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Both my wife and I are F1 fans and make a point to watch the races together (which is cool!). While McLaren has no hope of winning watching them fail over and o
by myrandomcomment 9y ago
Both my wife and I are F1 fans and make a point to watch the races together (which is cool!). While McLaren has no hope of winning watching them fail over and over this and last year due to Honda is heartbreaking.
The quality and design of each teams car matters a ton for winning. The drives of course are a huge part of it, however I strongly believe that you put Max Verstappen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Verstappen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Verstappen) in the same Mercedes that Lewis Hamilton is driving he would be likely to win.
For those that do not know there are 2 titles here - the drivers title and the team title. The team title is the "Constructors Championship" i.e., they built the car.
- spear 9y agoAnd yet, in the Drivers Championship standings, Max is well behind his teammate Daniel Ricciardo (who is of course, driving the same car).
- din-9 9y agoAs much as I love Ricciardo, the share of bad luck has been most unequal and it's not Max's fault he is so far behind.
- DC-3 9y ago> who is of course, driving the same car This isn't really an 'of course' - while I believe you're right in this instance, teammates having unequal machinery is very common (for example, the driver who brings the money being prioritised for upgrades).
- myrandomcomment 9y agoI believe if you look at the races and why this is you will find Max had more then one race where the car failed or was crashed out this year.
- suprfnk 9y agoIf you count today's race, his car stopped working 6 out of 12 races this year [1] -- through no (obvious) fault of his own. They were mostly engine-related failures. This is the prime reason for his bad point total. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Formula_One_season#33 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Formula_One_season#33