koolkiwi

I think he still has to prove that he'd be a serious contender. He's making dumb mistakes even without the pressure of a championship, drivers like Max or Lewis who are used to it would just tear him apart over the length of a season. I don't see Charles winning 21.

This assumes it's a close fight of course, if he was driving the current RB he'd probably still be #1, but I think it'd be a lot closer.

Haas is a team with zero perspective. Very much a dead end for any driver career.

Agreed, which is high praise for Piastri. Outdriving veterans like Checo and Sainz.

Tsunoda managing to score a point here is exactly what he needs to show, even if it required Sainz and Piastri retiring.

Yeah. For some reason people keep pointing out how much better of a driver Max is, and at the same time act disappointed when Check finishes behind.

Why, in this case, after he finally had a good race with an appropriate result, is he a joke?

Not really. This usually happens after new regulations. Some teams get it right, most teams get ut wrong. They have absolutely nailed their car last season and are comfortably riding the wave while everyone else plays catch-up. Combine that with a generational talent like Verstappen that oozes racing and you have absolute domination.

Jesus fucking Christ did Piastri dodge a bullet

Niiice, that red looks disgusting! Nice motivation to finall get my own team finished

Yeah, if we're just going by the last two or three races one might even say that McLaren has the best driver pairing after Mercedes! Before that it's hard to judge because the car was such a dog. Super impressed by Piastri.

This stuff keeps baffling me even after 20+ years of watching F1. Half a second in this sport is an eternity, when in reality it's so fast you could miss it. The margins they are fighting over are so ridiculously small.

Yuuuup. Not only is that silver McLaren the best looking F1 car ever, the current car is also the worst of the papaya era (last years being a close second)