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I’d say it’s 80% about the car and 20% about the driver. The car determines whether you drive at the front, at the back or in the midfield. The driver dertermines the last important bit, whether you become champion or not (Hamilton vs Bottas) or whether you are demoted or not (Gasly vs Albon and Verstappen).
It’s constantly evolving. Ten years ago I believed that Hamilton, Alonso, Vettel and Raikkonen were a class of their own. Raikkonen was the first to drop out this list, replaced by Ricciardo. Now I don’t see Riccardo as top of the top anymore, and Vettel is questionable. The two drivers that are the best this year (to me) are Verstappen and Hamilton. Since Hamilton is the only constant factor in my top-list, I have to give the title ‘best of the grid’ to him, although closely followed by Verstappen.
– Obviously the situation at Haas with the drivers would be ‘hilarious’, I can hear Steiner already!
– I would like to know what went ‘wrong’ with Gasly and Kubica and the reasons behind it.
– Last year they had a episode about Ricciardo and his future plans, I would like to know how he feels now and the battle with Hülkenberg would be nice to cover.
– McLaren seems in a much better shape than last year, even though they ran away from Honda to an engine supplier that is not better. I would like to see more about the rise of McLaren.
– I’d like to know if Raikkonen is better this year than last year or that the difference with his teammate is more down to Giovinazzi. Will probably a very short episode though, leave me alone!
– I would like to know if Leclerc feels frustrated with Ferrari, for prioritising Vettel in the early stages and Ferrari slipping back.
– An episode about how all the rookies blend in nicely is a good one, something about future battles between the youngsters. And of course how Albon fares in Red Bull colours.
– I’d like to know how Kvyat is feeling. He seems so introvert but there is happening so much around him where he is no part of.
– and of course the battle between Hamilton and Verstappen who is the best this year.I must admit, the point for fastest lap added something to the already action-packed German GP. Vettel was determined to get that extra point on the last lap but ran wide on the still slippery track and nearly lost his second place as a result.
@phylyp Prior to this season I was afraid that the point for fastest lap would lead to all sorts of crazy strategies. it turned out that in some races it added to the exitement but in most races it added little to the race. So my fears seem to be unjustified, now I am rather indifferent about this point. But it could prove valuable in the points table in the end.
It’s the drivers nature to exploit all boundaries to find the fastest line. So if using the runoff is faster, you’ll use it. For me it’s very unnatural to enforce tracklimits with regulation rather than by physical elements. Just make sure that going off track is slower and/or riskier.
So Indycar got it right this time, just make sure that taking the runoff isn’t faster next time.
If Schumacher stayed at Benetton he would have been in a team in decline rather than in a rising team like Ferrari. Schumacher might have enjoyed a successful campaign in 1996, but what about 1997 and later? He made the switch at the right moment, just like Hamilton to Mercedes in 2013.
The driver must manually turn DRS on after he passes the marks. DRS is automatically switched off when the driver applies the brakes (or even releases throttle, I’m not sure).
No, only the champion is allowed to change his number (to 1), all the other drivers pick a number and stick with it throughout their F1-career. There might be an exception rule that I am not aware of.
Can’t remember Fisichella overtaking Raikkonen on the last lap of a race
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Brazilian_Grand_Prix
Maybe this will help…
I don’t know what surprises me more: Nyck de Vries still receiving support from McLaren after a somewhat underwhelming 2016 or the return of ‘madman’ Cecotto. He must have deep pockets.
Maybe a bit late: but I’m very interested in pundits and drivers opinions about:
– who were fast or consistent in long runs?
– which cars are very stable and which are a handful?
– What do the drivers think of tyre wear and grip?
– How does running close behind another driver affect grip and balance?
– How does the wet weather tyres feel and behave?@keithcollantine: Are you willing to make a comparison between a 2017-car and a 2008-car the way you did it with the 2016-Sauber and Williams? That would be very interesting!
