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Originally Posted by e90335e36m3
Sure I have but given the confidentiality of the F1 team programs, and the steps they take to maintain a competitive advantage only those at the highest levels can truly speak intelligently on such issues, but then they're all subject to ironclad NDAs, so they won't.
If the fact that a rookie can jump into a seasoned veteran's car for the first time and annihilate the field doesn't speak to the superiority of the car, nothing will. Is Hamilton talented? Yes. Can a rookie with all of 3 points take his car and get to P1? Yes. Not taking anything away from HAM's accolades but let's give the car a lot more credit.
Put HAM in a Williams, let's see how many races he wins.
We can debate on what proportion of winning is car vs. driver, but the argument for the car just made a big leap forward. If you can't accept that, even in part well then I don't know what to say.
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It has to be said but HAM's positive covid test brought in the reluctant decision by Wolff to bring in Russell knowing the probable outcome would be Russell winning putting the onus on a far superior car.
The mix up of tyres in the pits was strange unlike Merc's usual mastery of pit stops and Russell's slow puncture after that suspicious as if part of a previously thought up plan.