F1 US GP - Las Vegas (Nov 19)

[GuidoK]

Max elvis suit is so tacky!
But he did show today why he pretty much wins everything this year.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Max is just a horrible singer

Max can try it later on the karaoke

[Crimson92]

The rolls is cheese

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Max wins!

MAX in his white 'ELVIS race suit , that looks really good !

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by MilehighM3

Max with the FIA gift wrap wins the race he despised from the word go.

LEC asking: did you both stop under the SC?

Max: yes..

The sign on LEC's face: I should've done that too....
(He would've been first in and first out with the same fresh tyres)

[Crimson92]

Where are they going lol

[GuidoK]

Ok, so no cool down room, but a cool down car...
Okay...ish

Bit cramped though. but I guess a rolls royce is better than a minivan

[MilehighM3]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX in his white 'ELVIS race suit , that looks really good !

He’s still a twat. 😊

[GuidoK]

Checo and Max shoul've put fake sideburns and sunglasses on for the interview.....;D

[MilehighM3]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

LEC asking: did you both stop under the SC?

Max: yes..

The sign on LEC's face: I should've done that too....
(He would've been first in and first out with the same fresh tyres)

Hard to put from third not knowing what the others do and the race will hold in the closing stages. I don’t think this was a bad call. FIA wouldn’t allow anyone but Red Bull to win anyway. 😊

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by MilehighM3

He’s still a twat. ��

Only when you don't appreciate honest and unfiltered opinions of a racing driver and prefer a by pr guys and sponsors politically polished answer

I think Max is a straight foreward no bullshit guy that has a racing style that reminds me of Senna on the track.

He spoke out the strongest of all drivers about the whole SAI debacle and about the fans being swindled, not allowed access to their seats and not being properly compensated. "I would've completely trashed the place" (but in dutch...)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX in his white 'ELVIS race suit , that looks really good !

Max in white and Checo in red, anyone would first think that Checo is in Ferrari.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Checo and Max shoul've put fake sideburns and sunglasses on for the interview.....;D

That would be too much !

[MilehighM3]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Only when you don't appreciate honest and unfiltered opinions of a racing driver and prefer a by pr guys and sponsors politically polished answer

I think Max is a straight foreward no bullshit guy that has a racing style that reminds me of Senna on the track.

Not the opinions of the driver post race in an interview, but rather his on track antics. Taking needless points from a teammate, a very supprlortive one as a matter of spite. He is talented no doubt, but deserves zero respect as a result of his actions.

[GuidoK]

Looking to the cooldown scenes, it's clear Max and LEC don't have the strong rivalry they had as kids (everyone knows the video on youtube), but now there's proper mutual respect for eachother racing skills.
They're practically neighbours now of course.

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by MilehighM3

Taking needless points from a teammate,

As Checo trashed monaco qualifying on purpose to save his result while Max is on a flying lap.
Not the best moment for RB but clearly this was an ongoing issue inside RB and not solved enough in a matter that both drivers were happy.
If any, it's a fault of either Horner or Marko.
It was hard/impossible to prove, but in Max' eyes this was similar to crashgate. We all know to what kind of punishments and results that led.
Pretty much all F1 drivers do all day is looking at racing data, and the places where Checo braked and throttled during his spin were very dubious.
An F1 driver immediately knows when something is not right. They can see: wow at that point I would never brake (or press the throttle), they read that stuff like no other.

And yes he held a grudge to that, referring to discussions they had all year about that.
But now that's a closed case for Max, he tried to help Checo today, risking his own position to a certain extend at least.
And in the end he doesn't need to help Checo. He drives for RB. Checo is just a teammate, a potential competitor.
And pretty much all racing drivers are like that, unless you're called Bottas, Barichello or something with a B at least.
The thing F1 drivers do on track is pretty much always out of self interest.

[M5Rick]

Vamos Checo! He secures his P2 in the Drivers championship as Max draws level with Vettel on overall wins at 53.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

I think either Checo or LEC is gonna win.
They're now both managing their tyres.
Max is cooking the tyres behind RUS and all the other traffic

Max has to come in again.

i think you shouldn't ... just ... shouldn't

i could probably win a lot of betting money reading this thread ....

[dfox]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

As Checo trashed monaco qualifying on purpose to save his result while Max is on a flying lap.

[dfox]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

For Checo it's a mess again ... Own fault !

This aged well.

[MilehighM3]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

As Checo trashed monaco qualifying on purpose to save his result while Max is on a flying lap.
Not the best moment for RB but clearly this was an ongoing issue inside RB and not solved enough in a matter that both drivers were happy.
If any, it's a fault of either Horner or Marko.
It was hard/impossible to prove, but in Max' eyes this was similar to crashgate. We all know to what kind of punishments and results that led.
Pretty much all F1 drivers do all day is looking at racing data, and the places where Checo braked and throttled during his spin were very dubious.
An F1 driver immediately knows when something is not right. They can see: wow at that point I would never brake (or press the throttle), they read that stuff like no other.

A leopard never changes its spots. It is what it is and we have a couple more years of red bull at the helm to prepare for. Strap in and watch the situation worsen. At least from the sporting side of a long term fan.

No team should have control like this. It’s bad for the sport. BOP should be enforced to add ballast to winners until performance is equalized.

[dfox]

Way better race than any non-American predicted.