2026 Motorsports Season
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AC Bill
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Is it a one off fluke, that Gasley somehow performed so much better at this particular track, or has the Alpine car finally been substantially improved?
It's one of the sad things about possibly never seeing a drivers true potential recognized, just because they have a lousy car. Their F1 career is sometimes over before it really gets started. If you put Kimi, Norris, or Max in an Alpine, would they still win races? If you put Gasley in a Mercedes, McLaren, or Red Bull, would he be winning races? I feel for drivers like Alonso, who has proven his skills, but is now stuck in a problematic car.
Ferrari Fred has a chance to shine, or be tar and feathered, depending on his strategy for the Monza race. Some very poor strategy decisions have lost the team top finishes in the past. It could happen again, unless Lewis see's the folly, and does his own thing. Hopefully they provided him with a car that can compete.
WTF? The Italian grand prix, in front of Kimi's home fans, and Mercedes do a power unit swap and force him to start from the back? Fitting a fifth new power unit exceeded his seasonal limit, and triggered a back-of-the-grid start I questioned why here, of all races? Winning Monza would have given Kimi the status similar to a sainthood...
Toto's explanation was, Monza's long straights make it one of the easiest circuits on the calendar to pull off a recovery drive from the back of the grid. The high-speed nature of the track suits the Mercedes power unit, helping Antonelli slice back through the field.
I worry that Antonelli just barely 20 years old, may become reckless in his desire to prove himself. Lawson who was was similarlily penalized and having to start at the back, could make the young guns run to the front quite interesting.
It's one of the sad things about possibly never seeing a drivers true potential recognized, just because they have a lousy car. Their F1 career is sometimes over before it really gets started. If you put Kimi, Norris, or Max in an Alpine, would they still win races? If you put Gasley in a Mercedes, McLaren, or Red Bull, would he be winning races? I feel for drivers like Alonso, who has proven his skills, but is now stuck in a problematic car.
Ferrari Fred has a chance to shine, or be tar and feathered, depending on his strategy for the Monza race. Some very poor strategy decisions have lost the team top finishes in the past. It could happen again, unless Lewis see's the folly, and does his own thing. Hopefully they provided him with a car that can compete.
WTF? The Italian grand prix, in front of Kimi's home fans, and Mercedes do a power unit swap and force him to start from the back? Fitting a fifth new power unit exceeded his seasonal limit, and triggered a back-of-the-grid start I questioned why here, of all races? Winning Monza would have given Kimi the status similar to a sainthood...
Toto's explanation was, Monza's long straights make it one of the easiest circuits on the calendar to pull off a recovery drive from the back of the grid. The high-speed nature of the track suits the Mercedes power unit, helping Antonelli slice back through the field.
I worry that Antonelli just barely 20 years old, may become reckless in his desire to prove himself. Lawson who was was similarlily penalized and having to start at the back, could make the young guns run to the front quite interesting.
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