EA_Nicodemus wrote:

My actual takeaway before this season ends. 

Carlos Sainz proved to be a much more consistent driver, regardless of the car he drives, than a seven-time world champion like Lewis Hamilton. 
While Hamilton never really found the right feeling with his Ferrari (given that driving a Ferrari this year is slightly better than driving a tractor, but whatever 🤣), Sainz actually managed to score two podiums this year driving a Williams!

Imo, Sainz proved, once more, that Ferrari made a terrible mistake letting him go. 

Change my mind! 

Oh God we missed the championship having no Carlito onboard. 

I've said for a few years, i believe that unfortunately age has caught up with Lewis. Plus his performances tend to take a hit when his confidence has been knocked.  This season it's been battered.   I understand moving to a Ferrari was his dream, as it's probably all race drivers.  But no one expected that dream to become such a shocking nightmare.    My own personal opinion was that Ferrari made a mistake.  But when they signed Lewis apparently their share price rocketed.  Which is probably what they was expecting and could be the driving factor to why they did.    Sainz is unlikely in o ever win a WDC even in a competitive non Ferraring Ferrari.  But Ferrari has always favoured a lead driver with a supporting 2nd driver. Can't think of any driver on the grid better  suited ,  as  Carlos and not only is he a smooth operator, he's got a few peak years left in him.  

My actual takeaway before this season ends. 

Carlos Sainz proved to be a much more consistent driver, regardless of the car he drives, than a seven-time world champion like Lewis Hamilton. 
While Hamilton never really found the right feeling with his Ferrari (given that driving a Ferrari this year is slightly better than driving a tractor, but whatever 🤣), Sainz actually managed to score two podiums this year driving a Williams!

Imo, Sainz proved, once more, that Ferrari made a terrible mistake letting him go. 

Change my mind! 

Yuk. Hosts pay more (race fee) for a sprint?

Can't understand why SCL would pay more for a race knowing they have to pass that on to the fans in ticket prices over and above the accelerator....

....the D2S crowd must be well-heeled. 🙃

We start race week with the very sad news that Lewis Hamilton’s dog Roscoe has passed away. He was an icon in his own rights always being seen up and down the paddock and will be solely missed

Id have swapped Canada for Austria but the others i don’t have issue with

They just released the F1 sprint calendar for the new regs next year :

The dates of the F1 Sprint events in 2026 are:

I don't mind the pit issue as much because I don't think it matters.   The only time it'll be an issue is if Lando wins the title by less than 6 points as that's the swing that he gained from the switch. And that won't happen because he's just a better driver than Lando in terms of dealing with pressure.  If Lando was actually on his tail right now, he'd fold like a sack of cards by Mexico and be out of contention. 

It reminds me of the Michael/Rubens shenanigans in the early 00's where they were so far ahead of the competition that they could do silly things like try and get photo-finishes and swap wins for equality.   However, I guess in that case only one of them was ever going to win the title.  Lando still has a slim chance so there's a small difference. 

Yeah and i fear it isn’t the last of it

Yea, I'm not a fan of the whole "Papaya Rules", they're just making this stuff up as the go.