence. So there's a lot of reactive skills there. F1 the track doesn't change and is all about nailing the absolute perfect line, whilst dealing with other drivers. You can usefully practice F1 on a PC, rally not much at all, some sum racers have done very well in the real thing on tracks. Just cos it's faster didn't mean more skill, I can say that as someone who has flown low level at 1000kph and also in a heli slower, but much lower

                                          You might want to reread what I wrote.

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