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[aportinga]

Well, some people are still trying to minimize Verstappen's 19 win season as "he had a rocketship", so I'm afraid that the reverse to that coin is, if you have the clear fastest car and you don't manage that, you've clearly underachieved. Can't have it both ways. 

 

I don't think Max had the best car in 2021 or 2024.

 

I don't think he'll have the best car for 2025.

[mclarensmps]

Well, some people are still trying to minimize Verstappen's 19 win season as "he had a rocketship", so I'm afraid that the reverse to that coin is, if you have the clear fastest car and you don't manage that, you've clearly underachieved. Can't have it both ways. 

 

The exact point I am making is that it doesn't have to be one or the other haha. 

[Gravelngrass]

One of the most horrifying aspects I found was everyone welcoming the disgusting crook that is Flavio Briatore with open arms. And on top, him saying that basically he can do whatever he wants because he has money…

[Dan333SP]

One of the most horrifying aspects I found was everyone welcoming the disgusting crook that is Flavio Briatore with open arms. And on top, him saying that basically he can do whatever he wants because he has money…

 

To be fair, virtually everything that is happening in the world today confirms his point. 

[Dan333SP]

'If you don't like Fox News, well, just don't watch it.'

 

Explaining to you that some forms of amusement have a detrimental effect would be pointless and more Paddock Club-appropriate but I could not let this go pass. 

 

https://www.motorspo...ction/10701660/

 

Prost receiving an increase in crappy instagram DMs because of an overdramatized depiction of his relationship with Senna in a Netflix miniseries really doesn't have anything like the connection to what we're talking about that you think it does, IMO. Senna is gone and it's a shame Prost is receiving unwarranted attention from something that happened before most of the folks involved were born. 

 

DTS is bringing additional awareness to F1 and bringing literally millions of new viewers to the sport. Are some drivers maybe receiving more occasionally crappy messages from fans than before? Probably, but you know what else they're getting? Lots of additional money because of the exposure and popularity of the series. They all chose to be a part of a huge multinational sporting endeavor knowing that this can bring them unwanted attention, let's not gatekeep and try to presume that DTS brings in more of the "wrong kind" of fans, there are always bad apples but I'd wager virtually everyone in the sport would agree it's been a boon for the business side, and it is a business after all.