[ds.raikkonen]

Originally Posted by FURY_44

Thank god the TV cameras are not covering the top 3, in the earlier years they used to cover only the top 3 when there were battles at the front.

GAS just do what you are doing and ALB is going to shit his pants by the end of the season , ALB is getting away with a lot of mistakes and sub par performances maybe because he keeps a low profile.

Boring race though.

Yeah, Star Sports and Steve Slater used to be constantly raving about Hamilton and McLaren. Quite biased. Though even the current ones-Crofty and Brundle, are only slightly better, Brundle being far better than Crofty obviously. I used prefer Speed TV coverage (downloaded off the web) with Peter Windsor, Bob Varsha and co.

Coming to Albon, he is actually beginning to come close to the sweet spot of the Red Bull now and has done far more than Gasly did at Red Bull. Gasly was doing well continuously at Toro Rosso earlier last time around as well but just fell away when at Red Bull, shows how different the two cars are. Probably Honda, like they did when they were powering Senna and McLaren to WC glory, are tailoring their engine to suit Max, which in turn proves how good a job Albon is doing! Even Horner himself admitted this. Albon could have been far ahead in points had he made cleaner passes, both on the outside of Hamilton/inside of Magnussen etc.

But yeah, this was THE most boring Belgian GP in living memory. As once again, rain fell post race and left us fans guessing what could have been had it come earlier

[FURY_44]

Originally Posted by ds.raikkonen

Coming to Albon, he is actually beginning to come close to the sweet spot of the Red Bull now and has done far more than Gasly did at Red Bull. Gasly was doing well continuously at Toro Rosso earlier last time around as well but just fell away when at Red Bull, shows how different the two cars are.

I still believe ALB is getting much more chances than what GAS got, only half season last year and he was thrown out. I wish he get's the chance to drive the RB again, he is a wiser man now.

[ds.raikkonen]

Originally Posted by FURY_44

I still believe ALB is getting much more chances than what GAS got, only half season last year and he was thrown out. I wish he get's the chance to drive the RB again, he is a wiser man now.

Yes, he is getting more chances as he has actually racked up more points and been more competitive than Gasly. No doubt Gasly is competitive, that pass on the Racing Point at Eau Rouge/Raidillon complex was amazing!

Another problem is the comparison with Verstappen, who has mountains of talent and raw pace. There is a video on youtube by Driver61 which shows his driving style and ability to extract more out of the car in any scenario, be it in his ex-team Toro Rosso or Red Bull. Its like being Senna's team mate at McLaren, you just know you're going to get out qualified and left behind, which Prost realized very quickly and ultimately left the team. This can be quite negative for many racing drivers. Red Bull has not done justice to all their drivers, definitely.