2021 Formula 1 Thread

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Originally Posted by DLSTR

Russell created 'buzz' and a 'different' look for the EASIEST least challenging track of the year. Yet Toto has consciouly opted to keep Russell at WILLIAMS for at least another year.

Why?? Poor headwork and unforced errors costing him and WILLIAMS points. Lesson = he is simply NOT ready to be Bottas or LH.

A slight alteration of the negotiations might be going on but Russell is an amateur compared to the current LH. Not taking away from Russell but he needs to develop the tactical awareness needed to drive as LH does = consistent performance, few mistakes of consequence, 1 lap or laps when needed accident free. Winning from pole with few if any bad starts ensuring lead from 1st turn.

Taking advantage of others mistakes, hitting his marks in the pits, providing input on the move to pitwall to aid decision making etc etc. Is LH perfect? No. He has the utter trust of the team who see's him giving it all and making it work and winning consistently in a car that CAN win!

It might have been the easiest (to pass) track, but also one of the fastest. He passed nearly every car on the grid at least once and most twice. Nearly won the race three times (leading from quali, restart, and after that bloody awful pit stop). Thinking that he would have won by a Lewis margin had the team not screwed up the tires as badly as they did. Or maybe I'm remembering it wrong.

Yeah, he doesn't have Lewis' seat time. Good judgement comes from Experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. For sure he's done a bunch of bone-headed things at Williams where it didn't matter so nobody noticed (except crashing under a SC - seriously???).

How badly does Mercedes need Lewis Hamilton? What more do they have to prove in Formula 1? Seems that Lewis needs that seat more than AMG/Petronas needs him in it for 2021 and beyond.