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[Obreh Winfrey]

I guess Ricciardo wasn't slowing down on purpose in FP3

Man lost his edge

 

[jj23]

Man lost his edge

Or he just isn't suited to the car. We just assumed he could drive anything. Maybe he can't. Feels like the McLaren doesn't suit the way he races.

 

[jj23]

Lewis looked good in FP3 and now looks slow. Not sure what's going on.

 

[BelieveBeOK]

Damn. It isn't looking good right now. LH didn't even come close

 

[LiveFromLondon]

Or he just isn't suited to the car. We just assumed he could drive anything. Maybe he can't. Feels like the McLaren doesn't suit the way he races.

Red Bull aero babies always struggle once away from Newey, Max will struggle when he leaves aswell

 

[MoneyTron]

Danny Ric looks like he's come to grips with the McLaren. He should be a top 5 qualifier.

Yall put too much faith in Ricciardo. He and that car are like oil and water.

As for RB vs Mercedes, its going to be tough for Lewis as Perez will probably get by Norris by the second stint.

I had Max winning both races at Austria and unless Mercedes has some nasty race pace we haven’t seen…

 

[Jean toomer]

Pray for rain Lewis doesn’t have a chance in hell.

 

[jj23]

Pray for rain Lewis doesn’t have a chance in hell.

Lewis will be ok. It's really all down to what Merc want to put in the car upgradewise. Beyond that Lewis will be 2nd or 1st this season and then we see what's on tap for 2022.

 

[Jean toomer]

Lewis will be ok. It's really all down to what Merc want to put in the car upgradewise. Beyond that Lewis will be 2nd or 1st this season and then we see what's on tap for 2022.

Completely agreed. This quasi battle between arguably the greatest driver of all time and a kid who has yet to win a title has put significantly more eyes on the sport now.

 

[Lootha VanDraws]

Yall put too much faith in Ricciardo. He and that car are like oil and water.

As for RB vs Mercedes, its going to be tough for Lewis as Perez will probably get by Norris by the second stint.

I had Max winning both races at Austria and unless Mercedes has some nasty race pace we haven’t seen…

Man, you're right about Ric. From last week going into this week's FP 1&2 It looked like he was getting on top of things. Bottas has got to jump Perez at the start and eventually get Norris if Merc have any hope of winning this race.

 

[calh45]

Pray for rain Lewis doesn’t have a chance in hell.

Max is good for a mistake, but the real key is if Lando can keep Perez behind him then Mercedes can team up on Max again. It is a little nuts that Honda has more straight line speed than Mercedes, but Lewis be pulling shyt out of his ass sometimes.

 

[MoneyTron]

Lewis will be ok. It's really all down to what Merc want to put in the car upgradewise. Beyond that Lewis will be 2nd or 1st this season and then we see what's on tap for 2022.

There are no upgrades coming for the car. Its done for the year.

 

[MoneyTron]

Completely agreed. This quasi battle between arguably the greatest driver of all time and a kid who has yet to win a title has put significantly more eyes on the sport now.

This is basically Alonso vs Schumacher in 2005. Its crazy how many parallels there are.

 

[jj23]

There are no upgrades coming for the car. Its done for the year.

That's what Merc say, and if they stick to that they are throwing a winnable championship away.

 

[Lootha VanDraws]

There are no upgrades coming for the car. Its done for the year.

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