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DJ's left nut · 10-22-2024, 03:37 PM

So we can pretty categorically state that Norris just hasn't driven well enough to win the title, right?

Verstappen annoys the shit out of me, but he's absolutely driven better than Norris this year.

Norris did the same stupid thing he did against Piastri several weeks back - he tries to close the door but only kiiiiiiinda. He kinda dive down but not all the way. Close the door, Lando. So he leaves the door open for Max to push him wide and Charles just waltzes right through (hurray!).

And then over the last several laps he was just pussy footing around into T1 and wouldn't try to pass Max on the inside under braking. Max was leaving the door open to the outside (when EVERYONE knew he'd close it exactly the way he did at 12) and Norris kept trying to convince himself that he'd make the pass around the outside.

Why, I do not know. Verstappen isn't going to let you stay on track there. It's a bullshit rule but it IS the rule. He's going to drive straight to keep the apex then close the door on you, force you outside track limits and then kinda leak back on.

And if he IS going to try that pass around the outside, make Max commit harder to the inside. Jink inside to get him to close that off before moving back outside. And Norris just wasn't doing it.

It reminded me of Sainz getting stuck behind, I think, Ricciardo, in a sprint back in May. He just kept doing the same thing over and over and over again. And he just never completed the pass against a clearly inferior car. He never mixed things up and eventually it looked like he just bitched out.

Norris just kept doing the same thing and it wasn't a think that was ever going to work because Max was going to push him wide every single time. He was going to have to back out or crash out.

He had a delta but not the delta he thought he had. So the only thing he could do was force Max to commit and then pivot. He just never did. He kept acting like he had a 1 second delta on Max and at that point in the race (and in Max's dirty air) he just didn't.

And it seems like Norris does that every week. He just hasn't raced well enough to win the championship.

Put Leclerc in that McLaren and he wins the title. Norris, OTOH, ain't that guy. Or certainly hasn't been to this point.

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DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-590901	So we can pretty categorically state that Norris just hasn't driven well enough to win the title, right? Verstappen annoys the shit out of me, but he's absolutely driven better than Norris this year. Norris did the same stupid thing he did against Piastri several weeks back - he tries to close the door but only kiiiiiiinda. He kinda dive down but not all the way. Close the door, Lando. So he leaves the door open for Max to push him wide and Charles just waltzes right through (hurray!). And then over the last several laps he was just pussy footing around into T1 and wouldn't try to pass Max on the inside under braking. Max was leaving the door open to the outside (when EVERYONE knew he'd close it exactly the way he did at 12) and Norris kept trying to convince himself that he'd make the pass around the outside. Why, I do not know. Verstappen isn't going to let you stay on track there. It's a bullshit rule but it IS the rule. He's going to drive straight to keep the apex then close the door on you, force you outside track limits and then kinda leak back on. And if he IS going to try that pass around the outside, make Max commit harder to the inside. Jink inside to get him to close that off before moving back outside. And Norris just wasn't doing it. It reminded me of Sainz getting stuck behind, I think, Ricciardo, in a sprint back in May. He just kept doing the same thing over and over and over again. And he just never completed the pass against a clearly inferior car. He never mixed things up and eventually it looked like he just bitched out. Norris just kept doing the same thing and it wasn't a think that was ever going to work because Max was going to push him wide every single time. He was going to have to back out or crash out. He had a delta but not the delta he thought he had. So the only thing he could do was force Max to commit and then pivot. He just never did. He kept acting like he had a 1 second delta on Max and at that point in the race (and in Max's dirty air) he just didn't. And it seems like Norris does that every week. He just hasn't raced well enough to win the championship. Put Leclerc in that McLaren and he wins the title. Norris, OTOH, ain't that guy. Or certainly hasn't been to this point. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags." Last edited by DJ's left nut; 10-22-2024 at 03:47 PM..
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