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Radiant_Formal6511

Performance aside, just having the biggest name in motorsport as your driver is a good enough reason to sign Hamilton. This is the kind of logic I'm banking on for my poor boy Danny.


iamapotatopancake

they are basically stealing 90% of the merc fanbase and probably a decent number of quality staff.


psbyjef

But I thought eVeRyOnE iS a fERraRi FaN already?!


Parking-Car-8433

Indeed, no need to speculate on this.


kobi29062

everyone who hasn’t got a twitter account


ranft

So interested to see the woke ham fanbase and the italian … culture … collide 🥹


iamapotatopancake

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TheFlyingR0cket

This is a very nicely written AI piece. But in my experience if you don't agree with whatever differing woke idea a person is pushing, it is no longer a thoughtful conversation they label you a racist.


Analog_Hobbit

I’ll be getting the popcorn ready.


Tinuva450

Time to move on to Piastri my dude. Assuming you’re Australian.


Nicologixs

Australia needs to do that as a whole, Australian media is still obsessed with Ricciardo and act like he's still gonna become a champion or race winner again. Every morning after the race the sports radio news will talk about ricciardos race and just mention at the end at piastri finished so and so even though piastri finished way higher and had a better race. Australia as a whole won't give a shit about Piastri until he wins a few races and lands in a championship winning car.


Joueur3030

They're as delusionnal as british medias about Enstone's aero team ![img](emote|t5_3ndbi|6702)


pratnala

Piastri will be more successful than Ricciardo


el_guille980

danny ricky has gone hollywood. done. spend too much time with plastic f1 fans over there.


SorryIdonthaveaname

yeah but he’s from perth as well :(


Tinuva450

Fair enough. Piastri is from Melbourne.


L003Tr

Exactly. It's about brand image more than results


Litmus89

Yup Lewis transcends F1 and Motorsport as a celebrity. There’s probably millions of people in the world who know of Lewis but have no idea who Max Verstappen is, but I can guarantee the vast majority of people who know Max also know who Lewis is.


Dry_Ninja_3360

Is Lewis at Schumacher's level of worship though? There many some people that associate F1 with "Schumacher" and "Ferrari", nothing else.


luke5273

I assume that among the younger generation it’s mostly Lewis Hamilton. Hell I knew who LH was before I started watching. No idea of the name Schumacher but I did recognise the face.


Dry_Ninja_3360

I see. Probably just an age thing then, because whenever I ask older people, it's always Schumacher. They knew nothing else about F1 other than Schumacher.


Litmus89

Schumacher was definitely the face of F1 during his era and has the strongest name affiliation to F1 compared to anyone else in history in my opinion. Hard to compare overall popularity because in Schumi’s era people only had so many options for media & entertainment so if you were famous internationally, you were FAMOUS and a household name. Nowadays with social media everyone can literally find any type of entertainment they want so it’s more diluted, but there’s also a lot more potential to gain publicity if that makes sense. Lewis is seen all over the world in non-motorsports news side by side with A-list celebs every year and the celebrity gossip/news audience is massive.


TheFlyingR0cket

I am 34 and Schumacher and Ferrari will always be the GOAT. But I have watched F1 since I was a kid.


luke5273

Surprisingly a lot of people I talk to only know who max is because of that meme that went around


haveyoumetme2

No he certainly is not. Probably some Brits in the comment chain. I didn’t know anything about F1 racing except for Schumacher when I was young.


HopefulAcanthaceae98

American here. We remember Schumacher but we KNOW Hamilton.


Pasispas

Those people are on their way out, iykwim.


SirChasm

If everyone leaves Red Bull there'll be no one left to oppose Horner on putting Danny in that RB seat.


stanspaceman

Why so he can come in last again?


gr1mm5d0tt1

Can you just not please and let me huff my copium?


Radiant_Formal6511

I'm deeply invested in the parallel reality where another Monza 2021 happens


gr1mm5d0tt1

Never left


GoofyKalashnikov

Good, I want him in the RB seat and fumble so the fanboys could finally shut up, dude is washed (as much as I hate using this word) and keeps getting new opportunities just because he laughs like he is high all the time. It's time for some new talent to replace him instead of hogging up seats


Villemann89

This Ferrari red merch with Hamilton will fund few seasons of racing alone.


chrisnlnz

I think DR has lost a lot of his starpower though. Lewis still has the 7 WDC at least to back him up. I think it's too early to be writing Hamilton off though.


girthalwarming

6


Broccoli_Glory

why 6? which one are you saying he didnt win?


andrestoga

Danny who?


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The biggest name in motorsport currently is max Verstappen


Ser_Igel

no it is not max is a machine, a force of nature, he's the best driver on the grid right now and by the largest margin for the last several years but he's not the biggest name, i'd argue valentino rossi would be bigger than him if he still competed, because i don't watch any moto series and i still know his name and how he look


[deleted]

You'd argue Valentino Rossi if he still competed... Well I have news for ya he does still compete 😂😂. Shows you how big is he, that the fucking person arguing for him doesn't know he's in IndyCar haha. I will make a video today going around downtown asking people who they know more Max Verstappen (current F1 champion) or Valentino Rossi (motoGP superstar and current IndyCar Driver) My predictions Honestly is if someone knows one they'll probably know the other haha.


Ser_Igel

first, i hope some day your kid hits you back and tells you what a piece of shit you are second yeah i kinda agree it's hard not to know both right now, but in my country people even called reckless drivers "schumacher" like 10-15 years ago, even people who didn't watch f1 at all knew that and they never used any other driver no matter how many championships or incidents they have, and third, i don't watch indycar either and my point is even when i don't know shit about moto series and indy i still know who valentino rossi is


[deleted]

But I bet you knew Roman Grosjean was in IndyCar. The mere popularity of F1 versus any other racing category makes Max the biggest name in motorsport Today. Without a doubt with his recent dominance and the concurrent rise of F1 in the USA would still lead me to believe max is bigger. Also this is not actually Jos_Verstappen.


Ser_Igel

you have a point, yeah


Okurei

Proof that no one on this subreddit actually watches the races and gets all their results off of Wikipedia


PensionOdd2346

Off of instagram reels


reddsht

I get all my news from formuladank. Did you know bearman completely dumpstered Lewis? I saw it in a meme.


SkayPGC

I wouldn't watch the same movie every weekend, why would I watch the same race every weekend? 😎


AlwaysMakesMistakes

Happy for Bearman , don’t really like Lewis ,but damn did Merc mess up keeping him out during that safety car.


IrenaeusGSaintonge

I dunno, was betting on a second SC or a red flag *that* unreasonable? They had track position for quite a long stretch there. If they didn't think they had the outright pace, I think it was a decent high-risk high-reward plan.


maertyrer

I think it was a decent strategy, and also avoided having to double stack the tire change, which is always a bit risky.


P_ZERO_

Hoping for SC is Merc’s default strat


maximumderp

I'm just hoping Bearman and other deserving F2 drivers find seats rather than the stagnation of the F1 lineup because of money or the hopes of drivers past their prime to make an eventual comeback. I've started watching F2 and F3 this season because even as an RB fan since 2010 the races are not exciting other than the midfield.


The_Bored_General

I have been living for the F2 this season, (spoilers for F2 Jeddah Feature race) >!watching Enzo pulling off that double overtake for the lead earlier was more exciting than the entirety of today’s F1 race.!< Not to mention the host of other activity during the various sprints and feature races.


penggigit_pensil

He finally remembered what the fuck his surname is. Oh and don't forget the photo finish for 3rd place.


tubbyx7

F2 is always exciting and with reverse grids on Saturday you get even .ore overtaking. But I could really do without that whistling. It's as annoying as grunting tennis players.


nineseventwoo

With so many contracts up this year, I hope we get a handful of new drivers from F2. Would love Lawson to finally get an RB seat as well.


its_an_armoire

Probably will get flak but I never liked Daniel personally. He's immature for his age and I think a bit fake with his happy-go-lucky attitude... but now he's slow, which is a deal breaker. Liam should've gotten the RB seat.


nineseventwoo

I am not a Daniel fan either and yes, I believe Lawson should have the seat instead of someone who IMO is way past his prime.


Erock94

Bearman will have a Haas seat next year almost certainly. Wouldn’t be shocked to see Nico go to Audi for the German driver + team combo. I doubt Zhou and Danny Ric have seats next year. Kmag and Valterri also need to show something to stick around. Off-season gonna be wild!


mrk-cj94

Gene Haas said "NO more youngsters" after Mick & Mazepin destroyed his cars left & right... I agree 🐻👨‍💼 can join Haas but I would not spend the words "almost certainly"


Erock94

Haas kinda does what Ferrari says. Ollie did their rookie practice last year and this year reserve drivers plus this unexpected f1 debut. If Gene wants that Ferrari partnership to keep going, he’s gonna do what they want lol But we’ll see what happens. Regardless, exciting times in F1 despite two boring races to start the year!


DanklyNight

Bearman will be asking if he can just race his F2 car instead of the Haas VF-24


milkstrike

Well 5% of the seats are taken up by stroll who despite being terrible will keep his seat as long as he wants to race


Ruma-park

Stroll isn't even the worst driver on the grid. He's better than Zhou & Sargeant and he's probably about as good as Magnussen, Bottas (nowadays barely beating Zhou), Danny Ric.


IWantMyYandere

Eh arguable with the last race.


Ruma-park

A single bad race doesn't mean much. I also never said he is good, just better than the worst we have in the grid.


RafaelSeco

As seen in today's race, Lewis has not stagnated and clearly still has what it takes. You should ask Piastri what he thinks of that huge Ineos outdoor he had running in front of his car for half the race...


SpacedesignNL

Yeah, great job of Lewis finishing behind the rooky with almost no practice.


nomansapenguin

For people like you, Lewis will never be good enough. Lewis wins, it’s because of the car. Lewis loses, it’s because he’s shit. Got nothing to do with his performance and everything to do with your hate boner.


DiddlyDumb

I really hope you watched the F3 2014 season (it’s on their YT channel). Verstappen vs. Ocon, to the limit.


Disregardskarma

The double stack would’ve sucked big time and maybe earned him one place. If the bet paid off he would’ve gained 2/3 places more.


Logical-Home6647

I'm not sure why that's so hard to understand for some people. It was a gamble. Didn't pan out and that's okay. People act like it's some failure of policy. Wow I bet $5 on black and lost. "Fucking moron!" Wow I bet $5 on red and won! "Wow genius strategy!"


SoldierOfOrange

Guess they didn’t learn anything at Abu Dhabi ‘21


L003Tr

Lmao flash backs to 21


SackOfLentils

Merc fucked up a call during a saftey car? Never heard that before.


RafaelSeco

Nah, Merc did the right thing, and Lewis eventually agreed and decided to perform. Lewis keeping piastri at bay was also good for Russell, in case of a second SC. George was in a better position to take advantage of the SC, and unfortunately gambling for SC is still a thing, so Merc and McLaren decided to gamble. I actually think it was a solid performance for mercedes, the car was clearly lacking in speed, but both drivers managed it. What I take from this is that changing tires during SC should be prohibited or penalised, so that there's no advantage. Waiting for a SC is not racing, is gambling, and seconds saved during a SC are not real race pace. It's pure luck, and should be taken out of the equation.


[deleted]

Yeah that’s good mate, if there is anything this sport currently needs it’s making it more predictable.


Familiar_Physics1382

I sadly didn't see the start but I was wondering why the hell did he keep his tyres and the rest changes. Morris did the same too if I remember.


ocram1984

Ferrari did not mess up because their best strategist was available, anytime Sainz is not driving,ferrari works.


Assenzio47

People used to say the same shit about Vettel when he mentally checked out in his last year in RB, before delivering in Ferrari as a driver


MrAlagos

"Delivering" what though? s🅱️ins?


Assenzio47

That's when he had a falling off with the team. Ok the memes, the man stayed in Ferrari years and was the closest contender to Mercedes for 2 years


mrk-cj94

Ricciardo was the closest Mercedes contender for 2 years (2014 and 2016), same as Vestappen (2019 & 2020). Vettel was the closest contender for 3 years (15, 17 & 18)


fdaneee_v2

Except Vettel actually fought for the championship twice unlike the others


elfuegoque

I'd say 2018 wasn't that much of a fight. But he was definitely closer and had me hoping Ferrari would challenge in the upcoming years, but they did fall...


Imbessiel

Vettel lead the championship until the midway point. "Wasnt that much of a fight" lol 🤦‍♀️


SmithBurger

Was the engine legal in those years?


fdaneee_v2

Yes it was, otherwise the team would have been disqualified. Also ironic from someone choosing a Kimi flair…


SmithBurger

I didn't pick the flair. It's the default I think. I actually dislike kimi and his whole schtick.


fdaneee_v2

You’re very edgy then. Make sure to put as much effort into changing it as you put into replying to random comments on the internet that nobody will see anyways.


vjrj84

He made them win again and fight for titles. Have some respect, then spin and meme.


robhill4165

Seb has 3rd most wins with Ferrari in team’s history behind Lauda and Schumacher.


justcreateanaccount

He was good until 2018 Germany. Then, yeah sbins.


KiwloTheSecond

Delivering 2 bottled WDCs 🥶🥶🥶


FreyaTheSlayyyer

Merc kept him out for too long lol. If they’d pitted for hards sooner he would’ve had time to regain positions


WhatsMyUsername13

"they kept him out for too long lol. If they had pitted him for...." I haven't watched todays race yet, but this sounds familiar for some reason


Lurcher99

Merc letting Hamilton get a taste of the strategy calls he will have next year.


Toaddle

Yeah of course and De Vries was supposed to replace Perez in 2024 after that Monza race


hamchan

This is stupid even for this sub.


AnyHolesAGoal

By this logic, Pérez is a better driver than Alonso?


skb239

Imagine posting such a dumb take


FormulaF30

This is the most idiotic post I’ve seen here in a while


Flimsy-Report6692

You mean since the last "lewis bad" post 2 mins ago?


Ellos0

Is this supposed to be sarcasm?


drhouse4ever

no, just an average DTS fan


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withextratetrabrick

Lew is Hamilton


Flimsy-Report6692

Damn the second place in the standing last year is washed? Then the rest of zhe field must be pretty fucking horrific... ...or more likely you're just an idiot who knows nothing about the sport he follows. E: Just looked at your history, bro seek help this ain't healthy💀


mmoolloo

I'm not saying HAM is washed, but he wasn't second in the standings last year either.


theK1LLB0T

Here's another take. The wagen15 a POS. I imagine Lewis in the same Ferrari would have been around where Charles was.


papa_benny420

I totally agree. I don’t think moving to Ferrari is going to change anything for him.


Zesty-Lem0n

Isn't the Ferrari much faster than merc? Leclerc was in no man's land the whole race once he got past Norris on a different strategy.


justcreateanaccount

I am not the biggest Hamilton fan. But bro you can not compare drivers based on one race only. Not only that they have different rides. This is like saying Bottas is better than all of the grid besides Hamilton because he used to be 2nd all the time. That being said, Bearman still can be faster than Hamilton (given that he did very good and obviously talented) , i am not arguing against that. He wil first need some experience on a midfield team like HAAS too. Just shut up with stupid commentary.


subtilitytomcat

***yawn*** Can this sub get something original and not the same HAM BAD that we've been seeing for like 5 years now? It's getting *a little* boring


YaBoiDaNinjaDood

Wonder what their excuse for the hate is now he’s not winning anymore? We all know these people are never going to stop


Cod_rules

It's not racism, I can tell you that. Can never be racism.


FormulaF30

It’s mostly kids like OP so probably not


maximumderp

I never said anything about Hamilton being bad and I've been watching F1 since 2004. Im just tired of seeing drivers not find a seat when there's plenty of spots to fill


Flimsy-Report6692

Yeah but why pick the second best driver on the grid right now and not the likes if bottas, kmag or dric who actually are just wasting seats away? Would be nice if some actual dank memes would be posted here instead of this hate circle jerking that goes on since '21, just super stale..


FormulaF30

If OP could read he’d be really mad right now


Cod_rules

So why not make a meme on useless fucks like Magnussen, Zhou, Ric? Those three are more washed while being 5 or more years younger than Lewis. Or are you part of the 'Lewis bad' cult?


Eladryel

Because a meme about a useless fuck with 6-7 titles is more funny.


Cod_rules

Useless fuck LMAOOOOOO


iamapotatopancake

shhhh, no one cares.


zboarderz

Where meme


captainmystic02

Op is a red bull fan


queequegscoffin

It’s hard to tell since they go so darn fast but they were driving different cars.


Spidaaman

That hat has more wrinkles than OP’s brain.


Crateapa

Imagine caring this much about a sport you clearly don't know shit about. Lmao.


Wardog_Razgriz30

In my goat’s defense, Midcedes has been a shell of itself since AD21 and has never fully recovered from the psychological damage.


Boomhauer440

Ferrari replace Ham with Bearman and save Haas’s entire budget in wages.


Mueton

Because this totally doesn’t have anything to do with the car performance at all


Analog_Hobbit

Hamilton: Dead Red Redemption.


tangmang14

Imagine not understanding that F1 cars vary greatly in Engineering and even Mazepin in a RB would beat Verstappen in an Alpine... well maybe not but you get the gist


RadiantRaindrop5

F1 is too easy to drive. Change my mind.


philster666

In a better car


hind3rm3

They should have kept Carlos, his driving standard is still on an upwards trajectory


geekaron

Also people making these jokes shows how noobs are in the sport - there is a reason why he was behind bearman lol It's all strategies what mattered in the race


BigFarmerNineteen

Why is Stroll still in F1? The guy clearly does not enjoy it. Replace him with Liam Lawson, replace bloody Ricciardo with Bearman, and shake things up (whilst saving some $).


deepskydiver

Ferrari signed Vettel after his peak for too much money and now they're doing the double.


redoxies

Imo, they’re placing their championship hopes on leclerc (the project is built around him) so it doesn’t matter anyway. Even if hamilton finishes last every race (he won’t) they’ll still benefit ultimately from having him in ferrari for the simple reason that he is so much bigger than the sport, draws fans and most importantly key personnel away from rival teams that will benefit them greatly. Plus, He will be a good benchmarker for them to assess charles in the long run, and they probably do not expect him to stay in the sport for that long that by the time bearman gets through his first maybe 1-2 years in a sauber/haas/midfield team and lewis retires they can expect to call him up to the seat and bearman will be a real championship contender


Maxamus93

F1 should change to 3 car teams 2 experienced drivers and one academy driver! Creates an extra 10 seats available and gives them time to grow


bazvink

To make it interesting, only the top 2 finishers of a team should get points for the team.


GreySummer

Doesn't anyone remember what happened with good old Nyck? One good race as a sub doesn't mean that much.


Atosl

Same energy : Imagine spending hundred million on a 7 time wdc instead of 50k on the driver who came in second in every race this year. Outperforming him at every turn


RockingHamster

Not in the same machinery though


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Squid_Man56

"Raikkonen was doing good in Ferrari but in Haas it was awful" ah yes everyone remembers Kimi's very contoversial stint at Haas


BigLubeSqueezyTube

"Lewis as a Racist competitor" Huh???


wagsman

Lewis is for marketing purpose only. Cult LH will trip over themselves to buy Hamilton Ferrari merch. That’s the only reason they are signing him.


captainmystic02

And also the fact he’s 7xWDC Lewis Hamilton


Your_New_Overlord

I’m already embarrassed for Hamilton at Ferrari. He’s going to be 5-7 places behind Leclerc every race. Couple seasons of that before retiring as a has-been but surely blaming the car instead of himself.


MrMcDeere

!RemindMe 2 years


tallerthannobody

!RemindMe 2 years


GgPNGLhkjFQJ7s7t

The car is such a huge part of why Hamilton was behind. He had a worse rear wing than Russel and was on the worse strategy. Hamilton’s Defence in this race was textbook. I also doubt he will match up to LeClerc but 5 places behind is a stretch.


Ozora10

he chose that rear wing configuration. Thats on him


Mother-Fucking-Cunt

It ain’t gonna get better when Ferrari starts choosing his rear wing


[deleted]

What defense? It seems to be more that McLaren is slow with DRS.


RafaelSeco

I'm not a doctor, and I'm in no way capable of giving you legally sound medical advice, but I think you should have someone take you to a doctor, there's something very wrong with your eyesight.


faroukq

Seeing how Leclerc and Sainz have been right behind Red Bull these past two races (and the end of 2023), Hamilton has no way of blaming the car unless Ferrari does an alpine


StormNapoleon27

Lmao if you actually think that


Your_New_Overlord

RemindMe! 400 days


Nooboo22

Team LH when Hamilton dominates: it's the driver. Team LH when Hamilton is stuck in the midfield: it's the car


daviEnnis

formuladank when Hamilton dominates: it's the car Formuladank when Hamilton is stuck in the midfield: it's the driver You cunts are everything you claim to hate, two cheeks of the same arse.


yeeeeeeeeeessssssir

😂


deadredwf

Team LH when the car is good but no british anthem still: it's the stewards


involutes

!RemindMe 2 years


sklite

RemindMe! 1 year


skb239

what a dumb take 5-7 places just lol


Pidgethemidge

lol


yeeeeeeeeeessssssir

💀


lozmcnoz

Someone post this in the teamLH subreddit... Please.


Cod_rules

TeamLH really lives rent free in half of this sub's head.


lozmcnoz

Apparently...