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[Obreh Winfrey]

Lewis even slower out of that car than normal

 

[Reflected]

Lewis even slower out of that car than normal

That was ride height influenced to makeup for all the issues, imagine driving that shyt with the backend bouncing off of the ground at those speeds. I would have retired before giving any cartilage to the state of that vehicle. Insane.

 

[MoneyTron]

You don't have to, I woul. Mercedes in a lemon of a car are right behind them in the constructors.

The whole, "We don't expect results this year is bullshyt. You are one of the two constructor that got it right. You have a driver in Charles who, with the right car can be just as fast as Max. There is no guarantee you will be up there next year. Binotto needs to go.

Mercedes made a lemon of car yet you’re not calling for James Allison’s head are you? No, because that’s dumb. Binotto isn’t going anywhere.

Its not bullshyt, its realistic. 2 years ago Ferrari had its worst season and car in 40 years. They rebuilt the entire organization on the fly. Sorry breh, I’ve been in business long enough to have patience. Ferrari is getting closer but its clear from top to bottom Red Bull is the best run team on the grid.

 

[Lord Beasley]

i fell asleep hard. good to see george got a PODIUM. great finish for merc

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Ferarri stay fuccing up lately. Max gonna get #2 it would appear

 

[BelieveBeOK]

Ferrari should all e fired if they lose Charles the title this year

They are literally their own worst enemy. Unbelievable how they are fukking their selves over

 

[YakSpiller]

4am start on the west coast.

Glad George got on podium.

 

[Legal]

Just caught the race. Watching Lewis struggle to get out of the car at the end was rough. Really might force FIA's hand on mid season changes, because while Mercedes is the extreme end of it, this is definitely hitting other teams.

Also, at Latifi catching a ten second penalty essentially because someone noticed he fukked up pulling into the starting box, only finishing 15th because a full quarter of the field (including the entire leading team going into the race) retired, and STILL catching an extra five second penalty for incompetence in the field of getting the fukk out of the way of faster cars.

 

[Lord Beasley]

christian horner's a fukkboy. it's okay when he's complaining and forcing investigations, but a driver safety issue bytching to him. he got a hard on for mercedes

 

[MoneyTron]

christian horner's a fukkboy. it's okay when he's complaining and forcing investigations, but a driver safety issue bytching to him. he got a hard on for mercedes

There's always a back and forth. If you aren't fighting other teams' complaints then as a team boss you aren't doing your job. Especially if you're leading the championship and your car was designed right from the outset.

That being said, Mercedes has a huge issue.

That's Mercedes way off in space. The car is being run in an extreme manner relative to the rest of field to get its results. That's untenable.

If it were me, I'd let the teams go back to last year's suspension but right now the porpoising for Mercedes is far worse than the others and the only way to solve it is to run the suspension softer and higher. They'll fall back in the pack, but at least Lewis will be able to walk by the end of the season.

 

[phillycavsfan]

There's always a back and forth. If you aren't fighting other teams' complaints then as a team boss you aren't doing your job. Especially if you're leading the championship and your car was designed right from the outset.

That being said, Mercedes has a huge issue.

That's Mercedes way off in space. The car is being run in an extreme manner relative to the rest of field to get its results. That's untenable.

If it were me, I'd let the teams go back to last year's suspension but right now the porpoising for Mercedes is far worse than the others and the only way to solve it is to run the suspension softer and higher. They'll fall back in the pack, but at least Lewis will be able to walk by the end of the season.

That's the main issue for Mercedes right now. Finding a way to appeal to the FIA for better standards that allow for less purpoising without losing ground to Red Bull and Ferrari.

 

[nyknick]

Yeah you can't really blame Red Bull or anyone else that figured it out not wanting to bail Mercedes out

 

[nyknick]

In the latter stages Hamilton said on the radio that his seat had gone cold, despite the race taking place in warm conditions with track temperatures in excess of 45C. Vowles said the cold sensation Hamilton experienced was in fact a consequence of the violent bouncing he suffered. "I spent a few minutes with Lewis earlier to actually ask him what happened. Nothing really had changed in the car, it just looks like after the amount of pummelling his back had taken from the bouncing, he fundamentally had a numbness that set in and it looks like the cold was a response to that. "So there wasn't anything cold in the car. It's just a response to the amount of endurance and pain he'd been through in the race."

 

[Jean toomer]

Lewis’s gonna be an OxyContin addict by the time they hit Interlagos. Mans is overtaking dudes driving a trampoline. Sad state of affairs.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Lewis’s gonna be an OxyContin addict by the time they hit Interlagos. Mans is overtaking dudes driving a trampoline. Sad state of affairs.

Putting himself on the line with these experimental ass setups, but he's lost his drive