Indeed, it’s textbook stuff. Mercedes have done something no other team has ever managed, consecutive years of being the best package and driver combination by a significant margin. The stand out other examples of the modern era is Senna 1988 (MP4/4), Prost 1993 (FW15C), and Schumacher 2002 (F2002). Sure all these teams also managed consecutive titles across several years, but the dominance side was usually confined to single stand out seasons. Mercedes now having won their 7th constructors title in a row is record that will stand for some years yet IMO.
Interesting read. But I’m sure Lewis will sleep easy enough.
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Well Senna and Prost were teammates for a while but it never worked out well in Japan!
But how will they manage to feed themselves on such a low wage?
I mean we all have huge respect for these guys abilities but when you look at other racing series and see those who compete earning a fraction of what F1 drivers do, but do it purely for the love of it, it puts it into perspective.
So Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, LeClerc, and Gasly have earned their money this season?
Was he being serious? Sounds like something he might say when taking offence to a suggestion his money should be cut.
It's still a little hard to tell!He wasn’t joking in this one and genuinely seemed to not have a clue who Franz was lol.
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Mercedes F1 driver and seven-time World champion Lewis Hamilton briefly forgot who AlphaTauri F1 team principal Franz Tost was!www.essentiallysports.com
Maybe he was trying to suggest Franz was a nobody in response to the criticism of his enormous salary, but it’s difficult to tell? Admittedly Tost isn’t famous in a mega way, but he’s been involved in F1 for more than 20 years and had a hand in Ralf Schumacher’s early career. If we know who he is but someone who works in that world 24/7 doesn’t, I find that astounding.
Well Bernie Ecclestone created this wealth in F1 and in the modern era I tend to blame unlimited budgets and driver salaries with the demise of the privateer teams like Williams, and Lotus etc. I thin’ the out of control spending has of course driven the technology side of things despite the FIA restricting it, but priced a lot of the key players out eventually. Mercedes like all manufacturers will leave at some point and return when it’s good for them and that’s the side of the sport I lost respect for years ago. I suppose when you look at other motor racing categories where the spending is less and the personalities are there mainly for the thrill, it makes for a much more exciting spectacle.
