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ray b APR 25, 12:29 PM
newey f-1 record is the very best

and he will be at a new team
he is reported by the BBC to be leaving red bull

everybody wants him on their team
he likely will get a 8 figure offer to draw race cars
red team M-B aston martin all are bidding

he is the best there ever was at new era f-1 cars
3 teams his cars DOMINATED

WHO EVER GETS HIM will win

max would be smart to follow newey to a new team
as without honda AND newey red bull is toast


best current guess is the red team in italy will get newey
and they have ham signed so
can max move a second driver out of the Official Ferrari website

[This message has been edited by ray b (edited 04-25-2024).]

82-T/A [At Work] APR 25, 01:07 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

I've never understood this. People want someone to win but evidently HATE a winner. I can remember the same attitude towards the Foyts and Andrettis. Same with Emerson Fittipaldi, Schumacher and Hamilton. Seen the same in American football toward Tom Brady and more recently toward Mahomes. Hell, LOTS of people hate Musk's success with SpaceX simply because they think it detracts from NASA's efforts.
Obviously, I'm no race car driver but imo, a faster car requires a much better skill set and reaction ability to be able to handle the car's speed and to keep less skilled drivers from takin you out.




I was the same way back in the early to mid 2000s when Michael Schumacher was the one winning all the races. I can't remember exactly, but he won 7 world championships, and I think they were probably back-to-back. I started to get really annoyed because every race... he was out in front, way ahead of everyone else, and dominating. You were essentially rooting for 2nd place. I realize that this is the same "mentality" (I assume) that's driving some of the frustrations with Max Verstappen.

Of course, my dad is Dutch, so I like Max too, and have no similar frustration with him, though I can recognize my hypocrisy from many years before.

That said, I still held my tongue so to speak because I knew that even though Michael Schumacher was winning constantly, I didn't really let it bother me... I acknowledged that he was a really good driver. And more importantly, he wasn't arrogant.

The funny thing about Max Verstappen... and I always joke with my dad about this, but Dutch humor is very dead-pan... you almost don't even know it's happening when it does. Max Verstappen is just totally cool in all his responses. Even when he's super pissed off, he just looks slightly annoyed. When he's super happy, he looks mildly amused, and that itself is hilarious.

I was happy for Lewis Hamilton when he would drive well... but within his second or third year, he basically became an ******* . Super arrogant, always complaining... his losses were NEVER his fault... it was always the fault of his crew (who wants to support a driver like that?). Alternately, when Max is unhappy with the car, he'll say... "We need a little tuning with the car to make it perfect." I've never once seen him **** on his pit crew.

I'm glad that Hamilton never reached 7 championships... because I'm happy with Michael Schumacher holding that record... Schumacher, like Max, was upstanding.
ray b APR 25, 10:05 PM
shoe had two with benetton [really tolman's old team he just died a month or two ago]
many say they cheated with traction control [banned by rule]

then mika won two for mac

then shoe drove for the red guys and 5 more WDC
ray b SEP 10, 11:34 AM


picture is newey's new team aston martin

max who dominated until newey left
has only won one race of the last several
like the switch was thrown as newey walked out
and max's red bull is no longer the fastest car

the rich kid now has a very good chance at winning next year
wonder how long fred will stay if he is a threat to lance

rumors say with red bull and ford
now honda will jump to follow newey to AM
very good for the rich kid

semi-horror at possible lance as WDC with honda and newey
we will see

for sure max has to fight for points now even with his current lead
ray b SEP 10, 11:40 AM
I think lance's dad looks a bit like enzo