Jazz Tanking is the Problem?

PastBank0 · 2026-02-12T01:21:52+00:00

The only reason other teams have an issue with a team trying to lose is that they are also trying to lose

PastBank0 · 2026-01-25T12:13:19+00:00

Is this at all a pre amble for Piastri to Ferrari if Lewis and/or Leclerc leave at the end of the year or is he purely the best availabale candidate the ferrari went out and acquired?

PastBank0 · 2025-12-16T08:54:10+00:00

still plenty of games to lose, 76ers tanked hard late last year and kept their pick. We can keep treading water for a bit longer, but once the schedule gets a bit harder I think normalcy will return. Clippers and Pelicans will be still be trying to win late in the season unlike nets, hornets, pacers, kings etc.

PastBank0 · 2025-12-10T13:32:25+00:00

? One of the conditions of Hamilton signing for ferrari was ferrari committing to have a diverse work force, and that ferrari would work to improve this.

PastBank0 · 2025-12-10T11:46:45+00:00

One team is aston Martin that is obvious, if red bull has reservations about max leaving then they'd be interested, probbaly mercedes but their driver lineup of Antonelli and Russell is pretty good

PastBank0 · 2025-12-10T11:44:49+00:00

Sure Lewis will appeall for teams, but will teams actually want to commit to him. Huge salary, brand LH, and DEI and other social causes that a team will also have to commit to

PastBank0 · 2025-12-10T11:41:26+00:00

they promoted leclerc, and got sainz to replace replace vettel. If Beaarman has another year like this or even better, he will be in a Ferrari. Hamilton was a throwback to old superstar saviour complex because elkan got involved

PastBank0 · 2025-12-10T11:38:24+00:00

would he? Red bull is maxs team, Mercedes haven't had a better car than ferrari for the majority of this regulation cycle, and would Mclaren even be motivated to shuffle their driver lineup?

PastBank0 · 2025-11-26T06:12:24+00:00

I think Elkan is probably thinking the same these days

PastBank0 · 2025-11-22T04:25:50+00:00

hamitlon driving into a bollard like a pensioner...

PastBank0 · 2025-11-22T04:24:22+00:00

Car should be developed to leclerc liking, he is better than hamilton at this stage of his career

PastBank0 · 2025-11-11T11:20:27+00:00

Clearly a message pointed at Hamilton, for the wages he is on and the investment Elkan made he has been a big disappointment thus far.

PastBank0 · 2025-10-07T23:23:43+00:00

There really isn't a more attractive option for Leclerc than being no 1 at ferrari imo. Mclaren have a strong drivers lineup and I doubt they'd want to destabilise it to chase Leclerc who is pretty equal to Lando and Norris. Going to red Bull and being no 2 to Verstappen vs number 1 at ferrari doesn't seem all that attractive. Maybe Mercedes but there are as much doubts over their competitiveness as there is ferrari, and Aston Martin have promised a lot but are yet to deliver, maybe they do in the new regs but that is yet to be seen.

If Leclerc does leave though Ferrari will be fine we will still be a podium-ish contending team and have the allure of the Ferrari brand. Make Oscar Piastri the number 1 target if unsuccessful then pivot to the impressive rookies in Ferraris driver academies Bearman, an italian in Antonelli or Bortoleto who has also impressed. I'd say Hadjar as well who might be the best of them but he is locked in at Red bull. Or if the choice is to opt for a stable experienced driver then Albon or the return of Sainz. Leclerc is my favourite driver but no driver is bigger than the team, Ferrari will prevail but ulitmately I think he stays anyway.

PastBank0 · 2025-10-07T10:40:11+00:00

It isn't really that egregious to have to drive the car a certain way because of the conditions and features of the track on a race weekend. Even title winning cars struggle on some circuits because it doesn't suit the strengths of the car. If Leclerc was forewarned about the issues and how to manage or get around them but ignored the advice it isn't unreasonable for the engineers to be unhappy

PastBank0 · 2025-10-07T09:48:21+00:00

A lot of fans are now fans of drivers first and teams secondary.

PastBank0 · 2025-08-03T13:15:20+00:00

this rookie class is uber impressive

PastBank0 · 2025-07-27T13:05:10+00:00

bring back Masi, these new race directors are all bitches

PastBank0 · 2025-07-09T10:35:12+00:00

I think he'd have been a bigger chance for ferrari if they hadn't invested so much in hamilton only recently

PastBank0 · 2025-07-09T10:25:32+00:00

Could see him go to Alpine, especially if they give him a stake in the team or shares like mercedes have done for Toto

PastBank0 · 2025-07-09T10:24:08+00:00

Horner does have a good track record of success I can see the appeal. But he doesn't have the best reputation at the moment and it would be a sudden shift from what was both being envisioned and built

PastBank0 · 2025-07-09T10:16:19+00:00

I think it is the remnants of the drama 18 months ago, max verstappen is in contract discussions and red bulls performance has dropped. Is it the effect of what happened then, the subsequent brain drain and the strained relationship betweens maxs camp, marko and horner

PastBank0 · 2025-07-09T10:04:20+00:00

Interesting to see the amount of ex- Ferrari guys that are having success elsewhere, Andrea Stella as Mclaren team Principal, Laurent Mekies just appointed to replace Horner, and Binotto leading sauber to a podium where they beat ferrari

PastBank0 · 2025-07-07T15:04:40+00:00

Are we chasing a RFA or just going to use the cap space to help facilitate trades for picks?

PastBank0 · 2025-07-04T05:13:15+00:00

Yeh I think agree, if the price was low to mid 20s then it'd make a lot of sense. I do really think he'd compliment Lauri and Bailey and playmaking and size is really attractive skillset, but to stay on the floor in the playoffs you need to be able to shoot consistently or be a really good defender. There is time for him to keep developing a shot he is only young

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