I doubt it. Redbull always had a favorite driver and in a tight battle, they can't afford their drivers taking points away from each other. Perez will be expected to play his position.
Yes. IF it's a tight battle, but I don't think there's going to be a tight battle later in the season. If Checo got the same pit service as Max he was going to be 2 seconds AHEAD of him. That's not tight. There's no position to play if he would be 2 seconds ahead. At that point they'd look like jackasses to tell him to slow down to let Max by.
Checo, for his part, after the stop happened played blocker like he was supposed to, and Max's accident was good fortune for him, but he was going to win if the team comes through with even an average pit stop.
Checo is the first driver since Mark Webber to not come from Marko's RB driving program. I genuinely think it's a sign that Horner is taking more control of the team and I don't think Horner cares about having a favorite driver. Marko does. Horner cares about beating Toto.
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Lewis pulled a Leroy Jenkins on this shyt today. Welp, see ya'll at French GP.
It's going to be a tight battle with Mercedes. Redbull isn't going to run away with this title, and if Verstappen and Perez take away points from each other, Hamilton will profit.
KillerB88
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I finally got the nerve to check the post race interviews. Damn. A simple accidental button press ruined a potential 99th win. Tragic. But it seems like the racing gods want this championship battle to play out properly. So be it.
KillerB88
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Crazy how good he got off the line
I didnāt see it from the sky feed, but damn. Even as he was locking up into the runoff, he still had the presence of mind to turn the car out wide so he didnāt waste time having to reverse or spin the car. What a shame though, the end result.
Means we will see some good racing these upcoming weeks
KillerB88
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I know Toto. I know. 
KillerB88
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Max 7 tenths clear. Lewis, nowhere.
Not looking good. Merc were supposed to be strong on this track.
And Merc have no plans to bring upgrades. Every resource is going into 2022.
They have some decisions to make.
Not looking good. Merc were supposed to be strong on this track.
And Merc have no plans to bring upgrades. Every resource is going into 2022.
They have some decisions to make.
They may have already made the decisions and chose to just take this year at it comes even if they drop both championships so they can come out as dominant next year.
Probably never looked up how that worked out for BMW, but let's see how it goes.
KillerB88
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You have to wonder the engine mode RBR is running. It must be aggressive. Aero adjustments canāt account for that. I feel good about Mercedesā race pace, particularly on the medium. But thereās going to be endless talk about what might be wrong with the chassis Lewis is using. Merc has picked the wrong season to act like some goofies.
