I think Lando would have given Hamilton's time a run if he didn't mess up the corner at the end.

For quali/main race for China I’m hoping that Lawson turns it around quickly. Seems like he’s being ****ed by his team in practice sessions and then everyone is talking shit on him when he doesn’t qualify well.

Definitely, but sometimes you gotta have a bigger organ in your head than in your scrotum.

Well shit…

Yeah.

Thinks not looking great for Liam.

He has maybe 2-3 more races before they give Yuki that seat. They'll HATE doing it, but he looks like shit.

Sooooo... How is Yuki going to do in the big seat? Is he going to make Liam look foolish? Or is it going to be another Maxmobile?

He was a better fit for that seat anyway.

More aggressive driver; should like the 'pointier' care more than Liam.

The real question is whether or not this is a smart decisions for Yuki. Frankly, I think he was in a no-win scenario. If he doesn't take the promotion, he's on borrowed time at V-CARB because Red Bull would be looking to throw him out of the seat next year and put in a new developmental driver. If he does take the promotion, he'll get chewed up in a similar fashion to anyone else that takes that car.

I'm not convinced he's likely to get more points in that seat than he'd be at Racing Bulls.

Lawson, OTOH, is the big winner here, IMO. He can get points out of that VCARB drive. It's just a little more conventional. I don't think he's a bad driver -- he's just not experienced enough to deal with the degree of difficulty that comes with being the #2 for Red Bull.

New F1 movie with Brad Pitt looks great.

Same people who made Top Gun Maverick.

Yeah I don't think Yuki had a choice there. Though it's really not the worst spot to be in for him. The expectations will be low. He doesn't need to win races. If he can consistently score points every week, that will better than their #2 has done for a few seasons. If he fails, he can blame it on the car. It's a notoriously unstable platform that takes a supremely skilled driver to wring a good pace out of. Is Yuki that good to tame a car like that? I'm really interested to see how he performs.

My god. I just finished watching the 2008 season. That last lap of the last race is one of the most dramatic moments I've seen in any sport. Up there with 13 seconds, the 2014 wild card game, and Mario's Miracle. Absolutely shocking. It felt like an echo of 1976 Fuji, where Hunt beat Niki Lauda at the end of the race without even realizing he was champion.

Ah the crashgate season...

And it still took Timo Glock doing...whatever it was he did (so many rumors there) to make it happen.

Dramatic -- yes. Legitimate? Phew -- there were a lot of shenanigans going on that season. It's all fairly ugly.

Lewis can get riled up about the championship he lost to Verstappen in 2021 if he wants, but really, he shouldn't have that 2008 title. IMO, it all comes out in the wash.

With 6 laps to go Lewis was in 4th and Glock was in 7th place when everyone started the sequence of pitting for wets. Glock gambled staying on slicks, but of course they were too slow and Hamilton overtook on the last lap.

Had Glock boxed for wets he would have stayed behind Hamilton anyways making it a moot point.

I want both Lando and Oscar to win WDC. I would guess this might be Lando's big last chance because I think by next year Oscar will be clear of Lando.

I also wouldn't mind Max winning again, hes a GOAT.

EDIT: Also I think Leclerc is better than both Lando and Oscar, but he will never have a car.

I feel like Lando is already being passed by Oscar.

Piastri just has much more of a champions mentality. You just watch Lando struggle in wheel to wheel action where Piastri will absolutely wax a guy the moment he leaves an opening.

And yes, I think Leclerc is the 2nd best driver in the sport right now and just doesn't have the car. And very possibly never will. He's so damn good. I'd friggen love to see him and Max go at it in equal equipment because both guys respect the hell out of each other and neither of them fears the other guy. You'd have some absolutely remarkable racing.

Meanwhile I didn't like Hamilton when he WASN'T driving for my team - I don't like him now either. I just think he's a mad tinkerer who is so convinced he's going to find the perfect answer in his setup that he's just constantly ****ing with it and usually misses. Oh, and he appears to really suck at getting his tires into a qualifying window so he constantly biffs the Q3 run so he's usually sitting around P6/P7 and that further encourages him to **** with the setup.

I just really hate seeing Charles wasted like this, though. He's absolutely a championship caliber driver and just can't get the car beneath him to get it done.